And the winner is . . .

[litlover12]

Interesting! It seems that Citizen Kane is no longer the greatest film ever made -- at least, according to the prestigious Sight & Sound poll. For the first time ever, it's been knocked out of the top spot. This time, Vertigo was voted the greatest film ever made. Articles are here and here. (Watch out for major Citizen Kane spoilers in that second one. If you don't yet know what Rosebud is, I'd hate to be the one to ruin it for you.)

I've always thought that if I had to pick the best film ever made -- the best, objectively speaking, not my favorite -- I would probably go with Casablanca. However, there's the indisputable fact that Vertigo is a Jimmy Stewart film . . . and a darned good one at that. So, I can definitely live with this pick. The fact that it's a Hitchcock film as well is just gravy.

One more thing: I hope it doesn't make me a total philistine that I've always found Sunrise and 2001 -- voted #5 and #6, respectively -- way overrated. I don't care how pretty it is to look at -- aside from the parts with the homicidal computer, 2001 is about as thrilling as watching whiteout dry.

Comments

[mosinging1986.livejournal.com]

Wow, some of these I had not even head the titles before, much less seen them.

But oh, man, I agree about '2001'! I ADORED that book! I wanted to scream and cry and throw things when I saw the movie! I've not read the book or watched the film in years, though. so perhaps doing so would give me a fresh perspective. But I doubt it.

*twitch*

[litlover12.livejournal.com]

I never read the book -- are there major differences from the movie?

Also, perfect icon is perfect. :-)

[mosinging1986.livejournal.com]

It's been years and years, so I can't recall specific differences between the movie and the book. But at least the book moves forward and has DIALOGUE and a coherent PLOT! I remember sitting there watching the movie and waiting and waiting and WAITING for the story to begin.

And then it was over! I just...

*sputters*

[litlover12.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I see what you mean!