Tuesday, July 2, 2013

AFI 100 Years ... 100 Laughs Completed

Tonight I watched Take the Money and Run which is #66 on the AFI 100 Years ... 100 Laughs list.  I have now watched all 100 movies in less than a year.  I watched the first one on July 7, 2012 and watched the 100th on July 2, 2013.

Here is the number of movies I watched each month.  I started out by watching a lot of them early, but slowed down because I was waiting until the movies were available on TV.  The last 4 were watched via DVD because they were not on TV and not available via online streaming.


2012
Jul 25
Aug 20
Sep 11
Oct 11
Nov 5
Dec 9
2013
Jan 4
Feb 4
Mar 4
May 3
Jun 3
Jul 1


 I gave each movie on the list a rating between 2.0 and 5.0.  My average rating was 3.54.  Here is a distribution of my ratings:
5.04
4.510
4.024
3.531
3.019
2.57
2.05

The 4 movies that I gave a 5.0 rating are:
  • #10 Airplane!
  • #30 Arsenic and Old Lace
  • #35 Harvey
  • #40 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
I watched the movies on many different channels.  However, TCM, Netflix and Amazon were the most common.  Here are channels that I watched 3 or move movies:
 
TCM 26
Netflix 19
Amazon 15
DVD 6
Hulu Plus 5
HDNet Movies 4
AMC 3

I used 8 different devices to watch the movies.  The most common one was the Dish Network Receiver.  Here are the devices I used to watch the movies:

Dish Receiver 51
xBox 13
Roku 13
DVD Player 6
iPad 6
Apple TV 5
Kindle Fire 5
Windows Computer 1

Overall, I have now watched 207 movies on the AFI lists.   However, the most that I have watched on any other list is 55 which is how many I have watched on both the 1998 and 2007 versions of the Top 100 lists. 

Sunday, May 26, 2013

AFI 100 Laughs - #91 - The Heartbreak Kid

Title: The Heartbreak Kid

100 Laughs Rank: 91

Other AFI Rankings: None

My Rating: 4.5 (out of 5.0)

IMDB Rating: 6.9 (out of 10.0)

Date Watched: 17-Feb-2013

Channel: You Tube

Platform: Kindle Fire


Quick Facts:
  • Nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor (Eddie Albert) and Best Supporting Actress (Jeannie Berlin)
  • Remade in 1997 staring Ben Stiller
  • This was Cybil Shepherd's second movie.  Her first was The Last Picture Show
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  • Google Play (Rent or Purchase)

Friday, May 10, 2013

AFI 100 Laughs - #92 - Ball of Fire

Title: Ball of Fire

100 Laughs Rank: 92

Other AFI Rankings: None

My Rating: 3.5 (out of 5.0)

IMDB Rating: 7.8 (out of 10.0)

Date Watched: 28-Aug-2012

Channel: TCM

Platform: Dish Network


Quick Facts:
  • The professors were based on the dwarfs from Snow White.
  • Nominated for 5 Oscars: Best Actress (Barbara Stanwyck), Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture, Best Sound, Recording and Best Story
  • The was Barabara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper's 2nd movie together.  Their first was Meet John Doe.

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  • None

Saturday, April 13, 2013

AFI 100 Laughs - #93 - Fargo

Title: Fargo

100 Laughs Rank: 93

Other AFI Rankings: 100 Movies (1998) - #84

My Rating: 4.0 (out of 5.0)

IMDB Rating: 8.2 (out of 10.0)

Date Watched: 19-Nov-2012

Channel: AMC

Platform: Dish Network


Quick Facts:
  • Won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actress (Frances McDormand)
  • Frances McDomand is the wife of Joel Coen
  • Frances McDormand has been in 6 other Coen Brothers movies (Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink, The Man Who Wasn't There, Burn After Reading)
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  • Netflix (Subscription)
  • HitBliss
  • RedBox Instant (Subscription)
  • Epix (Subscription)
  • Amazon (Purchase)
  • iTunes (Rent or Purchase)
  • Google Play (Rent)
  • You Tube (Rent) 

Saturday, March 16, 2013

AFI 100 Laughs - #94 - Auntie Mame

Title: Auntie Mame

100 Laughs Rank: 94

Other AFI Rankings: None

My Rating: 3.5 (out of 5.0)

IMDB Rating: 7.7 (out of 10.0)

Date Watched: 28-Oct-2012

Channel: Netflix

Platform: Roku


Quick Facts:
  • Auntie Mame was remade into a musical and subsequent film called Mame in 1974.
  • Auntie Mame was nominated for an Academy Award in 6 categories, but did not win any of them.
  • Rosalind Russell was nominated for Best Actress Oscar.  It was one of four such nominations, but she never won.
  • Russell won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy.  She won a total of 5 Golden Globes.

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  • Google Play (Rent or Purchase)

Saturday, March 2, 2013

AFI 100 Laughs - Update on Movies Watched

Today I watched my 90th movie on the AFI 100 Laughs list.  I was finally able to watch #1 on the list: Some Like It Hot.  The following are the ten movies that I still have remaining on the list:
  • #35 - Harvey - Available on Amazon (Rental)
  • #41 - Moonstruck - Available on Amazon (Rental)
  • #54 - The Miracle of Morgan's Creek - Available on Amazon (Purchase)
  • #58 - It's a Gift - Available on DVD
  • #65 - Horse Feathers - Available on DVD
  • #66 - Take the Money and Run - Available on DVD
  • #69 - Bananas - Available on Amazon (Rental)
  • #73 - Monkey Business - Available on Amazon (Rental)
  • #77 - The Palm Beach Story - On TCM on April 26
  • #79 - The Freshman - On TCM on May 23

AFI 100 Laughs - #95 - Silver Streak

Title: Silver Streak

100 Laughs Rank: 95

Other AFI Rankings: None

My Rating: 4.0 (out of 5.0)

IMDB Rating: 6.8 (out of 10.0)

Date Watched: 1-Oct-2012

Channel: RETROPLEX

Platform: Dish Network


Quick Facts:
  • This was the first of four films that starred Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor.  The other three were:
    • Stir Crazy
    • See No Evil, Hear No Evil
    • Another You
  • Gene Wilder was nominated for a Golden Globe Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical.  It was his 2nd of 2 nominations, but he never won.

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  • Amazon (Rent or Purchase)
  • iTunes (Rent or Purchase)
  • Google Play (Rent or Purchase)
  • YouTube (Rent)
  • Sony (Rent)

Friday, February 22, 2013

AFI 100 Laughs - #96 - Sons of the Desert

Title: Sons of the Desert

100 Laughs Rank: 96

Other AFI Rankings: None

My Rating: 3.5 (out of 5.0)

IMDB Rating: 7.7 (out of 10.0)

Date Watched: 28-Sep-2012

Channel: TCM

Platform: Dish Network


Quick Facts:
  • Sons of the Desert was a partial remake of 1928's We Faw Down.
  • The international Laurel and Hardy fraternal organization is named after the meeting.
  • Laurel and Hardy appeared together in over 107 films (including 23 full-length feature films).

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  • Vudu (Purchase)

Saturday, February 16, 2013

AFI 100 Laughs - #97 - Bull Durham

Title: Bull Durham

100 Laughs Rank: 97

Other AFI Rankings: AFI's 10 Top 10 Sports #5

My Rating: 3.0 (out of 5.0)

IMDB Rating: 7.0 (out of 10.0)

Date Watched: 15-Feb-2013

Channel: Dish Anywhere

Platform: Windows Laptop


Quick Facts:
  • Ranked #1 on Rotten Tomatoes' Top Sports Movies list
  • Movie name was based on the minor league baseball team - Durham Bulls
  • Kevin Costner has appeared in 5 movies about baseball:
    • Chasing Dreams
    • Bull Durham
    • Field of Dreams
    • For Love of the Game
    • The Upside of Anger
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    Sunday, February 10, 2013

    AFI 100 Laughs - #98 - The Court Jester

    Title: The Court Jester

    100 Laughs Rank: 98

    Other AFI Rankings: None

    My Rating: 4.0 (out of 5.0)

    IMDB Rating: 7.7 (out of 10.0)

    Date Watched: 21-Dec-2012

    Channel: Amazon Instant Video

    Platform: iPad


    Quick Facts:
    • At the time The Court Jester was made, it was the most expensive movie ever made at $4 million.
    • This was the 4th of 6 movies on the AFI 100 Years list that Angela Lansbury starred in.  Her first 3 movies are all on one of the lists.
    • This was Danny Kaye's only appearance on any of the AFI 100 Years lists.
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    • Amazon (Prime, Rent or Purchase)
    • iTunes (Rent or Purchase)
    • Google Play (Rent or Purchase)
    • Redbox Instant (Rent or Purchase)
    • YouTube (Rent)

    Monday, February 4, 2013

    AFI 100 Laughs - #99 - The Nutty Professor

    Title: The Nutty Professor

    100 Laughs Rank: 99

    Other AFI Rankings: None

    My Rating: 3.0 (out of 5.0)

    IMDB Rating: 6.7 (out of 10.0)

    Date Watched: 25-Aug-2012

    Channel: Amazon Instant Video

    Platform: xBox


    Quick Facts:
    • The Nutty Professor was based on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
    • The Nutty Professor had an animated sequel in 2008.  It also was remade staring Eddie Murphy in 1996, which also had a remake.
    • This was one of two movies in AFI 100 Laughs that Jerry Lewis appeared in.  The other was It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.  Both were released in 1963.
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    • Amazon (Prime or Purchase)
    • iTunes (Rent or Purchase)
    • Google Play (Rent or Purchase)
    • Vudu (Rent or Purchase) 
    • YouTube (Rent)
    • Redbox Instant (Rent or Purchase)

    Sunday, February 3, 2013

    AFI 100 Laughs - #100 - Good Morning, Vietnam


    Title: Good Morning, Vietnam

    100 Laughs Rank: 100

    Other AFI Rankings: None

    My Rating: 4.5 (out of 5.0)

    IMDB Rating: 7.2 (out of 10.0)

    Date Watched: 24-Dec-2012

    Channel: Sundance Channel

    Platform: Dish Network


    Quick Facts:
    • Loosely based on the experiences of Armed Forces Radio DJ Adrian Cronauer.
    • Robin Williams won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical.  It was his first award of any type that he was awarded for a movie.  He has won in that category 3 times.
    • Williams was nominated for Best Actor for Good Morning Vietnam.  He would be nominated 3 times, but never win.  However, he did win Best Supporting Actor for Good Will Hunting.

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    • Amazon (Purchase)
    • iTunes (Rent or Purchase)
    • YouTube (Rent)
    • Google Play (Rent or Purchase) 
    • Sony (Rent)
    • Vudu (Purchase)

    Saturday, February 2, 2013

    What I have watched so far - AFI Top 100 Lists

    Today I watched my 145th movie (A Raisin in the Sun) on the AFI Top 100 lists.  It is #65 on AFI Cheers list.  Here are some stats about the movies that I have watched:

    Number of movies watched by list:
    • 100 Laughs - 85
    • 100 Movies (Updated) - 43
    • 100 Movies - 40
    • 100 Passions - 37
    • AFI's 10 Top 10 - 31
    • 100 Cheers - 28
    • 100 Thrills - 16
    • Film Scores - 6
    • Movie Musicals - 5
    Most Recent Movie Watched - Finding Nemo (2003)
    Oldest Movie Watched - Sherlock, Jr. (1924)

    Channel that I watched the movies on:
    • TCM - 42
    • Netflix - 30
    • Amazon -30
    • Other - 43
    Platform that I watched the movies on:
    • Dish Network - 75
    • Roku - 23
    • xBox - 18
    • Kindle Fire - 16
    • Other - 13
     Movies watched by Decade:
    • 1980's - 30
    • 1940's - 28
    • 1930's - 19
    • 1950's - 19
    • 1970's - 19
    • 1960's - 13
    • 1990's - 12
    • 1920's - 5
    • 2000's - 1
    I have watched seven Alfred Hitchcock movies which is the most of any director:
    • Dial M for Murder
    • North by Northwest
    • Rebecca
    • Strangers on a Train
    • The Lady Vanishes
    • To Catch a Thief
    • Vertigo
     Frank Capra is second on the list of most directors with 6.


    My Quest to Watch Every Movie on AFI's Top 100 Lists

    In 1998, the American Film Institute released its first top 100 list in the 100 Years...series.  The first was a list of the 100 best American movies.  They continued releasing a new list until 2008 releasing a total of 13 lists.  Out of the 13 lists, 9 of them had a ranking of movies in various categories.  They are:
    Most of the lists are Top 100 lists except the film scores and movie musicals which are Top 25 lists.  The last list (10 Top 10) are a list of the Top 10 movies in 10 different genres.

    In total, there are 412 different movies in these 9 lists.  Last year, I began a quest to watch all 412 movies. So far, as of today (Groundhog Day - #34 on 100 Laughs), I have watched 144 of the 412 movies or 35% of the total movies.

    In upcoming posts, I plan to give my ratings about each movie and some thoughts.  I don't have a writing or film background, so my thoughts will be brief.  Since my background is statistics, I will also give data on each film.  In addition, I will provide reviews of each movie and other useful links.