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So to wrap up, then – Thanks to Rol, I took part in a meme in which you choose your favourite film made in each year that you have been alive.

The following people have also done lists, which you can find by clicking their names:
Rol Hirst, Andy Cheverton, Kelvin Green, Tony McGee, Lee and Samurai Frog

My list, with trailers where possible and explanations/runners up, is in these three places:
1973 – 1983, 1984 – 1994 and 1995 – 2008.
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I didn’t mention “Waterdance” in 1992 – I can’t believe I forgot that film – Eric Stolz being predictably brilliant, Wesley Snipes actually acting, and Helen Hunt doing that thing where she turns up on screen, and makes me feel funny in my tummy.

I also failed to mention “Jacob’s Ladder” in 1990. I am a cinematic idiot.

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It is turning out to be a sad week, so to try and distract myself, and maybe generate some enthusiasm for tomorrow night (when if all goes to plan, Girl One and I will be watching Dark Knight), here is the next part of the meme from last week, as inspired by Rol.
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Rol posted a meme a week or so ago (including two other bloggers what done it: Lee and Samurai Frog) that caught my attention. It did this by a) Being about films, and b) Collating things via an easily measured scale.

I am not good at assigning values to things, because I have a bad memory, and can never remember the things I have liked or disliked for longer then… that long. That period of time that just passed then.

Also, as a general-purpose geek, I fail badly, because I struggle to tie items or events to dates. I can tell you what happened in the background on a throwaway scene in an episode of Buffy that I watched once, or identify Predator 2 from a five second clip of a tertiary character doing something pointless with the sound down, but I couldn’t tell you when either film was made, or what year I saw them in.

This meme allows me to appear capable rather then handicapable in both of these areas, while reminding me of old favourites, so it can only be awesome. It requires simply this:

The meme is this: Look up the movie releases for each year of your life, and for each year, pick your favourite. Not the one that you think might have been the best, the one that sticks in your head the most, or you can watch again and again. Prepare for a few guilty pleasures, is what I’m saying. (more…)