I don't understand the hype

Rating: 6/10 (26 November 2005)

I don't truly understand the hype about these old movies that are on this 250 all time greatest list. I watched "The midnight cowboy" and "taxi driver" and they seem like mediocre films that simply do not hit the point as they are intended to do. They don't have a reason of plot behind them that can justify what each character is trying to do, and they seem to stagnate towards the end of each movie. I'm sorry, but maybe I'm just looking for something that i cannot see. I'm about to watch "the graduate" now, I hope this one doesn't fail me. I'm watching "lock stock and two smoking barrels right now, and that also is on the top 250 list of all time greatest movies.