20 to 01: Magnificent Movies (AA Arguably their worst list yet)

[Lidge]

20. There's something about Mary
19. The Full Monty
18. Alien
17. Romeo & Juliet (Baz Lurhmann's version)
16. Speed
15. Chopper
14. Me, Myself & Irene
13. Home Alone
12. Braveheart
11. Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid
10. Priscilla Queen of The Desert
9. Romancing The Stone (aka the poor man's Indiana Jones)
8. Mrs Doubtfire
7. Moulin Rouge
6. Die Hard
5. Crocodile Dundee
4. The Sound of Music
3. Chariots of Fire
2. Titanic
1. Star Wars


I reckon I'd struggle to fit any more than 5 of those flicks into a Top 100.

[deluxeman]

Shocking list.

Out of the ones I've seen from that, none would make my Top 40.

[legitimatic]

I thought they would have Ben Hur in it.

[JUBJUB]

16. Speed


The Keanu Reeves movie or is that another movie with the same title ?
If it's the Keanu movie then there's something seriously wrong with the people that put that show together.

[Kingpin]

The Keanu Reeves movie or is that another movie with the same title ?
If it's the Keanu movie then there's something seriously wrong with the people that put that show together.
Yep, it was the Keanu Reeves film.

Seriously, that list is abysmal.

[Junior55]

The only one on that list that would make any of my lists would be Alien.. Rest are pretty ordinary.. I dont mind Braveheart either but not in my top 20..

[Peninsula Boy]

It really is simple.

If you hit your head a gazillion times or actually prefer to watch Channel 9 and their insipid shows, the list would be close what your lowerst common denominator of a mind would think.

If you have a brain, even half a brain, your top film list would be vastly different.

[crudbucket]

18. Alien
11. Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid
6. Die Hard
5. Crocodile Dundee
3. Chariots of Fire
1. Star Wars



These ones make my list.

[Scorpio]

20. There's something about Mary
19. The Full Monty
18. Alien
17. Romeo & Juliet (Baz Lurhmann's version)
16. Speed
15. Chopper
14. Me, Myself & Irene
13. Home Alone
12. Braveheart
11. Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid
10. Priscilla Queen of The Desert
9. Romancing The Stone (aka the poor man's Indiana Jones)
8. Mrs Doubtfire :confused: WTF:confused:
7. Moulin Rouge
6. Die Hard
5. Crocodile Dundee
4. The Sound of Music
3. Chariots of Fire
2. Titanic
1. Star Wars


The titles I've listed in bold seem to be the more bizarre nominations. The others I could reasonably expect to see in a Top 20 list.

Although given that it was called Most Maginificent Movies it is hard to figure out what exactly the criteria for nomination was.

[apollo_creed]

Me, Myself and Irene?

Decent movie, funny but about Jim Carrey's tenth best movie.

Dumb and Dumber and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind are clearly his two best.

No Indiana Jones? Terminator?

I could list about 1000 others.

Pretty pathetic.

Eddie needs to 'bone' whoever made this list.

[SaintsSupporter]

Why isn't Indiana Jones there? That's the biggest one missing.

[Dry Rot]

20. There's something about Mary
19. The Full Monty
18. Alien
17. Romeo & Juliet (Baz Lurhmann's version)
16. Speed
15. Chopper
14. Me, Myself & Irene
13. Home Alone
12. Braveheart
11. Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid
10. Priscilla Queen of The Desert
9. Romancing The Stone (aka the poor man's Indiana Jones)
8. Mrs Doubtfire
7. Moulin Rouge
6. Die Hard
5. Crocodile Dundee
4. The Sound of Music
3. Chariots of Fire
2. Titanic
1. Star Wars


I reckon I'd struggle to fit any more than 5 of those flicks into a Top 100.

2 for me if I was lucky.

Utter tripe.

You could simply pick an earlier decade and most of these would whip most in their list:

Top Rated "1940s" Titles

Rank Rating Title Votes
1. 8.8 Casablanca (1942) 89,469
2. 8.6 Citizen Kane (1941) 79,792
3. 8.5 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 54,067
4. 8.5 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) 14,715
5. 8.4 The Third Man (1949) 25,734
6. 8.4 Double Indemnity (1944) 16,508
7. 8.4 The Maltese Falcon (1941) 26,420
8. 8.4 Rebecca (1940) 16,283
9. 8.3 Brief Encounter (1945) 4,637
10. 8.3 Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) 5,456
11. 8.3 The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) 2,916
12. 8.3 Belle et la bête, La (1946) 3,907
13. 8.3 The Big Sleep (1946) 14,063
14. 8.3 Notorious (1946) 14,959
15. 8.2 The Great Dictator (1940) 15,480
16. 8.2 Out of the Past (1947) 4,273
17. 8.2 Great Expectations (1946) 3,342
18. 8.2 The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) 1,805
19. 8.2 Shadow of a Doubt (1943) 8,764
20. 8.2 The Lost Weekend (1945) 4,359

http://us.imdb.com/chart/1940s

[Dry Rot]

And most if not all of these would crap on their list too:

Top Rated "1950s" Titles

Rank Rating Title Votes
1. 8.8 Shichinin no samurai (1954) 48,272
2. 8.7 Rear Window (1954) 56,828
3. 8.7 12 Angry Men (1957) 42,823
4. 8.6 North by Northwest (1959) 48,073
5. 8.6 Sunset Blvd. (1950) 23,938
6. 8.5 Vertigo (1958) 46,063
7. 8.5 Paths of Glory (1957) 20,613
8. 8.4 Notti di Cabiria, Le (1957) 3,939
9. 8.4 Salaire de la peur, Le (1953) 4,948
10. 8.4 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 30,142
11. 8.4 Rashômon (1950) 17,307
12. 8.4 Du rififi chez les hommes (1955) 2,841
13. 8.4 Umberto D. (1952) 2,474
14. 8.4 Olvidados, Los (1950) 2,165
15. 8.4 Touch of Evil (1958) 16,042
16. 8.4 Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957) 14,870
17. 8.3 All About Eve (1950) 17,903
18. 8.3 Singin' in the Rain (1952) 27,926
19. 8.3 Strangers on a Train (1951) 15,320
20. 8.3 Some Like It Hot (1959) 34,429
21. 8.3 Diaboliques, Les (1955) 5,178
22. 8.3 On the Waterfront (1954) 18,616
23. 8.3 High Noon (1952) 16,944
24. 8.2 The Killing (1956) 10,382
25. 8.2 Ace in the Hole (1951) 1,569
26. 8.2 Ugetsu monogatari (1953) 2,175
27. 8.2 Sweet Smell of Success (1957) 3,621
28. 8.2 Smultronstället (1957) 8,386
29. 8.1 Ben-Hur (1959) 28,456
30. 8.1 Letyat zhuravli (1957) 1,226
31. 8.1 The Night of the Hunter (1955)

http://us.imdb.com/chart/1950s

[Admiral Afterworld]

That list is terrible :eek:

It has about as much authority as the "We surveyed 100 people, and the top 6 answers are" questions on Family Fued.

[-VC-]

Hahahahaha, that list is abysmal! I'm not talking from a cynical viewpoint or anything. It is just absolutely laughable that some of those movies are in there. I mean, I really like some of them but they are nowhere near the list of my top 100.

Apart from a couple of token selections they seem to have no idea about any film made before 1980, but even then, they missed some absolute rippers from the modern era. Shawshank Redemption anybody?

Psycho? Rebel Without A Cause? Nearly every movie that Dry Rot listed?

[Bombers_Forever]

The topic in itself was stupid - didn't they have a movie character one a few weeks ago, I am sure some of the same movies were included as well as some of the "comments".

Agree with the topic- it was a poor topic and poor list. How to rate "Me Myself and Irene" as more memorable than Speed or Alien??????

[Lidge]

The topic in itself was stupid - didn't they have a movie character one a few weeks ago, I am sure some of the same movies were included as well as some of the "comments".

Agree with the topic- it was a poor topic and poor list. How to rate "Me Myself and Irene" as more memorable than Speed or Alien??????

I would have thought the cow scene in Me, Myself & Irene was more memorable than anything in Speed.

Ordinary Topic.
Crap List.
Even worse Station.

[always right]

Best ever film IMO........"Crash". Only person who wasn't surprised it won the Oscar was me.

[Magpiespower]

Best ever film IMO........"Crash".

You need to see some more films...

[likka]

Eddie needs to 'bone' whoever made this list.

Probably sold the list to the highest bidder...

[docker_azza]

Ordinary list. Actually one of the worst top 20 movies of all time lists I have ever seen.

The Sound of Music, Titanic and Chariots of Fire would be a chance for a top 20 spot in a half intelligent rankings of the best movies of all time. Braveheart and Star wars would be a top 40 chance. Other than that the ones who put this top 20 together must be on drugs.

[The Dice Man]

This is what you'll get, for watching Channel 9 schlock.

[always right]

You need to see some more films...

Has "Crash" made it over to Port Adelaide yet?.....or are you guys still waiting on "The Sound of Music" to be screened?

[The Old Dark Navy's]

LOL, Me Myself and Irene. Oh dear ....

I'm guessing that these are all movies that 9 have in their vault.

If Channel 10 compiled their list, expect to see Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore!!!

[drew_j]

Any list in which Predator is not number 1 is just a waste of time. Not a single arnie movie in the list. Pathetic. You can tell who ever wrote this list lacked a Y comosone.

[Dry Rot]

Has "Crash" made it over to Port Adelaide yet?.....or are you guys still waiting on "The Sound of Music" to be screened?

Hm, so "Crash" is better than say any of these?

1. 9.1 The Godfather (1972) 184,161
2. 9.1 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 222,018
3. 8.9 The Godfather: Part II (1974) 104,314
4. 8.8 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 167,054
5. 8.8 Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966) 51,010
6. 8.8 Casablanca (1942) 89,518
7. 8.8 Schindler's List (1993) 132,896
8. 8.7 Pulp Fiction (1994) 189,643
9. 8.7 Shichinin no samurai (1954) 48,300
10. 8.7 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 142,434
11. 8.7 Star Wars (1977) 179,266
12. 8.7 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 96,374
13. 8.7 Rear Window (1954) 56,854
14. 8.7 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 209,968
15. 8.6 12 Angry Men (1957) 42,839
16. 8.6 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 122,851
17. 8.6 The Usual Suspects (1995) 139,600
18. 8.6 Cidade de Deus (2002) 53,385
19. 8.6 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 85,781
20. 8.6 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 165,735
21. 8.6 Goodfellas (1990) 97,657
22. 8.6 Psycho (1960) 72,182
23. 8.6 Citizen Kane (1941) 79,818
24. 8.6 C'era una volta il West (1968) 28,018
25. 8.6 North by Northwest (1959) 48,096
26. 8.6 Memento (2000) 127,903
27. 8.5 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 121,814
28. 8.5 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 41,909
29. 8.5 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 54,103
30. 8.5 Sunset Blvd. (1950) 23,951
31. 8.5 Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001) 87,559
32. 8.5 Fight Club (1999) 164,521
33. 8.5 American Beauty (1999) 146,910
34. 8.5 The Matrix (1999) 192,706
35. 8.5 Vertigo (1958) 46,077
36. 8.4 Apocalypse Now (1979) 88,421
37. 8.4 Taxi Driver (1976) 67,564
38. 8.4 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 88,127
39. 8.4 Se7en (1995) 124,698
40. 8.4 Paths of Glory (1957) 20,625
41. 8.4 Léon (1994) 79,382
42. 8.4 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 42,119
43. 8.4 Chinatown (1974) 36,202
44. 8.4 American History X (1998) 89,962
45. 8.4 Untergang, Der (2004) 27,959
46. 8.4 The Third Man (1949) 25,746
47. 8.4 The Pianist (2002) 50,535
48. 8.3 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 83,549
49. 8.3 M (1931) 17,746
50. 8.3 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) 14,729
51. 8.3 Boot, Das (1981) 38,725
52. 8.3 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) 41,574
53. 8.3 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 30,153
54. 8.3 L.A. Confidential (1997) 90,628
55. 8.3 Alien (1979) 85,826
56. 8.3 The Maltese Falcon (1941) 26,426
57. 8.3 A Clockwork Orange (1971) 90,670
58. 8.3 Requiem for a Dream (2000) 75,636
59. 8.3 Hotel Rwanda (2004) 31,064
60. 8.3 Metropolis (1927) 17,520
61. 8.3 Double Indemnity (1944) 16,513
62. 8.3 The Shining (1980) 73,375
63. 8.3 Reservoir Dogs (1992) 97,259
64. 8.3 Saving Private Ryan (1998) 134,825
65. 8.3 Singin' in the Rain (1952) 27,932
66. 8.3 Rashômon (1950) 17,315
67. 8.3 Sin City (2005) 94,747
68. 8.3 Raging Bull (1980) 38,949
69. 8.3 Modern Times (1936) 15,091
70. 8.3 The Manchurian Candidate (1962) 19,229
71. 8.3 Aliens (1986) 84,744
72. 8.3 Rebecca (1940) 16,288
73. 8.2 The Great Escape (1963) 28,477
74. 8.2 Some Like It Hot (1959) 34,440
75. 8.2 All About Eve (1950) 17,907
76. 8.2 Touch of Evil (1958) 16,043
77. 8.2 The Departed (2006) 41,298
78. 8.2 Million Dollar Baby (2004) 52,728
79. 8.2 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 85,081
80. 8.2 Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957) 14,883
81. 8.2 Amadeus (1984) 49,467
82. 8.2 Vita è bella, La (1997) 51,854
83. 8.2 The Sting (1973) 32,418
84. 8.2 Jaws (1975) 65,708
85. 8.2 Strangers on a Train (1951) 15,323
86. 8.2 Forrest Gump (1994) 128,410
87. 8.2 Batman Begins (2005) 97,227
88. 8.2 On the Waterfront (1954) 18,627
89. 8.2 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 104,466
90. 8.2 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 16,202
91. 8.2 The Wizard of Oz (1939) 51,631
92. 8.2 Braveheart (1995) 123,087
93. 8.2 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) 100,368
94. 8.2 The Incredibles (2004) 58,890
95. 8.2 Blade Runner (1982) 96,269
96. 8.2 The Elephant Man (1980) 23,793
97. 8.2 Full Metal Jacket (1987) 67,015
98. 8.2 The Apartment (1960) 15,828
99. 8.2 Notorious (1946) 14,967
100. 8.2 The Big Sleep (1946) 14,068

http://us.imdb.com/chart/top

[Hugshawks]

Casablanca missed out? It's brilliance lay in it's subtleness, an art that seems to be lost in modern day movies. And yet, HOME ALONE RATES BETTER THAN IT! :mad:

[linger_isgod]

Question - is there a relationship between the production houses of the films listed? E.g. they're all from Paramount, for example?

Also, how many do CH9 have the rights to?

[Magnum]

Any list in which Predator is not number 1 is just a waste of time. Not a single arnie movie in the list. Pathetic. You can tell who ever wrote this list lacked a Y comosone.

Exactly! :)

Arnie surviving the Predetor's nuclear explosion brings a tear to the eye every time I see it.

[TheColeTrain]

What a pethetic list, define magnificant?

[Dry Rot]

Casablanca missed out? It's brilliance lay in it's subtleness, an art that seems to be lost in modern day movies. And yet, HOME ALONE RATES BETTER THAN IT! :mad:

It was also a brilliant subtle piece of propaganda.

Michael Curtiz's next film wasn't bad either - Mildred Pierce.

[Cassius_Clay]

Its the movies you remember, not the best movies.

[Contra Mundum]

Mrs Doubtfire's inclusion must be some form of post modern joke.

[Andre]

I like the following ones:
20. There's something about Mary
19. The Full Monty
18. Alien
16. Speed
14. Me, Myself & Irene
13. Home Alone
11. Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid
9. Romancing The Stone (aka the poor man's Indiana Jones)
6. Die Hard
5. Crocodile Dundee
4. The Sound of Music
1. Star Wars

However only 'Star Wars' and 'Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid' would have any credibility in any serious top 20 list.

I think they just picked the twenty highest rating movies that Nine have or have had rights to in the past.

[TuskenRaider]

Mrs Doubtfire's inclusion must be some form of post modern joke.

Yeah, but have a look at the list, it's hardly a "best films" list. They're all just (mostly) good, fairly light entertainment films.

[Kathryn Merteuil]

Watched it with my boyfriend last night and my personal opinion was that the list was terrible, he thought they did a good job.

I'm sure opinions of the list vary.

[Hap Hapablap]

revolting list by channel 9. boganism is on the rise people on the RISE!!!!!

[Dry Rot]

Watched it with my boyfriend last night and my personal opinion was that the list was terrible, he thought they did a good job.
.

I'd drop him ASAP.

[Big Cox]

No joke, Me Myself and Irene is my most hated movie of all time. I nearly choked on my dinner when that was read out

[Noddy Holder]

However only 'Star Wars' and 'Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid' would have any credibility in any serious top 20 list.



'The Sound of Music' would deserve its place in a top twenty list. Great movie.:thumbsu:

[NSWCROW]

No joke, Me Myself and Irene is my most hated movie of all time. I nearly choked on my dinner when that was read out
What ??
Don't like SCHIZO'S ??:D

[Warwick]

Mrs Doubtfire? :eek:

[scout]

Titanic at no. 2 ??

Channel 9 is laughing at us.

[SWANNIES RULE]

A Few Good Men should be in there.....great movie.

[Cassius_Clay]

Titanic at no. 2 ??

Channel 9 is laughing at us.
They sure. Laughing at all the idiots who didn't get the idea of this top 20.

It wasnt the best 20 movies of all time.

[Lidge]

They sure. Laughing at all the idiots who didn't get the idea of this top 20.

It wasnt the best 20 movies of all time.

No, I think you and the program's producers are the one struggling with the concept of "Magnificent".

mag·nif·i·cent /Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[mag-nif-uh-suhnt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective
1. making a splendid appearance or show; of exceptional beauty, size, etc.: a magnificent cathedral; magnificent scenery.
2. extraordinarily fine; superb: a magnificent opportunity; magnificent weather.
3. noble; sublime: a magnificent poem.
4. (usually initial capital letter) (formerly used as a title of some rulers) great; grand: Lorenzo the Magnificent.
5. lavishly munificent; extravagant: a magnificent inheritance.

I fail to see how and where this list of flicks fits that criteria of magnificent.

[danny_ablett5]

Where's the Godfather???
What a Joke, I suppose whne you've got those loser's on talking bout those films, you get what you pay for

[TuskenRaider]

They sure. Laughing at all the idiots who didn't get the idea of this top 20.

It wasnt the best 20 movies of all time.

Agree.

[TheColeTrain]

They sure. Laughing at all the idiots who didn't get the idea of this top 20.

It wasnt the best 20 movies of all time.

Your clearly the type of person they are trying to appeal to then aren't you? Doesn't really say much does it. Magnificent means the movie needs to be good and memorable, which most of these movies AREN'T.

[Cassius_Clay]

Your clearly the type of person they are trying to appeal to then aren't you?

Why? Because I understand that it wasn't suppose to be the 20 best movies of all time?

I dont know why the mentioned 'Maginificent', maybe 'Memorable' like the way they described the list would have been more appropiate.

[Dry Rot]

maybe 'Memorable' like the way they described the list would have been more appropiate.

Fails on that count too.

[TheColeTrain]

Why? Because I understand that it wasn't suppose to be the 20 best movies of all time?

I dont know why the mentioned 'Maginificent', maybe 'Memorable' like the way they described the list would have been more appropiate.

Sorry, I don't care how they name it, that list is appalling in every way possible

[ManWithNoName]

45. 8.4 Untergang, Der (2004) 27,959
This movie should be much, much higher. Best movie I have ever seen, truly moving.

[ExTasDeeMan]

Nice to see they were using the work experience kiddies that week.

I'm looking forward to 20-1 Best TV shows, when they list all Channel 9 shows. Like the TV portion of the "brainiest" shows...

[sandeano]

I've been away for a few days and this is the first I have heard of this list and after reading it I am just utterly dumbfounded.

From the title of the list ('magnificent' - WTF?) to the films included, I am just lost for anything to say that has not been posted already.

Friggin hell....

[Admiral Afterworld]

It was called "20 to 1: Magnificent Movies" according to Wikipedia. I went to the Channel 9 website but they didn't have it up (probably realised it was a crap list regardless of it's name).

[Howard Littlejohn]

How many of these does Nine have the repeat rights to? And are they on Nine's summer schedule? or Maybe one of the Fox movie channels has them lined up?
Or am I looking for cross-promotion that isn't there.

[Pessimistic]

Actually Moulin Rouge would have been good if there had been better male and female leads.

They were far too sugary for their roles