How many Best Picture winners have you seen?
 

I've seen 28

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
West Side Story (1961)
Patton (1970)
The Godfather(1972)
The Godfather Part II (1974)
Rocky (1976)
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Platoon (1986)
Dances with Wolves (1990)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Unforgiven (1992)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Braveheart (1995)
Titanic (1997)
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
American Beauty (1999)
Gladiator (2000)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Chicago (2002)
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Crash (2005)
The Departed (2006)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
The Hurt Locker (2009)
The King's Speech (2010)
The Artist (2011)

I've also seen Argo and Lincoln and I think one of those is going to win at the 85th Academy Awards so I guess I've seen 29 but we'll just have to wait and see.

In your opinion which is the best and which is the worst?
Best: Silence of the Lambs or Lord of the Rings. I can't decide
Worst: The King's Speech

Which one do you recommend?

Sorry for all the questions :)

Re: How many Best Picture winners have you seen?
 

Check out this section: http://www.movieforums.com/lists

And if you want to know how many I've seen you can check my lists - think the Best Picture one is updated.

I've seen 30

Sunrise (1928)
All Quiet On the Western Front (1930)
It Happened One Night (1934)
Ben Hur (1959)
My Fair Lady (1964)
The Sound Of Music (1965)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Next (1975)
Ghandi (1982)
Terms Of Endearment (1983)
Rain Man (1988)
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Dances With Wolves (1990)
The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)
Unforgiven (1992)
Schindler's List (1993)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Braveheart (1995)
Titanic (1997)
Shakespeare In Love (1998)
American Beauty (1999)
Gladiator (2000)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Chicago (2002)
The Lord Of the Rings: The Return Of The King (2003)
Crash (2005)
The Departed (2006)
No Country For Old Men (2007)
The King's Speech (2010)
The Artist (2011)

I think the best in terms of quality and emotional impact is Schindler's List.
However, every time I watch it, I come away feeling like I've just been hit by a train. I literally cannot watch it more than once every few years because I'm a complete wreck afterward. That said, as good as it is it's not a favorite. Favorites from this list include Gladiator, The Departed, Dances With Wolves, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

I think the worst film of those I've seen is a tie between Shakespeare In Love (It's total fluff, no real depth) and Crash which is completely utterly lacking in subtlety and nuance. I also really didn't care No Country For Old Men, Lord of the Rings, Braveheart, Unforgiven, The Silence of the Lambs, and The Sound of Music.

Re: How many Best Picture winners have you seen?
 

The Kings Speech
The Hurt Locker
Slumdog Millionaire
No Country for Old Men
The Departed
Million Dollar Baby
TLR - The return of the King
A Beautiful Mind
Gladiator
American Beauty
Shakespeare in Love
The English Patient
Braveheart
Forrest Gump
Schindler's List
Unforgiven
The Silence of the Lambs
Dances with Wolves
Rain Man
The Last Emperor
Platoon
Amadeus
Chariots of Fire
The Deer Hunter
Rocky
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
The Godfather Part II
The Sting
The Godfather
Patton
Midnight Cowboy
Oliver!
The Sound of Music
Lawrence of Arabia
Ben-Hur
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Gone with the Wind

Re: How many Best Picture winners have you seen?
 

I've seen 24.The worst would be probably The French Connection and A Beautiful Mind and there are a lot of my favorites - Forrest Gump,One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest,The Godfather,King's Speech,LOTR,Gone With The Wind,The Deer Hunter.

Re: How many Best Picture winners have you seen?
 

I've seen 27.

Rebecca (1940)
Casablanca (1943)
All about Eve (1950)
An American in Paris (1951)
Gigi (1958)
My Fair Lady (1964)
The Sound of Music (1965)
The Godfather (1972)
The Sting (1973)
The Godfather part 2 (1974)
Annie Hall (1977)
Ordinary People (1980)
Terms of Endearment (1983)
Rain Man (1988)
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
The Silence of the lambs (1991)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Titanic (1997)
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
American Beauty (1999)
A Beautiful Mind
Chicago
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003)
The Departed (2006)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
The Hurt Locker (2009)
The King's Speech (2010)

Favourites: Annie Hall, The Godfather, Rain Man, The Departed, A Beautiful Mind, Ordinary People.

Underwhelmed by: The King's Speech, Driving Miss Daisy, An American in Paris, Titanic.

20

Casablanca
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Apartment
The Sound of Music
A Man for All Seasons
Oliver!
The Godfather
Kramer vs. Kramer
Platoon
The Silence of the Lambs
Unforgiven
Schindler's List
Forrest Gump
Braveheart
Titanic
American Beauty
LOTR: Return of the King
The Departed
No Country for Old Men
The King's Speech

Ones in bold are ones I'd class as really 'great films' that I enjoy watching.

Re: How many Best Picture winners have you seen?
 

You forgot to bold Casablanca, Forrest Gump, and Schindler's List

Re: How many Best Picture winners have you seen?
 

I've seen 47 thus far. This is how I would rank them, I copied my list from another thread. This is a list, mainly for my own sake, of a ranking of the Best Pictures that I have seen: (own in bold)


For the Ages
1. Million Dollar Baby 10
2. Unforgiven 10
3. Casablanca 9
4. On the Waterfront 9
5. A Beautiful Mind 9
6. It Happened One Night 9
7. Crash 9
8. Silence of the Lambs 9
9. The Departed 8.5


Fantastic
10. Forrest Gump 8.5
11. Rain Man 8
12. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 8
13. Schindler's List 8
14. Bridge on the River Kwai 8
15. Ben-Hur 8

Fetching
16. No Country for Old Men 8
17. The Best Years of Our Lives 8
18. Gladiator 8
19. Marty 8
20. Sunrise 8

Fair
21. Kramer vs. Kramer 7.5
22. The Artist 7.5
23. The Sound of Music 7
24. The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King 7
25. American Beauty 7
26. The Godfather 7
27. From Here to Eternity 7
28. The Apartment 7
29. All Quiet on the Western Front 7
30. Lawrence of Arabia 7
31. Slumdog Millionaire 7
32. Driving Miss Daisy 7
33. Platoon 7

Feh
34. You Can't Take it With You 6.5
35. The Lost Weekend 6.5
36. Rebecca 6
37. Ordinary People 6
38. Gentleman's Agreement 6

Flotsam
39. Oliver 5.5
40. Midnight Cowboy 5.5
41. In the Heat of the Night 5
42. All About Eve 5
43. Cimarron 5
44. How Green Was My Valley 4
45. All the King's Men 4
46. The Life of Emile Zola 4
47. Out of Africa 4

Casablanca I thought was a very good romance and deservedly Best Picture but just not something I'd watch over and over like the over films.

Schindler's List is also a fantastic film that's extremely well done but again not something I'd watch over and over. Maybe I could of bolded these two if we're talking objectively and in terms of craftsmanship, but like I said they don't bring the same personal enjoyment and rewatchability as the others.

Forrest Gump I find is a good film don't get me wrong but overrated for me, maybe I need to watch it again, just don't think it's Best Picture material as opposed to Pulp Fiction ;)

The Sound of Music 1965
Oliver 1968
Patton 1970
The French Connection 1971
The Godfather 1972
The Sting 1973
Godfather 2 1974
One Flew Over Cockoos Nest 1975
Rocky 1976
The Deer Hunter 1978
Kramer vs Kramer 1978
Chariots of Fire 1981
Platoon 1986
Rain Man 1988
Dances with Wolves 1990

and from this point the only films I havent seen are ;

Shakespeare in Love 1998
Chicago 2002 (LOL I know it will be total ****)
The Artist 2011

You havent seen "Rocky"? Really?

It should have been Shawshank by a nose but Gump is awesome. Schindler's List doesn't have great repeatability but its a hell of a film. And Casablanca I have to disagree with you I think it has some solid repeatability. To each his own though obviously.

Re: How many Best Picture winners have you seen?
 

I haven't fully seen Rocky. Or Godfather 2. Or Gone With the Wind. Or Titanic. So a lot.

I've only really seen Casablanca once actually just never felt compelled (or seen the opportunity) to give it a rewatch, will definitely try to watch it again when I can then. But yeh I don't find any of those films you've mentioned bad at all, I'd give them all good ratings :)

Re: How many Best Picture winners have you seen?
 

All of 'em.

Re: How many Best Picture winners have you seen?
 

Ive Seen 40.

Casablanca ( 1943)
On The Water Front ( 1954)
Around The World In 80 Days (1956)
Ben-Hur (1959)
West Side Story (1960)
Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
The Sound Of Music (1965)
A Man For All Seasons (1966)
In The Heat Of The Night (1967)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Patton ( 1970)
The French Connection (1971)
The Godfather (1972)
The Sting (1973)
The Godfather Part II (1974)
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's nest ( 1975)
Rocky! (1976)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Gandhi ( 1982)
Tears Of Endearment (1983)
Amadeus (1984)
Platoon (1986)
The Last Emperor ( 1987)
Rain Man (1988)
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Dances With Wolves (1990)
The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)
Unforgiven (1992)
Schindler's List (1993)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Braveheart (1995)
Titanic (1997)
Gladiator (2000)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Chicago (2002)
The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (2003)
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
The Departed (2006)
No Country For Old Men (2007)
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
The Hurt Locker (2009)
The King's Speech (2010)
The Artist (2011)

Gone With the Wind understandable but how have you managed to avoid the other 3 lol.

i can understand people being harsh on Out of Africa; after i read the book i couldn't look at the film the same way again. but All About Eve is so low it hurts my heart :(

but i think it hurts more that Million Dollar Baby is at the top

Re: How many Best Picture winners have you seen?
 

Love Million Dollar Baby. I can understand being mad about All About Eve being that low, but it just didn't click with me. Not sure a rewatch would help, either. To me, any of those top 6 could take the cake for the top spot it's fairly close.