Those look good to me. I was never a big fan of Raiders of the Lost Ark, but it is not a bad inclusion. I have to disagree with what some have said on Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. While the others are debatable, the original film was incredible. in my opinion, the best of the series, though Empire Strikes Back is a close second. I will agree it is simpler than other science fiction works (including its main competitor Star Trek), but it still does have a good deal of layer. The film encompasses universal ideas and, honestly, I felt it was a solid story. It could have been better, but it was still interesting. There were also some excellent performances by all involved. Sure, Mark Hamill was not perfect, but still a solid performance. Not to mention the fact that it introduced one of the most menacing villains of cinema: Darth Vader. The film also contained a beautiful score by John Williams, which has since gone down as one of the greatest scores of all time, not to mention one of the most recognizable. This does not even take into account the special effects, which were incredible and the film was equally stunning visually. One unfortunate aspect of the Star Wars films of note is that it seems George Lucas is always releasing a new version. I do not want to get on the Lucas hating bandwagon, but, personally, I think, better or worse, he should not have touched the films. I am sure they were fine as is. Most of the other films speak for themselves, so I won't go into them. All of the others are tremendous films though.
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Originally Posted by Sculpt
I wouldn't say the Star Trek films necessarily have more layers of meaning than Star Wars, but the TV shows had more per min than Wars films.
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To be clear, when I refer to Star Trek, I refer to everything collectively, unless I specifically define, not just the movies per say.
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Originally Posted by The Villain
The only one i have a problem with is Citizen Kane. I always felt that it was highly overrated. I feel like it gets included on lists like these because its been called one of the best movies of all time without actually being one. People just instinctively throw it in. I never really understood the hype.
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That is one film I did not think I would have to defend. I have to disagree strongly. I agree that it is not the greatest film of all time, but there is no doubt it is among the greatest. The story was compelling. It was interesting to see the evolution of the character Kane. The film also pioneered many film techniques and narrative techniques never used in film before. Related to this, the cinematography was incredible. It added just what was necessary to the film. There were some excellent performances, particularly the main character. When I first saw the film, I was blown away. It was definitely one of the best black and white films I had ever seen. It has been a while since I have seen it, so I can't discuss it in great detail.