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How Many Have You Seen?

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The American Film Institute (AFI) put out a top 100 films of all time list a couple years ago. How many of them have you seen? Here's the list:

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)
16. ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)
17. THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951)
18. PSYCHO (1960)
19. CHINATOWN (1974)
20. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975)
21. THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940)
22. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
23. THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)
24. RAGING BULL (1980)
25. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)
26. DR. STRANGELOVE (1964)
27. BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967)
28. APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)
29. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)
30. THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948)
31. ANNIE HALL (1977)
32. THE GODFATHER PART II (1974)
33. HIGH NOON (1952)
34. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962)
35. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)
36. MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969)
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)
42. REAR WINDOW (1954)
43. KING KONG (1933)
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)
49. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
50. BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)
51. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940)
52. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953)
53. AMADEUS (1984)
54. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930)
55. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
56. M*A*S*H (1970)
57. THE THIRD MAN (1949)
58. FANTASIA (1940)
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)
65. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)
66. NETWORK (1976)
67. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962)
68. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)
69. SHANE (1953)
70. THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971)
71. FORREST GUMP (1994)
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)
78. ROCKY (1976)
79. THE DEER HUNTER (1978)
80. THE WILD BUNCH (1969)
81. MODERN TIMES (1936)
82. GIANT (1956)
83. PLATOON (1986)
84. FARGO (1996)
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)
91. MY FAIR LADY (1964)
92. A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951)
93. THE APARTMENT (1960)
94. GOODFELLAS (1990)
95. PULP FICTION (1994)
96. THE SEARCHERS (1956)
97. BRINGING UP BABY (1938)
98. UNFORGIVEN (1992)
99. GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967)
100. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)

I've seen 68 of them.

~M-dith~
 

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only 34 but im quite suprised how many of them i have seen

6. THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
7. THE GRADUATE (1967)
9. SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993)
11. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)
14. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)
15. STAR WARS (1977)
16. ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)
17. THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951)
18. PSYCHO (1960)
20. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975)
22. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
23. THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)
25. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)
26. DR. STRANGELOVE (1964)
42. REAR WINDOW (1954)
43. KING KONG (1933)
46. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971)
48. JAWS (1975)
49. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
50. BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)
53. AMADEUS (1984)
55. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
60. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
62. TOOTSIE (1982)
64. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)
65. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)
71. FORREST GUMP (1994)
75. DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990)
78. ROCKY (1976)
88. EASY RIDER (1969)
90. THE JAZZ SINGER (1927)
91. MY FAIR LADY (1964)
94. GOODFELLAS (1990)
95. PULP FICTION (1994)
 
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mdith4him said:
The American Film Institute (AFI) put out a top 100 films of all time list a couple years ago. How many of them have you seen? Here's the list:
I've seen:

6. THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
11. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)
15. STAR WARS (1977)
22. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
25. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)
43. KING KONG (1933)
49. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
55. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
60. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
64. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)
71. FORREST GUMP (1994)
91. MY FAIR LADY (1964)

...in full, and:

9. SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993)
47. TAXI DRIVER (1976)
48. JAWS (1975)
65. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)

...in part.

So that's not really terribly impressive, is it??! I'll have to set a goal over the next year, to see at least some of them.

David.
 
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I've seen 22 in full:

3. THE GODFATHER (1972)
4. GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)
6. THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
9. SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993)
11. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)
15. STAR WARS (1977)
18. PSYCHO (1960)
21. THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940)
25. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)
32. THE GODFATHER PART II (1974)
34. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962)
41. WEST SIDE STORY (1961)
49. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
55. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
58. FANTASIA (1940)
60. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
64. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)
65. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)
72. BEN-HUR (1959)
73. WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939)
75. DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990)
91. MY FAIR LADY (1964)

and 29 in part:

1. CITIZEN KANE (1941)
2. CASABLANCA (1942)
5. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)
7. THE GRADUATE (1967)
10. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)
13. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957)
22. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
26. DR. STRANGELOVE (1964)
28. APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)
29. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)
39. DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965)
43. KING KONG (1933)
45. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951)
48. JAWS (1975)
50. BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)
53. AMADEUS (1984)
54. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930)
59. REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955)
68. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)
71. FORREST GUMP (1994)
78. ROCKY (1976)
83. PLATOON (1986)
87. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
89. PATTON (1970)
90. THE JAZZ SINGER (1927)
94. GOODFELLAS (1990)
95. PULP FICTION (1994)
99. GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967)
 
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Let's see... I've seen these:

mdith4him said:
1. CITIZEN KANE (1941)
3. THE GODFATHER (1972)
4. GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)
6. THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
9. SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993)
11. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)
15. STAR WARS (1977)
18. PSYCHO (1960)
21. THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940)
25. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)
32. THE GODFATHER PART II (1974)
34. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962)
39. DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965)
42. REAR WINDOW (1954)
48. JAWS (1975)
49. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
50. BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)
53. AMADEUS (1984)
54. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930)
55. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
58. FANTASIA (1940)
60. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
65. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)
71. FORREST GUMP (1994)
75. DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990)
82. GIANT (1956)
84. FARGO (1996)
91. MY FAIR LADY (1964)
95. PULP FICTION (1994)

So I've seen 29 of them. Some of those really don't deserve to be on there, IMO. Yes, I'm looking at you, Dances With Wolves, Butch Cassidy, Grapes of Wrath, and Fargo. An interesting list, though; my favorite of the 29 was probably either Citizen Kane or It's a Wonderful Life.

Oh, and as long as we're including Star Wars movies, where in the world is The Empire Strikes Back?
 
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I've left the ones that I have seen.

1. CITIZEN KANE (1941)
2. CASABLANCA (1942)
3. THE GODFATHER (1972)
4. GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)
6. THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
10. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)
15. STAR WARS (1977)
18. PSYCHO (1960)
22. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
25. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)
26. DR. STRANGELOVE (1964)
32. THE GODFATHER PART II (1974)
40. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
41. WEST SIDE STORY (1961)
43. KING KONG (1933)
48. JAWS (1975)
49. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
53. AMADEUS (1984)
56. M*A*S*H (1970)
58. FANTASIA (1940)
60. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
64. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)
65. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)
75. DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990)
78. ROCKY (1976)
96. THE SEARCHERS (1956)
98. UNFORGIVEN (1992)

That makes 27.
 
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I should add that I saw "Meet Me In St. Louis" recently, on account of that movie making AFI's 100 Years, 100 Songs list twice -- for "The Trolley Song" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". (Before that, I didn't realize that Yuletide classic came from a movie!)

Not my favorite musical, but the "Skip to My Lou" dance number brought back memories of my dear departed Grandma Throm. It's well worth at least a rent. ;)
 
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