How to watch the AFI Top 100 movies
How I did it: To begin with, here is my first entry for this goal that lists the films I had not seen off the list:
http://www.43things.com/entries/view/3599217
I simply made the time each day to watch a movie or two. The hardest part of completing this goal is making the time and have the patience to sit through long movies and movies you may not like. This is a goal I am sad to be finished with. I absolutely loved doing this and finding out about some cinematic masterpieces I had never heard of or seen. It has given me inspiration to explore many more films of all genres. It has given me an education about history, cinema, racism, comedy and humanity. It has given me a glimpse into the past that reveals that past audiences were not much different than current audiences. While already a movie buff, I have gained a new appreciation for musicals and silent films and have discovered some new actors and directors to seek out in other films.
Some highlights:
- Lawrence of Arabia
- Annie Hall
- City Lights
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- The General
- Swing Time
- Sunrise: Story of Two Humans
- Sullivan's Travels
Some disappointments:
- Doctor Zhivago
- West Side Story
- Giant
- My Fair Lady
- Spartacus
- Cabaret
Please realize that although I say disappointments, that does not mean the films do not deserve to be on the list. They are still great films worth seeing, they just did not highly appeal to my taste.
Again, I am sad to be finished with this goal, but thankfully I am still tackling the AFI Top Ten and the IMDB Top 250. However, even after those goals are finished, I know there is so much great unseen cinema out there, that I will always have something to watch that can entertain and teach.
Lessons & tips: I urge everyone to take this journey and view all of the films off the 1998 list and 2007 lists.
Read about the films after viewing, both reviews and trivia.
Resources: Wikipedia
IMDB for learning about the movies after viewing.
Blockbuster.com
Hulu.com
Amazon video on demand
