AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies - 10th Anniversary Edition

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It has the greatest fight of all-time.

Roddy Piper and Keith David just beating the hell out of each other for 10 minutes.

Plus, it's a John Carpenter flick. :up:

and Lance, I'll make the superthread when I get back home later.
 
I like Welles, and I understand that Kane was obviously very influential at the time, and for coming decades - but it's not one of my favourite movies. It's always boring seeing it top lists.
 
The Sad Punk said:
I like Welles, and I understand that Kane was obviously very influential at the time, and for coming decades - but it's not one of my favourite movies. It's always boring seeing it top lists.

:up:

Exactly! I mean it's a good movie and all and for it's time I'm sure it was very impressive I guess but the way people go on about it...
 
LemonMacPhisto said:


I try to log every movie I've seen and rate it, just so I know what I need to see and whatnot.



It's not within his original programming.

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I still have a lot more classics to see, but here are my favorite 100 movies. They may not be the best, but I really enjoy them. They're all *** or more out of ****

*long-ass list*

lol how my list has changed:

1. Back to the Future
2. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
3. Pulp Fiction
4. Raiders of the Lost Ark
5. Die Hard
6. Ghostbusters
7. The Big Lebowski
8. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
9. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
10. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
11. Children of Men
12. Jaws
13. Young Frankenstein
14. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
15. The 40-Year-Old Virgin
16. This Is Spinal Tap
17. Rushmore
18. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
19. Batman Begins
20. Aliens
21. Terminator 2: Judgement Day
22. Waiting for Guffman
23. Big Trouble in Little China
24. Wayne’s World
25. Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure
26. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
27. Batman (1989)
28. Blade Runner
29. V for Vendetta
30. Serenity
31. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
32. Caddyshack
33. Little Miss Sunshine
34. Die Hard with a Vengeance
35. The Royal Tenenbaums
36. Almost Famous
37. Sin City
38. The Breakfast Club
39. The Jerk
40. Heavyweights
41. Lost in Translation
42. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
43. Innerspace
44. Jurassic Park
45. Escape from New York
46. Lawrence of Arabia
47. Ed Wood
48. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
49. The Shawshank Redemption
50. Spider-Man 2
51. Casino Royale
52. Transformers
53. Fight Club
54. Tommy Boy
55. Zoolander
56. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
57. Knocked Up
59. Billy Madison
59. Men in Black
60. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
61. Léon: The Professional
62. National Lampoon’s Vacation
63. The Prestige
64. Reservoir Dogs
65. School of Rock
66. Back to the Future Part II
67. National Lampoon’s Animal House
68. The Thing
69. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
70. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
71. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
72. Garden State
73. Grindhouse
74. Hot Fuzz
75. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
76. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
77. The Goonies
78. Total Recall
79. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
80. Shaun of the Dead
81. Spider-Man
82. Superbad
83. Best in Show
84. Sunshine
85. Jackie Brown
86. Army of Darkness
87. Batman Returns
88. Wedding Crashers
89. Enter the Dragon
90. Mystery Men
91. The Blues Brothers
92. Minority Report
93. Airplane!
94. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
95. Galaxy Quest
96. Happy Gilmore
97. Office Space
98. Kill Bill Vol. 2
99. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
100. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
 
Lancemc said:
That is such an amazing list in so, so many ways. :wink:

Does it have artistic merit? :wink:

It changes almost daily, usually when I go "what the fuck? Why is x ahead of x or why is this one not there?"

then there's a movie like A Clockwork Orange, which I thought was mind-blowing, but I can't watch that over and over again. I'd end up like Alex after he was brainwashed.
 
You mean like a nice well-kept young British lad?

But anyway, I'm not sure I'd ever had the peace of mind enough to create a numbered list that long to begin with.
 
I don't know why I'm so late to this thread, but I just wanted to say a couple things.

It's really easy to take issue with Citizen Kane, but the bottom line is that it's really hard to come up with something that better deserves the #1 spot. The Godfather? Not nearly innovative enough. Casablanca? Too mainstream, and not directed by an auteur.

It's like arguing about Sgt. Peppers. It may not be your favorite album, but it was a breakthrough at a time when the idea of the "album" as artistic statement was still young. It had a weight that wasn't widely found at the time. Citizen Kane is a breakthrough in other ways. While cinema was no longer in its infancy, and other artists had shown some of its capabilities, Welles expanded on every possibility that had been explored in the medium up until that point. If you haven't studied this in a film class or listened to any of the DVD commentaries, it's hard to truly understand what is so important about Kane.

All this would mean nothingif the film was some dry slog. There is a vitality present in every frame that reflects the young filmmaker's excitement in exploring a new medium, a man who had already revolutionized radio and theatre trying his able hands at something combining the two with a much greater force. For such a revered classic it's funny, with high and lowbrow comedy, and pretty damned enthralling. There's melodrama, romance, suspense, and a great little speech by Mr. Bernstein about regret that anyone can relate to, and will chill you to the bone. I'll leave the last words to the esteemed film critic Pauline Kael: "Citizen Kane is more fun than any great film in memory."
 
Lancemc said:
You mean like a nice well-kept young British lad?

But anyway, I'm not sure I'd ever had the peace of mind enough to create a numbered list that long to begin with.

It's a long and arduous process.

Speaking of Citizen Kane, I know it's buried in the movie cabinet in some old, dusty VHS. I'll wait until the DVD comes in from NetFlix to watch it.
 
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