Listing off my favourite film from each decade
1920s: The General
A fantastically done action-comedy on every front, especially in its main character. He's a man who fully thinks in terms of ''I must'' rather than ''I deserve''. Definitely a hero who inspires you to be more like him. 1930s: N/A Never found anything that really struck a chord with me to the same degree that the others on this list did. The closest to a film like that, I guess, would be King Kong. 1940s: Rope Gimmicky on the surface, but made good mostly by the dialogue. It's incredibly sharp, full of character, and often darkly funny. The murderer's constant subtle provocations had me laughing like a howler monkey. 1950s: Seven Samurai I love rural settings, being a village guy myself, and I have lots of nostalgia for Usagi Yojimbo, so it's to be expected that Seven Samurai would go down so smoothly with me. 3 and a half hours, and it went by in a heartbeat. It is also one of the most accessible epics I know of. I feel like that often goes unmentioned. 1960s: An Event The strongest decade for cinema overall. There's plenty of films from this time I wanna talk about, but An Event remains my favourite, mainly for how well its 3 main talents fit together. Anton Chekov, from whom the film was adapted, brings his strong understanding of human psyche, the director Vatroslav Mimica his knack for visually portraying terror, and the actor Boris Dvornik his 11/10 performance as the villain. 1970s: Fritz the Cat/Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat Fritz is my favourite comic book of all time, and seeing two cartoons do justice to his horny antics, with added 1970s groove, made my day. I put both, because the more ambitious original is easier to appreciate when you see the more conventional sequel, while the more relaxed sequel is easier to appreciate when you see the more neurotic original. I realize they're not for everyone, though. 1980s: Excalibur An adaptation of the Arthurian legend made with so much respect and reverence, modern-day standards (including the hollywood style of storytelling) mean absolutely nothing to it. The visual style makes you feel like a little kid dreaming of slaying dragons, something many have attempted but none have pulled off this well. Anyone complaining about the cynicism of modern movies will be delighted with Excalibur. 1990s: A Taste of Cherry An iranian character study drama about a man looking for someone to help him commit suicide. A little touchy-feely, yes, but when you have a high enough EQ to make it both convincing and interesting, then you can get away with that, and A Taste of Cherry is exactly that. Also, the lead performance is pitch-perfect. Words don't do it justice. 2000s: Apocalypto To begin with, you don't see many action movies, or pop culture items in general, revolve around the Mayans or Aztecs, so that alone made Apocalypto noteworthy, but the depiction of it all is so good you'd think they spent the budget on a time machine. The action is so well directed, it embarrasses any and all competition. while the chin-stroking parts are very simplistic, they're still good because you can tell Mad Mel meant evry word of it. 2010s: The World's End A very complex one to talk about. I will definitely have to give it a full review one day. But to sum it up quickly, it's comedy, action, drama and serious sci-fi done in equal measure, but not only are all those good, but they all meld in a way that they boost, rather than interrupt, each other. The sci-fi is especially notable, because it's essentially England apologizing for writing Childhood's End. Total Giga Chad move. Just pretend those last 2 minutes don't exist, they probably had to do that to get past the censors. |
I've only seen one of the films you've listed here...Rope
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Re: Listing off my favourite film from each decade
1900s; A Trip to the Moon
1910s: Intolerance 1920s: Man With a Movie Camera 1930s: It Happened One Night 1940s: Late Spring 1950s: Vertigo 1960s: 2001: A Space Odyssey 1970s: Stalker 1980s: Come and See 1990s: A Moment of Innocence 2000s: The Death of Mr. Lazarescu 2010s: The Tree of Life 2020s: Da 5 Bloods |
I'm too lazy to make my on list so I'll just comment.
Originally Posted by Tramuzgan (Post 2275888)
1980s: Excalibur
Originally Posted by SpelingError (Post 2275900)
1900s; A Trip to the Moon
1930s: It Happened One Night 1940s: Late Spring 1960s: 2001: A Space Odyssey 1970s: Stalker |
Originally Posted by Citizen Rules (Post 2275904)
I'm too lazy to make my on list so I'll just comment. ...
Those might be my choices for those decades. I know for sure It Happened One Night would be mine for the 1930s. Nice choices. |
Originally Posted by GulfportDoc (Post 2275908)
I suspect you might list In a Lonely Place or another GG noir for 1950...;)
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Cool list; I suppose if I had to make one of my own for the decades (starting with the 30's), it'd look something like:
30's: All Quiet On The Western Front 40's: The Third Man 50's: Vertigo 60's: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly 70's: Aguirre: The Wrath Of God 80's: Once Upon A Time In America 90's: Schindler's List 2000's: No Country For Old Men 2010's: Arrival |
To the OP:
If Fritz is your '70s pick, you must include "Heavy Traffic", to complete the trifecta. |
Re: Listing off my favourite film from each decade
Without putting much effort into this...
1910s: J'accuse 1920s: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 1930s: M 1940s: Double Indemnity 1950s: The Seventh Seal 1960s: Once Upon a Time in the West 1970s: The Exorcist 1980s: Robocop / Blade Runner / Conan / Aliens 1990s: Ringu 2000s: Let the Right One In 2010s: Brimstone |
Re: Listing off my favourite film from each decade
20's Metropolis
30's Snow White 40's Citizen Kane (obligatory answer) 50's 12 Angry Men 60's Lawrence of Arabia 70's Star Wars 80's Back to the Future 90's Pulp Fiction 00's No Country for Old Men 10's Meh... |
Re: Listing off my favourite film from each decade
1920s - Battleship Potemkin
1930s - Bringing Up Baby 1940s - The Third Man 1950s - 12 Angry Men 1960s - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 1970s - Apocalypse Now 1980s - The Breakfast Club 1990s - Dazed and Confused 2000s - Almost Famous 2010s - The Grand Budapest Hotel |
Re: Listing off my favourite film from each decade
Here is a list of the favorites that I have seen:
1900 The Great Train Robbery 1910 Intolerance 1920 The General 1930 M 1940 To Be or Not to Be 1950- Streetcar named Desire 1960-Dr. Strangelove 1970 The Godfather Pt 1 1980 Blade Runner/Hannah and Her Sisters 1990 GoodFellas 2000 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2010 Parasite (Need to watch more from the last decade.) |
Mine:
1910s: The Cameraman's Revenge 1920s: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 1930s: Freaks 1940s: Bambi 1950s: The Hanging Tree 1960s: Persona 1970s: Charlotte's Web 1980s: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1990s: Being John Malkovich 2000s: Quills 2010s: Her 2020s: N/A. I've watched very few new movies in the last few years and none have left much impression. I'm hoping C'mon C'mon will change that, but I've not watched it yet. |
20s Sherlock Jr
30s. Duck Soup 40s Day of Wrath 50s. Rear Window 60s. Persona 70s. Chinatown 80s. The Elephant Man 90s La Haine 00s. The Pianist 10s The Florida Project |
You might give "M" a watch. Peter Lorre gives a good performance. A good film from the 30's.
Originally Posted by Tramuzgan (Post 2275888)
1920s: The General
A fantastically done action-comedy on every front, especially in its main character. He's a man who fully thinks in terms of ''I must'' rather than ''I deserve''. Definitely a hero who inspires you to be more like him. 1930s: N/A Never found anything that really struck a chord with me to the same degree that the others on this list did. The closest to a film like that, I guess, would be King Kong. 1940s: Rope Gimmicky on the surface, but made good mostly by the dialogue. It's incredibly sharp, full of character, and often darkly funny. The murderer's constant subtle provocations had me laughing like a howler monkey. 1950s: Seven Samurai I love rural settings, being a village guy myself, and I have lots of nostalgia for Usagi Yojimbo, so it's to be expected that Seven Samurai would go down so smoothly with me. 3 and a half hours, and it went by in a heartbeat. It is also one of the most accessible epics I know of. I feel like that often goes unmentioned. 1960s: An Event The strongest decade for cinema overall. There's plenty of films from this time I wanna talk about, but An Event remains my favourite, mainly for how well its 3 main talents fit together. Anton Chekov, from whom the film was adapted, brings his strong understanding of human psyche, the director Vatroslav Mimica his knack for visually portraying terror, and the actor Boris Dvornik his 11/10 performance as the villain. 1970s: Fritz the Cat/Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat Fritz is my favourite comic book of all time, and seeing two cartoons do justice to his horny antics, with added 1970s groove, made my day. I put both, because the more ambitious original is easier to appreciate when you see the more conventional sequel, while the more relaxed sequel is easier to appreciate when you see the more neurotic original. I realize they're not for everyone, though. 1980s: Excalibur An adaptation of the Arthurian legend made with so much respect and reverence, modern-day standards (including the hollywood style of storytelling) mean absolutely nothing to it. The visual style makes you feel like a little kid dreaming of slaying dragons, something many have attempted but none have pulled off this well. Anyone complaining about the cynicism of modern movies will be delighted with Excalibur. 1990s: A Taste of Cherry An iranian character study drama about a man looking for someone to help him commit suicide. A little touchy-feely, yes, but when you have a high enough EQ to make it both convincing and interesting, then you can get away with that, and A Taste of Cherry is exactly that. Also, the lead performance is pitch-perfect. Words don't do it justice. 2000s: Apocalypto To begin with, you don't see many action movies, or pop culture items in general, revolve around the Mayans or Aztecs, so that alone made Apocalypto noteworthy, but the depiction of it all is so good you'd think they spent the budget on a time machine. The action is so well directed, it embarrasses any and all competition. while the chin-stroking parts are very simplistic, they're still good because you can tell Mad Mel meant evry word of it. 2010s: The World's End A very complex one to talk about. I will definitely have to give it a full review one day. But to sum it up quickly, it's comedy, action, drama and serious sci-fi done in equal measure, but not only are all those good, but they all meld in a way that they boost, rather than interrupt, each other. The sci-fi is especially notable, because it's essentially England apologizing for writing Childhood's End. Total Giga Chad move. Just pretend those last 2 minutes don't exist, they probably had to do that to get past the censors. |
Originally Posted by Tramuzgan (Post 2275888)
1930s: N/A
Never found anything that really struck a chord with me to the same degree that the others on this list did. The closest to a film like that, I guess, would be King Kong. Le Jour se Lève M Duck Soup The Invisible Man Vampyr Captain Blood The Man Who Knew Too Much Things to Come All Quiet on the Western Front Freaks Hitchcock also had a pretty nice run in the late 1930s with his "spy" thrillers (The 39 Steps, Secret Agent, Young and Innocent, Sabotage, and The Lady Vanishes), and although none of them are spectacular, they are all a lot of fun and worth a watch. |
Re: Listing off my favourite film from each decade
hell yeah.. finally someone who apprciates the masterpiece excalibur.
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Re: Listing off my favourite film from each decade
1910s - Shoes
1920s - Battleship Potemkin 1930s - Mr. Deeds Goes To Town 1940s - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 1950s - La Strada 1960s - They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 1970s - Harry And Tonto 1980s - Shadows In Paradise 1990s - Buffalo '66 2000s - There Will Be Blood 2010s - I, Daniel Blake |
Re: Listing off my favourite film from each decade
1910s- Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
1920s- Safety Last! (1923) 1930s-Gone with the Wind (1939) 1940- Citizen Kane (1941) 1950-Ben-Hur (1959) 1960s- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 1970s- Apocalypse Now (1979) 1980s- E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) 1990s- Schindler's List (1993) 2000s- The Departed (2006) 2010s- Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) |
Originally Posted by Miss Vicky (Post 2277245)
1930s: Freaks
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