The Great Movie Tournament: Overall Event Overview

[Tommy]

I nominate Ikiru, Kurosawa's finest film.

I agree it's his best film but narrowly, there are so many great ones to choose from!

[Still Servant]

We are here once again, at the end. Our sixth winner has just been crowned! I'm sorry it ended up in a bit of a controversial call, but that's just how it goes sometimes, and it just means we had two wonderful picks for the best movie of the 1960s and we made the right choices along the way.

Thank you all for your diligent voting and participation! We only have four more decades to go, starting with our next one: the 1950s. I'll post some food-for-thought links as usual a little later, giving everyone a chance to take in the winner. And also take some well-deserved rest from the polls.

But after the holidays we'll start our nomination process, so it's a god idea to sometime soon start thinking about what films you'd like to nominate. I know there might be less of us taking part going further with these classic decades, but the 1950s had some absolute all-time classics (as did the 1940s, 1930s, and 1920s). So my hope is that a core group will continue to see this through to the end. As I had mentioned before, after we do all ten decades with the scheduled amount of picks, we will end up with a list of the best 2,000 movies of the last 100 years, from 1920 to 2019. I mean, you can't find a more comprehensive list, I bet!

I don't think it was controversial at all. Psycho got more stated votes.

Thank again for another wonderful job, Mae!

[mae]

Thank again for another wonderful job, Mae!

You're very welcome! And thanks again to everyone, I hope most of you will be back for the 1950s! The nominations thread should be going up after New Year's.

[Heather19]

Thank you Mae for another wonderful tournament. Can't wait to start the 50s!

[T-Dogz_AK47]

I'm calling it now. Hitchcock and Kurosawa in the final - guaranteed!

[divemaster]

I'm calling it now. Hitchcock and Kurosawa in the final - guaranteed!

Could be! I've gone over my DVD shelf and my "movies viewed" spreadsheet and the vast majority of the '50s films I've enjoyed are either Japanese or Hitchcock. For the Japanese, pretty much split between Kurosawa and Ozu, but a couple of others that are right up there. Kurosawa is better known in the West, but I suggest to anyone reading this to watch Ozu's Tokyo Story and Floating Weeds. I know that his Good Morning is fairly well known, but that one never did much for me.

For those who mainly think of Kurosawa for his samurai or period films, I really do suggest Ikiru. A better film about human nature you would be hard pressed to find. If you happen to watch the Criterion version, I heartily recommend the commentary, which provides some really interesting cultural perspective. Out of all Kurosawa's films, this is the one I will revisit over and over because it's just so profound.

But regardless of the above, I predict a certain non-Japanese, non-Hitchcock film might win it. I'll be interested to see if I'm right.

And I'll be nominating one of my favorites: an action/comedy/swashbuckling romance that is in my top 10 of all time.

Can't wait for the actual contest to open!

[Tommy]

Besides a Hitchcock or any of a number of great foreign films of the 50s or Kubrick's Paths of Glory, I would want Sunset Blvd. to win.

[Heather19]

Sunset Blvd is amazing. Of course Hitchcock is a favorite of mine too. But lets not forget that this was the era of James Dean, so I'm hoping at least one of his films can make it far in the tournament.

[Lurker]

I think I've seen Giant about 30 times.

[Tommy]

I did indeed watch Rebel without a Cause on a continuous loop back in college studying Organic Chemistry. I know I've seen it at least 60 times now.


EDIT: It also was at a time in my life when all I had was a dvd/vhs player with not many titles to choose from.

[mae]

[mae]

Hi all! I know it's not for a while but I'm very excited for our next decade of the 1950s, and as usual, here are some links of lists and such, food for thought:

• https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies...-of-the-1950s/
• https://www.filmsite.org/1950.html
• https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com...horror-movies/
• https://mubi.com/lists/1950s
• https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the...-of-the-1950s/
• https://creepycatalog.com/1950s-horror-movies/
• http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2014/th...-of-the-1950s/
• https://frametrek.com/best-comedies-of-the-1950s/
• https://www.filmsfatale.com/blog/202...s-of-the-1950s
• https://www.imdb.com/list/ls042211303/

If you find more cool lists, drop them here!

A few more links:

https://frametrek.com/best-movies-of-the-1950s/
https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/m...movie_50s.html
https://horrorobsessive.com/2020/05/...-horror-films/
https://whitecitycinema.com/category...-of-the-1950s/
https://vocal.media/geeks/a-filmmake...s-of-the-1950s
http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2016/30...an-art-cinema/
https://geektyrant.com/news/10-great...never-heard-of
https://www.filminquiry.com/underrated-1950s-noir/

[mae]

Hi everyone, welcome to 2022 and our fourth year of this tournament! I know!

I'll be opening up the 1950s nominations thread next Monday the 10th, so hopefully everyone took this holiday down time to unwind and do all the holiday and family things, but also got some of their favorite '50s movies together for nominations! See you soon!

[mae]

Just a quick friendly reminder that nominations for the 1950s open up on Monday!

[Tommy]

So many good ones to choose from!

[webstar1000]

Sadly I won’t be taking part. Thank you for all the hard work but there is literlly nothing that interests me from that era.

[DoctorZaius]

Sadly I won’t be taking part. Thank you for all the hard work but there is literlly nothing that interests me from that era.

Sad to see one be so closed minded - "literally nothing"?

[webstar1000]

Sadly I won’t be taking part. Thank you for all the hard work but there is literlly nothing that interests me from that era.

Sad to see one be so closed minded - "literally nothing"?

Close
Minded? Poor choice of words on your part.


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[mae]

Sadly I won’t be taking part. Thank you for all the hard work but there is literlly nothing that interests me from that era.

We’ll miss your participation! Perhaps once it comes down to the top ten or something you could check them out if anything seems intriguing.

[webstar1000]

Sadly I won’t be taking part. Thank you for all the hard work but there is literlly nothing that interests me from that era.

We’ll miss your participation! Perhaps once it comes down to the top ten or something you could check them out if anything seems intriguing.

Yeah I can see trying that out.

[DoctorZaius]

Sadly I won’t be taking part. Thank you for all the hard work but there is literlly nothing that interests me from that era.

Sad to see one be so closed minded - "literally nothing"?

Close
Minded? Poor choice of words on your part.


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Actually, both are grammatically correct. Just busting you!

[fernandito]

Just remembered that 12 Angry Men is a 50's film. That will definitely be one my dark horses to win the whole thing. What a great film.

[fernandito]

Vertigo
Rear Window
North by Northwest
Dial M for Murder

Damn, Hitchcock kinda owned the 50's, didn't he?

[fernandito]

Sadly I won’t be taking part. Thank you for all the hard work but there is literlly nothing that interests me from that era.

We’ll miss your participation! Perhaps once it comes down to the top ten or something you could check them out if anything seems intriguing.

Yeah I can see trying that out.

If you want, I can give my personal suggestions of 5-10 films I strongly anticipate will be in the later knockout stages. You can look them up, see which might tickle your fancy, and join us for the discussions in the later part of the tournament.

[mae]

So we have our list of 160 titles for the 1950s and the schedule has been posted in the first post. We're underway with Round 1 starting on January 31! In the meantime, this is where you can currently stream all of the nominees, if you wish to use the time to catch up on some of these films:

1. 12 Angry Men: Amazon Prime; Kanopy
2. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Disney+
3. A Christmas Carol
4. A Face in the Crowd: Criterion Channel
5. A Man Escaped: Criterion Channel
6. A Night to Remember: Criterion Channel; Hoopla
7. A Place in the Sun: Hoopla
8. A Star Is Born: HBO Max
9. A Streetcar Named Desire: HBO Max
10. A Summer Place
11. Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
12. Ace in the Hole: Criterion Channel; Hoopla
13. Alice in Wonderland: Disney+
14. All About Eve: Criterion Channel
15. All That Heaven Allows
16. An Affair to Remember
17. An American in Paris
18. Anatomy of a Murder
19. Bad Day at Black Rock: TCM
20. Bell, Book and Candle
21. Ben-Hur
22. Blackboard Jungle
23. Bus Stop
24. Calamity Jane
25. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: HBO Max
26. Cinderella: Disney+
27. Creature from the Black Lagoon: Criterion Channel
28. Diabolique: HBO Max; Criterion Channel; Roku; Plex
29. Dial M for Murder: Kanopy; TCM
30. Diary of a Country Priest
31. Dracula
32. East of Eden: HBO Max; Criterion Channel; TCM
33. Elevator to the Gallows: HBO Max; Criterion Channel; Plex
34. Floating Weeds: Criterion Channel
35. Forbidden Games
36. Forbidden Planet
37. From Here to Eternity: Criterion Channel
38. Funny Face
39. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
40. Giant
41. Gidget: Plex
42. Gigi
43. Glen or Glenda: Hoopla
44. Godzilla: HBO Max; Criterion Channel; Roku
45. Gun Crazy
46. Harvey: Criterion Channel
47. High Noon
48. Hiroshima Mon Amour: Criterion Channel
49. House of Wax
50. House on Haunted Hill: Amazon Prime; Hoopla; Kanopy; Roku
51. Houseboat
52. How to Marry a Millionaire
53. I Want to Live!
54. Ikiru: HBO Max; Criterion Channel; Kanopy
55. Imitation of Life
56. In a Lonely Place: Amazon Prime; Plex
57. Invasion of the Body Snatchers: Kanopy
58. Johnny Guitar: Criterion Channel
59. Journey to the Center of the Earth: Disney+
60. King Creole
61. King Solomon's Mines
62. Kiss Me Deadly
63. La Strada: HBO Max; Criterion Channel
64. Lady and the Tramp: Disney+
65. Limelight: HBO Max; Criterion Channel; Kanopy
66. Marty: Amazon Prime
67. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday: HBO Max; Criterion Channel; Kanopy
68. Niagara: Criterion Channel
69. Night and the City: Criterion Channel
70. Nights of Cabiria: Mubi
71. North by Northwest: HBO Max
72. Oklahoma!: Disney+
73. Old Yeller: Disney+
74. On the Beach
75. On the Waterfront: Criterion Channel
76. Ordet: Criterion Channel
77. Orpheus: HBO Max; Criterion Channel
78. Pather Panchali: HBO Max; Criterion Channel; Kanopy; Plex
79. Paths of Glory: Hoopla; Kanopy
80. Peter Pan: Disney+
81. Pickpocket: Criterion Channel
82. Pillow Talk
83. Plan 9 from Outer Space: Mubi; Hoopla; Roku
84. Quo Vadis
85. Rashomon: HBO Max; Criterion Channel; Kanopy; Plex
86. Rear Window: Criterion Channel
87. Rebel Without a Cause: HBO Max
88. Rififi
89. Rio Bravo
90. Roman Holiday
91. Run Silent, Run Deep
92. Sabrina
93. Sansho the Bailiff: Criterion Channel
94. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
95. Seven Samurai: HBO Max; Criterion Channel
96. Shane: Hulu; Paramount+
97. Singin' in the Rain: HBO Max
98. Sleeping Beauty: Disney+
99. Some Like It Hot: TCM
100. Somebody Up There Likes Me
101. South Pacific
102. Stage Fright
103. Stalag 17: Hoopla; Roku
104. Strangers on a Train
105. Suddenly, Last Summer: Criterion Channel
106. Sunset Boulevard
107. Sweet Smell of Success: Criterion Channel
108. Tea and Sympathy
109. The 400 Blows: HBO Max; Criterion Channel; Kanopy
110. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad: Plex
111. The African Queen: IMDB TV
112. The Asphalt Jungle: Criterion Channel
113. The Bad and the Beautiful: Criterion Channel
114. The Bad Seed
115. The Big Heat
116. The Blob: HBO Max; Criterion Channel; Plex
117. The Breaking Point
118. The Bridge on the River Kwai: TCM
119. The Caine Mutiny
120. The Cranes Are Flying: HBO Max; Criterion Channel
121. The Day the Earth Stood Still: Hoopla
122. The Defiant Ones: Amazon Prime; Kanopy; TCM
123. The Diary of Anne Frank
124. The Earrings of Madame de…: HBO Max; Criterion Channel
125. The Fly: Criterion Channel
126. The Hidden Fortress: HBO Max; Criterion Channel
127. The Incredible Shrinking Man
128. The Killing: Amazon Prime; Criterion Channel; Hoopla; Kanopy
129. The King and I
130. The Life of Oharu: Criterion Channel
131. The Man Who Knew Too Much: Criterion Channel
132. The Night of the Hunter: Amazon Prime; Criterion Channel; Hoopla
133. The Quiet Man: Hulu; Paramount+
134. The Red Badge of Courage
135. The River: HBO Max; Criterion Channel
136. The Robe
137. The Searchers
138. The Seven Year Itch
139. The Seventh Seal: HBO Max; Criterion Channel; Kanopy
140. The Ten Commandments
141. The Thing from Another World
142. The Three Faces of Eve: Criterion Channel
143. The Tingler: Hoopla; Plex; Roku
144. The Trouble with Harry: Criterion Channel
145. The Wages of Fear: HBO Max; Criterion Channel; Kanopy
146. The War of the Worlds: Hulu; Paramount+
147. The Wrong Man
148. Them!
149. Throne of Blood: HBO Max; Criterion Channel
150. To Catch a Thief: Paramount+
151. Tokyo Story: HBO Max; Criterion Channel; Kanopy; IMDB TV
152. Touch of Evil
153. Ugetsu: HBO Max; Criterion Channel; Kanopy
154. Umberto D.: HBO Max; Criterion Channel; Kanopy
155. Vertigo: Criterion Channel
156. White Christmas: Netflix
157. Wild Strawberries: HBO Max; Criterion Channel; Kanopy
158. Winchester '73
159. Witness for the Prosecution
160. Written on the Wind