Poll: The best and worst Best Movie of the last 40 years
posted at 9:12 am on March 15, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
A few weeks back, we had a lot of fun choosing the worst of Hollywood’s major releases in conjunction with their annual orgy of self-congratulations, the Oscars. When I posted that poll, many Hot Air readers criticized the Academy Awards as politically driven in both national politics and industry politics, and that the awards in recent years honor the wrong films for the wrong reasons. To me, that sounds like a great topic for a poll, especially since I’ll be attending the Little Scribe’s baptism and celebrations today.
What was the worst movie to win Best Picture in the last 40 years? The list below contains some real snoozers, movies that have definitely not stood the test of time. Some of them had pretty disappointing competition; after all, picking Platoon from as opposed to The Mission, Hannah and Her Sisters, Children of a Lesser God, and A Room with a View could almost be justified as having been the only nominated movie that kept audiences awake. Others, like Kramer vs Kramer, are practically footnotes to artistic masterpieces it beat like All That Jazz and Apocalypse Now. Who loves the smell of custody hearings in the morning, after all?
I’ve listed a few nominees myself, but unlike our earlier polls, you can add your own suggestions from the list below. Be sure to copy and paste to get the title exact:
To be fair, this list contains masterpieces of its own. The Lord of the Rings is one of my favorite movies of all time, and I know Braveheart is favored by many Hot Air readers. Patton may be the best war movie of all time, and one of the best depictions of the thin line between genius and madness. Unforgiven haunts, as does Schindler’s List, for very different reasons.
Again, you’re not just stuck with my Magnificent Seven. If you like another on the list, add it and it will become part of the poll. Be sure to cut and paste the title from below in order to make sure it gets counted properly.
On Thursday, Betty Jo Tucker of Movie Addict Headquarters and Jazz Shaw will appear on The Ed Morrissey Show to discuss the results of both polls. Have fun!
The Academy Award database lists these as the nominees:
- 1968 – Oliver!
- 1969 – Midnight Cowboy
- 1970 – Patton
- 1971 – The French Connection
- 1972 – The Godfather
- 1973 – The Sting
- 1974 – The Godfather Part II
- 1975 – One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest
- 1976 – Rocky
- 1977 – Annie Hall
- 1978 – The Deer Hunter
- 1979 – Kramer vs. Kramer
- 1980 – Ordinary People
- 1981 – Chariots of Fire
- 1982 – Gandhi
- 1983 – Terms of Endearment
- 1984 – Amadeus
- 1985 – Out of Africa
- 1986 – Platoon
- 1987 – The Last Emperor
- 1988 – Rain Man
- 1989 – Driving Miss Daisy
- 1990 – Dances With Wolves
- 1991 – The Silence of the Lambs
- 1992 – Unforgiven
- 1993 – Schindler’s List
- 1994 – Forrest Gump
- 1995 – Braveheart
- 1996 – The English Patient
- 1997 – Titanic
- 1998 – Shakespeare in Love
- 1999 – American Beauty
- 2000 – Gladiator
- 2001 – A Beautiful Mind
- 2002 – Chicago
- 2003 – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- 2004 – Million Dollar Baby
- 2005 – Crash
- 2006 – The Departed
- 2007 – No Country for Old Men
- 2008 – Slumdog Millionaire
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Has to be the English Patient…..just pushing the play button puts you to sleep
dangitt on March 15, 2009 at 9:16 AM
Best movie in the last 40 years, “Zorro the Gay Blade”, hands down.
MB4 on March 15, 2009 at 9:20 AM
“Enemy Mine”, second after “Zorro the Gay Blade”.
MB4 on March 15, 2009 at 9:25 AM
I have to agree with Family Guy on “The Godfather”. Just couldnt get in to it. Way over rated, IMO. It seems like one of those movies that everyone says it is great because everyone else says it is great.
SnakeintheGrass on March 15, 2009 at 9:25 AM
The best Best Picture of all time, of course, is Ben-Hur.
jgapinoy on March 15, 2009 at 9:30 AM
Ed, none of LotR was really Oscar caliber and the one that came closest was the first one, not the last one. RotK won for the wrong reasons and listing it as one of the best movies of the last forty years is wrong.
My list:
Patton – no doubt. It’s not a war movie, it’s the greatest character study ever made.
Godfather I and II
Unforgiven
Rocky
The Silence of the Lambs
Vatican Watcher on March 15, 2009 at 9:30 AM
…But that was 1959.
jgapinoy on March 15, 2009 at 9:30 AM
Worst: The English Patient–The depravity of the adulterous couple having sex in a confessional while the troops were singing (as I recall, it was Christmas) is something only modern Hollywood would find beautiful.
Best: Driving Miss Daisy–The evolution of the relationship between Hoke and Daisy, and Daisy’s loving son (the only film I’ve seen with Dan Akroyd, I confess) as he deals with the various issues of an aging parent, are elegant and poignant.
DrMagnolias on March 15, 2009 at 9:31 AM
Why is Gladiator on the list of best Pictures after you vote, but not on the list available to vote for? I would have voted for it.
slednfool on March 15, 2009 at 9:31 AM
1) Chariots of Fire
2) LOTR
3) Schindler’s List
jgapinoy on March 15, 2009 at 9:33 AM
Damn. I screwed up my votes. Take American Beauty off the Best Movie list. American Beauty was absolutely horrid.
csdeven on March 15, 2009 at 9:34 AM
Best: More American Graffiti (even though I’m the only one who saw it) :)
50sGuy on March 15, 2009 at 9:37 AM
Worst –
I never understood why in the world Forrest Gump won over Pulp Fiction. Stupid is as stupid does, I guess.
nailinmyeye on March 15, 2009 at 9:37 AM
For worst I’m shocked that Ed didn’t include Shakespeare in Love as one of his choices. What a waste of film to take home such an award!
Jazz Shaw on March 15, 2009 at 9:38 AM
Hard to say which one is the worst, because I go to trusted places such as here
http://www.pluggedinonline.com/
to avoid having to watch the worst.
But judging from those reviews, I’m horrified that anyone would enjoy American Beauty at all.
jgapinoy on March 15, 2009 at 9:38 AM
I dislike (intensely) all things Hollywood, but “The Lord of the Rings” was not made by Hollywood so it gets my vote.
Zorro on March 15, 2009 at 9:39 AM
I like the godfather movies because of their supposed look into the genesis of the Mafia. The depravity of the people involved was sickening though.
csdeven on March 15, 2009 at 9:40 AM
That’s it. Mikey’s gonna send Rocco Lampone after you now. If you’re lucky, Clemenza can’t find his garrote.
john1schn on March 15, 2009 at 9:45 AM
Kubrick, Altman, PT Anderson, The Coen Brothers et al. don’t have Best Pictures. I can’t make that work in my brain. Plus, Scorsese got his for one of his lesser films.
AYNBLAND on March 15, 2009 at 9:46 AM
Because Pulp Fiction is depraved crap.
snickelfritz on March 15, 2009 at 9:46 AM
Titanic is the worst of the “Best”. By a lot.
ddrintn on March 15, 2009 at 9:47 AM
The Godfather is great because every shot is a visual masterpiece, the acting was unprecedented (nuanced versions of the Actor’s Studio/Brando style of acting)and the narrative was perfection. Hardly overrated.
AYNBLAND on March 15, 2009 at 9:48 AM
just saw Australia on DVD last night. great.
but let’s eliminate movies. all those with sean penn, susan sarandon & her commie husband are out. all with john wayne are in.
kelley in virginia on March 15, 2009 at 9:48 AM
A horse’s head is in your future.
Best,
Patton, followed by Godfather.
Worst,
Out of Africa, I hated that movie!
conservnut on March 15, 2009 at 9:50 AM
Best “Best”: Patton. George C. Scott is so terrific in the part that when we think “Patton”, it’s his image that comes to mind, not the actual historical general.
ddrintn on March 15, 2009 at 9:50 AM
Best movie ever is THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. However since it’s thelast 40 years, I’ll give it to The Godfather or Unforgiven. Two of the best movies that had me gripped for almost 3 hours. But I gave my vote to Unforgiven since Clint Eastwood did such a great job in directing and acting, as well as Gene Hackman (what is he doing now?), and Morgan Freeman. Also Godfather II was a superior film.
The movie that had me crying like a baby, was Million Dollar Baby. Eastwood is such a master of his genre. No one like him and never will be like him.
jencab on March 15, 2009 at 9:52 AM
Agreed, what was your favorite John Wayne flick?
Mine, The Searchers.
conservnut on March 15, 2009 at 9:52 AM
oh let’s see..my favorite John Wayne movie…I, too, loved the searchers, but I also like the Rooster Cogburn movies. and even though its the worst movie in the world, I really love the Quiet Man.
and yes, Clint Eastwood’s Million Dollar Baby was excellent
kelley in virginia on March 15, 2009 at 9:57 AM
One of the most intense and overall great movies was We Were Soldiers and it didn’t even get any nominations! Mel Gibson showed the Hollywood elitists how a movie is really made. Oh yea, it made a lot of money, too.
DAT60A3 on March 15, 2009 at 9:58 AM
1) Full Metal Jacket
2) Patton
3) North by Northwest
SocratesShadow on March 15, 2009 at 9:58 AM
when was North by Northwest made?
kelley in virginia on March 15, 2009 at 9:59 AM
Dang! I forget about that one. Yep, I loved it too!
conservnut on March 15, 2009 at 10:00 AM
My all time favorite Academy Award winner is “The Best Years of Our Lives” 1946. All time favorite movie period “Flight of The Phoenix”.
Choosing one from the last 40 years I was most impressed with Russel Crowe’s performance in “A Beautiful Mind”. My own opinion but after watching it I was awestruck at the acting…the best I’ve ever seen. Although nominated, Crowe didn’t win. In 01 Hollywood took a detour and awards were given out based on one’s skin color not their performance. I haven’t watched the AA since.
Worst movie in 40 years? “Chariots of Fire”. If for no other reason having to listen to that song for the last 28 years in every god*amn elevator I’ve been in.
Now I’ve got that stupid song in my head….Thanks Ed!
repvoter on March 15, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Favorite John Waye movie is She Wore A Yellow Ribbon followed by the Shirley Temple (and John Wayne) movie Fort Apache.
DAT60A3 on March 15, 2009 at 10:00 AM
1959
conservnut on March 15, 2009 at 10:01 AM
English Patient based on the fact that it some how beat out Saving Private Ryan which would be the best if it had won like it should have.
lavell12 on March 15, 2009 at 10:02 AM
I adore The Quiet Man–my husband and I watch it frequently. But, it was made in 1952, so doesn’t count in this one. I’d certainly include it in a “Best Ever” list.
DrMagnolias on March 15, 2009 at 10:03 AM
Maybe they can combine all of these movie scripts and make a sequel, a documentary, and a movie that would give all Americans ‘Hope’ in these uncertain times of financial hardship. It would be a movie about a national crises, based on the lies and deceit of Barry
SoetorroObama…They could call it, “Out of Africa and Back Again” The story of the election,impeachment and deportation of an American fraud.DanaSmiles on March 15, 2009 at 10:05 AM
A lot of these movies that people were crazy about when they were released, did not withstand the all important test of time. So many movies I once loved, appear dated and not so hot. So, unless you have recently re-viewed the movie, your opinion is suspect.
The only movie that really passes the test is Patton.
Blake on March 15, 2009 at 10:05 AM
Crash is – in my opinion – hands down the worst film of the last forty years and the worst film of 2004 to boot.
The Silence of the Lambs is a great film but troubling. It leads the audience to sympathise with Hannibal Lecter, who is a kind of avenging demon – he balances our evil in the world with more evil. I doubt a fifteenth century monk would approve but the film sure seems to.
The Godafther I&II films are maybe the best artistically but does anyone buy the ‘critique of capitalism’ angle? Hooey.
Chariots of Fire is my personal favourite. The Deer Hunter used to be.
aengus on March 15, 2009 at 10:06 AM
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aengus on March 15, 2009 at 10:06 AM
Best: No Country For Old Men. The best of many great Coen brothers movies.
Worst: I can’t decide between Dances With Wolves and Gladiator. Both are hackneyed trash.
RightOFLeft on March 15, 2009 at 10:06 AM
Patton was my father’s all time favorite movie & the reason my father joined a tank unit. My father liked to remind me that Patton went to VMI (his alma mater) one year before he went on to West Point.
kelley in virginia on March 15, 2009 at 10:09 AM
Since “Shane” is more than 40 years old, “Pale Rider”.
HalJordan on March 15, 2009 at 10:10 AM
Mine’s “Three Godfathers”, one of the best Christmas movies ever made.
Tommy_G on March 15, 2009 at 10:11 AM
Still can’t figure out how Dances With Wolves won over Goodfellas.
JammieWearingFool on March 15, 2009 at 10:11 AM
I’ll second English Patient as the worstest worst selection.
And while a good movie, I don’t think The Departed deserved all the hype it got let alone a best picture award.
angryed on March 15, 2009 at 10:12 AM
… how many times can you really milk this topic?
Lehosh on March 15, 2009 at 10:12 AM
This made me laugh, because I just saw Pale Rider (the edited for TV version), and it was such a blatant copy of Shane I could only assume Clint Eastwood doesn’t think his audience will mind, or doesn’t think they’ll be familiar with Shane.
DrMagnolias on March 15, 2009 at 10:13 AM
This is a fun topic & we deserve just a wee bit of it.
kelley in virginia on March 15, 2009 at 10:19 AM
Lehosh,
You don’t like it? Don’t post anything. Sheesh.
On Topic:
Worst: The English Patient
Best: Schindler’s List
How Ralph Fiennes can go from scaring the bejeebers out of me as the Nazi in Schindler’s List to boring the bejeebers out of me in The English Patient is beyond me…..
mjk on March 15, 2009 at 10:19 AM
Kubrick’s and Anderson’s films are too cold and cerebral. Big no-no with Oscar voters. Altman left the studio system early on and it’s an industry award so no dice there either. The Coens won recently for ‘No Country’.
aengus on March 15, 2009 at 10:23 AM
And then he scares the crap out of you again in Red Dragon. Not a winner, but you get my point.
john1schn on March 15, 2009 at 10:24 AM
Best movie ever made: “In Like Flint” and I will not hear differently.
Bishop on March 15, 2009 at 10:25 AM
For me, it would either be Fort Apache or True Grit.
ddrintn on March 15, 2009 at 10:26 AM
“TPC”
repvoter on March 15, 2009 at 10:27 AM
In fairness to Clint, though, just about every possible Western theme has been done to death since the silent era.
ddrintn on March 15, 2009 at 10:27 AM
Didn’t win, but Animal House gets played a lot in my home.
john1schn on March 15, 2009 at 10:30 AM
What is with all the LotR love?
It had some fine acting, but a few snippets here and there between humongous CGI battle scenes does not a great movie make.
Vatican Watcher on March 15, 2009 at 10:32 AM
Well my favorite movie missed the cut by one year, A Man for All Seasons.
crabtree on March 15, 2009 at 10:33 AM
I agree with the late Andy Warhol who couldn’t comprehend Oscar’s snub of “Mommie Dearest”. As he said “if that isn’t acting!…”
Marcus on March 15, 2009 at 10:34 AM
Worst – for beating “The Shawshank Redemption” – was “Forrest Gump”.
Sowell Disciple on March 15, 2009 at 10:34 AM
DrMagnolias on March 15, 2009 at 10:13 AM
You don’t watch a Clint Eastwood movie for the story, you watch it to see him kick some bad guy a** :)
Onus on March 15, 2009 at 10:40 AM
Best of this list is Godfather II, a much more honest portrayal of crime than the first, even though I have Godfather I listed right after II.
Worst is The Last Emperor, a movie about a fascinating person in time that turned into a 3-hour borefest.
itsspideyman on March 15, 2009 at 10:40 AM
yes, clint eastwood is great. but sondra locke is beyond yukky (in some of his callahan movies)
kelley in virginia on March 15, 2009 at 10:41 AM
OMG, easily Crash. Piza crap.
RepubChica on March 15, 2009 at 10:41 AM
i don’t need to watch Animal House as I lived thru it during college years. oh my, that was fun.
kelley in virginia on March 15, 2009 at 10:42 AM
Worst – Titanic – although Crash, English Patient, American Beauty, etc etc are all very close.
Best – Godfather Pt. II – I always thought that if Godfather Pt. II was called “The Godfather” and came first, and “The Godfather” was called “Godfather Pt. II,” there’d be no debate as to which was the better movie as there is now.
Worst injustice: Ordinary People beating Raging Bull.
Proud Rino on March 15, 2009 at 10:42 AM
Wow, a big Patton crowd! That’s excellent. Its one of my favorites.
jimmy the notable on March 15, 2009 at 10:42 AM
Amadeus is my personal fav. Like Ed said about Patton, it plays with the line between genius and madness. And who could ever forget that laugh?
Onus on March 15, 2009 at 10:45 AM
Worst movie evar bar none=Blair Witch Project…
Best=Merry Christmas Mister Lawrence…
doriangrey on March 15, 2009 at 10:45 AM
Worst:
Chariots of Fire (snoozer)
American Beauty (perverted)
Kramer vs. Kramer (very disappointing)
Ordinary People (depressing)
Dances with Wolves (overrated)
Best:
The Silence of the Lambs (probably one of the most quoted)
No Country for Old Men (violent, but well done)
Rain Man (Dustin Hoffman’s best movie)
The Sting (fun movie)
Midnight Cowboy (Hoffman/Voight, amazing)
Patton (brash, but honest)
The Godfather (classic)
In my opinion, the worst choices for Best Actor/Actress (2001) were DENZEL WASHINGTON in “Training Day
HALLE BERRY in “Monster’s Ball. Both movies were the terrible and PC choices.
jcheney on March 15, 2009 at 10:45 AM
As I looked over the list, it occurred to me that my favorite movies are about redemption:
Patton
Shawshank Redemption
Braveheart
Gladiator
Saving Private Ryan
But I’m a guy. What do I know about “Kramer v Kramer” (did Meryl Streep EVER find herself without Alar on the market?), “The English Patient”, “The Bridges of Madison County”, et al ?
Amendment X on March 15, 2009 at 10:47 AM
My #1 – Rocky
#2 – The Godfather
jdflorida on March 15, 2009 at 10:48 AM
That, and the fact that Robert Duvall didn’t win for his role as Col. Kilgore.
ddrintn on March 15, 2009 at 10:49 AM
The English Patient won my worst. Gosh, but that one dragged on and on. Out of Africa wasn’t a lot better.
AnninCA on March 15, 2009 at 10:51 AM
Patton
A Beautiful Mind
That’s about it. All the others have been pretty disappointing as top picks. Some better than others.
My all time favorites are musicals and they don’t win that much. My husband hates them, so we never see any in the theaters.
I think I am the only person in the world that absolutely hated “Saving Pvt. Ryan”. Just another lefty war protest movie.
BetseyRoss on March 15, 2009 at 10:51 AM
Out of the ones in your poll, I’d say Unforgiven is the best. Like JWF, I am amazed that GoodFellas didn’t win. I haven’t seen Crash or The English Patient, but of the ones I have seen, the worst is probably Shakespeare in Love. Okay at best.
You should do one of these on animated films some time, Ed. That way I can vote for “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” and “The Incredibles” and not come across as a perpetual juvenile.
Mr. D on March 15, 2009 at 10:52 AM
Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son.
TheBigOldDog on March 15, 2009 at 10:53 AM
I didn’t expect to see a thread of this nature so soon after all the ones running at Oscar time. But anyway, my personal favorite: Braveheart. I don’t think I will ever be able to fathom how this ever won Best Picture, though I’m glad it did. Not that I’m giving Gibson a pass on some of his subsequent deplorable behavior, but he’s still at the top of the list of celebrities I’d invite over for coffee, even if I can understand how many Jews would feel otherwise.
The worst IMHO: A Clockwork Orange. This movie is the classic example of dreck masquerading as intellectualism. It is also epitomizes the “Emperor’s New Clothes” attitude of cultural cowardice to a “T”, where most people recognize garbage when they see it but are afraid not to praise it as high art lest they be attacked as troglodytes by the artsy-fartsy leftist elite.
Oh, and the best Duke films: The Searchers, Red River, Hondo, and The Wings of Eagles.
OlympicLeprechaun on March 15, 2009 at 10:53 AM
Oh, and I do know that A Clockwork Orange was not a Best picture winner, but it has amassed such a following and been awarded such an iconic status that I felt I really needed to comment. Sometimes I think I am the only person who really despises it.
OlympicLeprechaun on March 15, 2009 at 10:58 AM
Saving Private Ryan lost out to Shakespeare in Love and is my pick for worst Academy Award decision ever. Should have realized Hollywood libs wouldn’t pick a movie that glorified war and heroic soldiers. My five top pick movies in no particular order:
The Sting – watched it on a sweltering hot summer day at matinee prices just to get into some AC for a couple of hours and enjoyed it immensely.
Braveheart – Terrific.
Rocky – watched it with my girlfriend (now wife of over 30 years) on Michigan State campus and loved the feeling walking out of the theater after it was over.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest - same as above.
Raiders of the Lost Ark - not great artistically but saw it with my wife and brother and remember being on the edge of my seat the whole movie.
PatMac on March 15, 2009 at 11:00 AM
The authour of the original novel, Anthony Burgess, hated it too. Kubrick changed the ending to put his own nihilistic spin on it.
aengus on March 15, 2009 at 11:01 AM
Damn. I screwed up my votes. Take American Beauty off the Best Movie list. American Beauty was absolutely horrid.
csdeven on March 15, 2009 at 9:34 AM
———-
American Beauty was a decent comedy. The ‘Burbs was arguably better, but…
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acat on March 15, 2009 at 11:02 AM
I actually haven’t seen most of the worst Best Picture winners mentioned here–Crash, English Patient–since word-of-mouth was enough to keep me clear of them. As far as the ones that I have seen, I’d have to name American Beauty, easily one of the most nihilistic, ugly, politically correct piles of celluloid dung I have ever had the misfortune to watch. I am happy to say that I saw it on cable instead of spending money on it.
OlympicLeprechaun on March 15, 2009 at 11:03 AM
Those who love Duke films have “The Searchers” somewhere at the top. I read a story where he gave everything in this role. He wouldn’t kid around after shooting, stayed in character, and enjoyed the role so much he named one of his sons “Ethan”.
It shows. It’s an awsome movie. Agree about “The Three Godfathers”. A Duke gem like “The Searchers” that was buried for years that had a revival.
itsspideyman on March 15, 2009 at 11:03 AM
Amadeus is and has always been one of my favorite films.
Sekhmet on March 15, 2009 at 11:05 AM
Wow. I didn’t see it as a protest movie, although it did have elements that could easily portray it as such. I didn’t see it as some fantastic movie, but at the time of its making, it was a very realistic visualization of combat. I didn’t see the political statement being made, other than war is hell, and while I think we can all agree on that, many of us see something worse than war, which is, of course, why we fight in the first place. We abhor the tyranny of the state.
Hanks and Spielberg did a nice take on WWII Europe in the HBO miniseries “Band of Brothers.” Told a great story of courage and cowardice under fire.
john1schn on March 15, 2009 at 11:05 AM
yes, John Wayne’s “wings of eagles” was good. I just love him in all his movies.
kelley in virginia on March 15, 2009 at 11:05 AM
My favorite John Wayne movie? The Cowboys.
john1schn on March 15, 2009 at 11:08 AM
Best: The Godfather II. The turn of the century portion with DeNiro has got to be the best period work ever.
Worst: Easy Rider How did this film become an American Classic? I had to force myself to watch till the end. Awful and severely overrated.
Ridiculous waste of time and money: Any film with Pauly Shore in it. Any film with Pauly Shore associated with it. Any film who’s trailers played in a theater with a Pauly Shore film featured. Any film watched by Pauly Shore.
hawkdriver on March 15, 2009 at 11:10 AM
Nope, not the only one.
doriangrey on March 15, 2009 at 11:12 AM
Best
American Graffiti
Apocalypse Now
Breakhart Pass
Deliverance
Saving Private Ryan
Witness
whitetop on March 15, 2009 at 11:13 AM
He was awesome in Luther.
jgapinoy on March 15, 2009 at 11:13 AM
…oops, that was his brother Joseph.
jgapinoy on March 15, 2009 at 11:14 AM
For something completely different, what about Monty Python and the holy Grail? Not a day goes by that I don’t have a few quotes from that classic.
DAT60A3 on March 15, 2009 at 11:18 AM
<blockquoteStill can’t figure out how Dances With Wolves won over Goodfellas.
JammieWearingFool on March 15, 2009 at 10:11 AM
Exactly. I used to care about the Oscars, but not since that happened.
Godfather is simply the best, I can and have watch(ed) it over and over, not to take anything away from the other ones on that list. The English Patient had full frontal nudity, which put it ahead of Out of Africa for me. Just to show I’m not totally opposed to the chick flick winners, I actually liked Shakespeare in Love, but haven’t seen it since it was in the theaters. Crash probably deserved my vote, but I’ve steered clear of seeing it so I couldn’t honestly give it the top spot.
Dudley Smith on March 15, 2009 at 11:18 AM
Not on the list or likely to be-ever, but I like the Blues Brothers. But, it can’t pass the test of time. It is just plain funny.
jeanie on March 15, 2009 at 11:20 AM
You know, I may be in the minority, but I actually enjoyed “Crash”.
eaglescout1998 on March 15, 2009 at 11:24 AM
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