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Spinal · 07-10-2008, 03:36 PM

Submit your five favorite films from this year and in a week I will give you a top ten. IMDb dates will be used.

The point system is as follows

1st Place-5 points
2nd Place-4 points
3rd Place-3.5 points
4th Place-3 points
5th Place-2.5 points

There will be no restrictions on short films. A minimum of three films must be listed. You may edit your post freely up until the time that the voting is closed, which will be in about a week. I will give at least 24 hours warning before tallying votes.

You may begin now.

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Spinal · 07-10-2008, 03:38 PM

1. The Phantom of Liberty
2. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
3. Sweet Movie
4. Edvard Munch
5. Young Frankenstein

Isaac · 07-10-2008, 03:47 PM

1. A Woman Under the Influence
2. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
3. Hearts and Minds
4. The Conversation
5. Chinatown

Robby P · 07-10-2008, 03:52 PM

1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2. The Conversation
3. F for Fake
4. Black Christmas
5. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

Tons of great movies that didn't quite make the cut. Probably my favorite year for cinema.

Melville · 07-10-2008, 03:54 PM

1. Chinatown
2. Edvard Munch
3. The Conversation
4. The Godfather: Part II
5. A Woman Under the Influence

HMs: The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, F for Fake

Russ · 07-10-2008, 04:00 PM

1. Female Trouble
2. Chinatown
3. The Conversation
4. Lenny
5. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

Lazlo · 07-10-2008, 04:04 PM

1. The Godfather Part II
2. Chinatown
3. A Woman Under the Influence
4. Young Frankenstein
5. The Sugarland Express

Yxklyx · 07-10-2008, 04:05 PM

Are these consensi speeding up? I've wanted to see Edvard Munch but it's slow in coming.

1. Chinatown (Roman Polanski)
2. Swept Away by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August (Lina Wertmüller)
3. Phantom of the Paradise (Brian De Palma)
4. Lacombe Lucien (Louis Malle)
5. The Godfather: Part II (Francis Ford Coppola)

6. Black Christmas (Bob Clark)
7. Martha (Rainer Werner Fassbinder)
8. The Conversation (Francis Ford Coppola)
9. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (Martin Scorsese)
10. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (Rainer Werner Fassbinder)

Spinal · 07-10-2008, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Yxklyx

Are these consensi speeding up?

They've been at a regular 3-day pace for quite some time now.

origami_mustache · 07-10-2008, 04:11 PM

1. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
2. The Godfather II
3. Chinatown
4. F is For Fake
5. The Conversation

HM: A Woman Under the Influence, Blazing Saddles

dreamdead · 07-10-2008, 04:37 PM

This year is going to be brutal.

1. The Conversation
2. F For Fake
3. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
4. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
5. Godfather Part 2

HM: A Woman Under the Influence, The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

H/S: Cabaret, Martha, Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

Spinal · 07-10-2008, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by dreamdead

This year is going to be brutal.

Yeah, I don't hold out much hope for my faves this year.

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Originally Posted by dreamdead

H/S: Cabaret

1972

Grouchy · 07-10-2008, 04:53 PM

1. Chinatown
2. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
3. The Conversation
4. The Godfather Part II
5. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Damn, it feels terrible to leave out A Woman Under the Influence and Young Frankenstein. Incredible year for film.

balmakboor · 07-10-2008, 05:09 PM

1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2. Young Frankenstein
3. The Godfather II
4. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
5. A Woman Under the Influence

Amazing year. Yes indeed.

Pop Trash · 07-10-2008, 05:13 PM

1. The Godfather: Part II
2. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
3. Young Frankenstein
4. Chinatown
5. Hearts and Minds

6. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
7. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
8. The Conversation
9. A Woman Under the Influence
10.Blazing Saddles

This year is pretty arse kicking. There's still a bunch from this year that I want to see. Particularly the foreign films.

Derek · 07-10-2008, 05:17 PM

1. The Conversation (Francis Ford Coppola)
2. The Godfather, Part II (Francis Ford Coppola)
3. Parade (Jacques Tati)
4. F for Fake (Orson Welles)
5. Lancelot of the Lake (Robert Bresson)
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6. Swept Away (Lina Wertmueller)
7. Chinatown (Roman Polanski)
8. Celine and Julie Go Boating (Jacques Rivette)
9. Blazing Saddles (Mel Brooks)
10. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (Werner Herzog)

HMs:

Spoiler

Kurious Jorge v3.1 · 07-10-2008, 06:20 PM

1. A Woman Under the Influence
2. Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
3. F For Fake
4. The Conversation
5. Lacombe, Lucien

Clipper Ship Captain · 07-10-2008, 07:29 PM

1. Celine and Julie Go Boating (Rivette)
2. The Godfather Part II (Coppola)
3. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Hooper)
4. The Amputee (Lynch)

MadMan · 07-10-2008, 07:52 PM

1974 is just a monster year, utterly amazing. I must see more from this year.

1. Blazing Saddles
2. F For Fake
3. Chinatown
4. Young Frankenstein
5. The Godfather: Part II
6. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
7. Madhouse
8. The Conversation
9. The Man With The Golden Gun
10. Death Wish

Boner M · 07-10-2008, 08:52 PM

Will watch Cockfighter soon.

1. A Woman Under the Influence (Cassavetes)
2. The Conversation (Coppola)
3. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (Fassbinder)
4. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Hooper)
5. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (Sargent)

Spoiler

Clipper Ship Captain · 07-10-2008, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Boner M

HM: Even Dwarfs Started Small (Herzog)

1970.

Spinal · 07-10-2008, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Clipper Ship Captain

1970.

Also not worth mentioning honorably.

Clipper Ship Captain · 07-10-2008, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Spinal

Also not worth mentioning honorably.

Do you like Harmony Korine movies?

Spinal · 07-10-2008, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Clipper Ship Captain

Do you like Harmony Korine movies?

I like one Harmony Korine movie.

Clipper Ship Captain · 07-10-2008, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Spinal

I like one Harmony Korine movie.

Interesting.

Stay Puft · 07-10-2008, 09:54 PM

1. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
2. F for Fake
3. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
4. Chinatown
5. Madhouse

Yxklyx · 07-10-2008, 09:57 PM

Dog Day Afternoon is 1975 and came in 5th.

Stay Puft · 07-10-2008, 10:15 PM

Oops.

(I blame Clipper Ship Captain.)

Clipper Ship Captain · 07-10-2008, 11:06 PM

Sorry.

Weeping_Guitar · 07-11-2008, 12:21 AM

1. Young Frankenstein
2. Chinatown
3. The Conversation
4. Sugarland Express
5. The Godfather Part II

07-10-2008, 03:36 PM	#1
Spinal Moderator Rep Power: 16 Rep Points: 2959	MC Yearly Consensus - 1974 Submit your five favorite films from this year and in a week I will give you a top ten. IMDb dates will be used. The point system is as follows 1st Place-5 points 2nd Place-4 points 3rd Place-3.5 points 4th Place-3 points 5th Place-2.5 points There will be no restrictions on short films. A minimum of three films must be listed. You may edit your post freely up until the time that the voting is closed, which will be in about a week. I will give at least 24 hours warning before tallying votes. You may begin now. IMDB Power Search __________________ A Town Called Panic (Aubier/Patar, 2009) *1/2 You, the Living (Andersson, 2007) 1/2 Godzilla* (Honda, 1954) * Looney Tunes: Back in Action (Dante, 2003) 1/2 Inception (Nolan, 2010) ** Blue Beard (Breillat, 2009) * Despicable Me (Coffin/Renaud, 2010) The White Ribbon (Haneke, 2009) * The Stone Raft (Sluizer, 2002) How to Train Your Dragon (DeBlois/Sanders, 2010) 1/2 The Fly* (Neumann, 1958) ***1/2

07-10-2008, 03:38 PM	#2
Spinal Moderator Rep Power: 16 Rep Points: 2959	1. The Phantom of Liberty 2. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul 3. Sweet Movie 4. Edvard Munch 5. Young Frankenstein __________________ A Town Called Panic (Aubier/Patar, 2009) *1/2 You, the Living (Andersson, 2007) 1/2 Godzilla* (Honda, 1954) * Looney Tunes: Back in Action (Dante, 2003) 1/2 Inception (Nolan, 2010) ** Blue Beard (Breillat, 2009) * Despicable Me (Coffin/Renaud, 2010) The White Ribbon (Haneke, 2009) * The Stone Raft (Sluizer, 2002) How to Train Your Dragon (DeBlois/Sanders, 2010) 1/2 The Fly* (Neumann, 1958) ***1/2

07-10-2008, 03:47 PM	#3
Isaac Social Retard Rep Power: 5 Rep Points: 677	1. A Woman Under the Influence 2. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 3. Hearts and Minds 4. The Conversation 5. Chinatown __________________ Orlando (1992) *½ Demonlover (2002) ½ Inception (2010) ½ Everything Is Illuminated (2002, Jonathan Safran Foer) * July's People (1981, Nadine Gordimer) ***½

07-10-2008, 03:54 PM	#5
Melville My depressed stance... Rep Power: 8 Rep Points: 1332	1. Chinatown 2. Edvard Munch 3. The Conversation 4. The Godfather: Part II 5. A Woman Under the Influence HMs: The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, F for Fake __________________ I am impatient of all misery in others that is not mad. Thou should'st go mad, blacksmith; say, why dost thou not go mad? How can'st thou endure without being mad? Do the heavens yet hate thee, that thou can'st not go mad? lists and reviews

07-10-2008, 04:04 PM	#7
Lazlo Best Boy Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 29	1. The Godfather Part II 2. Chinatown 3. A Woman Under the Influence 4. Young Frankenstein 5. The Sugarland Express __________________ last four: inception - 9.5 knight and day - 5 predators - 6.5 the messenger - 9.5

07-10-2008, 03:52 PM	#4
Robby P Avatar Thief Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 58	1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. The Conversation 3. F for Fake 4. Black Christmas 5. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul Tons of great movies that didn't quite make the cut. Probably my favorite year for cinema.

07-10-2008, 04:00 PM	#6
Russ I believe in your victory Rep Power: 6 Rep Points: 863	1. Female Trouble 2. Chinatown 3. The Conversation 4. Lenny 5. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

07-10-2008, 04:05 PM	#8
Yxklyx Editor Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 177	Are these consensi speeding up? I've wanted to see Edvard Munch but it's slow in coming. 1. Chinatown (Roman Polanski) 2. Swept Away by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August (Lina Wertmüller) 3. Phantom of the Paradise (Brian De Palma) 4. Lacombe Lucien (Louis Malle) 5. The Godfather: Part II (Francis Ford Coppola) 6. Black Christmas (Bob Clark) 7. Martha (Rainer Werner Fassbinder) 8. The Conversation (Francis Ford Coppola) 9. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (Martin Scorsese) 10. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (Rainer Werner Fassbinder) __________________ Last Excellent Film Seen For The Very First Time: Captains Courageous (1937, Victor Fleming) My Movie Page

07-10-2008, 04:11 PM	#10
origami_mustache blurred and indistinct Rep Power: 5 Rep Points: 420	1. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 2. The Godfather II 3. Chinatown 4. F is For Fake 5. The Conversation HM: A Woman Under the Influence, Blazing Saddles __________________ The Auteurs branduponthebrain Last edited by origami_mustache : 07-10-2008 at 11:27 PM.

07-10-2008, 04:37 PM	#11
dreamdead Screenwriter Rep Power: 5 Rep Points: 774	This year is going to be brutal. 1. The Conversation 2. F For Fake 3. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia 4. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 5. Godfather Part 2 HM: A Woman Under the Influence, The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser H/S: Cabaret, Martha, Ali: Fear Eats the Soul __________________ The Long Goodbye - 8.5 Dirty Pretty Things - 7.5 Beloved - 6.5 Inception - 7

07-10-2008, 04:53 PM	#13
Grouchy A Platypus Rep Power: 7 Rep Points: 884	1. Chinatown 2. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia 3. The Conversation 4. The Godfather Part II 5. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Damn, it feels terrible to leave out A Woman Under the Influence and Young Frankenstein. Incredible year for film. __________________ There is no cause so right that one cannot find a fool following it. -- Niven Law #16 TOY STORY 3 - Solid entertainment of the Pixar brand, but an unnecessary sequel that adds nothing to the story. TETRO - I applaud Coppola for making a genuinely strange movie. When it works, it works. CHÉRI - Average period piece, but worth seeing for Michelle Pfeiffer's incredibly acting - and body.

07-10-2008, 05:09 PM	#14
balmakboor Santiago Alvarez Rep Power: 5 Rep Points: 614	1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. Young Frankenstein 3. The Godfather II 4. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul 5. A Woman Under the Influence Amazing year. Yes indeed. __________________ My Blog My Reviews Follow me on Twitter

07-10-2008, 05:13 PM	#15
Pop Trash Cinematographer Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 182	1. The Godfather: Part II 2. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3. Young Frankenstein 4. Chinatown 5. Hearts and Minds 6. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore 7. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia 8. The Conversation 9. A Woman Under the Influence 10.Blazing Saddles This year is pretty arse kicking. There's still a bunch from this year that I want to see. Particularly the foreign films.

07-10-2008, 05:17 PM	#16
Derek Moisten your fence Rep Power: 12 Rep Points: 2656	1. The Conversation (Francis Ford Coppola) 2. The Godfather, Part II (Francis Ford Coppola) 3. Parade (Jacques Tati) 4. F for Fake (Orson Welles) 5. Lancelot of the Lake (Robert Bresson) **************************** 6. Swept Away (Lina Wertmueller) 7. Chinatown (Roman Polanski) 8. Celine and Julie Go Boating (Jacques Rivette) 9. Blazing Saddles (Mel Brooks) 10. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (Werner Herzog) HMs: Spoiler The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Tobe Hooper) Young Frankenstein (Mel Brooks) Lenny (Bob Fosse) Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (Rainer Werner Fassbiner) __________________ The Flowers of St. Francis (Rossellini, 1950) * Get Him to the Greek (Stoller, 2010) The Kids Are All Right (Cholodenko, 2010) ½ Inception (Nolan, 2010) *½ Predators (Antal, 2010) Predator (McTiernan, 1987) *½ MacGruber (Taccone, 2010) Robin Hood (Scott, 2010) * Valhalla Rising (Refn, 2010) *½ Cyrus (Duplass Bros., 2010) ½ My site Music "It's not a blockbuster because I don't want to see it." - Dukefrukem

07-10-2008, 06:20 PM	#17
Kurious Jorge v3.1 Synegoggles! Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 222	1. A Woman Under the Influence 2. Enigma of Kaspar Hauser 3. F For Fake 4. The Conversation 5. Lacombe, Lucien __________________ Tokyo Sonata (Kurosawa - '08) 87 Culloden (Watkins - '64) 77 The Lost Weekend (Wilder - 1945) 81 Adieu Phillipine (Jacques Rozier - '63) 88 The Blue Bird (Tourneur - '19)90 Falstaff aka Chimes at Midnight (Welles - '65) 66 A Trip to Mars (Holger-Madsen - '18) 71 The War Game (Watkins - '66) 73 I Want to Go Home (Resnais -'89) 38 Life Is Sweet (Leigh - '91) 78 [/color]

07-10-2008, 07:29 PM	#18
Clipper Ship Captain A Long Way to Tipperary Rep Power: 4 Rep Points: 349	1. Celine and Julie Go Boating (Rivette) 2. The Godfather Part II (Coppola) 3. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Hooper) 4. The Amputee (Lynch) __________________ Angel Face (Preminger, 1952) ** Panic in the Streets (Kazan, 1950) 1/2 The Moon in the Gutter (Beineix, 1983) The Bridesmaid (Chabrol, 2004) Comedy of Innocence (Ruiz, 2000) * Revanche (Spielmann, 2008) A Girl Cut in Two (Chabrol, 2008) * Diva (Beineix, 1981) **** Last edited by Clipper Ship Captain : 07-11-2008 at 10:30 AM.

07-10-2008, 07:52 PM	#19
MadMan #1 Procrastinator Rep Power: 8 Rep Points: 567	1974 is just a monster year, utterly amazing. I must see more from this year. 1. Blazing Saddles 2. F For Fake 3. Chinatown 4. Young Frankenstein 5. The Godfather: Part II 6. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 7. Madhouse 8. The Conversation 9. The Man With The Golden Gun 10. Death Wish __________________ Good Lord, son, no, I do not. I was, in days gone by, a believer. But alas, I came to this beleaguered land, and the God in me just . . . evaporated. Let us change our toast, sir. To the God who has forgotten us. Down the Rabbit Hole

07-10-2008, 08:52 PM	#20
Boner M blood Rep Power: 8 Rep Points: 1498	Will watch Cockfighter soon. 1. A Woman Under the Influence (Cassavetes) 2. The Conversation (Coppola) 3. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (Fassbinder) 4. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Hooper) 5. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (Sargent) Spoiler 6. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (Peckinpah) 7. Alice in the Cities (Wenders) 8. Celine and Julie Go Boating (Rivette) 9. The Phantom of Liberty (Bunuel) 10. Martha (Fassbinder) HM: Even Dwarfs Started Small (Herzog), Chinatown (Polanski), The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (Herzog), Lenny (Fosse), Lancelot Du Lac (Bresson), Female Trouble (Waters), Shift (Gehr) __________________ blog (latest: notes on a few recent films) / twitter / lastfm Sweetgrass (Barbash & Castaing-Taylor, 2009) *½ Primate (Wiseman, 1974) * The Unloved (Morton, 2009) Boy (Waititi, 2010) ½ Beeswax (Bujalski, 2009) *½ Hahaha (Hong, 2010) * Blank City (Danhier, 2009) * Cell 211 (Monzón, 2009) ½ The Messenger (Moverman, 2009) **½

07-10-2008, 09:54 PM	#26
Stay Puft I shall evict you. Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 342	1. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser 2. F for Fake 3. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4. Chinatown 5. Madhouse __________________ I quit cinema. Last edited by Stay Puft : 07-10-2008 at 10:14 PM.

07-10-2008, 09:57 PM	#27
Yxklyx Editor Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 177	Dog Day Afternoon is 1975 and came in 5th. __________________ Last Excellent Film Seen For The Very First Time: Captains Courageous (1937, Victor Fleming) My Movie Page

07-10-2008, 10:15 PM	#28
Stay Puft I shall evict you. Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 342	Oops. (I blame Clipper Ship Captain.) __________________ I quit cinema.

07-10-2008, 11:06 PM	#29
Clipper Ship Captain A Long Way to Tipperary Rep Power: 4 Rep Points: 349	Sorry. __________________ Angel Face (Preminger, 1952) ** Panic in the Streets (Kazan, 1950) 1/2 The Moon in the Gutter (Beineix, 1983) The Bridesmaid (Chabrol, 2004) Comedy of Innocence (Ruiz, 2000) * Revanche (Spielmann, 2008) A Girl Cut in Two (Chabrol, 2008) * Diva (Beineix, 1981) ****

07-11-2008, 12:21 AM	#30
Weeping_Guitar Body Double Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 10	1. Young Frankenstein 2. Chinatown 3. The Conversation 4. Sugarland Express 5. The Godfather Part II __________________ Recomended Recent Viewings: The Circus (Chaplin, 1928) Inception (Nolan, 2010) Toy Story 3 (Unkrich, 2010) After Hours (Scorsese, 1985) Still Walking (Koreeda, 2008)

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