Favourite movie from each decade?

LorMal · 02-04-2014 05:17PM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

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

Thanks - me too

Adamantium · 02-04-2014 05:31PM

80's: Back to the Future.

This is one of the tightest and best movie scripts ever written, every script teacher uses this as an example of a PERFECT movie, and it is.

I can't be arsed writing the rest of the decades

Actually The Wolf of Wall Street has mega classic all over it for this decade

losthorizon · 02-04-2014 05:44PM

humberklog wrote: »

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.

Great choices especially Night of the Hunter but you are let down by American Hustle.

Everybody should watch Night of the Hunter

losthorizon · 02-04-2014 06:11PM

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.

and a quick little extract

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkgyvNi0Fyw

wait .. just wait

quickbeam · 02-04-2014 06:26PM

30s: Duck Soup
40s: The Third Man
50s: 12 Angry Men
60s: Dr. Strangelove
70s: Dog Day Afternoon
80s: The Blues Brothers
90s: Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
00s: Almost Famous

I have seen films prior to 1930 but not enough to make much of a judgement. And it's too early in to the 10s to really decide.

02-04-2014 06:30PM

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

So the last great film you saw was the mediocre and bland Entrapment. I feel for you, either you have terrible taste or you've missed out on hundreds if great films released in the past decade and a half.

Also, people are aware that they made films before the 1930s. Some of the most famous and influential cinema was made between well before the 1930s.

lertsnim · 02-04-2014 06:43PM

Deleted User wrote: »

So the last great film you saw was the mediocre and bland Entrapment. I feel for you, either you have terrible taste or you've missed out on hundreds if great films released in the past decade and a half.

Also, people are aware that they made films before the 1930s. Some of the most famous and influential cinema was made between well before the 1930s.

Throw up your list so you can be judged.

Panzer7 · 02-04-2014 06:59PM

70's: Midnight Express
80's: Aliens
90's: Groundhog Day
00's: Apocolypto/ Batman Begins
10's: The Dark Knight Rises

rubadub · 02-04-2014 07:03PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Some of the most famous and influential cinema was made between well before the 1930s.

Can you give us your defintion of "famous",

Here is one

fa·mous [fey-muhs] Show IPA
adjective
1.
having a widespread reputation, usually of a favorable nature; renowned; celebrated: a famous writer. Synonyms: famed, notable, illustrious. Antonyms: unknown, obscure.

But I struggle to see how any pre 1930's film would make it into a list of "the most famous films of all time", unless it was a list from the 1930's.

Famous does not necessarily mean "good" or "respected" or anything, or well known to a very small select group of people, like film critics or students of film.

02-04-2014 07:08PM

1930's Angels With Dirty Faces
1940's Casablanca
1950's The African Queen
1960's Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?
1970's Marathon Man
1980's The Breakfast Club
1990's Pulp Fiction
2000's Momento/No Country For Old Men
2010's ...so far...Inside Llewyn Davies

02-04-2014 07:14PM

rubadub wrote: »

Can you give us your defintion of "famous",

Here is one

fa·mous [fey-muhs] Show IPA
adjective
1.
having a widespread reputation, usually of a favorable nature; renowned; celebrated: a famous writer. Synonyms: famed, notable, illustrious. Antonyms: unknown, obscure.

But I struggle to see how any pre 1930's film would make it into a list of "the most famous films of all time", unless it was a list from the 1930's.

Famous does not necessarily mean "good" or "respected" or anything.

Lets see, off the top of my head here's a few ore 1930s films which are widely celebrated, well known and would often feature on any list or the most famous films ever made.
Metropolis, Birth of a Nation, The Cabinet of Dr Calagari, the Goldrush, The General,Nosfetatu, The Passion of Joan at Arc, Battleship Potemkin and The Kid

Those are films that influenced cinema as we know it. They helped create the language of cinema and even the most casual of film fans would be aware of them

Ten of Swords · 02-04-2014 07:28PM

1960s: Dr Strangelove
1970s: Taxi Driver
1980s: Full Metal Jacket
1990s: Pulp Fiction
2000s: Hotel Rwanda
2010s: Skyfall

e_e · 02-04-2014 07:39PM

1920s - The Man With the Movie Camera
1930s - Modern Times
1940s - The Red Shoes
1950s - Seven Samurai (AKA the best film ever made)
1960s - Play Time
1970s - Manhattan
1980s - Sans Soleil
1990s - Princess Mononoke
2000s - There Will Be Blood
2010s - The Tree of Life

matc66 · 02-04-2014 07:47PM

30s M
40s The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
50s Some Like It Hot
60s The Wild Bunch
70s Chinatown
80s Bladerunner
90s Pulp Fiction/Big Lebowski/Naked
00s Lost in Translation.
10s Nebraska, Kings Speech, Raid

matc66 · 02-04-2014 07:48PM

e_e wrote: »

1950s - Seven Samurai (AKA the best film ever made)

I entirely agree with this.

02-04-2014 08:01PM

matc66 wrote: »

I entirely agree with this.

I think it's impossible to disagree with it. I noticed that it was in FilmFour a few weeks back so hit record and thought I'd watch a few minutes. Ended up watching the whole thing for what must be the hundredth time. Wouldn't mind but the DVD is In the other room and the Blu-Ray is around here too.

matc66 · 02-04-2014 08:11PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I think it's impossible to disagree with it. I noticed that it was in FilmFour a few weeks back so hit record and thought I'd watch a few minutes. Ended up watching the whole thing for what must be the hundredth time. Wouldn't mind but the DVD is In the other room and the Blu-Ray is around here too.

What you say above is one of the most all encompassing definitions of a great movie I've ever heard.

Riddle101 · 02-04-2014 08:12PM

30's: All Quiet on the Western Front
40's: Citizen Kane
50's: Don't Know
60's: Psycho
70's: The Godfather
80's: Scarface
90's: Terminator 2
00's: The Departed
10's: Dark Knight Rises

Femme_Fatale · 02-04-2014 08:14PM

If I had to pick just one/two.

This decade: Inglorious Basterds
2000s: Requiem For A Dream
1990s: American History X
1980s: Amadeus
1970s: The Godfather (and part II)
1960s: Once Upon A Time In The West
1950s: Twelve Angry Men
1940s: Citizen Kane

Love Henry Fonda so I do.

mickstupp · 02-04-2014 08:25PM

1920s - Metropolis
1930s - It Happened One Night
1940s - The Great Dictator
1950s - Hiroshima Mon Amour
1960s - Red Beard
1970s - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
1980s - Blade Runner
1990s - Unforgiven
2000s - In The Mood For Love
2010s - Inception

rubadub · 02-04-2014 08:28PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Lets see, off the top of my head here's a few ore 1930s films which are widely celebrated, well known and would often feature on any list or the most famous films ever made.

I only heard of 3 of the films you mentioned. I am by no means doubting their influence or quality, just simply how "famous" they would be compared to other films. I am struggling to find any list of "most famous films", they all are lists of best, or most influential etc, so it probably is just a semantic case of you meaning famous in a different way.

I am thinking more of polls like "whats the top 10 most famous company logos", famous as in most recognisable by people. Or most famous people, again as in recognisable, not necessarily good, hitler would be up there.

So I would think wizard of oz would be well up there, or the godfather.

SEPT 23 1989 · 02-04-2014 08:29PM

Not a mention of Easy Rider for the 60's

Wacker The Attacker · 02-04-2014 08:32PM

danniemcq wrote: »

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!

The most horrific piece of sh1t ever made in the history of the universe.

Rothko · 02-04-2014 08:38PM

Wacker The Attacker wrote: »

The most horrific piece of sh1t ever made in the history of the universe.

Slight exaggeration there.

Ihatecuddles · 02-04-2014 08:44PM

I'd give mine but I'm not sure what reaction I'd get having Leon and Wreck it Ralph in my list

Wacker The Attacker · 02-04-2014 08:45PM

Suas11 wrote: »

Slight exaggeration there.

No. It's a f**king horror show of gargantuan proportions

MarkY91 · 02-04-2014 08:49PM

inception was dog****e. what are you lads smoking

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Femme_Fatale · 02-04-2014 08:50PM

mauzo! wrote: »

I'd give mine but I'm not sure what reaction I'd get having Leon and Wreck it Ralph in my list

Leon is brilliant. Any Disney movie is brilliant IMO.

Mint Sauce · 02-04-2014 08:58PM

1970s Alien

/thread.

Wacker The Attacker · 02-04-2014 09:04PM

MarkY91 wrote: »

inception was dog****e. what are you lads smoking ?

It was a horrible movie.

Favourite movie from each decade?

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