After far too long, I have finally finished watching all of the films listed on both the 1997 and 2007 edition of the American Film Institute's top 100 movies. There were some hilights, there were some low moments.
Low moments: the really long epics especially the ones with racist overtones. Even for it's historic value, Birth of a Nation doesn't stay in the category of 'overtones' and instead just blatant. Plus, the 3 hours with intertitles was a bit much. Not much of a fan of the highly ranked Lawrence of Arabia. Especially the part where women were on screen for less than 30 seconds of the ghastly long production featuring many sand dunes.
Highlights: there were lots of magical actors with tons of repeat performances. Meryl Streep, Dustin Hoffman, Jimmy Stewart, Jack Nicholson, Kate Hepburn and crew all had some remarkable performances. So worth it in that capactity.
If you need a year long (or if you're me- 2 year) project, stick with the 2007 list. It cuts some of the eeek moments from the 1997 version, and keeps things a little more modern for you young at hearts.
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