It is definitely worth renting and watching, I watched it so long ago, did not absorb too many of the nuances, stoned, no doubt. I re-rented it a few months ago and it was incredibly great to watch (and follow........marijuana really does not enhance deep thinking, I suppose......it was a much better movie the second time, with my full attention devoted to it).
Dan the amazing drug-free person, which, for me is quite an achievement
Of course, these are the same people who voted 2001: A Space Odessey and Apocalypse Now into the list. . .that makes me wonder about their critical abilities. . .
I never saw it...it can’t have been THAT great. Whenever I have picked up the movie at the video store & read the back blurb...it just doesn’t seem like that big of a deal.
Here’s the full list that Maegan linked to, for those of you too lazy to follow links:
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.
Personally, I would have arranged that list a lot differently. . .although a fair number of those movies I haven’t actually watched, so I can’t really say where I would put them.
Since I have nothing better to do while I wait for various web pages to open, I’ve decided to create my own ranking of those movies on the AFI’s list. So, for those of you who care (all one and three-fourths of you out there), here is
Accipiter’s Top 100 Movies of All Time, (Minus a Few)
1. “The General,” 1927.
2. “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” 1981.
3. “Forrest Gump,” 1994.
4. “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,” 2001.
5. “The Godfather,” 1972.
6. “Schindler’s List,” 1993.
7. “A Night at the Opera,” 1935.
8. “The Best Years of Our Lives,” 1946.
9. “King Kong,” 1933.
10. “Toy Story,” 1995.
11. “The Shawshank Redemption,” 1994.
12. “It Happened One Night,” 1934.
13. “High Noon,” 1952.
14. “Unforgiven,” 1992.
15. “Casablanca,” 1942.
16. “The Philadelphia Story,” 1940.
17. “The Sixth Sense,” 1999.
18. “Star Wars,” 1977.
19. “Shane,” 1953.
20. “The Sound of Music,” 1965.
21. “The African Queen,” 1951.
22. “Rear Window,” 1954.
23. “Some Like It Hot,” 1959.
24. “North by Northwest,” 1959.
25. “The Maltese Falcon,” 1941.
26. “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre,” 1948.
27. “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” 1982.
28. “It’s a Wonderful Life,” 1946.
29. “Bringing Up Baby,” 1938.
30. “The Searchers,” 1956.
31. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” 1937.
32. “12 Angry Men,” 1957.
33. “The Wizard of Oz,” 1939.
34. “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” 1939.
35. “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” 1969.
36. “West Side Story,” 1961.
37. “Rocky,” 1976.
38. “Jaws,” 1975.
39. “Ben-Hur,” 1959.
40. “Blade Runner,” 1982.
41. “The Bridge on the River Kwai,” 1957.
42. “Saving Private Ryan,” 1998.
43. “Spartacus,” 1960.
44. “Gone With the Wind,” 1939.
45. “Platoon,” 1986.
46. “The Silence of the Lambs,” 1991.
47. “Lawrence of Arabia,” 1962. (nice scenery and music, though)
48. “2001: A Space Odyssey,” 1968. (do we really need to spend five minutes watching a guy breathe?)
49. “Apocalypse Now,” 1979. (do we really need to spend five minutes watching Brando wash his head?)
Movies that I’ve seen, but don’t remember much about them:
1. “Citizen Kane,” 1941.
2. “Singin’ in the Rain,” 1952.
3. “Vertigo,” 1958.
4. “Cabaret,” 1972.
5. “Duck Soup,” 1933.
6. “Sunset Blvd.”, 1950.
7. “Intolerance,” 1916.
Movies that I started to watch, but got tired of and never finished:
1. “The French Connection,” 1971.
2. “Pulp Fiction,” 1994.
3. “A Clockwork Orange,” 1971.
The rest of those movies on the list I’ve never watched, so I don’t know where they would go on my list. Obviously they must not be any good, though, if I haven’t watched them.
I’ve seen quite a few of those movies, and they’re not as good as they’re supposed to be. People who treat movies like the highest form of art get on my nerves discussing them. “Oh, the artistic merits of Citizen Kane are very post-blahdeblah”. Piss off, it’s a waste of 2 hours of my life I could have spent watching Ghostbusters.
I’ve seen quite a few of those movies, and they’re not as good as they’re supposed to be. People who treat movies like the highest form of art get on my nerves discussing them. “Oh, the artistic merits of Citizen Kane are very post-blahdeblah”. Piss off, it’s a waste of 2 hours of my life I could have spent watching Ghostbusters.
Here, here! I couldn’t agree with you more!
I enjoy the occasional artsy film, but I hate people who criticize others for enjoying some “no-brainer” films. (I use the term “no-brainer” in the loosest sense-- there’s really nothing more subjective than what a “good” or “smart” movie is) I like what I like, and there’s nothing wrong with that.
