AFI Updates Top 100 Movies List

This past week CBS ran a 10th Anniversary version of the American Film Institute Top 100 Movies special. Here is a news item from Yahoo! that summarizes the updates results. There were 4 new movies on the list from the past 10 years: 2001's "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (No. 50), 1998's "Saving Private Ryan" (No. 71), 1997's "Titanic" (No. 83) and 1999's "The Sixth Sense" (No. 89). There were various other films that cracked the top-100 that didn't ten years ago, and of course many other films moved spots up or down.

One that rose significantly was Raging Bull from 24th to 4th, something I don't agree with at all. That places it higher than The Wizard of Oz, Lawrence of Arabia, The Graduate, Star Wars, and many others that I find more deserving. Another top climber was Vertigo, going from 61st to 9th. I think 9th is too high for it, but perhaps 61st was too low. Personally, as far as Hitchcock classics go, I prefer The Man Who Knew Too Much, but it didn't even make the top-100 at all.

These top-100 shows from AFI are always a joy to watch, and certainly good argument-starters. I look forward to the next one (or next 10-year anniversary show).