I can't believe I'm the first to mention Citizen Kane.
Congratulations to the class of 1999. You all proved more or less adequate.
Snyder ,'Chosen'
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Jessica - Dec 28, 2008 3:13:25 pm PST #9171 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
le nubian - Dec 28, 2008 3:17:17 pm PST #9172 of 10000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
ha! I'm already disagreeing with movies already mentioned!
I think it might help to narrow down what "all time great" means: so is this by genre? In which case I suspect most people would put "Blade Runner" on that list over and over again.
"Wizard of Oz" has to be on an all-time great list. I just watched some of that movie again when it was on tv for the holidays and what a crazy weird movie that is when it comes right down to it - and man how successful.
"Memento" would make my personal list, but I doubt seriously that a whole lot of people would agree with me.
Woody Allen movies except for "Hannah and Her Sisters" do nothing for me, but I recognize that at least one of his movies belongs on the list.
DebetEsse - Dec 28, 2008 3:20:32 pm PST #9173 of 10000
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I'd say Psycho probably most of Hitchcock's movies would be the one on the list, but maybe Vertigo , too. King Kong , probably.
dcp - Dec 28, 2008 3:42:34 pm PST #9174 of 10000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Huh. That's a good question. When I look over my list of movies that I liked well enough to want to own someday, the only ones that I think other people might (or ought to) think belong among the all-time greats are Dr. Strangelove, Gosford Park, and The Milagro Beanfield War.
Kathy A - Dec 28, 2008 3:47:03 pm PST #9175 of 10000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
looking at my dvd shelves...
Young Frankenstein
West Side Story
Singin' in the Rain
Easter Parade
The Wizard of Oz
The Great Escape
Amadeus
The Shawshank Redemption
Aliens
M
Dumbo
Mary Poppins
Jessica - Dec 28, 2008 3:47:11 pm PST #9176 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
OH MY GOD NOBODY HAS MENTIONED THE PRINCESS BRIDE YET EITHER.
Seriously, people!
Also The Muppet Movie
Kathy A - Dec 28, 2008 3:48:45 pm PST #9177 of 10000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Oh, and I know they're not old enough to earn classic status yet, but I have to put The Lord of the Rings on there.
Barb - Dec 28, 2008 3:49:26 pm PST #9178 of 10000
“Not dead yet!”
"Memento" would make my personal list, but I doubt seriously that a whole lot of people would agree with me.
I would.
And I'd totally put Amadeus on that list as well.
And Princess Bride
Also, American in Paris.
Gris - Dec 28, 2008 4:12:04 pm PST #9179 of 10000
Hey. New board.
Blu-Ray players are awesome, and The Dark Knight really is unstoppingly bleak. And good.
Probably not on the "all time greats" list, but possibly only out of prejudice against the genre? I don't know, I can't decide.
I'd put Breakfast at Tiffany's on there.
ETA: And The Little Mermaid.
Jessica - Dec 28, 2008 4:17:15 pm PST #9180 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I watched TDK again over the holidays, and I just couldn't get into it this time. For every brilliant little moment, there's a clunky overwritten scene where 2 characters rehash their thematic mission statements and stop the movie dead in its tracks. I wanted to go at the script with a machete.