People love to compile lists of their favorite things; movies, novels, rock bands etc. They then proceed to argue about what was left out, what was included and how the order you listed them in is all wrong. Here is my short list of lists of what some critics and viewers rate as the best movies of all time.
First a list of lists -
http://www.filmsite.org/greatfilmssummary.html
This one is by the
American Film Institute
It is one of the most quoted and well thought of, but it concentrates on American film. Here is a totally slanted list by the voters on
Internet Media Database – people had their favorites and stuffed the ballot box, and here are the results.
This is also from IMDB. If money talks, then these are the two lists for you.
http://www.imdb.com/boxoffice/alltimegross
http://www.imdb.com/boxoffice/alltimegross?region=world-wide
This list is adjusted for
inflation.
This one is a list of lists from
Channel 4 in England.
Here is a list by of all things,
George Clooney’s dad. Unlike Spinal Tap, it goes all the way up to 20.
Here is another truly bizarre list from
Merry Olde England. When I say bizarre I mean that
“There Will be Blood” is not number two on any list, with the possible exception of a list of over the top Daniel Day Lewis roles –
“Gangs of New York” would of course be number one.
This one is also oddly skewed because it is the work of only two people: Richard Corliss and Richard Schickel of Time Magazine. The best thing about this list is that it includes many foreign films and list all films alphabetically, therefore listing
Aguirre: the Wrath of God as the greatest movie ever made.
A great place to go for movie reviews and info -
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/
One of my favorite film critics Roger Ebert -
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/
