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smokey
stumpy
the mircal on 34th street is it the orginial one or the one with richard attenburr(cant think how the rest of his name is spelt sorry) playing Santa, as that one is one of my favourites.
cheers smokey
Here is our dedicated thread on this film
If they did a survey of Top 100 movies here you would get a high percentage of John Wayne movies on the list.
C'mon, Mike, whatever gave you that idea? I'm sure our members aren't a bit partial to Big John......
Hi all,
Stumpy, a very impressive first list,
the second wasn't bad either.
Wonder how many John Wayne films that John Wayne would have put in top 100 films?
Jim your list is miles better than AFI list!! At least now the AFI list is being opened up to the public it might reflect some element of reality but I wouldnt be surprised if some kind of gerrymandering was still being operated so some movies will never leave top 100.
Mike
I wouldnt be surprised if some kind of gerrymandering was still being operated so some movies will never leave top 100.
Mike
You hit the nail on the head, Mike.
Even Bill, an AFI voter, agrees that a lot of the films on their list stink. But let's face it, there are certain interests who will go to great lengths to protect their turf. But of course, so will we.
Great second list Jim now you have me thinking about making a purchase or two, oh oh.
Yep! Liked the second list too!
Forgot to add....I liked "The Wind & The Lion" too. Brian Keith's Teddy Roosevelt was priceless & I really liked it when Sean Connery's Raisuli faced off (by himself) with the bad guys on the beach. That scene kinda had a "True Grit" feel to it....
Wind & The Lion--- awesome film, agree about the beach scene.
As a rabid movie fan since about the age of 10, I can truthfully say that during my 70 years, I’ve seen hundreds of films that I thought were wonderful. In my collection of about 800 DVDs, I have almost without exception every one of my all-time favorite movies.
Hello Stumpy,
Your DVD collection and Top 100 list is awesome.
you don't stick with any genre of film,don't you?
I also had seen almost of all your first list, but about half of second list
are not seen.
BTW, because recent Asian(Japanese,HongKong,Chinese,Korean)movie is interesting,
I'll recommend to you.
Regards,
H.sanada
you don't stick with any genre of film,don't you?
Well, it's true I like most genres, but Westerns are my favorite.
I've always been fascinated with the history of the old American West and have studied it pretty extensively. I also have long had a vast sympathy for the plight of the American Indian. What was done to them by European settlers in North and South America was shameful and in my opinion, at least as bad as what the Nazis did to the Jews, if not worse.
Stumpy, have you ever read the book Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee by Dee Brown? It is an excellent book about how the West was lost, written in the Indians version. It's a great book. I agree with you, what we did to the American Indian was inexcusable.
Mark
Stumpy, have you ever read the book Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee by Dee Brown?
Mark
Yes, Mark, I've read it at least twice.
Did you ever read "From Where The Sun Now Stands" by Will Henry? It's an admiring and sympathetic account of the flight of Chief Joseph and his Nez Perce people across the Western states, trying to escape capture by General Oliver O. Howard and his troops.
Very good book. In fact, Will Henry wrote a number of other books (though they were fictional) that took the Indian side.
Another writer who has written several factual accounts of the Indian Wars (and with considerable sympathy for the Indian POV) is Paul I. Wellman.
No, Stumpy, I havn't read "From Where The Sun Now Stands" by Will Henry. I will have to look it up. Thanks for the tip.
Mark
No, Stumpy, I havn't read "From Where The Sun Now Stands" by Will Henry. I will have to look it up. Thanks for the tip.
Mark
I can guarantee you'll like the {true} story, Mark.
Because of the way it ends, it's sad. But because it tells of the bravery and ingenuity of the Nez Perce in trying to win their freedom, it's inspirational too. I know I was {silently} cheering them on all the way.
No, Stumpy, I havn't read "From Where The Sun Now Stands" by Will Henry. I will have to look it up. Thanks for the tip.Mark
I read the book years ago. This was quite an engaging account.
Cheers - Jay
Stumpy it looks like you are into this Native American thing ! 
Here is a little more Info and History that I know a little about on the Nez-Perce and Chief Joseph, and a little more Info from Your Part of the Country Texas, about the Great War Chief, Quanah Parker.
The Info is from a book that I did for my Children on their Indian background a few years ago ! :teeth_smile:
http://www.ranch26bar.com/INDIANS.html
Bill
The Info is from a book that I did for my Children on their Indian background a few years ago !
Thanks for the story, Bill.
I may, or may not, have a bit of Indian ancestry also. We have an old family legend that a female ancestor of mine (on my daddy's side) was snatched out of a cornfield by a Cherokee warrior in Georgia about 150 years ago. (This was while the Five Civilized Tribes were still living in Georgia and the Carolinas, before the Trail of Tears).
I've done a lot of genealogical research but have never been able to verify the story.
I really like how things turned out for Quanah. After he brought his band in (they never were captured by the bluecoats) and they were settled near Fort Sill (OK), he became a very successful cattle rancher.
The AFI list could really use some revamping. Not to get into particular movies i'd change which for which, the 1998 list i'd only keep 28 of the films they listed. Of last years list, it was slightly less with only 25 films i'd leave on the list.
As for Stumpy's list, I concur with the rest of you in saying it's a much better list. The first list I picked 40 i'd keep, and the second list i picked 51 i'd keep.
I forget who said it best about choosing what type of movies to make a list from. Those here who know me a bit, you already know that i'd be choosing mostly War and Western movies with a smattering of other subjects thrown in. ;-))
A few in the "War movies Dept" that I felt should be listed include: Decision Before Dawn, The Password is Courage, The Colditz Story, Time Limit, Target Zero, Dunkirk, ANZACS, The Fighting 69th, To Hell and Back, Sergeant York, Gettysburg, Ironclads, Treasure Island (Charlton Hestons version) Sands of Iwo Jima, Back to Bataan, Prisoner of War (the Ronald Reagan version) Charge of the Light Brigade (Flynn) Gunga Din, Beau Geste (Gary Cooper) Kelly's Heroes, Where Eagles Dare.
Westerns: Big Jake, Rio Lobo, Arrowhead, The Savage, Pillars of the Sky, The Last Wagon, Shenandoah, The Mountain Men, Hondo, The Outlaw Josey Wales and Vera Cruz. Just to name a few.
Last year I posted my semi-objective "100 best" movies list. Now here's my entirely subjective "100 movies I like to watch" list, only what can be considered American. I omitted some good films that make me too sad, angry or disgusted, and included bad ones that make me feel very good.
1920
Blache Herbert, Smith Winchell. The Saphead. 1921.
Chaplin Charles. The Kid. 1921.
Chaplin Charles. The Gold rush. 1925
Chaplin Charles. The Circus. 1928
Keaton Buster. Three ages. 1923
Keaton Buster. Our hospitality. 1923
Keaton Buster, Crisp Donald. The Navigator. 1924
Keaton Buster. Sherlock Jr. 1924
Keaton Buster. Seven chances. 1925
Keaton Buster. Go West. 1925
Keaton Buster. Battling Butler. 1926
Keaton Buster, Bruckman Clyde. The General. 1927
Keaton Buster, Reisner Charles. Steamboat Bill Jr. 1928
Keaton Buster, Horne James. The College. 1927
Sedgwick Edward. The Cameraman. 1928
1930
Capra Frank. Mr Deeds goes to town. 1936
Chaplin Charles. City lights. 1931
Chaplin Charles. The Modern times. 1936
Ford John. Stagecoach. 1939
Sedgwick Edward. Parlor, bedroom and bath. 1931
1940
Chaplin Charles. The Great dictator. 1940
Chaplin Charles. Monsieur Verdoux. 1947
Cline Edward. The Villain still pursued her. 1940
Curtiz Michael. Casablanca. 1943
Ford John. The Grapes of wrath. 1940
Ford John. 3 Godfathers. 1948
Ford John. Fort Apache. 1948.
Ford John. She Wore a yellow ribbon. 1949.
Grant James. Angel and the Badman. 1947.
Hawks Howard. Red River. 1948
Hitchcock Alfred. Spellbound. 1945
Lamont Charles. That’s the spirit. 1945
Ludwig Edward. Wake of the Red Witch. 1948.
Marin Edwin. Tall in the saddle. 1944.
Sturges Preston. The Lady Eve. 1941
Rogell Albert. Li’l Abner. 1940
1950
Arnold Jack. The Mouse that roared. 1959
Brooks Richard. Cat on a hot tin roof. 1958
Ford John. Rio Grande. 1950.
Ford John. The Quiet man. 1952.
Ford John. The Searchers. 1956
Ford John. The Horse soldiers. 1959
Hawks Howard. Rio Bravo. 1959
Hitchcock Alfred. Rear window. 1954
Huston John. The African Queen. 1951
Kazan Elia. On the Waterfront. 1954
Lean David. The Bridge on the river Kwai. 1957
Lumet Sidney. 12 angry men. 1957
Ray Nicholas. Rebel without a cause. 1955
Wilder Billy. Sunset Blvd. 1950
Wilder Billy. Some like it hot. 1959
1960
Ford John. Donovan’s Reef. 1963
Hathaway Henry. North to Alaska. 1960
Kubrick Stanley. Dr. Strangelove. 1964.
Hathaway Henry. The Sons of Katie Elder. 1965
Hathaway Henry. True grit. 1969
Hawks Howard. Hatari! 1962
Hawks Howard. El Dorado. 1966
Kennedy Burt. The War wagon. 1967.
Polanski Roman. The Fearless vampire killers. 1966
Post Ted. Hang ’em high. 1968
Silverstein Elliot. Cat Ballou. 1965
1970
Altman Robert. McCabe & Mrs. Miller. 1971
Ashby Hal. Being there. 1979
Eastwood Clint. High plains drifter. 1973
Eastwood Clint. The Outlaw Josey Wales. 1976
Forman Milos. One flew over the cuckoo's nest. 1975
Hawks Howard. Rio Lobo. 1970
Hickox Douglas. Brannigan. 1975
McLaglen Andrew. Chisum. 1970
McLaglen Andrew. Cahill U.S. Marshal. 1973
Millar Stuart. Rooster Cogburn. 1975.
Roeg Nicolas. The Man who fell to Earth. 1976
Rydell Mark. The Cowboys. 1972
Sharman Jim. The Rocky horror picture show. 1975
Sherman George. Big Jake. 1971
Siegel Don. Dirty Harry. 1971
1980
Eastwood Clint. Pale rider. 1985
Landis John. The Blues Brothers. 1980
Levinson Barry. The Rainman. 1988
Lynch David. Dune. 1984
Scott Ridley. Blade runner. 1982
Scott Tony. The Hunger. 1983
Soderbergh Steven. Sex, lies and videotape. 1989
1990
Cameron James. Terminator 2. Judgment Day. 1991.
Costner Kevin. Dances with wolves. 1990
Eastwood Clint. The Unforgiven. 1992
Henson Jim. Labyrinth. 1994
Rouch Jay. Austin Powers – The Spy who shagged me. 1999.
Schnabel Julian. Basquiat. 1996
Stone Oliver. The Doors. 1991
Verhoeven Paul. Total recall. 1990
2000
Columbus Chris. Harry Potter and Philosopher’s stone. 2001
Columbus Chris. Harry Potter and the Chamber of secrets. 2002
Cuarón Alfonso.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. 2004
Newell Mike. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. 2005
Yates David. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. 2007
Jackson Peter. The Lord of the rings: Fellowship of the ring. 2001
Jackson Peter. The Lord of the rings: The Two Towers. 2002
Jackson Peter. The Lord of the rings: The Return of the King. 2003
