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In the discussion thread: Sight and Sound has had its say what are your choices for Greatest film?? [View all]

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Thu Aug 2, 2012, 10:43 AM

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1. Some Like it Hot

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70 replies	Author	Time	Post
Sight and Sound has had its say what are your choices for Greatest film?? [View all]	WI_DEM	Aug 2012	OP
Some Like it Hot	blm	Aug 2012	#1
the sting.	unblock	Aug 2012	#2
those are all really great choices	BOG PERSON	Aug 2012	#3
This message was self-deleted by its author	BOG PERSON	Aug 2012	#8
I'm shocked, shocked!	brush	Aug 2012	#28
haven't seen CASABLANCA	BOG PERSON	Aug 2012	#36
Must see	brush	Aug 2012	#68
Howard Hawks is great, but as much as	cthulu2016	Aug 2012	#32
i haven't seen RED RIVER	BOG PERSON	Aug 2012	#45
Mutiny on the Bounty... with cattle	cthulu2016	Aug 2012	#48
You've actually seen the 1934 trilogy of Les Miserables starring the immortal Harry Baur!!!!!	aint_no_life_nowhere	Aug 2012	#64
Just looking at my DVDs now.	valerief	Aug 2012	#4
I just glanced through my favorite DVDs, too...	Buns_of_Fire	Aug 2012	#11
Hey, hey, hey, WE decide best. WE do. Plan Nine is a classic! nt	valerief	Aug 2012	#14
Thank you. I feel somewhat vindicated.	Buns_of_Fire	Aug 2012	#19
Merde d'Or!!! Bwahahahaha!!! Satire and irony is under-appreciated in a country	valerief	Aug 2012	#20
How about Eating Raoul, Killer Clowns from Outer Space and Faster Pussy Cat Kill Kill!	Ganja Ninja	Aug 2012	#40
The only one I really like from that list is Faster Pussycat Kill Kill. It was much better	valerief	Aug 2012	#67
I don't know about "greatest" but my top picks would include The Discrete Charm of the Bourgeoisie,	Puregonzo1188	Aug 2012	#5
Weekend was great!	Doc_Technical	Aug 2012	#26
Anything to bump Citizen Kane from the top.	OilemFirchen	Aug 2012	#6
I agree with Citizen Kane...	WCGreen	Aug 2012	#53
"To Kill a Mockingbird"	HopeHoops	Aug 2012	#7
+1	sinkingfeeling	Aug 2012	#12
+1	pepperbear	Aug 2012	#51
I would put two higher on the list.	Graybeard	Aug 2012	#9
"To Kill A Mockingbird" - not just great film making, but a great story, masterfully written.	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#10
My list would include that one, and "Network," and "Forbidden Planet" - best sci-fi EVER!!!	calimary	Aug 2012	#55
M, American Beauty, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Forrest Gump, Schindler's List,	Zorra	Aug 2012	#13
Can't argue with any of these, especially	valerief	Aug 2012	#15
Outlier, but won the Palm D'Or at Cannes: "Paris, Texas" directed by Wim Wenders - n/t	coalition_unwilling	Aug 2012	#16
A couple great silents are Broken Blossoms and Pandora's Box.	valerief	Aug 2012	#17
"It's a Wonderful Life" "Forrest Gump" "O'Brother Where Art Thou" "Avatar" "Back to the Future"	Uncle Joe	Aug 2012	#18
My favorites, not necessarily the "best"	hifiguy	Aug 2012	#21
+1 for The Tree Of Life.	Graybeard	Aug 2012	#27
and STROSZEK	BOG PERSON	Aug 2012	#41
If it's just socially conscious American films we're talking about... TKAM	ananda	Aug 2012	#22
Airplane!	Major Nikon	Aug 2012	#23
Great movies one and all.	raouldukelives	Aug 2012	#24
Love your list, WI_DEM	longship	Aug 2012	#25
Z is a movie you hardly ever hear mentioned	PatSeg	Aug 2012	#39
Why are they always such ancient movies? I mean, let's be honest--	Marr	Aug 2012	#29
There is good reason for canonical works to be time-tested	cthulu2016	Aug 2012	#43
S&S critics really messed up. Vertigo is not even Hitchcock's best film.	cthulu2016	Aug 2012	#30
My all time fave is "The 25th Hour" (the original one with Anthony Quinn)	SoCalDem	Aug 2012	#31
n/s	JustAnotherGen	Aug 2012	#33
I toyed with putting "Tiffany's" on my list	hifiguy	Aug 2012	#42
Oh hell!	JustAnotherGen	Aug 2012	#46
my list:	jorno67	Aug 2012	#34
12 monkeys. Repo Man. Good Will Hunting. Full Metal Jacket. Grosse Pointe Blank.	lumberjack_jeff	Aug 2012	#35
I don't know that there is a "Greatest Film Ever"	Ganja Ninja	Aug 2012	#37
Your list is good.	6000eliot	Aug 2012	#38
Psycho, The Godfather II, Fargo, 1984 (John Hurt version), and maybe the new True Grit	1-Old-Man	Aug 2012	#44
To Sir With Love, Milagro Beanfield Wars, The Pearl	Whisp	Aug 2012	#47
The Milagro Beanfield wars! I haven't seen that in years but I loved it!	Maraya1969	Aug 2012	#60
I like underdog stories	Whisp	Aug 2012	#62
Repentance	Ship of Fools	Aug 2012	#49
The best you can do is "best by genre"	mathematic	Aug 2012	#50
I agree with all of these but would add To Kill A Mockingbird....	WCGreen	Aug 2012	#52
All About Eve-best dialog EVER	catbyte	Aug 2012	#54
Dr. Zhivago	grilled onions	Aug 2012	#56
That is at the top of my list as well -- it is simply incredible in every way and has withstood	Samantha	Aug 2012	#70
Apparently, only the only good films were made more than 50 years ago...nt	SidDithers	Aug 2012	#57
Killdozer (1974)	snooper2	Aug 2012	#58
The Godfather not in the top 10?	SomethingFishy	Aug 2012	#59
Where is "Chariots of Fire"? It is one of the best all around films I have ever seen.	CTyankee	Aug 2012	#61
The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, or just Return Of The King	Motown_Johnny	Aug 2012	#63
Very difficult, Here are my choices	intaglio	Aug 2012	#65
Why all ancient stuff?	taught_me_patience	Aug 2012	#66
I was just reading Ebert's essay on that very subject	Nevernose	Aug 2012	#69

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