What are your favorite films, decade by decade?

[Guest Downhome]

Oh yes, there was indeed a film industry way back then, lol. I rarely here any of you guys talk about older film, and I thought I'd bring up this topic. From the 20's-00's, what is your favortie film in each of these decades? If you've never seen a film from one of those decades, then don't worry about it. I will be honest and say that I've never seen a film from the Pre-Sound Era (before 1920), so I didn't include it here. If you have seen any though, mention them here, as there ARE films before even the 20's, many of which are said to be classics. Try to mention ONLY one movie from each decade as your "favorite", but if you want to mention more that you love, feel free.

 

I'm having a very hard time with a few of these picks, especially the 30's, the 70's and the 80's. Anyhow, here are my picks, decade by decade...

 

20's --- Nosferatu (1922)

 

30's --- The Wizard of Oz (1939)

 

40's --- Casablanca (1942)

 

50's --- The Ten Commandments (1956)

 

60's --- Psycho (1960)

 

70's --- The Godfather (1972)

 

80's --- The Untouchables (1987)

 

90's --- American Beauty (1999)

 

00's --- Memento (2001)

 

...this was very hard for me to to, more than I thought it would be. In almost each decade, I had to really sit here for a while and think about which one I really wanted to pick. I also find it great that for the 90's, three of the main movies that I was trying to decide which one to pick from, all stared Kevin Spacey. I suppose that is why he is my favorite actor, of all time.

 

So, have at it people, this should be interesting.

 

Sincerely,

...Downhome...

[Guest Youth N Asia]

30's: Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939)

 

40's: It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

 

50's: Shane (1953...come back, Shane!)

 

60's: Cool Hand Luke (1967)

 

70's: Dawn Of The Dead (1979)

 

80's: Full Metal Jacket (1987)

 

90's: Reservoir Dogs (1992)

 

00's...Memento (2001)

 

I had a hell of a time picking 50s, 60s, and 90s. a top 3, 5, or 10 of each year would have been fun

[Guest WrestlingDeacon]

20's-The Gold Rush

30's-Duck Soup

40's-The Third Man

50's-North by Northwest

60's-Cool Hand Luke

70's-Chinatown

80's-Color of Money

90's-LA Confidential

00's-the decade isn't over yet, but I'd go with Memento of what I've seen at this time

[Guest Youth N Asia]

60's-Cool Hand Luke

About time someone else recognizes!

[Guest bps "The Truth" 21]

20s

30s

40s Citizen Kane

50s

60s Psycho

70s

80s Field of Dreams

90s Searching For Bobby Fischer

00s Memento

 

I'll edit in the rest later.

[Guest Youth N Asia]

Damn, Memento's 4 for 4 so far, beating out the likes of Lord of the Rings, and Rollerball.

[Guest bps "The Truth" 21]

Lord of the Rings wouldn't rank anywhere near my top movies of the OOs

[Guest Downhome]

Damn, Memento's 4 for 4 so far, beating out the likes of Lord of the Rings, and Rollerball.

Thar be a reason fer this here happening.

 

As many know, it's my personal favorite film of all time, while also being the greatest in my eyes.

[Guest Downhome]

Lord of the Rings wouldn't rank anywhere near my top movies of the OOs

Same here, I could list quite a few movies that have came out durring the 00's so far which I would place over either one of the LOTR.

[Urban Warfare 0]

70s-The godfather part one (1972)

80s-back to the future(1985)

90's-shawshank redemption(1994)

00'-Requiem for a Dream (2000)

[Guest CoreyLazarus416]

20's - Nosferatu

30's - A Tale Of Two Cities (1935, w/ Ronald Colman)

40's - Citizen Kane

50's - Them

60's - Night Of The Living Dead

70's - Alien

80's - Ghostbusters

90's - Terminator 2: Judgment Day

00's - so far, Donnie Darko

[Guest Crazy Dan]

20's - Broken Blossums

30's - It Happened one Night/Scarface

40's - Citizen Kane

50's - African Queen/Some Like it Hot

60's - Persona/Psycho/400 Blows

70's - The Godfather/ Taxi Driver

80's - Raging Bull/ Empire Strikes Back

90's - Pulp Fiction/Goodfellas

00's - Memento/Requiem for a Dream

[Guest Youth N Asia]

20's - Broken Blossums

30's - It Happened one Night/Scarface

40's - Citizen Kane

50's - African Queen/Some Like it Hot

60's - Persona/Psycho/400 Blows

70's - The Godfather/ Taxi Driver

80's - Raging Bull/ Empire Strikes Back

90's - Pulp Fiction/Goodfellas

00's - Memento/Requiem for a Dream

I've never seen "The Godfather Taxi Driver"...what made this a tough thread is that you were suppose to pick one.

[Guest Edwin MacPhisto]

20's - I've really not seen enough from the 20's to judge.

30's - All Quiet On The Western Front

40's - The Third Man

50's - Ikiru (this is by far the hardest decade for me to pick)

60's - Yojimbo

70's - The Godfather

80's - Raiders of the Lost Ark

90's - Rushmore

00's - The Royal Tenenbaums

 

That looks pretty good. Double Wes Anderson love is a bit much, but Rushmore is certainly my personal favorite film from that era, and I can't say that much beats Tenenbaums on that front yet in the 00's.

 

The 50's were hard as hell to figure out. The Seven Samurai and Touch of Evil could just as easily be there for me.

[Guest Crazy Dan]

20's - Broken Blossums

30's - It Happened one Night/Scarface

40's - Citizen Kane

50's - African Queen/Some Like it Hot

60's - Persona/Psycho/400 Blows

70's - The Godfather/ Taxi Driver

80's - Raging Bull/ Empire Strikes Back

90's - Pulp Fiction/Goodfellas

00's - Memento/Requiem for a Dream

I've never seen "The Godfather Taxi Driver"...what made this a tough thread is that you were suppose to pick one.

It wasn't such hard thread... I couldn't chose between many of the movies I listed, so gave my favorites for each decade. I am sorry to offend you in any way. For example, I loved The Godfather and I loved Taxi Driver, I couldn't pick one, so I listed both. Both were very influential, and so I put them both in, I couldn't really chose between the two. So Sue me... shesh

[Guest Mole]

70's- Godfather Part II

80's- Return of the Jedi

90's- American Beauty

00's- Memento

[Guest JDMattitudeV1]

70's: Rocky

80's: Licence to Kill

90's: In the Name of the Father

00's: Memento

[Guest Vern Gagne]

20's-The General

30's-Duck Soup

40's-Double Indeminity

50's-Stalag 17

60's-Psycho

70's-The Sting

80's-Die Hard

90's-Goodfellas

00's-Saving Private Ryan?

[Guest spiny norman]

20s: I've only ever seen The Jazz Singer. I've been meaning to see a few of them though, like Nosferatu and Metropolis.

 

30s: Gone With The Wind. Hell, it's my favourite film ever.

 

40s: Arsenic And Old Lace.

 

50s: North By Northwest

 

60s: 2001: A Space Odyssey

 

70s: Alien

 

80s: Blade Runner

 

90s: Life Is Beautiful

 

00s: Donnie Darko.

[Guest Youth N Asia]

So Sue me... shesh

I'll go through my notes and see if I have a case...

 

I was an asshair away from making Donnie Darko my 00 pick...maybe Memento was the right choice, maybe not.

[Guest DrTom]

20s: Nosferatu

30s: The Wizard of Oz

40s: Citizen Kane

50s: Shane

60s: Cool Hand Luke

70s: Dirty Harry

80s: The Empire Strikes Back

90s: Scent of a Woman

00s: Road to Perdition

[Guest godthedog]

00's-Saving Private Ryan?

saving private ryan came out in the summer of '98.

 

20s--greed

30s--mr smith goes to washington (it's so sad that all i can remember from the 30s is frank capra & jean renoir)

40s--it's a wonderful life

50s--touch of evil

60s--pierrot le fou

70s--the godfather

80s--raging bull

90s--schindler's list

00s--ghost world (so far)

 

favorite decade--probably the 60s. welles made 2 great movies (the trial & chimes at midnight), truffaut made 2 great movies (shoot the piano player & jules et jim), kurosawa did throne of blood, & godard was cranking out 2 or 3 good-to-great movies A YEAR till 1968. made more movies in seven years than kubrick made in a lifetime.

 

favorite year--1999. i attach a lot of sentimental value to it because i was working at a movie theater, but that was just an incredible year for american movies. i went to see a movie almost every weekend that fall, either to see something new or to see something again that i loved. lots of times i'd see movies 2 or 3 times in one weekend. the matrix (easter weekend)...the blair witch project, eyes wide shut, three kings (summer)...american beauty, fight club, bringing out the dead, being john malkovich, the insider (fall)...then there's the movies officially released in 1999 that i didn't get to see till the next year (magnolia, boys don't cry, the war zone)...and i'm sure i'm leaving things out.

[Guest Dames Edna]

1970s: Foul Play

1980s: Funny Farm

1990s: Memoirs of an Invincible Man

2000s: Snow Day

[Guest Mole]

I'd like to add these two.

 

30's- Wizard of Oz

60's- Space Odyssey: 2001

[Guest Youth N Asia]

1970s: Foul Play

1980s: Funny Farm

1990s: Memoirs of an Invincible Man

2000s: Snow Day

Funny Farm over Christmas Vacation? hmmm

[Guest godthedog]

1970s: Foul Play

1980s: Funny Farm

1990s: Memoirs of an Invincible Man

2000s: Snow Day

Funny Farm over Christmas Vacation? hmmm

i think christmas vacation came out in the 90s.

[Guest Downhome]

1970s: Foul Play

1980s: Funny Farm

1990s: Memoirs of an Invincible Man

2000s: Snow Day

Funny Farm over Christmas Vacation? hmmm

i think christmas vacation came out in the 90s.

Almost, but not quite. It was released in 1989.

[Guest Banky]

I'd easily take Fletch as the 80's option.