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I have seen all these movies that are not rated r or worst. This list looks right.
I love this alias. Whoever runs this please PM me so I can buy you a non-alcoholic beverage some day.
I have seen all these movies that are not rated r or worst. This list looks right.
You mean these aren't porn?They should have made room for at least one porn.
100. Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder, 1951)
98. Heavens Gate (Michael Cimino, 1980)
96. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008)
89. In a Lonely Place (Nicholas Ray, 1950)
81. Thelma & Louise (Ridley Scott, 1991)
78. Schindlers List (Steven Spielberg, 1993)
75. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Steven Spielberg, 1977)
72. The Shanghai Gesture (Josef von Sternberg, 1941)
70. The Band Wagon (Vincente Minnelli, 1953)
66. Red River (Howard Hawks, 1948)
63. Love Streams (John Cassavetes, 1984)
61. Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick, 1999)
43. Letter from an Unknown Woman (Max Ophüls, 1948)
28. Pulp Friction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
I've still never seen a Woody Allen movie.I forgot how annoying Woody Allen was until I tried to watch Annie Hall. I just could not get past it and could not watch.
Same. I've tried, but I've come to the conclusion that his movies just aren't for me.I've still never seen a Woody Allen movie.I forgot how annoying Woody Allen was until I tried to watch Annie Hall. I just could not get past it and could not watch.
I needed a lot of caffeine to not fall asleep.I saw Kane for the first time a few months ago, and thought it was fantastic. I was not bored at all, and was surprised that it lived up to the hype. I have seen it a few times since.Yeah it's a very cliched choice. As I said it was pioneering in the shots and angles. The cinematography was leading edge. But the story hasn't aged well at all as it is so period specific. Godfather would definitely sit with me better.It's been deemed the best movie of all time for so long it's almost an automatic selection. Our film appreciation professor talked incessantly about it back in 98.that said, I agree that it shouldn't be there. Probably godfather imo.Sorry but a bunch of those films, while good, should not be on this list or at least not in their current position. Citizen Kane at number one is a travesty. While it was a technical marvel the movie itself was a rather boring 2 hour attack on Hurst. I have trouble staying awake through it. I simply can not see it at the best American movie of all time. Can't.
Your love for directors who are into incest/pedophiles is well established. :coffeee3.Annie Hall is awesome. Anyone who doesn't like it is an anti-Semite.
Did you like Annie Hall?
No. Jew?
It's the best sports movie I've seen. I think the franchise kind of tainted it in some people's eyes. But the original is a fantastic movie. Go watch it again with an open mind. You will not be disappointed.Will never get the love for Rocky. Why would that belong on the list over the 100s of similar sports movies?
Rocky was pretty radical for its time period and location. Lots of race and class issues if that turns you on, gender issues if that's your thing, and just generally a great movie. What a happy accident.Christo said:It's the best sports movie I've seen. I think the franchise kind of tainted it in some people's eyes. But the original is a fantastic movie. Go watch it again with an open mind. You will not be disappointed.KarmaPolice said:Will never get the love for Rocky. Why would that belong on the list over the 100s of similar sports movies?
That is where you are incorrect.There is no right or wrong list.
Classic underdog story.KarmaPolice said:Will never get the love for Rocky. Why would that belong on the list over the 100s of similar sports movies?
Really wanted there to be a separate a Tim thread for this topictimschochet said:Cross off ones I never saw.http://wtop.com/entertainment/2015/07/bbc-ranks-100-greatest-american-films/
100.Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder, 1951)
99. 12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen, 2013) excellent
98.Heavens Gate (Michael Cimino, 1980)
97. Gone With the Wind (Victor Fleming, 1939) excellent
96. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008) excellent
95. Duck Soup (Leo McCarey, 1933) very good
94. 25th Hour (Spike Lee, 2002)
93. Mean Streets (Martin Scorsese, 1973)
92. The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955)
91. ET: The Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982) excellent
90. Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979) great cinematography, but a bit overrated
89. In a Lonely Place (Nicholas Ray, 1950)
88. West Side Story (Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, 1961) excellent
87.Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)
86. The Lion King (Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, 1994) good
85. Night of the Living Dead (George A Romero, 1968) really? Don't see it.
84. Deliverance (John Boorman, 1972) very good
83.Bringing Up Baby (Howard Hawks, 1938)
82. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981) excellent
81. Thelma & Louise (Ridley Scott, 1991) good
80. Meet Me in St Louis (Vincente Minnelli, 1944) very good
79. The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2011)
78. Schindlers List (Steven Spielberg, 1993) in my top 10
77. Stagecoach (John Ford, 1939) good
76. The Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kershner, 1980) very good
75. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Steven Spielberg, 1977) excellent
74. Forrest Gump (Robert Zemeckis, 1994) overrated
73. Network (Sidney Lumet, 1976) excellent
72.The Shanghai Gesture (Josef von Sternberg, 1941)
71. Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993) annoying
70.The Band Wagon (Vincente Minnelli, 1953)
69. Koyaanisqatsi (Godfrey Reggio, 1982) visually stunning
68. Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946) very good
67. Modern Times (Charlie Chaplin, 1936) excellent
66. Red River (Howard Hawks, 1948) very good
65. The Right Stuff (Philip Kaufman, 1965) good
64.Johnny Guitar (Nicholas Ray, 1954)
63. Love Streams (John Cassavetes, 1984)
62. The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980) good
61. Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick, 1999) terrible
60. Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986) strange but good
59. One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest (Milo Forman, 1975) in my top 10
58.The Shop Around the Corner (Ernst Lubitsch, 1940)
57. Crimes and Misdemeanors (Woody Allen, 1989) excellent
56. Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, 1985) very good
55. The Graduate (Mike Nichols, 1967) very good
54. Sunset Boulevard (Billy Wilder, 1950) excellent
53.Grey Gardens (Albert and David Maysles, Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer, 1975)
52. The Wild Bunch (Sam Peckinpah, 1969) excellent
51.Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958)
50. His Girl Friday (Howard Hawks, 1940)
49.Days of Heaven (Terrence Malick, 1978)
48. A Place in the Sun (George Stevens, 1951) in my top 10
47. Marnie (Alfred Hitchcock, 1964) good
46. Its a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946) overrated
45. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (John Ford, 1962) good
44. Sherlock Jr (Buster Keaton, 1924) very good
43.Letter from an Unknown Woman (Max Ophüls, 1948)
42. Dr Strangelove (Stanley Kubrick, 1964) overrated
41.Rio Bravo (Howard Hawks, 1959)
40. Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid, 1943)
39. The Birth of a Nation (DW Griffith, 1915) dated so hard to appreciate
38. Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975) in my top 10
37.Imitation of Life (Douglas Sirk, 1959)
36. Star Wars (George Lucas, 1977) excellent
35. Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944) very good
34. The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939) in my top 10
33.The Conversation (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
32. The Lady Eve (Preston Sturges, 1941)
31.A Woman Under the Influence (John Cassavetes, 1974)
30. Some Like It Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959) good
29. Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980) excellent
28. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994) in my top 10
27. Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick, 1975) good
26.Killer of Sheep (Charles Burnett, 1978)
25. Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989) excellent
24. The Apartment (Billy Wilder, 1960) very good
23. Annie Hall (Woody Allen, 1977) in my top 10
22.Greed (Erich von Stroheim, 1924)
21.Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)
20. Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990) in my top 10
19. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976) very good
18. City Lights (Charlie Chaplin, 1931) excellent
17. The Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin, 1925) excellent
16. McCabe & Mrs Miller (Robert Altman, 1971) good
15.The Best Years of Our Lives (William Wyler, 1946)
14. Nashville (Robert Altman, 1975) very good
13. North by Northwest (Alfred Hitchcock, 1959) excellent
12. Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974) excellent
11.The Magnificent Ambersons (Orson Welles, 1942)
10. The Godfather Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974) in my top 10
9. Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942) excellent
8. Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)excellent
7. Singin in the Rain (Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, 1952) excellent
6.Sunrise (FW Murnau, 1927)
5. The Searchers (John Ford, 1956) excellent
4. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968) overrated
3. Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958) excellent
2. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972) in my top 10
1. Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941) excellent
Notable omissions:
Boogie Nights
Quiz Show
Airplane!
Rocky
On the Waterfront
Cabaret
Judgment at Nuremberg
Inherit the Wind
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
The Shawshank Redemption
The Sting
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Letters from Iwo Jima
Saving Private Ryan
To Kill A Mockingbird
The Silence of the Lambs
Manhattan
12 Angry Men
Beauty and the Beast
Pinnochio
Interesting that you would hold this opinion, yet wonder why people pine for Rocky's inclusion.That is where you are incorrect.There is no right or wrong list.
The same as everyone else- my own criteria. Sports movies pretty much feel the same to me, so I have never been a fan. Also not a Stallone fan. Basically what you posted can be echoed for anybody saying C.Kane and 2001 aren't brilliant. How can you read about cinematography and direction and not think they are among the best movies ever?Interesting that you would hold this opinion, yet wonder why people pine for Rocky's inclusion. What criteria could you possibly be using?That is where you are incorrect.There is no right or wrong list.
Read, at a minimum, Robert McKee, Syd Field, and everything you can find by Joseph Campbell. It's pretty much impossible to understand writing and not see how Rocky kind of laps the field among sports movies.
. That's cool.Classic underdog story.KarmaPolice said:Will never get the love for Rocky. Why would that belong on the list over the 100s of similar sports movies?
Great setting. Philadelphia was as much a character as the actors.
Decent enough acting with touching moments ( Mickey, hat in hand....basically crawling back to Rocky and Rocky's " At least you had a prime" rhetoric)
Engaging characters.
And
He doesn't win. That's great. He doesn't even want a rematch.
The BBC list is based on a poll of "international film critics".Apparently Ben Hur was never released in England.
Classic underdog story.KarmaPolice said:Will never get the love for Rocky. Why would that belong on the list over the 100s of similar sports movies?
Great setting. Philadelphia was as much a character as the actors.
Decent enough acting with touching moments ( Mickey, hat in hand....basically crawling back to Rocky and Rocky's " At least you had a prime" rhetoric)
Engaging characters.
And
He doesn't win. That's great. He doesn't even want a rematch.
Classic underdog story.KarmaPolice said:Will never get the love for Rocky. Why would that belong on the list over the 100s of similar sports movies?
Great setting. Philadelphia was as much a character as the actors.
Decent enough acting with touching moments ( Mickey, hat in hand....basically crawling back to Rocky and Rocky's " At least you had a prime" rhetoric)
Engaging characters.
And
He doesn't win. That's great. He doesn't even want a rematch.
Classic underdog story.KarmaPolice said:Will never get the love for Rocky. Why would that belong on the list over the 100s of similar sports movies?
Great setting. Philadelphia was as much a character as the actors.
Decent enough acting with touching moments ( Mickey, hat in hand....basically crawling back to Rocky and Rocky's " At least you had a prime" rhetoric)
Engaging characters.
And
He doesn't win. That's great. He doesn't even want a rematch.. That's cool.
10 nominations in 9 academy award categories, 3 Oscars.
To me Rocky is a lot of things but the sport aspect isn't central. The main theme is redemption. I really don't think of it as a boxing movieThe same as everyone else- my own criteria. Sports movies pretty much feel the same to me, so I have never been a fan. Also not a Stallone fan. Basically what you posted can be echoed for anybody saying C.Kane and 2001 aren't brilliant. How can you read about cinematography and direction and not think they are among the best movies ever?Interesting that you would hold this opinion, yet wonder why people pine for Rocky's inclusion. What criteria could you possibly be using?That is where you are incorrect.There is no right or wrong list.
Read, at a minimum, Robert McKee, Syd Field, and everything you can find by Joseph Campbell. It's pretty much impossible to understand writing and not see how Rocky kind of laps the field among sports movies.
Yes, it is subjective, but I would argue that is the case to a point. Lists should vary, but I would bet most of us reading a list of the greatest movies that included Transformers and Mortal Kombat would say it is wrong.
Classic underdog story.KarmaPolice said:Will never get the love for Rocky. Why would that belong on the list over the 100s of similar sports movies?
Great setting. Philadelphia was as much a character as the actors.
Decent enough acting with touching moments ( Mickey, hat in hand....basically crawling back to Rocky and Rocky's " At least you had a prime" rhetoric)
Engaging characters.
And
He doesn't win. That's great. He doesn't even want a rematch.. That's cool.
10 nominations in 9 academy award categories, 3 Oscars.
How so? I'll hang up and listen.Vertigo is one of those films which is different when seen on a big screen. There's a few others like that on the list: Star Wars, Gone With the Wind, Deliverance.
And Lawrence of Arabia, which wasn't eligible for this list.
The scenes in San Francisco, and later at the mission, are visually stunning. For instance the scene when Kim Novak jumps into the bay.How so? I'll hang up and listen.Vertigo is one of those films which is different when seen on a big screen. There's a few others like that on the list: Star Wars, Gone With the Wind, Deliverance.
And Lawrence of Arabia, which wasn't eligible for this list.
It was the first movie I ever saw in a theater.It's true that one of the great things about Rocky is that he doesn't win. Another film with a similar ending (the good guys don't win) is The Bad News Bears. In fact, that might be my very favorite sports movie ever.
Yeah, if there's only going to be one animated feature on the list, there's so many better choices to be made than Lion King. Pixar deserves some love. Toy Story/Monsters Inc./Finding Nemo/Incredibles/Up should be somewhere on the list.The inclusion of The Lion King is somewhat mystifying to me, since The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin were all better films, as were Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, and Fantasia.
ET is a good movie but I watched it recently and it has not aged all that well IMO. There are probably half-dozen or more Disney films I would rank higher.The BBC list is based on a poll of "international film critics".Apparently Ben Hur was never released in England.
No 2 people will come up with the same list and ranking them is like comparing apples to oranges. The best BBC Culture could aim for is identify movies which appeal to a lot of people around the world. It would get different results than other polls for audiences or people who work in the film industry.
Some directors have multiple movies on both the BBC and API lists and I think few will disagree that they are great.
Charlie Chaplin (3) - The Gold Rush (1925), City Lights (1931), Modern Times (1936)
Billy Wilder (4) - Double Indemnity (1944), Sunset Boulevard (1950), Some Like It Hot (1959), The Apartment (1960)
Alfred Hitchcock (3) - Vertigo (1958), North by Northwest (1959), Psycho (1960)
Stanley Kubrick (2) - Dr. Strangelove (1964), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1964)
Francis Ford Coppola (3) - The Godfather (1972), The Godfather II (1974), Apocalypse Now (1979)
Steven Spielberg (4) - Jaws (1975), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Schindler's List (1993)
Martin Scorsese (3) - Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990)
Large televisions have muted that point a little bit; but there definitely are movies that are better experienced on the big screen.Vertigo is one of those films which is different when seen on a big screen. There's a few others like that on the list: Star Wars, Gone With the Wind, Deliverance.
And Lawrence of Arabia, which wasn't eligible for this list.
I'm curious as to whether you have actually seen any of the movies which you cross off.timschochet said:Cross off ones I never saw.http://wtop.com/entertainment/2015/07/bbc-ranks-100-greatest-american-films/
100.Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder, 1951)
99. 12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen, 2013) excellent
98.Heavens Gate (Michael Cimino, 1980)
97. Gone With the Wind (Victor Fleming, 1939) excellent
96. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008) excellent
95. Duck Soup (Leo McCarey, 1933) very good
94. 25th Hour (Spike Lee, 2002)
93. Mean Streets (Martin Scorsese, 1973)
92. The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955)
91. ET: The Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982) excellent
90. Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979) great cinematography, but a bit overrated
89. In a Lonely Place (Nicholas Ray, 1950)
88. West Side Story (Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, 1961) excellent
87.Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)
86. The Lion King (Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, 1994) good
85. Night of the Living Dead (George A Romero, 1968) really? Don't see it.
84. Deliverance (John Boorman, 1972) very good
83.Bringing Up Baby (Howard Hawks, 1938)
82. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981) excellent
81. Thelma & Louise (Ridley Scott, 1991) good
80. Meet Me in St Louis (Vincente Minnelli, 1944) very good
79. The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2011)
78. Schindlers List (Steven Spielberg, 1993) in my top 10
77. Stagecoach (John Ford, 1939) good
76. The Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kershner, 1980) very good
75. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Steven Spielberg, 1977) excellent
74. Forrest Gump (Robert Zemeckis, 1994) overrated
73. Network (Sidney Lumet, 1976) excellent
72.The Shanghai Gesture (Josef von Sternberg, 1941)
71. Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993) annoying
70.The Band Wagon (Vincente Minnelli, 1953)
69. Koyaanisqatsi (Godfrey Reggio, 1982) visually stunning
68. Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946) very good
67. Modern Times (Charlie Chaplin, 1936) excellent
66. Red River (Howard Hawks, 1948) very good
65. The Right Stuff (Philip Kaufman, 1965) good
64.Johnny Guitar (Nicholas Ray, 1954)
63. Love Streams (John Cassavetes, 1984)
62. The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980) good
61. Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick, 1999) terrible
60. Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986) strange but good
59. One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest (Milo Forman, 1975) in my top 10
58.The Shop Around the Corner (Ernst Lubitsch, 1940)
57. Crimes and Misdemeanors (Woody Allen, 1989) excellent
56. Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, 1985) very good
55. The Graduate (Mike Nichols, 1967) very good
54. Sunset Boulevard (Billy Wilder, 1950) excellent
53.Grey Gardens (Albert and David Maysles, Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer, 1975)
52. The Wild Bunch (Sam Peckinpah, 1969) excellent
51.Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958)
50. His Girl Friday (Howard Hawks, 1940)
49.Days of Heaven (Terrence Malick, 1978)
48. A Place in the Sun (George Stevens, 1951) in my top 10
47. Marnie (Alfred Hitchcock, 1964) good
46. Its a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946) overrated
45. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (John Ford, 1962) good
44. Sherlock Jr (Buster Keaton, 1924) very good
43.Letter from an Unknown Woman (Max Ophüls, 1948)
42. Dr Strangelove (Stanley Kubrick, 1964) overrated
41.Rio Bravo (Howard Hawks, 1959)
40. Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid, 1943)
39. The Birth of a Nation (DW Griffith, 1915) dated so hard to appreciate
38. Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975) in my top 10
37.Imitation of Life (Douglas Sirk, 1959)
36. Star Wars (George Lucas, 1977) excellent
35. Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944) very good
34. The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939) in my top 10
33.The Conversation (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
32. The Lady Eve (Preston Sturges, 1941)
31.A Woman Under the Influence (John Cassavetes, 1974)
30. Some Like It Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959) good
29. Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980) excellent
28. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994) in my top 10
27. Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick, 1975) good
26.Killer of Sheep (Charles Burnett, 1978)
25. Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989) excellent
24. The Apartment (Billy Wilder, 1960) very good
23. Annie Hall (Woody Allen, 1977) in my top 10
22.Greed (Erich von Stroheim, 1924)
21.Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)
20. Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990) in my top 10
19. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976) very good
18. City Lights (Charlie Chaplin, 1931) excellent
17. The Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin, 1925) excellent
16. McCabe & Mrs Miller (Robert Altman, 1971) good
15.The Best Years of Our Lives (William Wyler, 1946)
14. Nashville (Robert Altman, 1975) very good
13. North by Northwest (Alfred Hitchcock, 1959) excellent
12. Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974) excellent
11.The Magnificent Ambersons (Orson Welles, 1942)
10. The Godfather Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974) in my top 10
9. Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942) excellent
8. Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)excellent
7. Singin in the Rain (Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, 1952) excellent
6.Sunrise (FW Murnau, 1927)
5. The Searchers (John Ford, 1956) excellent
4. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968) overrated
3. Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958) excellent
2. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972) in my top 10
1. Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941) excellent
Notable omissions:
Boogie Nights
Quiz Show
Airplane!
Rocky
On the Waterfront
Cabaret
Judgment at Nuremberg
Inherit the Wind
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
The Shawshank Redemption
The Sting
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Letters from Iwo Jima
Saving Private Ryan
To Kill A Mockingbird
The Silence of the Lambs
Manhattan
12 Angry Men
Beauty and the Beast
Pinnochio
Over . . . rated!No Coen Bros is a travesty
I can't hear you!Large televisions have muted that point a little bit; but there definitely are movies that are better experienced on the big screen.Vertigo is one of those films which is different when seen on a big screen. There's a few others like that on the list: Star Wars, Gone With the Wind, Deliverance.
And Lawrence of Arabia, which wasn't eligible for this list.
I liked the movie too, but top 100??? Sounds like a poll in the waiting to me. hahaI have not seen any of the movies that I crossed off.
And Boogie Nights was, IMO, one of the very best films of the 1990s and certainly deserves consideration in the top 100.
I think most younger people who fancy themselves cinephiles would have it somewhere in their GOAT. The subject matter mos def turns some people off.....but its hard to argue against the acting and cinematography in it.I'm curious as to whether you have actually seen any of the movies which you cross off.timschochet said:Cross off ones I never saw.http://wtop.com/entertainment/2015/07/bbc-ranks-100-greatest-american-films/
100.Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder, 1951)
99. 12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen, 2013) excellent
98.Heavens Gate (Michael Cimino, 1980)
97. Gone With the Wind (Victor Fleming, 1939) excellent
96. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008) excellent
95. Duck Soup (Leo McCarey, 1933) very good
94. 25th Hour (Spike Lee, 2002)
93. Mean Streets (Martin Scorsese, 1973)
92. The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955)
91. ET: The Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982) excellent
90. Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979) great cinematography, but a bit overrated
89. In a Lonely Place (Nicholas Ray, 1950)
88. West Side Story (Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, 1961) excellent
87.Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)
86. The Lion King (Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, 1994) good
85. Night of the Living Dead (George A Romero, 1968) really? Don't see it.
84. Deliverance (John Boorman, 1972) very good
83.Bringing Up Baby (Howard Hawks, 1938)
82. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981) excellent
81. Thelma & Louise (Ridley Scott, 1991) good
80. Meet Me in St Louis (Vincente Minnelli, 1944) very good
79. The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2011)
78. Schindlers List (Steven Spielberg, 1993) in my top 10
77. Stagecoach (John Ford, 1939) good
76. The Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kershner, 1980) very good
75. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Steven Spielberg, 1977) excellent
74. Forrest Gump (Robert Zemeckis, 1994) overrated
73. Network (Sidney Lumet, 1976) excellent
72.The Shanghai Gesture (Josef von Sternberg, 1941)
71. Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993) annoying
70.The Band Wagon (Vincente Minnelli, 1953)
69. Koyaanisqatsi (Godfrey Reggio, 1982) visually stunning
68. Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946) very good
67. Modern Times (Charlie Chaplin, 1936) excellent
66. Red River (Howard Hawks, 1948) very good
65. The Right Stuff (Philip Kaufman, 1965) good
64.Johnny Guitar (Nicholas Ray, 1954)
63. Love Streams (John Cassavetes, 1984)
62. The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980) good
61. Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick, 1999) terrible
60. Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986) strange but good
59. One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest (Milo Forman, 1975) in my top 10
58.The Shop Around the Corner (Ernst Lubitsch, 1940)
57. Crimes and Misdemeanors (Woody Allen, 1989) excellent
56. Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, 1985) very good
55. The Graduate (Mike Nichols, 1967) very good
54. Sunset Boulevard (Billy Wilder, 1950) excellent
53.Grey Gardens (Albert and David Maysles, Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer, 1975)
52. The Wild Bunch (Sam Peckinpah, 1969) excellent
51.Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958)
50. His Girl Friday (Howard Hawks, 1940)
49.Days of Heaven (Terrence Malick, 1978)
48. A Place in the Sun (George Stevens, 1951) in my top 10
47. Marnie (Alfred Hitchcock, 1964) good
46. Its a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946) overrated
45. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (John Ford, 1962) good
44. Sherlock Jr (Buster Keaton, 1924) very good
43.Letter from an Unknown Woman (Max Ophüls, 1948)
42. Dr Strangelove (Stanley Kubrick, 1964) overrated
41.Rio Bravo (Howard Hawks, 1959)
40. Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid, 1943)
39. The Birth of a Nation (DW Griffith, 1915) dated so hard to appreciate
38. Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975) in my top 10
37.Imitation of Life (Douglas Sirk, 1959)
36. Star Wars (George Lucas, 1977) excellent
35. Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944) very good
34. The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939) in my top 10
33.The Conversation (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
32. The Lady Eve (Preston Sturges, 1941)
31.A Woman Under the Influence (John Cassavetes, 1974)
30. Some Like It Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959) good
29. Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980) excellent
28. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994) in my top 10
27. Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick, 1975) good
26.Killer of Sheep (Charles Burnett, 1978)
25. Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989) excellent
24. The Apartment (Billy Wilder, 1960) very good
23. Annie Hall (Woody Allen, 1977) in my top 10
22.Greed (Erich von Stroheim, 1924)
21.Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)
20. Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990) in my top 10
19. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976) very good
18. City Lights (Charlie Chaplin, 1931) excellent
17. The Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin, 1925) excellent
16. McCabe & Mrs Miller (Robert Altman, 1971) good
15.The Best Years of Our Lives (William Wyler, 1946)
14. Nashville (Robert Altman, 1975) very good
13. North by Northwest (Alfred Hitchcock, 1959) excellent
12. Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974) excellent
11.The Magnificent Ambersons (Orson Welles, 1942)
10. The Godfather Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974) in my top 10
9. Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942) excellent
8. Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)excellent
7. Singin in the Rain (Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, 1952) excellent
6.Sunrise (FW Murnau, 1927)
5. The Searchers (John Ford, 1956) excellent
4. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968) overrated
3. Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958) excellent
2. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972) in my top 10
1. Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941) excellent
Notable omissions:
Boogie Nights
Quiz Show
Airplane!
Rocky
On the Waterfront
Cabaret
Judgment at Nuremberg
Inherit the Wind
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
The Shawshank Redemption
The Sting
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Letters from Iwo Jima
Saving Private Ryan
To Kill A Mockingbird
The Silence of the Lambs
Manhattan
12 Angry Men
Beauty and the Beast
Pinnochio
I agree on 12 Angry Men, TKAM and a few others, but Boogie Nights? Really?
to be fair, the 2nd one was a little unrealisticSurprised that not even 1 of the 3 Sharknado movies made the list.