Why is everyone so quick to jump on this movie?

Rating: 9/10 (20 March 2000)

I have to make a comment about this film because all of these other comments are annoying me. I can not understand why so many people are jumping a "bandwagon" for this film calling it the best ever and perfect. This film is no where near the best film ever nor is it perfect. American Beauty has not even been out for a year and you people think it is the best ever and a classic. I don't know about other people, but to me classic means that the film has withstood a test of time and has been looked upon as a fundamental film over the years. This movie has yet to withstand any time. Don't be so quick to say it's the best ever. In my opinion far from it. Another thing that annoys me is how it can be #2 on the top 250 or how any 1999 film can be in the top 10. Where did this come from? I don't see how you can rank this or any 1999 film ahead of such films as 2001, Raging Bull, Casablanca, Chinatown, Taxi Driver, Citizen Kane etc. I'm rather disappointed to see how the majority of the public views movies. 8 movies from 1999 in the top 50? give me a break. the only film from 1999 worthy of top 50 may be American Beauty, but I'm still not sure. Back to American Beauty. Why don't we wait and see how this film stands 5 years from now, then we'll see if it really is that great of a film. Until then stop jumping all over it like there has never been anything like it.