What I thought of the films with 3+ noms in the 5 per decade thread

INCREDIBLE

The Passion of Joan of Arc
In my top 50.

Alien
Yeah. Top 50.

The Third Man
My top 20

2001: A Space Odyssey
My top 20

Jaws
My top 50

The Godfather
My top 50

Psycho
My top 50

The Wizard of Oz
Astonishing for the time. Still good now to the right audience. My top 20.

Rear Window
My top 20.

Blade Runner
My top 20.

Scarface
Awesome. Top 50

McCabe and Mrs Miller
Top 50

Lawrence of Arabia
Top 20

L.A. Confidential
Top 50

Day of Wrath
Top 20!!


TERRIFIC

M 1931
In my top 150.

Apocalypse Now
My top 100.

Chinatown
My top 100.

Dog Day Afternoon
Top 100

Last Year At Marienbad
Top 100

12 Angry Men
Top 100

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
My top 150. Top 10 silent films.

Sunset Boulevard
My top 150.

The Maltese Falcon
Just soooo corny. Probably make my top 150.

Safety Last!
My top 150

Rebecca
My top 150

Once Upon a Time in the West
My top 150

The Exorcist
Top 150

Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Yeah, top 150

Bicycle Thieves 1948
Top 150

DECENT

Persona
Gave up on it. Didn't rate it.
Edit: Now watched it all. I think it's OK. Some very pretty shots, but very contrived.

Casablanca
It's alright. Probably top 250.

Aliens
I don't rate it all that highly. Not seen it for a long time though.

The Godfather Part 2
Top 200

Sherlock Jr
My top 200

The General
My top 200

Come and See
Top 200. So harrowing though.

Metropolis
Seen bits of it. Impressive. Wouldn't want to watch it all.

A Page of Madness
Worth checking out

Goodfellas
Meh. Over rated. Top 250 maybe

Magnolia
Gave up on it. Maybe worth another shot.



NOT MY CUP OF TEA

Double Indemnity
Didn't rate it.

Grand Illusion
I don't rate it

The Good, The Good and the Ugly
I don't rate it.

Seven Samurai
I didn't finish it

Man With a Movie Camera
Meh

The Grand Budapest Hotel
Meh

All Quiet on the Western Front
Didn't rate it.

City Lights
Not watched it all

Make Way for Tomorrow
Never seen it

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Meh

Rocky
Meh

Dr Strangelove
Meh

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Gave up on it after a while. I find the acting akin to someone scraping nails down a blackboard.

High Noon
Never seen it

The Seventh Seal
Gave up on it. Didn't rate it.

Vertigo
Meh. Over rated.

Wild Strawberries
Didn't rate it.

Woman in the Dunes
Yeah it's OK. Looks great.

Do the Right Thing
Don't get this at all. So over rated.

Late Spring
Didn't rate it.

The Grapes of Wrath
Didn't rate it.

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Gave up on it. Didn't rate it.

Just not a fan of Bergman?

Your taste is all around the place. Zero coherence.

I've just started it again now.
I've remembered that when I tried to watch it before, the subtitles were about 30-60 seconds out of time with the pictures.

Is this the one where there's like a family having a picnic by the lake?

It's like a cross between Pierrot Le Fou and Last Year at Marienbad.

Oh, that would make it unwatchable for sure, unless you only want visuals.

Well thank god that's over.

I like the scenes on the sea shore, that was about it.

Yes there was some beautiful use of light, but it was highly contrived.

I didn't find the acting particularly convincing, or the characters particularly interesting even.

It did strike me as a fairly poor attempt to reimagine LYAM.

I would never guess it's regarded as one of the greatest films of all time.

If you enjoy (seemingly) simplistic, humanstic dramas don't miss out on Make Way for Tomorrow.. it's arguably the best film I watched in 2023.

You gotta come around to Vertigo and Liberty Valance though; or I summon Lee Marvin's ghost to convince you...

haha. I'll give TMWSLV another go. Thanks.

How about you? Any on the list there that you didn't take a shine to?

I find Scarface '83 overrated though still like some things about it: The score, couple of scenes, Michelle Pfeiffer... '32 film is superior.

oh definitely. yeah, it's the Paul Muni film that's in the list.

They have sites you can use to resync subtitles.

There's no wrong way to enjoy art. If it speaks to you, and you enjoy it, then that's enough.

I agree that Vertigo is overrated. So much driving around. Having a character narrate a big twist, more or less directly to the audience, instead of revealing it at the same time the protagonist finds out.


Imagine the end of Sixth Sense, before the reveal of the twist, if another person clearly stated directly to the camera exactly what was about to happen.


It's a baffling choice.

Is there a way to "thumbs down" a post? @Yoda?

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I think Hitch keeps us in suspense that way, instead of "shocking" us. It's the famous "are audience aware of the bomb or not?" scenario of his... which I think works very well in Vertigo. Maybe it's because I was so in-tune with Scottie's emotions all the way through but I never find the film anything less than engaging.

Nope! I can never be brought to justice.

Oh it wasn't about you. You're fine.

Wait, scratch that! Thumbs down! Thumbs down!

How liberal of you (derogatory)!

It's overrated like any "best film of all time" from a cumulative list. Still, I think it's one of Hitch's best. It definitely wins atmosphere-wise. Film critics' obsession with this film is ridiculous, but let the poor guys be obsessed over something.

There was a way to do this, but Yoda is such a positive guy he took away this option because he only believes in thumbs-up! His actions predated YouTube! He's a true pioneer!