Which is your favourite movie decade??
Okay, so which is your favourite movie decade?? I am focusing on sound film here so that's why I'm starting with the 30s and since we're in the middle of a decade the 90s is the latest decade that you can vote for.
Some examples: 1930s: Gone with the Wind, M, Duck Soup, All Quiet on the Western Front, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Modern Times, The Wizard of Oz, La Grande illusion, The 39 Steps, Stagecoach, La Règle du jeu 1940s: Casablanca, Citizen Kane, It's a Wonderful Life, Ladri di biciclette, The Grapes of Wrath, The Maltese Falcon, The Red Shoes, The Great Dictator, Notorius, The Third Man, Roma, cìtta aperta 1950s: Rear Window, 12 Angry Men, Shichinin no samurai, Sunset Blvd., Le Salaire de la peur, North by Northwest, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Singin' in the Rain, High Noon, Det sjunde inseglet, On the Waterfront 1960s: Psycho, Il Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Lawrence of Arabia, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned How to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, 8½, Yojimbo, The Manchurian Candidate, Easy Rider, Persona, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Wild Bunch 1970s: The Godfather(s), Star Wars, Taxi Driver, Chinatown, Alien, A Clockwork Orange, Annie Hall, Aguirre der Zorn Gottes, Solyaris, All the President's Men, Jaws 1980s: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Raging Bull, Das Boot, Ran, Once Upon a Time in America, Blade Runner, Stand By Me, Platoon, The Breakfast Club, Brazil, Die Hard 1990s: The Shawshank Redemption, Goodfellas, Pulp Fiction, The Usual Suspects, Schindler's List, La Vita è bella, The Matrix, Fight Club, The Silence of the Lambs, La Haine, American Beauty So... what do you say?? |
Easy call for me: THE 1970s.
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Yeah, can't really argue with you there, Holden. Maybe the question should have been "which is the second best decade"? What would your answer be then, Holds?
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It is a tough call, the 80's were so, well 80's. For sheer genuis I would have to go with the 70's, but for sheer "fun", and being a ripe ol' teenager throughout most of the 80's, they were the best.
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Originally Posted by 7thson
It is a tough call, the 80's were so, well 80's. For sheer genuis I would have to go with the 70's, but for sheer "fun", and being a ripe ol' teenager throughout most of the 80's, they were the best.
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Originally Posted by Piddzilla
The 80s are back, aren't they? .
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Originally Posted by Piddzilla
Maybe the question should have been "which is the second best decade"? What would your answer be then, Holds?
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Well, my favorite is the 1950s. But my second favorite would have to be the '40s.
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I would have to say the 1990's, cause that's when most of my favourite films were made. There were a lot of truly original independant films, and Hollywood films seemed to become bolder and more risk taking for awhile there. Of course, that didn't last but it produced a lot of really great movies.
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The 70s, by a country mile. It's without peer.
I'd rank the 50s, 40s & 90s next... ;) |
I was a little surprised but when I counted 28 of of my top 100 were from the fifties.
The Searchers (1956),The Seven Samurai (1954), Some Like it Hot (1959), North by Northwest (1959), Rashomon (1950) , Ugestsu (1953) , Rear Window (1954) , Singin' in the Rain (1952) , The Quiet Man (1952) , High Noon (1952), The 400 Blows (1959), Wild Strawberries (1957) , Paths of Glory (1957) , Tokyo Story (1953), Diabolique (1955) , Pickup on South Street (1953), Ben Hur (1959), The Throne of Blood (1957), Kiss Me Deadly (1955), On the Waterfront (1954) , Bob le flambeur (1955), The Gunfighter (1950) , Destry Rides Again (1954), Vertigo (1958), The Killing(1956) , Sunset Blvd (1950), Shane (1953), and Touch of Evil (1958) |
I'll go with the 90's,despite the fact that my favourite movie was from the 70's(Alien),but I grew up watching movies from that decade,however my second best decade would be the 80's that's the farest I can go
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Originally Posted by uconjack
I was a little surprised but when I counted 28 of of my top 100 were from the fifties.
...I haven't got many from 2000-06 though. ;) |
My favorite decades are the 1930's and 40's equally....movie/story/actor/actress wise. Too many favorites to name and not enough time to type or search it all out on IMDB.
When I've looked up many of my current/contemporary/other favorites...most seem to be in the 1990's. So, I guess that would be my second favorite decade. |
90s for me, then the 50s and 70s are tied for 2nd. Then 80s, then 60s, then 30 and 40s lol
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Definately the 70's gritty realism at its finest.
Second place goes to the 80's the best decade as far as Horror/Sci-FI goes, otherwise full of teen sex comedies and John Hughes (yuk!) |
Originally Posted by Othelo
Second place goes to the 80's the best decade as far as Horror/Sci-FI goes, otherwise full of teen sex comedies and John Hughes (yuk!)
You're right, it was full of Sci-Fi, endless horror sequels, teen comedies and not much else. Pitiful little Electric Boogalooin' decade! |
I know I am in the minority here, but I gauged my vote based on movies I saw "in the theater". Certainly the 70's & the 50's (at least IMO) were better overall for cinematic genuis, but I really cannot remember a time in which I had so much fun going to the movies. It might have been the times or it might just be because I was a teenager and nothing else like a fun night at the theater got me more gropes and french kisses than a good 'ol 80's horror/teen film, but I see the 80's as just plain old fun, and thats what I look for in seeing movies at the theater. At least I did then. I have grown up now (so I am told) and do not have to take my girlfriend to a horror movie just to be able to put my arm around her. These days I have to cook a nice dinner and buy flowers.....so less expensive back then.:)
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Though I picked the 80's, I also favor the 50's and 60's.
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Depends on the genre of film
70's/80's for Driving films (Smokey and the Bandit, Convoy and alike) Horrors (Nightmare on Elm St., The Amityville Horror) and alike) Comedy (The Carry On films, Monty Python and so on) 90's/00's for Thrillers and Drama's (Pulp Fiction, The Green Mile......) Animation (Car's, Toy Story, Shrek, Madagascar.....) And more films based on true stories (10 Rillington Place, Monster Ted Bundy, An American Haunting and i'm looking forward to 'Pierrepoint') |
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