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Spinal · 06-16-2008, 06:44 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 · 06-16-2008, 06:45 PM

1. Grey Gardens
2. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
3. Dog Day Afternoon
4. Fox and His Friends
5. Tommy

Spoiler

Raiders · 06-16-2008, 06:54 PM

1. Deep Red (Argento)
2. Barry Lyndon (Kubrick)
3. Smile (Ritchie)
4. The Passenger (Antonioni)
5. Picnic at Hanging Rock (Weir)

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6. Jaws (Spielberg)
7. The Mirror (Tarkovsky)
8. Nashville (Altman)
9. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Jones)
10. Hard Times (Hill)

Philosophe_rouge · 06-16-2008, 06:56 PM

1. Picnic at Hanging Rock
2. Nashville
3. Grey Gardens
4. Love and Death
5. Barry Lyndon

Isaac · 06-16-2008, 06:57 PM

1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2. Hester Street
3. Dog Day Afternoon
4. Overlord
5. The Wind and the Lion

dreamdead · 06-16-2008, 07:01 PM

1. Barry Lyndon
2. Deep Red
3. The Mirror
4. Love and Death
5. Nashville

Can't believe I'm leaving off Forman's film.

Russ · 06-16-2008, 07:03 PM

1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2. Dog Day Afternoon
3. Jaws
4. Nashville
5. Love and Death

Derek · 06-16-2008, 07:24 PM

1. Dersu Uzala (Akira Kurosawa)
2. Mirror (Andrei Tarkovsky)
3. Deep Red (Dario Argento)
4. Salo, or The 120 Days of Sodom (Pier Paolo Pasolini)
5. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Terry Jones)
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6. The Story of Adele H. (Francois Truffaut)
7. Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick)
8. Dog Day Afternoon (Sydney Lumet)
9. Nashville (Robert Altman)
10. Jaws (Steven Spielberg)

HMs:

Spoiler

Watashi · 06-16-2008, 07:46 PM

Dude... Jaws.

1. Nashville
2. Jaws
3. Love and Death
4. Picnic at Hanging Rock
5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Ezee E · 06-16-2008, 07:54 PM

1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2. Dog Day Afternoon
3. Barry Lyndon
4. Jaws
5. Picnic at Hanging Rock

Lazlo · 06-16-2008, 08:00 PM

1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
2. Barry Lyndon
3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
4. Jaws
5. The Magic Flute

MadMan · 06-16-2008, 08:00 PM

Sadly I have much left to see from one of the best years for film.

1. Jaws
2. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
4. Nashville
5. Death Race 2000

Spinal · 06-16-2008, 08:13 PM

I need a sub tabulator for this thread. KF will be on a trip and unable to do it. This is a one-time commitment only. You will need to follow the established model for presentation. Anyone want to do it?

Kurosawa Fan · 06-16-2008, 08:39 PM

1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
2. Jaws
3. Dog Day Afternoon
4. Dersu Uzala
5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

I should be back to tabulate 1935, but the thread will probably need to be started before I return.

Winston* · 06-16-2008, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spinal

I need a sub tabulator for this thread. KF will be on a trip and unable to do it. This is a one-time commitment only. You will need to follow the established model for presentation. Anyone want to do it?

I can do it if you need.

soitgoes... · 06-16-2008, 09:29 PM

1. Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick)
2. Jaws (Steven Spielberg)
3. Curriculum Vitae (Krzysztof Kieslowski)
4. Grey Gardens (Ellen Hovde, Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Muffie Meyer)
5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Milos Forman)
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6. The Man Who Would Be King (John Huston)
7. Picnic at Hanging Rock (Peter Weir)
8. Dog Day Afternoon (Sidney Lumet)
9. Deep Red (Dario Argento)
10. Seven Beauties (Lina Wertmüller)

ledfloyd · 06-16-2008, 09:32 PM

1. Monty Python & The Holy Grail
2. Jaws
3. Love & Death
4. Three Days of the Condor
5. Nashville

origami_mustache · 06-16-2008, 09:40 PM

1. The Mirror
2. Seven Beauties
3. Barry Lyndon
4. Monty Python and The Holy Grail
5. The Passenger

Spinal · 06-16-2008, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Winston*

I can do it if you need.

You're hired.

Qrazy · 06-16-2008, 10:21 PM

1. The Mirror
2. One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
3. Dog Day Afternoon
4. Hedgehog in the Mist
5. Dersu Uzala

6. The Passenger
7. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
8. Jaws
9. Barry Lyndon
10. Nashville

HMs Love and Death, Grey Gardens, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Fox and his Friends

monolith94 · 06-16-2008, 10:31 PM

1. The Mirror
2. Love and Death
3. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
4. The Passenger
5. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Boner M · 06-16-2008, 11:41 PM

Great year for American cinema (although that goes for nearly every year from the 70's)

1. Jaws
2. Nashville
3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
4. The Passenger
5. Fear of Fear

6. Deep Red
7. Dog Day Afternoon
8. Love and Death
9. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
10. Mirror

Raiders · 06-16-2008, 11:47 PM

For Your Consideration:

Yxklyx · 06-17-2008, 12:21 AM

1. Picnic at Hanging Rock (Peter Weir)
2. Jaws (Steven Spielberg)
3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Milos Forman)
4. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones)
5. The Passenger (Michelangelo Antonioni)

6. Dog Day Afternoon (Sidney Lumet)
7. Nashville (Robert Altman)
8. Dersu Uzala (Akira Kurosawa)
9. Promised Land (Andrzej Wajda)
10. Mirror (Andrei Tarkovsky)

Incredible year!

Sycophant · 06-17-2008, 12:23 AM

If this goes to the weekend, it may finally be enough incentive for me to watch Nashville.

Grouchy · 06-17-2008, 02:23 AM

1. Dog Day Afternoon
2. Barry Lyndon
3. The Man Who Would Be King
4. Dersu Uzala
5. Deep Red

Qrazy · 06-17-2008, 03:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yxklyx

1. Picnic at Hanging Rock (Peter Weir)
2. Jaws (Steven Spielberg)
3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Milos Forman)
4. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones)
5. The Passenger (Michelangelo Antonioni)

6. Dog Day Afternoon (Sidney Lumet)
7. Nashville (Robert Altman)
8. Dersu Uzala (Akira Kurosawa)
9. Promised Land (Andrzej Wajda)
10. Mirror (Andrei Tarkovsky)

Incredible year!

Thoughts on Promised Land? I've been meaning to get on that.

Pop Trash · 06-17-2008, 03:40 AM

1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2. Picnic at Hanging Rock
3. Barry Lyndon
4. The Passenger
5. Jaws

6. Dog Day Afternoon
7. The Beast
8. The Stepford Wives
9. Master of the Flying Guillotine
10.The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Pop Trash · 06-17-2008, 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boner M

Great year for American cinema (although that goes for nearly every year from the 70's)

1971-1976 are my vote for the greatest five year streak in world cinema history.

Pop Trash · 06-17-2008, 03:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raiders

For Your Consideration:

One of my fellow cine-dork friends thinks this is one the most underrated movies of the 70s. He described it as a precursur to Alexander Payne's Election.

06-16-2008, 06:44 PM	#1
Spinal Moderator Rep Power: 16 Rep Points: 2959	MC Yearly Consensus - 1975 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

06-16-2008, 06:45 PM	#2
Spinal Moderator Rep Power: 16 Rep Points: 2959	1. Grey Gardens 2. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 3. Dog Day Afternoon 4. Fox and His Friends 5. Tommy Spoiler 6. Barry Lyndon 7. Salo 8. The Guernica Tree 9. Picnic at Hanging Rock 10. The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum __________________ 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

06-16-2008, 06:54 PM	#3
Raiders Administrator Rep Power: 10 Rep Points: 1924	1. Deep Red (Argento) 2. Barry Lyndon (Kubrick) 3. Smile (Ritchie) 4. The Passenger (Antonioni) 5. Picnic at Hanging Rock (Weir) --------------------------------- 6. Jaws (Spielberg) 7. The Mirror (Tarkovsky) 8. Nashville (Altman) 9. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Jones) 10. Hard Times (Hill) __________________ 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)

06-16-2008, 06:56 PM	#4
Philosophe_rouge Editor Rep Power: 5 Rep Points: 743	1. Picnic at Hanging Rock 2. Nashville 3. Grey Gardens 4. Love and Death 5. Barry Lyndon __________________ House of Mirth and Movies: Top 10s (in progress)

06-16-2008, 06:57 PM	#5
Isaac Social Retard Rep Power: 5 Rep Points: 677	1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 2. Hester Street 3. Dog Day Afternoon 4. Overlord 5. The Wind and the Lion __________________ Orlando (1992) *½ Demonlover (2002) ½ Inception (2010) ½ Everything Is Illuminated (2002, Jonathan Safran Foer) * July's People (1981, Nadine Gordimer) ***½

06-16-2008, 07:01 PM	#6
dreamdead Screenwriter Rep Power: 5 Rep Points: 774	1. Barry Lyndon 2. Deep Red 3. The Mirror 4. Love and Death 5. Nashville Can't believe I'm leaving off Forman's film. __________________ The Long Goodbye - 8.5 Dirty Pretty Things - 7.5 Beloved - 6.5 Inception - 7

06-16-2008, 07:03 PM	#7
Russ I believe in your victory Rep Power: 6 Rep Points: 863	1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 2. Dog Day Afternoon 3. Jaws 4. Nashville 5. Love and Death

06-16-2008, 07:24 PM	#8
Derek Moisten your fence Rep Power: 12 Rep Points: 2656	1. Dersu Uzala (Akira Kurosawa) 2. Mirror (Andrei Tarkovsky) 3. Deep Red (Dario Argento) 4. Salo, or The 120 Days of Sodom (Pier Paolo Pasolini) 5. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Terry Jones) ********************************* 6. The Story of Adele H. (Francois Truffaut) 7. Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick) 8. Dog Day Afternoon (Sydney Lumet) 9. Nashville (Robert Altman) 10. Jaws (Steven Spielberg) HMs: Spoiler Numero Deux (Jean-Luc Godard) Grey Gardens (Albert & David Maysles, Ellen Hovde, & Muffie Meyer) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Milos Forman) Xala (Ousmane Sembene) Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (Rainer Werner Fassbinder) __________________ 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

06-16-2008, 07:46 PM	#9
Watashi Pixar Whore Rep Power: 10 Rep Points: 1677	Dude... Jaws. 1. Nashville 2. Jaws 3. Love and Death 4. Picnic at Hanging Rock 5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest __________________ The Kids Are Alright (Lisa Cholodenko, 2010) - ½ Cyrus (Jay & Mark Duplass, 2010) - * Book of Eli (The Hughes Brothers, 2010) - ½ Inception (Christopher Nolan, 2010) - *½ "The trailer for Shark Tale was better than the entirety of Elf." - sycophant

06-16-2008, 07:54 PM	#10
Ezee E Live like it's shark week Rep Power: 14 Rep Points: 1804	1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 2. Dog Day Afternoon 3. Barry Lyndon 4. Jaws 5. Picnic at Hanging Rock __________________ LATEST SEEN: The Runaways - ** 1/2 Chloe - * 1/2 A Single Man - ***

06-16-2008, 08:00 PM	#11
Lazlo Best Boy Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 29	1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 2. Barry Lyndon 3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 4. Jaws 5. The Magic Flute __________________ last four: inception - 9.5 knight and day - 5 predators - 6.5 the messenger - 9.5

06-16-2008, 08:00 PM	#12
MadMan #1 Procrastinator Rep Power: 8 Rep Points: 567	Sadly I have much left to see from one of the best years for film. 1. Jaws 2. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 4. Nashville 5. Death Race 2000 __________________ 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

06-16-2008, 08:13 PM	#13
Spinal Moderator Rep Power: 16 Rep Points: 2959	I need a sub tabulator for this thread. KF will be on a trip and unable to do it. This is a one-time commitment only. You will need to follow the established model for presentation. Anyone want to do it? __________________ 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

06-16-2008, 08:39 PM	#14
Kurosawa Fan Moderator Rep Power: 16 Rep Points: 2892	1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 2. Jaws 3. Dog Day Afternoon 4. Dersu Uzala 5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest I should be back to tabulate 1935, but the thread will probably need to be started before I return. __________________ 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

06-16-2008, 09:29 PM	#16
soitgoes... King of the Impossible Rep Power: 6 Rep Points: 633	1. Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick) 2. Jaws (Steven Spielberg) 3. Curriculum Vitae (Krzysztof Kieslowski) 4. Grey Gardens (Ellen Hovde, Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Muffie Meyer) 5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Milos Forman) --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. The Man Who Would Be King (John Huston) 7. Picnic at Hanging Rock (Peter Weir) 8. Dog Day Afternoon (Sidney Lumet) 9. Deep Red (Dario Argento) 10. Seven Beauties (Lina Wertmüller)

06-16-2008, 09:32 PM	#17
ledfloyd Producer Rep Power: 5 Rep Points: 475	1. Monty Python & The Holy Grail 2. Jaws 3. Love & Death 4. Three Days of the Condor 5. Nashville __________________ blog

06-16-2008, 09:40 PM	#18
origami_mustache blurred and indistinct Rep Power: 5 Rep Points: 420	1. The Mirror 2. Seven Beauties 3. Barry Lyndon 4. Monty Python and The Holy Grail 5. The Passenger __________________ The Auteurs branduponthebrain Last edited by origami_mustache : 06-17-2008 at 06:53 PM.

06-16-2008, 10:21 PM	#20
Qrazy The Pan Rep Power: 13 Rep Points: 1744	1. The Mirror 2. One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest 3. Dog Day Afternoon 4. Hedgehog in the Mist 5. Dersu Uzala 6. The Passenger 7. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 8. Jaws 9. Barry Lyndon 10. Nashville HMs Love and Death, Grey Gardens, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Fox and his Friends __________________ Inception - A- Deewaar - D+ Meet me in St. Louis - C+ Dinner for Schmucks - C+ Gimme Shelter - B

06-16-2008, 10:31 PM	#21
monolith94 nightmare investigator Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 293	1. The Mirror 2. Love and Death 3. The Rocky Horror Picture Show 4. The Passenger 5. Monty Python and the Holy Grail __________________ "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

06-16-2008, 11:41 PM	#22
Boner M blood Rep Power: 8 Rep Points: 1498	Great year for American cinema (although that goes for nearly every year from the 70's) 1. Jaws 2. Nashville 3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 4. The Passenger 5. Fear of Fear 6. Deep Red 7. Dog Day Afternoon 8. Love and Death 9. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 10. Mirror __________________ 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 Last edited by Boner M : 06-21-2008 at 12:49 PM.*

06-16-2008, 11:47 PM	#23
Raiders Administrator Rep Power: 10 Rep Points: 1924	For Your Consideration: __________________ 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)

06-17-2008, 12:21 AM	#24
Yxklyx Editor Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 177	1. Picnic at Hanging Rock (Peter Weir) 2. Jaws (Steven Spielberg) 3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Milos Forman) 4. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones) 5. The Passenger (Michelangelo Antonioni) 6. Dog Day Afternoon (Sidney Lumet) 7. Nashville (Robert Altman) 8. Dersu Uzala (Akira Kurosawa) 9. Promised Land (Andrzej Wajda) 10. Mirror (Andrei Tarkovsky) Incredible year! __________________ Last Excellent Film Seen For The Very First Time: Captains Courageous (1937, Victor Fleming) My Movie Page

06-17-2008, 12:23 AM	#25
Sycophant Wisdom & lulz --> Rep Power: 14 Rep Points: 2422	If this goes to the weekend, it may finally be enough incentive for me to watch Nashville. __________________ 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)

06-17-2008, 02:23 AM	#26
Grouchy A Platypus Rep Power: 7 Rep Points: 884	1. Dog Day Afternoon 2. Barry Lyndon 3. The Man Who Would Be King 4. Dersu Uzala 5. Deep Red __________________ 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.

06-17-2008, 03:40 AM	#28
Pop Trash Cinematographer Rep Power: 3 Rep Points: 182	1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 2. Picnic at Hanging Rock 3. Barry Lyndon 4. The Passenger 5. Jaws 6. Dog Day Afternoon 7. The Beast 8. The Stepford Wives 9. Master of the Flying Guillotine 10.The Rocky Horror Picture Show

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