MoFo Best Picture: 1962 Nominees

[jiraffejustin]

I'll add posters later

Birdman of Alcatraz

The Exterminating Angel

Harakiri

Lawrence of Arabia

Lolita

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Manchurian Candidate

The Music Man

To Kill a Mockingbird

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

You know the drill by now. You have a week to get in another ballot. This time you can vote for only up to five of these films, but you can choose to vote for just one, two, three, or four if you so choose.

[Godoggo]

No Knife in the Water? No Cape Fear? Shazzbot!

[gbgoodies]

No Knife in the Water? No Cape Fear? Shazzbot!


I'm also a little surprised about Cape Fear not making the list.

But at least I've already seen 9 out of these 10 movies, so I only have 1 movie to watch before voting. :)

[Godoggo]

I'm really surprised about Cape Fear. I thought it had a chance at winning.

[cricket]

I just have to see The Music Man; I've never heard of it.

[gbgoodies]

I just have to see The Music Man; I've never heard of it.


The Music Man is one of my all-time favorite musicals. Robert Preston was born to play Professor Harold Hill.

If you like musicals, you're in for a real treat. :)

[rauldc14]

No!!!!!!!!!!¡!!!!!!!!! No Dr. No!!!

[christine]

I knew it wouldn't make it but my number one really is an excellent film - Salvatore Giuliano.
http://http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055399/
I reviewed it here if anyone's interested :)
http://http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=14968&highlight=Christine%27s&page=12

[gbgoodies]

No!!!!!!!!!!¡!!!!!!!!! No Dr. No!!!


I like the James Bond movies, but Dr. No isn't one of the better Bond movies. It's just an average movie.

And it has a big spider in the middle of the movie. :eek:

[christine]

I love Dr No, surprised it's not here but even more surprised that Cape Fear isn't either. I didn't expect my couple of British 'kitchen sink' dramas would be on the final list. I'm very happy Harakiri is here :)

[Godoggo]

I just have to see The Music Man; I've never heard of it.

I thought everyone would have seen it in school or at least heard the "Ya Got Trouble" song.

If you've ever seen The Simpsons episode Marge vs. The Monorail it's a sort of parody of The Music Man.

I hope you like it when you watch it.

[jiraffejustin]

Here's 11-15 for those of you who are interested

Cape Fear
Carnival of Souls
Dr. No
The Knife in the Water
The Miracle Worker


I love Dr No, surprised it's not here but even more surprised that Cape Fear isn't either. I didn't expect my couple of British 'kitchen sink' dramas would be on the final list. I'm very happy Harakiri is here :)

I voted for The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner too, but two votes just weren't enough.

[rauldc14]

I can't remember if I turned in a list or not.

[jiraffejustin]

Let me check my pms. I only have four right now, I don't remember who they are from. I was gonna give this thing a bump, but I am an irresponsible scoundrel.

[jiraffejustin]

Turns out, I was wrong. I only have three. I didn't get one from you.

[cricket]

I sent one, assume you got mine.

[Swan]

Sent mine in.

[rauldc14]

Turns out, I was wrong. I only have three. I didn't get one from you.

I may try to watch another one and then send.

[jiraffejustin]

Yep. Got both of those two, I am finally putting the scores together. I can leave this open for a few more days or something.

[Sane]

I'll send a vote in a day or two. There are three I still need to see.

[the samoan lawyer]

Sent mine.

[Citizen Rules]

I sent mine in. Can we have a conformation email saying you received our list?

[jiraffejustin]

Sorry for how crappy I've gotten at running this thing, but I'm here to announce our winner:



http://www.popculturemaven.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/lawrence-of-arabia-poster.jpg

[mark f]

I can't argue with that. :cool:

[hello101]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[Citizen Rules]

Well! I wanted Carnival of Souls;) BUT I'm happy with LOA! I've only seen it once and was memorized by the cinematography and a powerful, potent story line too. Ya, it deserves #1

[rauldc14]

We doing another one?

[jiraffejustin]

If someone else wants to run one they can, but I need to take a break on these. I suck at keeping up with stuff.

[Godoggo]

Gbgoodies? Raul? Either one of you up for running the next year? Or anyone else.

[gbgoodies]

Gbgoodies? Raul? Either one of you up for running the next year? Or anyone else.


I might try running one of these tournaments one day, but now is a bad time for me. The holidays is the busiest time of the year for me, so I won't have the time to do it right now. (I'm still trying to find the time to review a bunch of animated movies I watched recently, but even with my short reviews, I haven't had the time to review them. :shrug: )

Maybe in January when things slow down a little bit.

[Godoggo]

Yeah. This time of year I slow down a lot work wise so while everyone else is busier, I have more time. If no one else can do it, I can but I thought I'd give someone else a chance first so I'm not running absolutely everything. :D

[hello101]

Yeah. This time of year I slow down a lot work wise so while everyone else is busier, I have more time. If no one else can do it, I can but I thought I'd give someone else a chance first so I'm not running absolutely everything. :D

I'd be up for it.

[Godoggo]

I'd be up for it.

Cool. Thanks for stepping up and keeping this going. I'd be sad if it stopped before 1964. :(

[rauldc14]

I'll do it if hello isn't able to.

[rauldc14]

In fact I'd love to do it.

[Citizen Rules]

We got to do the entire 60s decade:D I have to get at least one of my movies to number one.

[Godoggo]

Yeah, me too. I'm really looking forward to 68 & 69. There are a bunch of good ones in that group. I know what better win 69, but its got a couple of contenders I'm worried about.

[Citizen Rules]

Hmmm, I don't know you good enough Godoggo to guess what you fav 69 film is? I'm guessing it's not a western. I'm guessing Midnight Cowboy?

[Godoggo]

Bingo. :) My second pick for that year is a western; The Wild Bunch. True Grit has a really good chance of being in my top five too.

[Swan]

Midnight Cowboy fans unite. :highfive:

[gbgoodies]

We got to do the entire 60s decade:D I have to get at least one of my movies to number one.


I doubt I'll ever have a top movie on any of my lists make #1 on any lists here. Nobody ever agrees with me. :(

I'm rooting for Sunday in New York for #1 on the 1963 list if anyone wants to help, but I doubt anyone will vote for it.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057543/reference

[gbgoodies]

Midnight Cowboy fans unite. :highfive:


Looks like I won't have much help in the 1969 list either. :(

Where are all the fans of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?

[Swan]

I love Butch, but not as much as Buck.

[Godoggo]

I doubt I'll ever have a top movie on any of my lists make #1 on any lists here. Nobody ever agrees with me. :(

I'm rooting for Sunday in New York for #1 on the 1963 list if anyone wants to help, but I doubt anyone will vote for it.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057543/reference

I feel like that too. With Midnight Cowboy that won't be the case, but in tournaments and such, my movies never win.

[gbgoodies]

I feel like that too. With Midnight Cowboy that won't be the case, but in tournaments and such, my movies never win.


I know that I have unique tastes, so I don't let it bother me. My favorites will always be my favorites, whether the rest of you people like them or not. :D

I can't help it if the rest of you have lousy taste in movies, TV and music. :shrug:

[Citizen Rules]

I never seen Midnight Cowboy, maybe for the 69 list, I'll get around to it. My top choice would be one of the 3 big musicals in 69.

BTW I seen a movie from 1962 last night that might not have made the 62 list but it was good in a fun way, In Search of the Castaways. Anybody seen it?

[Godoggo]

I know that I have unique tastes, so I don't let it bother me. My favorites will always be my favorites, whether the rest of you people like them or not. :D

I can't help it if the rest of you have lousy taste in movies, TV and music. :shrug:

:laugh: It doesn't bother me in that I feel isolated or something. It bothers my competitive nature. :)

I never seen Midnight Cowboy, maybe for the 69 list. My top choice would be one of the 3 big musicals in 69.

BTW I seen a movie from 1962 last night that might not have made the 62 list but it was good, In Search of the Castaways. Anybody seen it?

Nope. Haven't seen it.

I had a look at your favorite movies and I would just about bet my hat that you're going to watch Midnight Cowboy and think "why haven't I seen this ten times by now?" to yourself. Don't wait for 1969 to come around. You should watch it soon.

[gbgoodies]

I never seen Midnight Cowboy, maybe for the 69 list, I'll get around to it. My top choice would be one of the 3 big musicals in 69.

BTW I seen a movie from 1962 last night that might not have made the 62 list but it was good in a fun way, In Search of the Castaways. Anybody seen it?


Unless it's the movie where they rescue the cast of "Gilligan's Island", I haven't seen that movie.

[gbgoodies]

:laugh: It doesn't bother me in that I feel isolated or something. It bothers my competitive nature. :)




I don't have much of a competitive nature. I like the tournaments because they're fun. I get to see movies that I would never even think about watching, and hear songs that I would never listen to on my own. I rarely find new favorites, but I've seen and heard a lot of great stuff in the tournaments.

I would be shocked if I ever won a contest here. Even the folk song tournament that I came in second place in was a fluke. I had no idea what songs to nominate. I just searched the Internet for folk songs that I recognized, and randomly picked a bunch of songs that I like. Basically, I just got lucky. :)

[Citizen Rules]

Midnight Cowboy is on my to watch list. I have a big 'to watch list'. :D

[Citizen Rules]

In Search of the Castaways is a Disney Film from 1962 with Haley Mills and Maurice Chevalier. It's based on a Jules Verne story. I should review it. It reminded me of Five Weeks in a Ballon, but better. Not great, just fun.

[gbgoodies]

In Search of the Castaways is a Disney Film from 1962 with Haley Mills and Maurice Chevalier. It's based on a Jules Verne story. I should review it. It reminded me of Five Weeks in a Balloon, but better. Not great, just fun.


Unfortunately, it's not very hard to be better than Five Weeks in a Balloon, but if it's Disney, and based on a Jules Verne story, that enough for me to give it a chance.

[cricket]

Do we have the full results for 1962?

[Captain Spaulding]

Lawrence of Arabia is a predictable victor, but a worthy one. Personally, I was hoping that The Manchurian Candidate or The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance would pull off the upset.

[cricket]

My top 5 were

Lawrence of Arabia
Harakiri
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Birdman of Alcatraz
The Manchurian Candidate

For the original top 10 I also voted for

Cape Fear
Knife in the Water
Days of Wine and Roses
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Miracle Worker

[christine]

Midnight Cowboy is on my to watch list. I have a big 'to watch list'. :D

Move it to the top Citizen. In fact watch it this weekend :)

[christine]

Lawrence of Arabia is a deserving winner.
Thanks to JJ for running this :)

My original nominations were :

1.Salvatore Giuliano - this is a really good film, well recommended.
2. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
3. To Kill a Mockingbird
4. Harakiri
5. An Autumn Afternoon
6. The L-Shaped Room
7. Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
8. Lawrence of Arabia
9 Cape Fear
10 Dr No

[mark f]

In the finals, I only voted for The Manchurian Candidate. :)

[gbgoodies]

This was my top ten list for 1962:

1) The Music Man (Robert Preston, Shirley Jones)
2) To Kill A Mockingbird (Gregory Peck)
3) Long Day's Journey Into Night (Katharine Hepburn, Ralph Richardson)
4) The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (John Wayne, James Stewart)
5) The Manchurian Candidate (Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey)
6) Who's Got the Action? (Dean Martin, Lana Turner)
7) That Touch of Mink (Cary Grant, Doris Day)
8) Days of Wine and Roses (Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick)
9) If A Man Answers (Bobby Darin, Sandra Dee)
10) The Intruder (William Shatner)

[Citizen Rules]

GBG, I think all of your choices are fine ones, ( a few of those I haven't seen).

My top 10


1 Carnival of Souls
2 The Music Man
3 Mutiny on the Bounty
4 Requiem for a Heavyweight
5 Walk On the Wild Side
6 Birdman of Alcatraz
7 To Kill a Mockingbird
8 How the West Was Won
9 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
10 Lawrence of Arabia

I would have had Lawrence of Arabia as 1, but I knew it would make the short list of 5 anyway. I was hoping for a little love for Carnival of Souls.

[gbgoodies]

GBG, I think all of your choices are fine ones, ( a few of those I haven't seen).

My top 10


1 Carnival of Souls
2 The Music Man
3 Mutiny on the Bounty
4 Requiem for a Heavyweight
5 Walk On the Wild Side
6 Birdman of Alcatraz
7 To Kill a Mockingbird
8 How the West Was Won
9 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
10 Lawrence of Arabia

I would have had Lawrence of Arabia as 1, but I knew it would make the short list of 5 anyway. I was hoping for a little love for Carnival of Souls.



I was hoping for a little love for The Music Man, but it's not likely on this site. For some reason, there's not enough love for musicals here. :(

[Godoggo]

I was hoping for a little love for The Music Man, but it's not likely on this site. For some reason, there's not enough love for musicals here. :(

I had The Music Man in my top five, but I'm not sure where.

You're right though. There are a few of us that love musicals but not a lot. Mark F likes them.

[Swan]

The Music Man had an early example of rap.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ9U4Cbb4wg

[Citizen Rules]

I love that song! All the songs in The Music Man are great.:D

[jiraffejustin]

The Music Man had an early example of rap.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ9U4Cbb4wg

Woooo Taaaaaaaaaaanggggg