The Next Countdown: The Sixties vs Animation
 

You decide:

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vs

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If we do animation is the list going to include shorts and features? Or just features? I think I'd prefer features only if we aren't going to do both. It's hard for me to compare my favorite Looney Tunes shorts with things like Only Yesterday or Whisper of the Heart.

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That can be decided later, this thread isn't to decide that.

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It would influence the way I voted though.

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I'll vote Animation. I think it's cool to spread the decades out. If we do that, that'll make the whole thing take long enough that it wouldn't feel too quick to loop back around when they're done (maybe with a twist here and there to freshen things up, too).

Then I guess you shouldn't vote.

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http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md...3dx3o1_400.gif

A no-brainer.

THE '60s.

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Animated. I really want an animated list, a good varied one to act as a resource for anyone wanting to explore animation more. No shorts. I'm afraid it'll end up a poor list, but let's find out.

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60s...animation after

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I'm actually in the mood to watch '60s movies now specifically for the countdown. I could care less about animated features.

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The 1960s. Mainly because I know nothing about animation and wouldn't be able to formulate a top ten, yet alone a top twenty-five.

Animation NEVER. Are we all a bunch of five year olds?

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Animated, and shorts should be included.

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By the way. I kind of feel offended that its not sixties, since we've been talking about it forever. Now a few people have a different opinion and its up in the air. Go figure....

I actually would like to head-off this kind of reasoning, if I may (respectfully). Both lists are happening. This is about which goes first. So being more interested in or excited for the 60s doesn't seem like it should be a reason to vote for it, if you follow. I'm more excited about a 1960s list, too, but we're doing it eventually either way. No particular reason to do the most exciting thing immediately.

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Good animation isn't just for kids. There are plenty of animated features that adults can enjoy too.

I accidentally repped this cause I'm on my phone. Not all animation is for children.

I see it. Thanks.

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Let's do the '60s, then do the stupid animation countdown, then we can finish the rest of the 20th century.

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We can decide on the parameters of the animation list if it wins this poll by adding another poll - runtimes and percentage of animation in the film and all that.

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So since the top dogs of the forum want animation that's what it will be. I can feel it.

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Also, Yoda told me that if it looks like the sixties are going to win he is going to change the results in the database so that animation wins. So you may as well vote animation, don't force Yoda to have to go down that path.

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If it's for features only, I'd rather do an animation list. I would love a separate list for shorts, but I doubt that's going to happen.

The 60s are a sure thing though. Kubrick, Kurosawa, Godard, Bergman, Leone, Corbucci, Melville.

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If my opinion sways people, great, but I won't be overriding the vote with my own choice.

SHHHHH.

Welcome to the world of democracy.

Sexy, maybe you should run the animation countdown. At your rapid-fire pace, it would be finished in a day or two, and we can get on to the 60s countdown. :rolleyes:

Sixties for me, but i'll be happy with either one.

Well... that wouldn't be too bad. They'd have to send in their lists to me by tonight, though.

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I'm okay with either, even though I'm more excited for an animation list (no shorts!). I'm ready to further explore both animation and 60s.

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And it's just what is next, people. We have tons of time to do many different countdowns. I think it would be nice to leave the 60s (after we just had 70s, 80s, 90s) and build up to it, to switch things up a bit with something different. If (when) animation wins we all know that the 60s are next so we'll still be talking about it, watching films for it, etc.

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If it ends in a draw we can just do animated films of the 60s, right?

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I like the idea of rotating.

Oh yeah, Yoda is the tiebreaker. Checkmate.

Can't win, don't try.

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Let's do animation first. That way there's more time to explore the '60s for everyone!

I don't think there should be a 6 month wait for the animation list, though (like the decade lists). 2 or 3 months of exploration should suffice.

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I have no interest in this animated countdown. I would rather do a foreign films countdown.

A second foreign films countdown, that is.

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Yeah, I don't really follow the logic of some of this. Why is it better to trade being impatient now for being impatient next time? It's the same thought process that wants the entries posted faster: why, so it can be over quicker? Drawing it out is part of the fun. Enjoy it.

If ever there was a reason to do an animation countdown...

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I can't believe this poll's open until August 30th. It's the 23rd. Why so much time?

And I'll bet we don't even have to waste our time watching those pesky animations, do we? We can just watch the trailers and make our list from them. :rolleyes:

A week?

Oh my God, learn some patience. Any at all would be good.

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If you guys want to talk about how an animated list might work, there's a thread for that.

Good idea. Now I know what to do for the '60s.

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I'm gonna start moving posts, people.

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Sorry Yoda.

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AS WELL YOU SHOULD BE, MISTER.

Yeah come on guys, there's another thread for that kind of talk, jeez.

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But anyway, yeah, a break from the decade countdowns might be nice, give the next one a little more weight. My vote is for animation.




but only if it includes shorts

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i'm not sure i would even participate in an animated films list, but i think it should be next simply because i want more time to watch 60s movies. my list is pretty pathetic right now, and i don't want to have too much pressure on me to watch nothing but 60s movies for the next few months. not that i wouldn't try to give an animated film list, but i will likely put more work into my 60s list.

This is another reason, for me.

http://www.movieforums.com/community...1&d=1408827043

There's your damn shorts.

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I don't want to look like a middle-aged dad of 5 trying to seem "hip"

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Am going to work on my animated list and my 60s... got ten animated so far and eighteen 60s films...

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HEY. THEY'RE JUST COMFORTABLE OKAY.

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It won't be any American animated movies. It will be all anime.

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I'm just in array right now. I'm the only one I guess.

Not on my list. :)

I'm willing to watch some anime to give it a fair chance, but I doubt that it has much of a chance against some of my favorite American animated movies.

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Harry Lime had to go in and steal my thunder of the 60s thread

#1. Battling Seizure Robots

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQxUu6YqyuE

I think we'll end up with a pretty good mix.

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I'm more interested in there being a variety of animation styles, than where the animation came from.

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I've got 2 anime out of 11 so far.


That'll be it I think. The rest will be American or British.

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The problem was we never got an enthusiastic early validation of who would be our '60s host this time. I think if Daniel M had been online and committed eagerly the day that thread was started, nobody would be thinking about a different type of list. See, other people besides me are impatient, too. You guys were looking for your '60s host and got squirmy over the lack of a solid choice for host. That's what happened. That's why this is happening.

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The animation list will also be a highly unpredictable one. I love that!

I'll campaign for certain films of course, as usual. :p

It will be mainly Disney, Pixar, Dreamworks, and Ghibli. Then sprinkle in some odds and ends.

If you vote for all American animated movies, you can help skew the list away from anime.

And its crap, ruined by Harry

That's what I'm afraid of.

What's Ghibli?

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Miss Vicky should host the animation countdown, if there is one. She's the one who watches all of that stuff.

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I still think we should just put up this list.

http://www.movieforums.com/community...1&d=1408828138

I'm going to prevent the animation countdown from happening with my Flower Power Volkswagen. Somehow.

Thanks for the link. I've actually heard of some of those anime films, and they were on my watchlist for the animated list. I've just never heard of the studio.

As forewarned, I've moved all the posts about how the animated list might work into the correct thread. Please direct further posts on that topic there. Thanks.

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Ghibli is basically Japan's answer to Disney...

Don't let Guap hear you say that

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Voted animation, because I need to see more animation and this would definitely motivate me to do so.

You think that thread should just go on operating under the assumption that the issue's already been decided?

The righteous indignation coming from a few of the people who want a 1960s list is pretty weird. We're taking a vote, not stealing anyone's birthright.

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you guys are acting like just because we're delaying the 60s list, you aren't allowed to watch 60s movies anymore.

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Animation list? I smell another top fifty coming, a couple members bitching non-stop that the top of the list isn't filled with "real" animation, and of course lots of grumbling when all 148 movies aren't included.

But...yay! :indifferent:

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Now the 50s list is delayed even more! Hurray can't wait for it in 2017.

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What the hell is the rush?

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We need a schedule for our upcoming lists. It would cut down on arguments like this.

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Except for the big argument upfront about what to put on the schedule.

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Whenever the '60s list happens, and the older decades as we continue down that path, I was thinking there should probably be more of a space between the official announcement of the list and the deadline for ballots, as the younger members here especially will have seen fewer and fewer films from these time periods, the further back we go in decades that don't have anime, Spielberg, and Mannequin flicks.

There were four months for the '70s list. Obviously some members are always just going to throw a ballot together immediately or at the last second, no matter how much time you give them, but for the good chunk of MoFos who take the time to diligently expand their cinematic palates and set off on missions to see a lot of movies that are new for them, maybe give more like six months? At least?

Dunno?

What would really cut down on arguments like this is people understanding that a) there are a variety of people and opinions here, and sometimes they differ and b) not everything can happen at once/immediately. Whatever we do next means something else has to wait.

And, you know, just generally not taking this stuff so seriously and just enjoying each in turn. :)

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Yeah, cutting down doesn't totally eliminate arguments. I just think this would be wise.

This turns me on.

True!

That's why an animation list (and maybe some other "smaller lists" in the future) in between the decade lists seems like a good idea to me.

I understand this. I agree with this. I would participate and enjoy almost any project we did. I love things like this. I do understand how some people were under the impression that a 60s list was next and now they are upset. I know nothing official was ever announced, so they can't be entirely upset with "The Man" for choosing animation over the 60s. If we schedule things, everybody can get excited for whatever they like most and not feel snubbed because it's going to be bumped though.

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You could split the difference by keeping the ballot period the same, but just letting people know in advance that the 60s list is definitely next, so they'd still have lots of time to get started. Whether or not lots of people would, of course, is harder to say. But if they don't then I don't know if another month or two later would make any difference.

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Why don't we just do the animation countdown DURING the long ass time we'll have to watch '60s movies and get our lists together? If there's four months just devoted for that -- two months for people to create an animation list, two months for the dragging animation countdown, then immediately into '60s. OR, give six months for the '60s countdown lists to be collected and do the animation countdown during that time.

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Why can't they be announced at the same time and just have one run before the other? That would make sense, kind of how the comics and 70s went.

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I would actually go with three or four months. That is enough time for the people who want to watch movies and the people who will throw their lists together will either way.

Can't they watch 60's films while the animation countdown is going anyway? You can start watching 60's films right now if you wanted to.

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So many films from the 60's I've seen and still tons to see! I'm voting the 60's!

Absolutely. After a cursory glance at the 60s films I've seen, I'd be struggling to put together 25 films I really like without a significant chunk of time in which to see a lot more from the decade. And I'd be more and more at sea the earlier we go. I need time, people. Stop and smell the roses!

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And just like that, it's tied.