THE 30 GREATEST MOVIES OF OUR LIFETIME
30 KILL BILL VOL. 1 2003
TARANTINO WITH MARTIAL ARTS…
EXPECTATION How could QT and Uma Thurman not kick ass?
OMG A dialogue-light, action-heavy roaring rampage of revenge.
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT Kill Bill: Vol. 2 proved more talky and flabby.
“Silly Caucasian girl likes to play with Samurai swords.”
Tarantino owns the Pussy Wagon seen in the movie.
29 GET OUT 2017
PEELE-ING BACK THE US’S FACADE
EXPECTATION A comedy legend tackling horror? Risky.
OMG An expert blend of wit, terror and sci-fi illuminates race issues.
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT Four Oscar noms, including Best Picture – rare for a horror.
“I would have voted for Obama for a third term.”
Peele became the first black writer-director to bank $100m+ with a debut.
28 WALL-E 2008
FAR FROM TRASHY LOVE STORY…
EXPECTATION Pixar’s ninth feature promised the Earth.
OMG A strong environmental message, two impossibly cute ’bots and the pure visual storytelling of Chaplin.
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT Nabbed a fourth Best Animated Feature Oscar for Pixar. They’ve since bagged six more.
“Eeeee… va?”
The working title was Trash Planet.
27 BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN 2005
THE PEAK OF ROMANTIC DRAMA
EXPECTATION A mainstream film about a gay relationship? A guaranteed talking point.
OMG Ang Lee’s sensitive, humane handling of sheep-tenders Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) broke hearts and barriers.
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT Lost the Oscar to Crash, but remains the moral victor.
“I wish I knew how to quit you.”
Gus Van Sant nearly directed Joaquin Phoenix and Matt Damon.
26 PAN’S LABYRINTH 2006
A FANTASY TO FAUN OVER
EXPECTATION Guillermo del Toro on home turf? Bring it.
OMG Reality bled into fantasy as a young girl in Falangist Spain escaped into an eerie netherworld. Viewers feasted on a buffet to rival the Pale Man’s.
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT GdT went on to win Best Picture and Director Oscars for The Shape Of Water.
