I'm really bad--I've only seen 58 of those films all the way through.
Fire bad. Tree pretty.
Buffy ,'Chosen'
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Kathy A - Jun 21, 2007 7:50:17 am PDT #9378 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Polter-Cow - Jun 21, 2007 7:51:17 am PDT #9379 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That's better than me! And I even counted A Night at the Opera, which I may have fallen asleep during. I was disappointed, after all the hype. It was no Duck Soup.
bon bon - Jun 21, 2007 7:52:27 am PDT #9380 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Pulp Fiction and Goodfellas were in the 90s on that list. So last night we had to develop an oral macro for "THIS is better than Pulp Fiction/Goodfellas?" And once Godfather II came in at 32, "This is better than PF/G/G2?!" I have to say, it's a very Western-heavy list.
Kathy A - Jun 21, 2007 7:54:03 am PDT #9381 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
The biggest chunk of that list I haven't seen is from the 1960s and '70s--Godfather, Graduate, Raging Bull, Chinatown, and a lot more on my to-be-watched list.
§ ita § - Jun 21, 2007 7:56:22 am PDT #9382 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think I like these AFI guys. I'm sure that will go away once I read the list.
I just failed to get Pulp Fiction or Goodfellas.
Really hated PF.
Polter-Cow - Jun 21, 2007 7:57:25 am PDT #9383 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Someone else who hasn't seen The Godfather !! Now I'm not so weird. I haven't seen Raging Bull either, but I've seen The Graduate and Chinatown. There are a few movies on the list I have on my DVR waiting to be watched: The General, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and Nashville.
I also have yet to see Goodfellas.
Was The Sixth Sense really THAT good? Maybe I need to watch it again.
DavidS - Jun 21, 2007 7:57:30 am PDT #9384 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The biggest chunk of that list I haven't seen is from the 1960s and '70s--Godfather, Graduate, Raging Bull, Chinatown, and a lot more on my to-be-watched list.
None of those are spinach movies, I think. (Except Raging Bull which I haven't seen.) They're not light movies, but they're very enjoyable film watching experiences.
Hayden - Jun 21, 2007 8:00:11 am PDT #9385 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
As always, AFI's come up with a list full of turds. The comparison is particularly amazing: "We have to make room for Titanic; Stagecoach has gotta go!"
Anyway, of the new list, I've not seen The Best Years of Our Lives, Cabaret, Sunrise, Swing Time, or Yankee Doodle Dandy. Of the bumpees, I've not seen Wuthering Heights.
Polter-Cow - Jun 21, 2007 8:02:01 am PDT #9386 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I've seen a movie Corwood hasn't seen! I feel special. We saw The Best Years of Our Lives in my film class. It was all about deep focus and using a non-actor (with a hook for a hand!).
Hayden - Jun 21, 2007 8:02:39 am PDT #9387 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Sorry, I'm being overly negative.
I can't advise anyone to watch Raging Bull, though. Go watch Taxi Driver again. Or The King of Comedy.