I don't really want to get into this argument, but why is Apocalypse Now automatically better than Back To The Future? Because it's more serious? I call shenanigans.
The End > The Power of Love?
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Hells naw!
Umm. My only answer to that is that the experience of watching Apocalypse Now has greater effect on me. It helps that it deals with more serious issues. It's not a case of it being automatically better, and there are nine other films on that list that rank higher. I didn't put BttF on that list as a courtesy either; I honestly believe it is one of the finest films ever made. Perfect script, perfect direction, perfect acting, perfect fun. Don't forget that I also put The Shining, Casablanca and Close Encounters on that list. All films that I would say are tons of fun to watch, and all, in my opinion, "better" films. A favourites list would actually look similar, but different. It would be based much more on which films I would be inclined to watch over and over. I am rarely inclined to watch Apocalypse Now over and over as it's a damn tough pill to swallow.
Favourites might look something like this:
1. Back to the Future
2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
3. The Lion King
4. Rushmore
5. The Truman Show
6. True Romance
7. The Incredibles
8. Raiders of the Lost Ark
9. Casablanca
10. Amadeus
If I were to ever put together my own top 100 it would be a mix of the two types of list, with ranking leaning to either favourite or "better" depending on the films fighting it out. I can tell you that at the top of the list would likely be Apocalypse Now. BttF might be #2.