| Top Ten movies made (sorry not best) |
I have to admit I don't understand the distinction between top 10 and best 10, but I will say that you can click on the link in my sig for my idea of the top 10.
As far as Lew's excellent list, I'll just give you my twist on it.
· The Gold Rush—Chaplin’s funniest, and his best, as a matter of fact,
the best silent film ever IMO.
· A Hard Day's Night - doesn't often get labeled the best musical (Lew is right that that goes to Singin' in the Rain), but I would put A Hard Day's Night above it (SITR is great but suffers from one unfortunate ballet number at the end)
· Toy Story - Lew is right about the merits of Snow White, but I think this is even better animation, and it's also to computer animation what Snow White was to 2D animation.
· Rear Window—Hitchcock’s best, though Vertigo (and NxNW) are also both great
· What's Up, Doc? — I'm not really sure that I think this is better than Bringing Up Baby, but for me, it's certainly a contender for best screwball comedy not made by Preston Sturges, as is It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
· Sullivan's Travels—Preston Sturges’ best (though as Lew pointed out, the Palm Beach Story is also top notch
· The Magnificent Seven — Westerns are where I'm going to have to disagree with Lew. I actually thinking Blazing Saddles is the best, but since it's a comedy as well as a western, many scoff at calling it a western. Others in the running for best western for me are High Noon, Butch Cassidy, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, and Ford's best western The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
· Dr. Strangelove—the best post-screwball comedy, but just barely over Some Like It Hot.
· The Godfather —the best gangster movie. Goodfellas is also great (and Scorsese's best), but it can't touch The Godfather (imo)
· The Apartment—certainly not the usual choice for overall best (which is as Lew says Citizen Kane, or sometimes Casablanca), but still the best IMO.
Maybe it's because the Jets are losing, but I don't understand...
