I'm not a Welles fan. Citizen Kane bored me to tears and I thought Touch of Evil was eh. The Philadelphia Story is far too low on that shiteous list.
Mighty fine shindig.
Mal ,'Shindig'
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Glamcookie - Jun 21, 2007 11:42:11 am PDT #9504 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Aims - Jun 21, 2007 11:42:52 am PDT #9505 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
The Philadelphia Story is far too low on that shiteous list.
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Laga - Jun 21, 2007 11:43:38 am PDT #9506 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Holy Cow they dropped Giant & Rebel Without a Cause and East of Eden was never on the list? Am I to understand that James Dean has no place in the 100 greatest movies of all time? gah!
Laga - Jun 21, 2007 12:40:45 pm PDT #9507 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Speaking of movies not on the AFI top 100 list... watched Waiting... last night. Absolutely non-essential viewing Unless you have ever worked in a restaurant in which case it is a Must See.
Vonnie K - Jun 21, 2007 1:56:29 pm PDT #9508 of 10001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
I can't believe they bumped The Third Man
Seriously. I've just read the last 200 posts and I still can't get over this bit, which was the first thing Hec said after the list was linked. I mean... WHY? The Third Man is pretty much my favourite film of all time (it's either this, or Vertigo, or A Matter of Life And Death depending on my mood) so I'm admittedly biased, but honestly, I don't get it. For Titanic and Sixth Sense? The hell? And I don't buy the explanation that it was not American enough, because the flick is narrated by a goddamned American! Holly Martins is the central character!
Uhm, I'm actually getting kinda upset...? Which is lame, I know. STUPID LIST.
The ones I haven't seen:
Godfather (I've seen snippets of it, but never the whole thing)
The General
Raging Bull
Apocalypse Now
The Godfather II
Dr. Strangelove
Midnight Cowboy
Intolerance
M*A*S*H
The Gold Rush
American Graffiti
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
In the Heat of the Night
The Wild Bunch
Sunrise
Goodfellas
The French Connection
Do the Right Thing
18. Mostly, it's a big 70's-shaped hole, plus my weird aversion to anything Coppola, Kubrick, and to a lesser degree, Scorsese.
Polter-Cow - Jun 21, 2007 2:08:20 pm PDT #9509 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I have yet to see The Third Man, but Vonnie, you haven't seen Dr. Strangelove ? It's so fun!
The French Connection was all right, mostly notable for the cool car chase and the last five seconds.
I really liked Do the Right Thing.
megan walker - Jun 21, 2007 2:13:30 pm PDT #9510 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
because the flick is narrated by a goddamned American
Actually, I believe this is only true in the American version. The original has narration by Carol Reed.
Vonnie K - Jun 21, 2007 2:16:21 pm PDT #9511 of 10001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
you haven't seen Dr. Strangelove ?
Heh. I have kind of a hate-on for Stanley Kubrick by transference. I used to hang out on movie forums back in pre-LJ, pre-Buffistas days and there were some really obnoxious tools there who worshipped the ground Kubrick walked on and was nasty to anyone who didn't get the master's "genius." Or something. I mean, I liked him fine before! I loved Path of Glory and enjoyed Spartacus as the fun spectacle it is. OK, Clockwork Orange totally traumatized me but I recognize it's a brilliant film, etc. But after that, I purposefully refused to watch Kubrick's films. Wow, that's petty. I should probably get over myself.
I do plan on watching Godfather movies one of these days. Still feels like homework though.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 21, 2007 2:21:42 pm PDT #9512 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Hey, at least it protected you from Eyes Wide Shut. But I'd add my voice to the Dr. Strangelove recommendations, it's great fun.
Kathy A - Jun 21, 2007 2:22:08 pm PDT #9513 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Dr. Strangelove is a really hilarious film. George C. Scott and Peter Sellers are especially funny in it.