POLTERGEIST (1982)
The most overblown excuse for Jello ever conceived, this churlish exercise in family horror seems to exist for no other reason than to make its characters scream non-stop for two solid hours. The terms grotesque, overwrought, and reprehensible don’t even begin to describe its horrific sense of self-importance. Another beloved film whose appeal escapes me.
Poltergeist (Amazon – DVD) It knows what scares you!
Thats a great selection and the inclusion of Airport 75 is genius.
Guess you don’t watch a lot of foreign cinema 😉 I can name a number of bonkytits pictures that leave most of these in the dust. Week End (1967), Fitzcarraldo (1982), Diabel (1974), The Laughing Woman (1969), Last Year at Marienbad (1961), anything by Lars von Trier… And how come Zabriskie Point (1970) didn’t make this list? Classic.
You forgot the award in Magnolia: The Tom Cruise Award for the presence of the incomparably self-important Tom Cruise. I know… it’s so obvious it’s redundant…