Directors Oscar tourney (1 Viewer)

[Rain]

Abstain

Gadzooks no. I deleted it. It's awful.

We can go with this one for now...

 

[Bill McA]

1931:
Grand Hotel - ok
Arrowsmith - never seen it
Bad Girl - never seen it
The Champ - ok
Five Star Final - never seen it
One Hour with You - ok
Shanghai Express - good
The Smiling Lieutenant - never seen it

1966:
A Man for All Seasons - ok
Alfie - good
The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming - didn't like it
The Sand Pebbles - boring
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - magnifique

1966

 

[george kaplan]

1966 wins. I guess that would have been my vote. The Russians are Coming is the closest thing to a film I like from any of these, though it's not particularly close. Not surprisingly I disagree with Bill - Virginia Woolf is by far the worst of any of these.

Next,

1950 vs. 1988

1950:
All About Eve
Born Yesterday
Father of the Bride
King Solomon's Mines
Sunset Blvd.

1988:
Rain Man
The Accidental Tourist
Dangerous Liaisons
Mississippi Burning
Working Girl

 

[Bill McA]

1950:
All About Eve - very good
Born Yesterday - good
Father of the Bride - good
King Solomon's Mines - ok
Sunset Blvd. - excellent

1988:
Rain Man - ok
The Accidental Tourist - ok
Dangerous Liaisons - good
Mississippi Burning - ok
Working Girl - torture

1950

 

[SteveGon]

1950:
All About Eve - good, but I'm not that fond of it
Born Yesterday - good
Father of the Bride - good
King Solomon's Mines - don't think I've seen it
Sunset Blvd. - excellent

1988:
Rain Man - okay
The Accidental Tourist - love it
Dangerous Liaisons - okay
Mississippi Burning - okay
Working Girl - okay

1950

 

[Joe Karlosi]

1950

 

[Brook K]

1950:
All About Eve - good
Born Yesterday - haven't seen
Father of the Bride - haven't seen
King Solomon's Mines - haven't seen
Sunset Blvd. - great

1988:
Rain Man - ok, though I've never seen it all the way through. Just bits here and there on TV
The Accidental Tourist - haven't seen
Dangerous Liaisons - very good
Mississippi Burning - ok
Working Girl - I know I've seen it but only have vague memories.

1950

 

[Adam_S]

1950

1950:
All About Eve - great
Born Yesterday - great
Father of the Bride - excellent
King Solomon's Mines - not seen
Sunset Blvd. - great

1988:
Rain Man - excellent
The Accidental Tourist not seen
Dangerous Liaisons - think I've seen it, was meh.
Mississippi Burning - always meant to see it
Working Girl - what brook said

1950

 

[george kaplan]

1950 wins. That would probably have been my vote based on the whole slates (Working Girl?!?), but I like Rain Man a lot, and hate All About Eve with a passion, so it would have been a tough choice.

Next,

1929 vs. 2004

1929:
The Broadway Melody
Alibi
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
In Old Arizona
The Patriot

2004:
Million Dollar Baby
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
Ray
Sideways

 

[Bill McA]

1929:
The Broadway Melody - haven't seen it
Alibi - haven't seen it
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 - haven't seen it
In Old Arizona - good
The Patriot - haven't seen it

2004:
Million Dollar Baby - the usual sports movie cliques...yawn
The Aviator - good
Finding Neverland - very good
Ray - the usual biography movie cliques...yawn
Sideways - ok

2004

 

[Adam_S]

1929:
The Broadway Melody - not seen
Alibi - not seen
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 - not seen
In Old Arizona - terrible
The Patriot - Lost, no one can see it.

2004:
Million Dollar Baby - excellent, flawed ending
The Aviator - excellent
Finding Neverland - outstanding
Ray - excellent
Sideways - Good

2004

 

[SteveGon]

Abstain

 

[Brook K]

abstain, haven't seen any of the 1929 films.

Pretty much agree with Bill's 2004 assessment, except for Sideways which I thought was very good.

 

[george kaplan]

2004 wins.

Next,

1946 vs. 1952

1946:
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France
It's a Wonderful Life
The Razor's Edge
The Yearling

1952:
The Greatest Show on Earth
High Noon
Ivanhoe
Moulin Rouge
The Quiet Man

 

[Brook K]

1946:
The Best Years of Our Lives - outstanding
The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France - very good
It's a Wonderful Life - Great, all-time top 10
The Razor's Edge - haven't seen
The Yearling - haven't seen

1952:
The Greatest Show on Earth - haven't seen
High Noon - Great, all-time top 30
Ivanhoe - good
Moulin Rouge - haven't seen
The Quiet Man - very good

1946

 

[Tommy G]

1946:
The Best Years of Our Lives - great film
The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France
It's a Wonderful Life - great film
The Razor's Edge
The Yearling
Where was Beauty and the Beast, The Big Sleep, Notorious, A Matter of Life and Death, Great Expectations and My Darling Clementine?

1952:
The Greatest Show on Earth
High Noon - great flick
Ivanhoe
Moulin Rouge
The Quiet Man
Where was Singin' in the Rain, Umberto D and Ikiru

My vote goes to 1946 even though so many films were overlooked. At least they got It's a Wonderful Life and The Best Years of our Lives right.

 

[Joe Karlosi]

1952

 

[Bill McA]

1946:
The Best Years of Our Lives - very good
The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France - good
It's a Wonderful Life - excellent
The Razor's Edge - good
The Yearling - ok

1952:
The Greatest Show on Earth - ok
High Noon - excellent
Ivanhoe - ok
Moulin Rouge - ok
The Quiet Man - good

1946

 

[SteveGon]

1946:
The Best Years of Our Lives - good film, but not crazy about it
The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France - don't think I've seen it
It's a Wonderful Life - classic
The Razor's Edge - good film, probably wouldn't watch it again though
The Yearling - good, but it's been awhile since I've seen it

1952:
The Greatest Show on Earth - meh
High Noon - classic
Ivanhoe - good
Moulin Rouge - pretty good, a keeper for me
The Quiet Man - good, but not all that keen on it

1952

 

[Adam_S]

1946