No-one ever leaves a star. That's what makes one a star.

19. On the Waterfront (1954) - I don't know what to give this movie. The performances are solid (Brando, man) but only about half of the movie's plot isn't ho him. It could easily have been my state of mind at the time, I wasn't really feeling my best, but the movie I say was Three Stars tops.

18. The General (1926) - I have never not laughed at Buster Keaton, but before I started this I realized for the first time I have also never not seen an entire movie of his. Mostly shorts and clips & such, and not 10 minutes in I began to wonder if perhaps it would grow old quick. It did not. Between hilarious gags and a somewhat decent story, I actually enjoyed this immensely. Five Stars easy, but one question does pop up for me; when was the last time you saw a civil war era movie where the south were the heroes?

17. The Graduate (1967) - I have a really f'd up history with this movie. Every time I've attempted to watch it in the past, something has interrupted or otherwise stopped me. And one time, for some reason, I started watching it with a music free audio track and didn't notice. Even this time, the first time I watched it I fell asleep. It's weird. BUT! I powered through this time and found, holy carp, it's an enjoyable movie. What is funny is how it could never be remade today. Most of the "shocking" plot points are ho-hum these days. Affairs? Old/young? A child out of wedlock?! Aaaaaanyway, Three Stars for the movie, but I still don't understand the Mrs. Robinson song. No idea.

16. Sunset Blvd (1950) - There is nothing about this movie I do not like. Seriously. I'm upset that there was a stage-musical that I never got to see. This is the first movie I'd ever seen that messes with time (starting with your lead male dead? nice) an it blew my mind that someone had even thought of that. Five Stars for one of my favourite movies of all time.



14. Psycho (1960) - Do I have to tell you about this movie? Sure, it too suffers from a bit of aging (the opening is much less scandalous now, Mother is less scary, the detective's tumble down the stairs is a bit goofy looking now), but it's not really about those things, is it? It's about crazy Norman and the hunt for Marion. And it's played out brilliantly. Five Stars and if you disagree I hate you. To be frank, I'm shocked there's so little Hitchcock on this list.