Directors HTF Scorecard - The Results (2 Viewers)

[MartinTeller]

I guess I'm too middle-of-the-road to make any of the top or bottom lists. I probably WOULD be in the western haters group if I'd seen enough of them. I just stay away from them entirely.

13. American Beauty
14. Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover, The
16. Leaving Las Vegas
18. Y tu mamá también
19. Graduate, The


I know these movies contain elements of romance, even romance at the very heart of the story, but it's odd to think of them as "romance movies".

 

[george kaplan]

Jim,

I must admit your categories are pretty funny, and it's makes it all the more shocking how low you rated The Apartment.

 

[Rob P S]

How did I win this one? I've barely seen any Hitchcock movies.

Great job, Jim.

 

[PhilipG]

You must know I wasn't being entirely serious, Jim. And I've only really been interested in films since about 1999.

Great work on the poll and these results. Nice to make a couple of the other lists.

Here's a request: "That Man Has Fine Taste"/"What's That Guy Smoking?" awards - for each person's nomination list, average all the average scores given to the films on that list by everyone else. And, um, what about the Bottom 100 Films (of the 676)...

 

[MartinTeller]

Yeah, I was hoping to do something like that myself before I decided it was too time-consuming. I've got a pretty good idea who the crack smoker award would go to.

 

[Jim_K]

Thanks for all of the kudo's everyone. As for posting up a Bottom 50 or so I can do that.



Well I was leaning toward giving it a 6 but it ended up being a 5. I don't think that was a bad score, at least I didn't give it a 0.

Top 20 Crime-Drama Films (some of these would almost belong in the Suspense category but there it is)


1. Godfather, The
2. Goodfellas
3. Godfather: Part II, The
4. L.A. Confidential
5. Chinatown
6. Maltese Falcon, The
7. Big Sleep, The
8. Heat
9. French Connection, The
10. Pulp Fiction
11. Jackie Brown
12. Once Upon a Time in America
13. Traffic
14. Miller's Crossing
15. In the Heat of the Night
16. Casino
17. Dog Day Afternoon
18. Simple Plan, A
19. Badlands
20. Out of Sight



The Average score for Crime-Drama films = 7.15

Don Corleone Crime Film Lover Award
1. Rob PS (9.33)
2. Walter (8.25)
3. Nick (8.08)

Barney Fife Crime Film Award
1. John Wilson (5.93)
2. ErikG (6.31)
3. Brian (6.66)

 

[Jim_K]

Last Genre category folks

Top 20 Drama Films


1. Rashômon
2. Citizen Kane
3. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
4. Aguirre: The Wrath of God
5. Throne of Blood
6. It's a Wonderful Life
7. Shawshank Redemption, The
8. Passion of Joan of Arc, The
9. To Kill a Mockingbird
10. Seventh Seal, The
11. Schindler's List
12. 12 Angry Men
13. Apartment, The
14. Wild Strawberries
15. Stalag 17
16. Ran
17. Grand Illusion, The
18. 8½
19. Great Expectations (1946)
20. Raging Bull


Average score for Drama films = 7.06

Drama Film Lovers Award
1. Walter (8.18)
2. SteveGon (7.81)
3. Brook (7.71)

Drama Queen Award
1. John Wilson (5.47)
2. ErikG (5.51)
3. george (5.86)

 

[Jim_K]

Top 5 Silent Era Films


1. Metropolis (1927)
2. Passion of Joan of Arc, The
3. Gold Rush, The
4. Modern Times
5. General, The


Average score for Silents = 7.78

Silent Film Lovers Award a.k.a. who're you trying to impress?
1. Simon (9.83)
2. Walter (9.11)
3. Brook (9.07)

Old films are suck Award
1. Luke (4.67)
2. ErikG (5.00)
3. tie RobPS - Phillip - Matt (0 seen)

 

[Jim_K]

Top 20 Modern era Films (1990 - present)


1. Unforgiven (1992)
2. Goodfellas
3. Lord of the Rings, The: The Return of the King
4. Silence of the Lambs, The
5. L.A. Confidential
6. Shawshank Redemption, The
7. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
8. Toy Story
9. Toy Story 2
10. Schindler's List
11. Spirited Away
12. Memento
13. Finding Nemo
14. Lord of the Rings, The: The Fellowship of the Ring
15. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
16. Kill Bill: Vol. 1
17. Hard-Boiled
18. Fargo
19. Mulholland Dr.
20. Se7en


Average score for Modern era films = 6.81

Modern film lover Award a.k.a. livin' at the Multiplex
1. RobPS (7.85)
2. Dome (7.74)
3. Nick (7.56)

They don't make 'em like they used to Award
1. John Wilson (5.38)
2. ErikG (5.92)
3. Tommy (6.14)

 

[Jim_K]

Top 20 Films of the 80's


1. Empire Strikes Back, The
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark
3. Boot, Das
4. Die Hard
5. Aliens
6. Road Warrior
7. Christmas Story, A
8. Ran
9. Thing, The (1982)
10. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
11. Terminator, The
12. Blade Runner
13. Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
14. Princess Bride, The
15. Raging Bull
16. Blood Simple
17. Right Stuff, The
18. Elephant Man, The
19. Shining, The
20. Glory



Average score for 80's films = 6.76

80's film lover Award a.k.a. livin in the past
1. Dome (7.94)
2. Matt (7.69)
3. Brad (7.47)

They wish they could forget the 80's Award
1. John Wilson (5.57)
2. Arman (5.89)
3. george (6.14)

 

[Simon_Lepine]

Thanks for all your work Jim, real funny categories names!

And it's good to learn that I am a silent and romantic movies lover, I thought I loved thrillers, horror, westerns and film noir Just don't tell my girlfriend about the romantic movies OK, it has some advantages to make it seem like a chore

 

[Jim_K]

Top 20 films of the 70's


1. Godfather, The
2. Jaws
3. Star Wars
4. Godfather: Part II, The
5. Aguirre: The Wrath of God
6. Apocalypse Now
7. Chinatown
8. Alien
9. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
10. Patton
11. Sting, The
12. Taxi Driver
13. Network
14. Dawn of the Dead
15. Clockwork Orange, A
16. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
17. French Connection, The
18. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
19. Life of Brian
20. Halloween



Average score for 70's films = 6.98

70's film lover Award
1. Dome (8.31)
2. Brook (8.00)
3. Walter (7.94)

Disco sucks Award
1. John Wilson (5.22)
2. george (6.05)
3. Bill J (6.62)

 

[Lew Crippen]

Great job on the stats Jim—and I love your categorizations.

John Wilson and George easily win the I Live in a Computer award.

I was surprised to discover that I was in the Romantic category and not in the music or silent ones. For me the small number of foreign, musical and silent films (as a percentage of the total) just meant the there was more pre-selection in these categories and therefore the overall scores should be higher.

 

[Jim_K]

Top 20 films of the 60's


1. Psycho
2. Dr. Strangelove
3. Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The
4. Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The
5. 2001: A Space Odyssey
6. Lawrence of Arabia
7. Once Upon a Time in the West
8. Apartment, The
9. 8½
10. Yojimbo
11. Great Escape, The
12. Rosemary's Baby
13. For a Few Dollars More
14. Goldfinger
15. Manchurian Candidate, The
16. Cool Hand Luke
17. Fistful of Dollars, A
18. Spartacus
19. Planet of the Apes (1968)
20. Kwaidan



Average score for 60's films = 7.26

60's film lover Award (I'd wager they still have their lava lamp)
1. Walter (8.19)
2. Brook (7.99)
3. PhillipG (7.96)


Hippie's suck Award
1. Rob PS (4.50)
2. ErikG (6.30)
3. John Wilson (6.63)

 

[Jim_K]

Thanks Simon & Lew

Lew,

You scored very high with Foreign, Romance, Silents, Musicals & Drama. Middle of the road on most everything else except for Action/Adventure which you scored very low.

I might go back into the spreadsheet and create an Art-House film category. I think those numbers would be interesting to see.

Top 20 films of the 50's


1. Rear Window
2. Vertigo
3. Rashômon
4. Bridge on the River Kwai, The
5. Seven Samurai
6. North by Northwest
7. Paths of Glory
8. Throne of Blood
9. To Kill a Mockingbird
10. High Noon
11. Seventh Seal, The
12. 12 Angry Men
13. Night of the Hunter, The
14. Some Like It Hot
15. Wild Strawberries
16. Stalag 17
17. Strangers on a Train
18. Singin' in the Rain
19. Hidden Fortress, The
20. African Queen, The



Average score for 50's films = 7.39

50's film lover Award (still have your 3-D glasses?)
1. Walter (8.55)
2. SteveGon (8.35)
3. Brook (8.33)


Elvis sucks Award
1. Rob PS (5.50)
2. george (6.52)
3. ErikG (6.65)

 

[Jim_K]

Top 20 films of the 40's


1. Casablanca
2. Third Man, The
3. Rebecca
4. Citizen Kane
5. Sullivan's Travels
6. Double Indemnity
7. It's a Wonderful Life
8. Shadow of a Doubt
9. Notorious
10. Maltese Falcon, The
11. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The
12. Great Expectations (1946)
13. Brief Encounter
14. Big Sleep, The
15. Fantasia
16. Arsenic and Old Lace
17. Bicycle Thief, The
18. Lady Eve, The
19. Pinocchio (1940)
20. To Have and Have Not



Average score for 40's films = 7.62

40's film lover Award (do you own trenchcoats, smoke 3 packs a day & still call women, Dames?)
1. Walter (8.82)
2. SteveGon (8.53)
3. Simon (8.50)


Black & White films suck Award
1. ErikG (5.69)
2. Ron PS (6.50)
3. Justin (6.75)

 

[Brad Porter]

Hooray! I finally distinguished myself in the voting enough to make a list (other than my stinginess with '10's). Since my cinematic tastes were formed in the 80's, I have no problem with this outcome. I'm just displeased that there were so many low votes and abstains for Broadcast News. :frowning:

And excellent work, Jim.

Brad

 

[Walter Kittel]

Only in my dreams. Now this is a category I can relate to, as the 40's are probably my favorite film decade.

- Walter.

 

[Jim_K]

Top 20 Films of the 30's


1. M
2. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
3. Wizard of Oz, The
4. Trouble in Paradise
5. It Happened One Night
6. My Man Godfrey (1936)
7. Grand Illusion, The
8. King Kong (1933)
9. Adventures of Robin Hood, The
10. Lady Vanishes, The
11. 39 Steps, The
12. Thin Man, The
13. Bringing Up Baby
14. All Quiet on the Western Front
15. Frankenstein (1931)
16. Duck Soup
17. Bride of Frankenstein
18. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
19. Lost Horizon
20. His Girl Friday


Average score for 30's films = 7.25

30's film lover Award
1. SteveGon (8.79)
2. Walter (8.53)
3. Simon (8.45)


Ugh, this film is as ancient as my great, great grandparents Award a.k.a. Why do the actors act so funny?
1. Rob PS (4.50)
2. george (6.27)
3. John Thomas (6.35)

 

[Jim_K]

Again thanks for the compliments. This really is the fun part (& what I was aiming for) after the drudgery of compiling the stats.

I had a notion of doing a matches made in heaven/hell pairing but I wouldn't begin to know how to do it. I have to say that while I was compiling the data there was one pairing that stood out like a sore thumb.

I don't know if they were separated at birth or what but the dynamic duo of film trashing would have to be the pairing of George & his evil little sidekick John Wilson. I'm not sure which one is the Master & which the pupil learning the ways of the dark side but I wouldn't want to meet up with either in a darkened movie theater.

Bottom 50 films


1. Armageddon 4.77
2. Planet of the Apes (2001) 5.11
3. Dirty Dancing 5.46
4. Golden Child, The5.67
5. Tootsie 5.80
6. Karate Kid, Part II, The 5.84
7. Crocodile Dundee 5.87
8. Ghost5.88
9. Rush Hour 5.90
10. Beautiful Mind, 5.91
11. Blair Witch Project, The5.96
12. Barbarella 5.98
13. Out of Africa5.98
14. American Pie 5.99
15. Basic Instinct5.99
16. Top Gun 5.99
17. Ghostbusters II6.02
18. Amarcord 6.06
19. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace6.07
20. Saturday Night Fever 6.08
21. English Patient, The6.08
22. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves6.08
23. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 6.08
24. Snatch 6.08
25. Fatal Attraction 6.11
26. Teen Wolf6.12
27. Stakeout 6.13
28. Clerks 6.13
29. Mask, The6.13
30. Gone with the Wind 6.13
31. Independence Day 6.14
32. Innerspace6.15
33. Creepshow6.15
34. Death Wish 6.16
35. Home Alone6.17
36. Day of the Dead6.18
37. Scent of a Woman6.19
38. Shakespeare in Love 6.19
39. Rocky Horror Picture Show, The 6.20
40. Backdraft6.22
41. Quiet Man, The6.22
42. Matrix: Reloaded6.23
43. Dead Poets Society 6.23
44. Legend (1985)6.24
45. Christine6.24
46. Ocean's Eleven (2001) 6.25
47. Men in Black6.25
48. Fifth Element, The 6.25
49. Titanic (1997)6.27
50. Natural Born Killers 6.28