Time's top 100 Movies list
Time has released their opinion of the top 100 Movies of all time. Wisely, they have put the movies in no particular order. The list, in my opinion, is peppered with some nostalgia choices that don't seem to make much sense in the light of notable exceptions. For instance, I would certainly have included Young Frankenstein rather than the Bride of Frankenstein (which seems like just a nod to Boris Karloff).
I can pick out 17 films from their list that I whole-heartedly agree with. I love these:
Blade Runner
Brazil
Chinatown
Citizen Kane
Dr. Strangelove: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Drunken Master II (I'm astonished but pleased that Jackie Chan's masterpiece made the list)
Finding Nemo
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
It's a Wonderful Life
Lawrence of Arabia
The Lord of the Rings
Once Upon a Time in the West
Pulp Fiction
Schindler's List
Star Wars
Taxi Driver
Unforgiven
I can think of 26 great movies that would have been fully deserving of the top 100 but were snubbed. The more I think about it, the more this list grows:
2001: A Space Odyssey
The African Queen
Dog Day Afternoon
Donnie Darko
The Fifth Element
Fight Club
Fistful of Dollars
For a Few Dollars More
Glengarry Glen Ross
Gone With The Wind
Highlander
The Killer
The Man Who Would Be King
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Odd Couple
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
The Princess Bride
Rear Window
Scarface
Se7en
Shrek
The Silence of the Lambs
Spartacus
The Wizard of Oz
Young Frankenstein
Yes, I realize I'd add an additional 2 Sergio Leone films for a total of 4, but genius is genius.
I also can't resist listing a few of my favourite films that would never see lists such as these:
The Balcony
Better off Dead
Flesh & Blood
The Hitcher
The Hudsucker Proxy
Moulin Rouge
Muppets From Space
The Planet of the Apes
Ravenous
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Secretary
Toys
Zardoz


May 27, 2005 9:32pm
Speaking of Muppets From Space... The new Muppet movie called "The Muppet's Wizard of Oz" is supposed to be out now in theatres but I can't find it playing anywhere... it had a release date of May 20th?? It is going to be available on DVD on August 9th so I think they are predicting it won't fare well... if it shows up at all. We should still find a way to see it for those few special moments only the Muppets can provide.
May 28, 2005 5:13am
If you can find a place playing that, I'd love to see it. You know how much I adore a good Muppet flic.
Jun 1, 2005 3:54pm
Did I ever return your copy of the Hitcher??
Jan 26, 2006 9:18am
I just saw Moulin Rouge on dvd and i really enjoyed it. I strongly recommend you see it.
great blog.
Steve