- I have an upcoming list of the top 100 Film Classics I haven't seen or need to revisit. Obviously, ALL those movies are disqualified from my list and next year when I have finished my list of movies I need to see some of those will be added to it.
- It was only a year ago I became critically interested in films. I hope this list dramatically changes every year as I become more immersed and educated in the study of film
- I believe in stakes and context. Lists aren't interesting unless we give them stakes. So the stakes of this list is: if every film in the history of the art form was destroyed and I could only save 100 theses are the 100 I would save and in the order of importance. I'm not saying these are the 100 greatest films of all time. I am saying these are the 100 most important films to me as someone fascinated in the art form of film
- In the coming days and weeks I will write a paragraph of WHY these moving are so important. I considered lots of things while making this list:
- Nostalgia
- Importance in cinematic history
- Quality of the Film
- Acting
- Directing
- Writing
- Entertainment Factor (still haven't made it through Lawrence of Arabia or Ten Commandments acting and directing aside they are soooooooo boring)
- Popularity- Is this movie present on other top 100 list? Was it commercially successful? Does that matter?
- Relevance to the time it was released. Citizen Kane if it were released today as is would be garbage but for the time it was a tremendously good and important film
- Things I do not feel qualified to assess or comment on:
- cinematography
- lighting
- editing
- Foreign Films
- Westerns
- War Movies
All of that qualifying aside in the coming days and weeks I will have blogs dedicated to why I think each movie is important and why it is where it is. I also will have that Upcoming Top 100 movies I need to see. Submissions for ideas on films I need to see are greatly appreciated. Without further adieu let's look at my Top 100 films:
- It’s a Wonderful Life
- . When Harry Met Sally
- . Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind4. 2001: A Space Odyssey5. Tree of Life6. Howl’s Moving Castle7. To Kill a Mockingbird8. Hot Fuzz9. Memento10. Fight Club11. The Shinning12. Revolutionary Road13. Network14. Annie Hall15. A Beautiful Mind16. American History X17. Wizard of Oz18. Dog Day Afternoon19. Oh Brother Where Art Thou?20. Pulp Fiction21. Donnie Darko22. Death of a Salesman23. The Social Network24. Dr. Strangelove25. Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring26. Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back27. Adaptation28. Fantasia29. Shawshank Redemption30. The Matrix31. Brokeback Mountain32. Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan33. Who Framed Roger Rabbit34. Airplane!35. Raiders of the Lost Arc36. Lion King37. Wall-E38. Moon39. Cabaret40. Michael Clayton41. Shame42. Dances with Wolves43. Good Will Hunting44. Blade Runner45. Chicago46. The Departed47. Walk the Line48. Hunt for Red October49. A Man for All Seasons50. Fiddler on the Room51. The Iron Giant52. E.T.53. Trainspotting54. Wall Street55. Winter’s Bone56. Groundhog Day57. The Blues Brothers58. Lost in Translation59. Scream60. The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas61. Back to the Future62. Milk63. Syriana64. Die Hard65. Death at a Funeral66. The Hurt Locker67. (500) Days of Summer68. Frost/ Nixon69. Jaws70. Rain Man71. Spirited Away72. Dead Poet Society73. Big Fish74. Pan’s Labyrinth75. A Few Good Men76. Exorcist77. In the Loop78. Bourne Ultimatum79. Some Like it Hot80. The Life of Brian81. History of the World Part 182. Black Swan83. V For Vendetta84. The Good Shepard85. Inception86. JFK87. October Sky88. Thirteen Days89. Brothers90. Benny and Joon91. Pineapples Express92. Silence of the Lambs93. Thank You For Smoking94. The Dark Knight95. The Secret of NIMH96. Toy Story & Toy Story 397. Edward Scissorhands98. Fail Safe99. Babe100. Joyeux Noel
I was seriously done with this list at number one.
ReplyDeleteAfter the Top 10 it becomes maybe 50% more acceptable to me. Then again we have very different approaches to making these lists (my third anual coming at the end of August), maybe yours is more you.
We definitely should have a debate on the show someday about It's a Wonderful Life. Maybe around Christmas?
DeleteIt’s a Wonderful Life - yup
ReplyDelete. When Harry Met Sally - haven't seen.
. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - haven't seen.
4. 2001: A Space Odyssey - good but not sure it is this good.
5. Tree of Life - haven't seen.
6. Howl’s Moving Castle - haven't seen.
7. To Kill a Mockingbird - haven't seen in a long time.
8. Hot Fuzz - No
9. Memento - No
10. Fight Club - yup
11. The Shinning - never really cared for this film as much as others.
12. Revolutionary Road - like the film but not sure it is top 100 material. Would have to rewatch.
13. Network - haven't seen but will put top of my list.
14. Annie Hall - haven't seen.
15. A Beautiful Mind - haven't seen.
16. American History X - I think yes, but it has been too long.
17. Wizard of Oz - Yup
18. Dog Day Afternoon - Yup
19. Oh Brother Where Art Thou? - Yup
20. Pulp Fiction - Yup
21. Donnie Darko - ...stil can't decide
22. Death of a Salesman - haven't seen
23. The Social Network - havent' seen
24. Dr. Strangelove - haven't seen
25. Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring - Yup
26. Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back - Yup
27. Adaptation - Haven't seen although I meant to see a few times.
28. Fantasia - Could be higher
29. Shawshank Redemption - Could be higher
30. The Matrix - Yup
31. Brokeback Mountain - Yup
32. Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan - Haven't seen
33. Who Framed Roger Rabbit - been too long to comment.
34. Airplane! - Yup
35. Raiders of the Lost Arc - Haven't seen
36. Lion King - Yup
37. Wall-E - Haven't seen but should have by now.
38. Moon - Yup (not sure it should be quite this high)
39. Cabaret -haven't seen
40. Michael Clayton - haven't seen
41. Shame - haven't seen
42. Dances with Wolves - not sure about this one
43. Good Will Hunting - maybe, but been a bit too long to comment
44. Blade Runner - No
45. Chicago - Pretty good...not sure it is this good but...
46. The Departed - Haven't seen, but should see and this is probably right
47. Walk the Line - Tried to watch this so many times and had DVD probs every time.
48. Hunt for Red October - Haven't seen
49. A Man for All Seasons - Haven't seen
50. Fiddler on the Room - Yup
ReplyDelete51. The Iron Giant - Haven't seen
52. E.T. - ...liked it but never sure it belongs on these lists... probably does.
53. Trainspotting - Yup
54. Wall Street - Never seen.
55. Winter’s Bone - Yup. Maybe a bit higher
56. Groundhog Day - Yup
57. The Blues Brothers - Never seen.
58. Lost in Translation - No
59. Scream - No
60. The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas - Never seen.
61. Back to the Future - Seen only parts. TBS.
62. Milk - Yup
63. Syriana - Never seen.
64. Die Hard - Never seen.
65. Death at a Funeral - Never seen.
66. The Hurt Locker - never seen.
67. (500) Days of Summer - Never seen.
68. Frost/ Nixon - Never seen.
69. Jaws - Probably
70. Rain Man - Maybe
71. Spirited Away
72. Dead Poet Society - Yup
73. Big Fish - No
74. Pan’s Labyrinth - eh...
75. A Few Good Men - Haven't seen.
76. Exorcist - Maybe
77. In the Loop - Haven't seen.
78. Bourne Ultimatum - Haven't seen.
79. Some Like it Hot - Haven't seen.
80. The Life of Brian - To me yes, but not sure it belongs in all time 100
81. History of the World Part 1 - Haven't seen
82. Black Swan - Haven't seen.
83. V For Vendetta - No
84. The Good Shepard - haven't seen
85. Inception - haven't seen
86. JFK - haven't seen
87. October Sky - Been too long but pretty sure it should be on this list.
88. Thirteen Days - haven't seen.
89. Brothers - haven't seen
90. Benny and Joon - haven't seen
91. Pineapples Express - um..yeah...about that
92. Silence of the Lambs - Yup
93. Thank You For Smo - king - still haven't seen despite multiple recommendations
94. The Dark Knight - haven't seen
95. The Secret of NIMH - haven't seen.
96. Toy Story & Toy Story 3 - can't remember...
97. Edward Scissorhands - Yup
98. Fail Safe - haven't seen
99. Babe - Yup
100. Joyeux Noel - haven't seen
Notably missing... Harlen County USA!!
Maybe a Marx Brothers film... most seem to like Duck Soup but I'm a fan of The Big Store...
Also a big fan of the film My Man Godfrey.
Other ideas:
Juno
28 Days Later
(I really like) The Village (even though nobody else does.)
City of God
REC
PS this is Nick from SA
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading my list and validating some of my picks! In the coming weeks I will go through all 100 and my justifications of why these movies make my list.
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