The American Film Institute's Top 100 Movies.
This list contains 100 movies that more than one person has deemed worthy of presenting to the world as "the best." Actors that are now legend showcase their talents, directors step forward with their innovative works, and composers let us hear themes and scores that have been integrated into the classics.
This blog shall serve as a stand to describe what I thought of these films and the thoughts of others who may have watched them with me. Of course, there are rules to this, and they are as follows:
1. Start from 100 and work backwards.
2. If you have seen it. You will have to see it again.
3. Seriously, NO SKIPPING.
4. Must watch the entire film.
5. Be finished by 2010.
With only 52 weeks in a year and 100 movies on the list, it does average out to be about 2 or 3 movies a week. For anyone else doing this somewhere, they may have more time but I am currently a student enrolled with 12 hours (plus a lab) and a part time employee (with full time hours unfortunately) so this will probably be full of obstacles...but I am optimistic that all 100 shall be seen.
I'm excited also to be sharing this with my family... and while my brother is participating, he is really just cheating since he's picking and choosing, but we'll still count it. I hope to bring my friends into this and I hope they realize there may be a few that they miss, but overall they will be a part of it somehow?
With the reviews I want to keep in mind best I can that these films are on here for a reason. The entire movie itself may not be a phenomenal thing, but there will always be something in it that basically blew people out of the water and helped redefine the art of cinema.
Excited about it all.
Next movie: Ben-Hur (1959)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben-Hur_(1959_film)
What a great project for 2009! Good luck to ya! I know I couldn't do something so ambitious with all that's going on this year...
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