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Originally Posted by ischyros
Is there a reason you left some off your list? Like all the ones before 1939? Several from the 40s? 1956? 1985? 1998? 2010-2011?
Anyway, is it sad that I've only seen 7 best picture winners?
I don't know, it seems the ones from the 20s and 30s aren't as well known and harder to find at the video store. Most of the above I watched on DVD. For awhile I was into watching all the old classics, which is largely why I've seen most of them.
Surprised at how few some here have seen...I don't know if I consider myself a 'movie buff' though I do love movies.
I'm going to disagree on the latter. Schizophrenic. Went from being a comedy to being tragic. I understand that it was about the depth of a father's love for his son, but it was too disturbing.
"Cinema Paradiso" is just bittersweet, and also deep.
I don't know, it seems the ones from the 20s and 30s aren't as well known and harder to find at the video store. Most of the above I watched on DVD. For awhile I was into watching all the old classics, which is largely why I've seen most of them.
Surprised at how few some here have seen...I don't know if I consider myself a 'movie buff' though I do love movies.
Sorry. I completely misunderstood. I didn't realize you were listing the ones you've seen. I thought you were just creating a list of all the best picture winners. It makes sense now! By the way, you've seen a lot!
I only included ones that I could specifically remember seeing. I'm pretty sure I've seen more.
1943 - Casablanca
1957 - The Bridge On The River Kwai - Possibly my favorite war movie. I believe that John Lennon got the idea of All You Need is Love from a line in this movie. Also, pretty sure they got the idea for the the name Billy Shears from it as well.
1961 - West Side Story - Seen the movie and the play multiple times.
1965 - The Sound of Music
1967 - In The Heat Of The Night
1970 - Patton
1971 - The French Connection
1972 - The Godfather
1973 - The Sting
1974 - The Godfather Part II
1975 - On Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
1976 - Rocky
1978 - The Deer Hunter
1979 - Kramer vs Kramer
1980 - Ordinary People
1982 - Gandhi - had to watch this in World Cultures class in high school. The teacher didn't feel like teaching that week so we watched Gandhi instead.
1983 - Terms of Endearment
1986 - Platoon
1988 - Rain Man
1989 - Driving Miss Daisy
1990 - Dances With Wolves
1991 - The Silence Of The Lambs
1992 - Unforgiven
1994 - Forrest Gump
1995 - Braveheart
1996 - The English Patient - boring
1997 - Titanic
1999 - American Beauty
2000 - Gladiator
2003 - TLOTR: Return of the King
2004 - Million Dollar Baby
2005 - Crash - Hands down, the worst movie on this list.
2007 - No Country For Old Men - One of the best films ever.
2009 - The Hurt Locker - Also one of the best films ever.
1950 - All About Eve
1954 - On The Waterfront
1955 - Marty
1958 - Gigi
1960 - The Apartment
1964 - My Fair Lady
1967 - In The Heat Of The Night
1977 - Annie Hall 1993 - Schindler's List
1996 - The English Patient (watched like 30 mins of it, hated it)
1999 - American Beauty 2002 - Chicago (watched parts of it, I don't normally like musicals anyway)
The ones I didn't see:
I doubt I will ever see the bold ones.
Schindler's List is great, I've seen it like 5 times already. I don't usually like WW2 movies because they tend to be obnoxious American propaganda (like Pearl Harbor and Saving Private Ryan ) but SL was very nice and different.
Here's a full list. The ones I've seen are in bold. Starting with the 60s I've bolded in blue 1-3 per decade that I especially liked. Man, the 70s and 80s were packed with some excellent movies. The Departed is super-fab. I think I've seen a few that I didn't mark but am not sure - it might just be that I know the story and who starred and that kind of thing.
2011 - "The Artist" 2010 - "The King's Speech"
2009 - "The Hurt Locker"
2008 - "Slumdog Millionaire"
2007 - "No Country for Old Men"
2006 - "The Departed"
2005 - "Crash"
2004 - "Million Dollar Baby"
2003 - "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
2002 - "Chicago" 2001 - "A Beautiful Mind"
2000 - "Gladiator"
1999 - "American Beauty"
1998 - "Shakespeare in Love"
1997 - "Titanic"
1996 - "The English Patient"
1995 - "Braveheart"
1994 - "Forrest Gump"
1993 - "Schindler’s List"
1992 - "Unforgiven"
1991 - "The Silence of the Lambs"
1990 - "Dances With Wolves"
1989 - "Driving Miss Daisy"
1988 - "Rain Man"
1987 - "The Last Emperor"
1986 - "Platoon"
1985 - "Out of Africa"
1984 - "Amadeus"
1983 - "Terms of Endearment"
1982 - "Gandhi"
1981 - "Chariots of Fire"
1980 - "Ordinary People"
1979 - "Kramer vs. Kramer"
1978 - "The Deer Hunter"
1977 - "Annie Hall"
1976 - "Rocky"
1975 - "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest"
1974 - "The Godfather Part II"
1973 - "The Sting"
1972 - "The Godfather"
1971 - "The French Connection"
1970 - "Patton"
1969 - "Midnight Cowboy"
1968 - "Oliver!"
1967 - "In the Heat of the Night"
1966 - "A Man for All Seasons"
1965 - "The Sound of Music"
1964 - "My Fair Lady"
1963 - "Tom Jones"
1962 - "Lawrence of Arabia"
1961 - "West Side Story"
1960 - "The Apartment"
1959 - "Ben-Hur"
1958 - "Gigi"
1957 - "The Bridge on the River Kwai" 1956 - "Around the World in 80 Days"
1955 - "Marty"
1954 - "On the Waterfront"
1953 - "From Here to Eternity" an odd omission - still want to see this
1952 - "The Greatest Show on Earth" 1951 - "An American in Paris"
1950 - "All About Eve"
1949 - "All the Kings Men"
1948 - "Hamlet"
1947 - "Gentleman's Agreement"
1946 - "The Best Years of Our Lives"
1945 - "The Lost Weekend"
1944 - "Going My Way" 1943 - "Casablanca"
1942 - "Mrs. Miniver"
1941 - "How Green Was My Valley" 1940 - "Rebecca"
1939 - "Gone with the Wind"
1938 - "You Can't Take It with You"
1937 - "The Life of Emile Zola"
1936 - "The Great Ziegfeld" 1935 - "Mutiny on the Bounty"
1934 - "It Happened One Night"
1932/1933 - "Cavalcade" 1931/1932 - "Grand Hotel"
1930/1931 - "Cimarron"
1929/1930 - "All Quiet on the Western Front"
1928/1929 - "The Broadway Melody"
1927/1928 - "Wings"
Here are the ones I haven't seen ... mostly 60's and older. I don't like musicals and the way people talk prior to the 60's drive me insane so I can't stand watching those older movies.
2011 - "The Artist"
2010 - "The King's Speech"
2002 - "Chicago"
1998 - "Shakespeare in Love"
1968 - "Oliver!"
1966 - "A Man for All Seasons"
1965 - "The Sound of Music"
1964 - "My Fair Lady"
1963 - "Tom Jones"
1961 - "West Side Story"
1960 - "The Apartment"
1958 - "Gigi"
1956 - "Around the World in 80 Days"
1955 - "Marty"
1952 - "The Greatest Show on Earth"
1951 - "An American in Paris"
1950 - "All About Eve"
1949 - "All the Kings Men"
1948 - "Hamlet"
1947 - "Gentleman's Agreement"
1946 - "The Best Years of Our Lives"
1945 - "The Lost Weekend"
1944 - "Going My Way"
1942 - "Mrs. Miniver"
1941 - "How Green Was My Valley"
1940 - "Rebecca"
1939 - "Gone with the Wind"
1938 - "You Can't Take It with You"
1937 - "The Life of Emile Zola"
1936 - "The Great Ziegfeld"
1935 - "Mutiny on the Bounty"
1934 - "It Happened One Night"
1932/1933 - "Cavalcade"
1931/1932 - "Grand Hotel"
1930/1931 - "Cimarron"
1929/1930 - "All Quiet on the Western Front"
1928/1929 - "The Broadway Melody"
1927/1928 - "Wings"
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It makes sense now! By the way, you've seen a lot!
) but SL was very nice and different.
