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Re: BEA's Best Films of The 60's [List]

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 19:52:28 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/21/2016 23:52

Finally watching The Leopard. Gorgeously shot, though I'll admit I'm having a slightly difficult time keeping track of all the characters.

Edit: This film has renewed my old love for Claudia Cardinale. Poor Concetta, but seriously, Claudia Cardinale.

<3 <3 <3 <3

Re: BEA's Best Films of The 60's [List]

mickilennial — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 19:41:29 GMT

Author: mickilennial

Posted: 04/13/2016 23:41

Applerill wrote:

There's a good bit of other stuff I love from then, but this will still be an uphill battle for me. John Lennon once said regarding music history that "Before Elvis, there was nothing", and even though we all know that's bullshit, replacing "Elvis" with "Breathless"

Yeah, it is; and yes, it shouldn't ever be said because it is dismissive nonsense that is especially ignorant senselessness.

Re: BEA's Best Films of The 60's [List]

badseed — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 21:29:29 GMT

Author: badseed

Posted: 04/13/2016 01:29

nutso42 wrote:

I'm not saying lower the limit, I'm saying abolish it. To restrict shorts at this point would be to ignore their impact on cinema in the early years. Shorts are every bit as vital as the features from the 30s and ealier.

A Trip to the Moon, Arrival of a Train, Dreams of a Rarebit Fiend, freakin' Un Chien Andalou... If shorts aren't allowed then there's no way I could participate.

Can't say I wouldn't participate but aside from that I agree. Point made.

Re: BEA's Best Films of The 60's [List]

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 20:42:17 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/13/2016 00:42

badseed wrote:

I was kinda thinking the same, for stuff like A Trip to the Moon, The Great Train Robbery, etc. But can we really justify lowering the limit again? Or should we just eventually do a list for shorts?

Re: BEA's Best Films of The 60's [List]

badseed — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 20:05:49 GMT

Author: badseed

Posted: 04/13/2016 00:05

nutso42 wrote:

Whem it gets to 30s and older, I really don't think it'd be fair to impose a rule restricting shorts. You'd be wiping out some of the most important and influential films in history.

I was kinda thinking the same, for stuff like A Trip to the Moon, The Great Train Robbery, etc. But can we really justify lowering the limit again? Or should we just eventually do a list for shorts?

Re: BEA's Best Films of The 60's [List]

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 15:34:03 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/12/2016 19:34

Hayden wrote:

Also, for all the new lists, the 25< minute rule will apply, not the 40<.

Whem it gets to 30s and older, I really don't think it'd be fair to impose a rule restricting shorts. You'd be wiping out some of the most important and influential films in history.

Re: BEA's Best Films of The 60's [List]

badseed — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 15:24:25 GMT

Author: badseed

Posted: 04/12/2016 19:24

Hayden wrote:

badseed wrote:

Hayden wrote:

badseed wrote:

But yeah, breaks in between decades charts would be fine, let's just try to go down to the 30s, then maybe do pre-1930 as a whole (unless a lot of us can claim to have seen enough films from the 1910s to separate it from the 20s - I know I haven't)

Yeah... I actually thought about doing pre-40's as a whole in order to have a quality top 100. You might be right about having the 30's as a separate decade though.

The 30s most definitely deserves its own top 100. You've got plenty of Capra, Cukor, Stevens, Hawks, Ford, Wyler, Renoir, Lang, von Sternberg, some Ozu, Bunuel, Lubitsch, Dreyer, the comedies of the Marx Brothers Chaplin, Laurel & Hardy, the musicals of Astaire and Rogers, the WB gangster classics, the Universal horror classics, the rise of Bogart, Grant, Stewart, Tracy, Cooper, Hepburn, Davis, Garbo, etc. That's just off the top of my head.

Everything pre-30s could be considered "the silent era" (although there were a few talkies during the last few years I personally haven't seen any that would make my top 100). And we could still get a decent list there too. Chaplin, Keaton, Lloyd, von Stroheim, Griffith, Vidor, Lang, Murnau, Dreyer, de Mille, the Lon Chaney horror films, Valentino and Fairbanks, Clara Bow and Mary Pickford...

Also, for all the new lists, the 25< minute rule will apply, not the 40<.

Un Chien Andelou for the win! Maybe not but probably in my top 10 of the 20s. That Bunuel guy, what a weirdo.

Re: BEA's Best Films of The 60's [List]

Hayden — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 09:53:07 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 04/12/2016 13:53

badseed wrote:

Hayden wrote:

badseed wrote:

Yeah... I actually thought about doing pre-40's as a whole in order to have a quality top 100. You might be right about having the 30's as a separate decade though.

Also, for all the new lists, the 25< minute rule will apply, not the 40<.

Re: BEA's Best Films of The 60's [List]

badseed — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 06:13:29 GMT

Author: badseed

Posted: 04/12/2016 10:13

Hayden wrote:

badseed wrote:

Yeah... I actually thought about doing pre-40's as a whole in order to have a quality top 100. You might be right about having the 30's as a separate decade though.

Re: BEA's Best Films of The 60's [List]

CA Dreamin — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 17:46:32 GMT

Author: CA Dreamin

Posted: 04/11/2016 21:46

Mercury wrote:

The Apartment in the top 10 and Charulata making the list were my favorite parts. Also, yeah, I wish Persona had beat out 2001, but that's the way it crumbles - cookie-wise.

Nice touch, Merc.

badseed wrote:

Fantastic. Everything here is great. Like I said before, there's so much quality from all across the board. I can't even think of any major omissions off the top of my head aside from about a few Robert Wise movies, two of which were named runners up.

I agree this list is terrific, a reminder of how far behind I am on '60s cinema (I much prefer the '40s and '50s). There are several iconic '60s films I haven't seen, but there is one I have seen that I am astonished did not make the Top 100. I am talking about The Manchurian Candidate. How did it not make it? Had too few survey-takers seen it, or were they drunk and forgot? The Manchurian Candidate is Cold War espionage thriller at its best. On top of suspense, it's thought-provoking, ambiguous, much deeper than your average thriller. And the nightmare scene in the beginning is one of the most creatively brilliant scenes ever filmed. Other than that, the only other major omission that I could see was Knife in the Water, but that's more understandable.

Overall, great list, perhaps the best one yet. Though I'm looking forward to the '50s one. Billy Wilder, Alfred Hitchcock, and Otto Preminger in their prime. Film-noir was strong in the early part of the decade. Plus early films from Kubrick and Lumet that are among the decade's best. The '50s list should be awesome.

I agree with Mercury to keep going with decade polls. '50s, '40s, '30s, and then let's say Silent Era. I agree with badseed that separate '20s and '10s lists doesn't make sense.

Re: BEA's Best Films of The 60's [List]

Hayden — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 17:03:21 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 04/11/2016 21:03

badseed wrote:

Yeah... I actually thought about doing pre-40's as a whole in order to have a quality top 100. You might be right about having the 30's as a separate decade though.

Re: BEA's Best Films of The 60's [List]

badseed — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 16:28:29 GMT

Author: badseed

Posted: 04/11/2016 20:28

Looking forward to everything to come. A directors list would be sick. I tried to make one of those just for fun a couple weeks back. It was ridiculous. It'd be very interesting to see what we come up with.

But yeah, breaks in between decades charts would be fine, let's just try to go down to the 30s, then maybe do pre-1930 as a whole (unless a lot of us can claim to have seen enough films from the 1910s to separate it from the 20s - I know I haven't)

Re: BEA's Best Films of The 60's [List]

Hayden — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 16:15:29 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 04/11/2016 20:15

Applerill wrote:

I would love to see a Best Asian Movies poll

Actually, that'd be pretty cool. Assuming that includes the middle east as well of course, not just the far east. I think it'd be really difficult to compile a personal list for that... bit of a challenge.

Re: BEA's Best Films of The 60's [List]

Hayden — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 16:10:54 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 04/11/2016 20:10

Quote:

...but seriously I'm a geek for these decade lists. Not getting AT ALL tired of it. As a matter of fact I'm getting more into these decade lists as we go earlier and earlier.

Glad to hear 😄 I actually found the 60's list far more exciting than the 70's or 80's, so I guess I agree. The 50's will certainly come eventually 😁 I just gotta fit in in with my schedule. Plus, Nutso PMed me a decent idea for when a few more decades are listed. Don't get me wrong, I want to do the 50's and I'm looking forward to it, but some variety always helps.

On the future block, in order: 2015 list, 50's list, directors, 40's. No dates set for the last three. I'm hoping to do the 50's list before late May though... so I might post the thread shortly after the 2015 list.

Re: BEA's Best Films of The 60's [List]

Mercury — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 16:07:36 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 04/11/2016 20:07

Hayden wrote:

but I agree on taking a break from the decade lists before heading towards the 50's. I'll think of it once exams are over...

🙁

But I'm totally own with best director lists. If that sparks discussion on the essential or most recommended films for a lot of directors, that would be excellent. And a great source for ever more recs.

...but seriously I'm a geek for these decade lists. Not getting AT ALL tired of it. As a matter of fact I'm getting more into these decade lists as we go earlier and earlier.

Re: BEA's Best Films of The 60's [List]

Hayden — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 15:31:41 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 04/11/2016 19:31

CryingGameDahlin wrote:

I would almost suggest maybe doing something else besides another decades list,

Well, I'll be posting the 2015 list next weekend 😁

I thought about doing best directors... but I agree on taking a break from the decade lists before heading towards the 50's. I'll think of it once exams are over...

Re: BEA's Best Films of The 60's [List]

Applerill — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 15:02:00 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 04/11/2016 19:02

I would love to see a Best Asian Movies poll as long as it wasn't overloaded with Kurosawa and Miyazaki. From Bollywood to Iranian cinema kung-fu to the crazy stuff of South Korea and Thailand, there is so much we can include in that sort of tournament to expand our anglocentric perspectives.

Re: BEA's Best Films of The 60's [List]

cestuneblague — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 14:44:01 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 04/11/2016 18:44

Yeah very good list, surprised by the likes of Cremator and Funeral Parade of Roses doing so well, but happily so (obv less excited about the Godard wankfest, but eh can't agree on everything). I would almost suggest maybe doing something else besides another decades list, mailny just to try something different though perhaps that's just for personal reasons as Im finding less time to really catch up on movie-watching recently, but if that is indeed the next poll will try to put together a decent list.df

Also I was thinking about doing a non-movie-list but still film-related poll, just making sure it doesn't distract from the next upcoming list.

Re: BEA's Best Films of The 60's [List]

badseed — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 13:53:11 GMT

Author: badseed

Posted: 04/11/2016 17:53

Just read through again. Such a good list. Yes Mercury feel free to post the next 50 in list form, that would be cool. Hell, post all 480 if you just get bored or something.

Also I'd like to point out that my predictions were relatively close. I called 2001 on day one, although it was an easy guess (then again so was The Godfather - lol)

The 50s are gonna be great too. Any early guesses for #1? I'm thinking either Seven Samurai or Vertigo, but considering our taste those films might wind up third best for their respective director (but probably not).

I'm not 100% sure yet but there's a good chance Ingmar Bergman takes my top spot twice in a row.

Re: BEA's Best Films of The 60's [List]

badseed — Sun, 10 Apr 2016 22:21:31 GMT

Author: badseed

Posted: 04/11/2016 02:21

Fantastic.

The big shocker is Blow-Up in the top 10. Wasn't expecting that at all. And I really enjoy it, despite the fact that it was low on my list. I need to watch that one again; it's been at least 10 years.

There were still a couple movies near the bottom that I'm not familiar with.

But everything here is great. Like I said before, there's so much quality from all across the board. I can't even think of any major omissions off the top of my head aside from about a few Robert Wise movies, two of which were named runners up.