So, the main thing we've learned about movies pretty quickly from this exercise is that we have a somewhat unique reaction to them. We review and research most of the ones we watch and so far they have been critically acclaimed and praised by average viewers as well. However, we cannot understand why most of them would be included on a list of the TOP 100 movies of all time that was created in 1997. Perhaps the confusion lies with our interpretation of "top" as "greatest" and/or "most entertaining" while the accepted definition seems to mean "with the biggest names" or "best for its time" or "most controversial."
Our challenge to anyone following or just reading this blog is to continue posting your opinions of these movies (we love comments!) but also give justification if you believe they belong on the list when we don't. By the end of this exercise we really would like to better understand the criteria that gets some of these movies we deem horrible on a "top" list.
Here are the ones that we'd include in our top 100:
91B SOPHIE'S CHOICE
Our challenge to anyone following or just reading this blog is to continue posting your opinions of these movies (we love comments!) but also give justification if you believe they belong on the list when we don't. By the end of this exercise we really would like to better understand the criteria that gets some of these movies we deem horrible on a "top" list.
Here are the ones that we'd include in our top 100:
91B SOPHIE'S CHOICE
92A A PLACE IN THE SUN
92B GOODFELLAS
94 PULP FICTION
99B TOY STORY
These are on the fence for being included:
96 DO THE RIGHT THING
90B SWING TIME
93 THE FRENCH CONNECTION
99B TOY STORY
These are on the fence for being included:
96 DO THE RIGHT THING
97 BLADE RUNNER
98 YANKEE DOODLE DANDY
These we would never include:
90A THE JAZZ SINGER
91A MY FAIR LADY
99A GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER
100 BEN-HUR
If we were willing to actually acknowledge this as a "movie" we would include it in the WORST MOVIES OF ALL TIME list:
95 THE LAST PICTURE SHOW
We cannot believe why it would even be considered for any list pertaining to anything positive. It is absolute drivel and the basest, most tragic piece of production we have ever witnessed.
If we were willing to actually acknowledge this as a "movie" we would include it in the WORST MOVIES OF ALL TIME list:
95 THE LAST PICTURE SHOW
We cannot believe why it would even be considered for any list pertaining to anything positive. It is absolute drivel and the basest, most tragic piece of production we have ever witnessed.
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