Of the 85 Best Pictures awarded the Oscar, I can only be sure of seeing

[scarletwoman]

5. I counted 32 that I know I've seen in full for sure. I may have seen a few others on TV,

but I can't remember for sure. I was a kid in the 50s, and lots of good movies, and classic older movies, used to be shown on TV - even through the 60s - so I may have seen a few more and just don't recall.

Gandhi and Amadeus are probably the two I've watched repeatedly the most. I also have to admit (embarrassing as it is), that I've cranked up the DVD player for Titanic quite a few times over the years. I can't explain why, I think it's fairly awful in a lot of respects, but in a certain mood I get into it.

I also particularly like the The Last Emperor, although it's been a number of years since I last watched it.

I only liked Dances With Wolves for Graham Greene and the depiction of the Lakota, which I thought was well done. Otherwise it was actually pretty offensive to me, the white hero saving the day for the Indians. Blech.

Among my other favorites from the list: Gladiator, Out of Africa, Midnight Cowboy, One flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The West Side Story, The Sting, Tom Jones, On the Waterfront, Rebecca, Gone with the Wind, and Casablanca (of course).