The buzz around the office right now is the new AFI list. It's usually guaranteed to be nothing shocking, so it's easy to have an opinion on what's worthy or what's missing. (This is the American Film Institute, so all great international films are of course dismissed)
Looking over AFI's happy factoid page comparing the new list to the 1997 list...
Top ten is nothing new -- most are deserving, but terribly unoriginal. Though as much as Citizen Kane tops every list, I will jump on that band wagon. The cinematography is second to none (Gregg Toland), and Orson Welles is just an evil genius. I’m so disappointed that The Third Man was dumped -- anything with a zither should stay.
Shame to see On the Waterfront moved down, as that's such a fine piece of work. I know I'll get booed, but I'd switch with Raging Bull. I'm just not a Scorsese fan.
1996-2006: What? No Coen Bros? No Wes Anderson?
Additions: Spartacus? Really? The people that voted for that need to go back and watch it -- not just the moving clip of the sea of shouting Spartaci.
Who would dump Close Encounters? And Manchurian Candidate?! Switch out Yankee Doodle Dandy for MC any day (forgive the glimpse into my politics).
Comments (1)
Where did Meatballs rate on this list?
Posted by Diane | June 24, 2007 4:54 AM
Posted on June 24, 2007 04:54