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The only reason it is in the top 250 is because it won Best Picture

posted 10 years ago by Jackal113
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I find this to be the case with many average films that happened to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. I'm not saying The Sting is bad–I can see how many find it amusing and worthy–just that it's an unremarkable film, a light entertainment that has largely faded from the public consciousness. 40 years later, it's clear that The Exorcist, American Graffiti, and Cries and Whispers are the enduring classics from that Best Picture lineup.

[–] dga23 8 years ago

Classic - 8.5

"She let me go."
~White Oleander

[–] gottaluvafriend 8 years ago

"The only reason it is in the top 250 is because it won Best Picture" is a great example of talking circles. Apparently, you disagree that The Sting is a great movie and you're entitled to your (wrong) opinion. The movie's brilliantly written and directed, and as far as I'm concerned Redford should've won Best Actor for it. For any movie fan to consider The Sting "average" is beyond conceivable to me.

[–] MNRebecca (769) 6 years ago

THE STING, THE GODFATHER, and THE SOUND OF MUSIC (etc) make me lonely for the good old days when filmmakers could make enjoyable, high-quality films.