Steve Eyre ([info]totally49) wrote,
@ 2005-02-13 22:39:00
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Top 100 Movies
Here's a nice big list of the Top 100 Movies as voted by IMDB viewers. The list isn't exactly the same one as you'll find on the actual website, as this is the one calculated with the correct mathematical algorithms, and can be found here. And now, for what you do - go down the list, and for every movie you've seen, make it bold; and then for every movie you have on DVD or Video, etc, mark it italicised. Then, for movies you haven't seen, but want to see, mark it underlined. Looking down my list, I'm surprised at how little I've seen - but you can see the clear favourite genres through the selection.

  1. The Shawshank Redemption 8.881/10 (140554 votes)
  2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 8.738/10 (94141 votes)
  3. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966) 8.670/10 (28336 votes)
  4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 8.663/10 (37823 votes)
  5. The Usual Suspects 8.639/10 (99655 votes)
  6. Amelie 8.621/10 (55731 votes)
  7. Finding Neverland 8.597/10 (9593 votes)
  8. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 8.584/10 (107214 votes)
  9. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 8.577/10 (149688 votes)
  10. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 8.570/10 (99694 votes)
  11. The Godfather: Part II 8.556/10 (67173 votes)
  12. Star Wars 8.556/10 (129311 votes)
  13. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) 8.553/10 (15660 votes)
  14. The Incredibles 8.553/10 (21538 votes)
  15. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 8.542/10 (67189 votes)
  16. The Professional (1994) 8.540/10 (49561 votes)
  17. The Godfather 8.531/10 (115723 votes)
  18. Garden State 8.527/10 (18302 votes)
  19. Pulp Fiction 8.522/10 (125237 votes)
  20. City of God (2002) 8.515/10 (22406 votes)
  21. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 8.513/10 (60359 votes)
  22. Fight Club 8.505/10 (105740 votes)
  23. Seven Samurai (1954) 8.504/10 (29720 votes)
  24. Memento 8.501/10 (85186 votes)
  25. Rear Window 8.487/10 (38972 votes)
  26. Donnie Darko 8.487/10 (46113 votes)
  27. Spirited Away (2001) 8.478/10 (21827 votes)
  28. Casablanca 8.474/10 (63626 votes)
  29. Goodfellas 8.464/10 (64154 votes)
  30. The Matrix 8.452/10 (136680 votes)
  31. Princess Mononoke (1997) 8.448/10 (17971 votes)
  32. Schindler's List 8.444/10 (92806 votes)
  33. 12 Angry Men 8.437/10 (28292 votes)
  34. Cinema Paradiso (1989) 8.421/10 (13169 votes)
  35. Raiders of the Lost Ark 8.419/10 (90259 votes)
  36. American History X 8.418/10 (55671 votes)
  37. North by Northwest 8.407/10 (34040 votes)
  38. Requiem for a Dream 8.404/10 (44041 votes)
  39. Million Dollar Baby 8.400/10 (7059 votes)
  40. Boot, Das 8.398/10 (27487 votes)
  41. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 8.372/10 (58255 votes)
  42. Lawrence of Arabia 8.367/10 (30515 votes)
  43. The Silence of the Lambs 8.355/10 (88509 votes)
  44. Life is Beautiful (1997) 8.351/10 (36046 votes)
  45. The Pianist 8.346/10 (27595 votes)
  46. Vertigo 8.345/10 (32352 votes)
  47. Grave of the Fireflies (1988) 8.339/10 (6175 votes)
  48. Oldboy 8.335/10 (5377 votes)
  49. It's a Wonderful Life 8.334/10 (39671 votes)
  50. Hotel Rwanda (2004) 8.333/10 (2377 votes)
  51. Apocalypse Now 8.328/10 (61436 votes)
  52. Once Upon a Time in America 8.322/10 (17823 votes)
  53. Taxi Driver 8.321/10 (45079 votes)
  54. To Kill a Mockingbird 8.320/10 (28752 votes)
  55. The Princess Bride 8.310/10 (52449 votes)
  56. My Neighbor Totoro (1988) 8.310/10 (4717 votes)
  57. Citizen Kane 8.308/10 (58980 votes)
  58. Psycho 8.308/10 (51501 votes)
  59. Raging Bull 8.298/10 (24770 votes)
  60. The Great Escape (1963) 8.294/10 (18912 votes)
  61. American Beauty 8.292/10 (105436 votes)
  62. The Sting 8.290/10 (22519 votes)
  63. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 8.286/10 (55650 votes)
  64. Chinatown 8.285/10 (24376 votes)
  65. Se7en 8.282/10 (84212 votes)
  66. Ran 8.280/10 (11143 votes)
  67. Singin' in the Rain 8.280/10 (19446 votes)
  68. The Third Man 8.280/10 (17477 votes)
  69. Sunset Blvd. 8.276/10 (15135 votes)
  70. Finding Nemo 8.275/10 (37986 votes)
  71. Amadeus (1984) 8.268/10 (35139 votes)
  72. Show me Love 8.262/10 (13332 votes)
  73. Braveheart 8.253/10 (87855 votes)
  74. Some Like It Hot 8.250/10 (24172 votes)
  75. Rashômon 8.246/10 (10829 votes)
  76. Big Fish 8.239/10 (27867 votes)
  77. Aliens 8.238/10 (61821 votes)
  78. The Shining 8.232/10 (47923 votes)
  79. Run Lola Run (1998) 8.230/10 (31014 votes)
  80. Blade Runner 8.229/10 (71609 votes)
  81. The Celebration (1998) 8.227/10 (11373 votes)
  82. The Bridge on the River Kwai 8.226/10 (21240 votes)
  83. The Seventh Seal (1957) 8.223/10 (8946 votes)
  84. The Apartment (1960) 8.222/10 (10566 votes)
  85. Bowling for Columbine 8.219/10 (34514 votes)
  86. Modern Times 8.218/10 (9666 votes)
  87. The Manchurian Candidate 8.217/10 (13419 votes)
  88. Reservoir Dogs 8.216/10 (65146 votes)
  89. On the Waterfront 8.214/10 (11974 votes)
  90. Alien 8.212/10 (60277 votes)
  91. L.A. Confidential 8.205/10 (66647 votes)
  92. Full Metal Jacket 8.205/10 (45123 votes)
  93. The Maltese Falcon 8.204/10 (18513 votes)
  94. The Great Dictator 8.201/10 (9721 votes)
  95. Paths of Glory 8.199/10 (13508 votes)
  96. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) 8.195/10 (49939 votes)
  97. A Clockwork Orange 8.193/10 (61778 votes)
  98. All About Eve 8.191/10 (12400 votes)
  99. Scarface (1983) 8.186/10 (25476 votes)
  100. Cool Hand Luke 8.184/10 (13451 votes)
Now it's your turn!

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[info]honeyfitz
2005-02-13 10:50 pm UTC (link)
Ah, where to begin - there are so many on there that I could ramble about and nag you to watch with my recommendation. But I shan't.

Well, I might mention one or two *coughLAConfidentialtheShawshankRedemptionIt'saWonderfulLifecough*

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[info]totally49
2005-02-14 10:26 am UTC (link)
Well, to be honest, I'm not even sure why I haven't seen, apparently, the Top Movie of all Time.. I should try and pick it up sometime.

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[info]honeyfitz
2005-02-14 02:41 pm UTC (link)
Shawshank was a flop on original release but then gained a real word of mouth following. Apparently a lot of American audiences were put off by the title (WTF?). A real moving, inspiring tale.

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[info]honeyfitz
2005-02-13 10:57 pm UTC (link)
Because of the character limit on comments, I'll just list the ones I've seen.
* - Didn't like it :)

The Shawshank Redemption
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Usual Suspects
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
The Godfather: Part II
Star Wars
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
The Professional (1994)
The Godfather
Pulp Fiction
Fight Club
Memento
Rear Window
Donnie Darko*
Casablanca
Goodfellas
The Matrix
Schindler's List
Raiders of the Lost Ark
American History X
Requiem for a Dream*
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Lawrence of Arabia
The Silence of the Lambs
Vertigo
It's a Wonderful Life
Apocalypse Now
Once Upon a Time in America
Taxi Driver
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Princess Bride
Citizen Kane
Psycho
Raging Bull
The Great Escape
American Beauty
The Sting
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (I liked this movie, but how the hell it got above Se7en and The Third Man I don't know)
Se7en
The Third Man
Sunset Blvd.
Finding Nemo
Amadeus
Braveheart
Some Like It Hot
Big Fish (same as Pirates)
Aliens
The Shining
Blade Runner
The Seventh Seal
The Apartment
Bowling for Columbine
Reservoir Dogs
Alien
L.A. Confidential
Full Metal Jacket
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Scarface

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[info]totally49
2005-02-14 10:27 am UTC (link)
Heheh, Donnie Darko really was quite a big pile of pap, really. Any reason you saw it? Were you forced to, or did it just scream out and ask you to watch it? Or perhaps its because the DVD costs £2.99 at MusicZone :P

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[info]honeyfitz
2005-02-14 02:39 pm UTC (link)
The price tag of £5.99 at HMV did it for me. Figured as it had a 'cult following' I'd check it out, thought it a big pile of wank. But it might be better on a second viewing...if I can sit through it. I may have missed the entire point of the Time Travel stuff.

If I'm in the mood for some time travel, bring me Back to the Future anyday.

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[info]totally49
2005-02-14 08:44 pm UTC (link)
Well, I thought I would take the advice of the critics, and stay the hell away from that movie.

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[info]honeyfitz
2005-02-14 08:45 pm UTC (link)
A wise choice. Mind you, The Day After Tomorrow is on my TV at the moment. Citizen Kane it ain't.

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(Anonymous)
2005-02-17 09:51 pm UTC (link)
I am the author of the site that you linked to :). Here's my mark up of the latest version of the list:

1. The Shawshank Redemption
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
3. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
5. The Usual Suspects
6. Amelie
7. Finding Neverland
8. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
9. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
10. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
11. The Godfather: Part II
12. Star Wars
13. Once Upon a Time in the West
14. The Incredibles
15. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
16. The Professional
17. The Godfather
18. Garden State
19. Pulp Fiction
20. City of God
21. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
22. Fight Club
23. Seven Samurai
24. Memento
25. Rear Window
26. Donnie Darko
27. Spirited Away
28. Casablanca
29. Goodfellas
30. The Matrix
31. Princess Mononoke
32. Schindler's List
33. 12 Angry Men
34. Cinema Paradiso
35. Raiders of the Lost Ark
36. American History X
37. North by Northwest
38. Requiem for a Dream
39. Million Dollar Baby
40. Boot, Das
41. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
42. Lawrence of Arabia
43. The Silence of the Lambs
44. Life is Beautiful
45. The Pianist
46. Vertigo
47. Grave of the Fireflies
48. Oldboy
49. It's a Wonderful Life
50. Hotel Rwanda
51. Apocalypse Now
52. Once Upon a Time in America
53. Taxi Driver
54. To Kill a Mockingbird
55. The Princess Bride
56. My Neighbor Totoro
57. Citizen Kane
58. Psycho
59. Raging Bull
60. The Great Escape
61. American Beauty
62. The Sting
63. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
64. Chinatown
65. Se7en
66. Ran
67. Singin' in the Rain
68. The Third Man
69. Sunset Blvd.
70. Finding Nemo
71. Amadeus
72. Show me Love
73. Braveheart
74. Some Like It Hot
75. Rashômon
76. Big Fish
77. Aliens
78. The Shining
79. Run Lola Run
80. Blade Runner
81. The Celebration
82. The Bridge on the River Kwai
83. The Seventh Seal
84. The Apartment
85. Bowling for Columbine
86. Modern Times
87. The Manchurian Candidate
88. Reservoir Dogs
89. On the Waterfront
90. Alien
91. L.A. Confidential
92. Full Metal Jacket
93. The Maltese Falcon
94. The Great Dictator
95. Paths of Glory
96. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
97. A Clockwork Orange
98. All About Eve
99. Scarface
100. Cool Hand Luke

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[info]totally49
2005-02-17 11:51 pm UTC (link)
Thanks for paying my weblog a visit! I think some of the startling results you found were incredible - I cannot believe how this differs from IMDB's Top 250 movies list...

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