• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

New AFI Top 100 list

Page 2 - Seeking answers? Join the AnandTech community: where nearly half-a-million members share solutions and discuss the latest tech.
Originally posted by: Mo0o
Originally posted by: pulse8
Originally posted by: Mo0o
Originally posted by: chuckywang
Originally posted by: Mo0o
How do u know about the changes?

I hope the citizen kane circle jerk ends
Click to expand...

It doesn't. Kane is still no. 1

Somehow The Godfather became a better movie than Casablanca during the last ten years.
Click to expand...
:thumbsdown:

as for Goodfella: better than 6th sense, not better than Titanic.
Also not so excited about 2001 space odyssey climbing even higher. But i think personally I dont like Kubrik's movies
Click to expand...

Goodfellas not better than Titanic? Are you high?
Click to expand...
In terms of sheer size of production Titanic was amazing. The movie was pretty entertaining. I liked the score, the sets/costumes, the plot was good.

I think a lot of women would disagree with you on Goodfella being better than Titanic, and maybe some Academy voters as well
Click to expand...

Of course they will and they'd be wrong. While Titanic was epic, there are so many other brilliant filmmaking elements to Goodfellas that Titanic lacks.
 
Originally posted by: Indolent
Originally posted by: chuckywang
Originally posted by: Indolent
its a top 100 films from the past 100 years that they update EVERY YEAR.... seems really pointless to me
Click to expand...


Probably every 10 years.
Click to expand...



from the website

Each year, AFI presents another episode in its widely acclaimed series of CBS television specials -- AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies
Click to expand...

what do they do the other nine years then?



edit* ahh there's other lists. I just read it wrong I guess
Click to expand...


so the lists does get updated every year?!
 
Originally posted by: JEDI
Originally posted by: Indolent
Originally posted by: chuckywang
Originally posted by: Indolent
its a top 100 films from the past 100 years that they update EVERY YEAR.... seems really pointless to me
Click to expand...


Probably every 10 years.
Click to expand...



from the website

Each year, AFI presents another episode in its widely acclaimed series of CBS television specials -- AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies
Click to expand...

what do they do the other nine years then?



edit* ahh there's other lists. I just read it wrong I guess
Click to expand...


so the lists does get updated every year?!
Click to expand...

Top 100 Movies list is every 10 years.....I think there are other lists for the rest.
 
If they only make this list every 10 years, why do I hear about a new one every year? 😛

I saw Citizen Kane and did not understand all the critical praise it gets, but that's just cause I'm young I suppose. I actually disliked it.

Where's Happy Gilmore, Tommy Boy, and Billy Madison on the list? 😛
 
lol...almost forgot I started this thread. Nice.

I'll be watching the show over again...but I originally posted the OP since I got home around #18 and someone told me that Citizen Kane had gone already. I just about lost my mind...I absolutely love that film and didn't think it had any chance of falling. So finally I see that it didn't and all was well...sort of. I still have yet to see "The Searchers", but after it's big jump, I'll probably rent/buy it soon. Of the new additions, I'll have to comment on those later...I didn't like how "On the Waterfront" and "It's a Wonderful Life" fell to #19 and #20, respectively. I'm very glad that Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing" finally got on the list as it should have been there the first time around.

Too many other things to talk about, if someone finds an article showing the more major movements, please PM it to me...flipping back and forth is quite annoying. 😛
 
Favorite moves:
African Queen going down
Shawshank appears
Saving private ryan appears
Spartacus appears
Titanic appears

Least Favorite Moves:
Citizen Kane not moving
City lights going up 65 (WTF?)
Vertigo up 52 (too much)
On the waterfront down 11 (should have stayed put)
Butch cassidy dropping 23
ben hur dropping almost out

and finally:
Raging bull going up +20 into the top 4 is bullsh1t. how can a movie that was top 20 10 years ago be suddenly among the top 5 american films of all time? having THAT much movement within the top is ridiculous, especially by a film that's already been listed. how did it magically get that muc hbetter in 10 years time
 
wow....

About the only positive change is Blade Runner being added to that list...
In other news, it's official: I have no life and I'm a *CONFIRMED* film geek, there's a grand total of FOUR films I haven't seen off the new list... 😛
 
What travesty! "Gigli" is not on there. Neither is "Dude, where's my car?".

On a serious note, I don't understand people's infatuation with Goodfellas. Godfather, I can truly appreciate. Sixth Sense and Titanic are much more enjoyable than Goodfellas.
 
it's nice to see that apparently in the past 8 years the only movie made worthy of making the list was lord of the rings. This just reaffirms my idea that the studios are really just pumping out crap.
 
Originally posted by: BKLounger
it's nice to see that apparently in the past 8 years the only movie made worthy of making the list was lord of the rings. This just reaffirms my idea that the studios are really just pumping out crap.
Click to expand...

LOTR doesn't belong in my opinion. We won't know which movies made recently were great until the perspective of time is available.
 
Movies from the last 8 years will start appearing soon. Its all about perspective. Apparently Kane did something for movie making and that impact is more and more prfound as we see time move on (I haven't seen it, nor do i have an interest in seeing it). Maybe movies like American Beauty or A beautiful mind start to show up as time goes on.

eh, what do i know? I like watching 'The Core'

edit: Just saw they added Toy Story. While agree that that is a movie changed animation, i think as time progresses 'The Incredibles' will take its place. By far some the best work when it comes to animated films. within Pixar and outside of Pixar. But the main thing is that looking at the films most of the are from before the 1970s, which means that the impact that these movies had on cinematic progress can be seen and i think that is the purpose of these lists. But considering the decades of movies that have been made just picking 100 is a feat in of itself. The list will always be debated.
 
Originally posted by: Mo0o
Raging bull going up +20 into the top 4 is bullsh1t. how can a movie that was top 20 10 years ago be suddenly among the top 5 american films of all time? having THAT much movement within the top is ridiculous, especially by a film that's already been listed. how did it magically get that muc hbetter in 10 years time
Click to expand...

Alot of the things you posted I can agree with, however I think you are totally off on this one. The move up is a correction to the low placement of #24 this film was given.

1) This is Martin Scorcese's masterpiece. He is arguably America's greatest filmmaker and this work is his best.
2) This is the greatest performance of Robert DeNiro's career (with Taxi Driver). The best actor of his generation and arguably the greatest of all time. The transformation he makes to his body for this role is nothing short of incredible.
3) Joe Pesci and Cathy Moriarty give perfect perfomances as LaMotta's brother and wife.
4) The dialogue and interaction between Jake and Joey was priceless.
5) The way the film is shot in muted black and white gives the film a beautiful elegance that also conveys the depression and misery of LaMotta.

It didn't get magically better, it was always this good, the critics who vote just pulled their heads out of the arses and got it right this time.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top