Sorry I know it's boring to argue with a panel view of these things but come on some of the choices and some of the omissions on this critic compiled list were amazing. Did I get it wrong but wasn't the premise of this meant to be about groundbreaking, innovative films you should see before you die? So, let's not go for the obvious choices i.e. the most recent and more well known films. For instance, if you're going to choose a noirish film about decadence and deceit in America, why pick Chinatown? Pick the films that influence it, that it clearly pays homage to i.e. Maltese Falcon and The Big Sleep.And if you want a film about the Hollywood machine, why The Player when you have Sullivan's Travels or Sunset Boulevard as precedents.And my God, no Godfather, Taxi Driver or Mean Streets on your list but you have Scarface. Shame!
The best film about Hollywood was "The Bad and the Beautiful" Kirk Douglas and Lana Turner.
Quite agree - pathetic list. I stopped watching in disgust after a couple of hours. What happened to the wonderful French/Italian/Swedish films made over the last seven decades?
I can't seem to find the list either. I missed it on Saturday because i was away from home. Can anyone please post the whereabouts of the list. Thank You.
"On every street in every city, there's a nobody who dreams of being a somebody..."
If I was really going to die then I'd want to watch movies with heaven,angels or God in them(either that or porn):
A matter of life and death. It's a wonderful life. Carousel. A life less ordinary. Heaven Can Wait. Bill and Teds Bogus Journey. Michael. Here Comes Mr Jordan. Dogma. Wings of Desire. The Preachers Wife. Down To Earth. Mr Destiny. Ghost. Bruce Almighty. Oh,God! Jesus Christ Superstar
Originally posted by Mr.Nice: I can't seem to find the list either. I missed it on Saturday because i was away from home. Can anyone please post the whereabouts of the list. Thank You.
The full list: 2001 - A Space Odyssey A Bout De Souffle Aguirre, The Wrath of God Alien All About Eve The Apartment Apocalypse Now Badlands Black Narcissus Boyz N the Hood Brazil Breakfast Club, The Cabaret Chinatown City of God Come and See Dawn of the Dead Donnie Darko Erin Brockovich Fanny and Alexander Fight Club Heavenly Creatures Hero The Ipcress File King of Comedy, The The Ladykillers Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India Lost in Translation Manhattan Manhunter Mulholland Drive Night at the Opera North by Northwest Pink Flamingos Player, The Princess Mononoke Pulp Fiction Raising Arizona The Royal Tenenbaums Scarface Searchers, the Secrets and Lies Sexy Beast The Shawshank Redemption Terminator 2: Judgement Day This Sporting Life Three Colours Trilogy Touch of Evil Trainspotting Walkabout
Some of the films on the list I agree with like The Shawshank Redemption, but where the heck is The Shining, it is an amazing film. It is far better than the torture porn you see today.
Like a fat a guy at an all you can eat buffet life got in my way.
For me Godfather, Scarface and Goodfellas have to be in the top 15. As do Casblanca, sixth sense, mystic river, resevoir dogs, pulp fiction, jackie brown, saving private ryan, schlindlers list, forrest gump, philadelphia, raging bull and life, in my view.
Blazing Saddles Fargo Serpico The Producers (Original) Good night and Good luck Confessions of a dangerous mind The Godfather 1/2 (not 3 it is crap) The Jungle Book The Wizard of Oz Kill Bill Vol 1/2 Miracle on 34th Street A matter of life and death The Matrix Saving Private Ryan Alien Schindlers List Raging Bull The Ten Commandments Ben Hur 300 Apocalypse Now The Breakfast Club Leon The Shawshank Redemption Outlaw Josey Wales City of God Forrest Gump Memento Dracula (Bram Stokers) Dawn of the Dead Donnie Darko Fight Club The Deer Hunter Night at the Opera / or any marx brothers film The Player Princess Mononoke Pulp Fiction Scarface The Shawshank Redemption Trainspotting The Last Boy Scout The CrossRoads American Pie Battle Royale Interview with a vampire Dune
Originally posted by Italia 92: For me Godfather, Scarface and Goodfellas have to be in the top 15. As do Casblanca, sixth sense, mystic river, resevoir dogs, pulp fiction, jackie brown, saving private ryan, schlindlers list, forrest gump, philadelphia, raging bull and life, in my view.
Wonderful movies, you have my taste too in movies,loved all Hitchcock too.
*14th April 1999 Villa Park* 
