AFI’s Top 100 and Citizen Kane Still Number One!

The American Film Institute has picked the best 100 films of all time. On the top ten list are six classic films from the 30′s and 40′s. Gee I wonder why? AFI started this list ten years ago and Citizen Kane made number one for the second time! Only classics from old Hollywood can stand the test of time. I agree with all top ten. The list is as follows:

1.Citizen Kane
2.The Godfather
3. Casablanca
4.Raging Bull
5. Singin’ In the Rain

6. Gone With the Wind
7. Lawrence Of Arabia
8. Schindler’s List
9. Vertigo
10. The Wizard Of Oz

Although 4 of these films are from the 70′s-90′s era they are still classics as far as I am concerned. A classic film is not one that is just “old,” or black and white. What makes a movie a classic is a list of things such as good direction, acting, script, and more. I tend to compare a lot of the newer movies to old Hollywood and 99.9% of the times they just don’t measure up. It’s no wonder that it took the AFI 10 years to come up with the second 100 list. Visit AFI for the rest of the list which has many more classics.