AFI's 100 Years, 100 Cheers
The folks at the American Film Institute ran another of the "Top 100" shows last week. This time, the theme was top "Cheers", meaning films that inspire us. You can visit the site here, and get the PDF with the top 100, as well as one with all 300 nominees (plus there various other lists).
As always, the show was entertaining and well-done, and kept me guessing. A few thoughts:
- I would have preferred to see Braveheart a bit higher than 62 (it was below Dances with Wolves, for instance)
- I think Star Wars could have been higher than 39
- I'm glad Field of Dreams made the list (28), and Pride of the Yankees too (22), but I'd have had The Natural on my list as well.
- I think High Noon should have been higher than it was (27)
- Hoosiers at 13 is good
- I think Apollo 13, which came in 12, should be way higher (top five?), certainly higher than Breaking Away (8)
- It's a Wonderful Life as #1? No way. In my view it should have been To Kill a Mockingbird (2), Schindler's List (3), Rocky (4), or Apollo 13 (12).
I'll probably get around to commenting on some of the AFI's many other lists someday. I love such lists!
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posted by Thomas R. Stone @ 10:48 PM
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I think that It's a Wonderful Life is the great movie Objectivists hate. It was not my first choice by a long shot as I have posted on another list. One movie I would like to have seen was The Patriot. The shows are as you said well done althrough I thought some of the stars (commenters) were a bit long in the tooth. (Ralph Macciho and Jane Fonda). I hope you comment on the other lists
I have discovered dislike of The Natural. The reason seems to be that movie has a happy ending and the book does not. As I have told you I think The Natural is a great movie. The acting is great not only by the pricipals but also by the supporting cast even the extras. It has a great look to it. I have an awful feeling that there may be envy to the dislike of this movie
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