Favourite movie from each decade?

Dude111 · 02-04-2014 12:26PM #1

Try to list ONLY ONE per decade as the list might get long

1930s: The Wizard Of Oz (1939)

1940s: Its a wonderful life (1946)

1950s: Journey to the center of the earth (1959)

1960s: You only live twice (1967)

1970s: Star Wars (1977)

1980s: Real Genius (1985)

1990s: Entrapment (1999)

2000s: None really

2010s: None

Birneybau · 02-04-2014 12:31PM

1950-2014: None.

Also, your favourite movie of the 90s is 'Entrapment'. Jesus wept.

Dude111 · 02-04-2014 12:35PM

One of my favourites of the 90s yes

danniemcq · 02-04-2014 12:35PM

30's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

40's Its a wonderful life

50's 12 Angry Men

60's Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

70's Blazing Saddles

80's Airplane!

90's Heat

00's The Departed

10's Inception

Jeez that got hard from the 70's on!

Dude111 · 02-04-2014 12:38PM

Indeed it is! (I thought it would be better to only list 1 than mile long pages with tons of listings

)

DazMarz · 02-04-2014 12:42PM

1930's: Mr Smith Goes To Washington

1940's: White Heat

1950's: 12 Angry Men

1960's: Dr Strangelove: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb

1970's: The Godfather

1980's: The Empire Strikes Back

1990's: Goodfellas

2000's: Der Untergang/Downfall

2010's: (so far) Inception

Muirshin Durkin · 02-04-2014 12:52PM

1930's: None

1940's: None

1950's: Seven Samurai

1960's: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

1970's: Godfather

1980's: Scarface

1990's: Pulp Fiction

2000's: Old Boy

2010's: Inception

90's and 70's the hardest to choose from for me. Not much to choose from for 10's.

Skylinehead · 02-04-2014 01:10PM

joe_bloggss wrote: »

your favourite movie of the 00,s is the departed

" jesus wept "

30,s = king kong

40,s = citizen kane

50,s = bridge on the river kwai

60,s = planet of the apes ( once upon a time in the west a close second )

70,s = the godfather

80,s = raiders of the lost ark

90,s = pulp fiction

00,s = gladiator ( LOTR a close second )

10,s = too early to tell

Lambasts one poster for The Departed. Lists Gladiator. What's the difference in quality?

I liked both for the record, but it's not as if the Departed is a crap film and Gladiator is one of the best of all time. Far from it on both counts.

Rothko · 02-04-2014 01:16PM

30's: Modern Times
40's: The Third Man
50's: Some Like It Hot
60's: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
70's: Taxi Driver
80's: Stand By Me
90's: Trainspotting
00's: Lost In Translation
10's: Moonrise Kingdom

o1s1n · 02-04-2014 01:18PM

30's: Duck Soup
40's: The Maltese Falcon
50's: 12 Angry Men
60's: 2001: A Space Odyssey
70's: The Devils
80's: Akira
90's: Terminator 2
00's: Howl's Moving Castle
10's: Dredd

orangesoda · 02-04-2014 01:20PM

1970's (Rocky)

1980's (Lock up / Twins)

1990's can't decide (Titanic / Good Burger / Far & Away / The Lion King / Pocahontas / In the name of the father/ Matilda)

2000's (Cast Away)

2010's - don't know

I'm not a big film watcher, have watched very few of the top films of the last 10 years

snaphook · 02-04-2014 01:24PM

40's Citizen Kane
50's North By Northwest
60's Lawrence of Arabia
70's The Godfather Part 1/2
80's Die Hard
90's Terminator 2: Judgement Day
00's Sideways
10's ???

Ruu · 02-04-2014 01:27PM

Paul Blart Mall Cop has got to be up there!

Ficheall · 02-04-2014 01:27PM

Could someone provide a link to a helpful list of films from each decade?

dodzy · 02-04-2014 01:29PM

Birneybau wrote: »

1950-2014: None.

Well done you.

humberklog · 02-04-2014 01:30PM

30's - M
40's - The third man.
50's - The night of the hunter.
60's - Psycho.
70's - The shining.
80's - Ferris Buellers day off.
90's - Pulp Fiction.
00's - No country for old men.
10's - American Hussle.

131spanner · 02-04-2014 01:32PM

30's: The Wizard of Oz
40's: Casablanca
50's: Bridge on the River Kwai
60's: A Fistfull of Dollars
70's: Apocalypse Now
80's: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
90's: Braveheart
00's: Pirates of the Carribean (no.1)
10's: American Hustle

krudler · 02-04-2014 01:32PM

1930's: Duck Soup

1940's: The Third Man

1950's: 12 Angry Men

1960's: Once Upon A Time In The West

1970's: The Exorcist

1980's: Raiders Of The Lost Ark

1990's: LA Confidential

2000's: The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy (counting them as a whole)

2010's: How To Train Your Dragon

LorMal · 02-04-2014 01:33PM

1930s -Way Out West
1940s - Double Imdemnity
1950s - Rear Window
1960s - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1970s - The Godfather
1980s - Ordinary People
1990s - Schindlers List
2000s - Lord of the Rings Trilogy
2010s - The Way Way Back

And let there be no argument - I have seen all the movies - these are definitely the best...

The Backwards Man · 02-04-2014 01:36PM

1916 Intolerance
1927 Metropolis

For balance.

o1s1n · 02-04-2014 01:39PM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

1916 Intolerance
1927 Metropolis

For balance.

No love for The Birth of a Nation, no?

Ironman76 · 02-04-2014 01:42PM

1930s- Gone With The Wind
1940s- It's A Wonderful Life
1950s- The Bridge On The River Kwai
1960s- The Good The Bad And The Ugly
1970s- Jaws
1980s- Raiders Of The Lost Ark
1990s- Goodfellas
2000s- The Dark Knight
2010s- The Wolf Of Wall Street

krudler · 02-04-2014 01:42PM

Dude111 wrote: »

Try to list ONLY ONE per decade as the list might get long

1930s: The Wizard Of Oz (1939)

1940s: Its a wonderful life (1946)

1950s: Journey to the center of the earth (1959)

1960s: You only live twice (1967)

1970s: Star Wars (1977)

1980s: Real Genius (1985)

1990s: Entrapment (1999)

2000s: None really

2010s: None

The decade that gave us Pulp Fiction, Shawshank, T2, Speed, Fight Club, Goodfellas, Se7en, The Matrix, The Usual Suspects, Silence of the Lambs, Leon, True Romance, The Lion King, Heat, Toy Story, The Big Lebowski, Groundhog Day, 12 Monkeys?

Entrapment?

Really?

The Backwards Man · 02-04-2014 01:45PM

o1s1n wrote: »

No love for The Birth of a Nation, no?

I don't want to become embroiled in the controversy of it.;) Intolerance was a mammoth piece of work for the time inanyways.

LorMal · 02-04-2014 01:46PM

A quick little anecdote :
Laurel and Hardy were nearing the end in the 1950s, they were old men and were trying to keep their flagging careers going by doing one last tour in Europe by ship. They had almost been forgotten about in the USA and they were very much seen as yesterdays men there.
One of the places they came to was Ireland. They arrived by ship in Cobh. This is what Laurel recalled later -

The love and affection we found that day at Cobh was simply unbelievable. There were hundreds of boats blowing whistles and mobs and mobs of people screaming on the docks. We just couldn't understand what it was all about. And then something happened that I can never forget. All the church bells in Cobh started to ring out our theme song "Dance of the Cuckoos" and Babe (Oliver Hardy) looked at me and we cried. I'll never forget that day. Never.

danniemcq · 02-04-2014 01:51PM

Ficheall wrote: »

Could someone provide a link to a helpful list of films from each decade?

http://www.films101.com/year10y.htm

not a full list but has a heap, odd layout though, page choice is half way down the page although that could be an ie thing

D-FENS · 02-04-2014 01:56PM

30’s The Public Enemy
40’s Rope
50’s Rear Window
60’s Psycho
70’s Star Wars
80’s Withnail & I
90’s Se7en
00’s Sideways
10’s Drive

karaokeman · 02-04-2014 02:20PM

1930s : Modern Times
1940s : Citizen Kane
1950s : The Searchers
1960s : None yet, not well versed in this decade!
1970s : Star Wars
1980s : Star Wars Empire and Jedi
1990s : Titanic
2000s : (500) Days of Summer
2010s : Luhrmann's Great Gatsby

Birneybau · 02-04-2014 02:29PM

LorMal wrote: »

A quick little anecdote :
Laurel and Hardy were nearing the end in the 1950s, they were old men and were trying to keep their flagging careers going by doing one last tour in Europe by ship. They had almost been forgotten about in the USA and they were very much seen as yesterdays men there.
One of the places they came to was Ireland. They arrived by ship in Cobh. This is what Laurel recalled later -

The love and affection we found that day at Cobh was simply unbelievable. There were hundreds of boats blowing whistles and mobs and mobs of people screaming on the docks. We just couldn't understand what it was all about. And then something happened that I can never forget. All the church bells in Cobh started to ring out our theme song "Dance of the Cuckoos" and Babe (Oliver Hardy) looked at me and we cried. I'll never forget that day. Never.

So? :pac:

LorMal · 02-04-2014 05:13PM

Birneybau wrote: »

So? :pac:

Sorry, I dont understand, what are you asking me?

The Backwards Man · 02-04-2014 05:14PM

LorMal wrote: »

Sorry, I dont understand, what are you asking me?

Don't mind him, I thought it was a nice story.

Favourite movie from each decade?

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