i watched a movie last weekend, that Matrix three-quel that left me perplexed at the end. I enjoyed it but i am not ecstatic about it the way i was at the end of the first matrix. It got me to thinking, what's a good movie? what are the best movies ever? I turned to the people in the industry. Here's a list from the American Film Institue...
The American Film Institute (AFI) tonight announced the 100 greatest American movies of all time, as selected by a blue-ribbon panel of leaders from across the film community.
Voted the number one movie was CITIZEN KANE, Orson Welles' 1941 classic, which he directed, produced, wrote and starred in at the age of 25. The rest of the top ten, in order, are:
CASABLANCA (#2),
THE GODFATHER (#3),
GONE WITH THE WIND (#4),
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (#5),
THE WIZARD OF OZ (#6),
THE GRADUATE (#7),
ON THE WATERFRONT (#8),
SCHINDLER'S LIST (#9) and
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (#10).
The only 1990's films that entered the 100 list are:
9. SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993)
65. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)
71. FORREST GUMP (1994)
75. DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990)
84. FARGO (1996)
94. GOODFELLAS (1990)
95. PULP FICTION (1994)
98. UNFORGIVEN (1992)