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soitgoes... · 10-01-2008, 08:54 AM

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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soitgoes... · 10-01-2008, 08:59 AM

1. Strangers on a Train (Alfred Hitchcock)
2. Early Summer (Yasujiro Ozu)
3. The Day the Earth Stood Still (Robert Wise)
4. The Browning Version (Anthony Asquith)
5. Repast (Mikio Naruse)
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6. Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder)
7. The Lavender Hill Mob (Charles Crichton)
8. Rabbit Fire (Chuck Jones)
9. The Tall Target (Anthony Mann)
10. The Lady from Musashino (Kenji Mizoguchi)

Spoiler

Yxklyx · 10-01-2008, 11:22 AM

1. Early Summer (Yasujiro Ozu)
2. A Place in the Sun (George Stevens)
3. The Well (Leo C. Popkin & Russell Rouse)
4. Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder)
5. The Tales of Hoffmann (Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger)

6. The African Queen (John Huston)
7. Diary of a Country Priest (Robert Bresson)
8. A Christmas Carol (Brian Desmond Hurst)
9. The Steel Helmet (Samuel Fuller)
10. Detective Story (William Wyler)

Raiders · 10-01-2008, 12:45 PM

1. The Tall Target (Mann)
2. Strangers on a Train (Hitchcock)
3. M (Losey)
4. The Steel Helmet (Fuller)
5. A Streetcar Named Desire (Kazan)

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6. The Day the Earth Stood Still (Wise)
7. Diary of a Country Priest (Bresson)
8. Ace in the Hole (Wilder)
9. The Thing from Another World (Nyby/Hawks)
10. Miracle in Milan (De Sica)

Boner M · 10-01-2008, 12:49 PM

1. Strangers on a Train
2. Early Summer
3. The Thing From Another World
4. The Day the Earth Stood Still

Need to see: Repast, Diary of a Country Priest, Ace in the Hole

Raiders · 10-01-2008, 12:54 PM

People definitely need to see Losey's M remake. I think it is uh, better than the original.

origami_mustache · 10-01-2008, 12:59 PM

1. Ace In The Hole
2. Alice In Wonderland
3. Venom and Eternity
4. A Streetcar Named Desire
5. The African Queen

Boner M · 10-01-2008, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raiders

People definitely need to see Losey's M remake.

For a sec I read this as 'lousy M remake'.

I do need to see more Losey, tho.

Ezee E · 10-01-2008, 01:16 PM

1. Alice in Wonderland
2. Strangers on a Train
3. A Streetcar Named Desire
4. The Day the Earth Stood Still
5. The Steel Helmet

Isaac · 10-01-2008, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raiders

People definitely need to see Losey's M remake. I think it is uh, better than the original.

That would make it one of the five best movies ever made. Impressive!

Isaac · 10-01-2008, 01:42 PM

1. The Man in the White Suit
2. The Day the Earth Stood Still
3. A Streetcar Named Desire
4. The Lavender Hill Mob
5. Miss Julie

6. The African Queen
7. Rooty Toot Toot
8. A Place in the Sun
9. Ace in the Hole
10. Detective Story

Grouchy · 10-01-2008, 03:44 PM

1. Strangers on a Train
2. The African Queen
3. The Thing from Another World
4. Miracle in Milan

MadMan · 10-01-2008, 05:22 PM

Hey, I can vote! Barely. But I love/like all of the films I've voting for.

1. The African Queen
2. The Thing From Another World
3. The Day the Earth Stood Still

Derek · 10-01-2008, 05:57 PM

1. Miss Julie (Alf Sjöberg)
2. Strangers on a Train (Alfred Hitchcock)
3. Diary of a Country Priest (Robert Bresson)
4. A Streetcar Named Desire (Elia Kazan)
5. Alice in Wonderland (Geronomi, Luske & Jackson)
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6. Repast (Mikio Naruse)
7. The 13th Letter (Otto Preminger)
8. The Tall Target (Anthony Mann)
9. The Thing From Another World (Howard Hawks & Christian Nyby)

Kurious Jorge v3.1 · 10-01-2008, 06:14 PM

1. Early Summer
2. Ace in the Hole
3. Diary of a Country Priest

5. The Browning Version

ledfloyd · 10-01-2008, 06:29 PM

1. Strangers on a Train
2. The Day the Earth Stood Still
3. Ace in the Hole
4. The Lavender Hill Mob

Philosophe_rouge · 10-01-2008, 06:29 PM

1. An American in Paris
2. Strangers on a Train
3. A Streetcar Named Desire
4. The Browning Version
5. Ace in the Hole

dreamdead · 10-01-2008, 06:36 PM

1. Early Summer
2. Strangers on a Train
3. The Steel Helmet
4. Diary of a Country Priest
5. The Day the Earth Stood Still

Russ · 10-01-2008, 06:44 PM

1. Strangers on a Train
2. Rabbit Fire
3. The Day the Earth Stood Still
4. People Will Talk
5. Bunny Hugged

Kurosawa Fan · 10-01-2008, 07:13 PM

1. Strangers on a Train
2. The Thing from Another World
3. Ace in the Hole
4. The Man in the White Suit
5. A Streetcar Named Desire

HM: People Will Talk, Alice in Wonderland, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Sirocco, A Place in the Sun, The Lavender Hill Mob

Really strong year.

Lazlo · 10-01-2008, 10:22 PM

1. Strangers on a Train
2. Alice in Wonderland
3. Diary of a Country Priest
4. Show Boat
5. A Streetcar Named Desire

The Mike · 10-01-2008, 10:26 PM

1. Strangers on a Train
2. The Day The Earth Stood Still
3. Alice in Wonderland
4. Abbott & Costello Meet The Invisible Man
5. Bride of the Gorilla

I really want to see Ace in the Hole, and have been meaning to see A Streetcar Named Desire for some time. Alas, I am lame.

Weeping_Guitar · 10-02-2008, 12:11 AM

1.Strangers on a Train
2. Early Summer
3. The Day the Earth Stood Still
4. The Man in the White Suit
5. Ace in the Hole

SirNewt · 10-02-2008, 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Antoine

That would make it one of the five best movies ever made. Impressive!

or maybe just more than mediocre.

SirNewt · 10-02-2008, 12:22 AM

The Browning Version
An American in Paris
Early Summer
Ace in the Hole
A Place in the Sun

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The Day the Earth Stood Still
The African Queen
A Streetcar Named Desire

Damn fine year for Hollywood.

Pop Trash · 10-02-2008, 01:02 AM

1. Strangers on a Train
2. A Streetcar Named Desire
3. The Day the Earth Stood Still
4. Diary of a Country Priest
5. Alice in Wonderland

Good year. I really need to see Ace in the Hole. It takes place in my home state!

Oh and I still think The African Queen sucks.

Derek · 10-02-2008, 03:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pop Trash

Oh and I still think The African Queen sucks.

Repped. I can't stand that movie.

Kurosawa Fan · 10-02-2008, 03:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pop Trash

Oh and I still think The African Queen sucks.

Rep from me as well. Seriously, it's such a lame "classic".

Isaac · 10-02-2008, 03:29 AM

Are there only two more of these things left? I'll be a little sad when it's over.

Not really, though. Not like I don't have stuff to do.

Pop Trash · 10-02-2008, 05:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kurosawa Fan

Rep from me as well. Seriously, it's such a lame "classic".

I know and I usually love the Bogey/Huston joints.

10-01-2008, 08:54 AM	#1
soitgoes... King of the Impossible Rep Power: 6 Rep Points: 633	MC Yearly Consensus - 1951 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 __________________ Anzukko (Naruse 58) **½ Los Angeles Plays Itself* (Andersen 03) **** Fires Were Started (Jennings 43) *½ On the Town* (Donen/Kelly 49) *** The Ghost Writer (Polanski 10) *** Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie (Ophüls 88) *** Johnny Guitar (Ray 54) **½ The Asphalt Jungle* (Huston 50) **½ Pandora and the Flying Dutchman* (Lewin 51) *½ Babes in Arms* (Berkeley 39) *½ Viewing log and all films seen

10-01-2008, 08:59 AM	#2
soitgoes... King of the Impossible Rep Power: 6 Rep Points: 633	1. Strangers on a Train (Alfred Hitchcock) 2. Early Summer (Yasujiro Ozu) 3. The Day the Earth Stood Still (Robert Wise) 4. The Browning Version (Anthony Asquith) 5. Repast (Mikio Naruse) ---------------------------------------------- 6. Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder) 7. The Lavender Hill Mob (Charles Crichton) 8. Rabbit Fire (Chuck Jones) 9. The Tall Target (Anthony Mann) 10. The Lady from Musashino (Kenji Mizoguchi) Spoiler HM's A Streetcar Named Desire (Elia Kazan) Summer Interlude (Ingmar Bergman) An American in Paris (Vincente Minnelli) Gerald McBoing-Boing (Robert Cannon) Symphony in Slang (Tex Avery) __________________ Anzukko (Naruse 58) **½ Los Angeles Plays Itself* (Andersen 03) **** Fires Were Started (Jennings 43) *½ On the Town* (Donen/Kelly 49) *** The Ghost Writer (Polanski 10) *** Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie (Ophüls 88) *** Johnny Guitar (Ray 54) **½ The Asphalt Jungle* (Huston 50) **½ Pandora and the Flying Dutchman* (Lewin 51) *½ Babes in Arms* (Berkeley 39) *½ Viewing log and all films seen

10-01-2008, 11:22 AM	#3
Yxklyx Editor Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 177	1. Early Summer (Yasujiro Ozu) 2. A Place in the Sun (George Stevens) 3. The Well (Leo C. Popkin & Russell Rouse) 4. Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder) 5. The Tales of Hoffmann (Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger) 6. The African Queen (John Huston) 7. Diary of a Country Priest (Robert Bresson) 8. A Christmas Carol (Brian Desmond Hurst) 9. The Steel Helmet (Samuel Fuller) 10. Detective Story (William Wyler) __________________ Last Excellent Film Seen For The Very First Time: Captains Courageous (1937, Victor Fleming) My Movie Page

10-01-2008, 12:45 PM	#4
Raiders Administrator Rep Power: 10 Rep Points: 1924	1. The Tall Target (Mann) 2. Strangers on a Train (Hitchcock) 3. M (Losey) 4. The Steel Helmet (Fuller) 5. A Streetcar Named Desire (Kazan) ------------------------------------ 6. The Day the Earth Stood Still (Wise) 7. Diary of a Country Priest (Bresson) 8. Ace in the Hole (Wilder) 9. The Thing from Another World (Nyby/Hawks) 10. Miracle in Milan (De Sica) __________________ Rice is great when you're hungry and you want 2,000 of something. Recently Viewed: The Kids Are All Right (2010) *****½ Inception (2010) (500) Days of Summer (2009) ½ Toy Story 3 (2010) ***½ Day & Night (s) (2010) ****** Films By Year The Fifth Dimension: A Chronological Twilight Zone (UPDATED 7/1/10)

10-01-2008, 12:49 PM	#5
Boner M blood Rep Power: 8 Rep Points: 1498	1. Strangers on a Train 2. Early Summer 3. The Thing From Another World 4. The Day the Earth Stood Still Need to see: Repast, Diary of a Country Priest, Ace in the Hole __________________ 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

10-01-2008, 12:54 PM	#6
Raiders Administrator Rep Power: 10 Rep Points: 1924	People definitely need to see Losey's M remake. I think it is uh, better than the original. __________________ Rice is great when you're hungry and you want 2,000 of something. Recently Viewed: The Kids Are All Right (2010) *****½ Inception (2010) (500) Days of Summer (2009) ½ Toy Story 3 (2010) ***½ Day & Night (s) (2010) ****** Films By Year The Fifth Dimension: A Chronological Twilight Zone (UPDATED 7/1/10)

10-01-2008, 12:59 PM	#7
origami_mustache blurred and indistinct Rep Power: 5 Rep Points: 420	1. Ace In The Hole 2. Alice In Wonderland 3. Venom and Eternity 4. A Streetcar Named Desire 5. The African Queen __________________ The Auteurs branduponthebrain

10-01-2008, 01:16 PM	#9
Ezee E Live like it's shark week Rep Power: 14 Rep Points: 1804	1. Alice in Wonderland 2. Strangers on a Train 3. A Streetcar Named Desire 4. The Day the Earth Stood Still 5. The Steel Helmet __________________ LATEST SEEN: The Runaways - ** 1/2 Chloe - * 1/2 A Single Man - ***

10-01-2008, 01:42 PM	#11
Isaac Social Retard Rep Power: 5 Rep Points: 677	1. The Man in the White Suit 2. The Day the Earth Stood Still 3. A Streetcar Named Desire 4. The Lavender Hill Mob 5. Miss Julie 6. The African Queen 7. Rooty Toot Toot 8. A Place in the Sun 9. Ace in the Hole 10. Detective Story __________________ Orlando (1992) *½ Demonlover (2002) ½ Inception (2010) ½ Everything Is Illuminated (2002, Jonathan Safran Foer) * July's People (1981, Nadine Gordimer) ***½

10-01-2008, 03:44 PM	#12
Grouchy A Platypus Rep Power: 7 Rep Points: 884	1. Strangers on a Train 2. The African Queen 3. The Thing from Another World 4. Miracle in Milan __________________ 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.

10-01-2008, 05:22 PM	#13
MadMan #1 Procrastinator Rep Power: 8 Rep Points: 567	Hey, I can vote! Barely. But I love/like all of the films I've voting for. 1. The African Queen 2. The Thing From Another World 3. The Day the Earth Stood Still __________________ 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

10-01-2008, 05:57 PM	#14
Derek Moisten your fence Rep Power: 12 Rep Points: 2656	1. Miss Julie (Alf Sjöberg) 2. Strangers on a Train (Alfred Hitchcock) 3. Diary of a Country Priest (Robert Bresson) 4. A Streetcar Named Desire (Elia Kazan) 5. Alice in Wonderland (Geronomi, Luske & Jackson) ******************************** 6. Repast (Mikio Naruse) 7. The 13th Letter (Otto Preminger) 8. The Tall Target (Anthony Mann) 9. The Thing From Another World (Howard Hawks & Christian Nyby) __________________ 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

10-01-2008, 06:14 PM	#15
Kurious Jorge v3.1 Synegoggles! Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 222	1. Early Summer 2. Ace in the Hole 3. Diary of a Country Priest 5. The Browning Version __________________ 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]

10-01-2008, 06:29 PM	#16
ledfloyd Producer Rep Power: 5 Rep Points: 475	1. Strangers on a Train 2. The Day the Earth Stood Still 3. Ace in the Hole 4. The Lavender Hill Mob __________________ blog

10-01-2008, 06:29 PM	#17
Philosophe_rouge Editor Rep Power: 5 Rep Points: 743	1. An American in Paris 2. Strangers on a Train 3. A Streetcar Named Desire 4. The Browning Version 5. Ace in the Hole __________________ House of Mirth and Movies: Top 10s (in progress)

10-01-2008, 06:36 PM	#18
dreamdead Screenwriter Rep Power: 5 Rep Points: 774	1. Early Summer 2. Strangers on a Train 3. The Steel Helmet 4. Diary of a Country Priest 5. The Day the Earth Stood Still __________________ The Long Goodbye - 8.5 Dirty Pretty Things - 7.5 Beloved - 6.5 Inception - 7

10-01-2008, 06:44 PM	#19
Russ I believe in your victory Rep Power: 6 Rep Points: 863	1. Strangers on a Train 2. Rabbit Fire 3. The Day the Earth Stood Still 4. People Will Talk 5. Bunny Hugged

10-01-2008, 07:13 PM	#20
Kurosawa Fan Moderator Rep Power: 16 Rep Points: 2892	1. Strangers on a Train 2. The Thing from Another World 3. Ace in the Hole 4. The Man in the White Suit 5. A Streetcar Named Desire HM: People Will Talk, Alice in Wonderland, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Sirocco, A Place in the Sun, The Lavender Hill Mob Really strong year. __________________ Films I've Seen: Inception (2010) - Despicable Me (2010)- 1/2 Zombieland (2009) - * The Crazies (2010) - * Land of the Lost (2009) - 1/2 MacGruber* (2010) - * Book I'm Reading:** A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin

10-01-2008, 10:22 PM	#21
Lazlo Best Boy Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 29	1. Strangers on a Train 2. Alice in Wonderland 3. Diary of a Country Priest 4. Show Boat 5. A Streetcar Named Desire __________________ last four: inception - 9.5 knight and day - 5 predators - 6.5 the messenger - 9.5

10-01-2008, 10:26 PM	#22
The Mike Does not read Sutter Cane Rep Power: 4 Rep Points: 546	1. Strangers on a Train 2. The Day The Earth Stood Still 3. Alice in Wonderland 4. Abbott & Costello Meet The Invisible Man 5. Bride of the Gorilla I really want to see Ace in the Hole, and have been meaning to see A Streetcar Named Desire for some time. Alas, I am lame. __________________ The Mike It's very very horrible, sir. It's one of those things we wish we could disinvent. From Midnight, With Love - My Midnight Movie Blog of Justice!

10-02-2008, 12:11 AM	#23
Weeping_Guitar Body Double Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 10	1.Strangers on a Train 2. Early Summer 3. The Day the Earth Stood Still 4. The Man in the White Suit 5. Ace in the Hole __________________ Recomended Recent Viewings: The Circus (Chaplin, 1928) Inception (Nolan, 2010) Toy Story 3 (Unkrich, 2010) After Hours (Scorsese, 1985) Still Walking (Koreeda, 2008) Last edited by Weeping_Guitar : 10-04-2008 at 02:03 PM.

10-02-2008, 12:22 AM	#25
SirNewt the one, the only. . . Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 90	The Browning Version An American in Paris Early Summer Ace in the Hole A Place in the Sun ---------------------------------------- The Day the Earth Stood Still The African Queen A Streetcar Named Desire Damn fine year for Hollywood. __________________ FILMS A Long Days Journey Into Night - 4 Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont - 7 The Thin Blue Line - 10 Rachel Getting Married - 8 Z - 9 Synecdoche, NY - 8 Now Reading De Rerum Natura (Lucretius) The Accidental Guerilla (Kilcullen)

10-02-2008, 01:02 AM	#26
Pop Trash Cinematographer Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 182	1. Strangers on a Train 2. A Streetcar Named Desire 3. The Day the Earth Stood Still 4. Diary of a Country Priest 5. Alice in Wonderland Good year. I really need to see Ace in the Hole. It takes place in my home state! Oh and I still think The African Queen sucks. Last edited by Pop Trash : 10-02-2008 at 01:07 AM.

10-02-2008, 03:29 AM	#29
Isaac Social Retard Rep Power: 5 Rep Points: 677	Are there only two more of these things left? I'll be a little sad when it's over. Not really, though. Not like I don't have stuff to do. __________________ Orlando (1992) *½ Demonlover (2002) ½ Inception (2010) ½ Everything Is Illuminated (2002, Jonathan Safran Foer) * July's People (1981, Nadine Gordimer) ***½

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