What is your favorite movie?

I think the film RAINMAN should be on the 100 best list. This film made a tremendous impact in the lives of many people and it was our first look at one form of Autism on film.
However, I agree CITIZEN KANE should be number one. CITIZEN KANE is terrific film making at a level that stands alone.

This is the film that made James Dean the icon that he is today. This film speaks to the troubled youth that transends throughout the generations. Along with Natalie Wood and and Dennis Hopper, this was one of the most talented casts you can ever have in a movie. This has truely stood the test of time. And as the younger generation will watch this movie, it will allow two very different genertations to connect in a way that was never possible before.

-Vanessa*

WELL, I THINK EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS MOVIE IS GREAT! Indy is one of my favorite characters from childhood!

I first saw this movie around midnight with my grandmother. We were sitting on her couch in her living room, and I couldn’t turn away. It was captivating with all the twist and turns in the plot. At the end of the movie, after everything had gone up in smoke, you’d think that Scarlett and Rhett would finally be together after what they had been through; But the fact that he “doesn’t give a damn”, it just about broke my heart. But like she said at the end of the movie, to which I believe myself, “after all, tomorrow’s just another day”.

-Vanessa*

My grandmother always tells me that I was born in the wrong era. She says this because I’m only 18 years old and my all-time favorite movie is “Casablanca”. I’ve seen this movie so many times, I can recite it by memory.
It has everything you can want in a movie. The connection between Bogie and Bergman is undeniable. You want them to make it in the end.
This is a movie that both women AND men will love. There’s no denying it.

-Vanessa*

Two words. Gene Kelly. His is absolutely amazing as is the music and scenes of Paris. Beautiful movie.

I know of no other comedy with more laughs per minute. I know of no other place where Dostoyevsky jokes are funny. Every minute of this film is pure entertainment. There are no slow parts. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton. Great scenes like the village idiots’ convention. Great lines like, “I thought we should divide his letters. Do you want the vowels or the consonants?” or “Are you suggesting passive resistance?”"No. I’m suggesting active fleeing!”

If I want to laugh non-stop, I need only find this movie. Love and Death, to me, is the best move ever made.

The Extended Director’s Cut of Kingdom of Heaven (available on DVD) is my favorite movie. The Theatrical version was missing key components. The cinematography in this film, the fascinating characters and performances, and the storyline all make this a very attractive and interesting movie to view. The release of a short version to meet the needs of the theatre business was unfortunate because so much of the story line was left out, but the DVD Extended Cut is great.

The movie that put everything in its right perspective…nowadays everything is so upside down,good is boring and bad is exciting.Eastwood is right,even when he’s wrong.One day this movie will make the top 100,but only when society feels a need to clean itself up,and from the looks of things…that won’t be any time soon.

It’s based on a true story. I’ve been fascinated by it since I was a small child and first saw it one Easter. I’m 42 now and thirty something years later it’s still exciting to watch. The special effects for that time were great.

It is the funniest movie of all time, and is one of Mel Brook’s finest. pure and simple, if you at all had respect for comedy movies this would be somewhere on your list

In 1950, my mom worked on Sundays, so my dad took me to Sunday night movies, most of which were “grown-up” movies. I was 7 when I saw “A Place in the Sun” and I’m still intoxicated with almost every frame. I think I stand as an example of a child being impacted, but not scarred, by seeing mature films with so-called adult themes and appreciating them. Of course there were many others I saw at that age. I’m sorry that “A Place in the Sun” and “Rebel Without A Cause” and “Dr. Zhivago” slipped from the list. And what of “Darling,” “Room at the Top,” “Last Tango in Paris,” “Two For the Road,” “Summer and Smoke” and “The Shoot Horses Don’t They” to name just a very, very few of my favorites?

This may not be my absolute favorite movie, however it is the movie I always watch when I need cheering up.

It is the greatest movie of all time because you can watch it as a child and love it, and you can also watch it as an adult and still cherish it. The characters are lovable, the storyline was great, and it never gets old. You can watch it over and over again and still love it.

Star Wars for originality that blew our 1977 minds away, it took us to another world with style, imagination and humor

The Searchers for its timeless story and touch of humor in what could have been a very sad movie and it has John Wayne to boot.

I’m in love with Matt Damon in this movie, just my middle age quirk I guess.

The perfect mix of comedy, drama, and quirkiness - the performances are incredible in both a dramatic and comedic sense at the same time. It speaks to weirdness and discomfort that being part of a family engenders, while at the same time making everyone endearing. And Gene Hackman gives perhaps the best performance of his career. I’ve seen it more than ten times and still laugh out loud. Brilliant!

It is an absolutely spectacular movie with so many different levels and messages! It can be taken in so many different ways, and Jim Carrey’s performance is stupendous! Good work Jim, Peter, and the rest!

Dropping Fargo and adding Titanic??? Get serious. Of the rest, Blood Simple is horribly underrated. Did Sierra Madre make the list? If not, that’s unbelievable. Princess Bride and Say Anything are more recent classics, always watchable no matter the mood.

Several bloggers have mentioned some foreign films (which don’t qualify), but I’ll add my 2 cents: early Hitchcock (I’d vote for 39 Steps or The Lady Vanishes), Rules of the Game, Seven Samurai or Ran from Kurosawa, and for the lighter touch, a lesser known favorite of mine - Local Hero, with its picture-perfect yet slightly askew Scottish town.

I saw it in its first release in the 60s and several times in all its re-releases. It’s a movie that must be experienced on the biggest screen with the best print and sound to be fully appreciated. It was way ahead of its time. Unfortunately, audiences today have been de-intellectualized by Hollywood which thinks everything has to be fully explained by the narrative. 2001’s ambiguity was central to the appreciation of the film as a piece of art. It compels you to challenge your mind and your perceptions. If that is too much for the viewer, just kick back and enjoy the special effects which have been rarely equaled.

The film is timeless, and tells the age-old story of good vs. evil in a totally enchanting and beautiful way. In addition, the film has become legendary, partly due to Judy Garland in the starring role, but also due to the amazing color cinematography, special effects and gorgeous sets, which were a real feat when you consider the fact the film was made only 10 years after the first talking picture.

It is just so grand and spectacular a movie and it never gets old.

I suggest that the Trilogy should be considered ONE movie since the theatrical portion was made at the same time. It shouldn’t be penalized (i.e. the endings of the first two movies) because it had to be released in installments. Although some minor editing was done between releases, this trilogy is unique. If considered as a whole, the scope of the movie is unprecidented, and I believe it must be ranked at or near the top.

…for not including BRAVEHEART and DANCES WITH WOLVES on this list. Omitting these two cinematic classics from the Top 100 is almost a crime.

This epic drama with its superb cast has been my favorite movie since I first saw it back in the early 70s (It was Academy Best Picture in 1966). It has a blend of brilliant editing and timeless writing about faith, politics and personal integrity that make it one of the top ten movies of all time. I am always amazed when it is left on any best picture list because it is so timeless. This blend of timelessness and explication of eternal values sets it above mere entertainment.

This John Ford masterpiece is set in Ireland with all its beauty and grandeur. Maureen O’Hara and John Wayne portray two people from entirely different worlds who discover that what they need in life, the other one has to give. Barry Fitzgerald, as usual, adds a delightul touch that helps round out this remarkable film.

at the time, this movie was cutting edge with special effects.

Best Comic Book adaption film yet. It is well written and the acting is superb! A great movie even for those who may not be familiar with the source material. I also think that this movie (along with some others) really gives credibility to the comic book -to-film adaption idea.

Great acting and some historical bases.

The best movie in cinematic history? Hardly. I have always had a problem with this film’s ending — which makes absolutely no sense at all — and why HAL would want to murder the crew in the first place. Both of these elements of the film are not adequately addressed or resolved.

It was never adequately explained what went wrong with HAL that he wanted to murder the entire crew. What was he going to do when he got to Jupiter? He has no physical body to leave the ship, so what was he going to do when he got there? Even if it was a malfunction in his “reason” circuits, why was this never addressed and pointed out as the plot went along? All that the two crewmen intimated was that they thought HAL was malfunctioning, but they never addressed or resolved exactly what it was in HAL’s circuitry that was going wrong. They left it up in the air and unresolved.

The ending was ridiculous and made absolutely no sense at all and looks as though it was lifted from an entirely different movie. What did it all mean? The “star” trails that streak by inside the black monolith in orbit around Jupiter, the strange psychedelic lights whizzing by as Bowman flies over some weird landscape, Bowman in his spacesuit entering the dining room seeing himself as an old man, Bowman on his death bed and finally Bowman as an embryo floating in space. It all seems to be so odd and disjointed from the rest of the movie that was so realistic and of the “hard” science fiction genre in tone and plot. The ending, on the other hand, was so abstract and “Twilight Zone-esque” that it really doesn’t fit. From all I have read and seen about this vague, open-ended ending of the movie, the filmmakers (Kubrick and Clarke) deliberately left the ending unresolved. To me, this is a major cop-out. Why make a movie where you leave the ending to be a mish-mash that makes no specific point? In the end, the movie says NOTHING. It leaves it to the viewer to fill in an ending that he THINKS it was about. No, this movie falls apart in the end and all that beautiful mystery leading up to the climax, falls apart and falls flat. A totally dissatisfying way to end an otherwise interesting movie.

‘The Graduate’ is a light movie that talks about serious things. It’s very easy like Benjamim because he becames a noble character, someone admirable because his humanity. He lost his innocence, commits some mistakes, changes his life and fights for his happiness.