BoxOffice.com Presents... 1000 Movies to See Before You Die

[mahnamahna]

Well, I have found myself in disagreement with the 1001 movies list so I decided that maybe as a collective effort, we can all come up with a better one. 

 

Rules

 

1. Minimum of 5 entries per post and maximum of 25 entries per post

2. All films must be listed in order by year

3. If two entries are released in the same year, put them in alphabetical order

4. All films are elligible

5. Put the year next to each film

6. Number them so it's easy to count!

7. Think of films you believe someone should see in their lifetime

8. 1500 maximum nominees - elmination will narrow it down to 1000

9. The first 100 films listed are guaranteed a spot on the list 

10. If a film is universally panned, the folks in this forum reserve the right to vote to remove it from consideration

 

This is a way of trying to bridge the gap between commercial films and arthouse films - I want to try and get a good balance of both. 

 

Let's have fun with this! 

 

So without further adieu, I'll enter 20 films to start us off

 

1. The General (1927)

2. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)

3. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

4. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

5. On the Waterfront (1954)

6. Psycho (1960)

7. Dr. Strangelove (1964)

8. The Graduate (1967)

9. The Godfather (1972)

10. Star Wars (1977)

11. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

12. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

13. Back to the Future (1985)

14. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

15. Edward Scissorhands (1990)

16. Forrest Gump (1994)

17.Pulp Fiction (1994)

18. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

19. WALL-E (2008)

20. The Avengers (2012)

 

20 down, 980 to go! 

Edited August 15, 2013 by mahnamahna

[Dementeleus]

I think the existing 1000 list is excellent.

 

On the other hand, it'd be interesting to see what we -- collectively -- would consider "1000 films worth seeing".

[mahnamahna]

I think the existing 1000 list is excellent.

 

On the other hand, it'd be interesting to see what we -- collectively -- would consider "1000 films worth seeing".

Lol I don't completely hate the list since Muppet Movie is on it lol but I definitely think it'll be a cool experiment when all is said and done!

[ChD]

^ I think it's without votes and stuff. Just whatever movie we post, while we're still counting, enters the 1001 movies.

 

So the first 20 must see movies are his first post.

 

Is that right? Or you want to vote and count them? 

[mahnamahna]

^ I think it's without votes and stuff. Just whatever movie we post, while we're still counting, enters the 1001 movies.

 

So the first 20 must see movies are his first post.

 

Is that right? Or you want to vote and count them? 

It's not a voting list but something like Transformers 2 or Madea Goes to Jail is listed, we get a say whether it actually stays on there or not  and it's a collective effort so it'll grow and grow hopefully. I'm going to keep count of how many there are along the way but it's not a voting list

[Ezen Baklattan]

This could be really interesting. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out. The film removal bit might cause some arguments, though, at least in my view.

[*]Casablanca (1942) [*]Rear Window (1954) [*]2001: A Space Oddyssey (1969) [*]The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) [*]Annie Hall (1977) [*]Ran (1985) [*]The Princess Bride (1987) [*]Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) [*]Do The Right Thing (1989) [*]Goodfellas (1990) [*]Beauty & The Beast (1991) [*]The Shawshank Redemption (1994) [*]Toy Story (1995) [*]Fargo (1996) [*]Spirited Away (2001) [*]Oldboy (2003) [*]Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004) [*]Ratatouille (2007) [*]The Social Network (2010) [*]Cloud Atlas (2012)

Edited August 14, 2013 by Spaghetti

[mahnamahna]

 

This could be really interesting. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out. The film removal bit might cause some arguments, though, at least in my view.

[*]Casablanca (1942)

[*]Rear Window (1954)

[*]2001: A Space Oddyssey (1969)

[*]The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

[*]Annie Hall (1977)

[*]Ran (1985)

[*]The Princess Bride (1987)

[*]Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

[*]Do The Right Thing (1989)

[*]Goodfellas (1990)

[*]Beauty & The Beast (1991)

[*]The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

[*]Toy Story (1995)

[*]Fargo (1996)

[*]Spirited Away (2001)

[*]Oldboy (2003)

[*]Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)

[*]Ratatouille (2007)

[*]The Social Network (2010)

[*]Cloud Atlas (2012)

 

Great entries! And it's only if the film in question is universally panned... as long as the film can get enough defenders, it'll be safe from removal. That part is something I'm still working on!

[Dementeleus]

Why are we limiting it to 20?

[ChD]

Why are we limiting it to 20?

 

Causes this isn't a vote. Everyone puts 20 films so we get 1000. That means 50 people, each puts 20 films.

[Kvikk Lunsj]

I think the existing 1000 list is excellent.

 

On the other hand, it'd be interesting to see what we -- collectively -- would consider "1000 films worth seeing".

I think this should be listed on the site main page. So when we are done and someone puts in 1000 films to see before you die. Our list shows up. 

[mahnamahna]

Why are we limiting it to 20?

To make it a collective effort since there'd be a lot of people who would put 100 or 200 whereas 20 makes it easier to keep a tally. But I can up it to a maximum of 35 to make things run a little faster

 

Personally, I think 20 is a nice round number and it gives the list a little character 

Edited August 14, 2013 by mahnamahna

[luna]

i don't feel that listing the great classics would be satisfying for me...more interesting would be a cross-section of cinema to show its variety. i'll see about this in a second.

[Kvikk Lunsj]

Causes this isn't a vote. Everyone puts 20 films so we get 1000. That means 50 people, each puts 20 films.

So we can not overlap on what someone previously listed. 

[Dementeleus]

So we can not overlap on what someone previously listed. 

 

I'm already on 11 and I haven't even broken out of the silent era yet.

[Kvikk Lunsj]

I'm already on 11 and I haven't even broken out of the silent era yet.

I need to see more silent movies. 

[luna]

for the kicking out of films you should define a limit, say 1200, at which point we all vote on the films we think should be kicked out.

[ChD]

If anyone wants, I can count some votes. Just PM them to me (Don't post them here... at least that way we still have the element of surprise).

 

I'll put Deadline the first of September and the results will be posted somewhere in the first 2 weeks of September. Just PM any number of movies to me

[luna]

it'd be too hard to make sure you don't repeat once we get hundreds of films

[luna]

If anyone wants, I can count some votes. Just PM them to me (Don't post them here... at least that way we still have the element of surprise).

 

I'll put Deadline the first of September and the results will be posted somewhere in the first 2 weeks of September. Just PM any number of movies to me

 

i don't think we should do a PM this time. just post them in the thread. should get more people that way.

[mahnamahna]

Well I was planning on posting the lists that appear each time someone puts 20 new movies in  it seems this list has everyone thinking!! 

 

Here's the first 40 in order at the moment

 

1. The General (1927)

2. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

3. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

4. Casablanca (1942)

5. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

6. On the Waterfront (1954)

7. Rear Window (1954)

8. Psycho (1960)

9. Dr. Strangelove (1964)

10.  The Graduate (1967)

11.  2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

12.  The Godfather (1972)

13.  The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

14.  Annie Hall (1977)

15.  Star Wars (1977)

16.  Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

17.  E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

18.  Back to the Future (1985)

19.  Ran (1985)

20.  The Princess Bride (1987)

21.  My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

22.  Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)

23.  Do the Right Thing (1989)

24.  Edward Scissorhands (1990)

25.  Goodfellas (1990)

26.  Beauty and the Beast (1991)

27.  Forrest Gump (1994)

28.  Pulp Fiction (1994)

29.  The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

30.  Toy Story (1995)

31.  Fargo (1996)

32.  The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

33.  Spirited Away (2001)

34.  Oldboy (2003)

35.  Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

36.  Ratatouille (2007)

37.  WALL-E (2008)

38.  The Social Network (2010)

39.  The Avengers (2012)

40.  Cloud Atlas (2012) 

Edited August 14, 2013 by mahnamahna