What do you think is the greatest film of all time?

2 Aug 2012
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A scene from Avatar. (AAP)

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More than 800 film critics, academics and writers have voted Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 thriller Vertigo as 'The Greatest Film of all Time', knocking Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane off the top spot for the first time in 50 years. What do you think should be voted the best film ever?

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Mississippi Burning

Bernard Corden - from Spring Hill Brisbane, 4 months ago

It portrayed the dichotomy of conventional policing techniques with practicality superbly.

Mr

Ian - from Perth, West Australia, 8 months ago

The Shawshank conspiracy

you need catagories each of 10 films

peetee - from toodyay, 8 months ago

(1) SCI-FI blade runner ,2001, alien dark star ,galxy quest, avatar (2) HORROR :the birds, them, poltegiest, alien (3) HUMOUR my blue heaven, (4) WAR cross of iron, bridge on the river kwa , lawrence of arabia ,apocalyspe now(5) DRAMA atlantic city, women in love ,days of heaven ETC

Who cares

geo - from gold coast, 9 months ago

who gives a rats arse, wake up, look outside, the sun is shining and ther is so much sporting activity to be had somewhere near you.

@Rolly - Perth

Simon - from Sydney, 10 months ago

I couldn't agree more. And most people have never heard of Ryan's Daughter. The other thing about it is just how gorgeous Sarah Miles is, and how good Trevor Howard is. I'm not sure I can give it number 1 slot - there a lot of French films (Jeune de Floret, for example) and Chinese films (I'm talking of films like 'Sunflower' not the usual martial arts crap) that are also very high up the ladder for me. Really good choice though.

Most memorable - Ryan's Daughter

Rolly - from Perth, 10 months ago

What's best is entirely subjective and dependent on a definition of "best". The one that remains permanently in my memory is Ryan's daughter, very much a film ahead of its time, and for John Mills' brilliant portrayal of the 'Village Idiot'.

Das Experiment

Keith - from Adelaide, 10 months ago

Chilling movie based on a real experiment showing how malleable humans and society are. It gives insight into the how horrors such as the holocaust was tolerated by a whole nation and also how war creates abhorrent behaviours in soldiers and civilians under stress. While other movies tell stories of hate, revenge, injustice and despair as well as stories of love, hope and tolerance, Das Experiment gives insight into the human condition that underpins all these behaviours.

best film

oncewas - from bribie island, 10 months ago

Major Dundee.

This is a completely ridiculous argument

Juston Spradling - from Leitchfield, 10 months ago

Trying to decide what is the "best" movie is useless to anyone other than the stuffy individuals who have the time to waste on what they think is the "best" movie. It's impossible, as this is a totally biased topic. Not to mention, the classics are being put on some sort of pedestal for no damn good reason. Just because they are older films or are a first, does NOT in any way make them instantly better films. Respectable? Yes. Best? No.

of the best films ever

Rosie Davis - from Melbourne, 10 months ago

CINEMA PARADISO :- 1988. Director :- Guiseppe Tornatore. Could anyone forget the haunting theme music. by - Maestro Ennio Morricone. TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD :- 1962 :- Director :- Robert Mulligan SAVING GRACE :- 1986 :- Director Robert M Young :- starring Tom Conti as Pope Leo XIV - an amazing & moving performance

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