Glimpse In A Mirror

AFI's Top 100 Movies

I was just getting caught up on the happenings with Scott when I found a fabulous idea from him. He's set a goal to see all of the AFI's top 100 films, and has a list of his progress. I think that is a great idea, and I'm starting my own list. I'll mark in bold the ones I've seen so far.
Current Standing: 50/100

1. Citizen Kane, 1941 - Such great camera shots, visually beautiful.
   
2. Casablanca, 1942 - Perhaps the most romantic movie of all time. But when I first saw it, I didn't understand the ending.
   
3. The Godfather, 1972
   
4. Gone With the Wind, 1939 - I met Olivia de Haviland when I was a teenager. She was doing traveling stock productions and came to my town. We got our hair cut in the same salon at the same time.
   
5. Lawrence of Arabia, 1962
   
6. The Wizard of Oz, 1939 - So dark it used to scare me as a kid. But I loved it.
   
7. The Graduate, 1967 - I didn't understand it the first time I saw it, I was too young.
   
8. On the Waterfront, 1954
   
9. Schindler's List, 1993
   
10. Singin' in the Rain, 1952 - Enjoyable, but not my favorite musical.
    
11. It's a Wonderful Life, 1946 - One of my holiday traditions.
    
12. Sunset Boulevard, 1950
    
13. The Bridge on the River Kwai, 1957 - My dad loved this movie, and we saw it a lot in our house growing up.
    
14. Some Like It Hot, 1959 - This is one of my favorite movies of all time, #2 behind Maltese Falcon.
    
15. Star Wars, 1977 - I didn't see this in its first theatrical release, I was turned off by all of the people on campus dressed in capes and fighting with those light sword thingies.
    
16. All About Eve, 1950 - I love Bette Davis movies, and one with Marilyn Monroe is even better.
    
17. The African Queen, 1951 - I didn't like this one, and I'm a big fan of both Kate and Bogie.
    
18. Psycho, 1960 - Terrifying.
    
19. Chinatown, 1974
    
20. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, 1975 - Terrifying. I was scarred for life by Jack's performance.
    
21. The Grapes of Wrath, 1940
    
22. 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968 - The first movie I ever saw twice at the theatre. This movie changed my life.
    
23. The Maltese Falcon, 1941 - My personal #1
    
24. Raging Bull, 1980
    
25. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, 1982 - Hated it.
    
26. Dr. Strangelove, 1964
    
27. Bonnie and Clyde, 1967 - Better than the remake with Kim and Alec
    
28. Apocalypse Now, 1979
    
29. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, 1939 - I love all Capra films, and anything with Jimmy Stewart.
    
30. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, 1948
    
31. Annie Hall, 1977
    
32. The Godfather, Part II, 1974
    
33. High Noon, 1952
    
34. To Kill a Mockingbird, 1962
    
35. It Happened One Night, 1934 - Classic
    
36. Midnight Cowboy, 1969
    
37. The Best Years of Our Lives, 1946
    
38. Double Indemnity, 1944 - I saw this after being a fan of My Three Sons, and was really disillusioned.
    
39. Doctor Zhivago, 1965 - I read the book also.
    
40. North by Northwest, 1959
    
41. West Side Story, 1961 - My mom loved this, and we all watched it when it aired on TV
    
42. Rear Window, 1954 - I went through a Grace Kelly phase where I watched all of her movies. I prefer The Swan, but this one is excellent, also.
    
43. King Kong, 1933
    
44. The Birth of a Nation, 1915
    
45. A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951
    
46. A Clockwork Orange, 1971 - Terrifying, shocking, and somehow spellbinding. It left me wondering if people like that really existed. Thanks to Court TV, we all know that they do exist today.
    
47. Taxi Driver, 1976
    
48. Jaws, 1975 - Thankfully, I didn't live near a beach when I saw this.
    
49. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937 - I can see this over and over.
    
50. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969 - Not my favorite movie.
    
51. The Philadelphia Story, 1940
    
52. From Here to Eternity, 1953
    
53. Amadeus, 1984 - I loved this one.
    
54. All Quiet on the Western Front, 1930
    
55. The Sound of Music, 1965 - I used to watch this one every week. I love it, one of my favorites.
    
56. MASH, 1970
    
57. The Third Man, 1949 - I tried to like this one, I really did.
    
58. Fantasia, 1940
    
59. Rebel Without a Cause, 1955 - James Dean. Period.
    
60. Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1981 - Fabulous movie, one of my favorite movie series.
    
61. Vertigo, 1958 - I love seeing any Hitchcock movie, the camera angles are so stark and beautiful.
    
62. Tootsie, 1982 - Hated it.
    
63. Stagecoach, 1939
    
64. Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 1977 - This movie changed my life.
    
65. The Silence of the Lambs, 1991 - I can not watch the ending of this again, no matter how many times I've seen the movie, I stop it before the end. Too graphic for me.
    
66. Network, 1976 - "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it any more..." was my mantra for several years.
    
67. The Manchurian Candidate, 1962
    
68. An American in Paris, 1951
    
69. Shane, 1953
    
70. The French Connection, 1971
    
71. Forrest Gump, 1994 - Hated it.
    
72. Ben-Hur, 1959
    
73. Wuthering Heights, 1939
    
74. The Gold Rush, 1925
    
75. Dances With Wolves, 1990 - A classic movie, I really enjoy this every time I see it.
    
76. City Lights, 1931
    
77. American Graffiti, 1973
    
78. Rocky, 1976 -- I've proudly avoided seeing this all of my life, not a Sly fan.
    
79. The Deer Hunter, 1978
    
80. The Wild Bunch, 1969
    
81. Modern Times, 1936
    
82. Giant, 1956 - I thought all of the James Dean movies were too similar.
    
83. Platoon, 1986
    
84. Fargo, 1996 - Love it.
    
85. Duck Soup, 1933
    
86. Mutiny on the Bounty, 1935
    
87. Frankenstein, 1931
    
88. Easy Rider, 1969
    
89. Patton, 1970
    
90. The Jazz Singer, 1927
    
91. My Fair Lady, 1964 - Not a favorite.
    
92. A Place in the Sun, 1951
    
93. The Apartment, 1960 - I saw this after Some Like It Hot, and I didn't like Jack Lemmon's character.
    
94. GoodFellas, 1990 - Loved it.
    
95. Pulp Fiction, 1994 - I was fascinated by it, but can't see it again.
    
96. The Searchers, 1956
    
97. Bringing Up Baby, 1938 - Too silly for me, even though it has two of my favorites, Kate and Cary.
    
98. Unforgiven, 1992 - This is what a western should be.
    
99. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, 1967 - I cry every time, knowing this was their last movie together.
    
100. Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1942 - Cagney is dandy in this.
     

I'm off to a good start! It's amazing, but I've seen 50 of them already, mostly on the top of the list, too!