Birth of a nation #36 wtf??
Surprised no one picked up on that disgusting selection, fukk the BBC.
Are you not entertained? BBC's 100 Greatest American Movies
- Thread starter MartyMcFly
- Start date
Surprised no one picked up on that disgusting selection, fukk the BBC.
That movie is on every list of greatest of. No one puts it on the list because of the content but because of the filmmaking skill and technical things it did behind the camera that no one had did yet. I've never heard a single film critic standby the content of the film but they all give it props for the technical achievements. Gone with the wind is on every list and its racist as fukk
And it's not BBC breh, it's critics from all over the globe who weigh in, including cats here who work on film websites that I'm sure plenty of us traffic on the reg
lol i may have seen 10 movies on this entire list
what does it say about my aste
what does it say about my aste
lol i may have seen 10 movies on this entire list
what does it say about my aste
Which ones breh?
For me: 99. 12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen, 2013)
97. Gone With the Wind (Victor Fleming, 1939)
96. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008)
95. Duck Soup (Leo McCarey, 1933)
93. Mean Streets (Martin Scorsese, 1973)
92. The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955)
91. ET: The Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982)
90. Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)
88. West Side Story (Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, 1961)
87. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)
86. The Lion King (Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, 1994)
85. Night of the Living Dead (George A Romero, 1968)
84. Deliverance (John Boorman, 1972)
82. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981)
81. Thelma & Louise (Ridley Scott, 1991)
78. Schindler’s List (Steven Spielberg, 1993)
76. The Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kershner, 1980)
75. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Steven Spielberg, 1977)
74. Forrest Gump (Robert Zemeckis, 1994)
73. Network (Sidney Lumet, 1976)
71. Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)
62. The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
59. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Miloš Forman, 1975)
56. Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, 1985)
55. The Graduate (Mike Nichols, 1967)
54. Sunset Boulevard (Billy Wilder, 1950)
51. Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958)
50. His Girl Friday (Howard Hawks, 1940)
47. Marnie (Alfred Hitchcock, 1964)
46. It’s a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946)
42. Dr Strangelove (Stanley Kubrick, 1964)
41. Rio Bravo (Howard Hawks, 1959)
38. Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975)
36. Star Wars (George Lucas, 1977)
35. Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944)
34. The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939)
33. The Conversation (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
30. Some Like It Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959)
29. Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980)
28. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
25. Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989)
24. The Apartment (Billy Wilder, 1960)
23. Annie Hall (Woody Allen, 1977)
21. Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)
20. Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990)
19. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)
13. North by Northwest (Alfred Hitchcock, 1959)
12. Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974)
11. The Magnificent Ambersons (Orson Welles, 1942)
10. The Godfather Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
9. Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942)
8. Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
7. Singin’ in the Rain (Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, 1952)
5. The Searchers (John Ford, 1956)
4. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
3. Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)
2. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)
1. Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941)
@MartyMcFly
99. 12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen, 2013)
96. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008)
91. ET: The Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982)
86. The Lion King (Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, 1994)
78. Schindler’s List (Steven Spielberg, 1993) ( i think i watched this in school)
76. The Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kershner, 1980) (seen bits and pieces)
74. Forrest Gump (Robert Zemeckis, 1994)
71. Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)
56. Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, 1985)
36. Star Wars (George Lucas, 1977) (seen bits and pieces)
34. The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939)
28. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994) (never seen the entire movie)
25. Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989)
10. The Godfather Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
2. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)
99. 12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen, 2013)
96. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008)
91. ET: The Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982)
86. The Lion King (Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, 1994)
78. Schindler’s List (Steven Spielberg, 1993) ( i think i watched this in school)
76. The Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kershner, 1980) (seen bits and pieces)
74. Forrest Gump (Robert Zemeckis, 1994)
71. Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)
56. Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, 1985)
36. Star Wars (George Lucas, 1977) (seen bits and pieces)
34. The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939)
28. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994) (never seen the entire movie)
25. Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989)
10. The Godfather Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
2. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)
no goodfellas?That just proves the critics are full of shyt, since when do you ignore the contents of a film? That's just retarded, it's just a silly justification for their bullshyt.
fukk the BBC in general.
Most ignore contents of a film when stuff like goodfellas and godfather is heralded as great american cinema, to say nothing of italians who, at the time, felt like the films stereotyped them in the worst ways possible. But it's all about how its conveyed. I've never seen birth of a nation and have no desire to but I've read about its impact on cinema so I get it and I'm not mad at someone for bigging it up on that level. The godfather is my favorite movie of all time and I'm sure its offensive to a lot of italians. I'm not saying that excuses it at all but I don't feel like I'm in a position to throw dirt on someone else when I can look at some things I like and how they make other races look or even my race at times. My moms favorite movie was Gone with the Wind and its racist as all fukk; doesn't mean it's not a good movie or a great movie, I just disagree with some of its content just like the anti-italian defamation league came out harshly against goodfellas in 1990. Hell, we sit on this board and talk about how much we love (or don't love) Scarface, despite the Cuban stereotypes and despite the fact that its main character isn't even played by a Cuban. Film, like any other art, is complex breh and obviously we're complex in how we deal with the media in front of us
Last edited: