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« on: November 30, 2008, 07:20:33 PM »

IMHO the greatest in these categories are:


Greatest love story: The Painted Veil (2007)

Greatest drama: Suddenly Last Summer

Greatest western: High Noon

Greatest sci-fi flick: Forbidden Planet

Greatest Christmas movie: A Christmas Story

Greatest horror film: The Ring

Greatest film trilogy: The Lord of the Rings

Greatest gross-out comedy: There Something About Mary

Greatest animated film: Fantasia

Greatest silent film: Wings

Greatest chick flick: Fried Green Tomatoes

Greatest war movie: Saving Private Ryan

Greatest tragedy: Leaving Las Vegas

Greatest David Lean film: Doctor Zhivago

Greatest Stanley Kubrick film: 2001: A Space Odyssey

Greatest John Ford film: The Quiet Man

Greatest Alfred Hitchcock Movie: Vertigo

Greast Steven Spielberg film:  Schindler’s List

Most Underappreciated Classic: The Birth of a Nation

Most Underappreciated Modern Classic: Eyes Wide Shut

Most Undeserving Classic: Caddyshack

Greatest Film of the 1910’s: Intolerance

Greatest Film of the 1920’s: The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Greatest Film of the 1930’s: Gone With The Wind

Greatest Film of the 1940's: It’s A Wonderful Life

Greatest Film of the 1950's: Sunset Boulevard

Greatest Film of the 1960's: Midnight Cowboy

Greatest Film of the 1970's: Star Wars

Greatest Film of the 1980's: Raging Bull

Greatest Film of the 1990's: The Usual Suspects

Greatest Film of the 2000's: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2008, 07:59:49 PM »

nice, some good choices. Ill have a think and see if I can come up with a list. minus some categories e.g. 'silent film'...'greatest film of the 1920s' etc., wouldn't have a clue about those...
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« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2008, 08:07:17 PM »

OK, I'll play.

LOVE STORY: Casablanca
DRAMA: The Godfather
WESTERN: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
SCI-FI: 2001: A Space Odyssey
CHRRISTMAS: Miracle on 34th Street
HORROR: Night of the Living Dead
TRILOGY: Lord of the Rings
GROSS-OUT COMEDY: Animal House
ANIMATED: Fantasia
SILENT: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
CHICK FLICK: Ooh, tough one... Thelma & Louise?
WAR: Apocalypse Now
TRAGEDY: Five Easy Pieces
DAVID LEAN: Bridge on the River Kwai
KUBRIK: 2001
FORD: abstain, haven't seen enough
HITCHCOK: Vertigo
SPIELBERG: Schindler's List
UNDERAPPRECIATED CLASSIC: The Seven Samurai
UNDERAPPRECIATED MODERN CLASSIC: Network
UNDESERVING CLASSIC: Good Will Hunting
1910s: abstain
1920s: Metropolis
1930s: The Wizard of Oz
1940s: Casablanca
1950s: Sunset Boulevard
1960s: La Dolce Vita
1970s: The Godfather
1980s: Amadeus
1990s: Pulp Fiction
2000s: reserving judgement.
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« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2008, 08:35:25 PM »

I couldn't answer nearly half those, so I put a couple of my own categories at the end.


Greatest love story: Wild At Heart (david lynch)

Greatest western: Good The Bad & The Ugly

Greatest sci-fi flick: Species

Greatest Christmas movie: Home Alone

Greatest horror film: The Howling

Greatest film trilogy: Naked Gun 1, 2 1/2, 33 1/3rd

Greatest gross-out comedy: Freddy Got Fingered

Greatest animated film: Jungle Book

Greatest war movie: The Deer Hunter

Greatest Stanley Kubrick film: A Clockwork Orange 

Greatest Alfred Hitchcock Movie: Psycho

Greast Steven Spielberg film: Jaws

Most Underappreciated Classic: Faster p***ycat Kill! Kill!

Most Underappreciated Modern Classic: Dazed & Confused

Most Undeserving Classic: The Exorcist

Greatest Film of the 1960's: The Graduate

Greatest Film of the 1970's: Jaws

Greatest Film of the 1980's: Pee Wee's Big Adventure

Greatest Film of the 1990's: Pulp Fiction
 
 
 additions...

Greatest Gangster Film: Goodfellas

Greatest 'Whodunnit': Profondo Rosso a.k.a. Deep Red

Worst Sequel: Speed 2
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« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2008, 09:16:52 PM »

Interesting idea; I'd have to think about several of these before committing, hence the question marks:
Greatest love story: OSSESSIONE (1943)

Greatest drama: LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (1962)

Greatest western: MY DARLING CLEMENTINE (1946)

Greatest sci-fi flick: THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951)

Greatest Christmas movie: SCROOGE (1951)

Greatest horror film: TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974)

Greatest film trilogy: STAR WARS (1977)

Greatest gross-out comedy: PINK FLAMINGOS (1972)

Greatest animated film: PINOCCHIO (1940)

Greatest silent film: CITY LIGHTS (1931)

Greatest chick flick: THELMA AND LOUISE (1991)

Greatest war movie: ?

Greatest tragedy: GERMANIA ANNO ZERO (1948)

Greatest David Lean film: GREAT EXPECTATIONS (1946)

Greatest Stanley Kubrick film: BARRY LYNDON (1975)

Greatest John Ford film: THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940)

Greatest Alfred Hitchcock Movie: REAR WINDOW (1954)

Greast Steven Spielberg film:  JAWS (1975)

Most Underappreciated Classic: ?

Most Underappreciated Modern Classic: ?

Most Undeserving Classic: ?

Greatest Film of the 1910’s: ?

Greatest Film of the 1920’s: THE GOLD RUSH (1925)

Greatest Film of the 1930’s: ?

Greatest Film of the 1940's: ?

Greatest Film of the 1950's: ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)

Greatest Film of the 1960's: LA DOLCE VITA (1960)

Greatest Film of the 1970's: THE GODFATHER  (1972)

Greatest Film of the 1980's: ?

Greatest Film of the 1990's: ?

Greatest Film of the 2000's: ?
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« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2008, 04:07:35 AM »

I'll play along but will note there's still plenty I need to see.

Greatest love story: The Apartment (1960)

Greatest drama: The Shawshank Redemption

Greatest western: The Magnificent Seven

Greatest sci-fi flick: The Day the Earth Stood Still

Greatest Christmas movie: Scrooge (1951)

Greatest horror film: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

Greatest film trilogy: Back to the Future

Greatest gross-out comedy: Shaun of the Dead

Greatest animated film: Watership Down

Greatest silent film: The Phantom of the Opera

Greatest chick flick: Grease

Greatest war movie: All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

Greatest tragedy: On the Waterfront

Greatest David Lean film: The Bridge on the River Kwai

Greatest Stanley Kubrick film: Paths of Glory

Greatest John Ford film: The Quiet Man

Greatest Alfred Hitchcock Movie: The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)

Greast Steven Spielberg film:  Jaws

Most Underappreciated Classic: Quatermass and the Pit

Most Underappreciated Modern Classic: The Princess Bride

Most Undeserving Classic: Titanic

Greatest Film of the 1910’s: Conquest of the Pole

Greatest Film of the 1920’s: The Phantom of the Opera

Greatest Film of the 1930’s: The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Greatest Film of the 1940's: The Maltese Falcon

Greatest Film of the 1950's: On the Waterfront

Greatest Film of the 1960's: Planet of the Apes

Greatest Film of the 1970's: Jaws

Greatest Film of the 1980's: Blade Runner

Greatest Film of the 1990's: Toy Story

Greatest Film of the 2000's: Shrek
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« Reply #6 on: December 01, 2008, 07:21:54 PM »

Greatest war movie: THE LONGEST DAY (1962) 
Greatest Film of the 1930’s: YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU 
Greatest Film of the 1980's: HANNAH AND HER SISTERS (1986)     
Most Underappreciated Classic: OLIVER TWIST (1948 ~ DAVID LEAN's followup to the superb GREAT EXPECTATIONS) Though GREAT EXPECTATIONS is a well admired film, OLIVER TWIST seems overlooked and it's just as good. 
Most Undeserving Classic: TERMS OF ENDEARMENT
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