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NePatsFan
12-04-2009, 06:37 AM
How does everyone feel about the top 25 films on IMDB? Agree/Disagree?

http://www.imdb.com/chart/top
zenplato
12-04-2009, 06:50 AM
Shawshank Redemption is number 1???? Completely disagree...

Makes me wonder if people even know why Citizen Kane is considered the greatest movie ever made. By this list, I'd say not.

http://www.imdb.com/chart/top
Xnod
12-04-2009, 07:07 AM
I think the order is rather crap, but all the films are definitely great films. Although, some of the films in the 25-50 range should in fact be in the top 25.

That's my opinion anyway (I haven't seen some of the older films on the list).
Richmond Weems
12-04-2009, 08:43 AM
Any list that has Raging Bull at #72 is suspect.

HH
Signal30
12-04-2009, 03:51 PM
Any list that has The Dark Knight in the Top 10 isn't just suspect, it's worthless.
Richmond Weems
12-04-2009, 04:13 PM
What the building said.

HH
Telly
12-04-2009, 04:22 PM
Makes me wonder if people even know why Citizen Kane is considered the greatest movie ever made. By this list, I'd say not.

The fact Citizen Kane is even in the top 100 is generous in my opinion. It's like comparing the wheel to modern invention. What a snore fest, move on already.

:D
Terrance Mulloy
12-04-2009, 06:43 PM
The fact Citizen Kane is even in the top 100 is generous in my opinion. It's like comparing the wheel to modern invention. What a snore fest, move on already.

:D

lol.
vmf
12-04-2009, 07:11 PM
The order is definitely screwy, with something like Return of the King (11) edging out the far-superior Fellowship (20), but remember, these are just the votes of a pile of IMDB nerds with nothing better to do.
Biohazard
12-04-2009, 09:27 PM
What's a stronger word for 'disagree'?
Xnod
12-04-2009, 09:30 PM
Syd Field must have created a SH1TLOAD of accounts to get Shawshank up to #1.
Biohazard
12-04-2009, 09:40 PM
Syd Field must have created a SH1TLOAD of accounts to get Shawshank up to #1.

Indeed. It's not even the #1 movie from 1994.
TheKeenGuy
12-04-2009, 10:43 PM
It's interesting to me that an aggregate list like this open to everyone still results in mostly good and great films rising to the top.

I mean, if I were to tell a budding cinephile what list of films to see, I would certainly point to this Top 100 before the AFI list or the list of Best Picture winners.

The rankings aren't anything like how I would rank a Top 25/100/250 of all time, and yet I can still see the overall quality and importance of those listed. Even if I think a movie is awful (like, say, AMERICAN HISTORY X at #37), I can't say that I regret watching it. For the sake of education, of conversation, etc. The only regrets I have are the ones I haven't seen yet.

I think it's easy to say, at the very least, that it's a good list of relevant movies.
Xnod
12-04-2009, 10:57 PM
Edward Norton's performance alone makes American History X worthy of the top 50. I do think that all The Lord of the Rings are very overrated, along with The Shawshank Redemption. I think the Green Mile is superior to Shawshank.
Biohazard
12-04-2009, 11:07 PM
It's interesting to me that an aggregate list like this open to everyone...

For this top 250, only votes from regular voters are considered.

IMDb's refusal to publicly release the criteria on what it takes to become a "regular voter" is a little suspicious to me.

Does my vote count? I don't even know. And that's bullsh*t.
Jcorona
12-06-2009, 08:34 AM
Planet of the Apes at 228? :mad:

King Kong at 191? I know King Kong was just one monkey, but he was a big one.

My revised list:

1 - Planet of the Apes
2-250 - who cares, in that order.

Corona
Qazworld
12-06-2009, 12:32 PM
The fact Citizen Kane is even in the top 100 is generous in my opinion. It's like comparing the wheel to modern invention. What a snore fest, move on already.

:D

i knew there was a reason why i loved ya. :)
zenplato
12-06-2009, 02:43 PM
Bah.

Citizen Kane rules...

:cool:
dog678
12-10-2009, 11:23 AM
Ehhh, I'm not surprised they would put those movies where they are.

My top 5 would have been:

1. Return of the King
2. The Godfather
3. Forrest Gump
4. Saving Private Ryan
5. Braveheart

Cinema Paradiso #88? Yeah, right. An easy top 10 for me, but at least top 50. Films like Goodwill Hunting, Casino, Kill Bill 1&2, Stand By Me, and Glory should be ranked way higher than they are.

And no Dead Poets Society? (500) Days of Summer could have been ranked higher. No City of God? Oh my!
mikeb
12-10-2009, 12:24 PM
I guess my opinion would be, who cares? IMDB is a pretty good representative of what is liked and disliked overall by Internet fanboys. Everyone has a different opinion, tho, and that's one sector.

Shawshank is one of my favorite movies, but I don't necessarily think it's the #1 movie of all-time. Do I understand why enough people voted it that high? Yeah...

The reason it's higher than the other 1994 classics (PF and FG), IMO: Forrest Gump is too political for some people, and probably too overplayed. It's on TV all the time and was given a ton of exposure that year. Pulp Fiction isn't because it's trendy to hate on Tarantino, and his movies are more polarizing. Shawshank is one of those rare movies that strikes a chord with a ton of people, isn't real political... It's hard to hate.

Also, I think Shawshank has aged pretty well, and gotten a lot more word of mouth over the years, whereas PF and FG kind of exploded onto the scene back in the 90s. I don't remember hearing a lot of press for Shawshank.