Time Magazine Names the Top 100 Movies Ever Made

Reginald Grimshanker

No Fargo? Oh well, I guess that they have to distinguish themselves from AFI in some way.

May 23 - 12:11 PM

Inessa Lenin

Farewell My Concubine should be on the list! They made a good choice! It's a special Chinese film!

May 23 - 04:04 PM

victor lopez

[b]where the hell is Ben Hur!!![/b]
The Best Film ever didn't make it. The list is shit. Where's The Bridge on the River Kwai?, where's Spartacus?, where's Patton?, where's North by Northwest?

May 23 - 04:10 PM

Scott Weinberg

Where's The Garbage Pail Kids Movie?

May 23 - 04:56 PM

Senh Duong

Glad to see Drunken Master II there.

May 23 - 05:21 PM

sebastian nye

[b]Is anyone else sick of lists????[/b]
It's just a big publicity stunt people. Paying great attention to this kind of inane stuff will just propagate more of the sort.

May 23 - 06:01 PM

Jeremy Mower

[b]Thanks for Playing![/b]
I think the difference between a good movie and a great movie is lost on the good people at Time Magazine, because some of these picks just don't add up.

I think the biggest surprise for me came with the listing of Finding Nemo, which - while a good film - lacked that certain je ne sais quois that many of these spectacular films possess. It's a bizarre choice, especially with "Pinocchio" already on the list. There is more of a case for the Toy Story series - or any of Disney's fine coming-of-age tales like Aladdin or The Lion King - that would easily make them as much, if not more, of a candidate for this list than Finding Nemo.

Several other films on this list prove questionable - namely, Unforgiven, Psycho, E.T., A Hard Day's Night, and - here's where I earn the wrath of movie fans everywhere - the Lord of the Rings saga. All of these films have niche value, certain scenes or gimmicks that they're remembered for, but nothing that defines them as a -great movie-.

For great movies, try this:

Local Hero - A solid 100% score on the Tomatometer, the off-beat, smart laughs in this comedy are arguably the set-up for the work of directors like Wes Anderson.

The Apartment - A great film featuring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacClaine, it's innovative for it's attempts to combine multiple film genres into one sweeping script that's oddly believable. The acting is solid.

The Big Lebowski - Something contemporary, this Jeff Bridges vehicle is a hit-or-miss work: but if it hits, it hits hard. The dialogue is spectacular, and the story is a unique one.

Lost In Translation - A kind-of-love-story that's believable, and that's what makes it so appealing. There are no plot twists or contrived developments in this movie - it's a natural flow, just like real life.

Shoot the Piano Player - The sequel (I think) to The 400 Blows (Listed), it's the in-depth perspective of a man with a broken spirit.

Requiem for a Dream - EASILY the most depressing movie of all time. This is an excellent film to watch if you wish to kill yourself, it's that well-done. A dry and gritty look at drug use in society, you won't forget it any time soon. You'll want to, but you won't.

Only a few, others should recommend their top picks that were so callously omitted. See, Time Magazine? It's not so hard to come up with ideas that make sense. The Fly. What the hell.

May 23 - 07:26 PM

Robb P

[b]The Sad Fate Of Magazines...[/b]
The internet has pretty much made magazines obsolete when it comes to delivering information, so now every magazine relies on "lists" to stir debate and sell themselves as conversation pieces. Apparently now even Time.

May 23 - 10:33 PM

Scott Weinberg

I think part of the fun is just seeing which flicks were picked and why. I don't think that any publication or group is claiming that THEIR "Top 100" is definitive. It's just fun stuff for the folks who put the lists together, and something for the movie geeks to talk about. That's all these lists are to me, anyway.

May 23 - 11:58 PM

jeremy d

[b]Having a top 100 is stupid...[/b]
the list needs to be more specific. I'd be far more interested in seeing a top 100 most 'influential films'.... as in, what films really changed the way things headed or films that pioneered a new style or genre.

THE LIST DIDN'T EVEN HAVE INDIANA JONES!!!! OR DEBBIE DOES DALLAS!!!

May 24 - 01:07 AM

Nicholas Hatten

[b]stop the list hatin' yo!!![/b]
so mags create top lists to get attention..big deal, we all do things for attention....

and i actually enjoy the discussions that are created by these lists...anytime you're actually discussing quality films versus blockbuster crap is a-okay with me...

even if i disagree with them for the most part..


no westsidestory?

[slowely walks away and weeps]

May 24 - 10:19 AM

Ryan Kolar

[b]no credibility[/b]
any list of top movies that leaves out The Usual Suspects has no credibility.

Putting Drunkien Master 2 and Finding Nemo above that film is ludicrous.

Wasn't "Toy Story 2" better than "Finding Nemo" anyway?

Time did inject qualifiers itself by saying top MOVIES, not FILMS.

May 24 - 10:37 AM

Jean Francois Cormier

No Das Boot?

May 24 - 11:42 AM

First Last

no 2001: A Space Odyssey???

May 24 - 02:39 PM

Greg Bonnette

[b]That is a sad list...[/b]
Too many old movies, skipped most of the great films of the 70's, and went towards the obscure in an effort to come off as 'cerebral.' A film had to be seen by a few people to be considered great and influential, correct? So what are about 25% of those flicks doing on a 'greatest films' list? And, no, that does not mean that a box-office hit is equals a great movie, 'Sith' being a good case in point, but at least marginal or a cult-classic to have had some impact on people and the film industry. I take my top fifteen over their 100 anyday...

May 24 - 02:45 PM

Joshua Willis

two words shawshank redemption

May 24 - 03:59 PM

jeff j

what about one flew over the cuckoo's nest?

May 25 - 12:01 AM

jeremy d

Everyone could go on naming their favourite movies that have been left out and the truth is even if just one person were to list their favourite 100 movies, they'd probably look back one day and think, 'oh crap I left out so and so'....
This is why it'd be cool to list movies that had, say, the top 100 on screen romances, or love scenes; the top 100 action scenes or something more specific where its more explanatory why the movie is on the list. I'd like to know which movies people think are the most impacting on films in general... then we'd probably have films like Snow White, The Matrix, Star Wars, Stanley Kubrick's films and I'd even go as far as to say Donnie Darko... they all bring something new to the table as far as films go.

May 25 - 02:54 AM

Bob Gilbert

I appreciate any top 100 list that leaves off that overblown soap opera Gone with the Wind.

May 25 - 03:17 AM

thomas zimmer

blue velvet.

May 25 - 09:06 AM