also Close-Up, my favorite film of 1990
― Dan S, Sunday, 28 June 2020 00:14 (three years ago) link
Close-up >>>>>>>>>>>> Goodfellas
― Juanita was robbed (Eric H.), Sunday, 28 June 2020 23:06 (three years ago) link
theyre both pretty
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 28 June 2020 23:14 (three years ago) link
one is in a popular genre, one is not; i wonder which was more popular on a messageboard that only gets cultish about music?
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 28 June 2020 23:20 (three years ago) link
there are so many films from these polls which I watched a long time ago and about which I formed instant and lasting impressions. it's interesting seeing some of them again recently
― Dan S, Monday, 29 June 2020 00:08 (three years ago) link
think I voted for Raging Bull, but my recollection is that The Shining was one of the most memorable films from 1980. The Elephant Man was another
― Dan S, Monday, 29 June 2020 01:53 (three years ago) link
I’ve only seen half of these but Caligari ftw. Runners-up: Antonioni, Buñuel.
― pomenitul, Monday, 29 June 2020 02:00 (three years ago) link
from the 1970 list - Performance was unhinged but fascinating, I watched it recently and want to see it again. I haven't seen The Conformist or Five Easy Pieces in decades. enjoyed watching M*A*S*H and Dodes’ka-den a couple of months ago.
― Dan S, Monday, 29 June 2020 02:29 (three years ago) link
Close-up, Goodfellas, Days of Being Wild, and Kurosawa’s Dreams aside, 2000 seems like a better film year than 1990 overall, with In the Mood for Love, Werckmeister Harmonies, Code Unknown, In Vanda’s Room, Platform, La Commune, Yi Yi, The Gleaners and I, Songs from the Second Floor
― Dan S, Monday, 29 June 2020 03:02 (three years ago) link
I think I mentioned it on the other poll thread, but 2000 is probably the best single movie year in my lifetime, rivaled probably only by 1999.
― Juanita was robbed (Eric H.), Monday, 29 June 2020 17:08 (three years ago) link
besides Certified Copy and Uncle Boonmee, 2010 also featured Mysteries of Lisbon, Meek’s Cutoff, and Nostalgia for the Light, all amazing films
― Dan S, Tuesday, 30 June 2020 23:27 (three years ago) link
2000 was a great year in retrospect
― Dan S, Tuesday, 30 June 2020 23:42 (three years ago) link
a film from 2000 I still haven't seen is Jonas Mekas' As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
― Dan S, Tuesday, 7 July 2020 23:00 (three years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Tuesday, 14 July 2020 00:01 (three years ago) link
in the end I don't think any of these are among my favorite films of the last 100 years except L'Avventura
― Dan S, Tuesday, 14 July 2020 00:17 (three years ago) link
I voted Psycho for its many superb aspects, from the plot twist that reliably blindsides every unaware viewer, to its score, cinematography, acting and pacing. It is marred only by its tin-plated pop-psychiatric 'splaining tacked onto the ending as a sop to the audience's deeply shocked sensibilities.
― the unappreciated charisma of cows (Aimless), Tuesday, 14 July 2020 01:36 (three years ago) link
would definitely vote for In the Mood for Love, Sunset Blvd, Rashomon, La Dolce Vita over any of these
― Dan S, Tuesday, 14 July 2020 01:37 (three years ago) link
Maybe the first one, but none of the rest over anything but GoodFellas.
― Get the point? Good, let's dance with nunchaku. (Eric H.), Tuesday, 14 July 2020 01:45 (three years ago) link
it's the random Eric-hates-Goodfellas poll
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 14 July 2020 01:48 (three years ago) link
So do I
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 14 July 2020 05:26 (three years ago) link
Psycho as a consensus wouldn't be bad
― Dan S, Tuesday, 14 July 2020 22:15 (three years ago) link
xp I think I regard Five Easy Pieces even lower but sure, I’ll take that position
― Get the point? Good, let's dance with nunchaku. (Eric H.), Tuesday, 14 July 2020 22:21 (three years ago) link
You mean the one where Nicholson plays a layered human being instead of a crazy hotel ghost
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 14 July 2020 22:24 (three years ago) link
the poll that I thought got the results wrong was 2000, not completely, but enough to bother me
― Dan S, Tuesday, 14 July 2020 22:25 (three years ago) link
some all-time great films that year got few or no votes
― Dan S, Tuesday, 14 July 2020 22:37 (three years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Wednesday, 15 July 2020 00:01 (three years ago) link
whatever
― Dan S, Wednesday, 15 July 2020 00:07 (three years ago) link
it's not a bad choice
― Dan S, Wednesday, 15 July 2020 00:13 (three years ago) link
I hate you people.
― Get the point? Good, let's dance with nunchaku. (Eric H.), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 00:30 (three years ago) link
lol
― Dan S, Wednesday, 15 July 2020 00:31 (three years ago) link
still think In the Mood for Love is greater than any film on this list
― Dan S, Wednesday, 15 July 2020 00:32 (three years ago) link
lol @ results
― budo jeru, Wednesday, 15 July 2020 00:35 (three years ago) link
I’ll take Yi Yi Lansing third as a moral victory.
― Get the point? Good, let's dance with nunchaku. (Eric H.), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 00:36 (three years ago) link
"goodfellas" is such trash
― budo jeru, Wednesday, 15 July 2020 00:37 (three years ago) link
don't hate it, but there are other films from other decades I liked much more
― Dan S, Wednesday, 15 July 2020 00:39 (three years ago) link
OTM!!!!!!
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 15 July 2020 00:44 (three years ago) link
gentle sadness in my heart that one of the wrong ones will win― never mind that shit, here comes scampo (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 25 June 2020 15:36 (two weeks ago)
― never mind that shit, here comes scampo (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 25 June 2020 15:36 (two weeks ago)
― Mein Skampf (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 08:07 (three years ago) link
i miss the first ten years of The Shining's history when people knew it was a failure.
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 13:41 (three years ago) link
As opposed to the next 30, where exactly one person knows it's a failure.
― Get the point? Good, let's dance with nunchaku. (Eric H.), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 13:43 (three years ago) link
quite an echo chamber there, Mr Torrance
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 17:08 (three years ago) link
One of our local drive-ins is doing a double feature starting Friday night of POLTERGEIST and THE SHINING. Can't wait! Haven't seen either on a movie screen since their original releases.
― Bougy! Bougie! Bougé! (Eliza D.), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 17:12 (three years ago) link
― Dan S, Tuesday, July 14, 2020 7:32 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
would've voted for this if it were an option, but i voted for goodfellas instead cause i knew it would annoy the right people
― mozzy star (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 17:32 (three years ago) link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_All_the_Right_People
― Get the point? Good, let's dance with nunchaku. (Eric H.), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 19:30 (three years ago) link
Ray Liotta and his Michael J. Fox ass delivery ruin Goodfellas more than anything else. Beyond the utterly unremarkable mafia story, but a better actor would've gone a long way.
― flappy bird, Thursday, 16 July 2020 00:20 (three years ago) link
i think you're reaching; he's fine. You need a nonstar in that part to play footsoldier.
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 16 July 2020 00:46 (three years ago) link
what was your vote ?
― budo jeru, Thursday, 16 July 2020 00:52 (three years ago) link
Psycho i think.
plus ive heard Henry Hill talk; you dont want Richard Burton's delivery.
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 16 July 2020 00:55 (three years ago) link
if only ray liotta's performance was even close to the worst thing about "goodfellas"
― budo jeru, Thursday, 16 July 2020 01:04 (three years ago) link
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, July 15, 2020 1:41 PM (yesterday)
yeah, and plenty of ppl thought 2001 was an incomprehensible mess
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 16 July 2020 02:25 (three years ago) link
aaaand?
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 16 July 2020 11:13 (three years ago) link
Goodfellas isn't bad, its reputation is just wildly outsized to me. Feels like a mid-career summation, "Scorsese for the whole family" (I know...), unlike Taxi Driver or KOC, which remain just absolutely relentless and cruel.
― flappy bird, Thursday, 16 July 2020 16:59 (three years ago) link
I think it's mistrusted bcz it's ridiculously entertaining. It certainly has its moments of "yikes, these guys are monsters" for me, as in the second time Pesci shoots Michael Imperioli and RdN's reaction is "You disgust me... bury him yourself."
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 16 July 2020 17:09 (three years ago) link
that's a great point, it's fun in a way the others I mentioned absolutely are not
― flappy bird, Thursday, 16 July 2020 17:46 (three years ago) link
Will grant that at least the balance in Goodfellas is closer to in-skew than Wolf of Wall Street.
― Get the point? Good, let's dance with nunchaku. (Eric H.), Thursday, 16 July 2020 17:48 (three years ago) link
now THAT'S a fun movie!
― flappy bird, Thursday, 16 July 2020 17:50 (three years ago) link