Wednesday, June 18, 2008

About Damn Time!

From BTTF.com
AFI has finally recognized Back to the Future, which landed the 10th spot for sci-fi in the AFI’s 10 Top 10 Special which aired last night on CBS.
Finally!

Check out the AFI link to catch the original "Back to the Future" teaser trailer. (Pre-really cool door and flux-capacitor sound effects.)

"How far ya going?"
"About 30 years..."

Oh, Marty.

Here are the other rankings for Sci-fi:
10. Back to the Future (1985)
9. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1956)
8. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
7. Alien (1979)
6. Blade Runner (1982)
5. The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)
4. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
3. E.T. The Extraterrestrial (1982)
2. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
And here are a few of the other 10 lists...
Epic:
10. The Ten Commandments (1956)
9. Reds (1981)
8. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
7. All Quiet On The Western Front (1930)
6. Titanic (1997)
5. Spartacus (1960)
4. Gone With The Wind (1939)
3. Schindler’s List (1993)
2. Ben-Hur (1959)
1. Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)

Mystery:
10. The Usual Suspects (1995)
9. Dial M For Murder (1954)
8. Blue Velvet (1986)
7. North By Northwest (1959)
6. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
5. The Third Man (1949)
4. Laura (1944)
3. Rear Window (1954)
2. Chinatown (1974)
1. Vertigo (1958)

Animation:
10. Finding Nemo (2003)
9. Cinderella (1950)
8. Shrek (2001)
7. Beauty And The Beast (1991)
6. Toy Story (1995)
5. Fantasia (1940)
4. The Lion King (1993)
3. Bambi (1942)
2. Pinocchio (1940)
1. Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1938)

Fantasy:
10. Big (1988)
9. The Thief Of Bagdad (1924)
8. Groundhog Day (1993)
7. Harvey (1950)
6. Field of Dreams (1989)
5. Miracle On 34th Street (1947)
4. King Kong (1933)
3. It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)
2. The Lord of the Rings - Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
1. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
So, what do you think of the rankings (he asks, as if somebody is actually reading this)?

What's missing? What shouldn't have made it?

Personally, I was surprised there was no "Raiders of the Lost Ark". (Perhaps some "Crystal Skull" blowback?) Still, it's nice to see that some of my other favorites were on there: "Usual Suspects", "Lord of the Rings" and "Groundhog's Day" (although I consider that more comedy than fantasy).

Oh, and of course, "Sleepless in Seattle", which ranked 10th in Romantic Comedy. Which is weird because I thought it was a horror film...


(from TomatoPatch.com)

1 comment:

Matt Herold said...

Ah... so that's what a comment looks like. Neat.