Greatest Movie Of All Time

Anytime you have a discussion about what is the best of something you are sure to get varying opinions. Over the years there have been many lists, surveys and polls on the best movies of all time and the latest comes courtesy of ABC News and People Magazine who compiled results from a recent online poll which received more than 500,000 votes.

Selected as the Greatest Movie of All-Time was the 1939 classic “Gone with the Wind” starring Clark Gable. “The Wizard of Oz” which ironically was released in the same year was second followed by “The Godfather”, “Casablanca” and “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial” which seems to be the odd man out in this group.
Certainly a very good move but no way does it belong in the top five. There were other categories in the poll including:

Best Comedy= “Airplane”
Best Science-Fiction= “Star Wars”
Best Musical= “The Sound of Music”
Best Animated Film= “The Lion King”
Best Action Movie= “Raiders of the Lost Ark”
Best Suspense/Thriller= “The Silence of the Lambs”
Best Horror Film= “The Exorcist”
Best Western- “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”

Like anything else the entire list is subject to debate. A few years ago The American Film Institute came out with their list of the 100 greatest movies of all time and topping it was Citizen Kane followed by The Godfather, Casablanca, Raging Bull and Singin’ in the Rain. Gone with the Wind was sixth.

My own personal list would be topped by The Godfather and somewhere in the top five would be The Graduate, The Shawshank Redemption, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, On the Waterfront and of course Animal House.