Top 500 film list snubs UK movies
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
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Marlon Brando starred in The Godfather
Despite the labours of a stuttering Hugh Grant, a naked Robert Carlyle and a smooth Sean Connery, we only have eyes for US films.
British-based hits, such as Four Weddings And A Funeral, The Full Monty and most of the Bond movies have failed to make the Top 500 greatest films in an Empire magazine poll.
Only horror classic American Werewolf In London (107th) and gangster flick Get Carter (225th) kept the British flag somewhat limply flying
The dismal result emerged after the monthly film bible spoke to British and US fans, critics and directors.
Top came The Godfather, followed by Raiders Of The Lost Ark and The Empire Strikes Back.
The Shawshank Redemption was the top choice with fans, especially British ones, while 2001: A Space Odyssey was the critics' favourite.
But British filmmakers were behind many Top 500 successes, said Dan Jolin, Empire features editor.
'Alfred Hitchcock came out top in a lot of the list and elsewhere you have films such as Blade Runner, directed by Ridley Scott,' he added.
Filmakers, Critics and Moviegoers' Top 10
1. The Godfather (1972)
2. Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981)
3. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
4. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
5. Jaws (1975)
6. GoodFellas (1990)
7. Apocalypse Now (1979)
8. Singin' In The Rain (1952)
9. Pulp Fiction (1994)
10. Fight Club (1999)
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