I see a lot of people complaining about Transformers being on the list and I can understand that, not being a big fan of Transformers myself, but I would rather watch that over The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. I just watched it the other day and it is pretty unbearable. I am really surprised anybody voted for it. Maybe Danny Kaye is more popular in the UK or something.
I should add a disclaimer that I am a huge fan of classic films so I have no bias against any film's age.
There is now Empire's 301 Greatest Movies of All Time, to celebrate their 301st issue, apparently. I don't know if it should replace this one or become its own list. It's technically an update of the Empire 500, just with a lot less titles:
The magazine itself does not pay that much attention to a certain order - the Empire 500 issue of last year had the films lined up in alphabetical order.
@eachwishresigned - Princess Mononoke is so much magical than Howl's Moving Castle... but Howls's is more recent and the internet was not that well spread back in 1996.
The Transformers movie was awful, and i've seen it :P
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I see a lot of people complaining about Transformers being on the list and I can understand that, not being a big fan of Transformers myself, but I would rather watch that over The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. I just watched it the other day and it is pretty unbearable. I am really surprised anybody voted for it. Maybe Danny Kaye is more popular in the UK or something.I should add a disclaimer that I am a huge fan of classic films so I have no bias against any film's age.
UnEnfantPerdu
Having no movies by the great Kenji Mizoguchi is probably the biggest disappointment about this list. Otherwise it could be a lot worse.owliesomething
There is now Empire's 301 Greatest Movies of All Time, to celebrate their 301st issue, apparently. I don't know if it should replace this one or become its own list. It's technically an update of the Empire 500, just with a lot less titles:http://www.empireonline.com/301/301.asp
wetwillies
wait are you saying that the untouchables is better than blow outMDMaster
You know you're in trouble when Diabolik is one of the few featured italian movies on the list. Nice going, guys.Alias
@ Seabreezes: considering they all suck (The Untouchables excluded), it is.charlottelebeau
The magazine itself does not pay that much attention to a certain order - the Empire 500 issue of last year had the films lined up in alphabetical order.Louis Mazzini
The list is a joke, right?JCS
Great magazine and a well-mixed list.Alias
What is it with this list's obsession of Brian de Palma?Dr Pandhattan
"Transformers," "Anchorman,""Dances With Wolves," "Grease" and "The Godfather: Part III" are all above "The Seventh Seal?" Seriously?
cowboybibop
@eachwishresigned - Princess Mononoke is so much magical than Howl's Moving Castle... but Howls's is more recent and the internet was not that well spread back in 1996.The Transformers movie was awful, and i've seen it :P
jhereko
can't fucking believe crash got in. And above The Fountain + Sweeney Todd too!jbbeebe
Transformers is listed because of the reader vote, I'm sure (well not really, but I assume it's the reader vote).reid916
Its a entertaining movie. Now if transformers 2 was in this list that would be awfulShowing items 1 – 15 of 37