tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15283666.post6387834874016142710..comments2024-03-14T03:15:28.803-07:00Comments on The End of Cinema: Movies Of the Year: Best Of The 50sSean Gilmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124894627028920508noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15283666.post-21540551635118254632008-05-24T02:16:00.000-07:002008-05-24T02:16:00.000-07:00Yeah, I didn't like it at all, though it's been at...Yeah, I didn't like it at all, though it's been at least a decade since I watched it. I found the combination of politics and melodrama to be simplistic and really dull.Sean Gilmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124894627028920508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15283666.post-44030311959478896772008-05-23T11:35:00.000-07:002008-05-23T11:35:00.000-07:00not fan of bicycle thieves? i'm afraid to see umb...not fan of bicycle thieves? i'm afraid to see umberto d because numerous people have told me it's the saddest film they've seen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15283666.post-34359867101460079042008-05-14T10:04:00.000-07:002008-05-14T10:04:00.000-07:00Alas, I've not seen it either. I'm wary of it, no...Alas, I've not seen it either. I'm wary of it, not being a fan of <I>Bicycle Thieves</I>.Sean Gilmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124894627028920508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15283666.post-91633020745847808402008-05-14T03:27:00.000-07:002008-05-14T03:27:00.000-07:00And why did no one mention Umberto D. so far?And why did no one mention <I>Umberto D.</I> so far?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15283666.post-6447346739175050682008-05-14T01:43:00.000-07:002008-05-14T01:43:00.000-07:00Not a whole lot different from mine, though I have...Not a whole lot different from mine, though I haven't gotten to a couple of yours yet. I think I have <I>The Burmese Harp</I> saved on a tivo around here somewhere.<BR/><BR/>6 1/2 of your Top Ten of the 50s are from Japan, with two Fellini's and 1 1/2 French. No love for the USA?Sean Gilmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124894627028920508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15283666.post-84840152287669222652008-05-13T10:10:00.000-07:002008-05-13T10:10:00.000-07:00As always, I'm here to provide alternate rankings ...As always, I'm here to provide alternate rankings and dissenting opinions. I haven't seen a lot (getting there) but here is how I would rank what I've seen from these years.<BR/><BR/>1950 - Rashomon<BR/>1951 - Diary of a Country Priest<BR/>1952 - Ikiru<BR/>1953 - Tokyo Story<BR/>1954 - Seven Samurai<BR/>1955 - Night and Fog<BR/>1956 - The Burmese Harp<BR/>1957 - Nights of Cabiria<BR/>1958 - The Hidden Fortress<BR/>1959 - The 400 Blows<BR/><BR/>Best films of the 50s you ask?<BR/><BR/>1. The 400 Blows<BR/>2. The Seven Samurai <BR/>3. Ikiru<BR/>4. Nights of Cabiria<BR/>5. Sansho The Bailiff<BR/>6. The Burmese Harp<BR/>7. Throne of Blood<BR/>8. Hiroshima mon amour<BR/>9. La Strada<BR/>10.Tokyo Story <BR/><BR/>I'm eager to check out everything you've mentioned though.Jhon Hernandezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979797003911536606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15283666.post-51240010710220113542008-05-13T09:17:00.000-07:002008-05-13T09:17:00.000-07:00Nope, I just haven't seen it yet. I imagine it is...Nope, I just haven't seen it yet. I imagine it is quite good though, since reportedly everything I didn't like about the new version was an alteration from the '57 version.Sean Gilmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124894627028920508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15283666.post-79075892850786404882008-05-13T04:01:00.000-07:002008-05-13T04:01:00.000-07:001957 is also the year of 3:10 to Yuma, which is re...1957 is also the year of <I>3:10 to Yuma</I>, which is really quite good. Did you not like that one?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com