AFI's top 100...

oh. nevermind.

[This message has been edited by Dr of Dunk (edited June 12, 2001).]

 

can you post the top 10? or somewhere where there is a link to it? thanks

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#1 was Psycho.
#2 was (I'll fill this in when I recall it)
#3 was Jaws.

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The Chronicle's review:



June 12, 2001, 6:41PM

Psycho heads list of top 100 film thrillers
By BRUCE WESTBROOK
Copyright 2001 Houston Chronicle

Pick your poison: The ugly alien, the wicked demon, the pecking birdies, the peckish Hannibal or the ravenous shark.

All gave us movie thrills, in Alien, The Exorcist, The Birds, The Silence of the Lambs and Jaws. But the thrill of all thrills began with Janet Leigh's innocent shower in the quaint Bates Motel.

Meet Psycho -- the newly acclaimed champion of American movie thrillers.

At least, that's the opinion of 1,800 people in the film community who were polled by the American Film Institute for its fourth 100-best list.

The AFI came up with its own list of 400 top American thrillers, then sent ballots to filmmakers, film historians and film critics, including the Chronicle's Eric Harrison, Louis B. Parks and Bruce Westbrook.

Respondents were asked to choose 100 films from AFI's list of 400, though five write-in votes were allowed. (No write-in movies made the final list.)

The result is a ranking that may spark the same heated debates that AFI triggered for its previous centennial lists. Those covered 100 Films, 100 Stars and 100 Laughs (comedies).

Each list has been showcased in a lavish three-hour TV special. AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Thrills aired Tuesday night on CBS.

It's only fitting that the No. 1 film came from the movies' widely acknowledged master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock.

The British-born director, known largely for his Hollywood work, had nine entries among the top 100 thrillers -- more than any other director. They included three in the top seven.

After No. 1 Psycho, Hitchcock's other winners were No. 4 North by Northwest, No. 7 The Birds, No. 14 Rear Window, No. 18 Vertigo, No. 32 Strangers on a Train, No. 38 Notorious, No. 48 Dial M for Murder and No. 80 Rebecca.

Steven Spielberg was second with six films on the list, including the Top 10's Jaws (No. 2) and Raiders of the Lost Ark (No. 10). Spielberg also wrote and produced No. 84 Poltergeist, directed by Texan Tobe Hooper.

Hooper's far scarier The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, although named on the initial ballot, did not make the final cut.

After Spielberg came director Stanley Kubrick with five films on the list, starting with No. 21 A Clockwork Orange.

But don't forget William Friedkin. Though his recent work hasn't been held in high regard, the director had two 1970s films in the top 10: The Exorcist at No. 3 and The French Connection at No. 8.

It's also worth noting that Friedkin got his start directing for TV's Alfred Hitchcock Presents.

Because he often had cameos in his movies, Hitchcock was the list's most represented actor, with eight appearances. (He was seen only in a photograph in Dial M for Murder.)

From a more realistic starring standpoint, Harrison Ford and Claude Rains were tops, each with four films on the list.

For Ford, they were Raiders of the Lost Ark at No. 10, Star Wars at No. 27, The Fugitive at No. 33 and Blade Runner at No. 74.

For Rains, they were Lawrence of Arabia at No. 23, Casablanca at No. 37, Notorious at No. 38 and The Adventures of Robin Hood at No. 100.

In chronology, the list went from 1923's Safety Last from silent-film comic Harold Lloyd to 1999's The Sixth Sense and The Matrix.

The most popular decade was the 1970s, with 22 on the list. Next came the '60s with 21.

The most recent film to be high on the list was 1991's Oscar-winning The Silence of the Lambs. Another Oscar winner, 1997's Titanic, was No. 25.

As these entries show, the AFI's ballot yielded a widely diverse array.

While true thrillers dominated the list, also included was a fanciful musical (The Wizard of Oz, No. 43); a courtroom drama (12 Angry Men, No. 88); a drama-driven Western (High Noon, No. 20); and an inspirational sports story (Rocky, No. 52).

Epics such as Lawrence of Arabia and Spartacus (No. 62) also invaded the dominant ranks of horror, sci-fi and action-adventure.

Other odd choices abound. Thelma & Louise as a thriller? Or E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial -- not to mention the warm and lovable Oz?

Besides Chainsaw, other worthy no-shows from the list of 400 include Aliens, Apollo 13, The Empire Strikes Back, From Russia With Love, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), Mean Streets, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Straw Dogs.

Any such selections leave room for disagreement -- and that's clearly the way the AFI wants it.

By sparking debates over its lists of 100, the AFI generates more interest in film history and draws attention to its film preservation efforts.

So it's nice to know that when Psycho's Anthony Perkins invaded Leigh's shower with a butcher knife, it was all for a good cause.



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Here's the list:

1.  PSYCHO (1960)
2.  JAWS (1975)
3.  THE EXORCIST (1973)
4.  NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
5.  THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)
6.  ALIEN (1979)
7.  THE BIRDS (1963)
8.  THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971)
9.  ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968)
10.  RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
11.  THE GODFATHER (1972)
12.  KING KONG (1933)
13.  BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967)
14.  REAR WINDOW (1954)
15.  DELIVERANCE (1972)
16.  CHINATOWN (1974)
17.  THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962)
18.  VERTIGO (1958)
19.  THE GREAT ESCAPE (1963)
20.  HIGH NOON (1952)
21.  A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971)
22.  TAXI DRIVER (1976)
23.  LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)
24.  DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)
25.  TITANIC (1997)
26.  THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)
27.  STAR WARS (1977)
28.  FATAL ATTRACTION (1987)
29.  THE SHINING (1980)
30.  THE DEER HUNTER (1978)
31.  COSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)
32.  STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951)
33.  THE FUGITIVE (1993)
34.  THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955)
35.  JURASSIC PARK (1993)
36.  BULLITT (1968)
37.  CASABLANCA (1942)
38.  NOTORIOUS (1946)
39.  DIE HARD (1988)
40.  2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
41.  DIRTY HARRY (1971)
42.  THE TERMINATOR (1984)
43.  THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
44.  E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)
45.  SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998)
46.  CARRIE (1976)
47.  INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956)
48.  DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954)
49.  BEN-HUR (1959)
50.  MARATHON MAN (1976)
51.  RAGING BULL (1980)
52.  ROCKY (1976)
53.  PULP FICTION (1994)
54.  BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)
55.  WAIT UNTIL DARK (1967)
56.  FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
57.  ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (1976)
58.  THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957)
59.  PLANET OF THE APES (1968)
60.  THE SIXTH SENSE (1999)
61.  CAPE FEAR (1962)
62.  SPARTACUS (1960)
63.  WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? (1962)
64.  TOUCH OF EVIL (1958)
65.  THE DIRTY DOZEN (1967)
66.  THE MATRIX (1999)
67.  THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948)
68.  HALLOWEEN (1978)
69.  THE WILD BUNCH (1969)
70.  DOG DAY AFTERNOON (1975)
71.  GOLDFINGER (1964)
72.  PLATOON (1986)
73.  LAURA (1944)
74.  BLADE RUNNER (1982)
75.  THE THIRD MAN (1949)
76.  THELMA & LOUISE (1991)
77.  TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (1991)
78.  GASLIGHT (1944)
79.  THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (1960)
80.  REBECCA (1940)
81.  THE OMEN (1976)
82.  THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951)
83.  THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925)
84.  POLTERGEIST (1982)
85.  DRACULA (1931)
86.  THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (1945)
87.  THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951)
88.  12 ANGRY MEN (1957)
89.  THE GUNS OF NAVARONE (1961)
90.  THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE (1972)
91.  BRAVEHEART (1995)
92.  BODY HEAT (1981)
93.  NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
94.  THE CHINA SYNDROME (1979)
95.  FULL METAL JACKET (1987)
96.  BLUE VELVET (1986)
97.  SAFETY LAST (1923)
98.  BLOOD SIMPLE (1984)
99.  SPEED (1994)
100.  THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938)


I just have a hard time believing that that there were 52 movies made prior to 1970 (the Hitchcock films notwithstanding), another 21 between 70 and 79, and only 17 in the past 30 years.

I saw some pretty damn good "thrillers" in the past 30 years to have only 17 make the list. How in the HELL did Titanic even make this list, let alone so high up? You mean to tell me that Titanic was a better thriller than Poltergeist, The Omen, Halloween, The Matrix, The Sixth Sense, All the President's Men, Terminator, Dirty Harry, Die Hard, Jurassic Park, The Fugitive, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Shining and Star Wars???? Or, for that matter, any of the other great films below it like The Deer Hunter, Dracula (the original) or Blade Runner?

The overall total list isn't bad, though I think they missed a few.

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How does Thelma & Louise end up on this list?

Braveheart's a "thriller?"

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I almost wet my pants during The Wizard of Oz... what a thriller that was!

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Beauty, was the allure that brought me close to you,
Loneliness, was the bond that made me stick like glue,
All fantastic images, they only are apparent,
Promoted by desperate hope,
That things are somewhere better.

 

For that matter, how was Star Wars a thriller??? It is a fantastic movie...but a heart pounder??? hmmm..

die hard and seven top my list. seven scared the crap out of me. die hard is, in my mind, easily the best action movie ever.

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That was one of the worst lists I have ever seen. They seemed to go for long, slow movies that had one good action sequence. Many of the movies that were in the correct genre, were ranked too high or too low.

Band Geek Mobster- Yes! I was thinking the same thing! That must have been selected on "Take your 2 year old to Work" Day.

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Anyone else notice Jeff's fuzzy math here?

52+21+17=90 Where are the other 10?
Then there's the point about "30 years." 70-79 had 21, then in the past 30 years, there have been only 17.

1971 was 30 years ago. So in order for your calculations to work, either there were 4 from 1970, or from 1980-present there were negative 4 movies on the list.

Okay, I'll admit it. I'm trying real hard to do anything except work right now.


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