The list of films in the Amazon Hall of Fame, while impressive and representative of popular culture, is disappointing in one sense. The lack of true classics, great directors, and non-mainstream films for the most part makes this a shallow commentary on consumer tastes for films in the DVD age.
The list is built from the top-selling DVDs on Amazon since their Video & DVD store opened seven years ago. Please excuse my lack of editorial comment.
1.The Fellowship Of The Ring:
2.The Two Towers:
3.The Return Of The King:
4. The Star Wars Trilogy: The remastered, remixed version.
5.The Matrix
6.Finding Nemo:
7.Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone:
8.Pirates Of The Carribean:
9.Gladiator:
10.Shrek:
The rest of the list of Amazon Hall of Fame DVDs is as stereotypical as the top ten.
11. Star Wars, Ep. I
12. The Adventures OF Indiana Jones
13. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
14. Saving Private Ryan
15. Sex and the City, the Complete First Season
16. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
17. Monsters Inc.
18. Star Wars, Ep. II
19. Band of Brothers
20. The Godfather DVD Collection
21. Shrek 2
22. Seinfeld, Seasons 1 and 2
23. Braveheart
24. The Simpsons, the Complete First Season25. Spiderman
Edit:Tan The Man
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Article comments
1 - El Bicho
If a film is non-mainstream, how would it turn up on a list that is mainly a popularity contest?
I own seven of the discs on the list and none of them, nor any in my collection, were bought at Amazon. I usually buy my DVDs at Best Buy, DVD Planet or Costco, all of whom almost always have better prices.
2 - LegendaryMonkey
The lack of true classics, great directors, and non-mainstream films for the most part makes this a shallow commentary on consumer tastes for films in the DVD age.
Well, when you base anything off top sellers, you have to remember that you're dealing with the popular median... not the most critically acclaimed or necessarily the best.
I own a lot of these movies, too... but I wouldn't call them the best in my collection.