unofan
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I love how you say that when 3 of the 4 you haven't seen almost certainly deserve to be there...
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The IMDB top 25 - how many have you seen?
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I love how you say that when 3 of the 4 you haven't seen almost certainly deserve to be there...
Kepler
Si certus es dubita
Re: The IMDB top 25 - how many have you seen?
I'm only responsible for what I've seen. But it is an oddity that I haven't seen Cuckoo's Nest. I have an irrational fear of it. I'd like to see City of God sometime, too. The other two hold zero interest: mawkish hooey.
I'm only responsible for what I've seen. But it is an oddity that I haven't seen Cuckoo's Nest. I have an irrational fear of it. I'd like to see City of God sometime, too. The other two hold zero interest: mawkish hooey.
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FadeToBlack&Gold
Microlot Marxist
Re: The IMDB top 25 - how many have you seen?
Never seen 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 10, 18, 19, 21, or 22.
Never seen 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 10, 18, 19, 21, or 22.
Kepler
Si certus es dubita
Re: The IMDB top 25 - how many have you seen?
I'm OK with that.
Seven Samurai is one of my all-time biggest disappointments but as God is my witness it bores me and I much prefer Magnificent Seven, IMO a far superior film on every dimension.
The Kurosawa that needs to be there is Yojimbo.
I'm OK with that.
Seven Samurai is one of my all-time biggest disappointments but as God is my witness it bores me and I much prefer Magnificent Seven, IMO a far superior film on every dimension.
The Kurosawa that needs to be there is Yojimbo.
FadeToBlack&Gold
Microlot Marxist
Re: The IMDB top 25 - how many have you seen?
Bugger off.
But seriously, I wouldn't put the trilogy in my Top 25. It would probably go in my Top 100. They were well done, but hardly all-time cinematic masterpieces.
I definitely need to get around to seeing 1, 2, and 3, but I have my doubts any of them would go in my Top 10.
Bugger off.
But seriously, I wouldn't put the trilogy in my Top 25. It would probably go in my Top 100. They were well done, but hardly all-time cinematic masterpieces.
I definitely need to get around to seeing 1, 2, and 3, but I have my doubts any of them would go in my Top 10.
Or John Ford, Frank Capra and Cecil B. deMille.
ticapnews
Never graduate.
Re: The IMDB top 25 - how many have you seen?
The IMDB list is entirely based on fan votes. For comparison, the AFI top 25
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)
Only four of the IMDB top 25 make the cut. #1 Shawshank comes in at #72 on the AFI list.
I have not seen 11, 12 or 18.
ETA: That list was compiled in 2007, the 10th anniversary of the original list.
There's a huge generational gap between the IMDB and the AFI lists. On IMDB there are only four films from before 1972; on the AFI only five films after.
The IMDB list is entirely based on fan votes. For comparison, the AFI top 25
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)
Only four of the IMDB top 25 make the cut. #1 Shawshank comes in at #72 on the AFI list.
I have not seen 11, 12 or 18.
ETA: That list was compiled in 2007, the 10th anniversary of the original list.
There's a huge generational gap between the IMDB and the AFI lists. On IMDB there are only four films from before 1972; on the AFI only five films after.
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dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
FadeToBlack&Gold
Microlot Marxist
Re: The IMDB top 25 - how many have you seen?
Citizen Kane does not belong in anyone's Top 25. It's too self-indulgent.
Citizen Kane does not belong in anyone's Top 25. It's too self-indulgent.
dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
Re: The IMDB top 25 - how many have you seen?
Haven’t seen 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, or 23
Haven’t seen 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, or 23
mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
Re: The IMDB top 25 - how many have you seen?
isn't this universally seen as crap? or is you implying calling it "crap" is overrating it
isn't this universally seen as crap? or is you implying calling it "crap" is overrating it
mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
FadeToBlack&Gold
Microlot Marxist
Re: The IMDB top 25 - how many have you seen?
Dx said awhile back he that hates old movies. So I'm not surprised.
Dx said awhile back he that hates old movies. So I'm not surprised.
mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
unofan
Well-known member
And, of course, AFI excludes all foreign films.
Kepler
Si certus es dubita
Re: The IMDB top 25 - how many have you seen?
There are people here who will cut you if you call it anything less than A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. I think it's the biggest steaming pile in movie history and the laziest performance by director, writer, and actors I've ever witnessed. I'm sure the costume design was fine.
isn't this universally seen as crap? or is you implying calling it "crap" is overrating it
There are people here who will cut you if you call it anything less than A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. I think it's the biggest steaming pile in movie history and the laziest performance by director, writer, and actors I've ever witnessed. I'm sure the costume design was fine.
Kepler
Si certus es dubita
Re: The IMDB top 25 - how many have you seen?
His only real flaw, except the whole Minny thing.
His only real flaw, except the whole Minny thing.
dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
Re: The IMDB top 25 - how many have you seen?
I don’t hate them, I just don’t prefer them. I love The Godfather, I really liked His Girl Friday, and a lot of Buster Keaton’s stuff is hilarious. Some things just don’t speak to me. Others do.
I’ve seen clips of virtually all of them during my film studies course back in college. I’ve seen nearly all of Casablanca and I just didn’t find it to be worth finishing. Arabia and Gone require setting aside enough time. I’m sure there are others like that on the list.
I don’t hate them, I just don’t prefer them. I love The Godfather, I really liked His Girl Friday, and a lot of Buster Keaton’s stuff is hilarious. Some things just don’t speak to me. Others do.
I’ve seen clips of virtually all of them during my film studies course back in college. I’ve seen nearly all of Casablanca and I just didn’t find it to be worth finishing. Arabia and Gone require setting aside enough time. I’m sure there are others like that on the list.
ticapnews
Never graduate.
Re: The IMDB top 25 - how many have you seen?
Well, yeah. The A does stand for American.
Well, yeah. The A does stand for American.