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Spinal · 02-11-2008, 06:05 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 thread is locked, which will be in about a week. I will give at least 24 hours warning before a mod locks the thread.

You may begin now.

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Spinal · 02-11-2008, 06:07 AM

1. L'Âge d'or
2. The Blood of a Poet
3. All Quiet on the Western Front

Isaac · 02-11-2008, 06:33 AM

1. Westfront 1918
2. Hell's Heroes
3. All Quiet on the Western Front
4. L'Age d'or
5. The Blood of a Poet

soitgoes... · 02-11-2008, 08:56 AM

1. The Blue Angel (Josef von Sternberg)
2. L'Âge d'or (Luis Buñuel)
3. Salt for Svanetia (Mikhail Kalatozov)
4. À propos de Nice (Jean Vigo)
5. Westfront 1918 (Georg Wilhelm Pabst)

Derek · 02-11-2008, 09:19 AM

1. Earth (Alexander Dovzhenko)
2. L'Âge D'or (Luis Buñuel)
3. A Propos de Nice (Jean Vigo)
4. All Quiet on the Western Front (Lewis Milestone)
5. Morocco (Josef von Sternberg)

Unfortunately booted: Blood of the Poet (Jean Cocteau)

Yxklyx · 02-11-2008, 10:02 AM

1. All Quiet on the Western Front
2. L' Âge d'or
3. Hell's Angels
4. Prix de beauté
5. The Blue Angel

Raiders · 02-11-2008, 12:47 PM

1. The Blue Angel
2. L'Âge d'or
3. Earth
4. City Girl
5. Westfront 1918

Philosophe_rouge · 02-11-2008, 01:53 PM

1. Morocco
2. All Quiet on the Western Front
3. The Blue Angel
4. Animal Crackers
5. The Big House

Russ · 02-11-2008, 03:26 PM

1. L'Âge d'or
2. Animal Crackers
3. Feet First*

* a qualified recommendation at best, due to unfortunate and offensive racism that mars an otherwise bravura finale, ala Safety Last!, which features a "Step 'n' Fetchit" caricature (Willie Best, billed as 'Sleep 'n' Eat) whom Lloyd constantly refers to as 'Charcoal'

ledfloyd · 02-11-2008, 03:51 PM

Animal Crackers is the only one i've seen. but it's an easy ***1/2

monolith94 · 02-11-2008, 03:51 PM

1. Hell's Angels
2. Earth
3. Blood of the Poet
4. Morocco
5. Westfront 1918

Honorable mentions: All Quiet on the Western Front, The Blue Angel

Pretty cool year.

Spinal · 02-11-2008, 07:09 PM

The voters have selected:

monolith/Antoine method (pre-1920, 20-23, 24-25, 26-27, 28-29)

Our next Yearly Consensus thread will be:

1928-1929

Raiders · 02-11-2008, 07:11 PM

Silly Match Cut.

MadMan · 02-11-2008, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spinal

The voters have selected:

monolith/Antoine method (pre-1920, 20-23, 24-25, 26-27, 28-29)

Our next Yearly Consensus thread will be:

1928-1929

You guys finally decided? Took yah all long enough

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raiders

Silly Match Cut.

Tricks are for Raiders?

Kurosawa Fan · 02-11-2008, 07:39 PM

Fun Facts from 1930

Scotch Tape hits the market. It will later inspire the song "Tape of Love".
Pluto, the ninth planet in our solar system, is discovered by Clyde Tombaugh. His discovery will later be reduced to a dwarf planet, injuring Clyde's reputation and dwarfs around the world.
The Hays Code is instituted, crippling filmmakers for years. Hedy Lamarr fans are distraught.
Hostess Twinkies are invented. Considering they themselves are a joke, I'll stop trying to think up a half-assed witty comment for the back end of this entry.
The first Looney Tune, Sinkin in the Bathtub, is created.
Mount Merapi in Indonesia erupts, killing 1300 people.
Betty Boop premieres in the film Dizzy Dishes. Hedy Lamarr fans are momentarily content.

Spinal · 02-11-2008, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kurosawa Fan

The Hays Code is instituted, crippling filmmakers for years. Hedy Lamarr fans are distraught.

It is hard to imagine a world without Scotch tape.

EyesWideOpen · 02-11-2008, 07:45 PM

I have only seen 11 movies from the whole 30's decade.

Raiders · 02-11-2008, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kurosawa Fan

Hostess Twinkies are invented. Considering they themselves are a joke, I'll stop trying to think up a half-assed witty comment for the back end of this entry.

I eat these. I can't help myself. I think I was scarred by Die Hard as a child.

soitgoes... · 02-11-2008, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Russ

* a qualified recommendation at best, due to unfortunate and offensive racism that mars an otherwise bravura finale, ala Safety Last!, which features a "Step 'n' Fetchit" caricature (Willie Best, billed as 'Sleep 'n' Eat) whom Lloyd constantly refers to as 'Charcoal'

Yeah, early Hollywood racism definitely knocks a few films down a few pegs. Fleming's Red Dust a couple years later is another glaring example.

Eleven · 02-11-2008, 08:40 PM

1. The Blue Angel
2. Blood of a Poet
3. All Quiet on the Western Front
4. Earth
5. Animal Crackers

Raiders · 02-11-2008, 08:41 PM

Nobody else has seen Murnau's film? It isn't readily available, but if you have the chance, definitely do so. As always with Murnau, it is well worth it.

Llopin · 02-11-2008, 09:08 PM

Notable Paintings From 1930

Max Beckmann - Self-Portrait with Saxophone

Edward Hopper - Early Sunday Morning

Charles Sheeler - American Landscape

Piet Mondrian - Composition with Yellow

Paul Klee - Früchte auf rot

Grant Wood - American Gothic

Qrazy · 02-11-2008, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kurosawa Fan

Fun Facts from 1930

[list][*]Scotch Tape hits the market. It will later inspire the song "Tape of Love".

The sticky stuff.

Kurosawa Fan · 02-11-2008, 10:48 PM

Sports Facts from 1930

The Philadelphia Athletics beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 2 to capture their fifth World Series title. For those wondering, even way back in 1930 the Cubs were losers.
The Packers beat the Giants in the NFL Championship. Pat Sumeral called the game, and was still screwing up players names.
The Montreal Canadians won the Stanley Cup in 1930. I didn't look that up, I'm just assuming they won, considering they won every year from 1900 to 1965. Though there was only something like 3 other teams to compete with, so I'm not sure how impressed we should be by their dominance.
The NBA didn't exist in 1930. Even so, big games were still decided at the foul line.
Bill Tildon won Wimbledon. I know. I'm reaching here. I'll move on.
The first night game in organized baseball history took place in Independence, Kansas. Independence lost to Muskogee 13-3. Apparently they were rivals. Way to show up Independence.
The First World Cup took place in Uruguay. Uruguay beat Argentina 4-2 in the final. I can only assume the refs fixed the game.

Kurious Jorge v3.1 · 02-12-2008, 12:02 AM

1. PEOPLE ON SUNDAY!!! (R. Siodmak/E. Ulmer)
2. Earth (Dovshenko)
3. The Blue Angel (Von Sternberg)
4. L'Age D'or (Bunuel)
5. The Blood of a Poet (Cocteau)

monolith94 · 02-12-2008, 12:45 AM

The scene where the guy dances in the street in Earth is one of my all time favorite cinema moments.

koji · 02-12-2008, 02:06 AM

1. Another Fine Mess (James Parrott)
2. The Blue Angel (Josef von Sternberg)
3. Animal Crackers (Victor Heerman)
4. Morocco (von Sternberg)
5. All Quiet on the Western Front (Lewis Milestone)

soitgoes... · 02-12-2008, 04:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kurious Jorge v3.1

1. PEOPLE ON SUNDAY!!! (R. Siodmak/E. Ulmer)

I watched this yesterday. Didn't quite make my top 5, but its still a highly recommendable film. Of course with the talent behind it, how could it not be? I found it more interesting from a historical view point rather than a cinematic one. A sort of last look at a Berlin that would be lost a few years later.

Kurious Jorge v3.1 · 02-12-2008, 04:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soitgoes...

I watched this yesterday. Didn't quite make my top 5, but its still a highly recommendable film. Of course with the talent behind it, how could it not be? I found it more interesting from a historical view point rather than a cinematic one. A sort of last look at a Berlin that would be lost a few years later.

I may have liked a bit more, I consider it one of the 50 greatest films.
Which version/edition did you watch, out of curiousity? The BFI DVD has a magnificent score by some lady that perfectly complements the film and made it a wonder to watch.

Seriously it's like this film was made by the Phi Slamma Jamma of German/Hollywood Imports.

Directed by: Robert Siodmak & Edgar Ulmer
Scenario: Curt Siodmak and Billy Wilder
Also: Fred Zinneman ("High Noon" fame et al.)

+ a Criterion is waiting in the wings for this film (possibly this year). Hopefully it carries the same score as the BFI.

soitgoes... · 02-12-2008, 05:39 AM

That'd be the one I saw as well.

02-11-2008, 06:05 AM	#1
Spinal Moderator Rep Power: 16 Rep Points: 2959	MC Yearly Consensus - 1930 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 thread is locked, which will be in about a week. I will give at least 24 hours warning before a mod locks the thread. 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

02-11-2008, 06:07 AM	#2
Spinal Moderator Rep Power: 16 Rep Points: 2959	1. L'Âge d'or 2. The Blood of a Poet 3. All Quiet on the Western Front __________________ 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

02-11-2008, 06:33 AM	#3
Isaac Social Retard Rep Power: 5 Rep Points: 677	1. Westfront 1918 2. Hell's Heroes 3. All Quiet on the Western Front 4. L'Age d'or 5. The Blood of a Poet __________________ Orlando (1992) *½ Demonlover (2002) ½ Inception (2010) ½ Everything Is Illuminated (2002, Jonathan Safran Foer) * July's People (1981, Nadine Gordimer) ***½

02-11-2008, 09:19 AM	#5
Derek Moisten your fence Rep Power: 12 Rep Points: 2656	1. Earth (Alexander Dovzhenko) 2. L'Âge D'or (Luis Buñuel) 3. A Propos de Nice (Jean Vigo) 4. All Quiet on the Western Front (Lewis Milestone) 5. Morocco (Josef von Sternberg) Unfortunately booted: Blood of the Poet (Jean Cocteau) __________________ 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 Last edited by Derek : 02-13-2008 at 06:00 AM.

02-11-2008, 10:02 AM	#6
Yxklyx Editor Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 177	1. All Quiet on the Western Front 2. L' Âge d'or 3. Hell's Angels 4. Prix de beauté 5. The Blue Angel __________________ Last Excellent Film Seen For The Very First Time: Captains Courageous (1937, Victor Fleming) My Movie Page

02-11-2008, 08:56 AM	#4
soitgoes... King of the Impossible Rep Power: 6 Rep Points: 633	1. The Blue Angel (Josef von Sternberg) 2. L'Âge d'or (Luis Buñuel) 3. Salt for Svanetia (Mikhail Kalatozov) 4. À propos de Nice (Jean Vigo) 5. Westfront 1918 (Georg Wilhelm Pabst)

02-11-2008, 12:47 PM	#7
Raiders Administrator Rep Power: 10 Rep Points: 1924	1. The Blue Angel 2. L'Âge d'or 3. Earth 4. City Girl 5. Westfront 1918 __________________ 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)

02-11-2008, 01:53 PM	#8
Philosophe_rouge Editor Rep Power: 5 Rep Points: 743	1. Morocco 2. All Quiet on the Western Front 3. The Blue Angel 4. Animal Crackers 5. The Big House __________________ House of Mirth and Movies: Top 10s (in progress)

02-11-2008, 03:26 PM	#9
Russ I believe in your victory Rep Power: 6 Rep Points: 863	1. L'Âge d'or 2. Animal Crackers 3. Feet First* * a qualified recommendation at best, due to unfortunate and offensive racism that mars an otherwise bravura finale, ala Safety Last!, which features a "Step 'n' Fetchit" caricature (Willie Best, billed as 'Sleep 'n' Eat) whom Lloyd constantly refers to as 'Charcoal'

02-11-2008, 03:51 PM	#10
ledfloyd Producer Rep Power: 5 Rep Points: 475	Animal Crackers is the only one i've seen. but it's an easy ***1/2 __________________ blog

02-11-2008, 03:51 PM	#11
monolith94 nightmare investigator Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 293	1. Hell's Angels 2. Earth 3. Blood of the Poet 4. Morocco 5. Westfront 1918 Honorable mentions: All Quiet on the Western Front, The Blue Angel Pretty cool year. __________________ "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

02-11-2008, 07:09 PM	#12
Spinal Moderator Rep Power: 16 Rep Points: 2959	The voters have selected: monolith/Antoine method (pre-1920, 20-23, 24-25, 26-27, 28-29) Our next Yearly Consensus thread will be: 1928-1929 __________________ 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

02-11-2008, 07:11 PM	#13
Raiders Administrator Rep Power: 10 Rep Points: 1924	Silly Match Cut. __________________ 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)

02-11-2008, 07:39 PM	#15
Kurosawa Fan Moderator Rep Power: 16 Rep Points: 2892	Fun Facts from 1930 Scotch Tape hits the market. It will later inspire the song "Tape of Love". Pluto, the ninth planet in our solar system, is discovered by Clyde Tombaugh. His discovery will later be reduced to a dwarf planet, injuring Clyde's reputation and dwarfs around the world. The Hays Code is instituted, crippling filmmakers for years. Hedy Lamarr fans are distraught. Hostess Twinkies are invented. Considering they themselves are a joke, I'll stop trying to think up a half-assed witty comment for the back end of this entry. The first Looney Tune, Sinkin in the Bathtub, is created. Mount Merapi in Indonesia erupts, killing 1300 people. Betty Boop premieres in the film Dizzy Dishes. Hedy Lamarr fans are momentarily content. __________________ 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 Last edited by Kurosawa Fan : 02-11-2008 at 07:44 PM. Reason: Gramatical error

02-11-2008, 07:45 PM	#17
EyesWideOpen Man With the Getaway Face Rep Power: 4 Rep Points: 369	I have only seen 11 movies from the whole 30's decade. __________________ Movies: The Book of Eli (Hughes Brothers, 2010) B The Birth of a Nation (Griffith, 1915) B+ Inception (Nolan, 2010) A The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Oplev, 2009) B Toy Story 3 (Unkrich, 2010) A Cyrus (Duplass Brothers, 2010) B The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Slade, 2010) B *The 40 Year Old Virgin* (Apatow, 2005) A- Sherlock Holmes (Ritchie, 2009) C- Get Him to the Greek (Stoller, 2010) B+

02-11-2008, 08:40 PM	#20
Eleven The Artist as Monster Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 161	1. The Blue Angel 2. Blood of a Poet 3. All Quiet on the Western Front 4. Earth 5. Animal Crackers __________________ Playtime Magazine articles Film at 11 Top 11s

02-11-2008, 08:41 PM	#21
Raiders Administrator Rep Power: 10 Rep Points: 1924	Nobody else has seen Murnau's film? It isn't readily available, but if you have the chance, definitely do so. As always with Murnau, it is well worth it. __________________ 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)

02-11-2008, 09:08 PM	#22
Llopin Ubuesque Amphetamine Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 96	Notable Paintings From 1930 Max Beckmann - Self-Portrait with Saxophone Edward Hopper - Early Sunday Morning Charles Sheeler - American Landscape Piet Mondrian - Composition with Yellow Paul Klee - Früchte auf rot Grant Wood - American Gothic

02-11-2008, 10:48 PM	#24
Kurosawa Fan Moderator Rep Power: 16 Rep Points: 2892	Sports Facts from 1930 The Philadelphia Athletics beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 2 to capture their fifth World Series title. For those wondering, even way back in 1930 the Cubs were losers. The Packers beat the Giants in the NFL Championship. Pat Sumeral called the game, and was still screwing up players names. The Montreal Canadians won the Stanley Cup in 1930. I didn't look that up, I'm just assuming they won, considering they won every year from 1900 to 1965. Though there was only something like 3 other teams to compete with, so I'm not sure how impressed we should be by their dominance. The NBA didn't exist in 1930. Even so, big games were still decided at the foul line. Bill Tildon won Wimbledon. I know. I'm reaching here. I'll move on. The first night game in organized baseball history took place in Independence, Kansas. Independence lost to Muskogee 13-3. Apparently they were rivals. Way to show up Independence. The First World Cup took place in Uruguay. Uruguay beat Argentina 4-2 in the final. I can only assume the refs fixed the game. __________________ 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

02-12-2008, 12:02 AM	#25
Kurious Jorge v3.1 Synegoggles! Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 222	1. PEOPLE ON SUNDAY!!! (R. Siodmak/E. Ulmer) 2. Earth (Dovshenko) 3. The Blue Angel (Von Sternberg) 4. L'Age D'or (Bunuel) 5. The Blood of a Poet (Cocteau) __________________ 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]

02-12-2008, 12:45 AM	#26
monolith94 nightmare investigator Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 293	The scene where the guy dances in the street in Earth is one of my all time favorite cinema moments. __________________ "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

02-12-2008, 02:06 AM	#27
koji Body Double Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 21	1. Another Fine Mess (James Parrott) 2. The Blue Angel (Josef von Sternberg) 3. Animal Crackers (Victor Heerman) 4. Morocco (von Sternberg) 5. All Quiet on the Western Front (Lewis Milestone)

02-12-2008, 05:39 AM	#30
soitgoes... King of the Impossible Rep Power: 6 Rep Points: 633	That'd be the one I saw as well.

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