A while back I was frustrated at watching crappy TV shows and poor movies, so I decided to work towards seeing the IMDb Top 250 rated films. I was conscious of the users on IMDb and figured it was probably pretty skewed, but I also figured that some academically critical lists can be full of pretentious shit, so this seemed like a happy medium considering I would often want to relax and watch something half decent. I recently completed the list. This was only momentary, as the list is constantly updated and already there is a movie added before I could complete this blogpost. Nevertheless, I consider it a minor but rewarding achievement, encouraging me to see films that I wouldn’t normally go to. I’ve actually generated a further watchlist of another 130 movies that once appeared on the list but then dropped off, so I’m going to work my way through some of those too.
