18. "Psycho," 1960
Phyllis Stein (see more about me) from Midwest USA -- It's in black-and-white, which makes a movie look old right away. When Hitchcock tries to bring in the "psychological" element to the movie, it looks even worse, because it is dreadfully apparent that he has no idea what he's talking about.

thanks to weblog wannabe

The above is from Sweet Fancy Moses which also has the following (and a lot more):

Amazon.com Readers Comment on the Modern Library's Top 20 Novels of the 20th Century

5. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
Thomas E. Giddings from Alexandria, VA United States-- "Huxley, a modern-day Nostradumbass."