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AFI's 100 Years-Top100 American Movies, 2 Versions on DVD!!!, May 7, 2002
This review is from: AFI's 100 Years, 100 Movies: American Film Institute (Complete Edition) (DVD)
The American Film Institute (AFI) (Motto - Advancing & preserving the art of the moving image) & over 1500 Film Industry Professionals in 1998 determined the Top 100 American Movies in the Last 100 Years. From a Compiled list of 400 Movies the Panel chose the FINAL 100....
Many are critical of this Top 100 List, while others praise it. I found after I understood the judging criteria the Final 100 American Movies were more justified. This was a subjective decision based on the following criteria: The Feature-Film must be over 60 minutes, Critical recognition (must be in print),Popularity over time, Historical Significance, Cultural Impact & Major Award Winner or Nominations.
AFI's 100 Years 100 Movies is now available on DVD in 2 Full Screen Versions.
The COMPLETE EDITION a 10 hour 10 Part Series presented on TNT in 10 - 1 hour segments Narrated by James Woods & divided by critical categories. 1.) Against the Grain - Hosted by Richard Gere - Basic American Heroism. 2.) Against the Law - Hosted by Gere - The subject is Crime. 3.) Family Portraits -Hosted by Sally Field - The Treasured Institution of Family. 4.) In Search of... - Hosted by Jodie Foster - Treasure of all sorts!! 5.) Love Crazy - Hosted by Field - Sweetly Sentimental. 6.) War & Peace - Hosted by Gere. 7.) The Wilder Shores of Love - Hosted by Field - Exotic times & places. 8.) The Antiheroes - Hosted by Foster - The Outcasts. 9.)Out of Control - Hosted by Gere - Monsters of all Kinds. 10.) Fantastic Flights - Hosted by Foster - Real & Surreal People & Places.
This 2 (double side / Dual layer) DVD set is over 460 minutes in length and allows over 4 1/2 minutes per movie review. Many Stars, Director and Movie Professional Comments. This is the Master COMPLETE EDITION version with great detail & explanation for the viewer. For the serious videophile Collector !!!
The 3 hour CBS TELEVISION SPECIAL was presented as a 100 movie count down show starting with movie #100 - Yankee Doodle Dandy and finalizing with the #1 movie, Citizen Kane. A very good show but very brief on each Movies review (less than 1 1/2 minutes). This DVD is also Full Screen and excellent quality. A must for the Home DVD Library !!!
The AFI DVD series introduces us to the complex world of the American Film over the first 100 years. With this list whether we agree or not allows us to experience the expansive world of Cinema. Enjoy.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent compilation of the greatest films of the century, November 4, 1999
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I've watched this DVD many times and really enjoy it because I always see something new that I've missed or never noticed before. It's a compilation of the top 100 films from the last 100 years and it makes one appreciate the impact film has had on our society. Very entertaining!
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A 10-hour advertisement, April 30, 2003
This review is from: AFI's 100 Years, 100 Movies: American Film Institute (Complete Edition) (DVD)
First of all, enough with the attacks on the list. I doubt you could make a list of "100 Movies That Most People Find Basically Tolerable" without stirring up controversy. If you're reading these reviews, you're probably less interested in AFI's decision than the quality of this DVD set.
For the record, I looked at this collection for use in teaching a film class. Unfortunately, I found the series does not stand up well to that purpose. Essentially, each film gets about 6 minutes of screen time in which James Woods provides a voice-over synopsis of the plot.
Yes, they give away the endings to many much-loved films. Even worse, though, plot summary is *all* this series offers. On average, each segment contains perhaps a quote or two from the director, a glimpse of a film critic with some out-of-context remark, and on to the next movie. Obviously AFI did not set out to create a comprehensive analyses of 100 films, but I cannot understand why anyone would want to buy what amounts to a 4-DVD set of Cliffs Notes.
To my mind the whole thing seems pretty cynical. Not only is this clearly just an ad for AFI's film catalog, they are *charging* you [a fee]to view it.
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