The favourite movies of your life

[Graham Kennedy]

Challenge : list your favourite movie from each year that you have been alive. Just ONE per year!

For years where you struggled to choose, you can list the movies that made it a tough call.

For me :

1969 - Where Eagles Dare
1970 - Tora! Tora! Tora!
1971 - Fiddler on the Roof
1972 - Cabaret
1973 - The Sting
1974 - Blazing Saddles
1975 - Jaws
1976 - Midway
1977 - Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1978 - Superman
1979 - Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Yes... TMP beat out Alien.)
1980 - Airplane!
1981 - Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982 - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Yes... instead of Blade Runner. Or ET.)
1983 - WarGames
1984 - Ghostbusters
1985 - Back to the Future
1986 - Top Gun
1987 - The Princess Bride
1988 - Die Hard
1989 - Batman
1990 - Presumed Innocent
1991 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1992 - A Few Good Men
1993 - Jurassic Park
1994 - True Lies
1995 - GoldenEye
1996 - Independence Day
1997 - The Fifth Element
1998 - Deep Impact
1999 - Notting Hill
2000 - Gladiator
2001 - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2002 - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2003 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2004 - Troy
2005 - King Kong
2006 - Superman Returns
2007 - 300
2008 - The Dark Knight
2009 - Avatar
2010 - Inception
2011 - Margin Call
2012 - Skyfall
2013 - Gravity
2014 - Guardians of the Galaxy
2015 - Jurassic World
2016 - Arrival
2017 - Wonder Woman (so far)

Any thoughts on my choices? What's your list like?

[Tinadrin Chelnor]

That's a good list you've got, only a few I haven't seen. Here's mine:

1982 - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan or Blade Runner
1983 - Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
1984 - Ghostbusters
1985 - The Goonies
1986 - Aliens
1987 - Lethal Weapon or Robocop
1988 - Die Hard
1989 - Batman
1990 - Dances With Wolves or Total Recall
1991 - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1992 - The Last of the Mohicans
1993 - Jurassic Park
1994 - The Shawshank Redemption
1995 - Braveheart
1996 - Independence Day
1997 - The Lost World: Jurassic Park
1998 - Armageddon
1999 - The Matrix
2000 - X-Men
2001 - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2002 - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2003 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2004 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2005 - Batman Begins
2006 - Casino Royale or The Prestige
2007 - Transformers
2008 - The Dark Knight or Quantum of Solace
2009 - District 9 or Avatar
2010 - Shutter Island
2011 - Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2012 - The Amazing Spider-Man or Skyfall
2013 - Star Trek Into Darkness
2014 - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2015 - Jurassic World
2016 - Deadpool or Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2017 - To be honest I have yet to see any films from 2017. I have just purchased Logan, that'll be my first. There's quite a few I want to see, but I tend to wait for DVD's.

[Bryan Moore]

Graham, this list is amazing. What an awesome concept! I'll have to think of a full list later. AWESOME post, buddy!

[Griffin]

1993: Jurassic Park
1994: Pulp Fiction
1995: Batman Forever
1996: Doctor Who (Though it was a tough call between that, ST: First Contact and Space Jam)
1997: Men in Black
1998: Star Trek: Insurrection
1999: The Iron Giant
2000: Chicken Run
2001: Shrek
2002: Men in Black II
2003: Kangaroo Jack (Just beating out Holes and School of rock)
2004: Shaun of the Dead
2005: Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
2006: Cars (which wins be default as it’s the only one of Imdbs top movies that year I actually remember)
2007: Hot Fuzz
2008: Hancock
2009: Star Trek
2010: Iron Man 2
2011: Fast Girls
2012: ParaNorman
2013: Man of Steel
2014: Kingsman: The Secret Service or The Lego Movie
2015: Jurassic World
2016: David Brent: Life on the Road
2017: Either Spider-man Homecoming or Wonder Woman (With Guardians of the Galaxy 2 and Lego Batman close seconds, but then those are the only 4 films I’ve seen this year)

[Talondor]

This is by far the hardest favorites list I have ever put together on any subject. Trying to limit it to one movie a year is a near impossible task. Particularly if you do not have a clear favorite. But I did my best (you should have seen my honorable mentions before I widdled it down).

1969: Battle of Britain (HM-Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)
1970: Tora! Tora! Tora! (HM--MASH)
1971: Diamonds Are Forever (HM—Big Jake)
1972: The Godfather
1973: The Sting
1974: Blazing Saddles (HM—The Great Gatsby)
1975: Hustle
1976: Midway
1977: The Spy Who Loved Me (HM—A Bridge Too Far)
1978: Animal House
1979: Moonraker (HM—The Warriors)
1980: The Blues Brothers (HM—Airplane!, Caddyshack)
1981: For Your Eyes Only (HM—Cannonball Run)
1982: Rocky III
1983: Octopussy (HM—Trading Places)
1984: The Natural
1985: Pale Rider
1986: Running Scared (HM—Nothing In Common)
1987: The Untouchables
1988: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (HM—Eight Men Out)
1989: Batman
1990: Dick Tracy
1991: Beauty and the Beast
1992: Batman Returns (HM—A League of Their Own, Wayne’s World)
1993: Undercover Blues (HM—The Nightmare Before Christmas)
1994: The Shadow
1995: Goldeneye
1996: Sleepers
1997: Tomorrow Never Dies (HM—Austin Powers)
1998: The Man In the Iron Mask
1999: The World is Not Enough
2000: Gladiator
2001: Shrek (HM—Monsters Inc., Ocean’s 11)
2002: Die Another Day
2003: Pirates of the Caribbean—Curse of the Black Pearl
2004: The Incredibles (HM—Shrek 2)
2005: Mr. & Mrs. Smith (HM—Batman Begins)
2006: Casino Royale
2007: Elizabeth-The Golden Age
2008: Iron Man
2009: Taken (HM—Monsters vs. Aliens)
2010: The Tourist
2011: Captain America
2012: Hotel Transylvania (HM—Wreck-it Ralph)
2013: Gangster Squad
2014: Guardians of the Galaxy (HM—The Lego Movie)
2015: Hotel Transylvania 2
2016: Zootopia
2017: Wonder Woman

[RK_Striker_JK_5]

I'm gonna have to think on this... clever idea, here.

[Graham Kennedy]

In the spirit of honesty, I didn't come up with it. Saw it done on another forum.

[Mikey]

OK, I will try my hardest to name just one per year, but I'll list both contenders when that is impossible. Starting with the year of my birth:

3: (just kidding)

1972: The Godfather
1973: The Exorcist
1974: Blazing Saddles/Young Frankenstein (it is completely unfair to make me choose between the two)
1975: Jaws (HM: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (BTW, yes I did, and when I played Riff-Raff it was sexy AF))
1976: Rocky
1977: are you kidding?
1978: The Deer Hunter
1979: Alien (yes, excommunicate me if you must, but there it is)
1980: SW: ESB
1981: Raiders
1982: ET a/o TWoK
1983: SW: RotJ
1984: Ghostbusters
1985: Rocky IV
1986: Platoon
1987: Amazon Women on the Moon
1988: Rain Man
1989: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1990: Goodfellas a/o Europa Europa
1991: Silence of the Lambs
1992: Army of Darkness
1993: Schindler's List
1994: Forrest Gump
1995: Apollo 13
1996: Fargo
1997: An American Werewolf in Paris
1998: American History X
1999: Any Given Sunday
2000: Gladiator
2001: Black Hawk Down
2002: Frailty
2003: Finding Nemo
2004: Crash
2005: Walk the Line
2006: The Departed
2007: Sweeney Todd
2008: The Dark Knight
2009: Up a/o Inglourious Basterds
2010: How to Train Your Dragon
2011: The Help
2012: The Avengers
2013: 12 Years a Slave
2014: Guardians of the Galaxy
2015: SW:TFA a/o The Martian
2016: Rogue One
2017 (so far:) Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2

[Varthikes]

1986: Flight of the Navigator (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home a close second)
1987: The Princess Bride
1988: Crocodile Dundee II
1989: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1990: Back to the Future, Part III (Treasure Island, if TV movies count)

1991: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1992: Patriot Games
1993: The Fugitive
1994: Clear and Present Danger
1995: Apollo 13
1996: Dragonheart
1997: Air Force One
1998: Star Trek: Insurrection
1999: October Sky
2000: Titan A.E.

2001: Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2002: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
2003: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
2004: George and the Dragon
2005: Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith
2006: Cars
2007: The Water Horse
2008: WALL-E
2009: Battle for Terra
2010: How to Train Your Dragon

2011: Dolphin Tale
2012: Wreck-It Ralph
2013: Oblivion
2014: The Lego Movie (How to Train Your Dragon 2 is pretty close)
2015: The Martian
2016: Zootopia
2017 (so far): Cars 3 (but I'm eagerly awaiting Star Wars VIII: The Last Jedi)