Originally posted by thug: Does The Wizard of Oz or Singin' in the Rain or Duck Soup or Star Wars have any great substance in it? Does GoodFellas, for that matter? I'll be surprised if many people claim they do, but I'll be even more surprised if a great many people claim they aren't masterpieces. Movies don't have to have substance. Sure, it certainly helps a whole lot, but there are so many pure-entertainment films that I rank as masterpieces--Scarface included.
