It looks as if I've seen 41 of the films. Out of the 59 remaining I'd like to see around 41 and leave out, to name only three,

- It's a Wonderful Life (I couldn't be any less interested)
- My Darling Clementine (me and John Ford have had a shaky relationship)
- Intolerance (3 hours long, silent, and another Griffith film -- that can only mean this one will have to be saved for a long, long, long, long, long, longlonglong time)

I won't be making my way through the top 100 with any real priority but hope to some day finish most of this list. I'll be starting in Japan.

It's a Wonderful Life is my favourite film of all time. To modern eyes, it may seem schmaltzy in places, but it still packs an emotional punch, tackling themes such as duty, regret, pride and redemption. I urge you to see it.

I've seen 22 of the original 100.

My favorite of the ones I've seen is Dr Strangelove. Funny and somewhat thought-provoking. A perfect dark comedy. 10/10

My least favorite was Aguirre, Wrath of God. A straight-up character study of a SLOW descent into madness. I understand that it is a great character study but it was EXTREMELY slow and no payoff at the end. 3/10

Really? I have to disagree there. Aguirre has a certain quality to it. Instead of slow, I find it hypnotic and loved every frame of that picture. I hear you on "slow" for certain movies though. Of course, I'm sure there are loads of people who love the movies I find slow.

It seems I have a lot of catching up to do when I look at this list. However, in my defence, I have to add that I became a film-buff only a couple of years back when I got out of college. I have since spent going through as much classics as I can whenever I find the time to do so. In my quest to discover the classics, I often use James' and the AFI lists as guides. But this seems a better representation from all corners of the globe, so it will get added to my must-see list as well, which will make it quite humongous to be honest.

The only films I've seen are: Citizen Kane, Vertigo, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Godfather, The Seven Samurai, Casablanca, Raging Bull, The Godfather Part II, Taxi Driver, Psycho, Dr. Strangelove, It's a Wonderful Life, Rear Window and Goodfellas.

That gives me quite a huge list to complete watching which has me very much excited to be honest, and I have a lot of time in which to do it. I just hope the world doesn't end in 2012.

Barely any movement took place in the top part of the list. The highest ranked 17 films remain the same, and there was no change to the top 50 and only one to the top 100. However, there were some noteworthy movements within the top 100. Here is a handful-:
• Taxi Driver broke into the top 25 for the first time, moving from 26 to 22.
• The Wizard of Oz, The Battle of Algiers and Barry Lyndon all climbed nicely, whereas To Be or Not to Be, Voyage in Italy and Pickpocket experienced mini-nose dives.
• The sharpest risers, however, were Annie Hall and Double Indemnity, both up nine positions.
• In an exchange of avant-garde classics, Man with a Movie Camera (at the expense of Last Year at Marienbad), was the only change to the top 100, returning for the first time since 2008's edition.

Some big movers, overall, include Marcel Camus' Black Orpheus (up 235 spots), Alan J. Pakula's All the President's Men (up 204 spots), Sergei Bondarchuk's War and Peace (up 155 spots), Terence Davies' Distant Voices, Still Lives (up 146 spots) and Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (up 143 spots). The five highest-ranked entrants are Bruce Robinson's Withnail & I, George Stevens' Swing Time, Mike Leigh's Secrets & Lies, Shohei Imamura's Vengeance is Mine, and Jules Dassin's Rififi.

For the first time Fritz Lang (taking over the reigns from John Ford) leads the way with 16 films on the list, followed by Ford (15), Luis Buñuel (14), Jean-Luc Godard (14), Ingmar Bergman (13), and Alfred Hitchcock (13).
• The 1960s is still the most heavily represented decade with 182 films on the list. The 2000s tally remains at 37.

Fritz Lang (taking over the reigns from John Ford) leads the way with 16 films on the list

Big Heat was actually one of the worst noirs I watched, in my opinion

You gave it 3 stars here, as well as 3 stars for Scarlet Street & Woman in the Window. have your scores changed on a lot of these?

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new list is up

http://www.theyshootpictures.com/gf1000.htm

- The Tree of Life made it to 355