"AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers" Discussion Thread
Now this is a list. Now, on CBS (6/14). AFI's most inspirational movies. 3 hours of sheer inspiration. I mean the clips of the movies I haven't seen are giving me chills. And forget about the ones I have. Forget Bravo and their inane comedy list. This is a list and so far one hell of a special.
Full list... # MOVIE 1 IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE 1946 2 TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 1962 3 SCHINDLER'S LIST 1993 4 ROCKY 1976 5 MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON 1939 6 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL 1982 7 THE GRAPES OF WRATH 1940 8 BREAKING AWAY 1979 9 MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET 1947 10 SAVING PRIVATE RYAN 1998 11 THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES 1946 12 APOLLO 13 1995 13 HOOSIERS 1986 14 THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI 1957 15 THE MIRACLE WORKER 1962 16 NORMA RAE 1979 17 ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST 1975 18 THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK 1959 19 THE RIGHT STUFF 1983 20 PHILADELPHIA 1993 21 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT 1967 22 THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES 1942 23 THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION 1994 24 NATIONAL VELVET 1944 25 SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS 1941 26 THE WIZARD OF OZ 1939 27 HIGH NOON 1952 28 FIELD OF DREAMS 1989 29 GANDHI 1982 30 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA 1962 31 GLORY 1989 32 CASABLANCA 1942 33 CITY LIGHTS 1931 34 ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN 1976 35 GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER 1967 36 ON THE WATERFRONT 1954 37 FORREST GUMP 1994 38 PINOCCHIO 1940 39 STAR WARS 1977 40 MRS. MINIVER 1942 41 THE SOUND OF MUSIC 1965 42 12 ANGRY MEN 1957 43 GONE WITH THE WIND 1939 44 SPARTACUS 1960 45 ON GOLDEN POND 1981 46 LILIES OF THE FIELD 1963 47 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 1968 48 THE AFRICAN QUEEN 1951 49 MEET JOHN DOE 1941 50 SEABISCUIT 2003 51 THE COLOR PURPLE 1985 52 DEAD POET'S SOCIETY 1989 53 SHANE 1953 54 RUDY 1993 55 THE DEFIANT ONES 1958 56 BEN-HUR 1959 57 SERGEANT YORK 1941 58 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 1977 59 DANCES WITH WOLVES 1990 60 THE KILLING FIELDS 1984 61 SOUNDER 1972 62 BRAVEHEART 1995 63 RAIN MAN 1988 64 THE BLACK STALLION 1979 65 A RAISIN IN THE SUN 1961 66 SILKWOOD 1983 67 THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL 1951 68 AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN 1982 69 THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS 1957 70 COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER 1980 71 COOL HAND LUKE 1967 72 DARK VICTORY 1939 73 ERIN BROCKOVICH 2000 74 GUNGA DIN 1939 75 THE VERDICT 1982 76 BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ 1962 77 DRIVING MISS DAISY 1989 78 THELMA & LOUISE 1991 79 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS 1956 80 BABE 1995 81 BOYS TOWN 1938 82 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 1971 83 MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN 1936 84 SERPICO 1973 85 WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT 1993 86 STAND AND DELIVER 1988 87 WORKING GIRL 1988 88 YANKEE DOODLE DANDY 1942 89 HAROLD AND MAUDE 1972 90 HOTEL RWANDA 2004 91 THE PAPER CHASE 1973 92 FAME 1980 93 A BEAUTIFUL MIND 2001 94 CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS 1937 95 PLACES IN THE HEART 1984 96 SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER 1993 97 MADAME CURIE 1943 98 THE KARATE KID 1984 99 RAY 2004 100 CHARIOTS OF FIRE 1981 Interesting Facts about the Ballot of 300 whittled to 100 Tom Hanks and Henry Fonda are the most represented male actors on the ballot with eight inspiring movies each. Sidney Poitier, Gary Cooper and Denzel Washington each have seven movies on the ballot. Jean Arthur is the most represented female actor on the ballot with four movies. Frank Capra and Steven Spielberg each have six inspiring movies on the ballot, leading all directors. Capra's films are MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN ('36), YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU ('38), MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON ('39), MEET JOHN DOE ('41) IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE ('46) and POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES ('61); while Spielberg directed CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND ('77), E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL ('82), THE COLOR PURPLE ('85), SCHINDLER'S LIST ('93), AMISTAD ('97) and SAVING PRIVATE RYAN ('98). Over one third of the movies on the ballot are movies inspired by real life people and events. 1939 is the most represented year on the ballot, with 12 inspiring movies. |
I can't believe <b>The Shawshank Redemption</b> is only #23
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Yeah, pretty good list so far. I'm watching right now and they are about to start the top ten. Some of the ones they've already covered could, IMO, have easily been in the top five, so the top ten had better be good!
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At the risk of offending the female posters here, I can't believe Working Girl and Erin Brockovich made the cut.
*SPOILER ALERT* And remember, the "inspirational characters" drive off a cliff to their deaths at the end of Thelma and Louise. |
Originally Posted by Robert
I can't believe <b>The Shawshank Redemption</b> is only #23
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I also think <b>The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</b> belongs somewhere on the list.
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I can't believe Superman(1978) didn't make it at all in the top 100! I also agree with you guys about Shawshank. It should have been around 5 or 6.
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What about Scarface. That should be #1. The guy goes from an immigrant who has nothing to the top of the drug game. If thats not inspirational, then I don't know what is.
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One of the problems with these "Top *** Movies" lists is always the people they get to interview and provide commentaries about the movies. This show had some great, relevant commentators--Sidney Poitier, Sally Field, Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, Jane Fonda, Ben Kingsley, Kirk Douglas. Even Ralph Macchio was at least in one of the films on the list. But why the hell did they have Melissa Ethridge providing comments? And she was the one they used most often! I have nothing against the lady, but couldn't they have gotten someone else--someone who is actually involved in making movies?
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What exactly is inspirational about 2001?
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2001 is about transendence on many levels. It is highly inspirational. More than E.T., which somehow made it into the top 10.
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I'd guess E.T. is inspirational on a more basic level than 2001 thus being identifiable to more people.
I was surprised Braveheart was way back at 62, I thought it'd be in the top 15 at least. |
Originally Posted by GeoffreyL
What about Scarface. That should be #1. The guy goes from an immigrant who has nothing to the top of the drug game. If thats not inspirational, then I don't know what is.
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I thought the exact same thing. :lol:
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Glad to see The Karate Kid, Rudy and Glory on the list. :up:
I agree with the lower ratings on Braveheart and Shawshank. Those pivotal moments in the latter portions of the films should definitely secure top 10 status, imho. |
Harold and Maude is an odd choice. I think it's a great movie, but it certainly didn't inspire me whatsoever (to fall in love with an elderly woman).
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How did The Last Starfighter not make the list? I know it inspired me.
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Other notable films which did not make the Top 100:
Superman The Natural Papillon Patton Titanic Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring Fantasia Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Dumbo |
Patton didn't make it?!?
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Nope. Neither did Hoop Dreams or Raiders of the Lost Ark.
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I'm not a big fan of most of these movies. And if there's any that I do like, it's not because I found them inspirational, or for whatever reason they made this list.
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Originally Posted by GeorgeP
Other notable films which did not make the Top 100:
... Chariots of Fire ... |
Oh man Hoop Dreams! That should have definitely been on there!
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I was wondering why Cinderella Man didn't make it, but then I saw that movies released on January 1st of last year or later weren't eligible.
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