My Favourite Film: Results

Here are the results from the ABC's My Favourite Film, in which everyone in Australia had the chance to vote for their all-time favourite film...

1. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
2. Amelie
3. Blade Runner
4. The Shawshank Redemption
5. Donnie Darko
6. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
7. Pulp Fiction
8. The Princess Bride
9. Gone With The Wind
10. Fight Club

The top 100 can be seen at http://www.abc.net.au/myfavouritefilm/top100.htm

I voted for The Hours.

The final ten is a very interesting line-up and, surprisingly, not entirely predictable. It's great to see the superb Amélie at number 2. And The Shawshank Redemption is very deserved of a place at 4. Numbers 8, 9 & 10 are the only others on the list that I've seen (though Donnie Darko is on SBS this week, so I'll try to catch it). I've seen the first Lord of the Rings, but not the trilogy, so that doesn't really count.

And on the subject of pop culture, Madonna's new single Hung Up is very, very good.

I'd also like to say to all the people who look forward to summer, who can't wait for summer during the other seasons, who prefer heat & humidity rather than chills & coats... You have no right to complain. In fact, I don't want to see any of you escaping into air-conditioned buildings. You leave those to us, the winter-embracers and summer-loathers. Heat = help us.