All Quiet On The Western Front was the #7 on my ballot, rather an effective watch imo that easily offsets the odd bit of pontification with moments of both humour and humanity.
Seen: 66/95
My list:
1. Will be majorly surprised if it doesn't make it
2. Stella Dallas (King Vidor, 1937) [#87 - 3 lists, 40 pts]
3. La bête humaine [The Human Beast] (Jean Renoir, 1938) [#78 - 2 lists, 48 pts]
4. Way Out West (James W. Horne, 1937) [#81 - 2 lists, 44 pts]
5. Le jour se lève [Daybreak] (Marcel Carné, 1939) [#57 - 3 lists, 62 pts]
6. Frankenstein (James Whale, 1931) [#19 - 16 lists, 191 pts]
7. All Quiet On The Western Front (Lewis Milestone, 1930) [#6 - 19 lists, 323 pts]
8. Les Misérables [Les Miserables] (Richard Boleslawski, 1935) [#67 - 3 lists, 54 pts]
9. Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde (Rouben Mamoulian, 1931) [#28 - 11 lists, 160 pts]
10. Scarface (Howard Hawks & Richard Rosson, 1932) [#26 - 12 lists, 173 pts]
11. Dark Victory (Edmund Goulding, 1939) [#52 - 5 lists, 68 pts]
12. Never expected it to make it but still a shame
13. Surely makes it (and quite high) or my nephew is a monkey
14. My Man Godfrey (Gregory La Cava, 1936) [#31 - 12 lists, 155 pts]
15. Pygmalion (Anthony Asquith & Leslie Howard, 1938) [#34 - 9 lists, 131 pts]
16. Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo [I Was Born, But...] (Yasujirô Ozu, 1932) [#75 - 3 lists, 47 pts]
17. The Thin Man (W.S. Van Dyke, 1934) [#25 - 13 lists, 175 pts]
18. The Lady Vanishes (Alfred Hitchcock, 1938) [#22 - 14 lists, 185 pts]
19. A Star Is Born (William A. Wellman & Jack Conway, 1937) [#69 - 5 lists, 51 pts]
20. Der blaue Engel [The Blue Angel] (Josef von Sternberg, 1930) [#38 - 8 lists, 112 pts]
21. Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse [The Testament Of Dr. Mabuse] (Fritz Lang, 1933) [#56 - 5 lists, 64 pts]
22. Definitely no chance now which is another shame
23. Freaks (Tod Browning, 1932) [#9 - 19 lists, 263 pts]
24. Zero chance, no surprise
25. Mädchen in Uniform [Girls In Uniform] (Leontine Sagan & Carl Froelich, 1931) [1 pointer]
Faildictions (streamline moderne vsn 3.01):
5. Gone With The Wind
All Quiet on the Western Front (Lewis Milestone, 1930) Even after all these years, this film still connects with the viewer in primal ways which modern films can't quite seem to touch. All Quiet on the Western Front continues to be a watershed, both as a novel and a film, to teach our youth the true horrors of war and to get them past the "glamour", "excitement" and "honor" of dying for one's country, right or wrong. The novel is obviously a classic for a reason, and this film version remains a classic, despite some overlength and primitiveness. It's actually the "primitiveness" which adds to the power of the film because this is a true war (read: anti-war) film. It paints both sides of the picture and shows the utter falsehood of the pro-side of war.
The film contains a litany of memorable scenes: the opening contains some of Milestone's best direction; we see the young German recruits marching through the city while the camera comes inside a "high school" where the teacher is preaching to his all-male students the absolute glory of fighting and dying for their country. Needless to say, the students all enlist and go off to fight without a second thought. Later on, there are numerous battle scenes which are both spectacular and scary. The unifying theme of the scenes are the horrors and inhumanity of war. Some more incredible scenes are the nighttime wire reconnaissance, the non-stop bombing suffered by the Germans before the French attack, the eerieness when all goes quiet and the way the youth from the classroom are all so easily killed or mutilated. Later on, the greatest scenes involve the one with the French soldier in the blown-out no-man's land and, quite obviously, one of the most memorable endings ever filmed. Don't be put off by the fact that the film is approching 90 years old. If it wasn't broken, don't try to fix it!
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Mark f, speaking of your comment in your review, "If it wasn't broken, don't try to fix it!, well...I've only seen the TV remake starring none other than John-Boy Walton himself, Richard Thomas! He's a good actor but I'm sure he's not a patch on Lew Ayres. I really do want to see the original, just never have. No excuses. Therefore, not on my list. *sigh*
#2 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (10)
#3 The Adventures of Robin Hood (33)
#6 Gunga Din (61)
#7 The Thin Man (25)
#8 Destry Rides Again (72)
#9 King Kong (16)
#10 A Night at the Opera (27)
#11 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (17)
#12 My Man Godfrey (31)
#13 Captains Courageous (64)
#14 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (47)
#16 You Can't Take it With You (39)
#19 Stagecoach (23)
#21 Angels With Dirty Faces (37)
#22 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (28)
#23 The Roaring Twenties (21)
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Been away for the Kill-a-Turkey-and-Stuff-Yourself Feast/Holiday, so, catch up time:
STILL have not seen Bringing Up Baby. From a very early childhood I have loved Charlie Chaplin, and while Modern Times was an easy pick, I went with one, I am much more endeared to, City Lights where the Tramp is mistaken for a rich man by a blind flower girl. A very beautiful and touching as well as funny Charles Chaplin. Tried like hell to finally check out All Quiet on the Western Front for this list and failed.
Watched 61/95 (64.2%) List: 17/25 + (1 pointer) 1) Top Five 2) Freaks (#9) 3) My Man Godfrey (#31) 4) Hell's Angels (#85) 5) Pepe le Moko (#54) 6) The Scarlet Empress (#63) 7) The Adventures of Robin Hood (#33) 8) A Night at the Opera (#27) 9) City Lights (Didn't Make It)
10) The Charge of the Light Brigade (#97) 11) Fearing greatly for this one 12) Camille (#96) 13) Jezebel (#29) 14) Dr. Jekell & Mr. Hyde (#28) 15) The Thin Man (#25) 16) Top 10 17) Fingers crossed 18) Red Dust (#59) 19) Bachelor Mother (#86) 20) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (#40) 21) Babes in Toyland aka March of the Wooden Soldiers (Didn't Make it)
MY nomination for a Laurel & Hardy film, though they share a lot of the screen time with the rest of the cast. My favorite bit as always been the final battle between Barnaby's bogeymen and the denizens of Toyland. Just f@ckin delightful. 22) Pygmalion (#34) 23) Frankenstein (#19) 24) Dawn Patrol (Didn't Make It)
25) Seventh Heaven (1 Pointer)
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Really dying to know what fingers crossed and fearing greatly are Ed, because City Lights is in. (Just in case you don't know what Cricket is talking about)
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Had City Lights at #15. It joins Monkey Business, A Night at the Opera, Sons of the Desert, and one more yet to show as the comedies from my vote. My favorite to surface somewhat recently was Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs. Films from my list to appear:
2. Sons of the Desert (1933)
4. Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs (1937)
6. The Blue Angel (1930)
7. Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (1931)
8. Dracula (1931)
9. The Testament of Dr Mabuse (1933)
10. Little Caesar (1931)
11. Scarface (1932)
12. Olympia (1938)
15. City Lights (1931)
16. Gunga Din (1939)
17. The Petrified Forest (1936)
18. A Night At The Opera (1935)
19. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
21. Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)
22. The Mummy (1932)
23. Mr Smith Goes To Washington (1939)
25. Monkey Business (1931)
Unfortunate that my #1 isn't going to turn up. Suppose I'll wait until the list is done before I share that.
City Lights is slightly the better of the two 30s Chaplins imo and both are enjoyable but as I said before neither made my ballot.
Seen: 67/96
My list:
1. Will be majorly surprised if it doesn't make it
2. Stella Dallas (King Vidor, 1937) [#87 - 3 lists, 40 pts]
3. La bête humaine [The Human Beast] (Jean Renoir, 1938) [#78 - 2 lists, 48 pts]
4. Way Out West (James W. Horne, 1937) [#81 - 2 lists, 44 pts]
5. Le jour se lève [Daybreak] (Marcel Carné, 1939) [#57 - 3 lists, 62 pts]
6. Frankenstein (James Whale, 1931) [#19 - 16 lists, 191 pts]
7. All Quiet On The Western Front (Lewis Milestone, 1930) [#6 - 19 lists, 323 pts]
8. Les Misérables [Les Miserables] (Richard Boleslawski, 1935) [#67 - 3 lists, 54 pts]
9. Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde (Rouben Mamoulian, 1931) [#28 - 11 lists, 160 pts]
10. Scarface (Howard Hawks & Richard Rosson, 1932) [#26 - 12 lists, 173 pts]
11. Dark Victory (Edmund Goulding, 1939) [#52 - 5 lists, 68 pts]
12. Never expected it to make it but still a shame
13. Surely makes it (and quite high) or my nephew is a monkey
14. My Man Godfrey (Gregory La Cava, 1936) [#31 - 12 lists, 155 pts]
15. Pygmalion (Anthony Asquith & Leslie Howard, 1938) [#34 - 9 lists, 131 pts]
16. Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo [I Was Born, But...] (Yasujirô Ozu, 1932) [#75 - 3 lists, 47 pts]
17. The Thin Man (W.S. Van Dyke, 1934) [#25 - 13 lists, 175 pts]
18. The Lady Vanishes (Alfred Hitchcock, 1938) [#22 - 14 lists, 185 pts]
19. A Star Is Born (William A. Wellman & Jack Conway, 1937) [#69 - 5 lists, 51 pts]
20. Der blaue Engel [The Blue Angel] (Josef von Sternberg, 1930) [#38 - 8 lists, 112 pts]
21. Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse [The Testament Of Dr. Mabuse] (Fritz Lang, 1933) [#56 - 5 lists, 64 pts]
22. Definitely no chance now which is another shame
23. Freaks (Tod Browning, 1932) [#9 - 19 lists, 263 pts]
24. Zero chance, no surprise
25. Mädchen in Uniform [Girls In Uniform] (Leontine Sagan & Carl Froelich, 1931) [1 pointer]
Faildictions (streamline moderne vsn 3.01):
4. It Happened One Night
Definitely surprised (and a little bummed!) at how clearly Chaplin has owned this decade over the Marx Bros.
Mofo reflects quality.
I had City Lights at 5. Saw it very early after coming to Mofo, my first silent I believe, and it has left an impression. In the apparent Chaplin-Keston battle, I am definitely team Chaplin
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