Just How Much Do I Love Movies?
I was looking on Wikipedia at the "AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies", and I wanted to see just how many of the movies on that list I had seen. Turns out I've seen 36 of them, not too shabby in my opinion. Here are the winners, highlighted in bold and underlined text:
1. Citizen Kane, 1941
2. Casablanca, 1942
3. The Godfather, 1972
4. Gone With The Wind, 1939
5. Lawrence of Arabia, 1962
6. The Wizard of Oz, 1939
7. The Graduate, 1967
8. On The Waterfront, 1954
9. Schindler's List, 1993
10. Singin' In The Rain, 1952
11. It's A Wonderful Life, 1946
12. Sunset Blvd., 1950
13. The Bridge on the River Kwai, 1957
14. Some Like It Hot, 1959
15. Star Wars, 1977
16. All About Eve, 1950
17. The African Queen, 1951
18. Psycho, 1960
19. Chinatown, 1974
20. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, 1975
21. The Grapes of Wrath, 1940
22. 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968
23. The Maltese Falcon, 1941
24. Raging Bull, 1980
25. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, 1982
26. Dr. Strangelove, 1964
27. Bonnie and Clyde, 1967
28. Apocalypse Now, 1979
29. Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, 1939
30. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, 1948
31. Annie Hall, 1977
32. The Godfather, Part II, 1974
33. High Noon, 1952
34. To Kill A Mockingbird, 1962
35. It Happened One Night, 1934
36. Midnight Cowboy, 1969
37. The Best Years of Our Lives, 1946
38. Double Indemnity, 1944
39. Doctor Zhivago, 1965
40. North by Northwest, 1959
41. West Side Story, 1961
42. Rear Window, 1954
43. King Kong, 1933
44. The Birth of a Nation, 1915
45. A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951
46. A Clockwork Orange, 1971
47. Taxi Driver, 1976
48. Jaws, 1975
49. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937
50. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969
51. The Philadelphia Story, 1940
52. From Here To Eternity, 1953
53. Amadeus, 1984
54. All Quiet on the Western Front, 1930
55. The Sound Of Music, 1965
56. M*A*S*H, 1970
57. The Third Man, 1949
58. Fantasia, 1940
59. Rebel Without A Cause, 1955
60. Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1981
61. Vertigo, 1958
62. Tootsie, 1982
63. Stagecoach, 1939
64. Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 1977
65. The Silence of the Lambs, 1991
66. Network, 1976
67. The Manchurian Candidate, 1962
68. An American in Paris, 1951
69. Shane, 1953
70. The French Connection, 1971
71. Forrest Gump, 1994
72. Ben-Hur, 1959
73. Wuthering Heights, 1939
74. The Gold Rush, 1925
75. Dances With Wolves, 1990
76. City Lights, 1931
77. American Graffiti, 1973
78. Rocky, 1976
79. The Deer Hunter, 1978
80. The Wild Bunch, 1969
81. Modern Times, 1936
82. Giant, 1956
83. Platoon, 1986
84. Fargo, 1996
85. Duck Soup, 1933
86. Mutiny on the Bounty, 1935
87. Frankenstein, 1931
88. Easy Rider, 1969
89. Patton, 1970
90. The Jazz Singer, 1927
91. My Fair Lady, 1964
92. A Place in the Sun, 1951
93. The Apartment, 1960
94. Goodfellas, 1990
95. Pulp Fiction, 1994
96. The Searchers, 1956
97. Bringing Up Baby, 1938
98. Unforgiven, 1992
99. Guess Who's Coming To Dinner, 1967
100. Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1942
That's the AFI list pre-2007. Then in 2007, they did a 10th anniversary version of their top ten. In that updated version, 8 movies on the list that I've seen were removed: Amadeus, Fantasia, Rebel Without a Cause, Close Encounters, Manchurian Candidate, Dances With Wolves, Frankenstein, and Patton. 15 others were also removed.
Of the twenty-three added, I've seen 7:
18. "The General," 1927
49. "Intolerance," 1916
50. "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," 2001
59. "Nashville," 1975
61. "Sullivan's Travels," 1941
63. "Cabaret," 1972
67. "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," 1966
71. "Saving Private Ryan," 1998
72. "The Shawshank Redemption," 1994
75. "In the Heat of the Night," 1967
77. "All the President's Men," 1976
81. "Spartacus," 1960
82. "Sunrise," 1927
83. "Titanic," 1997
85. "A Night at the Opera," 1935
87. "12 Angry Men," 1957
89. "The Sixth Sense," 1999
90. "Swing Time," 1936
91. "Sophie's Choice," 1982
95. "The Last Picture Show," 1971
96. "Do the Right Thing," 1989
97. "Blade Runner," 1982
99. "Toy Story," 1995
So, the math. Of the original, I've seen 36 (36% of the list). Take away the 8 (8%) removed from the list, and that leaves 28 (28%). Add back the 7 added movies, and I've seen 35 (35%). If you combine the two lists, you have a total of 123 movies, of which I've seen 43 (34.95%).
Man, I was doing better with the first list.
Of course, MY list would include things like Batman Begins, Casino Royale, Everything is Illuminated, and Field of Dreams. Oh yeah, and the top 95 spots or so would all say "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy," but I guess that list will have to wait for now.
1. Citizen Kane, 19412. Casablanca, 1942
3. The Godfather, 1972
4. Gone With The Wind, 1939
5. Lawrence of Arabia, 1962
6. The Wizard of Oz, 1939
7. The Graduate, 1967
8. On The Waterfront, 1954
9. Schindler's List, 1993
10. Singin' In The Rain, 1952
11. It's A Wonderful Life, 1946
12. Sunset Blvd., 1950
13. The Bridge on the River Kwai, 1957
14. Some Like It Hot, 1959
15. Star Wars, 1977
16. All About Eve, 1950
17. The African Queen, 1951
18. Psycho, 1960
19. Chinatown, 1974
20. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, 1975
21. The Grapes of Wrath, 1940
22. 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968
23. The Maltese Falcon, 1941
24. Raging Bull, 1980
25. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, 1982
26. Dr. Strangelove, 1964
27. Bonnie and Clyde, 1967
28. Apocalypse Now, 1979
29. Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, 1939
30. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, 1948
31. Annie Hall, 1977
32. The Godfather, Part II, 1974
33. High Noon, 1952
34. To Kill A Mockingbird, 1962
35. It Happened One Night, 1934
36. Midnight Cowboy, 1969
37. The Best Years of Our Lives, 1946
38. Double Indemnity, 1944
39. Doctor Zhivago, 1965
40. North by Northwest, 1959
41. West Side Story, 1961
42. Rear Window, 1954
43. King Kong, 1933
44. The Birth of a Nation, 1915
45. A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951
46. A Clockwork Orange, 1971
47. Taxi Driver, 1976
48. Jaws, 1975
49. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937
50. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969
51. The Philadelphia Story, 1940
52. From Here To Eternity, 1953
53. Amadeus, 1984
54. All Quiet on the Western Front, 1930
55. The Sound Of Music, 1965
56. M*A*S*H, 1970
57. The Third Man, 1949
58. Fantasia, 1940
59. Rebel Without A Cause, 1955
60. Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1981
61. Vertigo, 1958
62. Tootsie, 1982
63. Stagecoach, 1939
64. Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 1977
65. The Silence of the Lambs, 1991
66. Network, 1976
67. The Manchurian Candidate, 1962
68. An American in Paris, 1951
69. Shane, 1953
70. The French Connection, 1971
71. Forrest Gump, 1994
72. Ben-Hur, 1959
73. Wuthering Heights, 1939
74. The Gold Rush, 1925
75. Dances With Wolves, 1990
76. City Lights, 1931
77. American Graffiti, 1973
78. Rocky, 1976
79. The Deer Hunter, 1978
80. The Wild Bunch, 1969
81. Modern Times, 1936
82. Giant, 1956
83. Platoon, 1986
84. Fargo, 1996
85. Duck Soup, 1933
86. Mutiny on the Bounty, 1935
87. Frankenstein, 1931
88. Easy Rider, 1969
89. Patton, 1970
90. The Jazz Singer, 1927
91. My Fair Lady, 1964
92. A Place in the Sun, 1951
93. The Apartment, 1960
94. Goodfellas, 1990
95. Pulp Fiction, 1994
96. The Searchers, 1956
97. Bringing Up Baby, 1938
98. Unforgiven, 1992
99. Guess Who's Coming To Dinner, 1967
100. Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1942
That's the AFI list pre-2007. Then in 2007, they did a 10th anniversary version of their top ten. In that updated version, 8 movies on the list that I've seen were removed: Amadeus, Fantasia, Rebel Without a Cause, Close Encounters, Manchurian Candidate, Dances With Wolves, Frankenstein, and Patton. 15 others were also removed.Of the twenty-three added, I've seen 7:
18. "The General," 192749. "Intolerance," 1916
50. "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," 2001
59. "Nashville," 1975
61. "Sullivan's Travels," 1941
63. "Cabaret," 1972
67. "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," 1966
71. "Saving Private Ryan," 1998
72. "The Shawshank Redemption," 1994
75. "In the Heat of the Night," 1967
77. "All the President's Men," 1976
81. "Spartacus," 1960
82. "Sunrise," 1927
83. "Titanic," 1997
85. "A Night at the Opera," 1935
87. "12 Angry Men," 1957
89. "The Sixth Sense," 1999
90. "Swing Time," 1936
91. "Sophie's Choice," 1982
95. "The Last Picture Show," 1971
96. "Do the Right Thing," 1989
97. "Blade Runner," 1982
99. "Toy Story," 1995
So, the math. Of the original, I've seen 36 (36% of the list). Take away the 8 (8%) removed from the list, and that leaves 28 (28%). Add back the 7 added movies, and I've seen 35 (35%). If you combine the two lists, you have a total of 123 movies, of which I've seen 43 (34.95%).Man, I was doing better with the first list.
Of course, MY list would include things like Batman Begins, Casino Royale, Everything is Illuminated, and Field of Dreams. Oh yeah, and the top 95 spots or so would all say "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy," but I guess that list will have to wait for now.
Comments
ps- is it time to go to Big Surf yet?
you do have a pretty impressive track record, i will say- though there are some movies you haven't seen that i have, i still think you beat me overall...
and i am totally for your own list, if you remember to include Narnia somewhere on there (okay, you don't have to, but i think they deserve a spot as well...)
ah, i just love movies, too!