On Tuesday, June 17, CBS will air AFI’s 10 Top 10 at 7 p.m Central Standard Time. Every year, the American Film Institute puts together a list to celebrate older movies and acknowledge new classics. This year, 10 genres were selected and 10 films from those genres will be listed from 50 nominees each. I won’t complain too much about what’s left out (no room for a Film Noir?) or what’s left in (Courtroom drama?). As always, I have issues with the nominees. For a list of the nominees, go here. One things for sure, Quentin Tarantino is going to host the hell out of the Gangster list. Click below for my personal picks. None of the lists add up to 10 since many of my favorites weren’t nominated.
Western
1. The Wild Bunch
2. The Searchers
3. Stagecoach
4. Rio Bravo
5. Once Upon a Time in the West (Not nominated)
6. Unforgiven
7. The Last Picture Show (Not a Western)8. My Darling Clementine
9. Red River
10. Lone Star (Not a Western)
11. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Not nominated)
12. Butch Cassidy an the Sundance Kid
13. The Man who Shot Liberty Valance
14. Dances with Wolves (on 2 lists)
15. Ride the High Country
Sports
1. Raging Bull
2. The Hustler3. Field of Dreams (on 2 lists)
4. Bull Durham
5. Cinderella Man (Not nominated)
6. Rocky
7. Champion
8. North Dallas Forty
9. Jerry Maguire
10. Caddyshack
11. Breaking Away
12. Hoosiers
Science Fiction
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
2. Blade Runner
3. The Empire Strikes Back (Not nominated)
4. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
5. A Clockwork Orange
6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
7. Minority Report
8. The Terminator (not nominated)9. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
10. Star Wars
11. Back to the Future
12. Children of Men
Romantic Comedies
1. The Philadelphia Story
2. His Girl Friday
3. Annie Hall
4. Manhattan (Not nominated)
5. It Happened One Night6. The Lady Eve
7. Some Like it Hot (Nominated under gangster?)
8. The Apartment
9. Shop Around the Corner
10. The Awful Truth (Not nominated)
11. My Man Godfrey
12. Palm Beach Story
13. Trouble in Paradise
Mystery
1. Vertigo
2. Chinatown
3. The Third Man
4. Rear Window
5. Blue Velvet
6. North by Northwest7. Notorious (Not nominated)
8. L.A. Confidential
9. Mulholland Drive
10. The Conversation
11. Rebecca
Gangster
1. The Godfather Part II (on 2 lists)
2. The Godfather3. Goodfellas
4. Touch of Evil
5. Bonnie and Clyde
6. Pulp Fiction
7. Miller’s Crossing
8. On the Waterfront
9. The Departed
10. Mean Streets (Not nominated)
11. Some Like it Hot (Not really a gangster film)
12. The Usual Suspects
13. A History of Violence
Fantasy
1. It’s a Wonderful Life
2. King Kong
3. Wizard of Oz
4. Being John Malkovich
5. Field of Dreams (on 2 lists)6. Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
7. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (not nominated)
8. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (not nominated)
9. Groundhog Day
10. Purple Rose of Cairo
11. Babe
12. Big
13. Brazil
Epic (my definition of epic is different than theirs)
1. The Godfather Part II (On 2 lists)
2. Lawrence of Arabia
3. Apocalypse Now
4. The Right Stuff (Not nominated)5. Saving Private Ryan
6. Bridge on the River Kwai
7. All Quiet on the Western Front
8. Patton
9. Dances with Wolves
10. Master and Commander
11. Last of the Mohicans
12. Spartacus
Courtroom Drama
1. JFK (Not nominated)
2. Paths of Glory3. The Insider (1 courtroom scene)
4. To Kill a Mockingbird
5. The Verdict
6. 12 Angry Men
7. Fury
8. A Man for All Seasons
9. Anatomy of a Murder
10. Erin Brockovich (1 pre-credits courtroom scene)
11. Compulsion
12. Young Mr. Lincoln
13. The Caine Mutiny
Animation
1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2. Fantasia
3. The Incredibles
4. Finding Nemo
5. Beauty and the Beast6. Toy Story 2
7. Toy Story
8. Ratatouille (Not nominated - probably too recent)
9. Bambi
10. Pinocchio
11. Cinderella
6 comments:
great post, doc. i agree, there needs to be a film noir category, probably a straight-up romance category (i'm thinking casa blanca) and horror. the adventures of robin hood would make my animated list
I could think of almost 10 other categories that are equally valid: Political thrillers, Police procedurals, Musicals, Action/Adventure, War, Silent, Dark comedies, etc. But the whole post was huge to start with. And where do you squeeze in No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood?
Thought you would like some of the pictures, priest.
I think this one will be fun to watch. My major problem with your list is ranking Master and Commander over The Last of the Mohicans. You've got to be kidding me.
Also, Jerry Maguire over Hoosiers is a travesty. Don't forget about how great it is when Dennis Hopper is cheering in his hospital bed.
Great shot of Frank Booth.
Some people like Daniel Day-Lewis too much. Some people like Peter Weir and Tom Cruise too much.
Hoosiers does get better every time I watch it. Saw it in the theater with a future high school basketball coach many moons ago.
I'll move Last of the Mohicans to the top of my re-watch stack. I'm Not There has been sitting untouched for 4 days, so it may be awhile.
"Stay alive, no matter what occurs." Mohicans has the best soundtrack, and Mann's direction in the climax in the Adirondacks is breathtaking. Oh, and I like Daniel Day-Lewis in the role of Hawkeye.
Last of the Mohicans arrived around a glut of Native American-themed movies: Black Robe, Dances with Wolves, Geronimo. It's a great film and I love it. I drove hours out of my way to get to Chimney Rock Park 8 years ago.
Master and Commander is one of a kind. It's close to a toss-up.
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