I fully expect to 'get some mail' for this one...........
Let's start by fully disclosings the films that do not make the cut.
They are: "Gone with the Wind" (1939), "Casablanca" (1942), "The Lost Weekend" (1945), "From Here to Eternity" (1953), "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957), "Midnight Cowboy" (1969)- which just missed, "Gandhi" (1982), "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991), "Schindler's List" (1993) and "American Beauty" (1999).
These are all films that I've seen and I like tremendously, but there was only room for ten films.
There are some films which did not make the list because I either outright disdain them or consider them to be overrated. These include: "It Happened One Night" (1934), "Rebecca" (1940)-Hitchcock's only Oscar winner, "Marty" (1955), "My Fair Lady" (1964), "The Sound of Music" (1965), "Oliver!" (1968), "Platoon" (1986), "Forrest Gump" (1994), "Titanic" (1997) and "Crash" (2005).
Now, the 'envelope' is here with my top ten:
1. "The Godfather" (1972)
2. "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962)_ I've been told it doesn't work on dvd, for obvious reasons!
3. "Annie Hall" (1977)_Sorry, "Star Wars" fans, this film actuall deserved to win in 1977.
4. "The Last Emperor"(1987)_ A new Criterion edition of the film was released this week.
5. "The Godfather, Part II" (1974)
6. "The Apartment" (1960)_ But, I still think "Psycho" was the better film that year.
7. "The Deer Hunter" (1978)
8. "Unforgiven" (1992)
9. "West Side Story" (1961)
10. "On the Waterfront" (1954)
I look forward to reading all the critical emails.........but, that is the nature of top ten lists!
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