AFI's 100 Best Movies I've Seen

Submitted by vera on Thu, 05/19/2005 - 01:07
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  1. -CITIZEN KANE (1941)
  2. -CASABLANCA (1942)
  3. -THE GODFATHER (1972)
  4. -GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)
  5. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)
  6. THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
  7. -THE GRADUATE (1967)
  8. ON THE WATERFRONT (1954)
  9. SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993)
  10. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)
  11. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)
  12. SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950)
  13. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957)
  14. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)
  15. STAR WARS (1977)
  16. ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)
  17. THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951)
  18. -PSYCHO (1960)
  19. CHINATOWN (1974)
  20. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975)
  21. -THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940)
  22. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
  23. THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)
  24. RAGING BULL (1980)
  25. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)
  26. DR. STRANGELOVE (1964)
  27. BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967)
  28. APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)
  29. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)
  30. THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948)
  31. ANNIE HALL (1977)
  32. THE GODFATHER PART II (1974)
  33. HIGH NOON (1952)
  34. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962)
  35. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)
  36. MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969)
  37. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946)
  38. DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)
  39. DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965)
  40. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
  41. WEST SIDE STORY (1961)
  42. -REAR WINDOW (1954)
  43. -KING KONG (1933)
  44. THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915)
  45. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951)
  46. -A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971)
  47. -TAXI DRIVER (1976)
  48. JAWS (1975)
  49. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
  50. BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)
  51. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940)
  52. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953)
  53. AMADEUS (1984)
  54. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930)
  55. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
  56. M*A*S*H (1970)
  57. THE THIRD MAN (1949)
  58. FANTASIA (1940)
  59. -REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955)
  60. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
  61. -VERTIGO (1958)
  62. TOOTSIE (1982)
  63. STAGECOACH (1939)
  64. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)
  65. -THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)
  66. NETWORK (1976)
  67. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962)
  68. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)
  69. SHANE (1953)
  70. THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971)
  71. FORREST GUMP (1994)
  72. BEN-HUR (1959)
  73. WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939)
  74. THE GOLD RUSH (1925)
  75. DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990)
  76. CITY LIGHTS (1931)
  77. AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)
  78. -ROCKY (1976)
  79. THE DEER HUNTER (1978)
  80. THE WILD BUNCH (1969)
  81. MODERN TIMES (1936)
  82. GIANT (1956)
  83. PLATOON (1986)
  84. FARGO (1996)
  85. DUCK SOUP (1933)
  86. MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1935)
  87. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
  88. EASY RIDER (1969)
  89. PATTON (1970)
  90. THE JAZZ SINGER (1927)
  91. MY FAIR LADY (1964)
  92. A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951)
  93. THE APARTMENT (1960)
  94. GOODFELLAS (1990)
  95. PULP FICTION (1994)
  96. THE SEARCHERS (1956)
  97. BRINGING UP BABY (1938)
  98. UNFORGIVEN (1992)
  99. GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967)
  100. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)
Author Comments: 

+I've heard it's worth seeing, and would like to.
-I don't really have any interest in at all, or a negative assesment.

192205/19/2005

No interest in Taxi Driver, Psycho, The Graduate, Casablanca, Vertigo, Rear Window, Citizen Kane or The Godfather.
vera, let me tell you, these movies ARE worth a watch. Actually these are some of the best on this list. If you get a chance, do watch them. Great memories guaranteed!!! M*A*S*H and The Jazz Singer are on the other hand films I didn't enjoy at all.

vera05/19/2005

Well it gives you an idea the sort of people I listen to about what to watch. (I value the opinion and knowledge of family in that arena, anyway) That mostly just means I won't make a concerted effort to view them, but if the opportunity arises, absolutely. My general feeling about films that are universally lauded is, "Hey, what's the big deal?" I'm always a bit suspicious about a film that is hailed by critics who write odes about it's artistry/power and the like. A good reason to watch them (for me) would be at least to have some point of reference by which to relate to other movie junkies, but not necessarily for enjoyment - Hey, I'm still a bit fresh at this, and your opinion is an esteemed one, so I'm not dismissing you entirely. Just mostly :)