Yahoo's Top 100 Movies to see before you die

OK - let's get the first question out of the way: I've seen 82. That's being pretty conservative, actually, as there are a bunch of movies like 8 1/2 and Wild Strawberries which I know I saw in high school but I don't remember a thing about them, so I'm not counting them. But let's get to the real point of reading any list at all: bitching. Bitching about what was included. Bitching about what was left off. Is there anything better? You can see the whole list here if you want join in the bitch-fest in the comments section but here are my initial thoughts:


The Movies I Can't Stand: Blade Runner (what a boring, over-praised piece of crap), Princess Mononoke (Not a fan of anime. At all. HATE it), The Searchers (Every time I hear someone praise this movie I try re-watching it to see what I'm missing. I've come to the firm conclusion that they are all crazy and I - as usual - am right: it sucks)





The Movies I Can't Believe Were Included: Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid (I know I'll catch heat for this one, my husband even owns this, but to me the only joy in this movie comes from Redford & Newman's chemistry. The rest comes off as dated) , Enter the Dragon (Bruce Lee?????) , Terminator 2 (Yes, you may have loved this movie when it came out, but have you seen it recently? It's pretty silly!)



The Movies I Wish Had Been Included: North by Northwest (One of the most perfectly constructed films. Ever.), Metropolis (Gripping. Beautifully shot. Completely ahead of its time), Tootsie (OK, this may be the funniest film ever. How could they forget it?), Amadeus (simply majestic, gorgeous, lavish and filled with amazing performances. Yet they have Titanic which - while lavish - has nothing else to offer), The Princess Bride (Just criminal that it was not mentioned)



The Movies I am So Glad They Remembered: Die Hard (The best action movie ever), Do The Right Thing (finally this film started getting some love after AFI included it on their list), Groundhog Day (No one seemed to like this movie when it came out, but over the years its following has grown considerably), The Lady Eve (One of my very favorite films ever.)