Favorites change with time. The first top-ten list I ever composed, in 1989, included only five of the films that now appear on my current list. Two years later, a friend asked me for a list of my ten favorite films of all time, but this time I gave up after I had narrowed the list down to 16. Within a year, the list had grown to 21 (with 1952's Son of Paleface replacing 1941's Caught in the Draft as my favorite Bob Hope movie -- though I still like both!).
What will future lists look like? Only time will tell ...
year title 1989 1991 1992 1998 ---- ------------------------------- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1938 The Adventures of Robin Hood yep yep #7 1940 Fantasia yep yep yep 1941 Caught in the Draft yep 1941 Citizen Kane yep yep yep 1952 Son of Paleface yep 1956 The Court Jester yep yep yep #7 1962 Lawrence of Arabia yep yep yep #1 1966 The Family Way yep yep #3 1971 Fiddler on the Roof yep yep yep 1974 The Godfather Part II yep yep 1977 Star Wars yep yep yep 1979 Monty Python's Life of Brian yep #8 1980 The Empire Strikes Back #5 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark yep 1982 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan yep yep yep 1983 Koyaanisqatsi yep yep #4 1984 The Terminator yep 1985 The Purple Rose of Cairo yep yep yep #2 1986 Stand By Me yep yep 1987 The Untouchables yep yep 1987 Robocop yep 1988 The Thin Blue Line yep yep yep #9 1989 When Harry Met Sally... yep yep #6 1989 Jesus of Montreal #10
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