Movie Buff

So in bloghopping the other day, I noted that Cranky Reader was listing which of the AFI Top 100 Films she’d seen. I decided to do the same. Seen 56 of these. A former film major I work with has seen 95, and my cubicle mate, who lives with a film professor, has seen 99 of them. the only she skipped happens to be one of my favorites, The African Queen. (I htink she’s watching it this weekend). Sailor BOy guessed he’d seen 80 of them, but when we looked at the list it was closer to 60. There are a few more I would have seen by this week, if I weren’t on deadline.

1. CITIZEN KANE (1941) — I fall asleep every time I try to watch this one. I never make it past the death scene. I swear.
2. CASABLANCA (1942) — One of my favorite movies of all time. Top five. Could watch this seventeen times in a row and marvel at its amazingness every single time. Not a misstep, not a bad frame. Everything is perfection.
3. THE GODFATHER (1972)
4. GONE WITH THE WIND (1939) — I like this film a lot. I don’t think I worship it as some do, but I’ll watch it if it’s on TV. (Casablanca, I’ll cancel other plans for.)
5. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962) I should have seen this this week, because Sailor Boy has it out on Netflix. But instead I’m on deadline.
6. THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
7. THE GRADUATE (1967)
8. ON THE WATERFRONT (1954)
9. SCHINDLER’S LIST (1993) — No, and I refuse to watch it, too.
10. SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (1952)
11. IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)
12. SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950) — I only saw this recently, despite having owned the Glenn Close soundtrack of the musical version for ten years.
13. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957)
14. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959) — Are men in drag really that funny? I mean, really? I don’t get the massive appeal of this film.
15. STAR WARS (1977) — I really need to see this again. Have been wanting to ever since watching the last.
16. ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)
17. THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951) — Another one of my top five movies of all time. This is my ideal romance: man and woman work together to save world (or part of it) and fall in love and learn about their own strength. Great film.
18. PSYCHO (1960) — Hint: If there’s a Hitchcock on this list, I’ve seen it. Whenever I see it, I’m always curious about what it was like when it first came out, and people didn’t know the ending. Was it its generation’s The Sixth Sense?
19. CHINATOWN (1974) — Another movie I feel I *should* have seen, but haven’t.
20. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST (1975) — Fell asleep in this one, too.
21. THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940) — I hated the book with the heat of a thousand fiery stars. Why would I ever subject myself to its film version?
22. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968) — Yeah, I saw it. Wish I’d been stoned at the time. The section with the computer is undeniably awesome, but I wonder if I would have liked it so much had I not been practically comatose with boredom for the hours surrounding it?
23. THE MALTESE FALCON (1941) — No, and I really feel as if I should have. Love me some Bogart. (Can’t you tell?)
24. RAGING BULL (1980)
25. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982) — Confession: I had the biggest crush on Elliot. I still do, actually, in that I think I’d fall madly in love with the man he grew up to be. Elliot, honey, call me!
26. DR. STRANGELOVE (1964) Saw this at the AFI recently. I think it’s my favorite film of Kubrick’s.
27. BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967)
28. APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)
29. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939) — Have it on Netflix Queue.
30. THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948) — Sadly, fell asleep during this one. But that was because it was *really* late.
31. ANNIE HALL (1977) — Another comedy that goes right over my head.
32. THE GODFATHER PART II (1974)
33. HIGH NOON (1952) — I want to see this one.
34. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962) — Cf. situation with Lawrence of Arabia. I think I probably saw this in middle school when we read the book, though, but it’s been an enormous amount of time now.
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) — And I can’t wait for the Jackson version.
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) — And it scared me to death. Love the scar scene though. Best scene ever.
49. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
50. BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969) — Why haven’t I seen this? I love The Sting. I love The Princess Bride. Off to put this on Netflix Queue.
51. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940) — Love it. Adore it. Worship it. Three of my favorite actors in one movie. A little Bogart and I’d be in heaven.
52. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953) — On Netflix Queue
53. AMADEUS (1984) — No, but I have no idea why. Perhaps Sailor Boy can enlighten me?
54. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930)
55. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
56. M*A*S*H (1970) — Is it sacrilege to say I like the show more?
57. THE THIRD MAN (1949)
58. FANTASIA (1940)
59. REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955)
60. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) — Love love LOVE this movie. Harrison Ford is perfect and Karen Allen rocks my world. Everything that a movie should be.
61. VERTIGO (1958) Jimmy can be so dark when he wants to be. Second favorite hithcock film, after Notorious.
62. TOOTSIE (1982) — Cf. Some Like It Hot, although moreso. I think I like SLIH more, in that though not uproariously funny, it was entertaining and had a good script. This movie is boring.
63. STAGECOACH (1939)
64. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)
65. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) — I don’t like to watch horror, so I’ll probably never see this, though I hear it’s incredible.
66. NETWORK (1976)
67. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962)
68. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951) — Eh. Boooooring.
69. SHANE (1953) — I read the book. This is one Sailor Boy got on Netflix and I never watched.
70. THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971)
71. FORREST GUMP (1994) — Is there anyone who hasn’t? I remember thinking it was good when I was a kid and it came out, but I tried watching it a few years ago and felt SO manipulated by it. Also, the book? Nothing like it at all.
72. BEN-HUR (1959)
73. WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939)
74. THE GOLD RUSH (1925)
75. DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990) — Isn’t this like, five hours long?
76. CITY LIGHTS (1931)
77. AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973) Another one I just saw at the AFI. (I love living a block away from that place.) Great film. Lucas was quite the talent, once upon a titme.
78. ROCKY (1976) — I heard Stallone wrote this script in like, three days. It’s a great movie. I didn’t think I’d say that about a sports film, but I loved it.
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) — Another great film I didn’t realize I’d like as much as I did.
89. PATTON (1970) — NO but it’s on so much at my house I’m surprised I haven’t absorbed it by osmosis. Not a big military film person, but my parents are obsessed with them.
90. THE JAZZ SINGER (1927)
91. MY FAIR LADY (1964) — Gotta say, I prefer The Ghost and Mrs. Muir.
92. A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951)
93. THE APARTMENT (1960) Really? Some undeserved Jack Lemmon awards going on here. This film is okay, but top 100? Who are they kidding!
94. GOODFELLAS (1990)
95. PULP FICTION (1994) This film is a masterpiece. Quentin Tarantino totally deserves his career. Single-handedly brought Travolta back from the dead (though the jury’s still out about whether or not that’s a good thing) and is just hte coolest, slickest little slice of cinema ever.
96. THE SEARCHERS (1956)
97. BRINGING UP BABY (1938)
98. UNFORGIVEN (1992) I don’t watch a lot of westerns, but this one really stuck with me.
99. GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER (1967)
100. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942) I adore this film. Noir gangster Cagney sings! And tap dances! Who knew?