Tarnower

Drawing inspiration from the Best film of 2000s thread, I thought it might be fun to name what each of us thought were the best films of the past three complete decades: 1970s, 80s & 90s. Please don't come up with three separate lists. Just pick one film from each decade that you thought to be the best. Here are my choices:

1970s: "Annie Hall"
1980s: "Blue Velvet"
1990s: "Pulp Fiction"

RyoHazuki

Does Best Film = Favorite Film?

Tarnower

What's the difference? If you thought a film was the best of a particular year, isn't that the same as saying it was also your favorite. Every film I listed for each decade was the one I enjoyed most, thus, in my mind, making it the best.

And I know I'm gonna probably get a lot of flack for picking "Annie Hall" over "The Godfather," but I stand by my pick. In fact, "Annie Hall" is my favorite film of all time.

RyoHazuki

Well if Best Film indeed does equal Favorite Film I wont post mine. People have in mind what the best are already. If you differ from those you get responses like "Yeah _____ is so much better than Raging Bull "

Rypro 525

so we don't clutter up the forums, how about we do a "best of the decade" thread.
best
40's citizen kane
50's seven samarui
60's psycho
70's one flew over the cukoos nest (and I just saw it about 2 weeks ago, a very good story, excellent acting, and contains alot of irony)
80's raging bull
90's pulp fiction
00's lotr rotk

lesterlong

30s - The 39 Steps
40s - Casablanca
50s - Sunset Boulevard
60s - Psycho
70s - Jaws
80s - Back To The Future Part 2
90s - Leon The Professional
00s - Punch-Drunk Love

Corvin

I'd argue that there is a difference between "best" and "favorite."

My favorite movie is The Crow. Do I really think it's a better picture than The Godfather (or, well, tons of films)? No, not really.

Tarnower

OMG!!! I completely forgot about "Pulp Fiction." I will now go back and omit "Silence of the Lambs" and insert "Pulp Fiction" as Best Film of the 90s. I can't believe I overlooked it.

My regular movie watching didn't start until early 70s. I just haven't seen nearly as many films before that period to accurately name the best of those earlier decades. Although I will commit to saying that "Citizen Kane" is my choice as Best Film of the first half of the century.

ToddSm66

1910s: The Immigrant
1920s: Metropolis
1930s: The Adventures of Robin Hood
1940s: The Third Man
1950s: Sweet Smell of Success
1960s: 2001: A Space Odyssey
1970s: Apocalypse Now
1980s: Brazil
1990s: Miller's Crossing

Tarnower

Please let's not over-complicate this. Don't add all this gray matter. No one seemed to have a problem with this in the Best of 2000s thread. We're not talking about Best-Made or Best-Assembled.

The Nature Boy

Goodfellas, without any dispute.

PalmerJoss

70's: The Godfather part II
80's: Raging Bull
90's: Fargo

derickpsych

70s: The Godfather
80s: The Color Purple
90s: Pulp Fiction

Jaymole

70's - The Conversation
80's - King of Comedy
90's - Glengarry Glen Ross

DealMan

70's - Taxi Driver
80's - Robocop
90's - Pulp Fiction

mookyman

1920s: Metropolis
1930s: City Lights
1940s: The Third Man
1950s: Vertigo
1960s: 2001
1970s: The Godfather Part II
1980s: The Shining
1990s: American Beauty
2000s: Kill Bill Vol. 1

groovrbaby

70's: Apocalypse Now
80's: Say Anything
90's: Pulp Fiction
00's: LOTR: ROTK

chess

Favorites...not really sure what "best" means:

70s: Star Wars
80s: Aliens
90s: Braveheart
00s: LOTR (ROTK if I have to pick one)

wendersfan

70's - Aguirre, the Wrath of God
80's - Paris, Texas
90's - Rosetta

MSD

40's: The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre
50's: The Hidden Fortress
60's: The Good The Bad And The Ugly
70's: Dawn Of The Dead
80's: Once Upon A Time In America
90's: Jackie Brown

Mountain Biker

70's: Jaws
80's: Fast Times at Ridgemont High
90's: Terminator 2

shill66

Favorites (not "best"):

1920s: Peter Pan ( 1924 )
1930s: The Mummy ( 1932 )
1940s: Brighton Rock ( 1947 ) (my #1 favorite film of all time)
1950s: Anastasia ( 1956 )
1960s: Andrei Rublev ( 1969 )
1970s: Stalker ( 1979 )
1980s: The Thing ( 1982 )
1990s: Hamlet ( 1996 )
2000s: Dancer in the Dark ( 2000 ) (so far, of course)

Keyser_Soze2

1910s: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920s: Nosferatu
1930s: Gone with the Wind
1940s: Casablanca
1950s: The Seven Samurai
1960s: Midnight Cowboy
1970s: The Godfather
1980s: The Killer
1990s: Exotica
2000s: Requiem for a Dream

sataniko

1970s - Rocky
1980s - Scarface
1990s - Terminator 2

FantasticVSDoom

70's-Godfather I
80's-Star Wars-The Empire Strikes Back
90's-Toy Story
2000's-Kill Bill Vol. 1
...Just my humble opinion