JoeinAR 1,949 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 What is your favorite or favorites films from each of the decades starting with the 1920's to today.Feel free to expand the parameters. I'll have to think about it myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Good idea! I have to think about it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,373 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 1920s - dunno if I've seen any 1930s - dunno if I've seen any 1940s - The Maltese Falcon 1950s - War of the Worlds 1960s - The Pink Panther 1970s - Star Wars 1980s - How am I supposed to pick between Empire, Indy 2, BTTF, Goonies, Aliens, Ghostbusters, Princess Bride, Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller, Die Hard, Predator, Spaceballs...... bah! 1990s - The Fifth Element 2000s - The Fellowship of the Ring 2010s - Under The Skin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 1920s I don't think I've seen any1930s The Wizard of Oz1940s Pinocchio1950s Ben-Hur1960s The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly1970s Jaws1980s Raiders of the Lost Ark1990s Gettysburg2000s The Lord of the Rings2010s I really don't have one yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Good idea! I have to think about it too.Ok I thought about it.1920s: Metropolis1930s: Toss up between Snow White and a couple Marx bros. installments.1940s: Gah, good decade. Key Largo, Gaslight, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, It's A Wonderful Life... but I think Fantasia has to be the winner.1950s: Another big one. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, Forbidden Planet, Stalag 17, The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur, Seven Samurai, Sunset Boulevard, North By Northwest, Paths of Glory... The Seventh Seal wins.1960s: Too many to list this time, but the winner is crystal clear. 2001: a space odyssey, which of course is my favorite of all time. The greatest comedy of all time was also released this year, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.1970s: Very hard to whittle this one down. Manhattan or Barry Lyndon.1980s: Good decade for comedies and adventures, but none of those stand out. RAN wins.1990s: This one is fairly impossible. Probably either The Shawshank Redemption or The Thin Red Line.2000s: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring despite stiff competition, particularly from this Nolan guy.2010s: It's been a good one so far, but I feel more than comfortable forecasting: Interstellar.All of these triggered a massive flood of titles that I adore, except the 80s. Interesting.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 1920s Nosferatu1930s Mutiny on the Bounty1940s Ivan The Terrible1950s Sunset Boulevard1960s Lawrence of Arabia1970s Barry Lyndon1980s E.T1990s Schindler's List2000s Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World2010s Hard to say yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeltington 1,441 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 1920s: The General1930s: Bringing Up Baby1940s: Dumbo1950s: Seven Samurai1960s: 2001 / For a Few Dollars More / Mary Poppins1970s: Star Wars / Godfather / Apocalypse Now1980s: Empire Strikes Back / Raiders1990s: The Matrix2000s: Harry Potter 32010s: Thor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni 306 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 What the...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,373 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 1920's: The Gold Rush (1925) 1930's: King Kong (1933) 1940's: Casablanca (1942) 1950's: North by Northwest (1959) 1960's: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) 1970's: Jaws (1975) 1980's: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1981) 1990's: Jurassic Park (1993) 2000's: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 2010's: How to Train Your Dragon (2010) Hardest pick was the 1980's (Raiders of the Lost Ark! Ghostbusters! Back to the Future! Die Hard!), followed by the 1970's (The Godfather! Star Wars!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni 306 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Meaning I'm working on the list, but it'll take a bit of time. . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,293 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 1920s: Man With a Movie Camera, just because it's so zany. Sunrise and The Passion of Joan of Arc were really big deals for me too. Eye-opening. Oh, and The Adventures of Prince Achmed! 1930s: The Wizard of Oz. Easy choice for me, though there are some very worthy second-placers. 1940s: Fantasia or Children of Paradise...basically a tie, though Fantasia speaks more to my overall interests.1950s: The hardest one for me. My favorite movie decade. Just 1957 alone had Lean, Bergman (x2), Kurosawa, Lumet, Kubrick, Wilder, Kazan, Kalatozov with career-best work...seriously, damn! Probably best movie year ever...erm, pass.1960s: 2001 seems like the obvious choice, but I might go for Dr. Strangelove over it, along with The Saragossa Manuscript and The Battle of Algiers. If we're really talking "desert island" movies, though, gotta be A Hard Day's Night.1970s: American Graffiti, Jaws, Nashville, and All That Jazz are among my all-time favorites, but there's just something about CE3K.1980s: Hard not to say Back to the Future. The Decalogue would be right up there (if it counts) and Ran too, but yeah BTTF really hits the spot.1990s: The Three Colors trilogy. Not even hard. I'll pick Blue out of the three.2000s: The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Again, not that hard...actually more difficult to pick the one that stands out most, but that Christmas when Fellowship was unleashed on the world was really something.2010s: Gravity, for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,223 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I picked five from each decade; I forbade myself from choosing more than one from any given director. 1920s: Metropolis, Sunrise, The Battleship Potemkin, The General and Underground 1930s: Oh, Mr Porter!, The Informer, The 39 Steps, Duck Soup and Boudu, Saved from Drowning 1940s: Citizen Kane, A Matter of Life and Death, Kind Hearts and Coronets, The Ox-Bow Incident and Double Indemnity 1950s: The Wages of Fear, Night of the Hunter, On the Waterfront, The Seventh Seal and 12 Angry Men 1960s: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Lawrence of Arabia, Planet of the Apes, Z and Last Year at Marienbad 1970s: Taxi Driver, MASH, The Wicker Man, Jaws and Picnic at Hanging Rock 1980s: Amadeus, Ran, Heaven's Gate, Midnight Run and This Is Spinal Tap 1990s: Unforgiven, The Remains of the Day, Deconstructing Harry, The Big Lebowski and Gettysburg 2000s: There Will Be Blood, Mulholland Drive, Caché, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and A History of Violence 2010s: Black Swan, Four Lions, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Inception and Django Unchained Ricard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I picked five from each decade; I forbade myself from choosing more than one from any given director.1920s: Metropolis, Sunrise, The Battleship Potemkin, The General and Underground1930s: Oh, Mr Porter!, The Informer, The 39 Steps, Duck Soup and Boudu, Saved from Drowning1940s: Citizen Kane, A Matter of Life and Death, Kind Hearts and Coronets, The Ox-Bow Incident and Double Indemnity1950s: The Wages of Fear, Night of the Hunter, On the Waterfront, The Seventh Seal and 12 Angry Men1960s: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Lawrence of Arabia, Planet of the Apes, Z and Last Year at Marienbad1970s: Taxi Driver, MASH, The Wicker Man, Jaws and Picnic at Hanging Rock1980S: Amadeus, Ran, Heaven's Gate, Midnight Run and This Is Spinal Tap1990s: Unforgiven, The Remains of the Day, Deconstructing Harry, The Big Lebowski and Gettysburg2000s: There Will Be Blood, Mulholland Drive, Caché, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and A History of Violence2010s: Black Swan, Four Lions, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Inception and Django UnchainedThis is the list of a gentleman and a scholar. Glóin the Dark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I've only seen eight from that list. I used to consider myself a gentleman and a scholar. Fuck.Those eight are: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Lawrence of Arabia, Planet of the Apes; MASH, Jaws; Unforgiven, The Big Lebowski; and Gettysburg.I bought There Will Be Blood but haven't watched it yet. It is on Netflix too, so that's no excuse. Glóin the Dark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I'm surprised how many of you mention Ran. That one is absolutely terrific Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 1920's????1930's: Dracula, Frankenstein1940's???1950's???1960's: Connery James Bond (especially You Only Live Twice)1970's:Jaws/ Star Wars/Alien1980's: Raiders/Empire Strikes Back/Poltergeist/ E.T./ Temple of Doom1990's:JP (by default since I can't think of anything else)2000's: Harry Potter SS and PoA, LotR to an extent2010's :Kick Ass, Hunger Games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 1970's: Star Wars1980's: E.T, Temple of Doom1990's: Schindler's List2000's: Minority Report, Lord of the Rings, Spider-Man 22010's: The Social Network, Tree of Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 1920's Dr. Caligari, Metropolis1930's M, A Night at the Opera, The Adventures of Robin Hood1940's The Sea Hawk, The Great Dictator, Fantasia, Tobacco Road, Citizen Kane, To Have and Have Not, Rope, Bicycle Thief, Bambi, Pinocchio1950's Forbidden Games, The Beast from 20000 Fathoms, Rear Window, La Strada, Twelve Angry Men, Sweet Smell of Success1960's La Dolce Vita, The Man who shot Liberty Valance, Lawrence of Arabia, The Sword in the Stone, Dr. Strangelove, A High Wind in Jamaica, Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, Uccellacci e Uccelini, The Jungle Book, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, 2001, Midnight Cowboy, Once Upon a Time in the West, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Great Silence1970's Five Easy Pieces, Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion, Valdez is Coming, Fiddler on the Roof, A Clockwork Orange, The Godfather, Giu la Testa, Deliverance, The Sting, The Long Goodbye, The Conversation, My Name is Nobody, Chinatown, The Godfather Part II, Juan Moreira, Jaws, Dog Day Afternoon, Taxi Driver, Dersu Uzala, Annie Hall, Close Encounters, Alien, Apocalypse Now, Life of Brian, Being There1980's The Shining, Airplane!, Raging Bull, Dragonslayer, Evil Dead, Poltergeist, The Secret of NIMH, Fitzcarraldo, Stalker, Scarface, Never Cry Wolf, Once Upon a Time in America, Amadeus, The Mission, An American Tail, Where is my Friend's House?, Full Metal Jacket, The Last Emperor, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, A Fish Called Wanda, Naked Gun, Dead Poet's Society, The Bear, All Dogs go to Heaven, Cinema Paradiso1990's Goodfellas, Dances with Wolves, Barton Fink, Cape Fear, Rhapsody in August, Scent of a Woman, Chaplin, Groundhog Day, Jurassic Park, Baraka, Carlito's Way, Schindler's List, In the Name of the Father, The Lion King, The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, Ed Wood, Felidae, Casino, Mr Holland's Opus, Branagh's Hamlet, Boogie Nights, As Good as it Gets, The Big Lebowski, The Truman Show, The Prince of Egypt, The Legend of 1900, Following, The Red Violin, Eyes Wide Shut, The Iron Giant, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, 2000's Gladiator, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Artificial Intelligence, Minority Report, Lost in La Mancha, About Schmidt, Gangs of New York, Catch me if you can, Big Fish, The Story of the Weeping Camel, Kill Bill II, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Terminal, Shaun of the Dead, Ray, The Incredibles, Pan's Labyrinth, Children of Men, Ratatouille, There Will be Blood, Gran Torino, Coraline, Inglorious Basterds, The White Ribbon2010's How to Train Your Dragon, The Black Swan, Rango, The Tree of Life, The Master, Wadjda, Life of Pi, Wreck-it Ralph, Gravity, The Wind Rises, Nebraska, The Best Offer Ricard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Ah, a fellow Leone lover. Muad'Dib 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I picked five from each decade; I forbade myself from choosing more than one from any given director.1920s: Metropolis, Sunrise, The Battleship Potemkin, The General and Underground1930s: Oh, Mr Porter!, The Informer, The 39 Steps, Duck Soup and Boudu, Saved from Drowning1940s: Citizen Kane, A Matter of Life and Death, Kind Hearts and Coronets, The Ox-Bow Incident and Double Indemnity1950s: The Wages of Fear, Night of the Hunter, On the Waterfront, The Seventh Seal and 12 Angry Men1960s: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Lawrence of Arabia, Planet of the Apes, Z and Last Year at Marienbad1970s: Taxi Driver, MASH, The Wicker Man, Jaws and Picnic at Hanging Rock1980S: Amadeus, Ran, Heaven's Gate, Midnight Run and This Is Spinal Tap1990s: Unforgiven, The Remains of the Day, Deconstructing Harry, The Big Lebowski and Gettysburg2000s: There Will Be Blood, Mulholland Drive, Caché, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and A History of Violence2010s: Black Swan, Four Lions, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Inception and Django UnchainedThis is the list of a gentleman and a scholar. pff, probably not his "real" list. there's not even a JW scored movie in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 JW has scored some great films, but none of which are the best of any decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 yeah, but I figure most of our lists wouldn't look like one of a snotty movie criticand on hindsight E.T., Jaws and Star Wars SHOULD have won best picture in their respective years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Snotty movie critic? No JW scored films? Classic KM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,223 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 On 10/24/2014 at 3:46 AM, king mark said: ...probably not his "real" list. My real list is 1990s: Spice World: The Movie 2000s: The Hottie & the Nottie 2010s: Transformers: Transformation of the Transformers 1980s back: can't remember but I'm hardly going to admit that to anyone. Quote there's not even a JW scored movie in there Nonsense! (Or conspiracy theory!) Marian Schedenig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,842 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Ok, you said favourites, so this list includes some favourites from my childhood which remained till today.I had started individual threads about 10 favourites from each decade in a Greek forum, so I will repeat those (updated a bit). (i hadn't started one for 2000s or 2010s, so I will think of it now).Didn't include animation, because i love way too many!Favourite decades: 80s, 90s, 50sIn red my favourite film from that decade. From 1990s and on, I couldn't pick a single one.Also a trivia: 14 JW scored films in my list! 1920s:I've seen only The Gold Rush so far. (planning to see more Chaplin and Metropolis for starters)1930s:-The Adventures of Robin Hood-Bringing Up Baby-Gone with the wind-The Hound of the Baskervilles-King kong-The Lady Vanishes-The Wizard of Oz-Jamaica Inn-Captain Blood-Top Hat1940s:-Casablanca-The Uninvited-Μeet me in St. Louis-Penny Serenade-The Bishop's Wife-Notorious-The Pirate-Rebecca-The Sea Hawk-Christmas in Connecticut1950s:-The Ten Commandments-Sissi trilogy-Raintree County-Ben Hur-Giant-North by Northwest-A Streetcar Named Desire-Vertigo-Rear Window-Giant1960s:-The Sound of Music-Planet of the Apes-Cleopatra-Doctor Zhivago-Dr. No (James Bond)-Funny Girl-Jason and the Argonauts-2001-Psycho-The Bible1970s:-Star Wars-Jaws-Alien-Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind-Superman-Death on the Nile-King Kong-French Connection-Rocky-The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (Waltons TV Pilot)1980s:-Ε.Τ-Indiana Jones and the temple of doom-Empire Strikes Back-Amadeus-Batman-Aliens-Labyrinth-Predator-Spacecamp-Legend1990s:-Jurassic Park-Terminator 2-Batman Returns-The Thin Red line-Home Alone-Titanic-Braveheart-Bram Stoker's Dracula-Hook-Schindler's List2000s:-Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone-A.I.-The Passion of Christ-Moulin Rouge-The Others-La Mome-The Lord of the Rings trilogy-Gladiator-The Fountain-Avatar (well I included it mostly because it's Cameron)2010s:-The Tree of Life-Black Swan Stempel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,223 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 On 10/23/2014 at 7:34 PM, TheGreyPilgrim said: 1990s: This one is fairly impossible. Yeah, I found the 90s toughest as well. Not sure why. I can easily come up with as many films I love from the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s; it's the business of choosing from amongst the contenders that was most difficult for the 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,211 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 1920s: Ben-Hur 1930s: Captain Blood 1940s: Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon 1950s: Scaramouche, North by Northwest, Some Like it Hot 1960s: Breakfast at Tiffany's, Planet of the Apes, The Sword in the Stone 1970s: Walt Disney's Robin Hood, The Great Train Robbery 1980s: Back to the Future, Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan 1990s: The Girl on the Bridge, Much Ado About Nothing (Branagh), Carlito's Way, The Legend of 1900, Heavenly Creatures, Contact, Fight Club, Sneakers, Pride and Prejudice 2000s: Femme Fatale, Moulin Rouge, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Lord of the Rings, Inglourious Basterds, Chicken Run, Children of Man, Stardust, Cloverfield, Love Actually 2010s: The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Black Swan, Frozen That leaves out a lot of near favourites. The reason that the 90s and 00s are so populated is partly that I just can't pick one (or a few) above the others, which seems easier in earlier decades. The 10s were also surprisingly hard - and I probably simply forgot about some I've seen. I'm pretty sure my list has bad holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeltington 1,441 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 2000s: There Will Be Blood, Mulholland Drive, Caché, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and A History of ViolenceI forgot about The Master!1970s: Walt Disney's Robin Hood, The Great Train RobberyLove the Disney version of Robin Hood Glóin the Dark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Ok, you said favourites, so this list includes some favourites from my childhood which remained till today.I had started individual threads about 10 favourites from each decade in a Greek forum, so I will repeat those (updated a bit). (i hadn't started one for 2000s or 2010s, so I will think of it now).Didn't include animation, because i love way too many!Favourite decades: 80s, 90s, 50sIn red my favourite film from that decade. From 1990s and on, I couldn't pick a single one.Also a trivia: 14 JW scored films in my list! 1920s:I've seen only The Gold Rush so far. (planning to see more Chaplin and Metropolis for starters)1930s:-The Adventures of Robin Hood-Bringing Up Baby-Gone with the wind-The Hound of the Baskervilles-King kong-The Lady Vanishes-The Wizard of Oz-Jamaica Inn-Captain Blood-Top Hat1940s:-Casablanca-The Uninvited-Μeet me in St. Louis-Penny Serenade-The Bishop's Wife-Notorious-The Pirate-Rebecca-The Sea Hawk-Christmas in Connecticut1950s:-The Ten Commandments-Sissi trilogy-Raintree County-Ben Hur-Giant-North by Northwest-A Streetcar Named Desire-Vertigo-Rear Window-The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad1960s:-The Sound of Music-Planet of the Apes-Cleopatra-Doctor Zhivago-Dr. No (James Bond)-Funny Girl-Jason and the Argonauts-2001-Psycho-The Bible1970s:-Star Wars-Jaws-Alien-Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind-Superman-Death on the Nile-King Kong-French Connection-Rocky-The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (Waltons TV Pilot)1980s:-Ε.Τ-Indiana Jones and the temple of doom-Empire Strikes Back-Amadeus-Batman-Aliens-Labyrinth-Predator-Spacecamp-Legend1990s:-Jurassic Park-Terminator 2-Batman Returns-The Thin Red line-Home Alone-Titanic-Braveheart-Bram Stoker's Dracula-Hook-Schindler's List2000s:-Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone-A.I.-The Passion of Christ-Moulin Rouge-The Others-La Mome-The Lord of the Rings trilogy-Gladiator-The Fountain-Avatar (well I included it mostly because it's Cameron)2010s:-The Tree of Life-Black SwanYou've only seen one film from the 1920s? I'm not sure I can take your opinion seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,223 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Speaking of films from the 20s, has anyone seen Abel Gance's Napoleon? It's been on my to-see list for two decades, but has proved elusive... On 10/24/2014 at 1:43 PM, Smeltington said: I forgot about The Master! Possibly my favourite film of the current decade, but I was working on a one-film-per-director basis to simplify the decisions. My Paul Thomas Anderson vote had to go to There Will Be Blood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,842 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 You've only seen one film from the 1920s? I'm not sure I can take your opinion seriously.Ok, that's only one decade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,293 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Speaking of films from the 20s, has anyone seen Abel Gance's Napoleon? It's been on my to-see list for two decades, but has proved elusive...I've seen the Francis Coppola VHS (with a great Carmine Coppola score) and yeah, it's pretty great even in that format. Would love to see it in a theatrical release someday. Part One detailing Napoleon's childhood and the onset of the Revolution had most of my favorite sections, actually. Especially the snowball and pillow fights at the boarding school, as well as the justifiably legendary sequence of Napoleon at sea intercut with a brawl between the Girondists and Montagnards at the National Assembly.JW has scored some great films, but none of which are the best of any decade.You can mount a serious argument for Schindler's List as the film of the 1990s. JFK and Saving Private Ryan to a lesser extent. And really, there may be noticeably "worthier" films in the 70s/80s, but you can easily do the same for Star Wars and Spielberg's big four (that is Jaws, Close Encounters, Raiders, and ET.) I don't see how those films would be at all out of place in a credible top five of those decades. They are as singular in American cinema as anything by Coppola or Scorsese, in form if not in content.(disclaimer for Gloin: he liked my post before my response to Koray...I have no idea if he agrees with that part or not ) Glóin the Dark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,223 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Haha! To clarify: Schindler's List, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Close Encounters of the Third Kind are all films I considered for my own list. E.T. is probably a worthy contender, but I haven't seen it in over twenty years and don't have any strong feelings about it. My interest in the Star Wars films is close to zero... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni 306 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 You've only seen one film from the 1920s? I'm not sure I can take your opinion seriously.Especially since it wasn't scored by John Williams. . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Huppertz was just a wannabe Williams anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni 306 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I think he admitted as much shortly before his death. Dixon Hill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBard 71 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 1920s - Metropolis1930s - The Wizard of Oz1940s - It's a Wonderful Life1950s - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea1960s - The Time Machine1970s - Star Wars1980s - Back to the Future1990s - Jurassic Park2000s - The Dark Knight2010s - (Haven't Decided Yet) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,245 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Hardest thing ever. But here you go:1920s - The Unknown (Tod Browning, 1927)1930s - Freaks (Tod Browning, 1932)1940s - Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944)1950s - All About Eve (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1950)1960s - À Bout de Souffle (Jean-Luc Godard, 1960)1970s - Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Steven Spielberg, 1977)1980s - Brazil (Terry Gilliam, 1985)1990s - Le Huitième Jour (Jaco Van Dormael, 1996)2000s - Enter the Void (Gaspar Noé, 2009)2010s - The Wolf of Wall Street (Martin Scorsese, 2013)PS: Very nice list, Glóin in the Dark! Glóin the Dark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 1930s - Freaks (Tod Browning, 1932) One of us, one of us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,211 Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Haha! To clarify: Schindler's List, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Close Encounters of the Third Kind are all films I considered for my own list. E.T. is probably a worthy contender, but I haven't seen it in over twenty years and don't have any strong feelings about it. My interest in the Star Wars films is close to zero... I did consider CE3K as well, and Star Wars and ESB would probably also qualify for my list if I wasn't so frustrated with the SEs. Comparing different decades from my list, I don't quite understand why some decades list stuff that I consider on the same level as other stuff that I omitted from another decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 1910s - INTOLERANCE1920s - THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC1930s - THE TESTAMENT OF DR. MABUSE1940s - THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS1950s - RASHOMON1960s - CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT1970s - NASHVILLE1980s - THE COLOR PURPLE1990s - SHORT CUTS2000s - A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE2010s - BYZANTIUM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Good idea! I have to think about it too.Ok I thought about it.1920s: Metropolis1930s: Toss up between Snow White and a couple Marx bros. installments.1940s: Gah, good decade. Key Largo, Gaslight, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, It's A Wonderful Life... but I think Fantasia has to be the winner.1950s: Another big one. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, Forbidden Planet, Stalag 17, The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur, Seven Samurai, Sunset Boulevard, North By Northwest, Paths of Glory... The Seventh Seal wins.1960s: Too many to list this time, but the winner is crystal clear. 2001: a space odyssey, which of course is my favorite of all time. The greatest comedy of all time was also released this year, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.1970s: Very hard to whittle this one down. Manhattan or Barry Lyndon.1980s: Good decade for comedies and adventures, but none of those stand out. RAN wins.1990s: This one is fairly impossible. Probably either The Shawshank Redemption or The Thin Red Line.2000s: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring despite stiff competition, particularly from this Nolan guy.2010s: It's been a good one so far, but I feel more than comfortable forecasting: Interstellar.All of these triggered a massive flood of titles that I adore, except the 80s. Interesting....This list is not in keeping with my recent forum behavior. Revision:1890s: Interstellar1900s: Interstellar1910s: Interstellar1920s: Interstellar1930s: Interstellar1940s: Interstellar1950s: Interstellar1960s: Interstellar1970s: Interstellar1980s: Ferris Bueller's Day Off1990s: Interstellar2000s: Interstellar2010s: Interstellar2020s: Interstellar 2: Interstellar Into Darkness2030s: Interstellar 3: Age Of Interstellar2040s: Interstellar 3.5: Dawn Of The Planet Of Interstellar2050s: Interstellar 4: Battle Of The Five Interstellars Glóin the Dark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 20's....The Phantom of the Opera.30's....The Invisible Man and Bride of Frankenstein. 40's....Rebecca50's....The Thing from Another World, War of the Worlds.60's....Psycho70's....Jaws and Superman80's....E.T. and Aliens90's....Silence of the Lambs, Beauty and the Beast, and Titanic. 00's and 10's still in flux, maybe Signs and Hugo.Some of these lists do seem disingenuous as if they are designed to impress rather than enjoy as your favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 A single film per decade is probably an impossible choice for me to make. My idea, like someone else earlier, was to do 10 films per decade without repeating directors more than once per decade. So far I've gone through the 20s, 30s, 00s, and 10s. Don't even want to think about the 90s right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 I said to feel free to alter the parameters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 I misread the title, thought it was for best films. 1920s - THE CABINET OF DR. CALGARI 1930s - METROPOLIS 1940s - THE THIRD MAN 1950s - TOUCH OF EVIL 196Os - THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD 1970s - CARRIE 1980s - DRESSED TO KILL 1990s - HAPPINESS 2000s - TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE 2010s - MAN OF STEEL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,245 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Your second list is even better than the first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 I am planning to watch Carrie today. Though it didn't make my list it's still among my favorites. I can quote so much of it. It could not be made today, no filmmaker would dare. and if someone says they just remade it thank you for proving my point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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