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Llopin · 02-06-2008, 12:10 PM

Submit your five favorite films from this year and eventually a groovy top 10 will be constructed. Use IMDb dates, fools!

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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 thread is locked, which will be in about a week. I will give at least 24 hours warning before a mod locks the thread.

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dreamdead · 02-06-2008, 12:32 PM

I seem unable to locate a copy of The Mortal Storm, so...

1. Pinocchio
2. The Shop Around the Corner
3. The Philadelphia Story
4. Rebecca
5. Grapes of Wrath

HM: His Girl Friday

Can't remember a damn thing: Fantasia

Weeping_Guitar · 02-06-2008, 12:37 PM

1. His Girl Friday
2. The Philadelphia Story
3. Rebecca
4. The Shop Around the Corner
5. Christmas in July

Boner M · 02-06-2008, 12:41 PM

1. Rebecca
2. Pinocchio
3. His Girl Friday

Eek! I've also seen The Grapes of Wrath about 10 years ago and can't remember a damn thing, and The Philadephia Story about 5 years ago, which I liked a bit but needs a repeat.

Eek again!

Isaac · 02-06-2008, 12:42 PM

1. His Girl Friday
2. Rebecca
3. The Grapes of Wrath
4. Fantasia
5. The Great Dictator

Grouchy · 02-06-2008, 01:01 PM

1. Fantasia
2. Rebecca
3. His Girl Friday
4. The Great Dictator

Raiders · 02-06-2008, 01:19 PM

1. His Girl Friday
2. The Mortal Storm
3. Pinocchio
4. The Shop Around the Corner
5. Fantasia

monolith94 · 02-06-2008, 01:31 PM

1. Rebecca
2. The Philadelphia Story
3. Fantasia
4. Pinocchio
5. The Great Dictator

Russ · 02-06-2008, 01:41 PM

1. Fantasia
2. His Girl Friday
3. The Philadelphia Story
4. The Bank Dick
5. Christmas in July

Eleven · 02-06-2008, 01:52 PM

1. His Girl Friday
2. Christmas in July
3. The Philadelphia Story
4. Pinocchio
5. Foreign Correspondent

Melville · 02-06-2008, 02:13 PM

1. His Girl Friday
2. The Grapes of Wrath
3. Rebecca

I think I might vote for both Fantasia and Pinocchio if I could remember them.

Philosophe_rouge · 02-06-2008, 02:19 PM

I can't say this is one of my favourite years, I need to revisit a lot of films though...

1. His Girl Friday
2. The Shop Around the Corner
3. Philadelphia Story
4. Rebecca
5. The Mark of Zorro

Spinal · 02-06-2008, 02:44 PM

1. His Girl Friday
2. The Grapes of Wrath
3. Pinocchio
4. Rebecca

Kurosawa Fan · 02-06-2008, 02:47 PM

1. The Shop Around the Corner
2. The Philadelphia Story
3. His Girl Friday
4. The Grapes of Wrath
5. Foreign Correspondent

Sycophant · 02-06-2008, 03:40 PM

In our consensuses, this is they year I've seen the most from since 1990...

1. The Great Dictator
2. Christmas in July
3. The Shop Around the Corner
4. Pinocchio
5. His Girl Friday

Raiders · 02-06-2008, 03:46 PM

I wish more people would see Borzage's film. It almost made my top 100. I realize few would probably love it like I do, but it'd still be nice for it to get some recognition.

Spinal · 02-06-2008, 04:00 PM

The Shop Around the Corner would be my #5, but I'm only listing films that are ***1/2 or above.

dreamdead · 02-06-2008, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raiders

I wish more people would see Borzage's film. It almost made my top 100. I realize few would probably love it like I do, but it'd still be nice for it to get some recognition.

I love teh Stewart and, truth be told, I'm cycling through your blog on year-dates for recs before the deadlines come up. Is it available on dvd anywhere? I didn't see it at Netflix...

Raiders · 02-06-2008, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spinal

The Shop Around the Corner would be my #5, but I'm only listing films that are ***1/2 or above.

Then I think the clear problem here is your low rating for it. I'll even loan a half star from my four if it would help.

Raiders · 02-06-2008, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreamdead

I love teh Stewart and, truth be told, I'm cycling through your blog on year-dates for recs before the deadlines come up. Is it available on dvd anywhere? I didn't see it at Netflix...

Nah, only on VHS. It is however #4 on TCM's user voting for films to be released on home video. Go to the film's page on TCM's website and vote for it.

Robby P · 02-06-2008, 04:24 PM

1. The Shop Around the Corner
2. His Girl Friday
3. Rebecca
4. Foreign Correspondent
5. Fantasia

Yxklyx · 02-06-2008, 04:34 PM

1. His Girl Friday
2. Fantasia
3. The Grapes of Wrath
4. Christmas in July
5. The Shop Around the Corner

Spinal · 02-06-2008, 06:25 PM

Top Songs of 1940:

1. Artie Shaw, "Frenesi"
2. Glenn Miller, "In the Mood"
3. Tommy Dorsey, "I'll Never Smile Again"
4. Bing Crosby, "Only Forever"
5. Glenn Miller "Tuxedo Junction"
6. Glenn Miller, "Woodpecker Song"
7. Glenn Miller, "Careless"
8. Glenn Miller, "When You Wish Upon a Star"
9. Bing Crosby, "Trade Winds"
10. Andrews Sisters, "Ferry Boat Serenade"

source: goldenoldies-records.com

Sycophant · 02-06-2008, 06:25 PM

Glenn Miller. Rocking the fucking house.

ledfloyd · 02-06-2008, 07:44 PM

1. His Girl Friday
2. The Great Dictator
3. Rebecca
4. The Philadelphia Story
5. The Shop Around the Corner

there are a few others that i can't remember that well. like theif of baghdad or fantasia or pinnochio.

Derek · 02-06-2008, 08:13 PM

1. The Shop Around the Corner (Ernst Lubitsch)
2. Rebecca (Alfred Hitchcock)
3. Fantasia (Disney, various)
4. The Philadelphia Story (George Cukor)
5. Foreign Correspondent (Alfred Hitchcock)
______________________________________

6. The Grapes of Wrath (John Ford)
7. Pinocchio (Hamilton Luske & Ben Sharpsteen)
8. The Bank Dick (Edward F. Cline)
9. Christmas in July (Preston Sturges)
10. The Great McGinty (Preston Sturges)

Obviously I need to give His Girl Friday another look,

BirdsAteMyFace · 02-06-2008, 08:24 PM

1. His Girl Friday
2. The Philadelphia Story
3. Fantasia

Llopin · 02-06-2008, 08:31 PM

Paintings Made in 1940

Edward HOPPER - Gas

Frida KAHLO - Self-portrait

Salvador DALÍ - The Slave Market with Disappearing Bust of Voltaire

Salvador DALÍ - The Face of War

Dillard · 02-06-2008, 08:33 PM

1. Rebecca
2. The Grapes of Wrath
3. The Great Dictator
4. The Bank Dick
5. Pinocchio

Spinal · 02-06-2008, 08:38 PM

Great idea with the paintings list!

02-06-2008, 12:10 PM	#1
Llopin Ubuesque Amphetamine Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 96	MC Yearly Consensus \| 1940 \| Submit your five favorite films from this year and eventually a groovy top 10 will be constructed. Use IMDb dates, fools! IMDb power search 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 thread is locked, which will be in about a week. I will give at least 24 hours warning before a mod locks the thread. Let the pimping begin.

02-06-2008, 12:32 PM	#2
dreamdead Screenwriter Rep Power: 5 Rep Points: 774	I seem unable to locate a copy of The Mortal Storm, so... 1. Pinocchio 2. The Shop Around the Corner 3. The Philadelphia Story 4. Rebecca 5. Grapes of Wrath HM: His Girl Friday Can't remember a damn thing: Fantasia __________________ The Long Goodbye - 8.5 Dirty Pretty Things - 7.5 Beloved - 6.5 Inception - 7 Last edited by dreamdead : 02-06-2008 at 12:43 PM.

02-06-2008, 12:37 PM	#3
Weeping_Guitar Body Double Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 10	1. His Girl Friday 2. The Philadelphia Story 3. Rebecca 4. The Shop Around the Corner 5. Christmas in July __________________ Recomended Recent Viewings: The Circus (Chaplin, 1928) Inception (Nolan, 2010) Toy Story 3 (Unkrich, 2010) After Hours (Scorsese, 1985) Still Walking (Koreeda, 2008)

02-06-2008, 01:01 PM	#6
Grouchy A Platypus Rep Power: 7 Rep Points: 884	1. Fantasia 2. Rebecca 3. His Girl Friday 4. The Great Dictator __________________ 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.

02-06-2008, 01:19 PM	#7
Raiders Administrator Rep Power: 10 Rep Points: 1924	1. His Girl Friday 2. The Mortal Storm 3. Pinocchio 4. The Shop Around the Corner 5. Fantasia __________________ 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)

02-06-2008, 12:41 PM	#4
Boner M blood Rep Power: 8 Rep Points: 1498	1. Rebecca 2. Pinocchio 3. His Girl Friday Eek! I've also seen The Grapes of Wrath about 10 years ago and can't remember a damn thing, and The Philadephia Story about 5 years ago, which I liked a bit but needs a repeat. Eek again! __________________ 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

02-06-2008, 12:42 PM	#5
Isaac Social Retard Rep Power: 5 Rep Points: 677	1. His Girl Friday 2. Rebecca 3. The Grapes of Wrath 4. Fantasia 5. The Great Dictator __________________ Orlando (1992) *½ Demonlover (2002) ½ Inception (2010) ½ Everything Is Illuminated (2002, Jonathan Safran Foer) * July's People (1981, Nadine Gordimer) ***½

02-06-2008, 01:31 PM	#8
monolith94 nightmare investigator Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 293	1. Rebecca 2. The Philadelphia Story 3. Fantasia 4. Pinocchio 5. The Great Dictator __________________ "Modern weapons can defend freedom, civilization, and life only by annihilating them. Security in military language means the ability to do away with the Earth." -Ivan Illich, Deschooling Society

02-06-2008, 01:41 PM	#9
Russ I believe in your victory Rep Power: 6 Rep Points: 863	1. Fantasia 2. His Girl Friday 3. The Philadelphia Story 4. The Bank Dick 5. Christmas in July

02-06-2008, 01:52 PM	#10
Eleven The Artist as Monster Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 161	1. His Girl Friday 2. Christmas in July 3. The Philadelphia Story 4. Pinocchio 5. Foreign Correspondent __________________ Playtime Magazine articles Film at 11 Top 11s

02-06-2008, 02:13 PM	#11
Melville My depressed stance... Rep Power: 8 Rep Points: 1332	1. His Girl Friday 2. The Grapes of Wrath 3. Rebecca I think I might vote for both Fantasia and Pinocchio if I could remember them. __________________ 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

02-06-2008, 02:19 PM	#12
Philosophe_rouge Editor Rep Power: 5 Rep Points: 743	I can't say this is one of my favourite years, I need to revisit a lot of films though... 1. His Girl Friday 2. The Shop Around the Corner 3. Philadelphia Story 4. Rebecca 5. The Mark of Zorro __________________ House of Mirth and Movies: Top 10s (in progress)

02-06-2008, 02:44 PM	#13
Spinal Moderator Rep Power: 16 Rep Points: 2959	1. His Girl Friday 2. The Grapes of Wrath 3. Pinocchio 4. Rebecca __________________ 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

02-06-2008, 02:47 PM	#14
Kurosawa Fan Moderator Rep Power: 16 Rep Points: 2892	1. The Shop Around the Corner 2. The Philadelphia Story 3. His Girl Friday 4. The Grapes of Wrath 5. Foreign Correspondent __________________ 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

02-06-2008, 03:40 PM	#15
Sycophant Wisdom & lulz --> Rep Power: 14 Rep Points: 2422	In our consensuses, this is they year I've seen the most from since 1990... 1. The Great Dictator 2. Christmas in July 3. The Shop Around the Corner 4. Pinocchio 5. His Girl Friday __________________ Do you care about life? Do you care about the future? Just saw: Suicide Club (interesting) \| The Tale of Zatoichi (pretty good!) \| Ponyo (again; beautiful) \| Airborne (1993: the movie) Last edited by Sycophant : 02-06-2008 at 03:46 PM.

02-06-2008, 03:46 PM	#16
Raiders Administrator Rep Power: 10 Rep Points: 1924	I wish more people would see Borzage's film. It almost made my top 100. I realize few would probably love it like I do, but it'd still be nice for it to get some recognition. __________________ 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)

02-06-2008, 04:00 PM	#17
Spinal Moderator Rep Power: 16 Rep Points: 2959	The Shop Around the Corner would be my #5, but I'm only listing films that are *1/2 or above. __________________ 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

02-06-2008, 04:24 PM	#21
Robby P Avatar Thief Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 58	1. The Shop Around the Corner 2. His Girl Friday 3. Rebecca 4. Foreign Correspondent 5. Fantasia

02-06-2008, 04:34 PM	#22
Yxklyx Editor Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 177	1. His Girl Friday 2. Fantasia 3. The Grapes of Wrath 4. Christmas in July 5. The Shop Around the Corner __________________ Last Excellent Film Seen For The Very First Time: Captains Courageous (1937, Victor Fleming) My Movie Page

02-06-2008, 06:25 PM	#23
Spinal Moderator Rep Power: 16 Rep Points: 2959	Top Songs of 1940: 1. Artie Shaw, "Frenesi" 2. Glenn Miller, "In the Mood" 3. Tommy Dorsey, "I'll Never Smile Again" 4. Bing Crosby, "Only Forever" 5. Glenn Miller "Tuxedo Junction" 6. Glenn Miller, "Woodpecker Song" 7. Glenn Miller, "Careless" 8. Glenn Miller, "When You Wish Upon a Star" 9. Bing Crosby, "Trade Winds" 10. Andrews Sisters, "Ferry Boat Serenade" source: goldenoldies-records.com __________________ 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

02-06-2008, 07:44 PM	#25
ledfloyd Producer Rep Power: 5 Rep Points: 475	1. His Girl Friday 2. The Great Dictator 3. Rebecca 4. The Philadelphia Story 5. The Shop Around the Corner there are a few others that i can't remember that well. like theif of baghdad or fantasia or pinnochio. __________________ blog

02-06-2008, 08:13 PM	#26
Derek Moisten your fence Rep Power: 12 Rep Points: 2656	1. The Shop Around the Corner (Ernst Lubitsch) 2. Rebecca (Alfred Hitchcock) 3. Fantasia (Disney, various) 4. The Philadelphia Story (George Cukor) 5. Foreign Correspondent (Alfred Hitchcock) ______________________________________ 6. The Grapes of Wrath (John Ford) 7. Pinocchio (Hamilton Luske & Ben Sharpsteen) 8. The Bank Dick (Edward F. Cline) 9. Christmas in July (Preston Sturges) 10. The Great McGinty (Preston Sturges) Obviously I need to give His Girl Friday another look, __________________ 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

02-06-2008, 08:24 PM	#27
BirdsAteMyFace 物の哀れ Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 123	1. His Girl Friday 2. The Philadelphia Story 3. Fantasia __________________ Happy-Go-Lucky (Leigh, 2008): 6 Of Human Bondage (Cromwell, 1934): 8 [2nd] Watchmen (Synder, 2009): 2 Rachel Getting Married (Demme, 2008): 7

02-06-2008, 08:31 PM	#28
Llopin Ubuesque Amphetamine Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 96	Paintings Made in 1940 Edward HOPPER - Gas Frida KAHLO - Self-portrait Salvador DALÍ - The Slave Market with Disappearing Bust of Voltaire Salvador DALÍ - The Face of War

02-06-2008, 08:33 PM	#29
Dillard Body Double Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 56	1. Rebecca 2. The Grapes of Wrath 3. The Great Dictator 4. The Bank Dick 5. Pinocchio __________________ My Blog

02-06-2008, 08:38 PM	#30
Spinal Moderator Rep Power: 16 Rep Points: 2959	Great idea with the paintings list! __________________ 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

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