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Post by 1godzillafan on Jul 28, 2020 17:05:33 GMT -5
My only goal is to get Eye of the Tiger onto the list so Coop can eat it.
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Post by thebtskink on Jul 28, 2020 21:33:37 GMT -5
Dracula, still up for the Fargo and Safety Last tit-for-tat? Wyldstaar has LA Confidential carrying forward and can nominate another, or 2 if they want to not put LA Confidential forward. Anyone else regular here that wants to nominate, feel free.
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Post by Dracula on Jul 28, 2020 21:41:56 GMT -5
Dracula , still up for the Fargo and Safety Last tit-for-tat? I'll keep to my word on that. |
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Post by thebtskink on Jul 29, 2020 11:48:28 GMT -5
Welcome to the next voting round.
Select 3, top 2 will proceed.
Voting closes at 1 am EST on 7/31/20. So we all get about 36 hrs to deliberate.
ONLY YOUR VOTE IN THE COMMENTS WILL COUNT
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Post by Dracula on Jul 29, 2020 11:49:53 GMT -5
I Vote for:
Safety Last
Alien
Fargo
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Post by 1godzillafan on Jul 29, 2020 11:50:02 GMT -5
Back to the Future
Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein
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Post by thebtskink on Jul 29, 2020 11:51:39 GMT -5
Safety Last
Fargo
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Post by Doomsday on Jul 29, 2020 11:52:54 GMT -5
Fargo
The Manchurian Candidate
Bride of Frankenstein
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Post by PG Cooper on Jul 29, 2020 11:56:04 GMT -5
Safety Last!
Frankenstein
The Manchurian Candidate
(Definitely down to support Alien in the future, along with Truman Show)
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Post by PhantomKnight on Jul 29, 2020 13:09:05 GMT -5
Safety Last! Frankenstein The Manchurian Candidate (Definitely down to support Alien in the future, along with Truman Show) I will support Manchurian Candidate in the same round you support Truman Show.
Truman Show Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Back To The Future
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Post by PG Cooper on Jul 29, 2020 13:12:32 GMT -5
Safety Last! Frankenstein The Manchurian Candidate (Definitely down to support Alien in the future, along with Truman Show) I will support Manchurian Candidate in the same round you support Truman Show. Truman Show Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Back To The Future
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Post by IanTheCool on Jul 29, 2020 14:06:54 GMT -5
Hmmm, I'm gonna go Back to the Future, for reasons I've already stated. No one is biting on Exorcist so I will wait.
I'm going to go with Safety Last to round out more of the silent movie presence.
Fargo was on the original 90's list, then taken off. I think it should have stayed. So Fargo.
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Post by 1godzillafan on Jul 29, 2020 14:21:18 GMT -5
I find myself hesitant on Safety Last, because while I enjoy Harold Lloyd's work, I don't specifically love anything from it. Safety Last is a pretty good movie with a great climax, but I don't consider it anything that I'm really over the moon about. As far as Harold Lloyd goes, I'm a bit fonder of Kid Brother, Speedy, and while I probably won't get much backing on it, but I remember really liking Hot Water. Would I vote for any of them? Probably not.
If we want to get another silent on the list, I think we should go more diverse than comedy and maybe find a drama. But that era isn't in my specialty. If we can get a hold of Fritzi who runs Movies Silently should could put out some banger suggestions though.
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Post by Doomsday on Jul 29, 2020 14:21:32 GMT -5
PG Cooper, if you want to throw your Frankenstein vote behind Bride of Frankenstein to keep that competitive you can bank one of my votes for a selection of your choice either now or in the future.
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Post by donny on Jul 29, 2020 14:24:16 GMT -5
Bride of Frankenstein
No Country For Old Men
Safety Last
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Post by Dracula on Jul 29, 2020 14:30:04 GMT -5
If we want to get another silent on the list, I think we should go more diverse than comedy and maybe find a drama. But that era isn't in my specialty. If we can get a hold of Fritzi who runs Movies Silently should could put out some banger suggestions though. The issue is that a lot of the truly great silent dramas weren't American, they were often German or Russian. Sunrise is on the list (which was an American film from a German director) and y'all decided to vote off Intolerance so there's not much left. I wouldn't mind The Big Parade or The Crowd being on the list, but I'm not sure how many people around here have seen them. So to me it isn't entirely inaccurate to say that the major American contribution to the era were the comedies and Harold Lloyd was a big part of that, and to me Safety Last is pretty clearly the most iconic work to represent him and also just a classic example of silent stunt work and also how to build a relatable character with the tools of the era. |
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Post by 1godzillafan on Jul 29, 2020 14:45:41 GMT -5
At the same time, that stuff is already represented by Chaplin and Keaton. It's not enough for me to vote for a movie that I like but don't love.
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Post by thebtskink on Jul 29, 2020 14:49:56 GMT -5
Greed would be a good one to consider.
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Post by Doomsday on Jul 29, 2020 14:54:44 GMT -5
Isn't Greed mostly lost?
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Post by Dracula on Jul 29, 2020 14:58:44 GMT -5
Kinda. Stroheim's first cut was something like 9 hours long (which doesn't necessarily mean he expected he would be able to release that). He wanted it to be something like three or four hours long, but the studio cut it down to 140 minutes, which is what's survived. There is however a reconstruction that's been put together using on set still pictures and the original script which is about four hours long. I've seen that version and it... kind of drags. |
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Post by 1godzillafan on Jul 29, 2020 15:00:41 GMT -5
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Jul 29, 2020 15:40:59 GMT -5
I voted for...
Touch of Evil - For some reason I assumed this was on the AFI list and didn't nominate it prior. This is Welles' greatest achievement aside from Citizen Kane and in many ways represents the last great film noir until we got into neo-noirs. Yes, films like The Maltese Falcon, The Big Sleep, and Double Indemnity are already on the list, but in my opinion while those are all excellent films Touch of Evil is superior.
Fargo - Another one that for some reason I thought was already on the list. I'm also a big advocate of No Country for Old Men, but Fargo seems like the better option for now for inclusion. It's such a unique film in many ways, and is the best representation of the Coens' wonderful career.
Alien - And yet another that makes you go how the fuck is this not on here. A masterpiece that transcended both genres it tackles, Alien is among several 1970s horror entries deserving of the list that AFI has completely overlooked. I'm a huge fan of both The Exorcist and The Shining and would have both of those on there too, but I think Alien is essential because the AFI list is sorely lacking in sci-fi outside of Blade Runner and 2001.
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Post by Dracula on Jul 29, 2020 15:53:07 GMT -5
Fargo - Another one that for some reason I thought was already on the list. It was on the 1997 list, dropped from the 2007 list for some reason. |
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Jul 29, 2020 15:57:14 GMT -5
Fargo - Another one that for some reason I thought was already on the list. It was on the 1997 list, dropped from the 2007 list for some reason. Okay so I wasn't crazy. They drop Fargo and add The Sixth Sense.  |
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