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Frank Longo
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"PTP's New Classics: The Definitive List"


  

          

Y'all are about to see the importance of participation. Truth be told, I wish I'd posted a full 100, so a few of these flicks that I love coulda jumped a HUGE amount. If I'd ranked Glengarry Glen Ross #51 on my personal list, it would've jumped from 182 to 148 on the group list. Yeah, the voting was that close.

I went with McDeez's suggestion of simply giving the top-ranked flick 100 points, second-ranked 99 points, etc. It made it a HELL of a lot easier, and gave accurate results in my opinion. When there was a tie, I broke it by giving the higher rank to the film which was on more lists. If there was a tie in that category as well, I went with which film was listed highest on someone's list.

And I'll post up the Top 200 instead of simply the Top 100, because it gives more to debate (i.e. "Donnie Darko made the Top 100, and Ratatouille missed it? Seriously?" Things like this).

Thanks to everyone who participated. I look forward to seeing y'alls opinions, and hopefully having even more voters for future listmaking.

1. Goodfellas- 1978
2. Do the Right Thing- 1851
3. City of God- 1295
4. Die Hard- 1280
5. Malcolm X- 1220
6. Pulp Fiction- 1195
7. Fargo- 1170
8. Back to the Future- 1063
9. The Big Lebowski- 1018
10. No Country For Old Men- 998
11. Fight Club- 994
12. The Shawshank Redemption- 992
13. The Usual Suspects- 960
14. Coming to America- 936
15. Hoop Dreams- 845
16. Unforgiven- 836
17. The Matrix- 836
18. Rushmore- 827
19. Full Metal Jacket- 817
20. The Incredibles- 790
21. Batman Begins- 780
22. Lord of the Rings Trilogy- 764
23. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind- 763
24. Schindler’s List- 751
25. Ghostbusters- 722
26. The Princess Bride- 721
27. LA Confidential- 717
28. Se7en- 711
29. Saving Private Ryan- 673
30. Children of Men- 670
31. Boogie Nights- 668
32. There Will Be Blood- 664
33. Groundhog Day- 654
34. Silence of the Lambs- 621
35. Heat- 619
36. Office Space- 595
37. Memento- 595
38. Toy Story- 584
39. Terminator 2: Judgment Day- 580
40. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off- 554
41. Miller’s Crossing- 552
42. Forrest Gump- 547
43. Aliens- 544
44. Pan’s Labyrinth- 529
45. Casino- 523
46. The Lion King- 514
47. Reservoir Dogs- 504
48. Anchorman- 501
49. The Sixth Sense- 500
50. This is Spinal Tap- 499
51. Swingers- 499
52. The Color Purple- 494
53. Platoon- 488
54. Boyz N The Hood- 486
55. The Departed- 480
56. The Pianist- 479
57. Leon: The Professional- 476
58. Wall-E- 474
59. 25th Hour- 460
60. Brazil- 459
61. The Breakfast Club- 456
62. Ran- 451
63. Adaptation- 446
64. X2: X-Men United- 439
65. Midnight Run- 433
66. Glory- 430
67. Menace II Society- 425
68. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas- 419
69. Scarface- 411
70. Once Upon a Time in America- 411
71. Braveheart- 410
72. Kill Bill- 398
73. Jackie Brown- 397
74. Beverly Hills Cop- 394
75. Election- 392
76. Purple Rain- 389
77. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon- 386
78. In the Mood For Love- 383
79. The Fugitive- 382
80. Jurassic Park- 380
81. Trainspotting- 377
82. Finding Nemo- 376
83. Traffic- 375
84. Short Cuts- 374
85. Requiem For a Dream- 373
86. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade- 372
87. Sin City- 371
88. Who Framed Roger Rabbit?- 371
89. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford- 369
90. Being John Malkovich- 368
91. The Goonies- 368
92. Ghost World- 356
93. Donnie Darko- 351
94. High Fidelity- 343
95. Out of Sight- 343
96. Gangs of New York- 341
97. House Party- 335
98. Stand By Me- 334
99. Pee Wee’s Big Adventure- 334
100. Crimes and Misdemeanors- 329

101. Gladiator- 327
102. Batman- 326
103. American Beauty- 322
104. Iron Giant- 318
105. Ratatouille- 316
106. The Five Heartbeats- 315
107. Trading Places- 314
108. Punch Drunk Love- 312
109. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles- 311
110. The Dark Knight- 311
111. The Karate Kid- 309
112. Spider-Man 2- 303
113. Magnolia- 301
114. When Harry Met Sally- 299
115. Unbreakable- 298
116. Dazed and Confused- 293
117. Zodiac- 290
118. Barton Fink- 287
119. Amelie- 286
120. A Christmas Story- 285
121. There’s Something About Mary- 285
122. School Daze- 285
123. Chasing Amy- 284
124. The Untouchables- 279
125. Clerks- 277
126. Rain Man- 277
127. Bus 174- 275
128. Three Kings- 273
129. Spirited Away- 271
130. Good Will Hunting- 269
131. La Haine- 264
132. Jerry Maguire- 263
133. Raising Arizona- 261
134. The 40 Year Old Virgin- 260
135. Murderball- 260
136. Solaris (remake)- 257
137. Yi Yi- 254
138. Snatch- 251
139. Amadeus- 251
140. Quiz Show- 245
141. Donnie Brasco- 244
142. The Aviator- 242
143. Oldboy- 241
144. Say Anything- 241
145. Infernal Affairs- 241
146. Borat- 240
147. The Green Mile- 239
148. Edward Scissorhands- 230
149. The King of Comedy –228
150. Big- 227
151. Minority Report- 223
152. Letters From Iwo Jima- 222
153. Amores Perros- 221
154. The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada- 221
155. Hollywood Shuffle- 221
156. Werckmeister Harmonies- 217
157. National Lampoon’s Vacation- 217
158. True Romance- 214
159. The Right Stuff- 214
160. American History X- 212
161. Mulholland Drive- 211
162. Philadelphia- 211
163. The Bourne Identity- 210
164. Happy Gilmore- 208
165. Risky Business- 207
166. Return of the Jedi- 206
167. JFK- 205
168. Almost Famous- 204
169. Superbad- 203
170. Aladdin- 201
171. Lost in Translation- 200
172. Grave of the Fireflies- 200
173. Akira- 197
174. Blue Velvet- 196
175. A Few Good Men- 194
176. Iron Man- 193
177. The Fly- 193
178. School of Rock- 191
179. United 93- 187
180. The Decalogue- 187
181. Field of Dreams- 185
182. Glengarry Glen Ross- 184
183. Chungking Express- 182
184. Capote- 182
185. Hotel Rwanda- 181
186. Tombstone- 179
187. American Psycho- 178
188. The Last King of Scotland- 178
189. Naked Gun- 177
190. King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters- 177
191. The Thin Blue Line- 173
192. Paris, Texas- 173
193. Beauty and the Beast- 173
194. 28 Days Later- 167
195. Friday- 164
196. Sling Blade- 163
197. Happy Together- 162
198. Brokeback Mountain- 161
199. The Proposition- 159
200. Training Day- 158



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PTP's New Classics: The Definitive List [View all] , Frank Longo, Fri Aug-01-08 12:52 PM
 
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I watched Fight Club once. I enjoyed it. I didn't see the hype though
Aug 01st 2008
1
Gets better with each viewing imo.
Aug 01st 2008
2
Things I'd love to see:
Aug 01st 2008
3
FUN WITH STATS! Trivia regarding the list:
Aug 01st 2008
5
      Who else put Brazil @ #1?
Aug 01st 2008
8
great list
Aug 01st 2008
4
Um, you've got the release years all screwed up. n/m
Aug 01st 2008
6
*rimshot*
Aug 01st 2008
7
What's the biggest snub?
Aug 01st 2008
9
The South Park movie and Beetlejuice missed the cut by 1 point.
Aug 01st 2008
11
Nice job PTP
Aug 01st 2008
10
Reply 11. And I think our list is better than the EW list.
Aug 01st 2008
12
      Kind of surprised I didn't see Ed Wood on there.
Aug 01st 2008
13
      Agreed, way better than EW
Aug 01st 2008
14
*dap* for doing such a great job putting this together
Aug 01st 2008
15
I watched ever film except for...
Aug 01st 2008
16
As far as these 3 are concerned
Aug 02nd 2008
26
RE: I watched ever film except for...
Aug 04th 2008
58
      Thanks!
Aug 11th 2008
88
           *Nods*
Aug 12th 2008
94
WTF!?!?!? No Bela Tarr?
Aug 01st 2008
17
I pushed Werckmeister as hard as I could
Aug 02nd 2008
21
      I had that in my top 15.
Aug 02nd 2008
23
There is some serious crap on this list.
Aug 01st 2008
18
^^^crash fan
Aug 02nd 2008
20
      did you have a point or is that just your head?
Aug 02nd 2008
24
improvement.
Aug 02nd 2008
19
where is Dick Tracy
Aug 02nd 2008
22
um no Ichii the Killer? No Belly?
Aug 02nd 2008
25
I will never for the life of me understand the Fargo hype
Aug 02nd 2008
27
Because whether or not you like the characters or subject matter....
Aug 02nd 2008
28
this is what I'm talking about
Aug 02nd 2008
29
Macy and Frances McDormand KILLED it though
Aug 02nd 2008
30
      oh yeah
Aug 02nd 2008
31
           I thought it was
Aug 02nd 2008
32
                ok
Aug 02nd 2008
33
                     It's 1 of those flicks that grew on me with repeated viewings
Aug 04th 2008
47
FIGHT CLUB IN THE TOP 11
Aug 03rd 2008
34
To be frank, I'm a little disgusted Hoop Dreams fell so far
Aug 04th 2008
35
Well, for me
Aug 04th 2008
37
RE: Well, for me
Aug 04th 2008
40
      RE: Well, for me
Aug 04th 2008
56
oh, cmon. #15 is about right.
Aug 04th 2008
41
sorry, really love that movie -- I mean Back to the Future above it?
Aug 04th 2008
43
      I'm a Murderball supporter
Aug 04th 2008
44
      Back to the Future, like Hoop Dreams, is among the best ever of its kind...
Aug 04th 2008
64
           when you put it that way, actually I'm a lot less mad
Aug 05th 2008
74
for god's fuckin sake
Aug 06th 2008
82
      First question -- what's your favorite documentary?
Aug 06th 2008
84
           my favorite documentary
Aug 08th 2008
86
I didnt see Heat....then again I skimmed & may have missed it.
Aug 04th 2008
36
Heat is # 35
Aug 04th 2008
38
      Thx.
Aug 04th 2008
39
and hold up -- Blue Velvet is #174??!? Really??
Aug 04th 2008
42
that movie is too wierd and disturbing to be any higher
Aug 04th 2008
51
      Nah, but Mullholland Drive is higher??!? and BV is GREAT
Aug 04th 2008
60
           Naomi Watts' titties >>>> Isabella Rossellini's titties
Aug 05th 2008
69
gripes (minor)
Aug 04th 2008
45
I think Fight Club is the only movie we'll ever agree on
Aug 04th 2008
48
i'm with you on this one.
Aug 04th 2008
52
cosign on some
Aug 04th 2008
53
oh shit
Aug 04th 2008
54
      it's weird
Aug 04th 2008
55
           yes
Aug 04th 2008
57
                gotcha
Aug 04th 2008
59
RE: gripes (minor)
Aug 04th 2008
61
I own Fargo on DVD
Aug 04th 2008
62
Memento is far from trash. It also gets better with each viewing.
Aug 05th 2008
70
      seen it multiple times -- I liked it best the first time I saw it
Aug 05th 2008
71
           RE: seen it multiple times -- I liked it best the first time I saw it
Aug 05th 2008
72
           I think the story is rock solid, but that's the only thing
Aug 05th 2008
73
           You literally mean this?:
Aug 05th 2008
75
                LITERALLY -- that movie is a bellwether for me
Aug 05th 2008
76
                     RE: LITERALLY -- that movie is a bellwether for me
Aug 05th 2008
77
                          I see what you're saying, but in the case of Memento and Magnolia
Aug 05th 2008
80
                               Cool. I see where you're coming from, too
Aug 06th 2008
83
Some agreement, some disagreement.
Aug 04th 2008
63
      Rongo I remember your angst towards Old School
Aug 04th 2008
65
      Every Luke Wilson scene is boring. Every one.
Aug 05th 2008
79
           you were *white* and in college when it came out
Aug 05th 2008
81
      NCFOM *might* surpass Fargo one day?
Aug 05th 2008
68
my take
Aug 04th 2008
46
comedy is the most difficult to have a consensus on
Aug 04th 2008
50
Yeah, my bad on not participating. I'm mad these didn't make the top 100
Aug 04th 2008
49
I added these to my Netflix queue:
Aug 05th 2008
66
seen two so far
Aug 11th 2008
89
      I had no interest in seeing Murderball
Aug 11th 2008
91
      This is Spinal Tap a "C"? O_o
Aug 14th 2008
99
           Yeah, I didn't really like it
Aug 14th 2008
100
my take on 101-200
Aug 05th 2008
67
woah
Aug 05th 2008
78
no Smoke? shame on yous
Aug 07th 2008
85
munich is the biggest snub here
Aug 10th 2008
87
Had it pretty high on my list but i remember it gettin shitted on here
Aug 11th 2008
90
boring to me
Aug 11th 2008
92
it wasn't very good.
Aug 11th 2008
93
munich was boring as shit. fell asleep at the theater.
Aug 13th 2008
98
Another way to provide feedback or critique the list
Aug 12th 2008
95
My re-arranged top 50
Aug 12th 2008
96
rearranging the top 100 would look too much like my own list
Aug 12th 2008
97
So I guess we're done here? Ready to archive.
Aug 21st 2008
101

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