Well, here we are, we have reached the end of Truth On Cinema’s Oscar Contest and I will now reveal my Top 5 Movies of All Time and the winner who will join me as we watch all 5 of the Best Picture nominees next Saturday, February 21st.

Dan’s Top 5 Movies of All Time

• Jurassic Park – Seeing this movie literally changed the direction of my career. I was heading towards journalism when I saw this movie, and afterward was so moved by the effects and the emotion behind the dinosaurs that I wanted to be that guy. I wanted to be a 3D designer, or more generally, a computer designer.
• (LOTR) Return of the King – I wrestled with the idea of putting the entire trilogy, but then that wouldn’t have counted as a single movie amongst my 5, so I chose my favorite. I can watch this movie anytime of the day and would consider a day complete if I only sat around and watched this over and over again.
• Saving Private Ryan – There is no other war movie that effects me the way this one does. This is my default pick for anything war-related. I remember how somber I felt when I left the theater, and how I knew that this movie would forever be entrenched in my favorites list.
• October Sky – It doesn’t matter if it comes on TV, if I pop it into my DVD player, if it comes on at a friends house, I will always sit down and watch this film and always come away with tears wiped away. Beautiful and haunting portrayal of a father-son relationship.
• Independence Day – I catch and will catch so much flack for this movie, but anytime my wife asks me what movie I want to watch and I pick my top 3 for her to choose from, ID4 is ALWAYS in the mix.

There you have it, that is my Top 5 Movies of All Time list.
And now it’s time to reveal who the winner is: Neil

• Braveheart
• LOTR Trilogy
• Saving Private Ryan
• The River Runs Through It
• Good Will Hunting

Neil, an email has been sent with all of the details of the contest and what to do from here on out.

Thank you to everyone who participated and as an offer to garnish more interest and get more people involved, if you still would like to come and join Neil and I, here’s the link to the AMC Showcase where you can purchase tickets online. AMC Best Picture Showcase All you have to do is enter the zip code 76051 and click on Grapevine Mills and purchase your ticket.

I would love to see other ToC fans there, I just can’t pay for you. If you come, I’ll buy you a drink. We will be there promptly at 10am so if you’d like to join us, look for the Truth On Cinema t-shirts.

Again, thank you to everyone who participated.

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