100. Stand By Me 3/10. I have no idea why this and most of the others are loved by anyone. No inspiration, no identifiable characters, nothing interesting. It only ranks as high as a 3 because it isn't overly depressing and annoying like most movies. Still, just another movie where a point of view puts other characters into stereotypes.
99. Raging Bull 5/10
98. Amelie dns
97. Titanic (1997) 6/10. How this can rank over the classic with Webb and Stanwyck boggles the mind. An okay movie, but honestly, can anyone but a teen bopper remember a single thing about this movie? Meanwhile, all the other Titanic films have magnificent, memorable images and scenes.
96. Good Will Hunting dns
95. Arrival dns
94. Lost in Translation dns
93. The Princess Bride dns. Looks like obscurity is a necessity to be on the list, unless it's a poor movie
92. The Terminator 1/10. Every science fiction writer in the world had a better and less Hollywood script
91. The Prestige dns
90. No Country for Old Men 1/10. Writer wrote a bubble boy spoiled brat version of the classic NIGHTFALL, which should be on the list instead of this formula crap, a movie totally made for Beavis and Butthead.
89. Shaun of the Dead dns
88. The Exorcist 3/10. Never was much good. Again, only rates as high as 3 because it isn't overly annoying.
87. Predator 7.5/10. Excellent idea. Pretty well done. Should have been more a psychiatric piece instead of action.
86. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 6/10 Third best of the series, at least better than the horrid second one, but still ordinary.
85. Leon (aka The Professional) dns
84. Rocky 5/10
83. True Romance dns
82. Some Like It Hot 3/10. Never laughed once. I guess some people think it's funny, but the Marx Brothers have nothing to worry about with lame competition like this in posterity.
81. The Social Network dns
80. Spirited Away dns-What is with these obscure picks?
79. Captain America: Civil War 7/10.
78. Oldboy (2003) dns
77. Toy Story 5/10
76. A Clockwork Orange 1/10. Just another neo Nazi Hollywood formula movie/
75. Fargo 1/10. Another formula movie, predictable, dull, depressing, only works as a chick flick
74. Mulholland Dr. 3/10
73. Seven Samurai 10/10 Finally, a classic.
72. Rear Window 4/10. The score and sound effects make this unwatchable. Yes, Hitch meant it to be irritating, but irritating is bad.
71. Hot Fuzz dns
70. The Lion King 3/10
69. Singin' In The Rain 3/10. Another dull piece on order of Some Like it Hot. Can't imagine why anyone likes this.
68. Ghostbusters (1984) 6/10. Really just average, but I give it an extra point for the line about "when someone asks if you're a god"
67. Memento dns
66. Return of the Jedi 8/10. Great action. Great payoff. Still predictable, and just a hair below a new hope
65. Marvel's The Avengers dns
64. L.A. Confidential dns, but think I may have seen it and forgotten
63. Donnie Darko tried to watch, but fell asleep twice. Boring movies like this automatically get a 3/10
62. La La Land dns
61. Forrest Gump 8/10
60. American Beauty dns
59. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial 5/10
58. Inglourious Basterds 3/10. At least Tarantino pokes fun at the very geeks who lap this stuff up. He plays both ends against the middle, but it's still garbage.
57. Whiplash dns
56. Reservoir Dogs dns. I don't think this oft talked about movie has ever been on cable or any network.
55. Pan's Labyrinth 3/10. I thought it was just a downer full of Hollywood downer propaganda.
54. Vertigo 5/10. Really not very exciting. Opening scene was very good.
53. Psycho (1960) 8/10.
52. Once Upon a Time in the West 1/10. One of the most ignorant Westerns ever. A movie for trolls, which we have too many of here. Rates super low because it's a waste of Morricone.
51. It's a Wonderful Life 8/10
50. Lawrence of Arabia 7.4/10. Epic yes, but honestly could have been just as good in half the time.
49. Trainspotting dns
48. The Silence of the Lambs 2/10 Another Hollywood formula movie full of negative preaching. Again, no wonder we have a generation of Beavis and Butthead clones who think if they're evil enough, they'll be immortal.
47. Interstellar dns
46. Citizen Kane 2/10. Actually, the worst think Orson ever did. He has some true classics. This isn't one of them, but it's pure Hollywood.
45. Drive 1/10. Chick flick disguised as action.
44. Gladiator 4/10. Pretty tedious.
43. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 8/10. Would be better if not for the way it glorifies a murderer at the end.
42. There Will Be Blood 7/10. Most people here still don't seem to realize what laymen realized the second it was over. This is a point of view movie which puts the usual heroic family in the background, unseen as I remember, and shows the "losers".
41. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind dns
40. 12 Angry Men 6/10. Mixed feelings. Crafted super well, but the end result makes it less than good, because really it's just another glorification of a control freak. Does he really do good? Does he really mean to? In real life, the answer would be "No". Thanks to this movie, we have the most misinformed and ignorant movie goers possible for a jury pool.
39. Saving Private Ryan 7/10. Another misunderstood movie. A total throwback tot he old forties war movies which centered on an isolated patrol. A bit too contrived at the end.
38. Mad Max: Fury Road dms
37. The Thing (1982) 6/10. Tired of pretending this is good. It does have some great scenes, and iconic scenes, and it has the best sound effects and score perhaps ever, and some good characters, but the motivation is lacking and not credible for almost every character, which seems to be Carpenter's point, but it isn't a great point. Not nearly as good as THEY LIVE to any artist.
36. The Departed dns
35. The Shining (1980) 7.5/10. Iconic and well done. I would hardly call it a classic.
34. Guardians of the Galaxy dns
33. Schindler's List 3/10. Should have been less Hollywood
32. The Usual Suspects 7/10. This one keeps going up in my ratings, because I don't believe the director, writer, or any of them for a second when they say it's just action. It's truly the story of the Devil dealing with five people who challenge his title, thinking they'd be better devils (the fifth is the lawyer girlfriend who is in the room signing a contract with the devil's legion, which is what really shakes up the ex cop. Seen this way, it makes sense. It makes no sense any other way.
31. Taxi Driver 4/10. Tedious.
30. Seven 5/10. A one shot movie. Average.
29. The Big Lebowski dns
28. Casablanca 6/10. Not even one of Bogie's ten best, but it's okay
27. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 2/10. What in the world is this ridiculous pile of crap doing on the list? Well, it is a crap list?
26. Heat (1995) 3/10. I actually saw this, and I can't remember a single thing about this dull work. Automatic 3.
25. Terminator 2: Judgment Day 2/10. The child is such a brat, we want to see him killed. Just more and more stupidity for the crack heads.
24. The Matrix 3/10. Another I saw and forgot.
23. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 10/10. Third best of the series, so that says a lot.
22. Apocalypse Now 1/10. Muddled mess, contrived, predictable, preachy, not one thing to say good about it.
21. 2001: A Space Odyssey 3/10. Another muddled mess. A person cannot possibly understand what the director is trying to say without being told, or without being psychic, at least as far as the deep plot goes. The "Hal" part is okay, though.
20. Die Hard 9/10. It rocks. Mindless fun, but fun.
19. Jurassic Park 8/10. Much like Die Hard, it rocks, more in an iconic way, but a bit more contrived while trying not to look contrived, which irks me.
18. Inception dns
17. Fight Club 5/10. Good idea, done okay. A bit dull.
16. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 10/10.
15. Aliens 8/10. Actually appears to be a 1950s war film, and done well. Would only rank a 6 or 7 without Hudson, though.
14. Alien 8/10. I give Aliens a slight edge, but this is good.
13. Blade Runner 6/10. Some things to like. The bit with the Larry, Daryl and Daryl guy is the best part of this.
12. The Godfather Part II 1/10. Muddled mob propaganda to keep the public in its place. Only a moron can't see this.
11. Back to the Future 7.5/10 Good idea, well done. Just not great.
10. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 10/10. The most atmospheric of the series, and I like that.
9. Star Wars (Episode IV: A New Hope) 8.4/10. Kind of mindless fun, and a throwback to old films. Lots to like.
8. Jaws 8.5/10. Idiots needed a bigger boat, didn't they? Great fun. Love the scenes with the mayor.
7. Raiders of the Lost Ark 9/10. Talk about mindless fun, this is the epitome of it. Thrill ride to the max.
6. GoodFellas 2/10. Another that looks to be mob propaganda, plus it's muddled and confusing.
5. Pulp Fiction 5/10. The bits with the boss and boxer are great, and the pawn shop scene is obviously the reason it has high regard, but the scenes with the two dull hit men are tedious and obnoxious, not to mention preachy. Would be better if Jackson and Travolta were altogether deleted, undeniably.
4. The Shawshank Redemption 1/10. Another with a dangerous message that stirs jury pools in the wrong direction. That makes this a sick movie.
3. The Dark Knight 1/10. Batman is gay and saves guys instead of girls. Totally Hollywood, totally predictable, and the Joker is totally Beavis and Butthead "my sadist can out sadist your sadist" crap.
2. The Empire Strikes Back 6/10. Nice movie, but really? It's the weakest of the Star Wars 4-6, and doesn't even have an ending.
Number One Is:
1. The Godfather 1/10. Written by the mob to make feeble minds accept them as demi gods. Only mobsters, morons, and lunatics like this. Mostly the last two, because they are geeky enough to believe they can mingle with the "family". Idiots.
I rate the list at 2/10. The spaghetti Westerns and gangster movies are too Hollywood formula. The maniacs who made and supported this list of ignorance are so afraid of real classics that they try to make people forget the great Westerns. I'm generous to give the list a 2/10.
