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Well hello there!
Are you ready to go again? The 90s countdown was a huge success under the loving guidance of Mr. Lime, so it seems a logical progression for our list series to move on to the next great decade in our beloved cinema's history: the 1980s. A time when blockbuster franchises were king and people still kind of liked George Lucas. There are a ton of great movies that came out in the 80s, from every genre and from all around the world (sorry Sexy) so hopefully this will be a great list.
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Before we get going, you should all know that there's a chance this list might work a little differently. For the 90s countdown, we had around 50 voters for 100 entries, which meant that there were a few early appearances of films that came completely out of left field. It's been pointed out to me that due to the uproar that they caused, probably owing to the fact that only a few people vote for them which meant they were relatively unrepresentative of the forum's taste as a whole, it might be a good idea to switch from 100 to 50.
Personally, I'd be more than happy to stick with 100 because I have to admit, I like these esoteric choices and those that were upset were probably a vocal minority. Also because 50 could mean we sacrifice too many films that should make it. But I figured it best to throw it out to you guys. Would you prefer a fully representative list of 50 made up of films that lots of people voted for, or stick with 100 - with a few surprises and lots of movies with 50/50 chances to make it - like the last countdown? Alternatively, you could leave it up to me to decide as I start to get an idea of the kind of shape the list it going to take, how many random early entries there are and if there are simply too many. Let me know in this thread or if you prefer, I can append a poll.
The rules won't change in any case, only the number of films, so on with the show!
The MoFos have spoken, we're sticking with 100.
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Pick good films, you will.
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Pick good films, you will.
RULES
Harry's rules worked well, so I figure if it ain't broken, don't fix it. Here they are again:
- Submit your ranked list (1-25, no ties) to me via PM with the title "Your Username - MoFo 80s List".
- New members can send in a list as soon as they've been a member here for one month. This measure is taken so that the list isn't influenced by members who've been on here for a week and then pack their bags and never come back.
- Films that are part of a series (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, etc etc etc) must be submitted as separate films.
- Any film with the year 1980-89 listed on IMDb is eligible for the list.
- Those revealing their lists before the countdown has ended will be disqualified. That just defeats the point of the whole thing.
- As per usual, films will be awarded points as follows: 25 points for 1st place, 24 points for 2nd place, 23 for 3rd and so on.
- The deadline for entries is 15th January 2014. I was going to go with a solid 4 months, but I tacked on two weeks-ish so the deadline doesn't coincide with Christmas/New Year. Plenty of time to catch up on what you want to see and get your lists in!
EDIT 18/09 - Putting all the film-specific decisions from questions regarding eligibility here so everybody's clear.
- Krzysztof Kieslowski's The Decalogue is allowed and should be submitted as one entry [link]
- Claude Berri's Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources should be submitted separately [link]
- Godard's Histoire(s) du cinéma is not eligible [link]
- Berlin Alexanderplatz is eligible [link]
I think that's everything. Huge thanks to Harry for doing such a great job with the previous countdown, to all of you for your vote of confidence and allowing me to do this, and to Yoda for his advice and kind offer to help out.
Happy listing!
Last edited by Skepsis93; 01-11-14 at 02:26 PM.
Looking forward to this. Going to watch Fanny and Alexander as I have it on Blu-ray, soon, really looking forward to it.
