Godfather dons 'best ever film' mantle

Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather has emerged as the best film ever in a poll of the top 500 films compiled by Empire magazine. Crowd-pleasing favourites - such as Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Empire Strikes Back, The Shawshank Redemption and Jaws are the other choices to make Empire's top five, which is best on a survey of …

[Kalle]

Sacrilege

Where's "Persona"?

[Les Matthew]

Just checked the list and

The Shawshank Redemption is now number one. Excellent film and definitely one of my all favourites along with Blade Runner and the original Alien.

[Anonymous Coward]

Seven Samurai

That is the best movie ever, hands down.

[Anonymous Coward]

these lists are rubbish

The Dark Knight was a good film, a very good performance by Ledger,

but better then

2001: A Space Odyssey

Taxi Driver

Some like it Hot

Dr Strangelove

no?

thought not

[Anonymous Coward]

Show's the 'quality' of the judgement in some places

Shows the 'quality' in some respects as I agree with you. Where is City of God and Seven Samurai? Where is Ran?

Just goes to show that Hollywood does win (usually)...

[loren massie]

mu choice

If you haven't seen Tremors (1), Caddyshack or Second hand lions, do yourself a favor and rent them.

[Anonymous Coward]

Foreign? Of course they are!

But these ARE all foreign films - not a British one among them.

[Alan]

Where's

Attack of The Killer Tomatoes and Tromeo & Juliet

Some people have no taste...

[mark]

yawnz

ooh another top x film poll, whoopee doo

i dont mind that theres no IT angle, its just boring.

godfather is most overrated ever btw

[Samuel Walker]

Where's

Rocky Horror?

Surely that deserves to be in the top 10 - it's the largest cult movie around (although the stage show beats it hands down)