The MoFo Top 100 of the 60s: Countdown

Yay! One of my films was 42! Just like for the Animated List.

101. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (4)
97. Seconds
93. Fail Safe
88. Jungle Book
87. From Russia With Love (11)
86. Blow Up
85. Italian Job (19)
84. Cape Fear
77. The Lion in Winter (3)
72. True Grit (23)
66. In the Heat of the Night (21)
57. Charade
53. A Hard Day's Night (25)
52. The Man who Shot Liberty Valance
51. A Fistful of Dollars
49. Mary Poppins (15)
47. Spartacus (9)
46. Goldfinger
45. Bonnie and Clyde (22)
42. The Haunting (17)
41. Pierrot le Fou

10/25 of my films

20/58 Overall[/quote]

The Haunting contains some big scares, mostly from the loud noises that go bump in the night. It didn't need the comedy relief, but I've grown to actually like it more as time passes, and it was already good. Julie Harris is especially great at playing a desperate, needy character who has more power than she thinks. Pierrot le Fou is personally the worst film I've seen on this list so far. Godard le Fou's playfulness makes you want to kill him and his characters after five minutes. Too bad it took 105 more to kill two outta the three. But hey, it's on the list, so don't listen to me. Just be afraid; be very afraid.

My old-fart list appearing so far:

#1 Elmer Gantry
#7 Mary Poppins
#12 Z
#22 Spartacus

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I haven't been around the last week or so, but not surprisingly, most of the movies that made the countdown recently weren't on my list.


These movies were on my list:
Charade was #14 on my list. It's not my favorite Cary Grant movie, and I think he's too old for Audrey Hepburn, but the movie is a terrific movie, and it has a great cast. I'm glad to see that it made the list.

Mary Poppins was #18 on my list. This was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid, and I think it may even be the reason that I'm such a big fan of Dick Van Dyke. The blend of live action and animation, and some great songs, make this movie a pleasure to watch.


The other movies that I considered for my list, but they just didn't make the cut were:
Lolita
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Hole / Le Trou
The Haunting


I also saw these movies, but they were never considered for my list:
A Hard Day's Night
Elmer Gantry
Spartacus
Goldfinger
Bonnie and Clyde
Pierrot Le Fou

I thought The Haunting was decent - it had a lot of good parts but I really struggled with the acting. Pierrot Le Fou was very good in a fun with serious undertones kind of way.

Didn't vote for either.

My list:

1. Late Autumn
2. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
8. The Human Condition III
10. An Autumn Afternoon
13. In the Heat of the Night
17. Red Desert
22. Viridiana
24. Z
25. Fail-Safe

Seen 49 of 60

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So, Swan, are you saying that I should give the book another chance, too?

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I think that's a gay in-joke in the movie so I don't know.

Can you please explain why you didn't like The Haunting SilentVamp?

You should keep reading it until you like it.

I really liked The Haunting, unfortunately I was so tired when I watched it that I nodded off a few times. I guess those 'bumps in the night' weren't enough to awaken me from a deep slumber. So I need to watch it again! It was number 26 on my list...but unlike hand grenades, close doesn't cut it on the Countdown.

I liked The Haunting well enough when I watched it for the Horror HOF. Didn't come close to making my list, but a worthy entry.

The Haunting is a masterpiece! Say it...now!

I thought it was boring. But I thought the book was boring. So, I kind of watched it with a negative attitude. Someday I will give it another try (I don't know about the book, though).

Here is an example. I really did not like the book Shoeless Joe. If I'd read that before I saw the movie "Field of Dreams" (which is apparently what it is based on), I probably never would've watched the movie. And "Field of Dreams" is in my top 5 favorite movies.

Basically, it is too bad that I hadn't seen "The Haunting" first because I, maybe, would've had a different opinion from the beginning.

Alright. How about this? I have a list of books that I want to get through this year. I don't want to add anymore on. But when I start my list for next year (yes, because of Goodreads I have this obsession with reaching a goal every year), I will put that book at the top of my list to read in 2016. Does that sound good?

Haven't seen Z or The Haunting.

Last Year at Marienbad gave me a headache.

I'm quite surprised Pierrot le Fou made it this high, didn't realise it was so popular. It's better than Breathless (but given what I think of Breathless, that's not exactly high praise). Stylistically it's very good, and I like the ending, and perhaps if I watched it again I might appreciate it more.

0/2. Only one I would watch is THE Haunting

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WOO-HOO! Pierrot le Fou made it!!! It's the best Godard movie by far, IMO! I can't really explain why I like it so much but it makes me feel so good! That last dialogue between Pierrot and the man who had a song on his mind for years is one of my favourite scenes of all time.
Pierrot le Fou was my #4!

Didn't see The Haunting yet!

My List so Far
5. Mary Poppins (In hindsight, I put this way too high up)
13. Bonnie and Clyde
15. Goldfinger
23. The Jungle Book

Been really disappointed with the lack of Sam Fuller (1960s his best decade!), but at least he made the list in some capacity.