AFI's 2008 Countdown: Top 10 Movies in 10 Genres

[AwallaceUNC]

AFI has announced the subject of their newest countdown in the annual <i>100 Years...</i> series. It's an unconventional countdown and will undoubtedly be perceived as a weak effort to keep the series going, but I actually think it's pretty cool. The top 10 films in 10 given genres will be counted down. One of those genres will especially please the members of this forum!

The genres are:

Animation
Courtroom Drama
Epic
Fantasy
Gangster
Mystery
Romantic Comedy
Science Fiction
Sports
Western

Fifty movies have been nominated in each category, for a total of 500. AFI voters will then cast their ballots to pick the top ten out of each set of fifty. The results will be announced in a TV special on CBS in June.

My question is -- what about overlap, such as animated fantasy films? I'll be interested in looking at the nominees list to see if anything was nominated in multiple categories.

<i>Citizen Kane</i> isn't nominated at all.

Source: http://www.eonline.com/news/article/ind ... ntry=index

-Aaron

[AwallaceUNC]

Here are the 50 nominated Animation films:

1 ALADDIN (Disney, 1992)
2 ALICE IN WONDERLAND (Disney, 1951)
3 AMERICAN POP (TriStar, 1981)
4 AN AMERICAN TAIL (Universal, 1986)
5 ANTZ (DreamWorks, 1998)
6 THE ARISTOCATS (Disney, 1970)
7 BAMBI (Disney, 1942)
8 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Disney, 1991)
9 A BUG'S LIFE (Disney/Pixar, 1998)
10 CARS (Disney/Pixar, 2006)
11 CHARLOTTE'S WEB (Paramount, 1973)
12 CINDERELLA (Disney, 1950)
13 CORPSE BRIDE (Warner Bros., 2005)
14 DUMBO (Disney, 1941)
15 FANTASIA (Disney, 1940)
16 FINDING NEMO (Disney/Pixar, 2003)
17 HAPPY FEET (Warner Bros., 2006)
18 THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (Disney, 1996)
19 ICE AGE (Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002)
20 THE INCREDIBLES (Disney/Pixar, 2004)
21 THE IRON GIANT (Warner Bros., 1999)
22 THE JUNGLE BOOK (Disney, 1967)
23 LADY AND THE TRAMP (Disney, 1955)
24 THE LION KING (Disney, 1994)
25 THE LITTLE MERMAID (Disney, 1989)
26 MADAGASCAR (DreamWorks, 2005)
27 THE MANY ADVENTURES OF WINNIE THE POOH (Disney, 1977)
28 MONSTER HOUSE (Columbia, 2006)
29 MONSTERS, INC. (Disney/Pixar, 2001)
30 MULAN (Disney, 1998)
31 THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (Touchstone, 1993)
32 101 DALMATIANS (Disney, 1961)
33 PETER PAN (Disney, 1953)
34 PINOCCHIO (Disney, 1940)
35 POCAHONTAS (Disney, 1995)
36 THE POLAR EXPRESS (Warner Bros., 2003)
37 THE RESCUERS (Disney, 1977)
38 ROBIN HOOD (Disney, 1973)
39 ROBOTS (Twentieth Century-Fox, 2005)
40 THE SECRET OF NIMH (MGM, 1982)
41 SHREK (DreamWorks, 2001)
42 SHREK 2 (DreamWorks, 2004)
43 SLEEPING BEAUTY (Disney, 1959)
44 SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (Disney, 1937)
45 SOUTH PARK: BIGGER LONGER & UNCUT (Paramount, 1999)
46 THE SWORD IN THE STONE (Disney, 1963)
47 TARZAN (Disney, 1999)
48 TOY STORY (Disney/Pixar, 1995)
49 TOY STORY 2 (Disney/Pixar, 1999)
50 WAKING LIFE (Fox Searchlight, 2001)
<hr>
Here are the 50 nominated Fantasy films:

51 BABE
52 BATMAN (1989)
53 BEETLEJUICE
54 BEING JOHN MALKOVICH
55 BIG
56 BRAZIL
57 BRIGADOON
58 THE CANTERVILLE GHOST (1944)
59 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE (2005)
60 CLASH OF THE TITANS
61 CONAN THE BARBARIAN
62 A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT
63 THE DARK CRYSTAL
64 THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER
65 EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
66 FIELD OF DREAMS
67 GHOST
68 THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR
69 GROUNDHOG DAY
70 HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
71 HARVEY
72 HEAVEN CAN WAIT
73 HERE COMES MR. JORDAN
74 I MARRIED A WITCH
75 IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
76 JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS
77 KING KONG (1933)
78 LABYRINTH
79 THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001)
80 LOST HORIZON
81 THE LOST WORLD (1925)
82 MARY POPPINS
83 THE MASK (1994)
84 MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947)
85 MR. PEABODY AND THE MERMAID
86 PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED
87 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL
88 PLEASANTVILLE
89 PORTRAIT OF JENNIE
90 THE PRINCESS BRIDE
91 THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO
92 THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD
93 SPIDER-MAN 2
94 SPLASH
95 SUPERMAN (1978)
96 THE THIEF OF BAGDAD
97 TOPPER
98 WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT
99 WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971)
100 THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
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Here are the 50 nominated <b>Gangster</b> films:

101 AL CAPONE
102 ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES
103 ATLANTIC CITY
104 THE BIG HEAT
105 BLOODY MAMA
106 BONNIE AND CLYDE
107 BOYZ N THE HOOD
108 A BRONX TALE
109 BROTHER ORCHID
110 BUGSY
111 BUGSY MALONE
112 BULLETS OVER BROADWAY
113 CASINO
114 CITY STREETS
115 DEAD END
116 THE DEPARTED
117 DONNIE BRASCO
118 FORCE OF EVIL
119 ‘G' MEN
120 GET SHORTY
121 THE GODFATHER
122 THE GODFATHER PART II
123 GOODFELLAS
124 GUN CRAZY
125 HEAT
126 A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
127 KEY LARGO
128 THE KILLERS
129 LITTLE CAESAR
130 MILLER'S CROSSING
131 NEW JACK CITY
132 ON THE WATERFRONT
133 ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA
134 OUT OF SIGHT
135 PRIZZI'S HONOR
136 THE PUBLIC ENEMY
137 PULP FICTION
138 RESERVOIR DOGS
139 THE RISE AND FALL OF LEGS DIAMOND
140 THE ROARING TWENTIES
141 SCARFACE: THE SHAME OF A NATION
142 SCARFACE
143 SCARLET STREET
144 SOME LIKE IT HOT
145 THIEVES LIKE US
146 TOUCH OF EVIL
147 UNDERWORLD
148 THE UNTOUCHABLES
149 THE USUAL SUSPECTS
150 WHITE HEAT
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Here are the 50 nominated <b>Science Fiction</b> films:

151 A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLEGENCE
152 ALIEN
153 ALTERED STATES
154 THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN
155 BACK TO THE FUTURE
156 THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS
157 BLADE RUNNER
158 CHILDREN OF MEN
159 A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
160 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
161 COCOON
162 CONTACT
163 THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL
164 DESTINATION MOON
165 E.T. - THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL
166 ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK
167 ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
168 FANTASTIC VOYAGE
169 THE FLY
170 FORBIDDEN PLANET
171 FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
172 THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN
173 INDEPENDENCE DAY
174 INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS
175 THE INVISIBLE MAN
176 IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE
177 JURASSIC PARK
178 MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME
179 THE MATRIX
180 MEN IN BLACK
181 MINORITY REPORT
182 PLANET OF THE APES (1968)
183 REPO MAN
184 ROBOCOP
185 ROLLERBALL
186 SILENT RUNNING
187 SOYLENT GREEN
188 STAR TREK: THE WRATH OF KHAN
189 STAR WARS: EPISODE IV - A NEW HOPE
190 STARMAN
191 THE STEPFORD WIVES (1975)
192 TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
193 THEM!
194 THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD
195 THE TIME MACHINE
196 TOTAL RECALL
197 TRON
198 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
199 THE WAR OF THE WORLDS
200 WESTWORLD
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Here are the 50 nominated <b>Western</b> films:

201 BEND OF THE RIVER
202 THE BIG COUNTRY
203 BLAZING SADDLES
204 BROKEN ARROW
205 BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID
206 CAT BALLOU
207 CHEYENNE AUTUMN
208 DANCES WITH WOLVES
209 DESTRY RIDES AGAIN
210 DUEL IN THE SUN
211 FORT APACHE
212 GIANT
213 THE GUNFIGHTER
214 HIGH NOON
215 HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER
216 HOW THE WEST WAS WON
217 THE IRON HORSE
218 JEREMIAH JOHNSON
219 JOHNNY GUITAR
220 THE LAST PICTURE SHOW
221 LITTLE BIG MAN
222 LONE STAR
223 LONELY ARE THE BRAVE
224 THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
225 MAJOR DUNDEE
226 THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE
227 McCABE & MRS. MILLER
228 MY DARLING CLEMENTINE
229 THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES
230 THE OX-BOW INCIDENT
231 PALE RIDER
232 THE PLAINSMAN
233 RED RIVER
234 RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY
235 RIO BRAVO
236 RIO GRANDE
237 THE SEARCHERS
238 SHANE
239 SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON
240 THE SHOOTIST
241 SILVERADO
242 STAGECOACH
243 THE TALL T
244 TRUE GRIT
245 TUMBLEWEEDS
246 UNFORGIVEN
247 UNION PACIFIC
248 THE WESTERNER
249 THE WILD BUNCH
250 WILL PENNY
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Here are the 50 nominated <b>Sports</b> films:

251 ALI
252 ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD (1951)
253 ANY GIVEN SUNDAY
254 THE BAD NEWS BEARS (1976)
255 BANG THE DRUM SLOWLY
256 THE BINGO LONG TRAVELING ALL-STARS & MOTOR KINGS
257 BODY AND SOUL
258 BREAKING AWAY
259 BULL DURHAM
260 CADDYSHACK
261 CHAMPION
262 CHARIOTS OF FIRE
263 THE COLOR OF MONEY
264 COOL RUNNINGS
265 DAMN YANKEES!
266 DOWNHILL RACER
267 EIGHT MEN OUT
268 FEAR STRIKES OUT
269 FIELD OF DREAMS
270 THE FRESHMAN
271 FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
272 THE GREAT WHITE HOPE
273 HEART LIKE A WHEEL
274 HOOSIERS
275 HORSE FEATHERS
276 THE HURRICANE
277 THE HUSTLER
278 JERRY MAGUIRE
279 THE KARATE KID
280 KNUTE ROCKNE – ALL AMERICAN
281 A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
282 THE LONGEST YARD (1974)
283 MAJOR LEAGUE
284 THE MIGHTY DUCKS
285 MILLION DOLLAR BABY
286 MIRACLE
287 MYSTERY, ALASKA
288 NATIONAL VELVET
289 THE NATURAL
290 NORTH DALLAS FORTY
291 PAT AND MIKE
292 PERSONAL BEST
293 THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES
294 RAGING BULL
295 ROCKY
296 RUDY
297 SEABISCUIT
298 SLAP SHOT
299 SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME
300 WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP
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Here are the 50 nominated <b>Mystery</b> films:

301 AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
302 THE BIG EASY
303 THE BIG HEAT
304 THE BIG LEBOWSKI
305 THE BIG SLEEP
306 BLOW OUT
307 BLUE VELVET
308 THE BOURNE IDENTITY
309 CHARADE
310 CHINATOWN
311 THE CONVERSATION
312 D.O.A.
313 DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS
314 DIAL M FOR MURDER
315 THE FUGITIVE
316 THE GAME
317 GASLIGHT
318 GOSFORD PARK
319 THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
320 HOUSE OF GAMES
321 IN A LONELY PLACE
322 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
323 KISS ME DEADLY
324 KLUTE
325 L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
326 THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI
327 THE LAST OF SHEILA
328 LAURA
329 THE LIST OF ADRIAN MESSENGER
330 THE MALTESE FALCON
331 THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH
332 MEMENTO
333 MULHOLLAND DR.
334 MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
335 THE NAKED CITY
336 NORTH BY NORTHWEST
337 THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE
338 REAR WINDOW
339 REBECCA
340 SE7EN
341 SEA OF LOVE
342 A SHOT IN THE DARK
343 SLEUTH
344 SPELLBOUND
345 SUSPICION
346 THE THIN MAN
347 THE THIRD MAN
348 TO CATCH A THIEF
349 THE USUAL SUSPECTS
350 VERTIGO
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Here are the 50 nominated <b>Romantic Comedy</b> films:

351 ADAM'S RIB
352 THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT
353 ANNIE HALL
354 THE APARTMENT
355 AS GOOD AS IT GETS
356 THE AWFUL TRUTH
357 BALL OF FIRE
358 BAREFOOT IN THE PARK
359 BORN YESTERDAY
360 BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY
361 BRINGING UP BABY
362 BULL DURHAM
363 CITY LIGHTS
364 CLUELESS
365 DESIGN FOR LIVING
366 THE 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN
367 THE GOODBYE GIRL
368 HAROLD AND MAUDE
369 HIS GIRL FRIDAY
370 IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
371 JERRY MAGUIRE
372 THE LADY EVE
373 MOONSTRUCK
374 MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING
375 MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING
376 MY MAN GODFREY
377 NINOTCHKA
378 NOTHING SACRED
379 THE PALM BEACH STORY
380 THE PHILADELPHIA STORY
381 PILLOW TALK
382 PRETTY WOMAN
384 ROXANNE
385 SABRINA
386 SAY ANYTHING...
387 SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
388 THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER
389 SIXTEEN CANDLES
390 SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE
391 SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE
392 SPLASH
393 10
394 THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY
395 TROUBLE IN PARADISE
396 THE WEDDING SINGER
397 WHAT'S UP, DOC?
398 WHEN HARRY MET SALLY...
399 WOMAN OF THE YEAR
400 WORKING GIRL
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Here are the 50 nominated <b>Courtroom Drama</b> films:

401 ABSENCE OF MALICE
402 THE ACCUSED
403 ADAM'S RIB
404 ADVISE & CONSENT
405 AMISTAD
406 ANATOMY OF A MURDER
407 ...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
408 BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT
409 THE CAINE MUTINY
410 THE CHILDREN'S HOUR
411 THE CLIENT
412 COMPULSION
413 THE CRUCIBLE
414 A CRY IN THE DARK
415 ERIN BROCKOVICH
416 A FEW GOOD MEN
417 FURY
418 GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI
419 I CONFESS
420 I WANT TO LIVE!
421 IN COLD BLOOD
422 INHERIT THE WIND
423 THE INSIDER
424 JAGGED EDGE
425 JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG
426 KRAMER VS. KRAMER
427 LEGALLY BLONDE
428 LIBEL
429 MADAME X
430 A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
431 MY COUSIN VINNY
432 THE ONION FIELD
433 PATHS OF GLORY
434 THE PELICAN BRIEF
435 THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT
436 PHILADELPHIA
437 PRESUMED INNOCENT
438 PRIMAL FEAR
439 THE RAINMAKER
440 REVERSAL OF FORTUNE
441 A SOLDIER'S STORY
442 SUSPECT
443 THE TALK OF THE TOWN
444 A TIME TO KILL
445 TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
446 12 ANGRY MEN
447 THE VERDICT
448 WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION
449 YOUNG MR. LINCOLN
450 THE YOUNG PHILADELPHIANS
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Here are the 50 nominated <b>Epic</b> films:

451 ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
452 APOCALYPSE NOW
453 BEN-HUR (1926)
454 BEN-HUR (1959)
455 THE BIG PARADE
456 THE BIRTH OF A NATION
457 BRAVEHEART
458 THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI
459 EL CID
460 CLEOPATRA
461 DANCES WITH WOLVES
462 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
463 FORREST GUMP
464 THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE
465 GANDHI
466 GIANT
467 GLADIATOR
468 GLORY
469 THE GODFATHER PART II
470 GONE WITH THE WIND
471 THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD
472 HOW THE WEST WAS WON
473 INTOLERANCE
474 JULIUS CAESAR
475 THE KING OF KINGS
476 THE LAST EMPEROR
477 THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS
478 THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST
479 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
480 LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
481 THE LONGEST DAY
482 MALCOLM X
483 THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING
484 MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
485 ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA
486 THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST
487 PATTON
488 QUEEN CHRISTINA
489 QUO VADIS?
490 REDS
491 THE ROBE
492 SAMSON AND DELILAH
493 SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
494 SCHINDLER'S LIST
495 THE SIGN OF THE CROSS
496 SPARTACUS
497 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1923)
498 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1956)
499 TITANIC
500 WAR AND PEACE

-Aaron

[AwallaceUNC]

Disney Animated Classics Not Nominated
Saludo Amigos
The Three Caballeros
Make Mine Music
Fun and Fancy Free
Melody Time
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The Fox and the Hound
The Black Cauldron
The Great Mouse Detective
Oliver & Company
The Rescuers Down Under
Hercules
Fantasia 2000
The Emperor's New Groove
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Lilo & Stitch
Treasure Planet
Brother Bear
Home on the Range
Chicken Little
Meet the Robinsons

Pixar Films Not Nominated
Ratatouille

Other Notable Disney Theatrical Films Not Nominated
A Goofy Movie
Dinosaur
James and the Giant Peach
<hr>
Overall I am pleased with the number of Disney films that made it into the top 50. I am sure they wanted to keep it from being Disney-dominated as much as they could but it's more than a little frustrating to see <i>Southpark</i> and schlock from Dreamworks and Fox on there while gems like <i>The Fox and the Hound</i> (HUGE shock!), <i>Hercules</i>, <i>Treasure Planet</i>, and <i>James and the Giant Peach</i> go unrecognized. It will be a grave injustice if any of the Top 10 aren't Disney films but I fear that at least one will not be.

-Aaron

[DaveWadding]

it's more than a little frustrating to see <i>Southpark</i> [...]on there
-Aaron

Take it back Aaron!!

[AwallaceUNC]

Another post...

Disney Films Nominated in Other Genres
The Chronicle of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (Fantasy)
Cool Runnings (Sports)
Mary Poppins (Fantasy)
The Mighty Ducks (Sports)
Miracle (Sports)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Fantasy)
Tron (Science Fiction)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Fantasy)

<hr>
And to answer my earlier question, it appears that overlap was allowed but happened rarely. So far I have seen <i>Splash</i> (Touchstone) in both Fantasy and Romantic Comedy.

I will post more genres tomorrow.

-Aaron

[Flanger-Hanger]

Surprised Anastasia and Titian A.E. did not make the animated list nominations. I'm guessing Pinocchio and Snow White will make the top 10.

[UmbrellaFish]

Yes! My 2 favorite movies are nominated!



Have to say I'm surprised to see Antz up there.

[AwallaceUNC]

I've updated the second post in this thread with the 50 nominated Fantasy films. Gangster to follow.

-Aaron

[Jeffel]

I'm guessing that in no particular order the top ten will be:

7 BAMBI (Disney, 1942)
8 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Disney, 1991)
15 FANTASIA (Disney, 1940)
16 FINDING NEMO (Disney/Pixar, 2003)
20 THE INCREDIBLES (Disney/Pixar, 2004)
24 THE LION KING (Disney, 1994)
34 PINOCCHIO (Disney, 1940)
41 SHREK (DreamWorks, 2001)
44 SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (Disney, 1937)
48 TOY STORY (Disney/Pixar, 1995)

[2099net]

Regarding Antz and South Park: BLU being nominated, I think it's wonderful both have been (although we all know neither will get into the final 10).

But for everybody who moans about animation being percieved as for just for children and not for adults, the inclusion of both Antz and South Park: BLU are both important.

I love Antz. The ant's themselves may look a little ugly, but the actual script is a delight. Pixar's films may be commended for working on "all levels", but no Pixar film comes close to touching on the "adult" themes in Antz. Of course, Antz does tend to alienate the younger audience, but going back to my initial point, who says animation has to be for children? Especially young children?

South Park, for all its sins, is no worse when it comes to taste issues as such films as Date Movie or Scary Movie. At least South Park tends to have a underlying point to its tasteless humour. Also, South Park is a much better musical than most of the Disney animated musicals.

Can I just say "Courtroom Drama" why? It seems that this was just thrown in to make up the numbers. I mean, how many courtroom dramas can there possibly be?

Why not do a general "character drama" category, which could highlight excellent low[er] budget character dramas like Rainman, You Can Count On Me or Short Cuts? I'm sure this could include films like Twelve Angry Men or Kramer vs. Kramer (for the courtroom drama fans). Or even a great groundbreaking film like [gasp] Citizen Kane?

The fact Citizen Kane doesn't fit into any of their categories shows how ill-concieved they are.

[Disneykid]

I'm glad they took this approach. This means I'll actually get to see some of my favorite films appear in this special outside of the usual Wizard of Oz, Singin' in the Rain, and Casablanca. I'm surprised "Musical" isn't one of the genres, but then I know AFI already did a list for that, even if they never aired a TV special for it.

[AwallaceUNC]

I've updated the second post with all 500 nominees.

-Aaron

[Dottie]

A nice, new idea, but the cateogries are kinda weird. Courtroom Drama?
I think something like Period Movies or even Musical might have been better.
And then they couldn't find a category for "Citizen Kane", which is said to be the best movie of all time? Kinda ridiculous.

But the nominees in the different categories are okay, although I think the ones in "Romantic Comedy" are overall kinda weak. How can this catgeory exist without "Four Weddings and a funeral", one of the most memorable Rom-Coms??!!

[PixarFan2006]

My picks for the Animated category

1.TOY STORY
2.TOY STORY 2
3.LADY AND THE TRAMP
4.101 DALMATIANS
5.SHREK
6.ALADDIN
7.THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
8.THE IRON GIANT
9.THE INCREDIBLES
10.CORPSE BRIDE

For Fantasy

1.THE LORD OF THE RINGS THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
2.BABE
3.EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
4.BEETLEJUICE
5.KING KONG
6.HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
7.PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL
8.SPIDER-MAN 2
9.WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?
10.WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

For Science Fiction (some I have not seen but deserve to be on the list plotwise)

1.BACK TO THE FUTURE
2.E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL
3.STAR WARS EPISODE IV A NEW HOPE
4.MEN IN BLACK
5.CHILDREN OF MEN
6.JURASSIC PARK
7.CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
8.PLANET OF THE APES
9.THE TIME MACHINE
10.2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY

[Escapay]

Given that there are definitely more than 10 genres, it makes sense that some well-established films are missing, as are some well-established genres (Period Drama, Film Noir - though that could be Mystery, War, Thriller, Horror, Black Comedy, Romantic Drama, Screwball Comedy, Biographical Drama, Stupid Teen Comedy, Comic Book Adaptations, Action-Adventure, Pornography, etc.). I'm surprised they didn't do the "Cross-Dressing Musical With Cult Followings" genre, or the "Best of the B-Movies". What about "Surrealistic Plotless Emotional Mood Pieces"?

Still, I'm glad that some of my favorite films are on the nominee list: The Ten Commandments, Laura, Bringing Up Baby, When Harry Met Sally...

Scaps

[AwallaceUNC]

Pornography

Which begs the question, how long until we see <i>100 Years...100 Pornos</i>?

[Escapay]

Pornography

Which begs the question, how long until we see <i>100 Years...100 Pornos</i>?

We'll likely see 100 Years...100 Trailers or 100 Years...100 Sequels or even 100 Years...100 Production Assistants before we see 100 Years...100 Pornos!

Still, that would be quite an interesting list and special. A bunch of A-list celebrities, movie critics, filmmakers awkwardly trying to discuss the finer points of Debbie Does Dallas, Sex Education 45: Slutty Substitutes, or my personal favorite: Lesbian Spank Inferno

Scaps

[Flanger-Hanger]

Here are the 50 nominated Animation films:

2 ALICE IN WONDERLAND (Disney, 1951)
6 THE ARISTOCATS (Disney, 1970)
12 CINDERELLA (Disney, 1950)
23 LADY AND THE TRAMP (Disney, 1955)
25 THE LITTLE MERMAID (Disney, 1989)
27 THE MANY ADVENTURES OF WINNIE THE POOH (Disney, 1977)
31 THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (Touchstone, 1993)
32 101 DALMATIANS (Disney, 1961)
37 THE RESCUERS (Disney, 1977)
40 THE SECRET OF NIMH (MGM, 1982)
43 SLEEPING BEAUTY (Disney, 1959)
45 SOUTH PARK: BIGGER LONGER & UNCUT (Paramount, 1999)
46 THE SWORD IN THE STONE (Disney, 1963)

Here are the 50 nominated Fantasy films:

73 THE DARK CRYSTAL
77 KING KONG (1933)
78 LABYRINTH
84 MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947)
87 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL
90 THE PRINCESS BRIDE
93 SPIDER-MAN 2
98 WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT
99 WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971)
100 THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
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Here are the 50 nominated <b>Science Fiction</b> films:

155 BACK TO THE FUTURE
170 FORBIDDEN PLANET
182 PLANET OF THE APES (1968)
193 THEM!
195 THE TIME MACHINE
197 TRON
199 THE WAR OF THE WORLDS

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-Aaron

There are my picks for my top three categories. I know Sci-Fi has only seven (why no nomination for 20,000 Leagues?) and animation has an extra 3 (REALLY hard to narrow it down.)

Mr. Maltin what is your opinion on pornos?

[Timon/Pumbaa fan]

Which begs the question, how long until we see <i>100 Years...100 Pornos</i>?

We'll likely see 100 Years...100 Trailers or 100 Years...100 Sequels or even 100 Years...100 Production Assistants before we see 100 Years...100 Pornos!

And of course, the most obvious one after all of that, AFI's 100 Years...100 AFI's 100 Years Countdowns Countdown.

As for this idea, I think this idea is interesting, but only because it somewhat gives animation it's own countdown.

They got all the basics nominated so there's not too much point in saying which ones I think deserve it and which ones don't. I somewhat sadden though that not 1 package film was nominated, but even more sadden(and a tad shocked) not one of Disney's 21st century animated classics got nominated. Come Lilo and Stitch at least is a lot better than several of those.

As for the rest of the list... I think the idea is a fairly ridiculous one that's hard too judge.

I mean for example: is it right to put Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and Groundhog Day as the same genre. Now I LOVE both films, both in my top 10 films of all time, and think both deserve recognition for a list like this, but they have NOTHING in common, just looking at their genre. One's an action adventure while the other is a romantic comedy. I don't think it's right to compare them as films in the same "genre".

And how do these guys define "epic"? Technically speaking, 75% of about the entire list can be argued being "epic".

Of course, we can argue week by week all the different problems with such a list(such as is "Animation" REALLY a genre?) as well as point out personal inclusions, but in the end, the show will be a fun way to spend the evening as always, even if the most of the winners seem obvious.

[Escapay]

And how do these guys define "epic"? Technically speaking, 75% of about the entire list can be argued being "epic".

Looking at the list of Epics, it seems they're going by several definitions...

-The big-budget (big as in it costs more than like...10 regular films) all-star films with lots of expansive sets, extras aplenty, outdoor scenes, and usually is a period, war, or biblical drama with overtly melodramatic instrumental music by a 1000-piece orchestra.

-The war films.

-The longer-than-usual dramas that really doesn't fit in any of the other categories (Forrest Gump)

It'll be hard to pick the 10 best, most of the ones on the list are truly spectacular, while some are definite clunkers (the beautiful-but-boring Cleopatra, the over-ambitions Master and Commander...).

I don't think I could pick the ten best, but my ten favorites are...

454 BEN-HUR (1959)
466 GIANT
470 GONE WITH THE WIND
471 THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD
478 THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST
479 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
491 THE ROBE
492 SAMSON AND DELILAH
498 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1956)
499 TITANIC

Yeah...I have an affinity for biblical stories (6 of th 10!).

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