The one thing about the list I just do not understand is why “The Shawshank Redemption” is #1 or #2.
I mean, I don’t agree with a lot of it, inasmuch as subjective opinions go. I really do not think “The Return of the King” was one of the 103 best movies ever made, much less the third best. I love “Star Wars” but it’s not one of the ten best films ever made. And “the Usual Suspects,” while a very good a fun movie, is at least 400 spots too high. But I can UNDERSTAND why thse movies are popular enough to be there.
But “The Shawshank Redemption”?? It was a good movie, a little obvious, but with appeal. But I’m just amazed it ranks this high. I don’t know who’s voting for it. the first time I saw the IMDB list I went around to every I could get to answer me and asked them to cite their five favourite movies; not a single person said “Shawshank.” Who in the world really thinks “The Shawshank Redemption” is the BEST MOVIE THEY’VE EVER SEEN?