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In Reply to: The 100 Greatest American Movies... posted by kootenay on May 16, 2021 at 11:15:24:
Interesting that there is nothing from this millennium.
I guess rewrites / remakes / comic book movies don't make the critics passing grade. The public certainly prefers the special effects driven comic book adaptations judging by box office receipts.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - The 100 Greatest American Movies... - kootenay 11:15:24 05/16/21 (87)
- RE: The 100 Greatest American Movies... - Inmate51 07:25:12 05/18/21 (1)
- RE: The 100 Greatest American Movies...didn't bother to read it. - beach cruiser 18:00:25 05/19/21 (0)
- "Deer hunter" has always been in my top 5 - Green Lantern 19:58:23 05/17/21 (4)
- RE: "Deer hunter" has always been in my top 5 - rivervalley817 22:39:17 05/17/21 (3)
- Good list! - JDK 03:09:04 05/19/21 (1)
- RE: Good list! - rivervalley817 09:47:49 05/19/21 (0)
- Excellent picks! Nt - Green Lantern 05:13:49 05/18/21 (0)
- I would have included more gladiator movies [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 11:13:37 05/17/21 (0)
- funny that Manhattan and Lolita were excluded... - Jim Pearce 08:51:28 05/17/21 (2)
- You'd think that either could easily replace Tootsie for instance - Road Warrior 18:12:20 05/17/21 (0)
- Yup [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 11:14:35 05/17/21 (0)
- Nothing at all from the last quarter century? - Dave_K 06:16:21 05/17/21 (10)
- Just recently saw "The Shining." That movie is an embarrassment. - ghost of olddude55 06:57:46 05/17/21 (9)
- I LOVE Shining.... - kuma 19:46:54 05/17/21 (4)
- Come play with us Kuma - forever...and ever...and ever... - RGA 21:02:35 05/17/21 (2)
- RE: Come play with us Kuma - forever...and ever...and ever... - rivervalley817 22:40:48 05/17/21 (0)
- :D - kuma 21:45:10 05/17/21 (0)
- Excellent movie* - b.l.zeebub 20:40:17 05/17/21 (0)
- RE: Just recently saw "The Shining." That movie is an embarrassment. - RGA 17:55:09 05/17/21 (0)
- You need to watch it a few more times - you'll come around! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 11:05:25 05/17/21 (0)
- The languid pace is what makes it work - Dave_K 08:04:12 05/17/21 (1)
- Having read the book (many times) and seen the King-directed mini-series... - ghost of olddude55 09:04:43 05/17/21 (0)
- RE: The 100 Greatest American Movies... - kyle 05:11:16 05/17/21 (0)
- RE: Hard to find fault but one really glaring omission - B. Scarpia 05:03:33 05/17/21 (1)
- what is 2001 - DrChaos 20:43:38 05/17/21 (0)
- It would be more fun of forum posters would list their - RGA 19:07:40 05/16/21 (10)
- "Fargo," to me, is Number 1. - ghost of olddude55 04:34:15 05/17/21 (9)
- Miller's Crossing is a hidden gem... - Jim Pearce 08:35:06 05/17/21 (0)
- RE: "Fargo," to me, is Number 1. - RGA 05:42:49 05/17/21 (7)
- I love the Coen brothers, but can't stand Tarantino - Dave_K 06:55:40 05/17/21 (2)
- Tarantino after "Jackie Brown." - ghost of olddude55 07:02:46 05/17/21 (1)
- RE: Tarantino after "Jackie Brown." - RGA 17:45:36 05/17/21 (0)
- Should have put "Pulp Fiction" on my list.... - ghost of olddude55 06:08:19 05/17/21 (3)
- Blucher - kyle 09:34:25 05/17/21 (2)
- Neigh....... nt...classic! Abby someone... - RGA 17:38:42 05/17/21 (0)
- "Yes! He...was...my...BOYFRIEND!" - ghost of olddude55 10:29:20 05/17/21 (0)
- WTF! No Ace Ventura Pet Detective? - JDK 19:06:04 05/16/21 (0)
- Seen them all and I agree with their picks. (nt) - kuma 18:41:32 05/16/21 (0)
- American? Charlie Chaplin was British. "Bridge on the River Kwai" - tinear 16:05:22 05/16/21 (3)
- RE: American? Charlie Chaplin was British. "Bridge on the River Kwai" - Stale 12:48:29 05/18/21 (0)
- RE: American? Charlie Chaplin was British. "Bridge on the River Kwai" - RGA 18:31:17 05/16/21 (0)
- Ahhh... the Return of The Nitpicker... Hey! Only... - musetap 17:52:59 05/16/21 (0)
- curated by The American Film Institute - Goober58 14:56:35 05/16/21 (3)
- "Once Upon a Time" isn't American! nt - tinear 15:59:14 05/16/21 (2)
- Thanks! (nt) - Goober58 20:22:15 05/16/21 (0)
- RE: "Once Upon a Time" isn't American! nt - musetap 17:53:22 05/16/21 (0)
- RE: The 100 Greatest American Movies... - tweaker456 14:29:52 05/16/21 (0)
- Birth of a Nation - rnhood 14:12:52 05/16/21 (1)
- "Controversial?" It's supremely Racist, capital-R purposeful. - tinear 14:50:53 05/16/21 (0)
- I hope that isn't an order from best to worst. . . - peteSF 13:23:28 05/16/21 (0)
- RE: The 100 Greatest American Movies... - Stale 12:29:29 05/16/21 (0)
- What a CROCK.... - double28 12:22:00 05/16/21 (2)
- RE: What a CROCK.... - painter27 17:32:45 05/16/21 (0)
- Perhaps for good reason. (NT) - jeffreybehr 12:38:55 05/16/21 (0)
- Same 90% of the 100 Greatest American Movies from 20 years ago I'll bet... - musetap 12:05:38 05/16/21 (0)
- I would include "Alien". - free.ranger 11:45:52 05/16/21 (10)
- Absolutely. A classic of the sci-fi (and horror!) genre. nt - tinear 14:55:15 05/16/21 (1)
- Yep. Two of the most difficult genres to pull off. -t - The Killer Piglet 16:51:26 05/16/21 (0)
- boy howdy, I wouldn't (nt) - mhardy6647 12:30:48 05/16/21 (0)
- RE: I would include "Alien". - tweaker456 11:59:50 05/16/21 (2)
- That kind of reaction is why it's included. Didn't say it was a lullaby. nt - free.ranger 13:22:55 05/16/21 (0)
- Did you mistake it for a documentary?... - musetap 12:35:10 05/16/21 (0)
- IMO, the sequel is better. - ghost of olddude55 11:59:16 05/16/21 (3)
- Agreed... - RGA 18:34:58 05/16/21 (1)
- I think Ridley Scott is overrated as a director, also. - ghost of olddude55 06:10:01 05/17/21 (0)
- Alien(s) comes as close - Dingojazz 15:50:32 05/16/21 (0)
- RE: The 100 Greatest American Movies... - pictureguy 11:39:13 05/16/21 (0)
- RE: The 100 Greatest American Movies... - Inmate51 11:39:12 05/16/21 (1)
- Good additions. nt - free.ranger 11:47:11 05/16/21 (0)
- no Blade Runner... - Jim Pearce 11:38:07 05/16/21 (5)
- Agreed - John_the_Scot 14:29:57 05/16/21 (0)
- They are probably aiming for a Rolling Stone type of marketing strategy for lists... - musetap 12:23:58 05/16/21 (3)
- American films have been wonderful. They aren't more so than foreign, though. And, - tinear 14:58:34 05/16/21 (2)
- RE: American films have been wonderful. They aren't more so than foreign, though. And, - RGA 18:54:37 05/16/21 (0)
- Disneyfication... - Jim Pearce 15:15:08 05/16/21 (0)
- I'd agree with most of the movies on that list. - ghost of olddude55 11:32:19 05/16/21 (10)
- 2001 is still the only film to take on space somewhat believably - Dave_K 07:13:08 05/17/21 (2)
- RE: 2001 is still the only film to take on space somewhat believably - Inmate51 10:19:33 05/17/21 (1)
- Yes, he should have cut 10 minutes out of that part - Dave_K 10:50:56 05/17/21 (0)
- I've seen 80.. I agree on '2001' (bad) and Fargo (exc.) - jeffreybehr 12:41:49 05/16/21 (6)
- Agree on Goodfellas ... - reelsmith. 13:29:54 05/16/21 (0)
- Love "Goodfellas," but it was in heavy rotation on cable TV and I've seen it too many times. - ghost of olddude55 12:46:28 05/16/21 (4)
- Those are all great movies... - musetap 14:12:51 05/16/21 (3)
- I read Nick Pileggi's "Wise Guys" long before I saw "Goodfellas." - ghost of olddude55 14:21:16 05/16/21 (2)
- RE: I read Nick Pileggi's "Wise Guys" long before I saw "Goodfellas." - musetap 14:32:15 05/16/21 (1)
- "The Caine Mutiny." Queeg is much worse in the book. - ghost of olddude55 15:01:41 05/16/21 (0)
- RE: The 100 Greatest American Movies... - tweaker456 11:24:37 05/16/21 (0)
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