100 Greatest movies, a list I disagree with. (884 hits)
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Submitted by Bob ,|,, °_° ,,|, Lobla (View user info) at 2007-06-21 11:30:02 EDT
American Film Institute releases list of greatest 100 movies
List found at:
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/21/afi.movies.ap/index.html
1. "Citizen Kane," 1941.
2. "The Godfather," 1972.
3. "Casablanca," 1942.
4. "Raging Bull," 1980.
5. "Singin' in the Rain," 1952.
6. "Gone With the Wind," 1939.
7. "Lawrence of Arabia," 1962.
8. "Schindler's List," 1993.
9. "Vertigo," 1958.
10. "The Wizard of Oz," 1939.
11. "City Lights," 1931.
12. "The Searchers," 1956.
13. "Star Wars," 1977.
14. "Psycho," 1960.
15. "2001: A Space Odyssey," 1968.
16. "Sunset Blvd.", 1950.
17. "The Graduate," 1967.
18. "The General," 1927.
19. "On the Waterfront," 1954.
20. "It's a Wonderful Life," 1946.
21. "Chinatown," 1974.
22. "Some Like It Hot," 1959.
23. "The Grapes of Wrath," 1940.
24. "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," 1982.
25. "To Kill a Mockingbird," 1962.
26. "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," 1939.
27. "High Noon," 1952.
28. "All About Eve," 1950.
29. "Double Indemnity," 1944.
30. "Apocalypse Now," 1979.
31. "The Maltese Falcon," 1941.
32. "The Godfather Part II," 1974.
33. "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," 1975.
34. "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," 1937.
35. "Annie Hall," 1977.
36. "The Bridge on the River Kwai," 1957.
37. "The Best Years of Our Lives," 1946.
38. "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre," 1948.
39. "Dr. Strangelove," 1964.
40. "The Sound of Music," 1965.
41. "King Kong," 1933.
42. "Bonnie and Clyde," 1967.
43. "Midnight Cowboy," 1969.
44. "The Philadelphia Story," 1940.
45. "Shane," 1953.
46. "It Happened One Night," 1934.
47. "A Streetcar Named Desire," 1951.
48. "Rear Window," 1954.
49. "Intolerance," 1916.
50. "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," 2001.
51. "West Side Story," 1961.
52. "Taxi Driver," 1976.
53. "The Deer Hunter," 1978.
54. "M-A-S-H," 1970.
55. "North by Northwest," 1959.
56. "Jaws," 1975.
57. "Rocky," 1976.
58. "The Gold Rush," 1925.
59. "Nashville," 1975.
60. "Duck Soup," 1933.
61. "Sullivan's Travels," 1941.
62. "American Graffiti," 1973.
63. "Cabaret," 1972.
64. "Network," 1976.
65. "The African Queen," 1951.
66. "Raiders of the Lost Ark," 1981.
67. "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", 1966.
68. "Unforgiven," 1992.
69. "Tootsie," 1982.
70. "A Clockwork Orange," 1971.
71. "Saving Private Ryan," 1998.
72. "The Shawshank Redemption," 1994.
73. "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," 1969.
74. "The Silence of the Lambs," 1991.
75. "In the Heat of the Night," 1967.
76. "Forrest Gump," 1994.
77. "All the President's Men," 1976.
78. "Modern Times," 1936.
79. "The Wild Bunch," 1969.
80. "The Apartment, 1960.
81. "Spartacus," 1960.
82. "Sunrise," 1927.
83. "Titanic," 1997.
84. "Easy Rider," 1969.
85. "A Night at the Opera," 1935.
86. "Platoon," 1986.
87. "12 Angry Men," 1957.
88. "Bringing Up Baby," 1938.
89. "The Sixth Sense," 1999.
90. "Swing Time," 1936.
91. "Sophie's Choice," 1982.
92. "Goodfellas," 1990.
93. "The French Connection," 1971.
94. "Pulp Fiction," 1994.
95. "The Last Picture Show," 1971.
96. "Do the Right Thing," 1989.
97. "Blade Runner," 1982.
98. "Yankee Doodle Dandy," 1942.
99. "Toy Story," 1995.
100. "Ben-Hur," 1959. WTF? Toy Story beats Ben-Hur?
Look at all that stuff that I copy and pasted, and I didn't even really add any of my own content. I am pretty sure that in 102 posts I haven't contributed a single item of merit in my time here...
I mean, I didn't even go to the effort of adding a picture to this post that I copy and pasted. What a fucking waste of skin I am.
User Reviews
Submitted by sideshow (user info) at 2007-07-09 15:09:49 EDT (#)
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lots of shit...and many things should be higher up. How is The Godfather not number 1 of all time?
Submitted by zwerg (user info) at 2007-06-26 13:41:56 EDT (#)
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I fucking hate Wizard of Oz and Titanic. Who the hell picked those?
Submitted by Wildman (user info) at 2007-06-22 22:23:11 EDT (#)
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I've seen all of these at least twice.
Submitted by The_Drake (user info) at 2007-06-22 22:09:43 EDT (#)
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yup
Submitted by Kale (user info) at 2007-06-22 21:33:34 EDT (#)
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Barf... Silence of the Lambs... I can't like a movie when Jodie Foster acts that poorly
Submitted by The_Thinker (user info) at 2007-06-22 13:40:18 EDT (#)
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Completely uncredible. The Lion King isn't on the list.
Submitted by Amontillado (user info) at 2007-06-22 12:40:27 EDT (#)
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Rear Window should be higher than 48. I love that movie.
And where the fuck is Sabrina?
Submitted by simple_catalyst (user info) at 2007-06-22 12:23:12 EDT (#)
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i love alot of those movies
Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2007-06-22 10:46:29 EDT (#)
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If someone could just go ahead and do this http://www.ubersite.com/m/5335 to these, that'd be great, yeah.
Submitted by Herpes (user info) at 2007-06-22 09:45:09 EDT (#)
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I've seen 23 of these... and quite a few of them were complete fucking garbage. Like that Lord of the rings... what a fucking joke. That was purely a numbers movie, that and Titanic. Fuck. They might as well have put Spider man 2 on the list if they were going to throw those two movies up there. Shitty acting, big effects... what a joke.
And all this shit from way WAY back in the day annoys me as well. The only reason 1930's movies make a list like this is... shit... I don't even have an answer for that. How is Singing in the rain a better movie than The Shawshank Redemption? Or even #100 Ben-Hur?
I'm not seeing it...
Submitted by czwij (user info) at 2007-06-22 07:15:19 EDT (#)
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where's conan the barbarian?
Submitted by Stagger_Lee (user info) at 2007-06-22 00:54:41 EDT (#)
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FUCK YOUR FILM INSTITUTE NIGGA
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2007-06-21 15:53:53 EDT (#)
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Submitted by gravitas (user info) at 2007-06-21 09:27:43 PDT (#)
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i like lord of the rings. i even own the movies, but it does not belong on this list.
i caught a few minutes of this on TV the other night. Do they publish a new list every year or is it the same thing?
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no, the list came out 10 years ago, and they updated it - some stuff got moved around - Wizard of OZ was #2, before...
Submitted by TechnoRatty (user info) at 2007-06-21 14:54:00 EDT (#)
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years since I've seen this:- 33. "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," 1975
Submitted by SgtHartman (user info) at 2007-06-21 14:53:27 EDT (#)
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fucking "Blade Runner" in the 90's? what the crazy shit
this list sucks monkey spunk
Submitted by TheUniter (user info) at 2007-06-21 14:21:09 EDT (#)
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Submitted by therealgeddylee (user info) at 2007-06-21 14:14:40 EDT (#)
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Mother of pearl, where the fuckin' balls is Caddyshack? Pretty good list, but not perfect...
Submitted by Badlands (user info) at 2007-06-21 13:37:05 EDT (#)
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What...no "White Chicks"?? No, "Little Man"??
Those Wayans brothers never seem to get ANY love...
Submitted by icarus1987 (user info) at 2007-06-21 13:17:22 EDT (#)
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Lady in the Water
Submitted by loki (user info) at 2007-06-21 13:12:12 EDT (#)
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I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
My mother? Let me tell you about my mother.
Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room.
We musn't underestimate American blundering. I was with them when they blundered into Berlin in 1918.
I want to say one word to you. Just one word....plastics.
If he'd just pay me what he's spending to make me stop robbing him, I'd stop robbing him.
Hey, don't knock masturbation. It's sex with someone I love.
I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore.
Ok I'm finished now. I wonder why Water World didn't make this list.
Submitted by c1ndy (user info) at 2007-06-21 13:05:51 EDT (#)
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Why isn't Grease on there?
Submitted by BobLobla (user info) at 2007-06-21 12:45:13 EDT (#)
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This doesnt make sense to me either...
71. "Saving Private Ryan," 1998.
72. "The Shawshank Redemption," 1994.
One should be higher on the list and one shouldn't be on the list period...
Guess which is which...
Submitted by Lambchop (user info) at 2007-06-21 12:44:13 EDT (#)
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35. "Annie Hall," 1977.
hell yes
Submitted by Cyrus (user info) at 2007-06-21 12:34:24 EDT (#)
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Submitted by DeathJester (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:49:48 EDT (#)
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30. "Apocalypse Now," 1979.
Needs more 1.
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A great movie, I remember seeing it in the theatre and being knocked out by it. Probably doesn't deserve a higher rating because it's not really an original work, but an adaption of a book to a different setting.
Submitted by BobLobla (user info) at 2007-06-21 12:32:41 EDT (#)
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i think it is every 10 years, but I am not a doctor...
Submitted by particle_man58 (user info) at 2007-06-21 12:32:41 EDT (#)
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Ok this list lost all it'w value when Titanic was put on it.
Plus Full Metal Jacket isn't on this... bullshit, I demand a recount.
Submitted by gravitas (user info) at 2007-06-21 12:27:43 EDT (#)
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i like lord of the rings. i even own the movies, but it does not belong on this list.
i caught a few minutes of this on TV the other night. Do they publish a new list every year or is it the same thing?
Submitted by DudeThatsBOSH (user info) at 2007-06-21 12:05:09 EDT (#)
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i might have overlooked it.. but i dont see 'Over The Top' in the top 5.. are you sure this is a credible source?
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-06-21 12:00:24 EDT (#)
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A Clockwork Orange, Midnight Cowboy and One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest are ALL way too fucking low.
I'll never watch that fucking 3 hour show on TV again.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:58:02 EDT (#)
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All black and white movies, with the exception of "Raging Bull" should be automatically eliminated from this list.
We watched the show on TV last night...on and off...and I was SURE that this was the year the "Caddyshack" replaced Citizen Kane at number 1.
I would have bet money on it.
Canadian Money.
Submitted by lungfish (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:56:31 EDT (#)
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Regarding Rosebud: http://www.ubersite.com/m/100134
Warning: spoiler
Submitted by Yozz (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:50:24 EDT (#)
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Submitted by BobLobla (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:49:21 EDT (#)
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I have never seen citizen kane should I?
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How the hell are you ever gonna figure out who Rosebud is?
Submitted by FALLEN (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:50:20 EDT (#)
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#66: "Bad dates..."
Submitted by DeathJester (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:49:48 EDT (#)
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30. "Apocalypse Now," 1979.
Needs more 1.
Submitted by BobLobla (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:49:21 EDT (#)
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I have never seen citizen kane should I?
Submitted by BobLobla (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:47:55 EDT (#)
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I really don't know about this movie being on their either...
89. "The Sixth Sense," 1999.
Submitted by Yozz (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:47:55 EDT (#)
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#94: "You want some bacon?"
Submitted by scourge (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:47:00 EDT (#)
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i like these:
4, 14, 17, 20, 30, 33, 47, 52, 53, 57, 68, 70, 74, 92, 94
i've seen maybe a little over 2/3 of them
Submitted by BobLobla (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:46:49 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Yozz (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:44:10 EDT (#)
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Oh, and by the way ... the next time you cut and paste, we're all gonna show up in your driveway like Ray Liotta from Goodfellas, pistol whip you and set your dick on fire. Ok?
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ctrl 'c' ctrl 'v' is way less work than actually thinking...
Submitted by FALLEN (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:46:12 EDT (#)
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I'll play.
#20: " I'm shaking the dust of this crummy little town off of my feet and I'm gonna see the world!"
This movie should be #1 BTW
Submitted by lungfish (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:45:20 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Beano312003 (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:40:59 EDT (#)
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Submitted by lungfish (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:38:35 EDT (#)
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I\\\'ve seen 84 of those.
I\\\'m surprised to see Bladerunner on there. Not that it was a bad movie; it wasn\\\'t, but...
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Lungfish... call the service people. You have a faulty keyboard.
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No...my IP address has apparently and inexplicably been blocked. I\'m using a proxy and the \" and \' come out with a backslash in front, for whatever reason...
Bart must really, really hate Elvis.
Submitted by raebuf (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:45:08 EDT (#)
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Submitted by ajanssen (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:43:36 EDT (#)
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I swear to God I will pistol whip the next guy that says shenanigans.
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shenanigans!
Submitted by Yozz (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:44:10 EDT (#)
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Oh, and by the way ... the next time you cut and paste, we're all gonna show up in your driveway like Ray Liotta from Goodfellas, pistol whip you and set your dick on fire. Ok?
Submitted by Orgasmatron (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:43:59 EDT (#)
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Thankfully Crash isn't on there. It's bad enough Tony Danza was in a Best Picture winner, but it would be a crime for him to have acted in one of "the best 100 films."
Submitted by ajanssen (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:43:36 EDT (#)
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I swear to God I will pistol whip the next guy that says shenanigans.
Submitted by Yozz (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:42:28 EDT (#)
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#33: "They was giving me ten thousand watts a day, you know, and I'm hot to trot! The next woman takes me on's gonna light up like a pinball machine and pay off in silver dollars!"
Submitted by Beano312003 (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:40:59 EDT (#)
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Submitted by lungfish (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:38:35 EDT (#)
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I\'ve seen 84 of those.
I\'m surprised to see Bladerunner on there. Not that it was a bad movie; it wasn\'t, but...
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Lungfish... call the service people. You have a faulty keyboard.
Submitted by lungfish (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:39:44 EDT (#)
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Toy Story?
Submitted by loki (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:39:10 EDT (#)
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What we have here is a failure to communicate.
Submitted by lungfish (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:38:35 EDT (#)
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I\'ve seen 84 of those.
I\'m surprised to see Bladerunner on there. Not that it was a bad movie; it wasn\'t, but...
Submitted by Beano312003 (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:38:05 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by FALLEN (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:37:28 EDT (#)
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Gump beats Pulp Fiction?
Where is Rio Bravo?
where is the porn?
Where is Caddyshack?
shenanagans!
Submitted by BobLobla (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:35:55 EDT (#)
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Submitted by darko (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:31:49 EDT (#)
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I'm better than you at fantasy sports.
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That pool was far too much work, all the trading and replacing players. Far too much thinking especially when I was in school and not at a desk to constantly update my players.
We should do one next year where you pick something like 20skaters and 2 goalies and that is what you are stuck with for the season.
Submitted by raebuf (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:33:34 EDT (#)
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I've never even heard of a few of these.
Submitted by andkon (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:33:06 EDT (#)
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TITANIC BEATS GOODFELLAS?
This is a travesty.
Submitted by darko (user info) at 2007-06-21 11:31:49 EDT (#)
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I'm better than you at fantasy sports.