The Pantheon
The ancient Pantheon is a temple dedicated to honoring all the gods. The Greek word combines pan- ("all") and theos- ("god").
Discussing the greatest of all-time greats has inspired us to build our own Pantheon. The A.V. Pantheon is a page for honoring 5-star films and/or unique films that we think need to be celebrated.
The idea of Pantheon is not a unique idea to Videoland, and in fact many well-known critics and sports enthusiasts have come up with their own Pantheons. However, we believe that our unique council members and our rules will help define our Pantheon for future Videolanders worldwide.
I hope the future of this Pantheon will point toward the heart of Videoland. The goal of A.V. has always been to find ourselves as viewers and to continue the discussion that was started long ago.
Thanks -Brad Hawkins
The Pantheon
Inductees:
Star Wars Trilogy / Fright Night / The Thing / Who Framed Roger Rabbit / The Wizard of Oz / Kill Bill / Yojimbo / Raiders of the Lost Ark / Rear Window / The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance / Singin’ in the Rain / 2001: A Space Odyssey / Scream / Monty Python and the Holy Grail / Blade Runner / Toy Story / Once Upon a Time in the West / Back to the Future / Jaws / Apocalypse Now / Casablanca / Rocky / The Shining / The Shawshank Redemption / Terminator 2: Judgment Day / Jurassic Park / Sunset Boulevard / Night of the Living Dead / The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou / Young Frankenstein / Saving Private Ryan / The Lord of the Rings Trilogy / Pulp Fiction / The Dark Knight / Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse / Won’t You Be My Neighbor? / Psycho / Schindler’s List / Seven Samurai / Ghostbusters / Fight Club / Some Like It Hot / Coco / Blazing Saddles / The Lighthouse / Drive / Do the Right Thing / Blade Runner 2049 / The Godfather / Reservoir Dogs / Jojo Rabbit / The Return of the Living Dead / The Karate Kid / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / When Harry Met Sally / The Big Lebowski / Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory / Spirited Away / Step Brothers / The Rocky Horror Picture Show / Scott Pilgrim vs. the World / Fantastic Mr. Fox / Tropic Thunder / Alien / No Country for Old Men / Four Lions / The Princess Bride / Apollo 13 / The Raid: Redemption / Shrek / Whiplash / Jackie Brown / The Wolf of Wall Street / L.A. Confidential / This Is Spinal Tap / Evil Dead 2 / Home Alone
Rejects:
Breakfast Club / Enter the Dragon / Master & Commander / Snatch / Velvet Goldmine / Leon: The Professional / Prince of Egypt / Dawn of the Dead 78 / The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert / Four Lions / Watchmen / The Wrestler / Clerks / Children of Men / Contact / Amour / The Silence of the Lambs / Ed Wood / The Princess Bride / Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon / Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father / Boogie Nights / Pink Floyd: The Wall / Miami Connection / Sin City / Oldboy / Cabaret / A Clockwork Orange / Good Will Hunting / Shaun of the Dead / The Apartment / Chef / The Iron Giant / Taxi Driver / Logan / The Perks of Being a Wallflower / Muppet Treasure Island / The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas / Kubo and the Two Strings / The Crow / The Departed / Hook / The Blob 1988 / The Florida Project / Bloodsport / Moon / Dr. Strangelove / Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story / Portrait of a Lady on Fire / RoboCop / Death to Smoochy / Twister / Labyrinth
Agree? Disagree? We want you inspired, engaged, or downright enraged by this digital temple of holy movies! And if you’re unhappy with the rejects, remember: movies can be voted on again when a new council is in place. Sometimes it’s a whole new council, sometimes just a few new members. Even rejects can rise again, so if you think we got it wrong, maybe someone will step up and right that wrong…maybe that someone will be you. Check us out on social media and join the adventure.