About 10 years ago, the AFI (American Film Institute) did "100 years... 100 movies", where they named the 100 greatest American films of all time, as ranked by the members of the AFI.

This year they're doing it again; a revised list. Where films from the past 10 years will be eligible and some older films might make it on the list that didn't before.

You can see their choice for the original 100 films here if you scroll down.

There's also a list of 400 nominated films for this years top 100 you can look at. I looked at it earlier, but I forget where it was. You can find it if you look around online (but I doubt anyone here will care enough to anyway).

It airs June 20th (this wednesday) at 8pm on CBS and is hosted by Morgan Freeman.

The films I'm predicting to make it in that hadn't come out when they did the first list are Titanic (obviously), LotR: Return of the King, Saving Private Ryan, maybe Brokeback Mountain, American Beauty, The Matrix and/or Million Dollar Baby.

But if some of those films make it and Stand By Me doesn't, I'll be pissed. I don't think it will, but it's nominated and it's one of my favorite movies ever. Although it'd be absurd to add most of the films I named without adding something like Sunrise or Night of the Hunter, when they contributed more the the art of filmmaking than the aforementioned films, which are just more popular nowadays.

I doubt anything will dethrone Citizen Kane as #1, but some people think Casablanca might.

Just remember that these are only American films. I.. forgot that one time when I was looking through the new nominated films, and was horrified when I saw Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, and no Nosferatu. Then I remembered Nosferatu.... is German.

If Harold and Maude doesn't make the list, I'm going to be pissed. Seriously. If they add a bunch of modern films and neglect a beloved classic (which has appeared on three other AFI lists) like Harold and Maude, there is SOMETHING. WRONG.

Anyway, they wouldn't include any FW Murnau, buddy. The only silent films that ever appear on their lists are; Birth of a Nation and a couple Charlie Chaplin films.

I know it's the American Film Institution, but it'd be interesting to see how the list would turn out if they included foreign films. I can damn well guarantee Saving Private Ryan and Million Dollar Baby wouldn't make it on the list.

I won't be home to watch it. =\ I'll have to Tivo it.

Hmmmm I wonder if I'll be satisfied with the revised list. Probably not. If a sappy movie like "The Notebook" ends up on the list I might have a major strop.

Oh my god, you guys, I hope Harry Potter makes it this year.

I'm glad that Pulp and Blade Runner are still in there.

Yeah, but I really thought Pulp would move up... like.. a lot. I thought since it was out only for a few years when they did the previous list, it'd rank higher this time since a lot more time has passed and it's impact on pop culture had gotten bigger.

Surprised/glad Fellowship of the Ring made it instead of Return of the King, cause I've always though FotR was the best. Surprised it was only #50 though.

REALLY surprised They moved A Clockwork Orange back like 25 spots. And that Titanic ranked so low. Dr. Strangelove should've been higher as well, imo.

Disappointed Night of the Hunter wasn't on there. I think it's definitely deserving now. But I'm glad Sunrise made it.

And what was #1 of course.

I want to see a definitive list of foreign films. =/

urgh! why didn't i come here earlier?! i missed it.

I'm so happy to hear that!!! FotR is totes the best LotR film.

I forgot to Tivo it. -_____________- *prays for reruns*

Awww man

I would love to see this

I'm a countdown maniac...plus I like Morgan
so I wanna see him host

i caught the last bit, the top ten, with a friend. he'd watched all of them, i hadn't watched a single one. these are the movies in the current top 100 i have seen:

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
West Side Story (1961)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Amadeus (1984)
The Sound of Music (1965)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Titanic (1997)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Toy Story (1995)

i just bolded titanic because it's one of my favorite movies ever :-/ personally, i'm not sure i have the capacity to appreciate a lot of movies on the list, even if i had the occasion to watch them. i guess it's more a list for a true film aficionado than a casual viewer like me.

Top ten:

1 CITIZEN KANE
2 THE GODFATHER
3 CASABLANCA
4 RAGING BULL
5 SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
6 GONE WITH THE WIND
7 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
8 SCHINDLER'S LIST
9 VERTIGO
10 THE WIZARD OF OZ

Complete list:
http://connect.afi.com/site/PageServer?pag...icro_100landing

^yay, thanks!

ahh, singin' in the rain tops my list. i love casablanca and wizard of the oz too. i've yet to see a lot of those films that made in the top 10!><;

call me Señor Film Geek, because I've seen all the movies in that list except for "A Night at the Opera."

http://theedge.bostonherald.com/movieNews/...ticleid=1007616

I'm very happy that "Do the Right Thing" made it considering it's one of my favorites. Also, "Raging Bull" jumped from 24 to 4 and "Vertigo moved up 61 to 9!!!! *nerdgasm*

I don't get why "The Sixth Sense" made it there, but it's one of a few great films list so I'm not going to complain. My favorite best films list is probably Roger Eberts "Great Movies".

Personal note, Citizen Kane really deserves the no. 1 slot. I always discover new things whenever I watch this movie. I also think Godfather II was better than the original Godfather. It should definitely be in the list imo. My favorite film in the list is "Raging Bull."

I know, right! God, I was so excited to see Raging Bull in the top five.
As for the others, I was disappointed of the following:
Dr. Strangelove moved back.
Annie Hall moved back.
On the Waterfront moved back.
A Clockwork Orange moved back (24 spots!! )
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest moved back.
Harold and Maude wasn't on the list.

However, I'm extremely pleased by 2001: A Space Odyssey moving up as well.
And yeah, Citizen Kane definitely deserves to be #1 so I'm glad it reclaimed the title.

I'm beyond ecstatic with Singin' In the Rain at the number five spot!!! It's one of my all time favorite movies and my all time favorite musical. <3
I'm also happy to see Citizen Kane take the number one spot. I always watch it alone though; no one I know cares about it. Oh well.

as long as West Side Story makes the list, then I'm good.
that movie is by far my favorite movie of all time!

Aww..I wish I found this thread earlier too I missed it :\ I've never watched Citizen Kane..I guess I'll go try it out now XD

2001: A Space Odyssey is #15 O_O My best friend gave that to me for my birthday in Kindergarten..but I never got around to watch it..lol. Wow. I'd better watch it X__X

The list is on wikipedia now too! ^^ I guess Harry Potter didn't make it on..

QUOTE

Of the films released between 1997-2006, four were added to AFI list: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (#50), Saving Private Ryan (#71), Titanic (#83), and The Sixth Sense (#89); of these, only The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is from the 2000s.

^ Wikipedia. Hm...maybe that's saying something about recent films?