The MoFo Top 100 of the 1940's
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Well, here we are again, preparing ourselves for yet another countdown. This time it is the 1940’s. This is a decade countdown that I have been anxiously awaiting. The 1940’s was a time of world war and, ultimately, the post-war era. The films are very reflective of those two things. There seemed to be a variety of movies in every genre. From the light-hearted comedy to the serious drama. From westerns to musicals. From dark noirs to films that have a more nostalgic feeling to them. And, of course, films about war. Just the various names of the directors (i.e. Ford, Hitchcock, Welles, Capra, Kurosawa, Hawks, etc.) lets you know that this period produced some of the best quality and most well-made movies in film history. I really started to become interested in older films when I was about 12 years old. I wasn’t entirely ignorant of the “classics”, though. I come from a family where movies of all sorts were widely watched by them. So I knew of such people as Spencer Tracy, Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, Gene Kelly, Katharine Hepburn, Alan Ladd, John Garfield, Gary Cooper, Veronica Lake, and so on. But, for whatever reason, during that time in my life (I really couldn’t tell you why), I would watch a black and white movie, or a colorful musical, on TV whenever the opportunity was there. I would “discover” someone “new” like Ray Milland or Joel McCrea or Greer Garson, and then if I saw one movie with them, I would then have to see another. And it was because of this that I began my obsession with films from that era. The 1940’s are my favorite decade when it comes to movies, and it is because of that fact that I was interested in running the 1940’s countdown. I thought that it would be a lot of fun for me, and I really hope that it will be fun for all of you, too. Rules and Other Important Stuff to Remember -Any film is eligible that was released from 1940 to 1949 -All lists should be PM’d to me, of course -You must be a member for one month in order to submit a list -If you are new to this sort of thing, you are asked to submit a list of what you consider to be your top 25 films from the 1940’s, with your top favorite being #1 and least favorite #25 -Partial lists will be accepted after Monday, July 31st -The deadline for all lists will be Sunday, September 3rd -All lists are final -Please don’t share any part of your list until the films have been revealed on the countdown so that none of your votes will be disqualified -The countdown will begin on Sunday, September 10th For help regarding films to watch, and to consider for your lists, the following ones have been nominated in the various Hall of Fames: Blithe Spirit Foreign Correspondent Late Spring Letter From an Unknown Woman The Shop Around the Corner The Magnificent Ambersons Brief Encounter Leave Her to Heaven The Best Years of Our Lives (won) The Great Dictator Nightmare Alley Out of the Past The Third Man Double Indemnity The Lady from Shanghai The Set-Up Pinocchio So Proudly We Hail Red River The Big Sleep (won) The Maltese Falcon Scarlet Street The Killers And, of course, the films that were nominated in both of the 1940’s HoFs are an excellent way to find more to consider: Waterloo Bridge The Suspect Murderers Among Us Shadow of a Doubt How Green Was My Valley Rope Arsenic and Old Lace The Little Foxes Laura (won) The Thief of Bagdad Pursued Fantasia I Remember Mama His Girl Friday Odd Man Out Gentleman Jim Mr. Lucky Beauty and the Beast Day of Wrath Body and Soul The Sea Wolf Ride the Pink Horse The Ghost and Mrs. Muir Don’t forget the 1940’s Recommendations thread that Camo created for us. And if there is a film that I missed, and should now be added to the list of HoF films, please let know. So, in conclusion, there will be 5 months of film-watching. Let’s try for an excellent turnout for this because it is a very worthy decade to have its own countdown, and it should definitely not be ignored. Lists Received 7thson 77topaz Beatle Camo Captain Spaulding cat_sidhe Citizen Rules Clazor cricket dadgumblah Dannii Destiny donniedarko edarsenal Fabulous Frightened Inmate No. 2 Gangland gbgoodies Gideon58 GulfportDoc Harry Lime HashtagBrownies Holden Pike I_Wear_Pants jal90 Jeff Costello jiraffejustin Iroquois Kaplan Loner mark f Marlon Brando matt72582 Miss Vicky MovieMeditation Mr Minio NedStark09 neiba Nestorio_Miklos Nope1172 Pussy Galore rauldc14 re93animator sarah f seanc Sexy Celebrity Siddon SilentVamp SkyDog spookiemoviemania The Gunslinger45 the samoan lawyer Thursday Next TokeZa urkillinmesmalls Yoda |
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Great! Thanks for volunteering to run the countdown, SilentVamp.
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I've got about 30 favorites so far with about 100 left on my watchlist. I've got work to do.
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We're in good hands with Vamp doing the 40s Countdown!
The 1940's are a great decade (notice that I typed are as opposed to were...to me the 40's are only a click away, then they magically reappear on my TV screen)....I'm very excited about the 40s Countdown! This should be epic! A big Thank You to SilentVamp for doing this for us:) |
@SilentVamp Thank You! :up:
The 1940's is one of the best decades for movies. I'm looking forward to this countdown. :) |
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Looking forward to this, glad you are hosting Vamp!
As with the previous decade, I've got about 12 definites, a cluster of other movies that could round out the top 25 and a watchlist about a mile long. I'm trying to be selective with my watchlist though, as I won't get round to everything. |
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I already have a great top 25, but I'm sure I'll discover some great new stuff in these next five months (especially since I'm going to have a lot of free time on my hands), so you can expect to receive my list a few days before the deadline.
Thanks for hosting this, @SilentVamp! |
Glad you are doing this, i know you'll do a great job Vamp :up:
Like Cobpyth i can send a list of 25 that i'd be happy with right now but i've got tonnes left on my watchlist. I've watched quite a few for this already and i have really liked the majority, actually i'm already at the stage where i'm eliminating films from the 25 and feeling bad about it because i like them alot. Great decade. |
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Looking forward to it SV !
This will be my first MoFo countdown and I plan to go on a 40's flicks watching spree before it. If you don't mind asking, are the set dates definite or could they possibly be postponed for a tiny bit ? |
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I have a top 25 right now, but there is some more Noir flicks I want to watch.
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Originally Posted by Jeff Costello (Post 1689676)
Looking forward to it SV !
This will be my first MoFo countdown and I plan to go on a 40's flicks watching spree before it. If you don't mind asking, are the set dates definite or could they possibly be postponed for a tiny bit ? |
Originally Posted by cricket (Post 1689178)
I've got about 30 favorites so far with about 100 left on my watchlist. I've got work to do.
Originally Posted by Cobpyth (Post 1689485)
I already have a great top 25
Originally Posted by Camo (Post 1689486)
Like Cobpyth i can send a list of 25 that i'd be happy with right now
Originally Posted by Jeff Costello (Post 1689676)
If you don't mind asking, are the set dates definite or could they possibly be postponed for a tiny bit ?
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Originally Posted by SilentVamp (Post 1689723)
I think it is best that these are the set dates. I did the math (and by "math" I mean counting the days on the calendar) at least 5-6 times. Truthfully, I have something that I will be going out-of-town for in early November. With what I had figured out, we would be finishing the countdown just in time for that. I really didn't want to up and leave this for awhile and then come back and finish it. That wouldn't be fair to anyone here. And I thought 5 months would be a sufficient amount of time for everyone (especially because I think it was 5 months last year for the 1950's - please correct me if I am wrong :)) to watch whatever they needed to watch and to then send a list in. 4 months seemed too soon, and 6 months seemed maybe a little too much.
5 months will be just fine ! |
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Very excited for a countdown that I don't have to do any work for. I have a lot of movies to watch to get ready though.
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Looking forward to this! Thanks SV! Back to back Wisconsin presenters for the decade list!
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Originally Posted by rauldc14 (Post 1689794)
Looking forward to this! Thanks SV! Back to back Wisconsin presenters for the decade list!
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20 40's movies watched for me in May.
Come on folks! |
Originally Posted by cricket (Post 1711257)
20 40's movies watched for me in May.
Come on folks! |
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My list is going to be fairly tight too. I'm sure I'm going to see a few in the next couple months that should be on my list.
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Don't count me in one hundred percent, but I may be able to squeeze a list in before September. I think a few people already know on here that I'm kind of a flake when it comes to these things. :p
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