My thoughts on the 1,001 Films to see before you die.

Stopher100481
Stopher100481 Posts: 154 Member
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So for those of you who don't know, I'm going through a book called The 1,001 Films to see before you die. The list has actually grown to 1,155(every year they take some off to make room for some new ones). I've decided a few years ago to tackle this project, I also feel like if I can do this then my weight loss goal should be a cakewalk!

Anyway, I'm 774 films in with 380 left to go. I decided I would make my own list, so far this is only from 1902-1949. If you don't like old, foreign or silent films I still highly suggest you try some of these. These are a lot of the films that have helped me change my mind while doing the list.

My reasoning for making this list is because I feel there are a lot of films on that list that are just bad. They included them for various reasons but mostly for being a milestone in film making, not because they're great entertainment.

So here goes, My 1,001(errr how many I end up listing when I'm done) Films to see anytime!:

The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari
The Phantom Carriage
Nosferatu A Symphony Of Terror
Our Hospitality
Sherlock Jr.
Sunrise
The General
The Kid Brother
The Passion Of Joan Arc
Steamboat Bill Jr.
Blackmail
The Man With The Movie Camera
All Quiet On The Western Front
Freedom For Us
The Million
City Lights
M
Love Me Tonight
Scarface: The Shame Of A Nation
42nd Street
She Done Him Wrong
It Happened One Night
A Night At The Opera
Bride Of Frankenstein
My Man Godfrey
Captains Courageous
Grand Illusion
The Life Of Emile Zola
Angels With Dirty Faces
Bringing Up Baby
Babes In Arms
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
Gunga Din
His Girl Friday
The Philadelphia Story
The Mortal Storm
Citizen Kane
The Lady Eve
The Maltese Falcon
How Green Was My Valley
The Palm Beach Story
Now, Voyager
The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp
The Ox-Bow Incident
Shadow Of A Doubt
Ossessione
Meet Me In St. Louis
Double Indemnity
Murder, My Sweet
Mildred Pierce
I Know Where I'm Going!
Brief Encounter
The Postman Always Rings Twice
La Belle Et La Bete (Beauty And The Beast)
The Big Sleep
It's A Wonderful Life
Monsieur Verdoux
Ladri di biciclette(The Bicycle Thief)
Secret Beyond The Door
Rope
Kind Hearts And Coronets
The Reckless Moment
On The Town
The Asphalt Jungle
All About Eve

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  • headofphat
    headofphat Posts: 1,597 Member
    :huh:
  • Stopher100481
    Stopher100481 Posts: 154 Member
    Hmmmm, not a good selection?
  • sam_sb2008
    sam_sb2008 Posts: 17
    All Quiet on the Western Front is the only one from your list I have seen....
  • Stopher100481
    Stopher100481 Posts: 154 Member
    Well you should get cracking lol. That's a lot of films to watch :)
  • MeganAnne89
    MeganAnne89 Posts: 271 Member
    Hmmmm, not a good selection?

    I think it's a great selection.

    I adore old movies and I always have. I'm growing my collection at home as often as I can.

    These are the ones that I've seen:

    The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari
    Nosferatu A Symphony Of Terror
    M
    It Happened One Night
    A Night At The Opera
    Bride Of Frankenstein
    Bringing Up Baby
    His Girl Friday
    The Philadelphia Story
    Citizen Kane
    The Maltese Falcon
    Now, Voyager
    Meet Me In St. Louis
    The Postman Always Rings Twice
    The Big Sleep
    It's A Wonderful Life
    Rope
    All About Eve

    And if we're sticking to this theme, I would also definitely add Some Like it Hot, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Dark Victory, Dinner at 8, Grand Hotel, Dracula, and I'm going to stop now because I could go on for a long time.
  • Stopher100481
    Stopher100481 Posts: 154 Member
    Hmmmm, not a good selection?

    I think it's a great selection.

    I adore old movies and I always have. I'm growing my collection at home as often as I can.

    These are the ones that I've seen:

    The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari
    Nosferatu A Symphony Of Terror
    M
    It Happened One Night
    A Night At The Opera
    Bride Of Frankenstein
    Bringing Up Baby
    His Girl Friday
    The Philadelphia Story
    Citizen Kane
    The Maltese Falcon
    Now, Voyager
    Meet Me In St. Louis
    The Postman Always Rings Twice
    The Big Sleep
    It's A Wonderful Life
    Rope
    All About Eve

    And if we're sticking to this theme, I would also definitely add Some Like it Hot, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Dark Victory, Dinner at 8, Grand Hotel, Dracula, and I'm going to stop now because I could go on for a long time.

    No need to walk away! I love learning new films to watch. I added Dark Victory, Dinner at 8, Grand Hotel all to my Netflix queue. Some Like it Hot, Breakfast at Tiffanys and Dracula would all be great additions! The first two will likely be added as I move on, my list isn't quite to that time period yet :)

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