Every time a bell rings, the AFI goes nuts

The AFI needs to stop making lists. The latest, the 100 Most Inspiring Films Of All Time, is topped by It's A Wonderful Life, Frank Capra's tribute to American neurosis. George Bailey is so busy pleasing everyone else, he is incapable of pleasing himself. Self-sacrifice, while often worthy, does not make a good lifestyle. Of course, there are other ways of getting the job done.

There are some other stinkers on the list: Erin Brockovich, Places In the Heart, and On Golden Pond. And there are also many good ones.