How many of IMDB's top 250 do you own?
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Currently, out of my collection of 250 films, 89 are on this list. There are about 40-45 more that I am planning to get either when they get better DVD treatment or when I can set aside the funds.
It's a suprisingly decent list, although about 50 of those films are schmaltzy feel-good entertainment masquerading as good cinema, and another 30 or so are only on there because they're recent and thus still fresh in people's minds.
It's a suprisingly decent list, although about 50 of those films are schmaltzy feel-good entertainment masquerading as good cinema, and another 30 or so are only on there because they're recent and thus still fresh in people's minds.
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I have 33, and I see a few that I still need to get. How about we add to this game and also tell how many you have on the bottom 100 list?
I have 4, Smokey and the Bandit 3 and 3 Police Academys, I don't feel ashamed of those, I bought the sets. Although I did enjoy City Under Seige, should I feel bad??
http://www.imdb.com/chart/bottom
I have 4, Smokey and the Bandit 3 and 3 Police Academys, I don't feel ashamed of those, I bought the sets. Although I did enjoy City Under Seige, should I feel bad??
http://www.imdb.com/chart/bottom
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I own 80 from the list (I'm including The Incredibles since it'll be out on Tues)
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The Godfather (1972)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Star Wars (1977)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Goodfellas (1990)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Matrix (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
Se7en (1995)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Léon (1994)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Alien (1979)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
The Great Escape (1963)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Aliens (1986)
Finding Nemo (2003)
Braveheart (1995)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
Blade Runner (1982)
The Incredibles (2004)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Duck Soup (1933)
Unforgiven (1992)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Patton (1970)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Back to the Future (1985)
The Green Mile (1999)
Platoon (1986)
Shrek (2001)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Mystic River (2003)
Die Hard (1988)
A Christmas Story (1983)
Life of Brian (1979)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Gladiator (2000)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
The Terminator (1984)
Toy Story (1995)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Brazil (1985)
Almost Famous (2000)
Rain Man (1988)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Snatch. (2000)
The Right Stuff (1983)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
The Untouchables (1987)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
The Godfather (1972)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Star Wars (1977)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Goodfellas (1990)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Matrix (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
Se7en (1995)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Léon (1994)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Alien (1979)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
The Great Escape (1963)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Aliens (1986)
Finding Nemo (2003)
Braveheart (1995)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
Blade Runner (1982)
The Incredibles (2004)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Duck Soup (1933)
Unforgiven (1992)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Patton (1970)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Back to the Future (1985)
The Green Mile (1999)
Platoon (1986)
Shrek (2001)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Mystic River (2003)
Die Hard (1988)
A Christmas Story (1983)
Life of Brian (1979)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Gladiator (2000)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
The Terminator (1984)
Toy Story (1995)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Brazil (1985)
Almost Famous (2000)
Rain Man (1988)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Snatch. (2000)
The Right Stuff (1983)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
The Untouchables (1987)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
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I see that the special edition DVDs for the Leone movies brought them higher on the list. A few years ago, I remember that Good/Bad/Ugly was somewhere in the 50's and Once/West was around 80.
I see that the special edition DVDs for the Leone movies brought them higher on the list. A few years ago, I remember that Good/Bad/Ugly was somewhere in the 50's and Once/West was around 80.
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Originally Posted by neilo13
I have 33, and I see a few that I still need to get. How about we add to this game and also tell how many you have on the bottom 100 list?
I have 4, Smokey and the Bandit 3 and 3 Police Academys, I don't feel ashamed of those, I bought the sets. Although I did enjoy City Under Seige, should I feel bad??
http://www.imdb.com/chart/bottom
I have 4, Smokey and the Bandit 3 and 3 Police Academys, I don't feel ashamed of those, I bought the sets. Although I did enjoy City Under Seige, should I feel bad??
http://www.imdb.com/chart/bottom
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92, at least if I counted right. A few of them were blind buys, but most of them I bought because I really like the movies. There are many more on the list that I hope to own pending better releases/more funds.
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Originally Posted by neilo13
I have 33, and I see a few that I still need to get. How about we add to this game and also tell how many you have on the bottom 100 list?
I have 4, Smokey and the Bandit 3 and 3 Police Academys, I don't feel ashamed of those, I bought the sets. Although I did enjoy City Under Seige, should I feel bad??
http://www.imdb.com/chart/bottom
I have 4, Smokey and the Bandit 3 and 3 Police Academys, I don't feel ashamed of those, I bought the sets. Although I did enjoy City Under Seige, should I feel bad??
http://www.imdb.com/chart/bottom
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77 or so. Two things about this list, though:
1. I was surprised by how many good movies are out there I still "keep meaning to pick up."
2. I don't trust the IMDB Top 250 anymore. Something about the way they tally votes just doesn't add up in my book to a true top 250 list. I think it has to do with how many flicks from the last year get on it so quickly simply due to the number of votes. Finding Neverland is good, but not one of the best 250 films ever made. Even if you took every best picture nominee (also not an indicator of the best 250 films ever made), there's over 350 of them, and I'm not sure if it would be in the top 250.
1. I was surprised by how many good movies are out there I still "keep meaning to pick up."
2. I don't trust the IMDB Top 250 anymore. Something about the way they tally votes just doesn't add up in my book to a true top 250 list. I think it has to do with how many flicks from the last year get on it so quickly simply due to the number of votes. Finding Neverland is good, but not one of the best 250 films ever made. Even if you took every best picture nominee (also not an indicator of the best 250 films ever made), there's over 350 of them, and I'm not sure if it would be in the top 250.




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