watch all movies on AFI's 100 Best movies list

1. Citizen Kane, 1941.

2. The Godfather, 1972. (Done)

3. Casablanca, 1942.(Done)

4. Raging Bull, 1980.

5. Singin’ in the Rain, 1952.(Done)

6. Gone With the Wind, 1939. (Done)

7. Lawrence of Arabia, 1962. (Done)

8. Schindler’s List, 1993. (Done)

9. Vertigo, 1958. (Done)

10. The Wizard of Oz, 1939.(Done)

11. City Lights, 1931.

12. The Searchers, 1956.

13. Star Wars, 1977.(Done)

14. Psycho, 1960. (Done)

15. 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968. (Done)

16. Sunset Blvd., 1950.

17. The Graduate, 1967.

18. The General, 1927.

19. On the Waterfront, 1954.

20. It’s a Wonderful Life, 1946.

21. Chinatown, 1974.

22. Some Like It Hot, 1959.

23. The Grapes of Wrath, 1940.

24. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, 1982. (Done)

25. To Kill a Mockingbird, 1962.(Done)

26. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, 1939.

27. High Noon, 1952.

28. All About Eve, 1950.

29. Double Indemnity, 1944.

30. Apocalypse Now, 1979.

31. The Maltese Falcon, 1941. (Done)

32. The Godfather Part II, 1974. (Done)

33. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, 1975. (Done)

34. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937. (Done)

35. Annie Hall, 1977.

36. The Bridge on the River Kwai, 1957.

37. The Best Years of Our Lives, 1946.

38. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, 1948. (Done)

39. Dr. Strangelove, 1964.

40. The Sound of Music, 1965. (Done)

41. King Kong, 1933. (Done)

42. Bonnie and Clyde, 1967.

43. Midnight Cowboy, 1969.

44. The Philadelphia Story, 1940.

45. Shane, 1953.

46. It Happened One Night, 1934.

47. A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951.

48. Rear Window, 1954. (Done)

49. Intolerance, 1916.

50. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 2001. (Done)

51. West Side Story, 1961.

52. Taxi Driver, 1976. (Done)

53. The Deer Hunter, 1978.(Done)

54. M-A-S-H, 1970.

55. North by Northwest, 1959.

56. Jaws, 1975.

57. Rocky, 1976.

58. The Gold Rush, 1925.

59. Nashville, 1975.

60. Duck Soup, 1933.

61. Sullivan’s Travels, 1941.

62. American Graffiti, 1973.

63. Cabaret, 1972.

64. Network, 1976.

65. The African Queen, 1951.

66. Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1981. (Done)

67. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, 1966.

68. Unforgiven, 1992.

69. Tootsie, 1982.(Done)

70. A Clockwork Orange, 1971.

71. Saving Private Ryan, 1998. (Done)

72. The Shawshank Redemption, 1994. (Done)

73. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969.

74. The Silence of the Lambs, 1991. (Done)

75. In the Heat of the Night, 1967.

76. Forrest Gump, 1994. (Done)

77. All the President’s Men, 1976.

78. Modern Times, 1936.

79. The Wild Bunch, 1969.

80. The Apartment, 1960. (Done)

81. Spartacus, 1960.

82. Sunrise, 1927.

83. Titanic, 1997. (Done)

84. Easy Rider, 1969.

85. A Night at the Opera, 1935.

86. Platoon, 1986.

87. 12 Angry Men, 1957.

88. Bringing Up Baby, 1938.

89. The Sixth Sense, 1999. (Done)

90. Swing Time, 1936.

91. Sophie’s Choice, 1982.

92. Goodfellas, 1990. (Done)

93. The French Connection, 1971.

94. Pulp Fiction, 1994.(Done)

95. The Last Picture Show, 1971.

96. Do the Right Thing, 1989.

97. Blade Runner, 1982.(Done)

98. Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1942.

99. Toy Story, 1995. (Done)

100. Ben-Hur, 1959. (Done)

It took a while to find this one but it was worth the search. I completely enjoyed this movie.

7 left

The African Queen 1951
The Best Years of Our Lives 1946
The Birth of a Nation 1915
American Graffiti 1973
Modern Times 1936
Duck Soup 1933
The Jazz Singer 1927

Over the past week I’ve seen Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (#29), West Side Story (#41), and A Streetcar Named Desire (#45).
While watching the movies on my list, I’ve found that movies are better when you watch them with people who like them. My mom really liked Mr. Smith, so she watched it with me. Having her point out things helped to keep it interesting. And West Side Story is one of my dad’s faves, so hearing the story about when he first started watching it and why he liked it (and hearing him recite lines and sing along) made it more enjoyable. Again, Wikipedia helped me to follow along with both movies.
I saw Streetcar many years ago, but didn’t remember it, so it went on my “To See” list instead of the “Seen” list. I’m glad I put it there too, because I really enjoyed watching it recently. Vivien Leigh is one of my favorite actresses (thanks to Gone with the Wind, one of my favorite movies ever!) so I liked seeing her in this role. It was funny how her character had some of the same characteristics as her Scarlett caracter. The story was really good, and I saw the recent version which had parts that had been cut from the original.
Of the 3 movies, Streetcar is probably the only one that I would have watched without this list, but I’m glad to have seen all 3 for the historical significance of them.

I recently saw “On the Waterfront” and “The Manchurian Candidate”, so my list is at…

To See

16. ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)

19. CHINATOWN (1974)

22. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)

23. THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)

24. RAGING BULL (1980)

26. DR. STRANGELOVE (1964)

29. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)

30. THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948)

33. HIGH NOON (1952)

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)

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)

50. BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)

52. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953)

53. AMADEUS (1984)

54. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930)

56. MA*SH (1970)

57. THE THIRD MAN (1949)

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)
69. SHANE (1953)

70. THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971)

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)

79. THE DEER HUNTER (1978)

80. THE WILD BUNCH (1969)

81. MODERN TIMES (1936)

82. GIANT (1956)

83. PLATOON (1986)

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)

92. A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951)

94. GOODFELLAS (1990)

95. PULP FICTION (1994)

96. THE SEARCHERS (1956)

97. BRINGING UP BABY (1938)

98. UNFORGIVEN (1992)

100. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)

Seen

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 BOULEVARD (1950)

13. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957)

14. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)

15. STAR WARS (1977)

17. THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951)

18. PSYCHO (1960)

20. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST (1975)

21. THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940)

25. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)

27. BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967)

28. APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)

31. ANNIE HALL (1977)

32. THE GODFATHER PART II (1974)

34. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962)

35. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)

36. MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969)

42. REAR WINDOW (1954)

43. KING KONG (1933)

49. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)

51. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940)

55. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)

58. FANTASIA (1940)

65. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)

66. NETWORK (1976)


67. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962)

68. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)

71. FORREST GUMP (1994)

78. ROCKY (1976)

84. FARGO (1996)

91. MY FAIR LADY (1964)

93. THE APARTMENT (1960)

99. GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER (1967)

If I’m counting correctly, that means I’ve now seen 43 of the movies now. After 3 years, I would’ve thought that I’d be further along, but… at least I’m making progress.

• M.A.S.H

I accidently deleted this entry. It was painful to sit and watch this movie. I didn’t get it. I felt like George C. Scot had to do a movie made up by a bunch of middle-schoolers. What a snooze-fest. At least that is one more off my list.

is now off my list! Duck Soup was not as excruciating as Dr. Strangelove. But, I would not sit and watch it again. Harpo gave me the willies.

I’ve just recently rediscovered the wonderfulness of the library, not only for my kids, but for me too. I’m not a big reader, so I never thought about going to the library as an adult (once I got out of college anyway). I just discovered that the library has movies that I can check out. I still have a VCR and since many of the AFI movies are older, playing them on video tape doesn’t really compromise the quality. I’ve been checking out VHS tapes of the movies, and plan to do that a lot more as I make weekly trips to the library with my kids! And the best thing is… it’s free!

During this past week, I’ve watched 2 more of the top 100 movies, Annie Hall and The Godfather II. I’ll start with the movie that I saw first, Annie Hall.
I have never been a fan of Woody Allen movies. I just don’t get the humor. While I appreciate the cultural significance of Annie Hall, it definitely isn’t going to the top of my list of my favorite movies. Again, Wikipedia made me appreciate the movie a little more, but it wasn’t a movie that had me engrossed and left me wanting more. I did love Diane Keaton though… she was a fox and I love her innocence. Reminds me of an early Meg Ryan, from back when Meg was young herself. :)
The Godfather II was another movie I “couldn’t refuse”. :) I liked it every bit as much as the first. It makes me want to see the third one, but I’ve heard that the 3rd doesn’t stack up to the first two. I really liked that II acted as both a sequel and a prequel. I almost want to go back and watch the first one again. I’m sure this will become a movie that I start leaving on the tv when I see it on, just like Gone with the Wind.
Oh, and although I’ve seen it before, I also saw The Wizard of Oz this past week. This time I saw it at the theather, which was a first. I also saw it with my 3 year old daughter, another first. It was a very cool experience to watch it as an adult, yet still seeing it through the eyes of a child as she asked questions and I explained to her what was happening. I have seen the movie so many times that I have many of the lines memorized, but this is the first time that I remember actually sitting down and watching the whole thing from start to finish. I usually catch it on TV and watch it while doing other things, and also usually miss the beginning. This is probably the first time that I’ve watched the whole black and white part of the movie (without Pink Floyd playing over it anyway). :) Very cool!