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I recently logged in to facebook for the first time in several months, and was greeted instantly with an old acquaintance's post of his top 10 films of all time, and despite being very generic, it got me thinking of my own.
I find it near impossible to compile such lists, as it probably changes based on the mood I'm in, so I looked up some best of lists and found Empire's 100 greatest list.
Looking down the list, I have only actually seen around 45 of them, but what stands out to me is that I have never watched the number one choice, The Godfather. Well I have watched about 20 minutes or so, but fell asleep. Anyone else have a "classic" that they have not seen?
Also, the Empire list is way off from my own personal choices.
Greatest Films Of All Time You Have Never Seen on 08:31 - Nov 27 by majorraglan
I wasn’t fussed on Casablanc and Lawrence of Arabia myself but I thought 12 Angry Men with Henry Ford was outstanding. I just happened across it one day when flckng through the TV looking for something to watch. Another film which is touted as being right up there is High Noon, I was surprised that’s wasn’t in the list.
Edit -typo
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Not only a great actor but made good cars as well.
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Greatest Films Of All Time You Have Never Seen on 09:50 - Nov 27 with 2791 views
The Third Man The Big Sleep Brief Encounter A fistful of Dollars The Conversation Duck Soup
Can't recall now - was Don't Look Now there?
My top 3 was always The Good, the Bad and the Ugly/Citizen Kane/Apocalypse Now but True Romance, Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs keep jostling to get onto my mental podium
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Greatest Films Of All Time You Have Never Seen on 09:58 - Nov 27 with 2778 views
I watched 75 of those all the way through, a few I didn't get very far into before giving up. Some of them shouldn't be anywhere near the top 100. I mean, 'Arrival' it was ok but hardly great and then 'The Princess bride' come on!!! How 'Some like it hot' and 'It's a wondefurl life' come so low down is a mystery to me. Then I do quite favour some of the older films because they are heavy on good scripts and great actors, modern films all too often (in my opinion) are too heavy on special effects. Where are 'Arsenic and old lace' or 'The ladykillers'?
Greatest Films Of All Time You Have Never Seen on 10:38 - Nov 27 by Catullus
I watched 75 of those all the way through, a few I didn't get very far into before giving up. Some of them shouldn't be anywhere near the top 100. I mean, 'Arrival' it was ok but hardly great and then 'The Princess bride' come on!!! How 'Some like it hot' and 'It's a wondefurl life' come so low down is a mystery to me. Then I do quite favour some of the older films because they are heavy on good scripts and great actors, modern films all too often (in my opinion) are too heavy on special effects. Where are 'Arsenic and old lace' or 'The ladykillers'?
Ladykillers! Of course. On the Waterfront too. I haven't seen Drive, but The Driver is worth a mention too. Three characters but none of them is named. Also, from far out left field, Dogville. Nicole Kidman's best film, and she's made some excellent films
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Greatest Films Of All Time You Have Never Seen on 19:11 - Nov 26 by Dr_Winston
78/100. About where I'd expect to be.
Not seen a lot of the oldies like Singing in the Rain or Rear Window but almost all of them from about 1970 onwards.
Edit- Miscount. Was 79/100.
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You haven't seen Rear Window ? One of the all-time classic lines........"He's behind you"
Ray Milland suggested that it would work better if he said "mun" and it may well have been except for the fact that when he delivered the line "He's behind you, mun" in his native Neath accent, nobody could understand him. Allegedly Milland got angry and smashed the set up resulting in James Stewart breaking his leg. Hitchcock brilliantly re-wrote the script placing Stewart's character in a wheelchair. Milland's character was written out and he never worked in Hollywood again.
Greatest Films Of All Time You Have Never Seen on 08:31 - Nov 27 by majorraglan
I wasn’t fussed on Casablanc and Lawrence of Arabia myself but I thought 12 Angry Men with Henry Ford was outstanding. I just happened across it one day when flckng through the TV looking for something to watch. Another film which is touted as being right up there is High Noon, I was surprised that’s wasn’t in the list.
Any list that has two Star Wars films (which I love by the way) and the first LotR film above The Godfather Part II isn’t worth the 20 minutes it took me to get to that point. Madness.
Greatest Films Of All Time You Have Never Seen on 20:45 - Nov 27 by exiledclaseboy
70/100 by the way. And Blade Runner is still shit.
Jesu Christo. You and films just don't get on at all.
Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back.
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