The MoFo Top 100 of the Forties: The Countdown
https://www.movieforums.com/images/l...s/film-1-2.jpg Before anything else I just want to say that I have a newfound respect and appreciation for the hosts of every countdown before this one. Not that I didn’t respect them, nor have appreciation for what they’ve done before. It is just that now that I have experienced the task of putting one of these together I have the newfound respect and appreciation. :) I want to say a big thank you to everyone who took the time to watch the films in preparation for this countdown. And a big thank you goes out to everyone who submitted a list. Also, thanks in advance to everyone (whether they were directly involved in the outcome of the results or not) for following along with the countdown. Being a “victim” of Photobucket, I just want to say that I am very grateful to Yoda for helping out when it came to the photos that will be added to this. Thank you. :) I also want to thank Citizen Rules for helping out in whatever way that he could. Thank you!!! Some brief information regarding the countdown: - To get things started today, only the one point films will be revealed - The countdown itself will begin tomorrow (Monday, the 11th) - Two films will be revealed everyday from number 100-11 - After that, one film will be revealed each day from number 10 – 4 - The last three films will be revealed on the final day -The films will be revealed between 5-6 PM Central time during the week -They will be revealed during the same hours as today (2-4 PM Central time) on the weekend - There were 57 lists (9 partial) with a total of 276 films on those lists - Ties were broken by the number of lists a film was on. Then, if necessary, a tie was broken by the film that placed higher on a list I believe this will be happening over about 2 months (if my calculations are correct!). This was an excellent decade for films, and we have a very good variety that will be appearing on this list. Hopefully everyone checking this out today will keep coming back until the end. |
https://www.movieforums.com/images/l...pointfilms.jpg https://www.movieforums.com/images/l...rhirestill.jpg This Gun for Hire (Frank Tuttle, 1942) https://www.movieforums.com/images/l...cairostill.jpg Five Graves to Cairo (Billy Wilder, 1943) https://www.movieforums.com/images/l...happystill.jpg You Gotta Stay Happy (H. C. Potter, 1948) https://www.movieforums.com/images/l...sconductor.jpg Hideko the Bus-Conductor (Mikio Naruse, 1941) https://www.movieforums.com/images/l...unichstill.jpg Night Train to Munich (Carol Reed, 1940) https://www.movieforums.com/images/l...ngdomstill.jpgThe Keys of the Kingdom (John M. Stahl, 1944) https://www.movieforums.com/images/l...musicstill.jpg Words and Music (Norman Taurog, 1948) https://www.movieforums.com/images/l...shomestill.jpgBuck Privates Come Home (Charles Barton, 1947) https://www.movieforums.com/images/l...certostill.jpg The Cat Concerto (William Hanna & Joseph Barbera, 1947) https://www.movieforums.com/images/l...eeyrestill.jpg Jane Eyre (Robert Stevenson, 1943) https://www.movieforums.com/images/l...iumphstill.jpg Arch of Triumph (Lewis Milestone, 1948) https://www.movieforums.com/images/l...admanstill.jpgAngel and the Badman (James Edward Grant, 1947) |
I know it won't say that the thread is updated if I just edited a post, but if you look at it now (and you have seen it before), you will see that the one point films have been added. :)
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Re: The MoFo Top 100 of the Forties: The Countdown
Yeah! I'm stoked for this Some damn fine 1 pointer choices by the our fellow MoFos. I'm not sure if I had any of those on my list. I'll go check.....
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Jane Eyre was my #25. One of my favorite performances by Orson Welles.
Love that film strip photo Vamp, very cool! The other photos look great too. I can tell you put a lot of time and heart into this:up: |
Re: The MoFo Top 100 of the Forties: The Countdown
Nice 1st pointers.
I'm the one who voted for The Keys of the Kingdom, very good film with a good hearted center character. |
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Some very good one-pointers there, looking forward to following this from the sidelines.
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Originally Posted by Citizen Rules (Post 1774557)
Yeah! I'm stoked for this Some damn fine 1 pointer choices by the our fellow MoFos. I'm not sure if I had any of those on my list. I'll go check.....
And when I saw The Cat Concerto, the first thing that went through my mind was "I wonder if that is going to be that Tom & Jerry cartoon where he is playing the piano". And I was right. :D
Originally Posted by Citizen Rules (Post 1774561)
Jane Eyre was my #25. One of my favorite performances by Orson Welles.
Love that film strip photo Vamp, very cool! The other photos look great too. I can tell you put a lot of time and heart into this:up: |
Originally Posted by Pussy Galore (Post 1774564)
Nice 1st pointers.
I'm the one who voted for The Keys of the Kingdom, very good film with a good hearted center character. If I keep writing this will be a review:p But yeah good choice! |
I haven't seen any of the 1 pointers and I've never even heard of most of them.
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Originally Posted by SilentVamp (Post 1774568)
...Thanks! :) And don't tell me you don't just love that shot that I used from Jane Eyre! :D I think it is fantastic. It has always been my favorite from the film.
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Originally Posted by cricket (Post 1774578)
I haven't seen any of the 1 pointers and I've never even heard of most of them.
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Night Train To Munich was my NO.25. Fun fast-paced espionage thriller with a great peformance by Rex Harrison. I believe this is the best film from director Carol Reed, though it's not as visually sound as his later work. Never a dull moment in it and there is nice dose of humour to even out the twisty suspense. Highly recommended to everyone who enjoys quick moving plot and some cool action sequnces.
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Five Graves to Cairo is the only one pointer that I have seen. I liked it, but it wasn't close to making my list.
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My one pointer is an easy Top 20.
Then again the vast majority of my picks first start to show up in the 70's of the countdown. I look forward to a good list. |
Originally Posted by Citizen Rules (Post 1774585)
Yes you have, I'm almost sure I seen your rating of This Gun For Hire....With Alan Ladd as a hitman and Veronica Lake as the girl, does that sound familiar? It's one of my favorite noirs.
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This Gun For Hire is a decent enough noir.
The Keys of the Kingdom has been on my radar for quite a while, mainly because I'm interested in seeing Vincent Price's early dramatic roles. |
Buck Privates Come Home (Charles Barton, 1947) This one has to be GBGs, she's the only person on the site that likes Abbot and Costello. As far as I know and I'm pretty sure I remember her saying she was a fan of their movies. Angel and the Badman (James Edward Grant, 1947) This is one of my favorite John Wayne films, thanks to Gail Russell. |
Originally Posted by cricket (Post 1774578)
I haven't seen any of the 1 pointers and I've never even heard of most of them.
Colour me shocked! |
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