41. Rear Window
1 week ago
Hitchcock has a lot of empathy with his characters, shot-wise.
How to watch the AFI Top 100 movies
It made me 
"An incredible journey through some of the greatest films ever made."
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
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2 weeks ago
39. It Happened One Night (made me weepy)
40. A Clockwork Orange (beautifully shot and disturbing, of course)
I did pretty deplorably on trying to finish these over the summer – just not enough time, in the end. I will carry on, though.
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City Lights
1 month ago
Watched City Lights over the weekend. Great romantic comedy, but not my favorite Chaplan movie. I think I liked The Circus better, but City Lights was still great slapstick comedy.
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The List
2 months ago
Ok, so I haven’t seen anymore, but I’m closer, having officially reduced the list to the following:
SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)
ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)
AFRICAN QUEEN, THE (1951)
CHINATOWN (1974)
GRAPES OF WRATH, THE (1940)
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
MALTESE FALCON, THE (1941)
DR. STRANGELOVE (1964)
BONNIE & CLYDE (1967)
MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)
TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948)
GODFATHER PART II, THE (1974)
HIGH NOON (1952)
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)
MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969)
BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, THE (1946)
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965)
WEST SIDE STORY (1961)
KING KONG (1933)
BIRTH OF A NATION, THE (1915)
CLOCKWORK ORANGE, A (1971)
SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)
PHILADELPHIA STORY, THEFROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953)
AMADEUS (1984)
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930)
SOUND OF MUSIC, THE (1965)
THIRD MAN, THE (1949)
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955)
VERTIGO (1958)
TOOTSIE (1982)
STAGECOACH (1939)
NETWORK (1976)
AMERICAN IN PARIS, AN (1951)
SHANE (1953)
FRENCH CONNECTION, THE (1971)
BEN-HUR (1959)
WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939)
GOLD RUSH, THE (1925)
CITY LIGHTS (1931)
WILD BUNCH, THE (1969)
MODERN TIMES (1936)
GIANT (1956)
DUCK SOUP (1933)
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1935)
FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
EASY RIDER (1969)
PATTON (1970)
JAZZ SINGER, THE (1927)
PLACE IN THE SUN, A(1951)
APARTMENT, THE (1960)
SEARCHERS, THE (1956)
BRINGING UP BABY (1938)
UNFORGIVEN (1992)
GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER (1967)
YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)
Longer than I had originally thought, but still quite doable. Actually, I think I’ve seen a few more of these, but I figure if I don’t remember them, then I should probably watch them again.
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I Like Movies
2 months ago
It’s that simple. I just appreciate a good movie, so I want to know what all the scholars think. So far, I think I’m about halfway through.
30% Done - Day 1
3 months ago
I’ve always wanted to finish this list, so I’ve been watching films from it for the past few years, never really dedicating myself to it. But, here I am now, and hopefully 43 things can make my life a little more enriched with classic cinema.
Surprisingly, I’ve never experienced “The Godfather” and I have the boxed set glaring at me from my bookshelf. We’ll tackle at least parts 1 and 2 tonight… and from there, who knows.
For the record -
The Godfather
Raging Bull
Singin’ in the Rain
Lawrence of Arabia
Vertigo
City Lights
The Searchers
Psycho
Sunset Boulevard
The Graduate
The General
On the Waterfront
Chinatown
Some Like It Hot
The Grapes of Wrath
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
High Noon
All About Eve
Double Indemnity
The Maltese Falcon
The Godfather, Part II
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
King Kong
Bonnie and Clyde
Midnight Cowboy
The Philadelphia Story
Shane
It Happened One Night
A Streetcar Named Desire
Rear Window
Intolerance (1916)
West Side Story
Taxi Driver
The Deer Hunter
MASH Collector’s Edition
Jaws
Rocky
The Gold Rush (1925)
Nashville
Duck Soup
Sullivan’s Travels – Criterion Collection
American Graffiti
Cabaret
Network
The African Queen
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Unforgiven
Tootsie
The Shawshank Redemption
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
In the Heat of the Night
Modern Times
The Wild Bunch
The Apartment
Spartacus
Sunrise (1927)
Easy Rider
A Night at the Opera
Platoon
12 Angry Men
Bringing Up Baby
Swing Time
Sophie’s Choice
Goodfellas
The French Connection
The Last Picture Show
Do the Right Thing
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Ben-Hur
I did it.
3 months ago
When I decided to complete the list, I had seen 54 of 100. After watching “Duck Soup” this evening, I’ve made it through all 100. Some dogs… some new favorites. It was most interesting to see which older films still held up, and which ones clearly offered something edgy at the time, but whose time had evidently passed. The enthusiasm I felt as I broke into the last 15 was great, and the sensation of completion is awesome.
The Home Stretch
4 months ago
After just watching “The Deer Hunter” I am just 2 films away from completing the AFI 100. I should be able to achieve this goal over this weekend, finishing off the list with “The French Connection” and “Duck Soup.”
going to place a hold on
4 months ago
Unforgiven and Dances with Wolves. This goal is taking much longer than I thought. Maybe I don’t have the best taste in movies.
