Film Four has a more than suspicious number of rights to these films. Geez you'd almost think they manipulated the list somehow!?! 8)
Here's the ones I've seen:
2 The Apartment -- Too long ago to really comment, but it was a good film, and Jack Lemmon is a terrific actor.
4 Chinatown -- Saw it in the 90s, didn't do much for me.
7 North by Northwest -- Fun Hitchcock thriller, not his best film, or even in his top three.
10 Manhattan -- I think I've seen this, or at least part of it in the 90s. Don't remember enough to comment.
11 Alien - Way overated, but not bad. Sequel is better.
12 Lost in Translation - Good, but not great. I like Bill Murray a lot.
13 The Shawshank Redemption - Masterpiece, possibly my favourite film.
15 Pulp Fiction - Overrated, shallow; Reservoir Dogs is better.
16 Touch of Evil - Found this a bit lackluster to be honest, despite the bravura opening shot.
19 Boyzn the Hood - Well-intentioned, but New Jack City is more entertaining, and Dead Presidents a better film.
20 The Player - Saw this when it came out. Was OK, I think.
22 Heavenly Creatures - Didn't care much for this, was too sympathetic to the murderous girls.
23 A Night at the Opera - Classic comedy, the Marc Bros' best.
24 Erin Brockovich - Was alright, I suppose, but hardly a great film.
25 Trainspotting - A film to admire more than enjoy.
26 The Breakfast Club - Yeah, big fan of this since I was a kid. The ultimate high school movie.
27 Hero - Impressed me a lot more than House of Flying Daggers.
31 Scarface - Overblown, excessive, DePalma has made many better films, inclduing Carlito's Way as Eva mentioned.
32 Terminator 2 - One of the great action blockbusters.
34 The Royal Tenen-baums - Not to my taste.
35 The Ladykillers - Presumably the original, which is a class British comedy.
36 Fight Club - Seriously, what IS the point of this film???
39 The Ipcress File - Saw ages ago, seemed like a dull version of 007.
40 King of Comedy - Only seen in bits.
41 Manhunter - Another overrated Michael Mann film, only memorable bit is Iron Butterfly sequence.
42 Dawn of the Dead - The original I hope, best Zombie film ever, not a massive achievement mind.