Movies on listology and listology on movies

1. Nosferatu- Eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)

directed by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau

1a. On lists:

#3 film of 1922, according to pianoshootis link
#3 greatest movie of 1922 by jblack link
#50 of pianoshootis' 300 favourite films link
#58 on lukeprog's archieved (!) list of the 100 best films he had seen at that time link
#65 on AAA's Top 100 List link
#66 on Ghost Dog's Top 100 Favourite Films link
#79 on matthewscott's Top 100 list link
#80 on mscott8's Top 100 List link
Among Serpico's 250 favourite movies link
Among kenji's 100 favourite films, 101 greatest films and 1'000 (+) essential films of all time link, link and link
In lbangs' Horror Film Hall of Fame link
Among Imposter's 'Five Star Flicks' link
Also among kenji's 100 favourite films not in English link
Among Oedipus' favourite movies link

1b. Ratings:

hinterland: 9/10
Imposter: 5/5
jim: Very good
stooky: Great
openstacks: 3.5/5
AJDaGreat: Love'em
1922: 9/10

1c. Comments (can also be posted below,and will then be put up here):

AJDaGreat: Great silent horror film. Certainly an inventive, influential film for its time, a worthy retelling of the story of Dracula, with the names changed around a bit for legal reasons. The visuals are appropriately dark and creepy, the story is suspenseful enough. A very interesting film from the silent era.

2. Greed (1924)

directed by Erich von Stroheim

2a. On lists:

#1 among planet_jake's top narrative films link
#1 film of 1924, according to pianoshootis link
#6 of rajesbal's 25 best films of all time link
#7 of pianoshootis' Top 300 Movies link
Among kenji's 1'000 (+) essential films link

2b. Ratings:

rajesbal: 86.5/100
JayBamBaLam: 5/7
openstacks: 4/5
RosieCotton: 3/5
AJDaGreat: Love'em

2c. Comments (can also be posted below, and will then be put up here):

AJDaGreat: "Greed captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit" - Gordon Gekko
"There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed" - Gandhi
"Let's go over and sit on the sewer" - Trina
A message the echoes through the ages, told with characters that never just seem like cardboard cutouts in a fable (hell, some even have dialects in this silent movie, fer cryin' out loud!), this movie is more infamous than famous today. Director Erich von Stroheim originally gave a nine-hour cut to MGM. They trimmed it down to this two-hour running time, infuriating von Stroheim, causing a fistfight between him and Louis B. Mayer, and causing him to disown the edited film. Ironic that this story is almost echoed in the movie. Be it rolls of film or gold coins, you have to realize when it is time to part with your possessions. Just as ridiculous as Trina's behavior is in "Greed", it is equally ridiculous to demand audiences to sit through a nine-hour movie. And both times, the egotism leads to violence.

3. The General (1927)

directed by Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton

3a. On lists:

#1 of RosieCotton's 10 best silent films link
#2 of planet_jake's 20 top narrative films link
#3 film of 1927 according to jblack link
#6 film of 1927 according to pianoshootis link
#8 of omni's 10 best films of the 1920s link
#11 of stook's top 100 movies link
#65 of everhart's top 100 movies of the century link
#70 of 1922's 100 best films of all time link
#114 of jeff_v's 250 all-time favourites link
#174 of pianoshootis' top 300 films link
Among citizendarko's 255 favourite movies link
Among kenji's 100 favourite movies, 101 greatest movies and 1'000 (+) essential films link, link and link
Among lbangs' 'Best of the Best' link
Among Oedipus' favourite movies link

3b. Ratings:

russa03: 6/10
Imposter: 5/5
AJDaGreat: Really like'em
lukeprog: 8/10
stooky: great
1922: 10/10

3c. Comments (can be posted below, and will then be put up here):

lukeprog: The General is a simple story well told, with endless laughs and great dramatic structure. It's the story of a man who singlehandedly chases Union spies who steal a train, through enemy lines and back again. Buster Keaton's finest picture.
pherber: Buster Keaton's greatest. I would say that this movie stands along side "Gone With The Wind" as one of the best movies ever made about the civil war. Why did Buster Keaton take the side of the confederates though?