Re: The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Two top notch films round out the Classic Noir countdown, and of course both were on my ballot.
I have Sunset Boulevard at #15. I sort of scratch my head as to why I had it on the back half of my ballot, as I do adore the film, and at one point, was sort of binge watching it weekly. That was some time ago though, so I am guessing the fact that io hadn't revisited it in so long is the culprit here. Probably deserves to be higher. https://bookandfilmglobe.com/wp-cont...Boulevard4.jpg I love the fact that this guy pretty much becomes a prisoner, but not only are there no locks on the doors, there aren't even any latches or knobs. I also love the Betty character and Erich Von Stroheim as Max. A quirky, sort of bizarre film that is a ton of fun, but also ultimately sad. Double Indemnity is a fine film to take the top slot. I have seen it several times, and it is always a pleasure to watch. That said, it is not a Top 5 favorite of mine, and I think its placement on my ballot still feels just right sitting at #8. It's Top 10 material, but just doesn't rank among my favorites of the style. Great stuff, though! https://media.npr.org/assets/img/201...-s1100-c50.jpg https://filmschoolrejects.com/wp-con...-Indemnity.jpg |
Re: The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Last but certainly not least: Thank you to all the folks who brought this countdown to life, especially Citizen Rules and Yoda. I adore classic noir, but realized during this countdown that I still have a lot of catching up to do. I will continue my rectifications, hopefully eventually reaching 100% on the list.
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Originally Posted by John W Constantine (Post 2458029)
I am the greatest movie watching person of all time.
What a zowey ending!! A double Wilder. Both great movies especially Sunset Boulevard. Unfortunately it wasn't on my list. I didn't really think of it as Noir. It is more like Los Angeles Gothic. A kind of psychological horror about the film industry. Double Indemnity was, of course on my list. I had it at #14. I think all my picks were on the list, except for Deception and my #25, A Woman's Face. I love Deception. Bette Davis tries to keep the fact that she has been a kept woman since her man has been trapped in Europe during WWII. It's has got the great Claude Rains as her ex-lover and Paul Henreid as the man she has been waiting for. It is an excellent movie. Watching Bette Davis try to play these guys is very entertaining. Oh, I almost forgot, a big thanks to our man Citizen Rules for running this countdown. Also to Holden, et. al. for there stats and extra info. I apologize if I missed anyone. |
Originally Posted by Little Ash (Post 2457977)
I do want to give CR a big thanks on hosting this countdown.
I was initially somewhat skeptical about splitting the neo vs classic, but I think, the final list actually serves as a decent list for someone, like me, who would like to have seen more classic noir, but doesn't have a great sense of what are the big ones I'm missing. And it's actually kind of hard to get a list of film noir movies on the major movie sites. |
Originally Posted by GulfportDoc (Post 2458248)
Yeah, both CR and Thief did great work on the countdowns, but to my taste I'd rather we had done one, then the other, just to spread them out a little.
If the idea of noir countdowns being done consecutively had been floated, people would've then insisted that both countdowns should be combined into one. Indeed some said just that...of course they weren't probably big fans of old film noir so didn't really care about making a solid Top 100 noir list. But I did...and that's why I was adamant and pushed the idea of duel noir countdowns, so that we could have a solid Top 100 noir countdown list and a Top 100 neo noir countdown list too...All done in the same time frame that just one countdown would take. I'm happy with the way both countdowns turned out. |
Re: The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Good countdown, thanks for hosting. My list:
1. Kiss me Deadly (1955) 2. The Night of the Hunter (1955) 3. Sunset Blvd (1950) 4. Elevator to the Gallows (1958) 5. The Third Man (1949) 6. Touch of Evil (1958) 7. The Lady from Shanghai (1947) 8. The Killing (1956) 9. Double Indemnity (1944) 10. The Asphalt Jungle (1950) 11. Ace in the Hole (1951) 12. The Maltese Falcon 13. Mildred Pierce (1945) 14. Detour (1945) 15. The Wrong Man (1956) 16. Nightmare Alley (1947) 17. The Hitch-Hiker (1953) 18. In a Lonely Place (1950) 19. Out of the Past (1947) 20. Pickup on South Street (1953) 21. They Live by Night (1948) 22. The Big Heat (1953) |
Re: The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Diehl40's Film Noir List
1. Double Indemnity 2. Touch of Evil 3. The Third Man 4. Out of the Past 5. The Big Sleep 6. Laura 7. The Maltese Falcon 8. The Night of the Hunter 9. Act of Violence 10. Gilda 11. Ace in the Hole 12. The Big Heat 13. The Wrong Man 14. Mildred Pierce 15. Criss Cross 16. Murder My Sweet 17. The Strange Love of Martha Ivers 18. Gun Crazy 19. Sweet Smell of Success 20. Detour 21. Asphalt Jungle 22. Desperate Hours 23. Angel Face 24. Best the Devil 25. Beyond a Reasonable doubt |
Originally Posted by Citizen Rules (Post 2458328)
I honestly don't see that as workable. If we would've done 6 months on just the noir countdown, then afterwards another 6 months on the neo noir countdown, many MoFos would've been upset about it taking so long. Plus, the neo noir countdown starting after the noir countdown would've seemed like an afterthought or 'yesterday's newspaper', as people had just done the noir countdown...Enthusiasm to do 'part 2' would be low.
If the idea of noir countdowns being done consecutively had been floated, people would've then insisted that both countdowns should be combined into one. Indeed some said just that...of course they weren't probably big fans of old film noir so didn't really care about making a solid Top 100 noir list. But I did...and that's why I was adamant and pushed the idea of duel noir countdowns, so that we could have a solid Top 100 noir countdown list and a Top 100 neo noir countdown list too...All done in the same time frame that just one countdown would take. I'm happy with the way both countdowns turned out. I enjoyed them both, but I joined the neo-noir one just as a lark-- to participate. Classic noir is tricky to define. IMO several films I saw listed on IMDB or Wikipedia as "noir" really are not. I think the tendency is to name any crime film shot in black & white from 1940 to 1960 as noir. Neo-noir? All over the map. Almost any crime film since 1960 seems to qualify...:D But who cares, as long as everyone is having a good time. |
Originally Posted by GulfportDoc (Post 2458441)
Oh, I agree with your points. I didn't mean run them consecutively. I meant run them at entirely different times, even months apart. Just my druthers.
I enjoyed them both, but I joined the neo-noir one just as a lark-- to participate. Classic noir is tricky to define. IMO several films I saw listed on IMDB or Wikipedia as "noir" really are not. I think the tendency is to name any crime film shot in black & white from 1940 to 1960 as noir. Neo-noir? All over the map. Almost any crime film since 1960 seems to qualify...:D But who cares, as long as everyone is having a good time. |
Re: The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Rauldc14's List
1. Double Indemnity 2. Ride the Pink Horse 3. Laura 4. Shadow of a Doubt 5. In a Lonely Place 6. Sunset Boulevard 7. The Third Man 8. Gilda 9. The Night of the Hunter 10. The Killers 11. The Maltese Falcon 12. Strangers on a Train 13. The Big Sleep 14. Gun Crazy 15. Sweet Smell of Success 16. Scarlett Street 17. Out of the Past 18. Mildred Pierce 19. Detour 20. Touch of Evil 21. The Postman Always Rings Twice 22. The Suspect 23. Caged 24. The Woman in the Window 25. Leave Her to Heaven Everything made it! |
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Re: The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
my list:
1. Sweet Smell of Success (1957) 2. The Wrong Man (1956) 3. On Dangerous Ground (1951) 4. Pickup on South Street (1953) 5. Out of the Past (1947) 6. Double Indemnity (1944) 7. The Big Sleep (1946) 8. In a Lonely Place (1950) 9. Strangers on a Train (1951) 10. Night and the City (1950) 11. Fallen Angel (1945) 12. The Lady from Shanghai (1947) 13. The Narrow Margin (1952) 14. Ride the Pink Horse (1947) 15. Touch of Evil (1958) 16. The Breaking Point (1950) 17. Laura (1944) 18. Confidential Report (1955) 19. The Big Heat (1953) 20. The Maltese Falcon (1941) 21. Key Largo (1948) 22. Phantom Lady (1944) 23. Clash by Night (1952) 24. Party Girl (1958) 25. They Live By Night (1948) |
Originally Posted by Frightened Inmate No. 2 (Post 2463012)
my list:
Thanks Inmate for participating! |
I thought this would be a better place to post this than the TV tab.
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...1JmkQ&usqp=CAU It's a Noir, mystery series that pays plenty of tributes to the old Noir flicks, because the protagonist loves movies. It has an unexpected twist. Just eight episodes long & done quite well. PS: Belated thanks to Citizen Rules for running this. I hadn't watched a lot of old Noir movies, but I have added few from this list to my watchlist. |
Originally Posted by WrinkledMind (Post 2463458)
I thought this would be a better place to post this than the TV tab.
It's a Noir, mystery series that pays plenty of tributes to the old Noir flicks, because the protagonist loves movies. It has an unexpected twist. Just eight episodes long & done quite well. PS: Belated thanks to Citizen Rules for running this. I hadn't watched a lot of old Noir movies, but I have added few from this list to my watchlist. My beef was that most of the episodes were too short, so that one had to wait a week just to see a 30 minute continuing episode, which hurt the continuity for me. The ending left it wide open for another season, but I haven't seen anything about that. I just read that the all the classic noir clips they used were so short because anything under X amount of seconds doesn't have to be paid for. I had wondered why they were so short. |
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