The Maltese Falcon

The "original" film noir movie according to the box, as well as a good Bogart film (I've only ever seen Casablanca). This is supposedly a classic story that has been made many times, and requires a certain mindset to see. 

2 Sentences or Less: A completely different time period, but that's the only way this works. This is the movie that every stereotype of Film Noir is taken from.

Current Rank (No, Really): 

1. American Beauty (Best Movie so Far)

2. Memento (Most Original Movie so Far)

3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Best Actor to Jack Nicholson)

4. City of God (Best Foreign Film so Far)

5. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (Oh yes he did)

6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Best Movie with Comedy so Far)

7. Platoon (Best War Movie so Far)

8. The Departed (Best Mafia Movie so Far)

9. North By Northwest (Best Thriller so Far)

10. Gangs of New York (Best Villain to Daniel Day-Lewis)

11. Breakfast Club (I liked it better than Big Chill)

12. Full Metal Jacket (Best Kubrick Movie so Far)

13. In the Heat of the Night (Gives people a real historical perspective)

14. Requiem for a Dream (Most Effective Movie so Far)

15. Taxi Driver (Most Disturbed goes to Travis Bickle)

16. The Big Chill (Biggest All-Star Cast so Far)

17. Big Lebowski (Best Movie to Watch While... Altered so Far)

18. The Natural (Best Sports Movie So Far)

19. Doubt (Catholics, Molestation, and you're sure it's not a documentary? Zing)

20. Rain Man (Hey, it was good, but I wouldn't watch it again)

21. No Country for Old Men (2nd Best Coen Brothers Film so Far)

22. Swingers (Hilarious, really hilarious)

23. Babel (Best Movie with 5 Languages in it so Far)

24. Maltese Falcon (It was pretty good, see)

25. The Machinist (If you want a movie with an unpredictable twist...)

26. Man on Wire (Fascinating Story)

27. Bonnie and Clyde (Best Him and Her Robbery Flick so Far)

28. Slap Shot (Classic Comedy, Good Sports, Bad People)

29. The Graduate (2nd Best Dustin Hoffman Performance so Far)

30. Rope (Not Hitchcock’s best, but it wasn’t an original story either)

31. Blow (2nd Best Drug Dealer Movie so Far) *First goes to City of God

32. Taken (Best Kick-Ass and Take Names Movie so Far)

33. Teen Wolf (Most Dated and Illogical Movie so Far)