When I read an Roger Ebert review and he said:
'"Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome,'' not only the best of the three Mad Max
movies, but one of the best films of 1985'
I knew that I could never trust another word that came out of his mouth.
On this list, I never made it past "Shallow Hal". I should have stopped when I
realized that according to Bruce, there have only been 5 classic films made in
the new millennium. Sounds like he needs to get out more.
If you are looking for another interesting list -- check out the imdb top lists
on the left hand side of: http://imdb.com/chart
On a related note, did you ever notice that Poster collectors tend to like
movies better if they have good posters?
Evan
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Bruce Hershenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> As many of you know, I have seen more movies than just about anyone you will
> ever meet! Here are a list of movies I truly consider "classic". I have
> arranged
> them by date (from most recent backwards) as I know many people have a
> prejudice
> against black and white movies in general and extreme prejudice against
> silent
> and subtitled movies, so this puts many of those lower on the list. The next
> time you are at the video store or on Netflix trying to decide what to rent,
> I
> hope you will consider one of these VERY worthy older choices, rather than
> just
> scanning the pretty mediocre "new releases".
>
> Note that few current day movies (those of the past few years) are on my
> list.
> Partly this is because I think few quality ones were made in those years, and
> partly because it takes time to know if a film is really "classic". I will
> say
> that I think today's strong emphasis on special effects (and lack of emphasis
> on
> intelligent scripts) is a major factor in my lowered opinion of how many
> classics are being made (and of course it may also somewhat reflect that I am
> simply getting older, and miss the "good old days"!).
>
> What makes for a "classic" movie? To me, it is that the movie is a classic OF
> ITS KIND, far superior to similar movies of that type, or something that is
> "in
> a class by itself" (and is an excellent movie, to boot)! I would never argue
> that the below movies are the "best" movies ever made, so please don't take
> this
> list that way!
>
> I know many of you will recognize lots of the "older titles" as being
> "classics", but realize that there are lots of the titles you won't recognize
> that are also wonderful movies, but sadly have been largely forgotten, except
> by
> major film buffs, and they are just as good as many of the best remembered
> older
> titles! I welcome any suggestions of movies that deserve to be on this list,
> but
> are not!
>
> Here is the list:
> 2004 SIDEWAYS
> 2002 MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING
> 2001 SHALLOW HAL
> 2001 SPIRITED AWAY
> 2000 O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU
> 1998 THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY
> 1996 MARS ATTACKS
> 1996 SLING BLADE
> 1995 BABE ('95)
> 1995 ROB ROY ('95)
> 1995 TOY STORY
> 1994 EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN
>>> EZ: Large list deleted
> 1921 ORPHANS OF THE STORM
> 1921 SHEIK
> 1916 CIVILIZATION
> 1915 BIRTH OF A NATION
> 1914 PERILS OF PAULINE ('14)
>
> Note: If a movie has a year after the title, it is because there was one or
> more
> other versions of that movie in other years, and this let's you know that,
> and
> to be sure to get the correct version (for example, you don't want to
> accidentally rent the awful "new" version of Planet of the Apes thinking you
> are
> getting the classic "original" version!)
>
> Bruce
>
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