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3.29.2012

Mighty Life List: Watch AFI's 100 Greatest Films.


K, time to get the ball rolling on this whole Mighty Life List thing. Making a list of the all the things you wanna do in your life is one thing. Doing them is another. And chu know what? I'mma DO THIS! 

So here we go, folks. 

I wanna watch all the movies on AFI's 100 Years 100 Movies: America's Greastest Movies list.  

This is the place where I will tracking my progress and also sharing some of my thoughts of what I see. Below is the full list. The ones crossed out are the ones I have already seen, and I will continue to cross each and every one of these bad boys off as I go along.

To all my spectacular friends and family- if you're reading, and you own any of these films...may I borrow them? Please :) 

To my dear readers- join me! Have you seen all these films? I'd love to turn this into some cool non-pretentious little film club (I think my super tacky/lame banner at the top pushes any tones of pretentious out the window). Maybe each week we (or I) (or whatever) can pick a film off the list and watch it.. and then discuss it. Or something. I don't know. We can talk/tweet about it later, just leaves me a comment below if you're in and we'll work it out like Richard Simmons. (I've worked it out--- OFFICIAL CLUB PAGE/INSTRUCTIONS). You can download your own list here. Either way, I'm watching all these films, and it's going to be awesome. And good for me. I'm tired of people rolling their eyes at me when I tell them I haven't seen any of The Godfathers. I'M GOING TO, OK. Like now. This year. I'm sorry I just prefer to watch The Life Aquatic and It Takes Two with MK and Ashley every night before I go to bed. I'm a creature of habit.

But I wanna break that. It's time I get a more well-rounded exposure to film, especially w/ some of the classics... so here goes.

Some of these I'm really looking forward to... others not so much...

1. CITIZEN KANE (1941)

2. CASABLANCA (1942)

3. GODFATHER, THE (1972)

4. GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)

5. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)

6. WIZARD OF OZ, THE (1939)

7. GRADUATE, THE (1967)  love. 

8. ON THE WATERFRONT (1954)

9. SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993)  wanna see again.

10. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952) wanna see again.

11. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)  grew up on this one. one of the faves.

12. SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950) 

13. BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, THE (1957)

14. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)

15. STAR WARS (1977) Yup, I've never seen Star Wars. And if it weren't on this list, I probably wouldn't ever bother. Shank me if you'd like, I just haven't really ever cared !

16. ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)

17. AFRICAN QUEEN, THE (1951) 

18. PSYCHO (1960) 

19. CHINATOWN (1974)

20. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975)  want to see again.

21. GRAPES OF WRATH, THE (1940)

22. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)

23. MALTESE FALCON, THE (1941)

24. RAGING BULL (1980)

25. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982) 

26. DR. STRANGELOVE (1964)

27. BONNIE & CLYDE (1967) 

28. APOCALYPSE NOW (1979) really not looking forward to this one.

29. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)

30. TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948)  Watched 4/8/12 

31. ANNIE HALL (1977) 

32. GODFATHER PART II, THE (1974)

33. HIGH NOON (1952) 

34. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962)  ♥ One of my most fav. books of all time.

35. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)

36. MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969)

37. BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, THE (1946)

38. DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)

39. DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965) 

40. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)

41. WEST SIDE STORY (1961)  Grew up on this one too. My favorite musical of all time. And a *GREAT* film.

42. REAR WINDOW (1954)

43. KING KONG (1933) 

44. BIRTH OF A NATION, THE (1915) ugh. this one sounds like a sleeper too.

45. STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, A (1951) great play, looking forward to seeing this one/surprised I haven't seen it by now.

46. CLOCKWORK ORANGE, A (1971)

47. TAXI DRIVER (1976)

48. JAWS (1975) 

49. SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)

50. BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)

51. PHILADELPHIA STORY, THE(1940)

52. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953)

53. AMADEUS (1984)  want to see again.

54. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930)

55. SOUND OF MUSIC, THE (1965) 

56. M*A*S*H (1970)  5/3/12

57. THIRD MAN, THE (1949)

58. FANTASIA (1940)  this film is terrifying. 

59. REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955) 

60. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) 

61. VERTIGO (1958) 

62. TOOTSIE (1982) 

63. STAGECOACH (1939) 

64. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977) 

65. SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, THE (1991) 

66. NETWORK (1976)

67. MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, THE (1962)

68. AMERICAN IN PARIS, AN (1951) 

69. SHANE (1953) 

70. FRENCH CONNECTION, THE (1971)

71. FORREST GUMP (1994)

72. BEN-HUR (1959)  want to see again.

73. WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939)

74. GOLD RUSH, THE (1925) 

75. DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990)

76. CITY LIGHTS (1931) 

77. AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)

78. ROCKY (1976) 

79. DEER HUNTER, THE (1978) 

80. WILD BUNCH, THE (1969) 

81. MODERN TIMES (1936) 

82. GIANT (1956) 

83. PLATOON (1986) 

84. FARGO (1996) 

85. DUCK SOUP (1933) 

86. MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1935)

87. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)

88. EASY RIDER (1969)

89. PATTON (1970)

90. JAZZ SINGER, THE (1927) 

91. MY FAIR LADY (1964)

92. PLACE IN THE SUN, A(1951) 

93. APARTMENT, THE (1960) 

94. GOODFELLAS (1990)   OWN IT.

95. PULP FICTION (1994) Yeah, I know. I have to see it. 

96. SEARCHERS, THE (1956)

97. BRINGING UP BABY (1938) 

98. UNFORGIVEN (1992)

99. GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967) 

100. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)

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9 comments:

  1. I LOVE the idea of doing this!! You've inspired me to do the same. I've probably seen roughly 30 of them and I think it would be awesome to see all 100. I look forward to you keeping us up to date on your progress :) have a great day!

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  2. It takes Two with MK and Ashley Olsen.....lol..hilarious.

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  3. I have seen many many of these films and I can't wait to hear about the ones you watch! If you even want to start a movie club like you described, I would totally be down!

    I'm a new follower of yours! Cute blog :)
    --Erinn
    danceanthak.blogspot.com

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  4. My oldest daughter's middle name (Zuzu!) comes from It's a Wonderful Life! I love that movie so much it very nearly hurts.

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    1. I figured as much :) Just another reason why I secretly adore you. I have long had the thoughts of giving one of my future sons/daughters the middle name Scout from To Kill a Mockingbird... one for one for naming our kids after classic film characters from our beloved favorites :)

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  5. Love this movie list!! The Godfather is a must!!! And out of all that.. One Flew over the cuckoos nest & a clockwork orange is my faves!! Try reading the book (a clockwork orange). Alex and his droogs. My favorite part is when he says "yarbles"... lol.

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    1. Yay Natalie! Thanks for throwin' in your two cents here :) I'm def looking forward to both those films... tho I hear Clockwork Orange is crazyyyy.

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