Culture shock

As many of you know, I am not one to resist any movie trivia, lists, or quizzes; so here is the latest poll I've completed. Thanks to Jaime for giving me heads up on it.

I must admit, this is one of the most comprehensive best 100 movies list I've seen recently. I would recommend most of the films that I have seen. If you feel so inclined to discuss any of the films, I'm willing!

Some important items to note, since there is no room for comments on the movies I have finished:

-The Godfather and The Godfather, Part II are the movies that mark the years of my and Angelo's birth. We're a match made in movie-heaven :)

- I believe Casablanca is misplaced in the top ten, it should be immediately behind The Godfather and The Godfather, Part II. The Shawshank Redemption is a little high on the list for my preference, though it should definitely be on the list.

- American History X, despite its difficult content, is one of the most beautifully photographed films of all time.

- Double Indemnity is stellar - a real departure for Fred McMurray (The original absent-minded professor) and displays the true definition of film noir, thriller, crime, and romance gone wrong. Little of the film noir today can come close to the story of Double Indemnity.

- Annie Hall is my favourite Woody Allen film, though Hannah and Her Sisters comes awfully close.

I could go on and on, but I'll wait until someone else does the talking.

Happy New Year!

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Rank Movie Didn't See It/ Started It/ Finished It/ Hated It! 1 Godfather, The (1972) Finished It 2 Shawshank Redemption, The (1994) Finished It 3 Godfather: Part II, The (1974) Finished It 4 Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) Finished It 5 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002) Finished It 6 Casablanca (1942) Finished It 7 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) Finished It 8 Schindler's List (1993) Finished It 9 Shichinin No Samurai [Seven Samurai] (1954) Finished It 10 Star Wars (1977) Finished It 11 Citizen Kane (1941) Finished It 12 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) Finished It 13 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) Started It 14 Rear Window (1954) Finished It 15 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Finished It 16 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Finished It 17 Memento (2000) Finished It 18 Usual Suspects, The (1995) Finished It 19 Pulp Fiction (1994) Finished It 20 North by Northwest (1959) Finished It 21 12 Angry Men (1957) 22 Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le [Amelie] (2001) 23 Psycho (1960) Started It 24 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Finished It 25 Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il [The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly] (1966) Started It 26 Silence of the Lambs, The (1991) Finished It 27 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Finished It 28 Goodfellas (1990) Finished It 29 American Beauty (1999) Finished It 30 Vertigo (1958) Finished It 31 Sunset Blvd. (1950) Finished It 32 Matrix, The (1999) Finished It 33 Apocalypse Now (1979) Finished It 34 Pianist, The (2002) Finished It 35 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Finished It 36 C'era una volta il West [Once Upon a Time in the West] (1968) 37 Some Like It Hot (1959) Finished It 38 Third Man, The (1949) 39 Taxi Driver (1976) Finished It 40 Paths of Glory (1957) 41 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi [Spirited Away] (2001) 42 Fight Club (1999) Finished It 43 Boot, Das (1981) 44 Double Indemnity (1944) Finished It 45 L.A. Confidential (1997) Finished It 46 Chinatown (1974) Finished It 47 Singin' in the Rain (1952) Finished It 48 Maltese Falcon, The (1941) Finished It 49 M (1931) 50 Requiem for a Dream (2000) Finished It 51 Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957) Started It 52 All About Eve (1950) Finished It 53 Se7en (1995) Finished It 54 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 55 Saving Private Ryan (1998) Finished It 56 Cidade de Deus [City of God] (2002) Finished It 57 Raging Bull (1980) Finished It 58 Rashômon (1950) 59 Wizard of Oz, The (1939) Finished It 60 Sting, The (1973) Finished It 61 Alien (1979) Finished It 62 American History X (1998) Finished It 63 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Finished It 64 Léon (1994) 65 Vita è bella, La [Life is Beautiful] (1997) Finished It 66 Touch of Evil (1958) Finished It 67 Manchurian Candidate, The (1962) 68 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Started It 69 Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948) Finished It 70 Great Escape, The (1963) 71 Wo hu cang long [Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon] (2000) Finished It 72 Reservoir Dogs (1992) Finished It 73 Clockwork Orange, A (1971) 74 Amadeus (1984) Finished It 75 Modern Times (1936) 76 Ran (1985) 77 Annie Hall (1977) Finished It 78 Jaws (1975) Finished It 79 On the Waterfront (1954) Finished It 80 Braveheart (1995) Finished It 81 High Noon (1952) 82 Apartment, The (1960) Finished It 83 Fargo (1996) Finished It 84 Sixth Sense, The (1999) Finished It 85 Aliens (1986) Finished It 86 Shining, The (1980) Finished It 87 Strangers on a Train (1951) 88 Blade Runner (1982) Finished It 89 Metropolis (1927) 90 Duck Soup (1933) 91 Finding Nemo (2003) Finished It 92 Donnie Darko (2001) Finished It 93 General, The (1927) 94 City Lights (1931) 95 Princess Bride, The (1987) Finished It 96 Toy Story 2 (1999) Finished It 97 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) Finished It 98 Great Dictator, The (1940) 99 Sjunde inseglet, Det [The Seventh Seal] (1957) 100 Lola rennt [Run Lola Run] (1998) Finished It
Which movies have you seen?