― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Friday, 29 July 2005 00:24 (eighteen years ago) link
― t0dd swiss (immobilisme), Friday, 29 July 2005 00:28 (eighteen years ago) link
― Truckdrivin' Buddha (Rock Hardy), Friday, 29 July 2005 02:59 (eighteen years ago) link
Sure, but no more so than any other such endeavor. The Sight and Sound poll only allows 10 picks, across the entirety of cinema history. Of course it's a ridiculous exercise. But it's fun. People like making lists and arguing about them. And you like arguing about them too, Dr.M., or you wouldn't always show up on these threads. I respect your taste and your thoughts on film, but your principled disdain is a little comical.
― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Friday, 29 July 2005 03:09 (eighteen years ago) link
― Truckdrivin' Buddha (Rock Hardy), Friday, 29 July 2005 03:13 (eighteen years ago) link
― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Friday, 29 July 2005 03:39 (eighteen years ago) link
― Truckdrivin' Buddha (Rock Hardy), Friday, 29 July 2005 03:50 (eighteen years ago) link
Or maybe Lucas would make more sense there
― richardk (Richard K), Friday, 29 July 2005 10:03 (eighteen years ago) link
I dare you to find a principle in my disdain!
Sure I like throwing out lists of great movies, but since no two of my own from week to week would match, locking them into a ballot is just too labor-intensive to me.
Alec Guinness on Star Wars in new bio: "fairy-tale rubbish"
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 29 July 2005 12:43 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Saturday, 30 July 2005 19:02 (eighteen years ago) link
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate FactoryAnnie HallNetworkLove and DeathPapillonTaxi DriverThe Concert for BangladeshUp in SmokeManhattanWoodstockThe Godfather: Part IIMaster of the Flying Guillotine v. One Armed BoxerAguirre, Wrath of GodMcCabe & Mrs. MillerMonty Python and the Holy GrailYoung FrankensteinGet CarterOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestThe Texas Chain Saw MassacreInvincible Armour
― tremendoid (tremendoid), Saturday, 30 July 2005 20:59 (eighteen years ago) link
― tremendoid (tremendoid), Saturday, 30 July 2005 21:13 (eighteen years ago) link
ManhattanThe Last Picture ShowAnnie HallSolarisDon't Look NowThe GodfatherThe Godfather part IITaxi DriverHarold & MaudeStalkerThe Harder They ComeDeep EndCatch-22In the Realm of the SensesDay For NightPlay It Again SamThe Discreet Charm of the BourgeoisieMean StreetsWalkaboutThe Shout (not seen this mentioned - another oddity by Skolimowski, who made Deep End above)That Obscure Object of DesirePhantasmM*A*S*HYoung FrankensteinSleeperThe Man Who Fell to Earth
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Saturday, 30 July 2005 21:37 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Saturday, 30 July 2005 21:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Saturday, 30 July 2005 21:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Saturday, 30 July 2005 22:12 (eighteen years ago) link
19413 Women36th Chamber Of Shaolin7% solutionA Boy and His DogA Clockwork OrangeA Fistful of Dynamitea new leafa woman under the influenceAcross 110th StreetAguirre the Wrath of GodAirportali: fear eats the soulAlienAmarcordAmerican Graffitian unmarried womanAnimal HouseAnnie HallApocalypse NowAttack of the Killer TomatoesBad News BearsBadlandsBarry LyndonBed & Boardbeing thereBeyond the Valley of the DollsBlack ChristmasBlazing SaddlesBlue CollarBlume In LoveBreaking Awaybrewster mccloudBring Me the Head of Alfredo GarciaCabaretCalifornia SpiltCarriecatch-22Cheech and Chong's Up in SmokechinatownChloe in the AfternoonClaire's KneeClose Encounters of the Third KindCries and WhispersCross of IronDawn of the DeadDay for NightDays of Heavendeadhead miles (for you malick fans)Deathrace 2000Deep EndDeep RedDersu UzalaDirty HarryDog Day AfternoonDon't Look NowDon't Touch the White Woman!duelEnter the DragonEraserheadEven Dwarfs Started Smallf for fakeFantasy Mission Forcefemale troublefire saleFive Easy Piecesfreebie & the beanFreebie and the BeanGates of HeavenGet CarterGreaseHalloweenharlan countyHarold & Maudeharold and maudeharry and tontoheart of glassHearts & Mindshearts of the westHigh Plains DrifterIn the Realm of the SensesInvincible ArmourJawsJeanne DielmanJonah, Who Will Be 25 In The Year 2000Junior Bonnerkasper hauserKentucky Fried MovieKiller of Sheepkilling of a chinese bookieKluteLa Maman et La PutainLancelot Du LacLast House on the Leftlast of the red hot loverslast picture showLast Tango In ParisLennyLetter To JaneLife of BrianLittle Big Manlittle murdersLove and Deathlucifer risingLupin III: The Mystery of MamoM*A*S*HMad MaxMagnificent ButcherManhattanMarathon ManMaster Of The Flying GuillotineMaster of the Flying Guillotine v. One Armed BoxerMcCabe & Mrs MillerMcCabe & Mrs. MillerMean StreetsMikey & NickyMillhouseMonty Python and the Holy GrailMonty Python's Life of BrianNashvilleNational Lampoon's Animal HouseNetworkNew York, New YorkNight MovesNight of the LepusO Lucky Man!One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestOver the EdgePapillonPat Garrett and Billy the KidPattonPerformancePhantasmPhantom of the ParadisePicnic at Hanging RockPlay It Again SamPumping Ironquadropheniarafferty & the gold dust twinsReal LifeRichard Pryor: Live in ConcertRock 'n' Roll High SchoolSaint JackShaftSilent MovieSleeperSmall ChangeSmileSmokey & The BanditSmokey and the BanditSolarisSounderspirit of the beehiveStalkerSTAR WARSStraw DogsStroszekSusperiasweet movieSweet Sweetback's Badassssss SongTaxi DriverTexas Chainsaw MassacreThat Obscure Object of Desirethe act of seeing with one's own eyesThe Adventures of PicassoThe Ballad of Cable HogueThe BroodThe Chant Of Jimmy BlacksmithThe China SyndromeThe Concert for BangladeshThe ConformistThe ConversationThe Deer HunterThe Devil ProbablyThe Discreet Charm of the BourgeoisieThe ExorcistThe French ConnectionThe FuryThe GetawayThe Go-BetweenThe GodfatherThe Godfather Part IIThe Godfather: Part IIThe Grande BouffeThe Green RoomThe Harder They ComeThe Heartbreak KidThe Holy GrailThe Hospitalthe hot rockthe in-lawsThe Iron CrossThe JerkThe Last DetailThe Last Picture ShowThe Last WaltzThe Long GoodbyeThe Lord of the RingsThe Man Who Fell to EarthThe Man Who Would Be KingThe MirrorThe Mouth AgapeThe Muppet MovieThe OffenceThe OmenThe Outlaw Josey Walesthe out-of-townersThe Red CircleThe Rocky Horror Picture ShowThe SentinelThe Shout The Sorrow and the Pitythe spirit of the beehivethe stingThe Story of Adele H.The Sugarland Expressthe sunshine boysthe tenantThe Texas Chain Saw MassacreThe Three Musketeers The Twelve ChairsThe War At HomeThe WarriorsThe Wicker ManThe WizardsThe Woman With Red BootsTheatre of BloodThey Might Be Giantsthree days of the condorThunderbolt & LightfootTHX 1138tout va bienTwo English GirlsTwo-Lane BlacktopUlzana's RaidUp in Smokevalentin de las sierrasVanishing PointWalkaboutWattstaxweekendWhat's Up Doc?Who Is Harry Kellerman And Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?WillardWilly Wonka & the Chocolate FactoryWise BloodWoodstockWoodstock: 3 Days of Peace & MusicXalaYoung Frankenstein
― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Saturday, 30 July 2005 22:37 (eighteen years ago) link
― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Monday, 1 August 2005 04:52 (eighteen years ago) link
― Girolamo Savonarola, Monday, 1 August 2005 05:28 (eighteen years ago) link
Dritte Generation, Die (1979) ... aka The Third Generation Ehe der Maria Braun, Die (1979) ... aka The Marriage of Maria Braun (USA) In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden (1978) ... aka In a Year of 13 Moons Despair (1978) Deutschland im Herbst (1978) ... aka Germany in Autumn Bolwieser (1977) (TV) ... aka The Stationmaster's Wife Frauen in New York (1977) (TV) ... aka Women in New York Chinesisches Roulette (1976) ... aka Chinese Roulette (USA) Satansbraten (1976) ... aka Satan's Brew (USA) Ich will doch nur, daß ihr mich liebt (1976) (TV) ... aka I Only Want You to Love Me Angst vor der Angst (1975) (TV) ... aka Fear of Fear (USA) Mutter Küsters Fahrt zum Himmel (1975) ... aka Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (USA) ... aka Mother Kuster's Trip to Heaven (UK) Faustrecht der Freiheit (1975) ... aka Fox and His Friends (USA) ... aka Fist-Fight of Freedom (International: English title: incorrect title) ... aka Fist-Right of Freedom (International: English title) ... aka Fox (UK) Wie ein Vogel auf dem Draht (1975) (TV) ... aka Like a Bird on a Wire Effi Briest (1974) ... aka Effi Briest (USA) ... aka Fontane Effi Briest Martha (1974) (TV) Angst essen Seele auf (1974) ... aka Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (USA) ... aka Fear Eats the Soul Nora Helmer (1974) (TV) ... aka Nora Helmer (USA) Welt am Draht (1973) (TV) ... aka World on Wires ... aka World on a Wire Wildwechsel (1973) (TV) ... aka Jail Bait (USA) ... aka Wild Game (UK) Bremer Freiheit (1972) (TV) ... aka Bremen Coffee ... aka Bremen Freedom "Acht Stunden sind kein Tag" (1972) (mini) TV Series ... aka Eight Hours Are Not a Day Bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant, Die (1972) ... aka The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (USA) Händler der vier Jahreszeiten, Der (1972) ... aka The Merchant of Four Seasons Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte (1971) ... aka Beware of a Holy Whore (USA) Whity (1971) Pioniere in Ingolstadt (1971) (TV) ... aka Pioneers in Ingolstadt ... aka Recruits in Ingolstadt Rio das Mortes (1971) (TV) Niklashauser Fart, Die (1970) (TV) ... aka The Niklashausen Journey Amerikanische Soldat, Der (1970) ... aka The American Soldier (USA) Warum läuft Herr R. Amok? (1970) ... aka Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? Kaffeehaus, Das (1970) (TV) ... aka The Coffeehouse Götter der Pest (1970) ... aka Gods of the Plague (USA)
I've seen about 25 of those and the only one that sucks is "Satan's Brew" (farce was not his forte). I'd put 4 or 5 of them in a Seventies Top 20.
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 1 August 2005 13:39 (eighteen years ago) link
― fe zaffe (fezaffe), Monday, 1 August 2005 13:45 (eighteen years ago) link
Murmur of The HeartPrime Cut
― Marxism Goes Better With Coke (Charles McCain), Monday, 1 August 2005 17:02 (eighteen years ago) link
My shortlist:
The GodfatherStar WarsJawsThe War at HomeThe Bad News BearsThe Godfather Part IIApocalypse NowTaxi DriverMean StreetsThe Sorrow and the PityManhattanAnnie HallSaturday Night FeverBlazing SaddlesNational Lampoon's Animal HouseThe Harder They ComeBreaking AwayThe China SyndromeDog Day Afternoon
And then it's a toss-up (based mostly on my poor memory):
The WarriorsNorma RaeWalkaboutMcCabe and Mrs. MillerChinatownGreaseClose Encounters of the Third KindThe Discreet Charm of the BourgeoisieThe ConversationCarrieReal LifeOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
― Pete Scholtes, Tuesday, 2 August 2005 16:10 (eighteen years ago) link
― nickn (nickn), Tuesday, 2 August 2005 18:05 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Wednesday, 3 August 2005 01:13 (eighteen years ago) link
Ha ha, that was my favorite of his as well as being the source of my login name.
― walter kranz (walterkranz), Wednesday, 3 August 2005 01:21 (eighteen years ago) link
Still at 6 ballots
18 more days of voting left!!!!
― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Thursday, 4 August 2005 16:37 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Sunday, 7 August 2005 14:38 (eighteen years ago) link
― Truckdrivin' Buddha (Rock Hardy), Sunday, 7 August 2005 14:42 (eighteen years ago) link
― j blount (papa la bas), Sunday, 7 August 2005 15:40 (eighteen years ago) link
― Truckdrivin' Buddha (Rock Hardy), Sunday, 7 August 2005 15:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― Leeeeeeee (Leee), Sunday, 7 August 2005 17:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Sunday, 7 August 2005 18:12 (eighteen years ago) link
― t0dd swiss (immobilisme), Sunday, 7 August 2005 20:35 (eighteen years ago) link
― j(ake) blount (papa la bas), Sunday, 7 August 2005 21:01 (eighteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Sunday, 7 August 2005 21:02 (eighteen years ago) link
― t0dd swiss (immobilisme), Sunday, 7 August 2005 21:11 (eighteen years ago) link
― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Sunday, 7 August 2005 23:59 (eighteen years ago) link
― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Monday, 8 August 2005 00:02 (eighteen years ago) link
― emil.y (emil.y), Monday, 8 August 2005 10:42 (eighteen years ago) link
"They're breaking wind at 90!"
― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Monday, 8 August 2005 11:32 (eighteen years ago) link
― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Monday, 8 August 2005 11:34 (eighteen years ago) link
The voting period is half over, you have 2 weeks remaining to case your ballots.
I am still doing a drawing for a Amazon gift certificate for all ballots received.
Results are interesting so far.
― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Monday, 8 August 2005 14:52 (eighteen years ago) link
I'm still working on mine, I'd like to watch a few more films that I feel like I should see.
― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 14:44 (eighteen years ago) link
The ConformistAnnie HallThe Third GenerationEnd of the RoadDead Pigeon on Beethoven StreetLucifer RisingDawn of the DeadThe Harder They ComeTout Va BienThe Act of Seeing With One's Own EyesGanja and HessThriller: A Cruel PictureThe Killing of a Chinese BookieRazor 2: The SnareUnder the Flag of the Rising SunSisters11 x 14The Discreet Charm of the BourgeoisieFemale Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41It's Alive
― Anthony (Anthony F), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 11:44 (eighteen years ago) link
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 12:07 (eighteen years ago) link
Murmur of The HeartPrime CutCalifornia SpiltWho Is Harry Kellerman And Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?SmileJonah, Who Will Be 25 In The Year 2000Night MovesThe Heartbreak KidLittle Murders Blue CollarGATES OF HEAVENBring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
― Marxism Goes Better With Coke (Charles McCain), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 19:22 (eighteen years ago) link
I know my list is ultra-conventional, but I think most of these films are famous for good reason. I've counted the two Godfathers together, as Sight and Sound did in their last poll--there are arguments against doing so, but it makes sense to me. I'll get this e-mailed...
― Phil Dellio (j.j. hunsecker), Wednesday, 10 August 2005 19:37 (eighteen years ago) link