The MoFo Top 100 of the Fifties: The Countdown

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Seen both, voted for for Some Like It Hot. It is really funny, and a true comedy classic. Also, men in drag are funny. And so was Marilyn. It was my number 21.

My list: 15
Seen: 44/90

1. Easy top 5. Possibly top 3, outside shot at number 1.
2. Ben-Hur (1959)
3. Odds bottom half of the top 10
4. Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
5. Rififi (1955)
6. Odds are in the top 2 or 3.
7. Tokyo Story (1953)
8. The Ten Commandments (1956)
9. Will not show
10. The Killing (1956)
11. Sansho the Baliff (1954)
12. Ikiru (1952)
13. Throne of Blood (1957)
14. Hidden Fortress (1958)
15. Sleeping Beauty (1959)
16. Will not show
17. Will not show
18. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
19. Dial M for Murder (1954)
20. Bottom half of the Top 10
21. Some Like it Hot (1959)
22. Will not show
23. Will not show
24. Will not show
25. Touch of Evil (1958)



The TOP TEN.
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I had Some Like It Hot at #12 which makes:

1. The Searchers #18
2. The Ladykillers #65
3. Touch Of Evil #20
4. Definite!
5. No chance!
6. Oh yes!
7. Stalag 17 #48
8. High Noon #28
9. Nu-uh!
10.Positive!
11. Rififi #53
12. Some Like It Hot #11
13. Maybe!
14. On The Waterfront #15
15. Shane #64
16. Of course!
17. To Catch A Thief #86
18. A sure thing!
19. Night and Fog #54
20. Another sure thing!
21. Yeah, right!
22. You'd better believe it!
23. Forbidden Planet #56
24. Rio Bravo #22
25. The Night of The Hunter #25
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Fourteen of mine were revealed in 100-11. Most recently Kurosawa's touching Ikiru (my fifteenth pick) and Bergman's The Seventh Seal (my sixth). Which means that nine of my remaining twelve make up the collective top ten. The only one of the remaining ten I didn't choose was one of the three Hitchcocks that are coming, and longtime MoFos will not be surprised which one of those it is.

So cool. Cool, cool, cool.

My list, thus far...

3. In A Lonely Place (#33)
6. The Seventh Seal (#13)
8. The 400 Blows (#17)
9. Ace in the Hole (#44)
10. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (#36)
13. The Killing (#52)
14. Harvey (#31)
15. Ikiru (#16)
18. Pickup on South Street (#72)
20. Throne of Blood (#37)
21. Alice in Wonderland (#27)
23. Touch of Evil (#20)
24. La Strada (#41)
25. The Big Country (#66)

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All About Eve was my #3 - truly surprised it isn't in the top ten where it belongs.
Didn't vote for Some Like It Hot - I like it more than I used to but the party on the train scene goes on too long imo and I'm not keen when it devolves into farce in the final quarter hour.

That's 17 of mine shown up now with only a further 5 expected to make the top 10.
In terms of points those 17 have accumulated 3367 of them.



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Top Ten Prediction (No Particular Order)

12 Angry Men
Seven Samurai
Rear Window
Vertigo
North by Northwest
Bridge on the River Kwai
Paths of Glory
Singin' In the Rain

Dial M for Murder
The Searchers
Well I was 8/10 correct on my Top Ten Prediction. That's pretty good I guess. The two I was missing out on were Rashomon and Sunset Blvd. I'll make a top ten order prediction later.



I had All About Eve at #14. Did not have Some Like It Hot. Eight of mine will make up the top 10.

My List:

3. The 400 Blows (#17)
6. Pickup on South Street (#72)
7. Ikiru (#16)
8. Mon Oncle (#67)
11. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (#37)
12. Wages of Fear (#50)
13. From Here to Eternity (#76)
14. All About Eve (#12)
16. Stalag 17 (#48)
18. La Strada (#41)
19. The Killing (#52)
21. Room at the Top (#73)
23. Les Diaboliques (#57)
24. Rio Bravo (#22)
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My Top Ten Prediction:

01.Vertigo
02.Seven Samurai
03.12 Angry Men
04.Rear Window
05.Paths of Glory
06.Sunset Blvd.
07.North By Northwest
08.Rashomon
09.Singin' In The Rain
10.The Bridge on the River Kwai



There is my #1, I have watched All About Eve three time in the last 18-24 months. A new favorite that could end up being somewhere near my top 10. The script is one of the best ever. It is biting and funny. Full of great performances. Plus Monroe is even cuter and better suited for her part here than the unfunny and over rated Some Like It Hot.
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My ten predction 1-10:

Rear Window
12 Angry Men
Vertigo
Seven Samurai
Singing In The Rain
Paths Of Glory
Rashomon
Bridge Over River Kwai
North By Northwest
Sunset Blvd



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Two terrific movies! I have both movies on my list. Some Like It Hot at #8 and All About Eve at #9.

Seen: 38/90
List: 14/25

1. ...
2. ...
3. Witness for the Prosecution
4. ...
5. ...
6. ...
7. La strada
8. Some Like It Hot
9. All About Eve
10. Rififi
11. The Day the Earth Stood Still
12. The Seventh Seal
13. ...
14. Touch of Evil
15. Invasion of the Body Snatchers
16. Ben-Hur
17. High Noon
18. ...
19. ...
20. From Here to Eternity
21. ...
22. Stalag 17
23. ...
24. Strangers on a Train
25. ...
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There's not too many classic comedies I love. Some Like it Hot is an exception that I have at #13.

All About Eve is exceptional, yet I don't think of it as a personal favorite.

My list-

2. Pather Panchali (1955) #40
4. An Affair to Remember (1956) #42
5. The Big Country (1958) #66
6. Shane (1953) #64
7. The 400 Blows (1959) #17
8. Written on the Wind (1956) #82
9. Witness for the Prosecution (1957) #24
10. Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) #56
11. Ordet (1955) #46
12. From Here to Eternity (1953) #76
13. Some Like it Hot (1959) #11
14. Dial M for Murder (1954) #14
16. Rififi (1956) #53
17. The Hidden Fortress (1958) #69
18. The Quiet Man (1952) #51
20. Room at the Top (1959) #73
24. The Cranes are Flying (1957) #98
25. Touch of Evil (1958) #20


Random top 10 guess, 3 of which got my vote-

1. 12 Angry Men
2. The Seven Samurai
3. Vertigo
4. Paths of Glory
5. Rear Window
6. Bridge on the River Kwai
7. Singin' in the Rain
8. North by Northwest
9. Sunset Boulevard
10. Rashomon



Here's my Top Ten predictions....I don't claim it to be accurate in the order but more or less these are the films I expect to see.

1..12 Angry Men
2..Rear Window
3..Seven Samurai
4..Dial M For Murder
5..All About Eve
6..Vertigo
7..Sunset Boulevard
8..Bridge on the River Kwai
9..Singin' In the Rain
10.Some Like It Hot
That's what I previously predicted and I will keep that order with a few obvious changes:
1..12 Angry Men
2..Rear Window
3..Seven Samurai
4.. Vertigo
5..North by Northwest
6..Rashomon
7..Sunset Boulevard
8..Bridge on the River Kwai
9..Singin' In the Rain
10.Paths of Glory



I always suck at this but I'll do it just for the hell of it...

1. Vertigo
2. 12 Angry Men
3. Rear Window
4. Seven Samurai
5. Sunset Blvd.
6. Paths of Glory
7. Singin' in the Rain
8. North by Northwest
9. Bridge of the River Kwai
10. Roshomon



Ooof. I thought All About Eve was a top ten lock, i'm liking how this top 20 has been a bit of a surprise so far. Sorry fans but i'm glad it didn't make the top ten as i don't like it much. It's weird because the praise it gets is just, it does have a good script and performances but i just don't enjoy watching it.

Sorry to go against the grain so much here but i'm also not a fan of Some Like It Hot.
It is my least favourite Wilder i only found it sporadically funny. If the humour works for you i can see why it is considered great though.

Personally i'm happy two of the remaining ones made the top ten instead of them because they were my least favourite ones left.

Top Ten Prediction (changed it a bit because i've been so spectacularly wrong so far):

01.Vertigo
02.12 Angry Men
03.Rear Window
04.Seven Samurai
05.North By Northwest
06.Sunset Boulevard
07.Paths Of Glory
08.Singin' In The Rain
09.Rashomon
10.The Bridge On The River Kwai