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I'd skip Pather Panchali, but yeah.

― Eric H., Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:14 (thirteen years ago)

Histoire(s) surprising

― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:14 (thirteen years ago)

where?

― Pangborn to be Wilde (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:15 (thirteen years ago)

ok, see it. have reserved at library.

― Pangborn to be Wilde (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:15 (thirteen years ago)

I missed Godfather II...81 votes combined, so it would have stayed in the Top 10, but by the looks of it closer to the bottom.

― clemenza, Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:16 (thirteen years ago)

A little sad to see Barry Lyndon slip after a strong '02 showing.

― Eric H., Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:18 (thirteen years ago)

xpost lol keep dreaming

― Eric H., Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:18 (thirteen years ago)

I'm not looking to argue that yet again, Eric--it was just a numerical observation.

― clemenza, Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:19 (thirteen years ago)

Gertrud -- feh

― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:22 (thirteen years ago)

over Day of Wrath?

― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:22 (thirteen years ago)

I tell you what wild conjecture I would be willing to entertain, tho: the possibility that some voters switched FFC allegiance over to Apocalypse Now rather than try to guess which Godfather movie they should throw their support behind. (I'm sure there are a couple ballots in there with both Godfathers, tho.)

― Eric H., Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:23 (thirteen years ago)

Day of Wrath is way fustier than Gertrud.

― Eric H., Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:23 (thirteen years ago)

yes but people are burned alive

― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:24 (thirteen years ago)

Our difference of opinion here, tho, is the difference in our sex lives described in a nutshell.

― Eric H., Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:24 (thirteen years ago)

as opposed to bored to death

― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:24 (thirteen years ago)

One person is burned alive, iirc. And then the rest of the film involves hotsy-totsy working on a loom and making sexy cat eyes at the prude man.

― Eric H., Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:25 (thirteen years ago)

Biggest fall = Touch of Evil? It was 15th last time.

― Trewster Dare (jaymc), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:26 (thirteen years ago)

Every time I think some big names are completely missing from the Top 50, I look closer and catch them--who's the most prominent director not there? (Didn't Rio Bravo do pretty well in this at one point?)

― clemenza, Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:26 (thirteen years ago)

Hawks.

http://janetnewenham.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/beer.jpg

― Eric H., Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:27 (thirteen years ago)

And then the rest of the film involves hotsy-totsy working on a loom and making sexy cat eyes at the prude man

I think you're confusing the film with the gay thread

― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:27 (thirteen years ago)

(Oh, I see you already figured that one sorta.)

― Eric H., Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:27 (thirteen years ago)

LOL, the gay thread is the MOST Gertrud.

― Eric H., Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:28 (thirteen years ago)

Chaplin only just BARELY made the top 50.

― Eric H., Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:29 (thirteen years ago)

Late Spring and Au hasard Balthazar helped by Criterion releases.

― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:29 (thirteen years ago)

the possibility that some voters switched FFC allegiance over to Apocalypse Now rather than try to guess which Godfather movie they should throw their support behind

film critics now suck as much as US politics.

― Pangborn to be Wilde (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:30 (thirteen years ago)

when you've made as many GREAT films in DIFFERENT genres as Hawks has, critics are at a loss.

― Pangborn to be Wilde (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:31 (thirteen years ago)

Isn't that a big jump for Psycho? I don't remember it ever getting especially strong support.

― clemenza, Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:33 (thirteen years ago)

I think that was roughly where it landed in '02.

― Eric H., Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:34 (thirteen years ago)

when you've made as many ~~GREAT~~ INDISTINGUISHABLE films in ~~DIFFERENT genres~~ NOT HORROR as Hawks has, critics are at a loss.

― Eric H., Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:35 (thirteen years ago)

Glenn Kenny's posted his ballot: http://somecamerunning.typepad.com/some_came_running/2012/08/my-sight-sound-50-greatest-films-of-all-time-ballot.html

― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:35 (thirteen years ago)

eric, i'm on the verge of offering you a lifetime stipend never to mention hawks or screwball again

― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:39 (thirteen years ago)

Eric, what is your #1 western? Serious question! You know what my favorite horrors are.

― Pangborn to be Wilde (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:40 (thirteen years ago)

The Searchers -- this one must go away

― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:41 (thirteen years ago)

Altman's not in the Top 50. Disappointed that Nashville couldn't generate 29 votes.

― clemenza, Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:41 (thirteen years ago)

David Edelstein has never been invited to participate? How weird.

http://www.vulture.com/2012/08/david-edelstein-on-the-sight-sound-poll.html

― pun lovin criminal (polyphonic), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:41 (thirteen years ago)

That's bizarre. Naturally, I like his list a lot.

― clemenza, Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:44 (thirteen years ago)

McCabe & Mrs. Miller probably.

― Eric H., Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:46 (thirteen years ago)

Oh, and a lot of Ford's stuff from the '40s.

― Eric H., Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:46 (thirteen years ago)

yeah, I don't think The Searchers is the best western any more than Singin' in the Rain is the best musical.

Would replace respectively with The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and Meet Me in St Louis.

― Pangborn to be Wilde (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:47 (thirteen years ago)

Ambersons is all the way down at #81, as per introduction on the top 50 page. Not sure if that's above or below Touch of Evil, but maybe Kane backlash also turned into an overall Welles backlash?

― Eric H., Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:48 (thirteen years ago)

My Darling Clementine & Xanadu

― Eric H., Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:48 (thirteen years ago)

those are both pretty good showings for mangled movies.

― Pangborn to be Wilde (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:50 (thirteen years ago)

I'm guessing that Touch of Evil greatly benefited in 2002 from the 1998 restored edition.

― Trewster Dare (jaymc), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:52 (thirteen years ago)

Can you explain what you actually find all that interesting about Lady from Shanghai?

― Eric H., Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:52 (thirteen years ago)

mirrors iirc

― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:53 (thirteen years ago)

Hilarious brogues. More movies should have them.

― Marco YOLO (Phil D.), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:53 (thirteen years ago)

Seconding mirrors.

― clemenza, Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:54 (thirteen years ago)

Can't wait for him to watch more Argento, then.

― Eric H., Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:54 (thirteen years ago)

I find tLfS hilariously baroque, his most fun showoffy movie, even more than Kane. also "a bright guilty world"

― Pangborn to be Wilde (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:55 (thirteen years ago)

and Gus Schilling

― Pangborn to be Wilde (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 18:55 (thirteen years ago)

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