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  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    Many of my favourite films were made in the 70's. You can't beat Alien, Star Wars, Apocalypse Now, Halloween, Taxi Driver, The Godfather...etc.

    But 1982 was a seminal year for me. I started to become very interested in cinema and that year produced some amazing genre films;
    Blade Runner
    E.T
    The Thing
    Conan The Barbarian
    Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan
    Mad Max 2
    First Blood
    Creepshow
    Tron
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    edited April 2016 Posts: 7,136
    Birdleson wrote: »
    Great list @GoldenGun, I find everyone of your selections to be excellent, with the exception of L.A. CONFIDENTIAL and THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (didn't care for those at all), and I haven't seen THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (Wes Anderson has burned me every time, I will no longer take the bait). I hate to say it, because I do like his work, I've never seen Godard's LE MÉPRIS, I'll have to rectify that soon.

    I show THE BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN in my classes every year and, like SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, it contains one of my favorite scenes in all of cinema (the Odessa Steps massacre, of course), but the film as a whole, though very good, doesn't hold me to that degree. So, I debate and usually decide not to include it on my best list.

    If you only disliked those two, I'd say we have pretty much the same taste. Took a look at your list earlier, from the ones that I've seen I liked them all.

    I really suggest you give LE MÉPRIS a go soon. I'd say it's probably my favourite of the bunch (read: favourite film of all time ). ;)
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    edited April 2016 Posts: 4,023
    Birdleson wrote: »
    But that's the '80s. All comic book, kid's stuff and fantasy, with very little to counterbalance it.

    It was the year that produced many great genre films regardless if you think they're 'kids stuff or fantasy' (I'd hardly call Blade Runner, The Thing or First Blood, 'kids stuff')

    As a teenager it was the year that got me very interested in all genre's of cinema but the 70's is the greatest decade for me.

    My film list;

    Blade Runner (1982)
    Blue Velvet (1988)
    Jaws (1975)
    Deliverance (1972)
    Carrie (1976)
    Taxi Driver (1976)
    Alien (1979)
    Star Wars (1977)
    Goodfellas (1990)
    Reservoir Dogs (1992)
    Pulp Fiction (1994)
    The Wicker Man (1973)
    Apocalypse Now (1979)
    The Godfather (1972)
    The Exorcist (1973)
    Eraserhead (1977)
    Brazil (1985)
    An American Werewolf in London (1981)
    Manhunter (1986)
    Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1980)

  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
    edited April 2016 Posts: 9,020
    My favourite movies chronologically: incomplete
    I was 15 when 1990 arrived and 25 when 1999 ended so naturally the 90s is the decade I have to list the most movies. Nonetheless I consider the 50s/60s to be the best cinematic decade.
    125 movies in this list, wow, I'm surprised myself. Could probably narrow it down to the essential 100 :)

    1930s
    39 Steps 1935
    The Lady Vanishes 1938

    1940s
    Rebecca 1940
    Saboteur 1942

    1950s
    An American In Paris 1951
    Singing In The Rain 1952
    Niagara 1953
    To Catch A Thief 1955
    Vertigo 1958
    North By Northwest 1959
    Some Like It Hot 1959

    1960s
    Breakfast At Tiffany's 1961
    That Touch Of Mink 1962
    The Thrill Of It All 1963
    Lilies Of The Field 1963
    The Pink Panther 1963
    Mary Poppins 1964
    My Fair Lady 1964
    Marnie 1964
    A Shot In The Dark 1964
    The Sound Of Music 1965
    In The Heat Of The Night 1967
    Guess Who's Coming To Dinner 1967
    Caprice 1967
    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 1968
    Funny Girl 1968
    OHMSS 1969
    The Party 1968
    Hello Dolly 1969

    1970s
    Duel 1971
    The Poseidon Adventure 1972
    The Way We Were 1973
    Live And Let Die 1973
    Westworld 1973
    Murder On The Orient Express 1974
    The Towering Inferno 1974
    Funny Lady 1975
    Logan's Run 1976
    The Spy Who Loved Me 1979
    The Wild Geese 1978
    Death On The Nile 1978
    Alien 1979
    Moonraker 1979

    1980s
    The Shining 1980
    Raiders Of The Lost Ark 1981
    For Your Eyes Only 1981
    Blade Runner 1982
    Creepshow 1982
    Star Trek The Wrath Of Khan 1982
    Octopussy 1983
    Aliens 1986
    The Living Daylights 1987
    Lethal Weapon 1987
    Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 1988
    Batman 1989
    Licence To Kill 1989
    Driving Miss Daisy 1989
    Steel Magnolias 1989

    1990s
    Star Trek The Undiscovered Country 1991
    Fried Green Tomatoes 1991
    Bugsy 1991
    Howard's End 1992
    Alien 3 1992
    Batman Returns 1992
    A Few Good Men 1992
    The Muppet Christmas Carol 1992
    Point Of No Return 1993
    Nightmare Before Christmas 1993
    Jurassic Park 1993
    The Remains Of The Day 1993
    Tombstone 1993
    Guarding Tess 1994
    Four Weddings And A Funeral 1994
    Love Affair 1994
    Clear And Present Danger 1994
    To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar 1995
    Before Sunset 1995
    The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill But Came Down A Mountain 1995
    GoldenEye 1995
    Demon Knight 1995
    Desperado 1995
    Heat 1995
    From Dusk Til Dawn 1996
    Star Trek First Contact 1996
    The Ghost And The Darkness 1996
    The Long Kiss Goodnight 1996
    Scream 1996
    Fierce Creatures 1997
    Good Will Hunting 1997
    As Good As It Gets 1997
    Tomorrow Never Dies 1997
    Ronin 1998
    Sleepy Hollow 1999
    Matrix 1999
    The Cider House Rules 1999
    The Talented Mr Ripley 1999
    The Thomas Crown Affair 1999

    2000s
    Pitch Black 2000
    Gladiator 2000
    Erin Brockovich 2000
    Presque Rien 2000
    Les rivières pourpres 2000
    La Pacte des Loups 2001
    The Royal Tenenbaums 2001
    Ocean's Eleven 2001
    Black Hawk Down 2001
    From Hell 2001
    Y tu mamá también 2001
    The Ring 2002
    The Italian Job 2003
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner From Azkaban 2004
    Shaun Of The Dead 2004
    The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou 2004
    Before Sunrise 2004
    Batman Begins 2005
    Serenity 2005
    Casino Royale 2006
    A Good Year 2006
    Death At A Funeral 2007
    Star Trek 2009
    Watchmen 2009

    2010s
    Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2011
    Prometheus 2012
    The Butler 2013
    John Wick 2014
    Guardians Of The Galaxy 2014
    Mad Max Fury Road 2015
    Spectre 2015
    The Martian 2015
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited April 2016 Posts: 23,883
    It's difficult for me to pick a favourite decade because I have favourites from all decades. I'm generally an action/suspense/thriller sort of chap (simple fella really).
    ---

    I haven't seen too many 50's films so can't comment properly on that era. I'd like the period more if more films from that time were in colour. Having said that, my favourite film of all time is from the 50's, namely North By Northwest.

    I do appreciate the innocence, colourfulness and style of the 60's films. Glamour (compared to today) combined with sharp wit & dialogue. Top non-Bond film for me - Charade

    The 70's are ok, but I found them a little depressing to be honest. I'm a sucker for a happy Hollywood ending, & films like Kramer vs Kramer, The Champ & Love Story come to mind as spoiling the fun. Only Bond really stands out as being 'happy' during this time. The fashion was also not quite to my liking. I have to see more films from this period. Top non-Bond film for me - The Towering Inferno

    I know many more films from the 80's. Larger than life, rock oriented soundtracks (and songs even), big hair and lots of sex are what characterize this period for me, along with poor special effects (some of the later Airport films come to mind along with Jaws 3 - awful). Love the harder edged thrash talking Hollywood hero though (Arnie, Sly, Mel, Bruce etc.). Top non-Bond film for me - Die Hard

    The 90's are the period I'm most familar with, and I like this time the best. Lots of great suspense thrillers (my favourite genre), as well as innovative film making from Tarantino, Scorcese, the Cohen brothers etc. Not to mention, the long awaited return of 007. Top non-Bond film for me - Heat

    The 00's started off very poorly for me, especially just post-911. It seemed like Hollywood had lost its nerve for a while. Only around mid-decade did I start to appreciate the output more. Top non-Bond film for me - Batman Begins

    The 10's have been largely very derivative. It looks like Hollywood may have run out of gas, apart from the superhero fare. Too much reliance on remakes and franchises. Top non-Bond films for me - toss up between MI-RN, Inception, Captain America - WS, & SW-TFA
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    BondJasonBond006 wrote: »
    No contest

    50's
    Closely followed by the
    60's
    This. Seconded.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    @BondJasonBond006 You prefer POINT OF NO RETURN over the magnificent original, NIKITA?
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
    edited April 2016 Posts: 9,020
    GoldenGun wrote: »
    @BondJasonBond006 You prefer POINT OF NO RETURN over the magnificent original, NIKITA?

    Actually there are many French movies I have to add to the list. Like La double vie de Véronique, Nikita and others. I may even do a French only list.

    I did love the US version, I was really in love with Bridget Fonda in the nineties ;)

    @DaltonCraig007 @DarthDimi and others of the French language region could maybe do French movie lists?

  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited April 2016 Posts: 23,883
    BondJasonBond006 wrote: »
    I was really in love with Bridget Fonda in the nineties ;)
    Ditto. Bridget in her prime was indeed a total babe. I even like her in some of her less known work like City Hall. My favourite of hers is Lake Placid.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    bondjames wrote: »
    BondJasonBond006 wrote: »
    I was really in love with Bridget Fonda in the nineties ;)
    Ditto. Bridget in her prime was indeed a total babe. I even like her in some of her less known work like City Hall. My favourite of hers is Lake Placid.

    And don't forget Single White Female, Singles, It Could Happen To You and Camilla.
    I watched those movies countless times on LaserDisc in the nineties, including City Hall of course.
    Camilla is like my favourite probably of the bunch because the incomparable Jessica Tandy is in it.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    edited April 2016 Posts: 17,804
    Any decade that could produce a film like Harold & Maud is a decade to be appreciated as films like that just can't be made any more.
  • stun_harvestingstun_harvesting
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    Thanks @Thunderfinger . Typo. Do you believe that my mother took me to see that when I was 13? No wonder I'm a mess.

    I saw that when I was 14. I almost watched The Exorcist when I was 11 but my parents didn't let me.
  • stun_harvestingstun_harvesting
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    I snuck into the theatre to see THE EXORCIST at eleven (we all knew when the usher took her cigarette break). Scary, but being from a long line of atheists, it was nothing more than an excellent film.

    I'm kind of glad I didn't watch it at the age of 11, considering that when I saw it in 1998, I couldn't sleep for a day or two.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    I snuck into the theatre to see THE EXORCIST at eleven (we all knew when the usher took her cigarette break). Scary, but being from a long line of atheists, it was nothing more than an excellent film.
    I saw it back then with a friend who was pissed at me for laughing out loud at the the stupidity. It was a stupid movie. The Saturday Night Live skit with Richard Pryor nailed it.
    :))
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    You were two years older.
    You child.
    :D
  • GBFGBF
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    chrisisall wrote: »
    Any decade that could produce a film like Harold & Maud is a decade to be appreciated as films like that just can't be made any more.

    I don't think that this is true. The variety of films has actually never been higher than today actually. But maybe these kind of films are not in the focus of the general moviegoer. But there are so many great films which have been produced in the last years. Not all of them are shown in the big theaters. For many of those you have to go to the alternative theater.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    edited April 2016 Posts: 7,136
    BondJasonBond006 wrote: »
    GoldenGun wrote: »
    @BondJasonBond006 You prefer POINT OF NO RETURN over the magnificent original, NIKITA?

    Actually there are many French movies I have to add to the list. Like La double vie de Véronique, Nikita and others. I may even do a French only list.

    I did love the US version, I was really in love with Bridget Fonda in the nineties ;)

    @DaltonCraig007 @DarthDimi and others of the French language region could maybe do French movie lists?

    I'd give it a go. My top 10 favourite French films:

    ASCENSEUR POUR L'ÉCHAFAUD (1958 Malle)
    À BOUT DE SOUFFLE (1960 Godard)
    LE MÉPRIS (1963 Godard)
    BELLE DE JOUR (1967 Buñuel)
    LE SAMOURAÏ (1967 Melville)
    LE CERVEAU (1969 Oury)
    LE CERCLE ROUGE (1970 Melville)
    UN FLIC (1972 Melville)
    LE GRAND BLEU (1988 Besson)
    NIKITA (1990 Besson)

    LA RÈGLE DU JEU is said to be a true masterpiece, it has been on my watchlist for ages. I'm going to give it a go very soon.


  • NicNacNicNac Administrator, Moderator
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    Shame we can't split the decades. I would probably go for 1967-1976. Certainly for American cinema.

    Every decade is in with a shout, but I still love the 30s, followed by the 70s and 90s
  • ShardlakeShardlake Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
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    I'd say it's the 70's for me, just a selection of this decade not in any particular order but it proves to me this is my favourite decade of film.

    The Exorcist
    Dirty Harry
    Godfather
    Godfather Pt 2
    Chinatown
    Dog Day Afternoon
    All The Presidents Men
    Star Wars
    Jaws
    Close Encounters of The Third Kind
    The Taking of Pelham 123
    Taxi Driver
    Apocalypse Now
    Spy Who Loved Me
    Alien
    Halloween

    Next would probably be the 90's. Plenty of great films in many deacdes but the 70's is my decade, most probably the same for music, 70's followed by the 90's.



  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited April 2016 Posts: 18,281
    Putting it quite simply I think I'd have to pick the 1960s as the best decade for film.
  • GBFGBF
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    GoldenGun wrote: »
    BondJasonBond006 wrote: »
    GoldenGun wrote: »
    @BondJasonBond006 You prefer POINT OF NO RETURN over the magnificent original, NIKITA?

    Actually there are many French movies I have to add to the list. Like La double vie de Véronique, Nikita and others. I may even do a French only list.

    I did love the US version, I was really in love with Bridget Fonda in the nineties ;)

    @DaltonCraig007 @DarthDimi and others of the French language region could maybe do French movie lists?

    I'd give it a go. My top 10 favourite French films:

    ASCENSEUR POUR L'ÉCHAFAUD (1958 Malle)
    À BOUT DE SOUFFLE (1960 Godard)
    LE MÉPRIS (1963 Godard)
    BELLE DE JOUR (1967 Buñuel)
    LE SAMOURAÏ (1967 Melville)
    LE CERVEAU (1969 Oury)
    LE CERCLE ROUGE (1970 Melville)
    UN FLIC (1972 Melville)
    LE GRAND BLEU (1988 Besson)
    NIKITA (1990 Besson)

    LA RÈGLE DU JEU is said to be a true masterpiece, it has been on my watchlist for ages. I'm going to give it a go very soon.


    Le Grand Bleu is one of my favourite films of all times. Another one is À la folie … pas du tout!. I really like that one.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited April 2016 Posts: 15,718
    @BondJasonBond006 My favorite french films would be:

    'Le Salaire de la Peur'
    'Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain'
    'Le Cercle Rouge'
    'Le Grand Soir'
    '2 Jours à Tuer' (Albert Dupontel film, not the Kevin Costner action film)
    'Le Mystere de la Chambre Jaune'
    'Le parfum de la Dame en Noir'
    'Aurevoir les Enfants'
    'Welcome'
    'Ne Le Dis à Personne'
    'A L'Origine'
    'La Haine'
    'Mic-Macs à Tire l'Arigot'
    'Les Témoins'
    'l'Exercice de l'Etat'
    'Ennemis Intimes'
    'Nid de Guepes'
    'Le Scaphandre et le Papillon'
    'L'ennemi Public #1'
    'Instinct de Mort'
    'Un Prophete'
    'De Battre Mon Coeur S'est Arreté'
    'Huit Femmes'
    'Un Conte de Noel'
  • GerardGerard
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    'Le Mystere de la Chambre Jaune'
    'Le parfum de la Dame en Noir'

    Which version ? 1930s or 2000s ?
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    Posts: 15,718
    The 2000's one. I saw them while on a school trip when I was 14. Really enjoyed every second of both these films. I haven't rewatched them recently, however.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited April 2016 Posts: 15,718
    Post-2000 seems to be my favorite period for asian films:

    'The Chaser'
    'The Man From Nowhere'
    'I Saw The Devil'
    'PTU'
    'Breaking News'
    'Hwayi: Monster Boy'
    'The Yellow Sea'
    'The Berlin File'
    'The Suspect'
    'The Good, The Bad, The Weird'
    'Oldboy'
    'Why Don't You Play In Hell'
    'Tazza: The Hidden Card'
    'Taekugki: Brotherhood of War'
    'My Way'
    'No Tears for the Dead'
    'A Company Man'
    'The Raid'
    'The Raid 2'
    'New World'
    'A Dirty Carnival'
    'A Bittersweet Life'
    'Ip Man'
    'Ip Man 2'
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    No Jean de Florette on that French list?
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    Posts: 15,718
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    No Jean de Florette on that French list?

    It is on my watch list.

  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    Posts: 15,718
    3 German films from the 2000's are amongst my all time favorites:

    'The Wave'
    'Baader Meinhof Complex'
    'Downfall'

    Althought I'm not well-versed in german cinema.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    It's great, as is the follow up, MANON IF THE SPRING.

    They must be seen together.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,136
    As for German films I'd say this would be my top 10:

    DAS CABINET DES DR. CALIGARI (1920 Wiese)
    NOSFERATU, EINE SYMPHONIE DES GRAUENS (1922 Murnau)
    METROPOLIS (1927 Lang)
    M (1931 Lang)
    DAS TESTAMENT DES DR. MABUSE (1933 Lang)
    DAS BOOT (1981 Petersen)
    MEPHISTO (1981 Szabó)
    DER HIMMEL ÜBER BERLIN (1987 Wenders)
    DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN (2008 Henckel von Donnersmarck)
    UNSERE MÜTTER, UNSERE VÄTER (2013 Kadelbach)
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