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1950-1954
   
"You don't understand. I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am, let's face it." 
 
   
-- On the Waterfront
 
   
Adam: B+
Matt: A
 
     
 
Film Greatness
  adam:
matt:
film of the year
   
actor of the year
   
actress of the year
     
 
Top 5 Lists
     
film:
   
1--
rear window (usa) ikiru (japan)
2--
dial m for murder (usa) the seven samurai (japan)
3--
strangers on a train (usa) rear window (usa)
4--
wages of fear (france) tokyo story (japan)
5--
sunset blvd. (usa) on the waterfront (usa)
6--
singin' in the rain (usa) harvey (usa)
7--
the big heat (usa) high noon (usa)
8--
all about eve (usa)  
9--
the father of the bride (usa)  
10--
on the waterfront (usa)  
   
actor:
   
1--
ray milland - dial m for murder takashi shimura - ikiru
2--
james stewart - rear window marlon brando - on the waterfront
3--
marlon brando - on the waterfront james stewart - rear window
4--
john williams - dial m for murder gary cooper - high noon
5--
spencer tracy - father of the bride james stewart - harvey
6--
charles varnal - wages of fear chisu ryu - tokyo story
7--
george sanders - all about eve  
8--
michael denison - the importance of being earnest  
9--
gene kelly - singin' in the rain  
10--
donald o'connor - singin' in the rain  
     
actress:
   
1--
grace kelly - rear window grace kelly - rear window
2--
grace kelly - dial m for murder setsuko hara - tokyo story
3--
bette davis - all about eve eva marie saint - on the waterfront
4--
thelma ritter - rear window grace kelly - high noon
5--
jean hagen - singin' in the rain grace kelly - dial m for murder
6--
debbie reynolds - singin' in the rain chieko higashiyama - tokyo story
7--
eva marie saint - on the waterfront miki odagiri - ikiru
8--
  josephine hull - harvey
9--
   
10--
   
     
 
Recommended
     
A+
rear window, dial m for murder ikiru
A
strangers on a train, wages of fear, singin' in the rain, sunset blvd. the seven samurai, rear window, tokyo story, on the waterfront
A-
   
B+
the big heat, all about eve, on the waterfront, the father of the bride, high noon, the narrow margin harvey, high noon
     
 
Film Badness
     
  The African Queen, Ikiru, Stage Fright  
     
 
Films Viewed
     
 

(1954) 

Dial M for Murder, On the Waterfront, Rear Window, Seven Samurai

(1953)

The Big Heat, I Confess, Wages of Fear

(1952)

High Noon, Ikiru, The Importance of Being Earnest, Monkey Business, The Narrow Margin, Singing in the Rain

(1951)

The African Queen, Strangers on a Train

(1950) 

All About Eve, Father of the Bride, Rashômon, Stage Fright, Sunset Blvd.

 
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