6) Star Wars Episode V- The Empire Strikes Back: The best of an already awesome series of movies. This is the second installment of the series, released in 1980. People were stunned by the release of "Episode IV," and they didn't know what to expect, whether this one could live up to its name or if it would be sup bar, there is no question about it. With the best technological achievements for any movie at the time, it was a HIT in the box office and instantly critics were adding this movie to their list of classics. For those who get confused on the Star Wars episodes, this is the one where Darth Vader says his famous, pivotal quote, "No, I am your father." Often misquoted, but nevertheless this movie is a gripping tale filled with lots of emotions, heroes, villains, everything you could ask for.
5) Fight Club: If "cool" could manifest itself in the form of a movie, this is what it would look like. This movie tells the tale of an exasperated desk jockey insomniac who can't figure out what's wrong with his life and a mysterious soap salesman whom he meets on a plane's adventures in using different types of male "therapy." They start underground fight clubs where people get together and just beat the hell out of each other in order to ease some of the tension in their lives. This movie really messes with your mind. I highly recommend seeing this movie twice, because the second time, you will notice things a lot differently. This movie really messes with your mind, the first half of the movie and the second half are so totally different, you start wondering if you accidentally switched to a different movie, but all in a really cool way. Easily in my top five collection.
4) Goodfellas: There are a lot of gangster movies. Quite possibly one of the most overdone genres of all time, its really hard to make a gangster movie that doesn't feel like an EXACT COPY of another, previously released movie. With quite possibly the best actor selection any movie has ever seen, its hard to believe that this movie was based on a true story, and not the other way around. Maybe I'm just a gangster movie fanatic, but even those who aren't serious fans of the genre can tell you that this movie is a definite keeper. It stays with you for a while, as any good movie should. You find yourself enjoying really good, genuine laughs at some of the dialogue and events that take place, than you find yourself really tense and full of adrenaline, just as the characters in the movie seemed to feel.
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