Listology Highlights

I love lists. That's why discovering Listology was like discovering... downloadable pizza. Or something. Anyway, over the last month or so I've compiled quite a few lists on Listology. Here are some of the more interesting ones that I haven't already posted here at Musings from MovieLand:

Best Book to Film Adaptations
1. Godfather I & II
2. On the Waterfront
3. Lord of the Rings
4. To Kill a Mockingbird
5. Shawshank Redemption
6. Maltese Falcon
7. Silence of the Lambs
8. LA Confidential
9. Princess Bride
10. Stand By Me

Best Comic Book Adapatations
1. American Splendor
2. Men in Black
3. Road to Perdition
4. Ghost World
5. The Crow
6. Batman: Mask of Phantasm
7. Superman
8. Hellboy
9. Dick Tracy
10. X-Men

Longest Movie Titles Ever (detailed criterion here)
1. Shree Shree Rajadhiraja Shree Shree Madana Kamaraja Shree Shree Vilasa Raja Shree Shree Madhubana Raja Shree Shree Krishnadeva Donga Raja (1994)
2. Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes (1965)
3. The Green Goods Man; or, Josiah and Samanthy's Experience with the Original 'American Confidence Game' (1905)
4. The Discoverers: A Grand Historical Pageant Picturing the Discovery and Founding of New France, Canada (1908)
5. I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meat Hook, and Now I Have a Three-Picture Deal at Disney (1993)
6. All'onorevole piacciono le donne (Nonostante le apparenze... e purché la nazione non lo sappia) (1972)
7. Opening of the Pan-American Exposition Showing Vice President Roosevelt Leading the Procession (1901)
8. Rajadhi Raja, Raja Kulothunga, Raja Marthanda, Raja Gambeera, Karthavaraya Krishna, Kamarajan (1993)
9. Crew of the U.S. Cruiser Raleigh Passing the Grant Monument at Fairmount Park, Philadelphia (1903)
10. Caffeteria or How Are You Going to Keep Her Down on the Farm after She's Seen Paris Twice (1973)

Most Over-rated Films
1. Titanic
2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
3. Spider-Man 2
4. The Pianist
5. Out of Africa
6. The English Patient
7. Interview with a Vampire
8. Moulin Rouge
9. Driving Miss Daisy
10. M*A*S*H

Most Important Stories Ever Told (detailed criterion here)
1. Oedipus the King by Sophocles - wherein a flawed hero pursues a need but is obstructed by himself and others. Aeschylus may be the father of tragedy, but Sophocles' Oedipus the King is the basis of all dramatic structure. The play also introduced psychology to conflict. Sophocles was also the first to use more than two characters, and Oedipus the King is his most important work.
2. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare - wherein the love of two is challenged by circumstance and disposition. Certainly not the first love story, but easily the most popular. The basis of nearly every romance in any kind of story.
3. Cinderella (traditional) - wherein a likeable, oppressed hero is empowered to achieve their greatest wish. One of the most-used storylines.
4. Jack and the Beanstalk (traditional) - wherein a hero is driven by need into an unfamiliar and dangerous world, satisfies his need, and escapes to safety. The basis for every 'fish out of water' tale, and every spy/heist story, among others.
5. The Odyssey by Homer - wherein a hero embarks on an epic quest and is repeatedly obstructed by an antagonist. The basis of every adventure tale, along with many others.
6. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan - wherein a flawed hero achieves redemption by enduring trials. Themes of redemption are popular in American storytelling.