Best Film of 1965 (ongoing survey)
10-07-02, 12:16 AM
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Best Film of 1965 (ongoing survey)
A quick note:
I know we've got polls like this all the time around here, but I figure this one will be a little more comprehensive and perhaps even informative.
This thread will be for your pick for best film released during 1965 (think Oscar considerations for what's eligible). I'm not making it a poll because whether you like it or not, that would influence some people's choice.
Results will be posted in this thread, and all subsequent threads for each year, and they will be ongoing... so you can still vote here even weeks after other year's polls have begun.
Please start your post with your #1 film from 1965 (try to limit it to one - after all, that's the point - two at the most (I'll split the vote)), and yes, discussions are more than welcome!
Current Leader -- Dr. Zhivago
All Years:
2001 -- (currently) Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2000 -- Requiem For a Dream*
1999 -- Fight Club*
1998 -- (currently) Rushmore
1997 -- L.A. Confidential*
1996 -- Fargo*
1995 -- (currently) Braveheart
1994 -- Pulp Fiction*
1993 -- Schindler's List*
1992 -- Unforgiven*
1991 -- Silence of the Lambs*
1990 -- Goodfellas*
1989 -- Do the Right Thing*
1988 -- Die Hard*
1987 -- Full Metal Jacket*
1986 -- (currently) Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1985 -- Back to the Future*
1984 -- Ghostbusters*
1983 -- Return of the Jedi*
1982 -- (currently) Blade Runner
1981 -- Raiders of the Lost Ark*
1980 -- (currently) Empire Strikes Back
1979 -- Apocalypse Now*
1978 -- (currently) The Deer Hunter
1977 -- Star Wars*
1976 -- Taxi Driver*
1975 -- Jaws*
1974 -- The Godfather: Part II*
1973 -- (currently) The Exorcist
1972 -- The Godfather*
1971 -- A Clockwork Orange*
1970 -- Patton*
1969 -- (currently) The Wild Bunch
1968 -- 2001: A Space Odyssey*
1967 -- The Graduate*
1966 -- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly*
1965 -- Dr. Zhivago*
1964
If you haven't voted on the previous years, feel free to go back and do so.
*Poll closed, winner declared.
- Some people are now saying it's before their time, so they haven't seen enough to vote... If you've seen even one film that you really liked from the year, and thus you consider it the best you've seen (even if it's the only one you've seen), go ahead and vote. Heck, I was born in '82, so yeah, it's before my time too, but I've still got a favorite from most years back at least through the 70s, even if I've just seen 2 or 3 from the year.
I know we've got polls like this all the time around here, but I figure this one will be a little more comprehensive and perhaps even informative.
This thread will be for your pick for best film released during 1965 (think Oscar considerations for what's eligible). I'm not making it a poll because whether you like it or not, that would influence some people's choice.
Results will be posted in this thread, and all subsequent threads for each year, and they will be ongoing... so you can still vote here even weeks after other year's polls have begun.
Please start your post with your #1 film from 1965 (try to limit it to one - after all, that's the point - two at the most (I'll split the vote)), and yes, discussions are more than welcome!
Current Leader -- Dr. Zhivago
All Years:
2001 -- (currently) Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2000 -- Requiem For a Dream*
1999 -- Fight Club*
1998 -- (currently) Rushmore
1997 -- L.A. Confidential*
1996 -- Fargo*
1995 -- (currently) Braveheart
1994 -- Pulp Fiction*
1993 -- Schindler's List*
1992 -- Unforgiven*
1991 -- Silence of the Lambs*
1990 -- Goodfellas*
1989 -- Do the Right Thing*
1988 -- Die Hard*
1987 -- Full Metal Jacket*
1986 -- (currently) Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1985 -- Back to the Future*
1984 -- Ghostbusters*
1983 -- Return of the Jedi*
1982 -- (currently) Blade Runner
1981 -- Raiders of the Lost Ark*
1980 -- (currently) Empire Strikes Back
1979 -- Apocalypse Now*
1978 -- (currently) The Deer Hunter
1977 -- Star Wars*
1976 -- Taxi Driver*
1975 -- Jaws*
1974 -- The Godfather: Part II*
1973 -- (currently) The Exorcist
1972 -- The Godfather*
1971 -- A Clockwork Orange*
1970 -- Patton*
1969 -- (currently) The Wild Bunch
1968 -- 2001: A Space Odyssey*
1967 -- The Graduate*
1966 -- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly*
1965 -- Dr. Zhivago*
1964
If you haven't voted on the previous years, feel free to go back and do so.
*Poll closed, winner declared.
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10-07-02, 12:23 AM
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My vote goes to my favorite Lean film (it ain't LOA or Bridge - sue me!):
1) Doctor Zhivago - 9/10
2) The Sound of Music - 9/10
Unfortunately, the only other films I've seen from the year are The War Game and Alphaville, 2 other good pictures.
Oscars:
Best Picture:
The Sound of Music
Darling
Doctor Zhivago
Ship of Fools
A Thousand Clowns
1) Doctor Zhivago - 9/10
2) The Sound of Music - 9/10
Unfortunately, the only other films I've seen from the year are The War Game and Alphaville, 2 other good pictures.
Oscars:
Best Picture:
The Sound of Music
Darling
Doctor Zhivago
Ship of Fools
A Thousand Clowns
10-07-02, 08:11 AM
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My pick is Repulsion
Some other films from 1965 that I love:
Battle of Algiers
Bedford Incident, The
Collector, The
For a Few Dollars More
Hill, The
Ipcress File, The
King Rat
Loved One, The
Spy Who Came in From the Cold
Some other films from 1965 that I love:
Battle of Algiers
Bedford Incident, The
Collector, The
For a Few Dollars More
Hill, The
Ipcress File, The
King Rat
Loved One, The
Spy Who Came in From the Cold
10-07-02, 12:51 PM
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1. Doctor Zhivago
2. The Great Race
3. For a Few Dollars More
4. The Cincinnati Kid
5. Help!
6. Thunderball
7. The Sound of Music
8. A Patch of Blue
9. Cat Ballou
10. The Sons of Katie Elder
2. The Great Race
3. For a Few Dollars More
4. The Cincinnati Kid
5. Help!
6. Thunderball
7. The Sound of Music
8. A Patch of Blue
9. Cat Ballou
10. The Sons of Katie Elder
10-07-02, 02:37 PM
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This isn't a year from the 30's or 40's, but I believe it was a rather good year for movies none the less. I'm sure I've left some out but here's my list. If I see some listed (or remember) any that I've missed, I'll add them later.
My Top Ten:
01. Flight of the Phoenix, The (1965)
02. Bedford Incident, The (1965)
03. Sound of Music, The (1965)
04. Nanny, The (1965)
05. Shenandoah (1965)
06. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
07. Spy Who Came In from the Cold, The (1965)
08. Loved One, The (1965)
09. War Lord, The (1965)
10. Ship of Fools (1965)
Deserve To Be Mentioned (In No Particular Order):
Sons of Katie Elder, The (1965)
Othello (1965)
Train, The (1964)
In Harm's Way (1965)
Agony and the Ecstasy, The (1965)
Thunderball (1965)
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
Hallelujah Trail, The (1965)
Lord Jim (1965)
Dear Brigitte (1965)
Incubus (1965)
Cincinnati Kid, The (1965)
Battle of the Bulge (1965)
Major Dundee (1965)
What's New, Pussycat (1965)
My Top Ten:
01. Flight of the Phoenix, The (1965)
02. Bedford Incident, The (1965)
03. Sound of Music, The (1965)
04. Nanny, The (1965)
05. Shenandoah (1965)
06. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
07. Spy Who Came In from the Cold, The (1965)
08. Loved One, The (1965)
09. War Lord, The (1965)
10. Ship of Fools (1965)
Deserve To Be Mentioned (In No Particular Order):
Sons of Katie Elder, The (1965)
Othello (1965)
Train, The (1964)
In Harm's Way (1965)
Agony and the Ecstasy, The (1965)
Thunderball (1965)
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
Hallelujah Trail, The (1965)
Lord Jim (1965)
Dear Brigitte (1965)
Incubus (1965)
Cincinnati Kid, The (1965)
Battle of the Bulge (1965)
Major Dundee (1965)
What's New, Pussycat (1965)
10-07-02, 04:42 PM
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Originally posted by Vampyr
This isn't a year from the 30's or 40's, but I believe it was a rather good year for movies none the less.
This isn't a year from the 30's or 40's, but I believe it was a rather good year for movies none the less.
But anyway, that's my simple opinion, and a debate for another thread.
IMHO, the 60's were a drab generation for films as well, but my pick for the best of 1965 would be Akira Kurosawa's Akahige (aka Red Beard). The movie that would be the last union between said director and the late great Toshiro Mifune.
-matt
10-07-02, 06:13 PM
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Top Five:
1)For a Few Dollars More
2)The Greatest Story Ever Told
3)The Cincinnati Kid
4)The Sons of Katie Elder
5)The Flight of the Phoenix
Bottom Five:
5)The Face of Fu Manchu
4)The Skull
3)Bad Girls Go to Hell
2)Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster
1)Frankenstein Conquers the World
(Dishonorable mention to: Attack of the the Eye Creatures, Monster a-Go Go, Teen-Age Strangler and Village of the Giants)
A gratuitous list of contemporaneous films:
Beach Blanket Bingo
Boeing Boeing
Die, Monster, Die!
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
The Family Jewels
Girl Happy
Harum Scarum
I Saw What You Did
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
The Monkey's Uncle
Orgy of the Dead
Our Man Flint
The Outlaws Is Coming
Planet of the Vampires
The Rounders
That Darn Cat!
Tickle Me
The Tomb of Ligeia
War Gods of the Deep
1)For a Few Dollars More
2)The Greatest Story Ever Told
3)The Cincinnati Kid
4)The Sons of Katie Elder
5)The Flight of the Phoenix
Bottom Five:
5)The Face of Fu Manchu
4)The Skull
3)Bad Girls Go to Hell
2)Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster
1)Frankenstein Conquers the World
(Dishonorable mention to: Attack of the the Eye Creatures, Monster a-Go Go, Teen-Age Strangler and Village of the Giants)
A gratuitous list of contemporaneous films:
Beach Blanket Bingo
Boeing Boeing
Die, Monster, Die!
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
The Family Jewels
Girl Happy
Harum Scarum
I Saw What You Did
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
The Monkey's Uncle
Orgy of the Dead
Our Man Flint
The Outlaws Is Coming
Planet of the Vampires
The Rounders
That Darn Cat!
Tickle Me
The Tomb of Ligeia
War Gods of the Deep
10-09-02, 12:28 PM
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Dr. Zhivago
10-09-02, 04:59 PM
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Originally posted by raithen
Frankly, I think the 30's and 40's were a great bore. A few gems here and there, but nothing compared to the state of film today - which is far more diverse, and contains a real international, talented community - much more so than it was 60-70 years ago.........
-matt
Frankly, I think the 30's and 40's were a great bore. A few gems here and there, but nothing compared to the state of film today - which is far more diverse, and contains a real international, talented community - much more so than it was 60-70 years ago.........
-matt
IMHO
11-12-02, 03:01 AM
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Consider this the resurrection.
Dr. Zhivago leads this one right now, and it's doubling the next best vote getter. But considering how few votes have been cast so far, I'll leave it open for now.
1) Dr. Zhivago - 7 votes
2) Red Beard - 3.5
3) For a Few Dollars More / The Sound of Music - (2 each)
Dr. Zhivago leads this one right now, and it's doubling the next best vote getter. But considering how few votes have been cast so far, I'll leave it open for now.
1) Dr. Zhivago - 7 votes
2) Red Beard - 3.5
3) For a Few Dollars More / The Sound of Music - (2 each)
