Buscemi = Excellence
In my opinion this simply one of the best dramas ever. Buscemi's words seem to flow so naturally from every last actor in this film, from Mark Boone Jr. to Samuel L. Jackson (in one of the best cameos I've seen). "Trees Lounge" ranks number thirty on my top 50 list:
50. Fargo (1996)
49. Sgt. Bilko (1995)
48. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
47. Catch Me If You Can (2002)
46. The Odd Couple (1966)
45. X-Men (2000)
44. Apocalypse Now (1979)
43. As Good As It Gets (1997)
42. The Mexican (2001)
41. The Godfather (1972)
40. The Deer Hunter (1978)
39. Good Will Hunting (1997)
38. Gangs of New York (2002)
37. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
36. Batman Returns (1992)
35. Shichinin no Samurai (1954)
34. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
33. Unforgiven (1992)
32. The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001)
31. Gladiator (2000)
30. TREES LOUNGE (1996)
29. The Matrix (1999)
28. Amadeus (1984)
27. O Brother Where Art Thou? (2001)
26. The Big Lebowski (1998)
25. American Beauty (1999)
24. Yojimbo (1961)
23. Star Wars (1977)
22. Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo (1966)
21. Tombstone (1993)
20. The Godfather: Part II (1974)
19. Memento (2001)
18. Adaptation (2002)
17. Fight Club (1999)
16. Heist (2001)
15. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
14. The Untouchables (1987)
13. Miller’s Crossing (1990)
12. Casablanca (1942)
11. The Edge (1997)
10. Barton Fink (1991)
9. Ronin (1998)
8. True Romance (1993)
7. The Princess Bride (1987)
6. Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
5. The Usual Suspects (1995)
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
3. Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
2. Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
1. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Anyone with as good taste as me (I'm 14...and shut up about Sgt. Bilko, that movie is funny) would agree that this is an amazing movie.
"Look upon me! I'll show you the life of the mind!"
"Look upon me! I'll show you the life of the mind!"