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In Reply to: Have you seen "Ninotchka"? posted by Victor Khomenko on July 23, 1999 at 05:30:49:
Well, here goes. My Top Ten with some close contenders.1.Breaker Morant - Terrific acting, story line, and cinematography. Everything fit.
2.A Man For All Seasons - Best Actor for Paul Scofield, probably best ever!
3.The Third Man - A total masterpiece.
4.North By Northwest - Hitchock at his best, Cary Grant WAS Roger Thornhill.
5.The Maltese Falcon - The Continental Op was a natural for Bogie.
6.The Pope Of Greenwich Village - The almost lighter side of the mob.
7.Taxi Driver (tie) - Still Scorcese’s best work.
The Ninth Configuration (tie) - Dark humor and irony.
8.Macaroni - A delightful little slice of life with 2 of the best - Lemmon & Mastroianni.
9.Casablanca (tie) - An all time favorite full of cliches.
The Ipcress File (tie) - The epitomy of spy flicks.
10.Notorious (tie) - Grant & Bergman, what else is there!
DOA (the original with Edmond O'Brien) (tie) - Skillfully done thriller with a twist.Contenders:
Hammett (Dark bio of the great author)
Paths of Glory (Mans inhumanity to man)
Beat The Devil (Great cast, great Bogie)
Arsenic and Old Lace (Unforced adaptation of a stage play)
Tunes of Glory (Aye Jock, Guiness' best)
Also... Saboteur, Zulu, Gallipoli, Mean Streets, Mirage, Diner, Becket.
And... most of the Marx Bros and James Bond.
Film noir thrillers include: Murder My Sweet (Dick Powell), This Gun For Hire (Alan Ladd), Cry Danger (Dick Powell), Crossfire (Mitchum, Bendix, Young, Ryan, et al), The Big Sleep (Bogie, Bacall), Lady In The Lake (Robert Montgomery), The Big Heat (Glenn Ford).
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- My Top Ten - Daryl 11:29:10 07/26/99 (0)
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