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Post by Dracula on May 26, 2015 20:28:12 GMT -5
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Post by IanTheCool on May 26, 2015 20:45:47 GMT -5
Alright, we'll go with that one then.
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Post by thebtskink on May 26, 2015 21:16:21 GMT -5
The Maltese Falcon
Citizen Kane
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Post by SnoBorderZero on May 27, 2015 9:57:56 GMT -5
Citizen Kane
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Sullivan's Travels
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Post by PG Cooper on May 27, 2015 22:13:34 GMT -5
1. Citizen Kane: Unquestionably.
2. The Maltese Falcon: Highly influential and iconic. Also the debut of John Huston.
3. Sullivan's Travels: A film that is still held in very high regard today and one of the best arguments for the artistic merit of escapist entertainment.
4. Dumbo: One of Disney's biggest classics.
5. Sergeant York: This isn't exactly a favourite of mine, but the film was a huge hit in it's day and does represent a political point of view which still emerges in films today. American Sniper is almost a remake of this film.
Honourable Mentions:
High Sierra: A well-known film, but I think Maltese Falcon covers Bogart crime films.
The Lady Eve: This seems a pretty well-regarded effort.
The Wolf Man: The last major monster series from Universal.
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Post by IanTheCool on May 27, 2015 22:31:34 GMT -5
Wolf Man was 41? I would have thought it would have been earlier.
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Post by thebtskink on May 27, 2015 23:12:54 GMT -5
1. Citizen Kane: Unquestionably. 2. The Maltese Falcon: Highly influential and iconic. Also the debut of John Huston. 3. Sullivan's Travels: A film that ios still held in very high regard today and one of the best arguments for the artistic merit of escapist entertainment. 4. Dumbo: One of Disney's biggest classics. 5. Sergeant York: This isn't exactly a favourite of mine, but the film was a huge hit in it's day and does represent a political point of view which still emerges in films today. American Sniper is almost a remake of this film. Honourable Mentions:High Sierra: A well-known film, but I think Maltese Falcon covers Bogart crime films. The Lady Eve: This seems a pretty well-regarded effort. The Wolf Man: The last major monster series from Universal. I find a lot of the current POV of Sergeant York to be a product of our times. Yeah, it's played up a bit, but no much more than other similar films of the era. |
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Post by Dracula on May 28, 2015 6:50:54 GMT -5
1. Citizen Kane: Unquestionably. 2. The Maltese Falcon: Highly influential and iconic. Also the debut of John Huston. 3. Sullivan's Travels: A film that is still held in very high regard today and one of the best arguments for the artistic merit of escapist entertainment. 4. Dumbo: One of Disney's biggest classics. 5. Sergeant York: This isn't exactly a favourite of mine, but the film was a huge hit in it's day and does represent a political point of view which still emerges in films today. American Sniper is almost a remake of this film. Honourable Mentions:High Sierra: A well-known film, but I think Maltese Falcon covers Bogart crime films. The Lady Eve: This seems a pretty well-regarded effort. The Wolf Man: The last major monster series from Universal. Seconded |
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Post by PG Cooper on May 28, 2015 7:17:38 GMT -5
Wolf Man was 41? I would have thought it would have been earlier. I know what you mean. It's so thoroughly engrained in the Universal Monster era it feels like a product of the mid-30s. Granted, I haven't actually seen the film so it might have a more advanced feel. I find a lot of the current POV of Sergeant York to be a product of our times. Yeah, it's played up a bit, but no much more than other similar films of the era. You might be right, but I still think the film's politics have made an impression down the line.  |
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Post by Ramplate on May 28, 2015 9:06:30 GMT -5
Citizen Kane (Effective film making)
How Green Was My Valley (Five Oscars including BP)
The Maltese Falcon
Sergeant York
The Wolf Man
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Post by PG Cooper on May 28, 2015 12:24:00 GMT -5
Citizen Kane (Effective film making) Lol. |
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Post by Ramplate on May 28, 2015 13:15:45 GMT -5
Citizen Kane (Effective film making) Lol. So glad you found that amusing |
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Post by PG Cooper on May 28, 2015 18:26:21 GMT -5
So glad you found that amusing Describing a masterpiece which was a total breakthrough in movies as an art from as "effective filmmaking" is amusing. It's like calling The Beatles a solid band, or the Mona Lisa a decent painting. |
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Post by Neverending on May 28, 2015 19:43:01 GMT -5
Describing a masterpiece which was a total breakthrough in movies as an art from as "effective filmmaking" is amusing. I once described Star Wars as great popcorn entertainment and someone got pissed and went into a rant about how Star Wars is the embodiment of masterpiece cinema. |
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Post by Ramplate on May 28, 2015 21:03:05 GMT -5
Well, is it untrue then? No. Understated maybe but not untrue.  I was impressed with Wells' use of Black and white imagery - very effective |
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Post by IanTheCool on Jun 3, 2015 18:36:06 GMT -5
So:
Kane
The Falc
Sully's trip
Big D
They're in.
Up for 5th slot:
Wolfman
Sgt. York
Lady eve
Who gets it?
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Post by PG Cooper on Jun 3, 2015 20:51:15 GMT -5
Sergeant York for reasons which are already listed. We already have The Invisible Man and The Bride of Frankenstein, with Dracula and Frankenstein being locks when we get to 1931. We don't really need any more Universal Monster films, especially when the competition is as strong as it is here. As for The Lady Eve, it's earned a share of acclaim, but there are more important screwball comedies and Sullivan's Travels is a good enough representation for Preston Sturges.
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Post by thebtskink on Jun 3, 2015 22:29:49 GMT -5
I agree with koopa.
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Jun 4, 2015 10:21:26 GMT -5
Yeah, "The Lady Eve" is a good movie and I voted for it, but "Sullivan's Travels" is vastly superior and represents Sturges as a filmmaker better anyways, so York is fine with me.
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Post by IanTheCool on Jun 6, 2015 8:30:51 GMT -5
Sounds good to me. York it is.
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Post by Dracula on Jun 6, 2015 8:56:55 GMT -5
Nosferatu: Granddaddy of modern horror
Nanook of the North: I know we've generally been excluding documentaries but this one's too important to ignore.
Haxan: Freaky crazy movie that became a cult hit during the 60s because it was fun to watch while on acid.
Dr. Mabuse, Der Spieler: Crazy pulp crime movie about Weimar decadence.
Foolish Wives: Infamously grandiose Erich von Stroheim movie, first film to cost more than a million dollars
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Haxan: Freaky crazy movie that became a cult hit during the 60s because it was fun to watch while on acid. You know this from experience? |
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Post by Dracula on Jun 6, 2015 10:06:36 GMT -5
Haxan: Freaky crazy movie that became a cult hit during the 60s because it was fun to watch while on acid. You know this from experience? The version that exists with free jazz score and special narration by William S. Burroughs might have been a clue... |
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Post by Wyldstaar on Jun 6, 2015 13:18:06 GMT -5
Ordinarily, I'd say any list of films from the 1920s is incomplete without a Buster Keaton movie, but he only made shorts in 1922.
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Post by PG Cooper on Jun 7, 2015 14:44:07 GMT -5
Nosferatu: Granddaddy of modern horror Nanook of the North: I know we've generally been excluding documentaries but this one's too important to ignore. Haxan: Freaky crazy movie that became a cult hit during the 60s because it was fun to watch while on acid. Dr. Mabuse, Der Spieler: Crazy pulp crime movie about Weimar decadence. Foolish Wives: Infamously grandiose Erich von Stroheim movie, first film to cost more than a million dollars Seconded. |
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