Which of these do you think is the greatest classic?

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Poll question: Which of these do you think is the greatest classic?

Everyone has their own version of "classic" and these barely touch the surface. But all of these has been called a "classic" at sometime in the history of filmmaking. So choose--and choose well.

[yellowdogintexas]

1. I chose GWTW simply because it was like nothing else that ever came before it,

it was very well done, and contributed much to the industry .

Just the idea of a nearly 4 hour long movie in 1939.
By the way 1939 was really a banner year for movies. That was also "Wizard of Oz" and "Goodbye Mr Chips'
among others.

But that was a really hard list to choose from, except I would never vote Citizen Kane for anything, except maybe Orson Welles' voice.

Edited for really stupid apostrophe error.

[JTG of the PRB]

2. Lawrence of Arabia

A true "epic" movie before epic movies were the standard. The first time I saw that movie, I was stunned at the scope of some of the shots - stuff that really couldn't have been that well faked with the technology of the era. I was blown away at how big and beautiful that movie was.

[Phredicles]

3. THIS IS SPINAL TAP!!111!!!1!

I suppose Casablanca deserves an honorable mention. But it doesn't go up to eleven.

[begin_within]

4. Tôkyô monogatari, Ladri di biciclette. Au hasard Balthazar, Soy Cuba, Psycho, El Norte

But of the ones in your poll I would pick Casablanca first, Mockingbird second, Gone third.