Toy Story and The Dark Knight are rightfully rated higher than this film. A 7.9 is a generous enough rating.
On the other hand this film is better than
Guardians of the galaxy
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
A Beautiful Mind

How about the real problem makers: all the marvel movies that are in there: Avengers, Guardians of the galaxy, X-men days of future past
Those don't belong in a top 250 list

I agree, Boogie Nights is undervalued in IMDB because that people (bad taste people).

I agree, Boogie Nights should make the list, but those films are all at least good IMO, especially Barry Lyndon and Jurassic Park, those are great timeless hits. The reason Boogie Nights is only a 7.9 is because too many people are offended or turned off by porn. Those people shouldn't be watching the movie in the first place, but they did unfortunately. Imbeciles.
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Barry Lyndon definitely deserves to be in the top 250.

JP, despite it's inaccuracies, is one of my favourite movies ever, an incredible technical achievement and a great thrill ride that articulates pertinent questions about man as God, ethics of cloning, etc. I liked Boogie Nights a lot, but it's the classic rise and fall movie I've seen about a dozen times already. Scorsese does these types of movies better (not to say that BN isn't technically well-crafted and written).
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But Toy Story does belong in the Top 250

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Thank you. I thought I was alone in thinking TDK was awful.

Never seen Shutter Island or Twelve Monkeys. I agree with you on V for Vendetta, X-Men isn't there anymore, Rush has great racing scenes, and Niki Lauda has no complaints about any portrayal of characters. It's crazy how much Hemsworth and Hunt look alike aswell as Lauda and Bruhl. I think it deserves to be there. How to Train Your Dragon is fantastically paced and has great animation and great action scenes plus actual character development. It totally deserves to be there. The Truman Show is even more amazing. Especially the last 30 or so minutes. Must be some of the best in movie history.

The Trumanshow , 12 monkeys and V for vendetta are really good.but I agree with your rest of the list though.
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V for Vendetta was awesome! It should be in top 100!

I agree with this list it's very fair.
Although I liked all those especially vendetta and train your dragon. Other films should replace them.

I agree with this list it's very fair.
Although I liked all those especially vendetta and train your dragon. Other films should replace them.

The Truman Show is an incredibly well-made film. There's a lot more films I have an issue with being in the top 250 than that.
But yes, the list is slanted so that popular new releases shoot up the charts. I like the They Shoot Pictures lists which has a separate list for 21st Century Films, although some of them do pop up in their list of top 1000 too.

yea he was a monster on set I heard, but he also was up for an Oscar wasn't he? he was great. the movie is unlike any other and captures the family centered around father jack perfectly, esp in los angeles during those years. one of my favorite movies ever, and the porn part of it has little to do with the great elements of the movie , they could have been all working at the donut shop. but the porn made it cool anyway lol

Reynolds is an egotistical beep I'm sure he entered the whole thing with the attitude that he wasn't gonna let some young little-known director run the show. I hate to think what he was like on the set.

Indeed very trueand to think he fought tooth and nail against taking the role, thought the low budget payment he received was an insult, and fought with PTA on set, physically even.
If he hadn't disowned the movie right before release and fired his agent as a result, he likely would have had a
great
chance of beating Robin Williams for Best Supporting Actor.
Whose idea was it for the word "Lisp" to have an "S" in it?

Just think of how many careers this single movie launched
and revised (Burt Reynolds)

Boogie Nights is such a great anthem of the dysfunctional porn "family" of the 1970s, that holds up to this day.if it's not in the top 100 let alone 250, then the list has no credibility in my eyes. Just think of how many careers this single movie launchedit ain't by accident.
Whose idea was it for the word "Lisp" to have an "S" in it?

These days the largest demograph voting for the Top 250 are obviously somewhere around 16-22yr old males. After they go to the theater they immediately get online and give a bunch those films a "10". It's obvious when you look at the amount of votes new flicks are getting.
Boogie Nights should definitely in the Top 250. These films should definitely not be on the list, even if it's not Boogie Nights which replaces them :
The Truman Show
Shutter Island
Twelve Monkeys
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Rush
How to Train Your Dragon
V for Vendetta
I can think of at least 20 other flicks which should replace those.

One of the most affecting movies about human beings I've ever seen, you go through every emotion watching this movie, it's a masterpiece!
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