My list:
1. The Shop Around the Corner (Ernst Lubitsch)2. His Girl Friday (Howard Hawks)3. The Letter (William Wyler)4. Rebecca (Alfred Hitchcock)5. The Great Dictator (Charles Chaplin)6. The Grapes of Wrath (John Ford)7. Contraband (Michael Powell)8. The Bank Dick (Edward F. Cline)9. The Great McGinty (Preston Sturges)10. The Mortal Storm (Frank Borzage)
NOT FORGOTTEN: Remember the Night (Mitchell Leisen), Fantasia (Disney), Christmas in July (Preston Sturges), My Little Chickadee (Edward F. Cline), The Philadelphia Story (George Cukor).
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 1 May 2020 17:22 (three years ago) link
Remember the Night is a very good film that has the unfortunate disadvantage of being the second best Christmas movie of 1940 (though I still haven't seen Christmas in July).
I like both of those W.C. Fields pics, but I think he works somewhat better in shorter bursts: The Fatal Glass of Beer, from several years before these two, is prob one of the funniest films I've ever seen.
― A White, White Gay (cryptosicko), Friday, 1 May 2020 17:32 (three years ago) link
CiJ is not actually a Christmas movie, so you're okay there
― dip to dup (rob), Friday, 1 May 2020 17:39 (three years ago) link
I haven't seen the Borzage, Cukor, or Arzner. I might go with THIEF, which is a pure delight, since it sounds like SHOP has this in the bag (Alfred otm there)
― dip to dup (rob), Friday, 1 May 2020 17:40 (three years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Wednesday, 20 May 2020 00:01 (three years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Thursday, 21 May 2020 00:01 (three years ago) link
The Great Dictator is one of the great films of all time and should have gotten a vote or two
― Dan S, Thursday, 21 May 2020 02:28 (three years ago) link
forgot to vote in this but would've had a hard time choosing between friday, shop, and rebecca (not perfect but still a fav). great dictator is excellent too.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 21 May 2020 02:32 (three years ago) link
Not unless it was their ONE favorite, though!
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 21 May 2020 11:40 (three years ago) link
Time for the showdown: The Best Movies Of Years Celebrating An Anniversary Divisible By 10 (1920-2010)
― Juanita was robbed (Eric H.), Thursday, 25 June 2020 14:34 (three years ago) link
Shop around the corner is suckass schmaltz, arzner was robbed
― plax (ico), Thursday, 25 June 2020 15:50 (three years ago) link
well, we needed a crackpot opinion eventually!
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 25 June 2020 15:57 (three years ago) link
Eric needs a new hobby.
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 25 June 2020 16:00 (three years ago) link
Years ending in 5?
― tired of waiting for icu (Matt #2), Thursday, 25 June 2020 16:04 (three years ago) link
What a great idea!
― Juanita was robbed (Eric H.), Thursday, 25 June 2020 16:05 (three years ago) link