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7/13/2008 11:07:11 PM

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7/13/2008 11:09:30 PM

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"This wasn't a list of new movies, jackass"

Thanks for the fucking heads up, dickwad. It's not like the year is next to the title or anything.

7/13/2008 11:09:44 PM

Go re-read your statement w/ in context of the thread. You'll smack yourself.

7/13/2008 11:11:13 PM

I refuse to believe any of you are at fucking 8...


I dont know a single person who hasnt seen the following:

Star Wars
The Wizard of Oz
Pulp Fiction
The Shawshank Redemption
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Jaws


That leaves just two more that you had to have seen....

7/13/2008 11:11:25 PM

about 44

but I absolutely hate that AFI's list doesn't include Cassavetes

7/13/2008 11:13:09 PM

I know what I said, I was remarking that movies lately suck really bad.


This is a movie thread, and it was a movie commentary. What's the problem with that, Mr. Post Policeman?

7/13/2008 11:14:19 PM

Your post implies that movies previously made are superior to new ones. Yet, you haven't seen a good number of movies on this list (a best of the old).

7/13/2008 11:16:50 PM

Star Wars - yes
The Wizard of Oz - no
Pulp Fiction - yes
The Shawshank Redemption -no
Raiders of the Lost Ark - yes
Jaws - no

And I just saw Raiders of The Last Aark and Pulp Fiction within the past year.

[Edited on July 13, 2008 at 11:19 PM. Reason : ]

7/13/2008 11:18:29 PM

So?

If I've seen 8 movies from the list and 8 movies that have come out in the past few years, can I not draw a comparison?

7/13/2008 11:18:42 PM

^^ you havent seen one second of the Wizard of Oz? I refuse to believe that

7/13/2008 11:20:08 PM

I've seen about 10 minutes of it, I would hardly consider that seeing a movie.

7/13/2008 11:20:34 PM

I really wouldn't consider having viewed a second of a movie as having seen it. If that were the case, I'd have a bunch more on my list.

7/13/2008 11:21:03 PM

I would... maybe you didnt like it and turned if off... I still count that as seeing it.

Literally a second, as in flipping through with the remote, no, but seeing it long enough to make the decision that you didnt want to keep watching it, counts for me

[Edited on July 13, 2008 at 11:21 PM. Reason : d]

7/13/2008 11:21:04 PM

cause seeing a few minutes allows you to grasp the whole plot?

[Edited on July 13, 2008 at 11:23 PM. Reason : ]

7/13/2008 11:21:51 PM

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The American Film Institute's 2007 list of the top-100 American movies:

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.

[Edited on July 13, 2008 at 11:23 PM. Reason : your mom]

7/13/2008 11:22:05 PM

^^ read again

7/13/2008 11:22:46 PM

OK Shannon, out of the 92 that you saw, how many did you actually like?

im guessing 3

7/13/2008 11:23:34 PM

30- possibly more (there were a few that I feel like I had seen when I was younger, but wasn't sure)

7/13/2008 11:26:08 PM

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7/13/2008 11:26:36 PM

there are way more than 3 enjoyable films on that list

7/13/2008 11:27:03 PM

I've seen 13 of them and most weren't of my own volition. Most were watched in classes in middle/high school.

Can't say I really enjoyed anything on that list.


Wait i think ive seen like 2 minutes at a time of shawshank redemption 100 times on TNT for the past 9 nine years before i change the channel. Does that count?

7/13/2008 11:27:43 PM

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7/13/2008 11:29:12 PM

Ones I have seen and liked

1. Citizen Kane, 1941.

2. The Godfather, 1972.

3. Casablanca, 1942.

4. Raging Bull, 1980.

8. Schindler's List, 1993.

9. Vertigo, 1958.

10. The Wizard of Oz, 1939.

13. Star Wars, 1977.

14. Psycho, 1960.

15. 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968.

16. Sunset Blvd., 1950.

20. It's a Wonderful Life, 1946.

21. Chinatown, 1974.

25. To Kill a Mockingbird, 1962.

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.

36. The Bridge on the River Kwai, 1957.

39. Dr. Strangelove, 1964.

41. King Kong, 1933.

48. Rear Window, 1954.

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.

56. Jaws, 1975.

57. Rocky, 1976.

59. Nashville, 1975.

64. Network, 1976.

66. Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1981.

70. A Clockwork Orange, 1971.

71. Saving Private Ryan, 1998.

72. The Shawshank Redemption, 1994.

74. The Silence of the Lambs, 1991.

76. Forrest Gump, 1994.

79. The Wild Bunch, 1969.

86. Platoon, 1986.

89. The Sixth Sense, 1999.

92. Goodfellas, 1990.

93. The French Connection, 1971.

94. Pulp Fiction, 1994.

97. Blade Runner, 1982.

[Edited on July 13, 2008 at 11:30 PM. Reason : s]

7/13/2008 11:29:19 PM

Quote :

" 13. Star Wars, 1977. 40. The Sound of Music, 1965. 76. Forrest Gump, 1994. 81. Spartacus, 1960. 83. Titanic, 1997. 99. Toy Story, 1995."

I've seen parts of some of the others. I don't remember a good bit of spartacus - had to watch it in latin class 9th grade. The Sound of Music - I *think* I've watched it all. It comes on at christmas, so I keep the TV on for the music. Between a couple years of that, knowing the story, and watching part of it in 97, I think I've seen all of it...Just not in one sitting

Quote :

"I dont know a single person who hasnt seen the following: Star Wars The Wizard of Oz Pulp Fiction The Shawshank Redemption Raiders of the Lost Ark Jaws "

I only saw star wars this past year. Caught the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark a couple weekends ago. Seen a few pieces of The Wizard of Oz.

[Edited on July 13, 2008 at 11:34 PM. Reason : alsdkjf]

7/13/2008 11:32:35 PM

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7/13/2008 11:33:35 PM

i went through a phase where i tried to watch every movie on that list about 4 years ago. a lot of the older movies lose their punch over time mainly because what was original in 1947 has been redone and overused so much since then that its become worthless. but within the timeframe of 1947 it was amazing. if you can recognize that you can enjoy greats like rearview mirror and vertigo and such (both of which i loved)

7/13/2008 11:35:39 PM

The 8 I havent seen:

49. Intolerance, 1916.
58. The Gold Rush, 1925.
61. Sullivan's Travels, 1941.
82. Sunrise, 1927.
85. A Night at the Opera, 1935.
88. Bringing Up Baby, 1938.
90. Swing Time, 1936.
98. Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1942.


^ Citizen Kane holds up really well... there is some shit in there that wasnt redone until the 1980s

[Edited on July 13, 2008 at 11:37 PM. Reason : s]

7/13/2008 11:36:22 PM

Quote :

"i went through a phase where i tried to watch every movie on that list about 4 years ago."

i tried to do that with the imdb top 250 list before it got gayed up with lord of the rings and crap movies like that. while they may not be bad movies, they don't deserve to be in the top 250... they havent been tested by time yet

7/13/2008 11:36:52 PM

ahhhhh i love bringing up baby

7/13/2008 11:39:34 PM

TWW movie night?

7/13/2008 11:40:21 PM

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7/13/2008 11:40:58 PM

^^apparently we need to have one.

and for all the mushy heads that get teary eyed in movies like wall-e. have i got the warm and fuzzy movie for you it is.........its a wonderful life!!!!!!! jimmy stewart. he gets me everytime

[Edited on July 13, 2008 at 11:42 PM. Reason : ^]

7/13/2008 11:41:59 PM

Quote :

"82. Sunrise, 1927. 85. A Night at the Opera, 1935."

Both of these are really good, Jaybee. Sunrise is a little hard to find these days, though I saw it on TCM a while ago.

7/13/2008 11:42:14 PM

for some reason I think I might have seen A Night at the Opera but I cant remember a damn thing about it

7/13/2008 11:43:12 PM

I loved it when amc was like tcm. If I had had tivo then, it would have imploded.

7/13/2008 11:44:21 PM

Ones I've seen all the way through the movie (32)
2. The Godfather, 1972.
3. Casablanca, 1942.
8. Schindler's List, 1993.
10. The Wizard of Oz, 1939.
13. Star Wars, 1977.
15. 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968.
20. It's a Wonderful Life, 1946.
24. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, 1982.
25. To Kill a Mockingbird, 1962.
26. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, 1939.
31. The Maltese Falcon, 1941.
32. The Godfather Part II, 1974.
34. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937.
36. The Bridge on the River Kwai, 1957.
50. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 2001.
51. West Side Story, 1961.
56. Jaws, 1975.
57. Rocky, 1976.
65. The African Queen, 1951.
66. Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1981.
70. A Clockwork Orange, 1971.
71. Saving Private Ryan, 1998.
72. The Shawshank Redemption, 1994.
74. The Silence of the Lambs, 1991.
76. Forrest Gump, 1994.
83. Titanic, 1997.
87. 12 Angry Men, 1957.
89. The Sixth Sense, 1999.
92. Goodfellas, 1990.
94. Pulp Fiction, 1994.
99. Toy Story, 1995.
100. Ben-Hur, 1959.

There must have been 20-30 that I've seen parts of, but not all the way though

[Edited on July 13, 2008 at 11:45 PM. Reason : !]

7/13/2008 11:45:43 PM

^^^



[Edited on July 13, 2008 at 11:46 PM. Reason : .]

7/13/2008 11:46:03 PM

OH SHIT, make it 89, then

7/13/2008 11:46:55 PM

from start to finish - 36

I've seen parts of a whole lot more.

7/13/2008 11:48:29 PM

wait a minute. i just realized i've seen Sunrise. make mine 43.

7/13/2008 11:50:01 PM

29

half of those were thanks to ENG-282 intro to film

7/13/2008 11:51:48 PM

I've seen 34 out of that list.

7/14/2008 12:00:49 AM

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7/14/2008 12:02:43 AM

I have seen these:

Schindler's List
The Wizard of Oz
Star Wars
ET.
Snow White
The Sound of Music
The Lord Of the Rings
Saving Private Ryan
The Shawshank Redemption
Silence of the Lambs
Forrest Gump
Titanic
The Sixth Sense

7/14/2008 12:03:14 AM

38

And lots that I need to see

7/14/2008 12:09:14 AM

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and the sixth sense has no business being on that list

7/14/2008 12:13:59 AM

43

7/14/2008 12:15:31 AM

and the sixth sense has no business being on that list

7/14/2008 12:15:47 AM

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^ gtfo

7/14/2008 12:16:03 AM