Come, discuss the AFI's latest list . . .

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I love it when these things come out every summer, not because I finally know that It's a Wonderful Life is more inspiring than To Kill a Mockingbird, but because they always introduce me to at least one classic film I'd never heard of before.

Often, these heretofore-unknown-to-me movies are well worth watching, and they're pretty much always better than what I would've ordinarily watched on the night I rent them. This year, for example, I'd never heard of Breaking Away, and after reading a little about it I'm now anxiously anticipating its arrival from Blockbuster Online.

So does anyone else actually anticipate these little specials every summer?

 

[Narz]

Cool Hand Luke was pretty good. So was Chariots of Fire. Apollo 13 sucked though.

 

[Narz]

Gandhi was pretty good too. I didn't find Saving Private Ryan particularly inspiring though.

 

[Narz]

Oh yeah, 86 Stand and Deliver. That was a great one!

 

[.Shane.]

Nice to see "Breaking Away" so high on the list.

SHANE!

 

[7ronin]

I always enjoy AFI's lists. In fact I enjoy AFI. Membership in AFI includes a subscription to an excellent film magazine.

While you can perhaps debate the inspirational qualities of the movies selected, the fact is that on any level they are all superb movies.