
I have a theory, and it seems to be holding: Top 100 (or 1000 or 50 or whatever) lists are mainly there to start discussions, and on many occasions, arguments.
It’s very rare when you’re going to look at a list of something like “The Top 50 Bourbons”, and say, “They’re right ‘Ol Rebel Rot-Gut Special Reserve IS the best bourbon there is!”
Take for example this list from the good folks at the Rotten Tomatoes movie site. They have generated a list of the 50 Most Memorable Movie Cars (apparently that would be to date). As both a movie, and a car guy I braced myself for the seemingly inevitable onslaught of 40 to 45 glaring mistakes.
I made it no further than #s 40 and 39.
#40: Milner’s Deuce Coupe from American Graffiti
#39: Cobretti’s Mercury from the Sylvester Stalone movie Cobra
Are you kidding me?
Are you frickin’ kidding me?!
The fact that Milner’s Deuce Coupe barely scrapes into the top 40 is insulting enough, but to be ranked below an unwatchable Sylvester Stalone vanity piece?
That’s an insult to both car guys AND movie historians.
Milner’s Deuce Coupe is pretty much the rolling definition of “hot rod” and American Graffiti will probably be played to space aliens to show them what “cruising”, “illegal street racing” and “youth car culture” is (assuming it hasen’t been shown to the little grey guys at some theater out at Area 51 already).
But no-oooooooooooooooo.
The dinguses at Rotten Tomatoes said, “You know, Cobretti’s Mercury from Cobra is a totally bitchin’ ride. MUCH better than, say Milner’s Deuce Coupe from American Graffiti .”
Talk about a waste of machinery.
Full list after the jump.
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