The MoFo Top 100 of the 60s: Countdown

My three favourite first time watches were Le Samourai, Army of Shadows and Harakiri I had them at #5, 6 and 7. They are all now favourites of mine.

The first two of those remained on my get to list unfortunately. The latter I thought was really good, especially the visuals. There is something about most Samurai movies that continues to leave me a bit cold though, even the very good ones. This was my favorite of the handful I have watched since arriving at MoFo though.

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Well done Daniel

My list;

1. The Fire Within (1963)
2. Rosemary's Baby (1968) (#9)
3. The Swimmer (1968) (#68)
4. 8 1/2 (1963) (#16)
5. Red Desert (1964) (#82)
6. Elmer Gantry (1960) (#48)
7. L'avventura (1960) (#63)
8. Z (1969) (#44)
9. Dance of the Vampires (1967)
10. Contempt (1963) (#65)
11. The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short (1966)
12. Psycho (1960) (#2)
13. The Saragossa Manuscript (1965)
14. Midnight Cowboy (1969) (#10)
15. The Witness (1969)
16. Lolita (1962) (#56)
17. Onibaba (1964) (#62)
18. Planet of the Apes (1968) (#14)
19. The Golden Fern (1963)
20. Cul-De-Sac (1966)
21. The Graduate (1967) (#6)
22. Divorce Italian Style (1961)
23. Cool Hand Luke (1967) ) (#12)
24. Lo straniero (1967)
25. I Even Met Happy Gypsies (1967) (one pointer)

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I had Psycho at number 1, so of course I was pulling for it to claim the top spot. 2001 isn't a bad choice at all though, I had it at number 4.

Here is my full list:
1. Psycho (2)
2. Lawrence of Arabia (7)
3. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (3)
4. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1)
5. The Graduate (6)
6. Once Upon a Time in the West (5)
7. Yojimbo (17)
8. The Wild Bunch (15)
9. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (21)
10. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (4)
11. Zulu (Genuinely shocked that it didn't make the list)
12. Hara Kiri (27)
13. Chimes at Midnight (Orson Welles film that didn't make it)
14. For a Few Dollars More (22)
15. Midnight Cowboy (10)
16. To Kill a Mockingbird (13)
17. Night of the Living Dead (20)
18. Cool Hand Luke (12)
19. The Great Escape (30)
20. Ride the High Country (Great Western that didn't make it)
21. A Fistful of Dollars (51)
22. Le Samourai (24)
23. The Magnificent Seven (Shocked this didn't make the list also, very popular Western)
24. Easy Rider (38)
25. Major Dundee (Didn't make it, wasn't surprised though)

Apparently I screwed up my numbers while we were going along with the countdown, a total of 20 films I voted for appeared on the countdown.

You should check out the two Melville's Sean, have a feeling you'll like them.

The Magnificent Seven did make the list FW

Oh wait it actually didn't, think I was mixing it up with The Dirty Dozen.

I was about to say. lol

Great job Daniel. Didn't keep up with this list as much as I might have done in the past, but I enjoyed popping in and keeping up to date with the progress.

Here's my list, a little disappointed my two lesser-seen Hepburns and solitary Allen didn't make it, but 22/25 is very pleasing.

1. Lawrence of Arabia
2. The Apartment
3. The Graduate
4. Take the Money and Run
5. Planet of the Apes
6. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
7. Charade
8. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
9. Peeping Tom
10. Through a Glass Darkly
11. Psycho
12. How to Steal a Million
13. Two For the Road
14. Oliver!
15. 2001: A Space Odyssey
16. Breakfast at Tiffany's
17. The Innocents
18. To Kill a Mockingbird
19. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
20. Dr. Strangelove
21. The Jungle Book
22. Midnight Cowboy
23. Easy Rider
24. Persona
25. Breathless

I had Take The Money and Run at #12 Skepsis. Think it may have just been us two.

Well, this was a major disappointment.


"Psycho" was my number 2.


Anyway, this is my list (and where they placed):

1. West Side Story 28
2. Psycho 2
3. A Hard Day's Night 53
4. Judgment at Nuremberg 35
5. The Music Man 83
6. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7. The Magnificent Seven
8. Birdman of Alcatraz 96
9. Ocean's 11
10. The Wild Bunch 15
11. The Manchurian Candidate 34
12. Mary Poppins 49
13. Midnight Cowboy 10
14. Dr. Strangelove 4
15. Barefoot In the Park 91
16. Inherit the Wind 64
17. Head
18. Cool Hand Luke 12
19. To Sir, With Love
20. Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
21. Charly
22. The Night of the Iguana
23. The Lion in Winter 77
24. The Great Escape 30
25. A Boy Named Charlie Brown One Pointer


I actually have a Top 50 that I could list. That will have to wait for another day, though. I am too lazy to type the other 25 out right now. Whereas, this list I could just copy and paste.

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I watched my first ever Charlie Brown thing the other day. Merry Christmas Charlie Brown to cross it off the Animated list. I honestly would have loved those as a kid but never seen them on TV or anything.

Very well done Daniel! We very much appreciate all your hard work
I'm poring over your spreadsheet now, its really interesting.

This was my list :

1. Midnight Cowboy
2. Salvatore Giuliano
3. Oliver!
4. Cool Hand Luke
5.Mary Poppins
6. Kes
7. A Taste of Honey
8. To Kill a Mockingbird
9. A Hard Days Night
10. Jungle Book
11. West Side Story
12. The Italian Job
13, The Night of the Living Dead
14. A Man for All Seasons
15. The Haunting
16. The Innocents
17. Le Trou
18 Harakiri
19. Dr No
20. Yojimbo
21. Village of the Damned
22. Le Samourai
23. Help!
24. Fail Safe
25. Belle de Jour

I gave my second highest place to Salvatore Giuliano by Francesco Rosi, a director who I hear very little about on these boards. I keep intending to see more of his films and must get round to it. I was the only person voting for this film so it ended up as number 207.

My 6th place went to Kes, and I'm miffed it didn't break the top 100 and only came in at number 125 - it's a travesty!. Four of us voted for it, so at least 4 people were right!

My number 14. A Man For All Seasons I thought might've made higher than 110. It's a favourite era of history of mine and has an excellent cast. Again 4 people voted for it.

I'm very surprised Dr No didn't come higher than 124.

A long time favourite is Village of the Damned which ended up at 148 with 5 of us voting for it. Who put it at their number 5? Good work that person!

and finally Help!, well I pretty much knew I'd be the only person voting for that but it has sentimental value so number 376 was probably about right!

So...I want to know who was that person who voted in Sword of Doom as their number 5 - the only person to vote for it? It's a cracking film and one I would've included had I remembered it.

Looks like one other MoFo voted for it.

Well, I believe it is in my top 30 (I don't think I ended up placing it beyond that point - I will have to look later). I really do wish I would've decided to keep it on, though. It would've been nice to see it possibly make an appearance here.

I love Charlie Brown. Honestly? Since I now know that people voted for "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", I should've included that Charlie Brown that you just watched on my list. I think it is the best Christmas special (well, next to "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer" ).

Looks like 2001: a Space Odyssey benefited from an eye-popping 19.9 points per list it appeared on (1,092 points from 55 ballots). So it averaged top 5 when it was voted for. Meaning either you REALLY love it, or it doesn't make your list. While Psycho appeared on more lists but didn't average as high a placement.

Psycho's almost too perfect a horror movie. Based on the story of real-life wacko Ed Gein, and Robert Bloch's novel, Psycho. Adapted by a legendary director and with a seasoned cast starring Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins. A horror movie purist cinephiles can actually get away with praising, with its Academy-nominated cast and crew. Find myself charmed most by the films it inspired... with far more amateur casts, such as Black Christmas (1974), Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), Halloween (1978), The Burning (1981), & Nightmare on Elm St (1984). Still, the only criticism i can come up with for Psycho is that it's too good. Had it #8 on my entry.

Nostro's 60's Ballot

#25. Dracula Has Risen From the Grave (1968)


#24. Night of the Living Dead (1968)


#23. Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)


#22. Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)


#21. Kill Baby, Kill (1966)


#20. Funny Girl (1968)


#19. Muscle Beach Party (1964)


#18. Witchfinder General (1968)


#17. Barbarella: Queen of the Galaxy (1968)


#16. The Time Machine (1960)


we had this whole 1960's adventure, and we didn't even bring the time machine ! maybe it's just me and Swan, we love this one

#15. Batman: The Movie (1966)


#14. Hercules in the Haunted World (1961)


#13. Danger: Diabolik (1968)


#12. Viva Las Vegas (1964)


#11. Blue Hawaii (1961)


#10. The Trip (1967)


#9. Psych-Out (1968)


#8. Psycho (1960)


#7. Motorpsycho! (1965)


#6. Black Sunday (1960)


#5. For a Few Dollars More (1965)


#4. House of Usher (1960)


#3. Pit & the Pendulum (1961)


#2. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)


#1. Blood & Black Lace (1964)

Nostro gets the award for coolest list.

Thank You to Daniel for doing a terrific job running the countdown.


The Time Machine was #24 on my list.

1) Sunday in New York (1963)
2) Barefoot in the Park (1967)
3) West Side Story (1961)
4) The Music Man (1962)
5) Inherit the Wind (1960)

6) To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
7) Wait Until Dark (1967)
8) My Fair Lady (1964)
9) Charly (1968)
10) A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)

11) Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
12) Fail-Safe (1964)
13) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
14) Charade (1963)
15) The Thrill of It All (1963)

16) That Funny Feeling (1965)
17) Irma la Douce (1963)
18) Mary Poppins (1964)
19) Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
20) Romeo and Juliet (1968)

21) Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
22) Oliver! (1968)
23) In the Heat of the Night (1967)
24) The Time Machine (1960)
25) 36 Hours (1964) (On the 1-pointers list.)

Someone has been hitting the Hammer horror and drive in films. I like your dedication to what you like Nostromo. And I am very curious now about Blood and Black Lace.

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