Directors The Great Films HTF Scorecard Vote (1 Viewer)

[Jim_K]

Lew,

Welcome aboard



Walter,

What I'm hoping to get is a consensus of Top films based on a sampling of HTF voters. When the dust settles we'll have something similar to the IMDB Top 250. I'll also be able to pull data on how different genres fare, classics vs. modern, foreign, etc.

We have enough voters to where an occasional 0 won't skew the numbers much (no more than IMDB), though there are quite a few Great films that are reviled by a handful of HTF'rs and I suspect they won't fare that well. I doubt any film will end up with over a 9.00 rating but thats OK. I've already entered some formulas with the votes so far & the range is more than acceptable. I think you'll be surprised at the results when it's all over.

 

[LukeB]

Batch #3

Blazing Saddles - 3
Ocean's Eleven (2001) - 9
What's Eating Gilbert Grape - 3
Dances with Wolves - 3
Adaptation - 5
The Lion King - 10
Psycho - 7

Batch #4

Tootsie - 6
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - 7
Monsters, Inc. - 10
Edward Scissorhands - 7
Dead Poets Society - 7
Brazil - 4
25th Hour - 5
Midnight Run - 10
Vertigo - 8

 

[Jim_K]

Quiet American is the 2002 film starring Michael Caine



Batch #5

The African Queen
The Truman Show
Hannah and Her Sisters
The Outlaw Josey Wales
The Killers (1946)
Ordinary People
About a Boy
Léon
Platoon
Pinocchio (1940)
In the Mood for Love
Requiem for a Dream
The Royal Tenenbaums
Tender Mercies
A Bronx Tale
Anatomy of a Murder
Office Space
Short Cuts
Gods and Monsters
Doctor Zhivago

 

[MartinTeller]

6 The Truman Show
10 Hannah and Her Sisters
6 The Killers (1946)
8 Ordinary People
9 About a Boy
8 Léon
7 Platoon
7 Pinocchio (1940)
9 In the Mood for Love
3 Requiem for a Dream
10 The Royal Tenenbaums
7 Office Space
6 Short Cuts

 

[Arman]

Batch #5

The African Queen 7
The Truman Show 6
Hannah and Her Sisters 7
Ordinary People 7
About a Boy 7
Léon 6
Platoon 7
Pinocchio (1940) 7
In the Mood for Love 10
Requiem for a Dream 9
The Royal Tenenbaums 7
Tender Mercies 6
A Bronx Tale 7
Anatomy of a Murder 10
Office Space 6
Gods and Monsters 6
Doctor Zhivago 8

 

[Andrew_Sch]

Batch #4

The Wicker Man- abstain
Tootsie- abstain
Three Colors: Blue- abstain
Swingers- 7
A Shot in the Dark- abstain
The Quiet American- 7
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest- 10
Monsters, Inc.- abstain
Mississippi Burning- abstain
Lone Star- 8
Freaks- abstain
Edward Scissorhands- abstain
Dead Poets Society- abstain
Brazil- abstain
The Big Heat- abstain
Best in Show- abstain
The Blue Angel- abstain
25th Hour- 7
Midnight Run- abstain
Vertigo- 9

 

[Brian Lawrence]

The Truman Show - 7
The Outlaw Josey Wales - 3
Ordinary People - 6
Léon - 2
Platoon - 9
Pinocchio (1940) - 10
In the Mood for Love - 8
Requiem for a Dream - 8
The Royal Tenenbaums - 4
Office Space - 8
Short Cuts - 7
Gods and Monsters - 8


I have so far rated 2 films a Zero, The Quiet Man & Dead Poets Society. Trust me, I am not trying to tilt overall ratings by being over harsh in my scoring, Frankly I despise and loath both of those films and the 0 rating is an accurate measure of my feeling towards them.

 

[Dome Vongvises]

Batch #5

The African Queen - 4
The Truman Show - 6
Hannah and Her Sisters - abstain
The Outlaw Josey Wales - 7
The Killers (1946) - abstain
Ordinary People - abstain, can't remember
About a Boy - abstain
Léon - abstain, can't remember
Platoon - 8
Pinocchio (1940) - 8
In the Mood for Love abstain
Requiem for a Dream - 7
The Royal Tenenbaums - 8
Tender Mercies - abstain
A Bronx Tale - abstain
Anatomy of a Murder - abstain
Office Space - 8
Short Cuts - abstain
Gods and Monsters - abstain
Doctor Zhivago - 8

Is there any particular pattern to these movies?

 

[Arman]

"I have so far rated 2 films a Zero, The Quiet Man & Dead Poets Society. Trust me, I am not trying to tilt overall ratings by being over harsh in my scoring, Frankly I despise and loath both of those films and the 0 rating is an accurate measure of my feeling towards them."

Brian, I am not bothered or have any problems with the 0s you gave to The Quiet Man (not really a fan of this, I actually initially disliked and bored by this film and I just give it props for some of its technical merits) and Dead Poets Society (I'm very generous in giving this film a 4 ).

Correction: In my earlier comment, I thought Vertigo or Psycho got a 0. It was actually The Godfather who got 0. I'm still bothered up to now by that, in fact, I almost quit and stop participating in this exercise. But I guess, if I stop and participants (the ones who thought The Quiet Man and Dead Poets Society and those getting 0s are masterworks) here be like me, then no one but Jim_K will be left here giving scorecards to supposedly great films and he might just put Tootsie (not unlike AFI) at the top of our 100 Greatest Films list. (j/k again Jim)

 

[Brad Porter]

Batch #5
9 Office Space
8 The Outlaw Josey Wales
8 Anatomy of a Murder
8 The African Queen
7 Platoon
7 The Killers (1946)
7 The Royal Tenenbaums
7 The Truman Show
7 A Bronx Tale
7 Gods and Monsters
7 Requiem for a Dream
6 About a Boy
6 Short Cuts
5 Léon

Abstain
Hannah and Her Sisters
Ordinary People
Pinocchio (1940) (Haven't seen it in ages)
In the Mood for Love
Tender Mercies
Doctor Zhivago

Brad

 

[Nick Sievers]

Batch #5

The African Queen - 7
The Truman Show - 10
Hannah and Her Sisters - 9
The Outlaw Josey Wales- Haven’t Seen
The Killers (1946) – Haven’t Seen
Ordinary People – Haven’t Seen
About a Boy - 8
Léon – 6
Platoon 9
Pinocchio (1940) – 7
In the Mood for Love 10
Requiem for a Dream 6
The Royal Tenenbaums – 10
Tender Mercies – Haven’t Seen
A Bronx Tale – Haven’t Seen
Anatomy of a Murder – Haven’t Seen
Office Space – 9
Short Cuts – 7
Gods and Monsters – 8
Doctor Zhivago – 8

 

[ErikG]

Batch #5

The African Queen--abstain
The Truman Show--2
Hannah and Her Sisters--abstain
The Outlaw Josey Wales--8
The Killers (1946)--abstain
Ordinary People--abstain
About a Boy--abstain
Léon--5
Platoon--7
Pinocchio (1940)--7
In the Mood for Love--abstain
Requiem for a Dream--7
The Royal Tenenbaums--1
Tender Mercies--abstain
A Bronx Tale--5
Anatomy of a Murder--abstain
Office Space--8
Short Cuts--abstain
Gods and Monsters--2
Doctor Zhivago--1

 

[Justin_S]

Batch #5

The African Queen- 8
The Truman Show- 8
Hannah and Her Sisters- 4
The Outlaw Josey Wales- 7
The Killers (1946)- 7
Ordinary People- Abstain
About a Boy- Abstain
Léon- 6
Platoon- 7
Pinocchio (1940)- 3
In the Mood for Love- 5
Requiem for a Dream- 10
The Royal Tenenbaums- 8
Tender Mercies- 7
A Bronx Tale- 6
Anatomy of a Murder- 7
Office Space- 2
Short Cuts- 4
Gods and Monsters- 7
Doctor Zhivago- 7

 

[Rob P S]

Batch #5

The Truman Show - 7
Ordinary People - 8
About a Boy - 8
Office Space - 9

 

[george kaplan]

The African Queen - 10
The Truman Show - 8
Hannah and Her Sisters - 3
The Killers (1946) - 10
Ordinary People - 5
Platoon - 9
Pinocchio (1940) - 10
The Royal Tenenbaums - 0*
Anatomy of a Murder - 10
Office Space - 4
Doctor Zhivago - 7

* - you know, I thought about giving this a 1 since it's a technically well-made movie I hate, instead of a poorly made movie I hate. But the truth is, that almost all of the worst movies (IMO) that I truly think deserve 0's, are technically well-made (ex: Titanic, Cries & Whispers, All About Eve), but so excrutiatingly painful for me to watch, that I'm going to give them a zero and try to ignore the criticism.

 

[Bill J]

Batch #5

The African Queen - 9
The Truman Show - 6
Hannah and Her Sisters - 6
The Outlaw Josey Wales - 6
The Killers (1946) - 7
Ordinary People - 5
About a Boy - abstain
Léon - 7
Platoon - 10
Pinocchio (1940) - 7
In the Mood for Love - 7
Requiem for a Dream - 5
The Royal Tenenbaums - 2
Tender Mercies - abstain
A Bronx Tale - 7
Anatomy of a Murder - 9
Office Space - 7
Short Cuts - abstain
Gods and Monsters - 6
Doctor Zhivago - 9

 

[LukeB]

Batch #5

The Truman Show - 8
Ordinary People - 8
The Outlaw Josey Wales - 4
About a Boy - 7
Léon - 7
Platoon - 8
Pinocchio (1940) - 10
The Royal Tenenbaums - 9
Tender Mercies - 6
A Bronx Tale - 9
Anatomy of a Murder - 8
Office Space - 8
Doctor Zhivago - 6

 

[Walter Kittel]

Batch #5

The African Queen - 10
The Truman Show - 6
Hannah and Her Sisters - 8
The Outlaw Josey Wales - 7
The Killers (1946) - 10
Léon - 7
Platoon - 8
Pinocchio (1940) - 10
In the Mood for Love - 8
Requiem for a Dream - 9
Tender Mercies - 9
Office Space - 5
Short Cuts - 7
Gods and Monsters - 8
Doctor Zhivago - 9

Jim - Re: being surprised. I guess we'll see.

- Walter.

 

[Bill McA]

The African Queen - 6
The Truman Show - 6
Hannah and Her Sisters - 6
The Outlaw Josey Wales - 6
The Killers (1946) - abstain
Ordinary People - 4
About a Boy - 9
Léon - 8
Platoon - 3
Pinocchio (1940) - 8
In the Mood for Love - 7
Requiem for a Dream - 9
The Royal Tenenbaums- 8
Tender Mercies - 6
A Bronx Tale - 7
Anatomy of a Murder - 7
Office Space - 8
Short Cuts - 7
Gods and Monsters - 9
Doctor Zhivago - 6

 

[PhilipG]

Batch #5

The Truman Show - 7
About a Boy - 5
Léon - 4
Platoon - 6
Pinocchio (1940) - 3
The Royal Tenenbaums - 9*
Short Cuts - 5
Doctor Zhivago - 4**

* The first time I saw this movie, I'd have given it around 4/10. The second time, I really enjoyed it for the masterpiece it is. But I can never give a perfect score to a film
that kills the dog!
** I'm not being mean on Lean. Zhivago is my least favourite of his films, just as Vertigo is my least favourite Hitchcock.