The MoFo Top 100 of the 60s: Countdown

I totally disagree with that idea! Negative points would completely transfigure the general view of the whole forum about the decade/genre being voted which is kind of whole point...

Spartacus sucks, mainly because the story is a tad bit generic, predictable, and Kubrick wasn't given full control of movie. His editing and cinematography is there, but shining ideas aren't. For me, it just feels like another historic war movie that is very decent, but doesn't do anything to me.

Haven't seen Elmer Gantry.

And don't worry guys, I made sure 2001 and Strangelove are at least in the Top 30.

Yeah I didn't word that as well as I wanted to.

I'm against negative points but if by popular vote it is included, than at most it should be just that.

Only seen Spartacus. Did not vote for it though.

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Fear and Loathing in MoFo... The Gunslinger 45's Top 50 Favorite Films

In the 10 Ring: Gunslinger45's reviews

2001 has to be Top 3, at least!

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I'm not too fond of Spartacus and I haven't seen Elmer Gantry.

Spartacus is alright, but way too high in my opinion.

Elmer Gantry is a movie I want to see thanks to Shirley Jones.

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Look, I'm not judging you - after all, I'm posting here myself, but maybe, just maybe, if you spent less time here and more time watching films, maybe, and I stress, maybe your taste would be of some value. Just a thought, ya know.

Love John Ford, love Liberty Valance, it was my #14. Spartacus is the only Kubrick film I haven't seen, from everything I've seen and read about it, it's hard for me to get excited about it, honestly. So one of these days I'll have to watch it at some point

I had Spartacus at #17 on my list. Great movie.

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Good write ups as usual from Mark. It's years since I've seen both films but I'd like to watch thrm again now.

Really have to watch Elmer Gantry as its the only film in Marks top 10 I haven't seen. Spartacus is pretty good but a weaker Kubrick IMO. Getting really worried about some of my list.

Seen - 25/54
My List - 3/25

my prediction for the top 46, in no order:

dr strangelove
2001
the graduate
rosemary's baby
once upon a time in the west
the good, the bad, and the ugly
for a few dollars more
yojimbo
persona
psycho
the birds
the hustler
8 1/2
lawrence of arabia
pierrot le fou
woman in the dunes
cool hand luke
the innocents
purple noon
the apartment
butch cassidy and the sundance kid
harakiri
west side story
to kill a mockingbird
planet of the apes
the sound of music
easy rider
breakfast at tiffany's
midnight cowboy
la dolce vita
who's afraid of virginia woolf?
the magnificent seven
jules and jim
the wild bunch
the producers
peeping tom
last year at marienbad
play time
the umbrellas of cherbourg
le samourai
judgement at nuremberg
high and low
bonnie and clyde
night of the living dead
the pink panther
days of wine and roses

After a long silence, suddenly five films from my list in five sets.


How my list is looking at the moment:


1. Top 5
2. Top 20
3. Top 5
4. Top 10
5. Top 10
6. Might not make it
7. Top 20
8. The Italian Job (#85)
9. Top 20
10. Top 50
11. Might not make it
12. Andrei Rublev (#55)
13. A Fistful of Dollars (#51)
14. Spartacus (#47)
15. Won't make it
16. Top 50
17. Won't make it
18. A Hard Day's Night (#53)
19. Won't make it
20. From Russia with Love (#87)
21. Lolita (#56)
22. Won't make it
23. Won't make it
24. Won't make it
25. Won't make it

A now-defunct site I used to belong to tried these coc*bloc*ing moves. It wasn't as fun as you imagine, and ultimately didn't do much, if anything, to effect the final outcome.

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"Film is a disease. When it infects your bloodstream it takes over as the number one hormone. It bosses the enzymes, directs the pineal gland, plays Iago to your psyche. As with heroin, the antidote to Film is more Film." - Frank Capra

Inmate, you missed a huge lock.

Great last set in Elmer Gantry and Spartacus, unfortunately the latter just missed the cut for my list. That makes 8 from my list now.
Seconds
Through a Glass Darkly
In Cold Blood
Belle de Jour
The Swimmer
Onibaba
Repulsion
Elmer Gantry

I'm expecting to see another 11 at least.

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Too weird to live, and too rare to die.

1. Certain
2. Certain
3. The Lion in Winter (1968)
4. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Super Near Miss)
5. Certain
6. Certain
7. Certain
8. Very Likely
9. Spartacus (1960)
10. Certain
11. From Russia with Love (1963)
12. No Chance
13. Certain
14. Certain
15. Mary Poppins (1964)
16. Certain
17. Very Likely
18. Very little chance
19. The Italian Job (1969)
20. Certain
21. In the Heat of the Night (1967)
22. Very Likely
23. True Grit (1969)
24. Certain
25. A Hard Day’s Night (1964)

If my predictions are right, then I'll have 22/25 films from my list make it.

I thought you people were joking about negative points. Anyone who actually thinks that's a good idea is absolutely mental

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Does this mean we can feed Raul to the gophers along with Cole?