Just about everyone has declared 2011 to be the year of the sequel. With this weekend’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes, prequels are also joining in on the franchise fun. The James Franco-starring movie has been doing fairly well at the box office so far, a bit surprising considering that target audience members for summer blockbusters have not likely seen the originally films. Memorable prequels do not come along very often, but Kayleigh and I each wrote about our top five favorites.
Top 10 Movies of 1989
1. Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee)
2. Crimes and Misdemeanors (Woody Allen)
3. Mystery Train (Jim Jarmusch)
4. The Decalogue (Krzysztof Kieslowski)
5. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Steven Spielberg)
6. Say Anything… (Cameron Crowe)
7. Roger & Me (Michael Moore)
8. Kiki’s Delivery Service (Hayao Miyazaki)
9. When Harry Met Sally… (Rob Reiner)
10. sex, lies and videotape (Steven Soderbergh)
Updated: February 12, 2012
See Also: Top 10 Albums of 1989, Top 10 Movies of 1953, Top 10 Movies of 1957, Top 10 Movies of 1962, Top 10 Movies of 1972, Top 10 Movies of 1984, Top 10 Movies of 1986, Top 10 Movies of 1992, Top 10 Movies of 1999, Top 10 Movies of 2002, Top 10 Movies of 2003, Top 10 Movies of 2004, Top 10 Movies of 2005, Top 10 Movies of 2007, Top 10 Movies of 2008, Top 10 Movies of 2009, Top 10 Movies of 2010, Top 10 Movies of 2011
