Tae Kwon Do was cancelled Friday so I thought I'd play a quick game of Civilization 3. Which so far lasted two hours on Friday and four yesterday. I dreamt about it as well. Now I remember why we used to have all night games of it. In all fairness, though, everyone's being too nice - I should be attacking people not giving them money to go away (I literally have so much money I don't know what to do with it).

I've been good and worked most of my way through my to do list for today. So here's the anglicised version of the film meme, got (I really don't like the word gacked, it sounds like being sick) from .

Using imdb's list of world-wide top-grossing films instead of the US list.

Bold those you've seen in the theaters. Put an asterisk (*) next to those you saw more than once at the cinema. Italicize the ones you saw on TV/video/DVD.

1. Titanic (1997) $1,835,300,000 - wasn't any good though
2. *Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) $1,129,219,252
3. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) $968,600,000
4. *Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) $922,379,000
5. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002) $921,600,000
6. Jurassic Park (1993) $919,700,000
7. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) $866,300,000
8. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) $860,700,000
9. Finding Nemo (2003) $853,200,000
10. Independence Day (1996) $811,200,000
11. Spider-Man (2002) $806,700,000 - Didn't quite make it to the cinema for this one - will be there for the next one though
12. Star Wars (1977) $797,900,000
13. Lion King, The (1994) $783,400,000 - I think it was the cinema I saw it in
14. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) $756,700,000 - I saw it when I was little and it scared me shitless. Then I saw it again, much later, and realised it was really crap. I can't tell you how much I hate ET.
15. *Matrix Reloaded, The (2003) $735,600,000 - There's nothing quite like boredom for seeing a crap film twice
16. Forrest Gump (1994) $679,400,000
17. Sixth Sense, The (1999) $661,500,000 - Although I read the book first
18. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) $653,200,000 - One of the few films I have on DVD and have actually watched the film off it - although I did have flu
19. * Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) $648,200,000
20. Lost World: Jurassic Park, The (1997) $614,300,000 - I was definitely bored when I went to see this one - I didn't like Jurassic Park
21. Passion of the Christ, The (2004) $604,125,697 - I can't tell you how much I don't want to see this
22. Men in Black (1997) $587,200,000
23. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) $572,700,000
24. Armageddon (1998) $554,600,000
25. Mission: Impossible II (2000) $545,300,000
26. Home Alone (1990) $533,800,000
27. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) $533,800,000
28. Monsters, Inc. (2001) $528,900,000
29. Ghost (1990) $517,600,000
30. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) $516,800,000
31. Aladdin (1992) $501,900,000
32. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) $494,800,000 - I've seen the end of it. And played one of the Indiana Jones computer games
33. Twister (1996) $494,700,000
34. Toy Story 2 (1999) $485,700,000
35. Saving Private Ryan (1998) $479,300,000
36. Jaws (1975) $470,600,000
37. Pretty Woman (1990) $463,400,000
38. Bruce Almighty (2003) $458,900,000
39. Matrix, The (1999) $456,300,000
40. Gladiator (2000) $456,200,000
41. Shrek (2001) $455,100,000 - Well, I managed half an hour before I couldn't take any more. I honestly can't understand why it's so popular because I found it so boring
42. Mission: Impossible (1996) $452,500,000
43. Pearl Harbour (2001) $450,400,000
44. Ocean's Eleven (2001) $444,200,000
45. Last Samurai, The (2003) $435,400,000 - I can't decide whether this film's worth seeing for the sword-fighting or whether it would still be boring
46. Tarzan (1999) $435,200,000
47. Men in Black II (2002) $425,600,000 - I refuse to see anything with Will Smith in it after I heard him 'sing'
48. Die Another Day (2002) $424,700,000
49. Dances with Wolves (1990) $424,200,000
50. Cast Away (2000) $424,000,000 - Meant to See it when it was on at the cinema, and didn't quite get round to it Meant to watch it when it was on telly, and didn't quite get round to it.
51. Matrix Revolutions, The (2003) $424,000,000
52. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) $423,200,000
53. Troy (2004) $420,150,000
54. Mummy Returns, The (2001) $418,700,000
55. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) $418,200,000
56. Mummy, The (1999) $413,300,000
57. Batman (1989) $413,200,000
58. Rain Man (1988) $412,800,000
59. Bodyguard, The (1992) $410,900,000
60. Signs (2002) $407,900,000
61. X2 (2003) $406,400,000
62. Day After Tomorrow, The (2004) $396,662,000 - I've seen the trailer for this, read articles about it and everything has just put me off the idea of seeing it more and more
63. Gone with the Wind (1939) $390,500,000 - I've seen bits but I think they amount to most of it. I got the gist of the plot for a start
64. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) $390,500,000
65. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) $383,900,000
66. Grease (1978) $379,800,000
67. Beauty and the Beast (1991) $378,300,000
68. Ice Age (2002) $378,300,000
69. Godzilla (1998) $375,800,000
70. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) $374,129,000
71. What Women Want (2000) $370,800,000
72. Fugitive, The (1993) $368,700,000 - I've seen bits of it
73. Shrek 2 (2004) $367,340,000 - Is it even out yet?
74. True Lies (1994) $365,200,000
75. Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) $365,000,000
76. Notting Hill (1999) $363,000,000
77. Jurassic Park III (2001) $362,900,000
78. There's Something About Mary (1998) $360,000,000
79. Planet of the Apes (2001) $358,900,000
80. Flintstones, The (1994) $358,500,000
81. Toy Story (1995) $358,100,000
82. Minority Report (2002) $358,000,000 - Still haven't got round to seeing this
83. Bug's Life, A (1998) $357,900,000
84. Exorcist, The (1973) $357,500,000
85. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) $356,500,000
86. Basic Instinct (1992) $352,700,000
87. World Is Not Enough, The (1999) $352,000,000
88. GoldenEye (1995) $351,500,000
89. Back to the Future (1985) $350,600,000
90. Se7en (1995) $350,100,000
91. Hannibal (2001) $349,200,000
92. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) $349,200,000
93. Deep Impact (1998) $348,600,000
94. Dinosaur (2000) $347,800,000
95. Pocahontas (1995) $347,100,000
96. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) $346,600,000
97. Top Gun (1986) $344,800,000 - I think I might have seen the first five minutes of it - that was enough to tell me I didn't want to see the rest
98. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) $340,400,000
99. Catch Me If You Can (2002) $337,400,000 - I'd like to see this one but it's got Leonardo DiCrapio in it, which is ever so slightly off-putting
100. American Beauty (1999) $336,000,000

In summary - I have seen a lot of films but the ones between 1997 and 2000 were at the student cinema where it was nice and cheap (or free). And I had time to go (it did help that it was within walking distance). I'm quite liking the fact that there are two films in there released before I was born that I've seen at the cinema

I can't quite believe how much shite is in that top 100 and how much good stuff isn't.

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