comment #1

Ian Sinclair says ...

LOTR in #1 is dead on. No other picture in living memory has greated such awe and wonder amongst critics and audiences worldwide; it will inspire a generation of moviemakers to extend the limits of what is possible when wonderful storytelling, stellar acting and visionary filmaking come together.

comment #2

Geoff says ...

I swear it seems like I'm living in another world when people talk about that, or those, films like that. I'm used to it though.

comment #3

bmcintire says ...

I think the primary reason this article is hitting you in such a "let me out of here" way is that it came from USA Today, the lowest common denominator of reporting today. Much of the list feels like padding to get to 25 talking points in the last 25 years.
TOTAL RECALL? Influential to Schwarzenegger and really no one else.
M:I-3 seems to be just a current example of a star's off-camera behavior affecting box-office revenue, not a benchmark of such (especially not for a movie that opened to $47M despite the negative publicity).
THE BODYGUARD is not the first dismissable (but ultimatley successful) entertainment to make millions off its soundtrack (witness FLASHDANCE).
FATAL ATTRACTION may have been a turning point in the making and marketing of high-brow (if not merely high pedigree) adult thrillers, but that genre has long-since devolved into the Ashley Judd factory brand that now poops out the likes of MR. BROOKS.
And what the fuck is the blurb for the STAR WARS prequels even trying to say? Honestly? "They had some crappy elements, but boy they sure made a lot of money!"

comment #4

BurmaShave says ...

They couldn't put this all in a pie-chart or a bar graph? I'm dissapointed.

comment #5

Gabriel says ...

I count a half-dozen or so films on this list that I can't imagine Jeff would speak positively (or even neutrally) about. Now I'm curious as to which one he singled out as being below his respect.

comment #6

arch451 says ...

That's one of the worst lists I've ever seen. Jeff must be in a good mood today to be so tolerant of it.

comment #7

Sean says ...

I am 100% sure that Jeff has spoken very negatively about both 'Temple of Doom' and 'Lore of the Rings' within the past month, but I'm still hoping the one he singled out was 'The Passion of the Christ'.

How that list doesn't have 'Die Hard' is kind of absurd, though.

comment #8

Rob says ...

Philadelphia instead of Brokeback?! ROFTLMAO...that's like replacing Do the Right Thing with Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.

comment #9

scooterzz says ...

the good thing about their list is that they didn't introduce it by using superlatives like 'best' or 'most'....but then they go and shoot themselves in the foot by placing the titles in order of 'importance' making it all subjective and bullshit.....ultimately, lists just piss people off.....

comment #10

corey3rd says ...

it's not 100 Years - 100 Beers (which will I'll have the Beer Run - A Misplaced 12 Pack bonus list up at the end of the week).

comment #11

Terry McCarty says ...

For a fluff writer like Suzie Woz, it's not that bad a list. But it would have been preferable if old Mike Clark had been set free from the dead letter office of video reviews to devise a list instead.

comment #12

D.Z. says ...

bmc: Actually, I think the success of Total Recall convinced Hollywood to dabble more into sci-fi which didn't just consist of blowing things up like Terminator I + II. No one would even think of doing A Scanner Darkly or even The Matrix, if it hadn't paved the way-especially considering how badly Blade Runner fared upon its initial release.

comment #13

DavidF says ...

When I look at that list I see movies that have spawned inferior imitators - that's what impact means. Every one of those movies affected a bunch of movies afterwards.
You can't dispute the impact of LOTR, like em or not.
Total Recall I think is sort of a Blade Runner + Commando thing; a mindbending movie with some lovely 80s action.
You can blame Toy Story for killing cel animation but that's about as fair as blaming Star Wars for every crappy popcorn movie that comes out nowadays.

Really, I think everything except The Bodyguard and MI:3 is legit on that list.

comment #14

DavidF says ...

When I look at that list I see movies that have spawned inferior imitators - that's what impact means. Every one of those movies affected a bunch of movies afterwards.
You can't dispute the impact of LOTR, like em or not.
Total Recall I think is sort of a Blade Runner + Commando thing; a mindbending movie with some lovely 80s action.
You can blame Toy Story for killing cel animation but that's about as fair as blaming Star Wars for every crappy popcorn movie that comes out nowadays.

Really, I think everything except The Bodyguard and MI:3 is legit on that list.

comment #15

Cadavra says ...

All but two of the movies are from the last two decades, and the oldest is only 23 years old. No BIRTH OF A NATION, JAZZ SINGER, BECKY SHARP, EASY RIDER or JAWS? How old is this dame, 19?