AFI's top 100 movies

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/21/afi.movies.ap/index.html Does anyone see any glaring errors here?

No, what?

I don't think the "Sixth Sense" or "Forrest Gump" belongs on the list.

The book "Forrest Gump" was a great modern satire of US culture and the Vietnam War through the eyes of an athletically gifted idiot savant..........the movie was Tom Hanks being dumb and digitally inserted in old footage.

"Titanic" and "Saving Private Ryan" better be on there for something besides the plots and acting!

I don't think the "Sixth Sense" or "Forrest Gump" belongs on the list.

The book "Forrest Gump" was a great modern satire of US culture and the Vietnam War through the eyes of an athletically gifted idiot savant..........the movie was Tom Hanks being dumb and digitally inserted in old footage.

"Titanic" and "Saving Private Ryan" better be on there for something besides the plots and acting!

4 of my all time favorite movies. Different strokes for different folks. :cool:

"Titanic" and "Saving Private Ryan" better be on there for something besides the plots and acting!

Titanic sucks. I'll agree with you there. But the first 15 minutes of "Saving Private Ryan" alone is worth its inclusion on the list.

Titanic sucks. I'll agree with you there. But the first 15 minutes of "Saving Private Ryan" alone is worth its inclusion on the list.

I definitely agree, the opening montage of the beach landing is a great piece of cinematography and very educational. The rest of the movie I did not care for as it seemed a bit forced/preachy.

The scooterbug version of Titanic is a great improvement over the original. It's 45 minutes shorter and doesn't involve learning to spit, ballet dancing, making out in a car, or nearly as much racing around waterfilled corridors. More about a historic naval accident than leonardo dicraprio.

Having scanned the list once, is it my imagination or are Spielberg and Hitchcock represented awfully well in that list?

My favorite film on the list.....#48 Rear Window. My goodness, but when Grace Kelly first appears hovering over the wheelchair bound Jimmy Stewart.....what a vision of classic beauty.

Having scanned the list once, is it my imagination or are Spielberg and Hitchcock represented awfully well in that list?

My favorite film on the list.....#48 Rear Window. My goodness, but when Grace Kelly first appears hovering over the wheelchair bound Jimmy Stewart.....what a vision of classic beauty.

Kelly, Kim Novak, Tippi Hedron, etc. Hitchcock had a platinum blonde in every film. My favorite? North By Northwest

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/21/afi.movies.ap/index.html Does anyone see any glaring errors here?

what are the errors you see?

Gross. All these movies are so boring.

They are just saying they are the best because the feel like they have to. I mean who really wants to sit through Citizen Kane or Mr. Smith Goes To Washington.

Snow White??? Really?

These are always SOO annoying.:roll:

I felt some movies like Snow White and Toy Story were chosen because they represented a leap in techology/their genre.

what are the errors you see?

I would strike Tootsie and replace it with Being There.

Citizen Kane isn't in my top 10......

Gross. All these movies are so boring.

They are just saying they are the best because the feel like they have to. I mean who really wants to sit through Citizen Kane or Mr. Smith Goes To Washington.

Snow White??? Really?

These are always SOO annoying.:roll:

I think you hit the nail on the head. I got suckered into watching the French film Umbrellas of Cherbourg because it was on one of those "top movies to see in a lifetime" lists and it was excrutiating. We popped it out after less than 15 minutes. I don't fall for lists any more.

I don't get Citizen Kane but then again I didn't get the Mona Lisa when I saw it, either, so what do I know? :lol:

i think #2 is definitely #1 at least in my book

Wow. Kimmi thinks 100 of the greatest films ever made are all "boring." I guess living in Cali has transformed Kimmi into Paris Hilton.

So, Kimmi, what should be included, Roadhouse? Dumb and Dumber? Melrose Place: The Movie?

Wow. Kimmi thinks 100 of the greatest films ever made are all "boring." I guess living in Cali has transformed Kimmi into Paris Hilton.

So, Kimmi, what should be included, Roadhouse? Dumb and Dumber? Melrose Place: The Movie?

:roll: nobody under the age of 40 cares about half of those movies.

Number 6 should have been higher, and "Raising Arizona" should have been at least #5.

I felt some movies like Snow White and Toy Story were chosen because they represented a leap in techology/their genre.

Probably--especially "Snow White." Everyone was telling Walt that no one was going to sit through a full-length cartoon. It's really amazing when you consider the work that went into those movies.

I don't think the "Sixth Sense" or "Forrest Gump" belongs on the list.

The book "Forrest Gump" was a great modern satire of US culture and the Vietnam War through the eyes of an athletically gifted idiot savant..........the movie was Tom Hanks being dumb and digitally inserted in old footage.

"Titanic" and "Saving Private Ryan" better be on there for something besides the plots and acting!

"Titanic" was some of the worst writing/acting I've ever seen. Makes me want to puke. I think I will puke...:puke:

The scooterbug version of Titanic is a great improvement over the original. It's 45 minutes shorter and doesn't involve learning to spit, ballet dancing, making out in a car, or nearly as much racing around waterfilled corridors. More about a historic naval accident than leonardo dicraprio.

I would much rather see this...

Gross. All these movies are so boring.

They are just saying they are the best because the feel like they have to. I mean who really wants to sit through Citizen Kane or Mr. Smith Goes To Washington.

Snow White??? Really?

These are always SOO annoying.:roll:

But I liked "Mr. Smith..." Maybe I'm just old. And boring.

:roll: nobody under the age of 40 cares about half of those movies.

Maybe that is the problem with America and its decline as a dynamic and vibrant economy. Those under 40 don't seem to care about ANYTHING except self indulgence !!!

Yikes !!! The above reads a little too harsh. Cut me some slack because I am WAY above 40. :lolabove:

Yikes !!! The above reads a little too harsh. Cut me some slack because I am WAY above 40. :lolabove:

you scare me goofer - because i think i am agreeing with you. (and yes i am over 40);-)

WHERE IS PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE??!:idontno:

WHERE IS PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE??!:idontno:

wasn't it at a movie theater in florida (when he got arrested)?

Just finished watching "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid." Dadgummit. Hated the ending. Now I'm gonna have to get out "Lonesome Dove" to get the bad taste out of my mouth.

Just finished watching "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid." Dadgummit. Hated the ending. Now I'm gonna have to get out "Lonesome Dove" to get the bad taste out of my mouth.

I know...I hated the ending too. RR was just too darling for words in that flick though...:wub:
Lonesome Dove.....:wub:

I know...I hated the ending too. RR was just too darling for words in that flick though...:wub:

I've always loved RR, but Newman was extra-darling in that one, too.

Lonesome Dove.....:wub:

Yep. Had to change my siggy. What a great story.