At the Movies

[tikistitch]

From sublate, this is a list of the "Top 100 Films," courtesy of The (London) Times Online.

And, you can tell they're real critics, 'cause they say "film" instead of movie.

Anyways, this isn't a meme, but what the heck? We've used the following markup method: Normal = "Haven't seen it," BOLD = "Have seen it," italic = "What the #$%@#$!! is this doing here instead of Citizen Kane?"



100 - Jurassic Park
99 - La Belle et la Bete
98 - My Fair Lady
97 - Point Break
96 - Lost in Translation
95 - Grand Hotel
94 - La Haine
93 - Cool Hand Luke
92 - A bout de soffle
91 - Short Cuts
90 - Trainspotting
89 - A Touch of Evil
88 - Wild Strawberries
87 - Silence of the Lambs
86 - Nosferatu
85 - Dog Day Afternoon
84 - Festen
83 - Spartacus
82 - Chungking Express
81 - North by Northwest
80 - Tokyo Story
79 - Deliverance
78 - The Lady Eve
77 - Pather Panchali
76 - From Here To Eternity
75 - The Good, The Bad the Ugly
74 - Rosemary’s Baby
73 - Great Expectations
72 - Days of Heaven
71 - This Is Spinal Tap
70 - The Conversation
69 - Hidden (Cache)
68 - The Maltese Falcon
67 - The Piano
66 - Toy Story
65 - The Thin Blue Line
64 - Do The Right Thing
63 - On The Waterfront
62 - Taxi Driver
61 - Rashomon
60 - The Crying Game
59 - Pulp Fiction
58 - Dr Zhivago
57 - Raging Bull
56 - Whisky Galore
55 - The Matrix
54 - Roman Holiday
53 - Mildred Pierce
52 - La Dolce Vita
51 - Cabaret
50 - Blade Runner
49 - High Society
48 - Shoah
47 - Fargo
46 - All About Eve
45 - The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
44 - A Streetcar Named Desire
43 - Terminator 2: Judgement Day
42 - Blue Velvet
41 - A Star Is Born
40 - The Life of Brian
39 - The Graduate
38 - Rear Window
37 - Beau Travail
36 - Jaws
35 - Withnail and I
34 - The Man Who Shot Libert Valance
33 - One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
32 - The Empire Strikes Back
31 - His Girl Friday
30 - Rebel Without a Cause
29 - Duck Soup
28 - Gone With The Wind
27 - A Clockwork Orange
26 - Goodfellas
25 - Picnic at Hanging Rock
24 - The Philadelphia Story
23 - Some Like It Hot
22 - The Breakfast Club
21 - The Towering Inferno
20 - The Wizard of Oz
19 - The Exorcist
18 - Don’t Look Now
17 - Annie Hall
16 - Metropolis
15 - Apocalypse Now
14 - Jungle Book
13 - 2001
12 - Alien
11 - The Sound of Music
10 - The Godfather
9 - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
8 - Sunset Boulevard
7 - Kes
6 - Vertigo
5 - The Shining
4 - Chinatown
3 - ET
2 - There Will Be Blood
1 - Casablanca

Comments

[nitasee.livejournal.com]

Wait a minute. Point Break? Towering Inferno? The Breakfast Club!?!?!? WTF?

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

I think the article should've been titled, "At last, the British Film critics are taking acid."

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

If nothing else, I'd rather watch Point Break than ever sit through The Matrix.

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

During my "semi-ironic crush on Keanu" phase I had posters for Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey as well as Point Break up in my apartment. But, haven't given it a thought since then. I almost wonder if one of the critics is an Hot Fuzz fan?

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

I've seen Point Break get better props now than when it was released (a recent mention in the Onion AV Club, f'rinstance). But then, so does The Warriors. I suppose 20 years of constant cable repetition will do that.

[nitasee.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry but how good can any movie with Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze and Gary Busey be? At least The Matrix had Laurence Fishburne and Hugo Weaving - and it's much funnier when watched drunk.

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

Oh my God, I actually saw Pather Panchali like 25 years ago. This is the first mention I've heard of it since.

That's a weird feeling.

[nitasee.livejournal.com]

I remember seeing it for a Film Appreciation class back in college. Undergrad days.

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

Bet it was at the same time, when it was getting campus distro.

[nitasee.livejournal.com]

Prolly. That would have been *gasp* 25 years ago.

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

*nods*

We're olllllllllllllllld!

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

What's it about? It sounds like an appetizer.

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pather_Panchali

I don't remember a bit of it.

[sarahpolk.livejournal.com]

HOW HOW HOW is it possible that The Shining is #5 and All About Eve is #46?!?!?!? WTF?!?!?!?!

I think "There Will Be Blood" is overrated. Very good, yes, but it is obscene to say it is better than the movie it pays homage to, Citizen Kane.

Wait, WHERE IS CITIZEN KANE?!?!?!?!?!?! WTF?!?!?

THIS LIST IS OBVIOUSLY FLAWED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

The discussion dealo accompanying the list (too lazy to look for it) says they decided "Touch of Evil" was better than Citizen Kane. Though, no clue why they couldn't just include *two* Orson Welles movies.

[avalonjones.livejournal.com]

Oh, man, I've only seen 12 of these. I'm such a loser!

[itsnymo.livejournal.com]

Why are there some films that I studied in my film class not on this list?

apparently, I shouldn't trust The London Times and whoever made this damn list anyways...

[pirkaslimegirl.livejournal.com]

Why do you bash 'The Matrix'? o.o