Good morning, class! As mentioned Tuesday before we adjourned, your homework for the evening was to take in ABC and People Magazine's Best in Film: The Greatest Films of Our Time and prepare a brief reaction for today. Movieline's own Elvis Mitchell hit his commentary out of the park; now it's your turn.
As these things go -- classics judged by an expert panel and the readers of a magazine for which Kate Gosselin is a going concern -- you can't be too surprised or upset by the results. I mean, at least Airplane! is represented, right? Ugh, and Forrest Gump. And Disney goes five for five in animation, despite Shrek? Synergy lives! Anyway, this happened -- discuss:
· Best Film: Gone with the Wind
· Best Comedy: Airplane!
· Best SciFi: Star Wars
· Best Animated Film: The Lion King
· Best Musical: The Sound of Music
· Best Suspense/Thriller: The Silence of the Lambs
· Best Action Film: Raiders of the Lost Ark
· Most Romantic Screen Couple: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet -- Titanic
· Greatest Film Character: Forrest Gump in Forrest Gump
· Greatest Line: "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." -- Gone With the Wind
· Best Horror Film: The Exorcist
· Best Western Film: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
· Best Chick Flick: The Notebook
· Best Political/Historical Film: Schindler's List
· Greatest On-screen Kiss: Gone With the Wind