Movie Top Ten Someone, take over the baton

[Karin Schill]

Okay so we have a result. Your favorite John Hughes movie is actually one he directed:


The Breakfast Club (1985)
This is an American High School movie about teenagers in different cliques. When spending some time in detention together they realize that they are more alike then they think. It's a drama comedy movie. It was directed by John Hughes. The movie is considered important by the US film registry and should be preserved for future generations.

You gave it a total of 19 points.


Here's a trailer for the winning movie:

but also one that he wrote:

Home Alone (1990)
Kevin is left home alone when his parents goes away over Christmas. Now it's up to him to defend his house when the burglars arrive...

You gave the winning movie 19 points.

Yes it's a tie!

Here's a trailer for the other winner too:

Then here's the rest of the list:



101 Dalmatians (1996) 17 p.
Beethoven (1992) 16 p.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) 13 p.
Miracle on 34th street (1994)12 p.
Beethoven's 2nd (1993) 11 p.
Plains, Trains and Automobiles (1987)10 p.
Home Alone 2 - Lost in New York (1992) 10 p.
Dennis the Menace (1993) 10 p.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) 10 p.
Weird Science (1985) 9 p.
National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) 9 p.
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)8 p.
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)8 p.
Pretty in Pink (1986)7 p.
Sixteen Candles (1984) 6 p.
Uncle Buck (1989) 3 p.
Beethoven's 3rd (2000) 3 p.
Beethoven's 4th (2001)1 p.
Baby's Day Out (1994) 1 p.

Thanks to everyone who's taken part in this round.

 

[Karin Schill]

About a week ago this year’s edition of the most prestigious film price in the world was handed out and some lucky winners brought home their very own Oscar statue, while others were nominated but went home empty handed. Well in this round we are going to take a closer look at all those movies that were nominated for an Oscar but lost. Out of all those movies, which one is your favorite?

Totals: In two weeks.

 

[Karin Schill]

Oh and in case anyone needs a reminder of which movies that are eligiable for this round. Here's a list of all movies that has been nominated every year:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture

Remember it's only the one that lost, that you can vote for in this round. So no movies that are marked with yellow.

Oh and thanks for @Mel O'Drama for suggesting this round.

 

[Willie Oleson]

1. Network (1976)
2. The Exorcist (1973)
3. The Towering Inferno (1974)
4. Milk (2008)
5. Taxi Driver (1976)
6. Airport (1970)
7. Bonnie And Clyde (1967)
8. Fatal Attraction (1987)
9. The Social Network (2010)
10. Black Swan (2010)

 

[Angela Channing]

1. I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang (1932)
2. It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
3. Network (1976)
4. Babe (1995)
5. The Song Of Bernadette (1943)
6. High Noon (1952)
7. Miracle On 34th Street (1947)
8. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
9. Johnny Belinda (1948)
10. Sunset Boulevard (1950)

 

[Toni]

I´m giving priority to pre-70´s movies since they are my favorites and it will also provide a more fair result IMO. Thanks to @Mel O'Drama and @Karin Schill for choosing this theme. I only voted for films that I have watched (many times).

1- The Little Foxes (1941)

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2- Sunset Boulevard (1950)

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3- The Color Purple (1985)

4- Cabaret (1972)

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5- Star Wars (1977)

6- Jezebel (1938)
7- The Hours (2002)
8- Moulin Rouge! (2001)
9- The Lion in Winter (1968)
10- Double Indemnity (1944)

Finalists:
- A Place in the Sun (1951)
- The Heiress (1949)
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
- Funny Girl (1968)
- The Prince of Tides (1991)
- Sense and Sensibility (1995)
- The Philadelphia Story (1940)

 

[Emelee]

1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Stopped Worrying And Love The Bomb (1964)
2. Life Of Pi (2012)
3. Fargo (1996)
4. Babel (2006)
5. Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
6. The Towering Inferno (1974)
7. Citizen Kane (1941)
8. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
9. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
10. Airport (1970)

 

[Barbara Fan]

top 10

1. Spellbound 45
2. witness 85
   
3. to kill a mocking bird 62
4. on golden pond 81
5. The killing fields 84
6. elizabeth 98
   
7. Dr Zhivago 65
8. coming home 79
9. passage to India 84
   
10. a few good men 92

so many more, Field of dreams, Shawshank redemption, Wizard off Oz, ET, all the presidents men, for whom the bell tolls, gaslight, The Fugtive etc that dont make the 10, hard to narrow it down

 

[Long Lashes]

1. The Green Mile (1999)
2. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
3. Jaws (1975)
4. The Elephant Man (1980)
5. Midnight Express (1978)
6. Awakenings (1990)
7. The King and I (1956)
8. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
9. The Exorcist (1973)
10.The Crying Game (1992)

 

[Mel O'Drama]

I've based my top ten on viewing enjoyment, not necessarily on which films I feel should have won.

1. Jaws (1975)
2. Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
3. As Good As It Gets (1997)
4. Up (2009)
5. Peyton Place (1957)
6. The Fugitive (1993)
7. Beauty And The Beast (1991)
8. Tootsie (1982)
9. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
10. Toy Story 3 (2010)

 

[Karin Schill]

Yikes this was not easy. I thought I should try to post my list and I easily found myself with a list of 28 movies and a lot of them personal favorites of mine. After some thinking this is how I would narrow it down:


1. Cleopatra (1963)
2. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
3. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967)
4. Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
5. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
6. Giant (1956)
7. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
8. The Longest Day (1962)
9. Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
10. Romeo and Juliet (1968)

Just below my list:

A Street Car Named Desire (1951)
Roman Holiday (1953)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
On Golden Pond (1981)
Ghost (1990)
Sense and Sensibility (1995)

 

[Karin Schill]

Last chance to take part in this round.

 

[Ome]

1. Fatal Attraction (1987)
2. Awakenings (1990)
3. The Color Purple (1985)
4. The Towering Inferno (1974)
5. Taxi Driver (1976)
6. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
7. The Green Mile (1999)
8. The Crying Game (1992)
9. Ghost (1990)
10. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

 

[Emelee]

Since it's Easter, shouldn't we be doing a Top 10 for movies featuring bunnies, painted eggs, chickens, feathers and egg hunts?

 

[Karin Schill]

That's not a bad idea @Emelee . But well unfortunately I was away over Easter and wasn't able to update this thread.

Anyway I figured it was about time that I post the results of the last round.

Your favorite movie that's been nominated for an Oscar but didn't win is:


Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
This movie was the first one that Mike Nichols directed. It's about a middle aged couple George and Martha who invite a younger couple Nick and Honey for an after party at their place. As the evening unfolds they all get drunk and some uncomfortable truths are revealed...

This movie stars Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton along with Sandy Dennis and George Segal.

You gave it a total of: 21 points.

Here's a trailer for the winning movie:

The runner up movie was:


The Towering Inferno (1974)
An american disaster movie about a skyscraper on fire. Starring Paul Newman, Faye Dunaway etc.

You gave it a total of 20 points.

Here's a trailer for that movie too:

Then here's the rest of the list:

Jaws (1975) 18 p.
Network (1976)18 p.
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 17 p.
The Color Purple (1985) 16 p.
Awakenings (1990) 14 p.
The Green Mile (1999) 14 p.
Fatal Attraction (1987) 13 p.
Taxi Driver (1976) 12 p.
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 12 p.
The Exorcist (1973) 11 p.

At Ten Points:
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang (1932)
The Little Foxes (1941)
Spellbound (1945)
Cleopatra (1963)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Stopped Worrying and Love The Bomb (1964)

At Nine Points:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Witness (1985)
Life Of Pi (2012)

At Eight Points:
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967)
Fargo (1996)
As Good As It Gets (1997)

At Seven Points:
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
Cabaret (1972)
The Elephant Man (1980)
On Golden Pond (1981)
Babe (1995)
Babel (2006)
Milk (2008)
Up (2009)


At Six Points:
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Airport (1970)
The Song Of Bernadette (1943)
Peyton Place (1957)
Star Wars (1977)
Midnight Express (1978)
The Killing Fields (1984)
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

At Five Points:
Jezebel (1938)
High Noon (1952)
Giant (1956)
The Fugitive (1993)
Elizabeth (1998)

At Four Points:
The Crying Game (1992)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
The King and I (1956)
Dr Zhivago (1965)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
The Hours (2002)

At Three Points:
The Longest Day (1962)
Coming Home (1979)
Tootsie (1982)
Moulin Rouge! (2001)

At Two Points:
Johnny Belinda (1948)
The Lion in Winter (1968)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Passage to India (1984)
Ghost (1990)
The Social Network (2010)

At One Point:
Double Indemnity (1944)
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
A few Good Men (1992)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Black Swan (2010)


Special mention to:

The Philadelphia Story (1940)
The Heiress (1949)
A Street Car Named Desire (1951)
A Place in the Sun (1951)
Roman Holiday (1953)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Funny Girl (1968)
The Prince of Tides (1991)
Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Thank you to everyone who took part in this round.

 

[Karin Schill]

For this round I want you to forget all about Hollywood and focus on your favorite European Movies. It can be English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, Italian or from any other nation in Europe. It can be in English or any other language. So out of all the movies produced in Europe since the dawn of the cinema, which one is your favorite?

Totals: Next Weekend.

Thanks to @Emelee for suggesting this theme.

 

[Angela Channing]

1. Ladri Di Biciclette /Bicycle Thieves (1948) - Italy
2. Jean de Florette (1986) - France
3. Les Parapluies de Cherbourg/The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) - France
4. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) - United Kingdom
5. El Laberinto Del Fauno/Pan's Labyrinth (2006) - Spain
6. Krótki Film o Zabijaniu/A Short Film About Killing (1988) - Poland
7. Oliver! (1969) - United Kingdom
8. Der Untergang/Downfall (2004) Germany
9. Under Sandet/Land of Mine (2016) - Denmark
10. Saul Fia/Son of Saul (2015) - Hungary

 

[Willie Oleson]

I'm going to exclude all the international smash hits from the UK (James Bond, Hercule Poirot, famous horror movies) otherwise it would be impossible to narrow it down to just 10 titles.

1. Das Experiment (Germany, 2001)
2. Spetters (Netherlands, 1980)
3. Schatjes! (Netherlands, 1984)
4. Notes On A Scandal (UK, 2006)
5. De Helaasheid Der Dingen (Belgium, 2009)
6. Morte A Venezia (Italy, 1971)
7. De Lift (Netherlands, 1983)
8. La Vie En Rose (France, 2007)
9. Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer (Europe, 2006)
10. Bannebroek's Got Talent (Netherlands, 2013)

 

[Toni]

Here are my picks. I decided to omit any British movie to focus on the rest of Europe (Brexit has nothing to do...).

1- Todo sobre mi madre (1999) - Spain
2- Roma città aperta (1945) - Italy
3- Bagdad Cafe (1987) - Germany
4- Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988) - Spain
5- Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain / Amélie (2001) - France
6- Le cinquième élément / The Fifth Element (1997) - France
7- Der Himmel über Berlin / Wings of Desire (1987) - Germany
8- Les diaboliques (1955) - France
9- Metropolis (1927) - Germany
10- Dancer in the Dark (2000) - Denmark

 

[Barbara Fan]

hard round for me, not seen that many outside Ingrid and Roberto Rossellini and if a film has sub titles I tend to doze off and lose the thread!!

1. Autumn sonata (swedish)
2. life is beautiful (italain)
   
3. 5 branded women (italian)
4. Stromboli (Italian)
5. intermezzo (swedish)
6. Rome , open City (italian)