Hello again, readers. This one is for the movie-lovers!
So, here is something else you can expect to be seeing a lot of posts about in the coming weeks: The American Film Institute's top 100 movies. My family and I have been going through each of these movies in ascending order. Our goal is to watch all 100--these should be, after all, the best movies of all time, so it should be lots of fun. There are a lot of classics here, too, and some I hadn't even heard of until we started this list last summer. That's right; last summer. If you think about it, these movies should average out to somewhere around 2.5 hours in duration. By the end of this, that would be about 250 hours of movies!
You've joined us already in progress on this list. Right now we're at #72, The Shawshank Redemption. We're planning to view this tomorrow night. If you'd like to see a full list of the top 100, click here:
http://www.afi.com/100years/movies10.aspx
We have been using the updated 10th anniversary edition--we figure there may have been some movies made after the original list was published that could be worth viewing. If you're interested, here is my general review of the movies we've seen so far:
1. Movies everyone knows and loves--definitely deserve to be on here:
Toy Story
Pulp Fiction
Titanic
Forrest Gump
2. Movies I hadn't heard of, but was surprised by and loved:
Swing Time
12 Angry Men
The Apartment
Modern Times
In the Heat of the Night
Though some of those are quite a bit older, you should be sure to check them out sometime!
Finally, the most interesting movies of the bunch...
3. Movies that make you wonder how they made the list:
Bladerunner
The Last Picture Show
Bringing Up Baby
Easy Rider
The Wild Bunch
And that's how the list is coming along so far! And you'll be able to find movie reviews of all the rest of the top 100 on this blog, so if you're ever looking for an interesting movie, be sure to check out any "Top 100 Challenge" posts for some unique ideas. Happy viewing!
Sincerely,
Sarah :)
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