# Oscar Madness - The Forgotten (R1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 27, 2008, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r1/454518 "2008-06-27T23:43:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r1/454518/1 "2008-06-27T23:43:49Z")
This is one of 4 Oscar Madness showdowns running, with this one having films never nominated for an Oscar in any category square off against each other in four different time periods. All seeds and line-ups determined by the user poll data from the IMDB. Only feature-length fiction films were under consideration, and a director is limited to one film in each era. Please make your answers legible. The deadline is Wed. July 2 at 9am PST. 1928-1947 [1] Metropolis (Lang, 1927/Germany) vs. [16] Out of the Past (Tourneur, 1947) [2] Modern Times (Chaplin, 1936) vs. [15] The Passion of Joan of Arc (Dreyer, 1928/France) [3] The Wind (Sjostrom/1928) vs. [14] The Lady Vanishes (Hitchcock/1938) [4] Show People (Vidor, 1928) vs. [13] Frankenstein (Whale, 1931) [5] The Big Sleep (Hawks, 1946) vs. [12] Duck Soup (McCarey, 1933) [6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927) vs. [11] King Kong (Cooper/Schoedsack, 1933) [7] Beauty and the Beast (Cocteau, 1946/France) vs. [10] Olympia (Riefenstahl, 1938/Germany) [8] Trouble in Paradise (Lubitsch, 1932) vs. [9] Napoleon (Gance, 1927/France) 1948-1967 [1] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Leone, 1966) vs. [16] Ivan’s Childhood (Tarkovsky, 1962/USSR) [2] Paths of Glory (Kubrick, 1957) vs. [15] High and Low (Kurosawa, 1963/Japan) [3] Sansho the Bailiff (Mizogushi, 1954/Japan) vs. [14] Sweet Smell of Success (Mackendrick, 1957) [4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden) vs. [13] Rififi (Dassin, 1955/France) [5] Touch of Evil (Welles, 1958) vs. [12] The Night of the Hunter (Laughton, 1955) [6] The Wages of Fear (Clouzot, 1953/France) vs. [11] Kanal (Wajda, 1957/Poland) [7] Kind Hearts and Coronets (Hamer, 1949) vs. [10] Rocco and His Brothers (Visconti, 1960/Italy) [8] Los Olvidados (Bunuel, 1950/Mexico) vs. [9] Harikiri (Kobayashi, 1962/Japan) 1968-1987 [1] Once Upon a Time in the West (Leone, 1968) vs. [16] Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (Hughes, 1986) [2] The Shining (Kubrick, 1980) vs. [15] Dawn of the Dead (Romero, 1978) [3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975) vs. [14] A Christmas Story (Clark, 1983) [4] Come and See (Klimov, 1985/USSR) vs. [13] Manon of the Spring (Berri, 1986/France) [5] The Terminator (Cameron, 1984) vs. [12] Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Herzog, 1972/West Germany) [6] Scarface (DePalma, 1983) vs. [11] Warriors of the Wind (Miyazaki, 1984/Japan) [7] The Thing (Carpenter, 1982) vs. [10] Stalker (Tarkovsky, 1979/USSR) [8] Harold and Maude (Ashby, 1971) vs. [9] Wings of Desire (Wenders, 1987/West Germany) 1988-2007 [1] The Professional (Besson, 1994) vs. [16] The Celebration (Vinterberg, 1998/Denmark) [2] Sin City (Rodriguez, 2005) vs. [15] Grave of the Fireflies (Takahata, 1988/Japan) [3] Reservoir Dogs (Tarantino, 1992) vs. [14] Infernal Affairs (Mak/Lau, 2002/Hong Kong) [4] Donnie Darko (Kelly, 2001) vs. [13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993) [5] Oldboy (Park, 2003/South Korea) vs. [12] Snatch (Ritchie, 2000) [6] Princess Mononoke (Miyazaki, 1997/Japan) vs. [11] Nobody Knows (Koreeda, 2004/Japan) [7] Time of the Gypsies (Kusturica, 1988/Yugoslavia) vs. [10] Heat (Mann, 1995) [8] V for Vendetta (McTeigue, 2005) vs. [9] The Big Lebowski (Coen, 1998) ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r1/454518/2 "2008-06-28T00:05:01Z")
1928-1947 [1] Metropolis (Lang, 1927/Germany) [2] Modern Times (Chaplin, 1936) [14] The Lady Vanishes (Hitchcock/1938) [13] Frankenstein (Whale, 1931) [12] Duck Soup (McCarey, 1933) [11] King Kong (Cooper/Schoedsack, 1933) [7] Beauty and the Beast (Cocteau, 1946/France) [9] Napoleon (Gance, 1927/France) 1948-1967 [1] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Leone, 1966) [2] Paths of Glory (Kubrick, 1957) [14] Sweet Smell of Success (Mackendrick, 1957) [4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden) [5] Touch of Evil (Welles, 1958) [6] The Wages of Fear (Clouzot, 1953/France) [7] Kind Hearts and Coronets (Hamer, 1949) [8] Los Olvidados (Bunuel, 1950/Mexico) 1968-1987 [1] Once Upon a Time in the West (Leone, 1968) [[15] Dawn of the Dead (Romero, 1978) [3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975) [[13] Manon of the Spring (Berri, 1986/France) [5] The Terminator (Cameron, 1984) [6] Scarface (DePalma, 1983) [7] The Thing (Carpenter, 1982) [8] Harold and Maude (Ashby, 1971) 1988-2007 [1] The Professional (Besson, 1994) [2] Sin City (Rodriguez, 2005) [3] Reservoir Dogs (Tarantino, 1992) [13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993) [12] Snatch (Ritchie, 2000) [6] Princess Mononoke (Miyazaki, 1997/Japan) [10] Heat (Mann, 1995) [9] The Big Lebowski (Coen, 1998) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r1/454518/3 "2008-06-28T00:09:59Z")
1928-1947 [1] Metropolis (Lang, 1927/Germany) [2] Modern Times (Chaplin, 1936) [3] The Wind (Sjostrom/1928) [13] Frankenstein (Whale, 1931) [5] The Big Sleep (Hawks, 1946) [6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927) [7] Beauty and the Beast (Cocteau, 1946/France) [8] Trouble in Paradise (Lubitsch, 1932) 1948-1967 [1] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Leone, 1966) [2] Paths of Glory (Kubrick, 1957) [14] Sweet Smell of Success (Mackendrick, 1957) [4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden) [12] The Night of the Hunter (Laughton, 1955) [6] The Wages of Fear (Clouzot, 1953/France) [7] Kind Hearts and Coronets (Hamer, 1949) [8] Los Olvidados (Bunuel, 1950/Mexico) 1968-1987 [1] Once Upon a Time in the West (Leone, 1968) [15] Dawn of the Dead (Romero, 1978) [3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975) [4] Come and See (Klimov, 1985/USSR) [5] The Terminator (Cameron, 1984) [11] Warriors of the Wind (Miyazaki, 1984/Japan) [10] Stalker (Tarkovsky, 1979/USSR) [9] Wings of Desire (Wenders, 1987/West Germany) 1988-2007 [16] The Celebration (Vinterberg, 1998/Denmark) [15] Grave of the Fireflies (Takahata, 1988/Japan) [3] Reservoir Dogs (Tarantino, 1992) [13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993) [5] Oldboy (Park, 2003/South Korea) [11] Nobody Knows (Koreeda, 2004/Japan) [7] Time of the Gypsies (Kusturica, 1988/Yugoslavia) [9] The Big Lebowski (Coen, 1998) Oh wow, and here’s where the pain really comes. Going against Kong & the Marx Brothers, the Dreyer, Gance and Tourneur–and that’s just in the first grouping! Ouch. ☹ But that still leaves plenty of brilliant silent films, and the incredible Hawks & Lubitsch as well. Things don’t get any easier, jettisoning the (gulp) Mizoguchi, Kurosawa, Welles, and Tarkovsky right off the bat. :mad: But the other films are worth it, especially the amazing _Sweet Smell_ and the awesome _Hunter_. Phew! An easy round, though I’ll admit to probably preferring _The Thing_ by a nose, but since I’m sure it’s going to win, I can escape without having to vote against Tarkovsky twice. And that final round shows how looney the IMDB can be sometimes. _The Professional_? _Snatch_?!? Yikes. :eek: Still, if you’ve never seen _Gypsies_, it is one of the most beautiful and moving films from that period (and it’s not even Kusturica’s best!). ---
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No time for comments in these last 2 threads, you all will have to do without. 😛 1928-1947 [1] Metropolis [2] Modern Times [14] The Lady Vanishes (Hitchcock/1938) [13] Frankenstein (Whale, 1931) [12] Duck Soup (McCarey, 1933) [6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927) [7] Beauty and the Beast (Cocteau, 1946/France) \8] Trouble in Paradise (Lubitsch, 1932) 1948-1967 [1] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Leone, 1966) [2] Paths of Glory (Kubrick, 1957) [14] Sweet Smell of Success (Mackendrick, 1957) [4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden) [5] Touch of Evil (Welles, 1958) [6] The Wages of Fear (Clouzot, 1953/France) [7] Kind Hearts and Coronets (Hamer, 1949) [9] Harikiri (Kobayashi, 1962/Japan) 1968-1987 [16] Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (Hughes, 1986) [15] Dawn of the Dead (Romero, 1978) [3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975) [4] Come and See (Klimov, 1985/USSR) [5] The Terminator (Cameron, 1984) [[11] Warriors of the Wind (Miyazaki, 1984/Japan) [7] The Thing (Carpenter, 1982) [8] Harold and Maude (Ashby, 1971) 1988-2007 [16] The Celebration (Vinterberg, 1998/Denmark) [15] Grave of the Fireflies (Takahata, 1988/Japan) [14] Infernal Affairs (Mak/Lau, 2002/Hong Kong) [13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993) [5] Oldboy (Park, 2003/South Korea) [6] Princess Mononoke (Miyazaki, 1997/Japan) [7] Time of the Gypsies (Kusturica, 1988/Yugoslavia) [9] The Big Lebowski (Coen, 1998) ---
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1928-1947 [1] Metropolis (Lang, 1927/Germany) [15] The Passion of Joan of Arc (Dreyer, 1928/France) [14] The Lady Vanishes (Hitchcock/1938) [4] Show People (Vidor, 1928) [12] Duck Soup (McCarey, 1933) [6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927) [7] Beauty and the Beast (Cocteau, 1946/France) [8] Trouble in Paradise (Lubitsch, 1932) 1948-1967 [1] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Leone, 1966) [2] Paths of Glory (Kubrick, 1957) [14] Sweet Smell of Success (Mackendrick, 1957) [4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden) [12] The Night of the Hunter (Laughton, 1955) [6] The Wages of Fear (Clouzot, 1953/France) [7] Kind Hearts and Coronets (Hamer, 1949) [8] Los Olvidados (Bunuel, 1950/Mexico) 1968-1987 [1] Once Upon a Time in the West (Leone, 1968) [2] The Shining (Kubrick, 1980) [3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975) [13] Manon of the Spring (Berri, 1986/France) [12] Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Herzog, 1972/West Germany) [11] Warriors of the Wind (Miyazaki, 1984/Japan) [10] Stalker (Tarkovsky, 1979/USSR) [8] Harold and Maude (Ashby, 1971) 1988-2007 [1] The Professional (Besson, 1994) [15] Grave of the Fireflies (Takahata, 1988/Japan) [3] Reservoir Dogs (Tarantino, 1992) [13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993) [5] Oldboy (Park, 2003/South Korea) [6] Princess Mononoke (Miyazaki, 1997/Japan) [7] Time of the Gypsies (Kusturica, 1988/Yugoslavia) [9] The Big Lebowski (Coen, 1998) ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r1/454518/6 "2008-06-28T03:03:47Z")
1928-1947 [1] Metropolis (Lang, 1927/Germany) [15] The Passion of Joan of Arc (Dreyer, 1928/France) [14] The Lady Vanishes (Hitchcock/1938) [13] Frankenstein (Whale, 1931) [12] Duck Soup (McCarey, 1933) [11] King Kong (Cooper/Schoedsack, 1933) [7] Beauty and the Beast (Cocteau, 1946/France) [9] Napoleon (Gance, 1927/France) 1948-1967 [1] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly [2] Paths of Glory (Kubrick, 1957) [3] Sansho the Bailiff (Mizogushi, 1954/Japan) [4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden) [12] The Night of the Hunter (Laughton, 1955) [6] The Wages of Fear (Clouzot, 1953/France) [7] Kind Hearts and Coronets (Hamer, 1949) [9] Harikiri (Kobayashi, 1962/Japan) 1968-1987 [1] Once Upon a Time in the West (Leone, 1968) [2] The Shining (Kubrick, 1980) [14] A Christmas Story (Clark, 1983) [4] Come and See (Klimov, 1985/USSR) [12] Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Herzog, 1972/West Germany) [6] Scarface (DePalma, 1983) [10] Stalker (Tarkovsky, 1979/USSR) [8] Harold and Maude (Ashby, 1971) 1988-2007 [1] The Professional (Besson, 1994) [15] Grave of the Fireflies (Takahata, 1988/Japan) (If I could vote for “Just the Bruce Willis parts of Sin City”, I’d do so.) [3] Reservoir Dogs (Tarantino, 1992) [13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993) [12] Snatch (Ritchie, 2000) [6] Princess Mononoke [10] Heat (Mann, 1995) [9] The Big Lebowski (Coen, 1998) ---
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1928-1947 [1] Metropolis (Lang, 1927/Germany) [2] Modern Times (Chaplin, 1936) [14] The Lady Vanishes (Hitchcock/1938) 13] Frankenstein (Whale, 1931) [12] Duck Soup (McCarey, 1933) [6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927) [7] Beauty and the Beast (Cocteau, 1946/France) [9] Napoleon (Gance, 1927/France) 1948-1967 [1] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Leone, 1966) [2] Paths of Glory (Kubrick, 1957) 14] Sweet Smell of Success (Mackendrick, 1957) [4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden) [5] Touch of Evil (Welles, 1958) [6] The Wages of Fear (Clouzot, 1953/France) [7] Kind Hearts and Coronets (Hamer, 1949) [8] Los Olvidados (Bunuel, 1950/Mexico) 1968-1987 [16] Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (Hughes, 1986) [2] The Shining (Kubrick, 1980) [3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975) [13] Manon of the Spring (Berri, 1986/France) [5] The Terminator (Cameron, 1984) [6] Scarface (DePalma, 1983) [7] The Thing (Carpenter, 1982) [8] Harold and Maude (Ashby, 1971) 1988-2007 [1] The Professional (Besson, 1994) [2] Sin City (Rodriguez, 2005) [3] Reservoir Dogs (Tarantino, 1992) [13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993) [12] Snatch (Ritchie, 2000) [6] Princess Mononoke (Miyazaki, 1997/Japan) [10] Heat (Mann, 1995) [9] The Big Lebowski (Coen, 1998) ---
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Metropolis (Lang, 1927/Germany) Modern Times (Chaplin, 1936) The Lady Vanishes (Hitchcock/1938) Frankenstein (Whale, 1931) The Big Sleep (Hawks, 1946) The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927) - a tough choice Olympia (Riefenstahl, 1938/Germany) Napoleon (Gance, 1927/France) The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Leone, 1966) Paths of Glory (Kubrick, 1957) Sweet Smell of Success (Mackendrick, 1957) Rififi (Dassin, 1955/France) The Night of the Hunter (Laughton, 1955) - a really tough choice The Wages of Fear (Clouzot, 1953/France) Kind Hearts and Coronets (Hamer, 1949) Harikiri (Kobayashi, 1962/Japan) Once Upon a Time in the West (Leone, 1968) Dawn of the Dead (Romero, 1978) Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975) Manon of the Spring (Berri, 1986/France) Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Herzog, 1972/West Germany) Scarface (DePalma, 1983) Stalker (Tarkovsky, 1979/USSR) Harold and Maude (Ashby, 1971) The Professional (Besson, 1994) Grave of the Fireflies (Takahata, 1988/Japan) Reservoir Dogs (Tarantino, 1992) Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993) Snatch (Ritchie, 2000) Princess Mononoke (Miyazaki, 1997/Japan) Heat (Mann, 1995) The Big Lebowski (Coen, 1998) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r1/454518/9 "2008-06-28T03:40:29Z")
1928-1947 [1] Metropolis [15] The Passion of Joan of Arc [14] The Lady Vanishes [13] Frankenstein [12] Duck Soup [6] The General [7] Beauty and the Beast [9] Napoleon 1948-1967 [1] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly [2] Paths of Glory [3] Sansho the Bailiff [4] The Seventh Seal [5] Touch of Evil [6] The Wages of Fear [7] Kind Hearts and Coronets [8] Los Olvidados 1968-1987 [1] Once Upon a Time in the West [15] Dawn of the Dead (Romero, 1978) [14] A Christmas Story (Clark, 1983) [13] Manon of the Spring [5] The Terminator [11] Warriors of the Wind [7] The Thing [9] Wings of Desire 1988-2007 [1] The Professional [2] Sin City [3] Reservoir Dogs [13] Groundhog Day [12] Snatch (Ritchie, 2000) [11] Nobody Knows [10] Heat (Mann, 1995) [9] The Big Lebowski ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r1/454518/10 "2008-06-28T17:27:14Z")
1928-1947 [1] Metropolis (Lang, 1927/Germany) [2] Modern Times (Chaplin, 1936) [14] The Lady Vanishes (Hitchcock/1938) [13] Frankenstein (Whale, 1931) [5] The Big Sleep (Hawks, 1946) [6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927) [7] Beauty and the Beast (Cocteau, 1946/France) [8] Trouble in Paradise (Lubitsch, 1932) 1948-1967 [1] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Leone, 1966) [15] High and Low (Kurosawa, 1963/Japan) [14] Sweet Smell of Success (Mackendrick, 1957) [4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden) [5] Touch of Evil (Welles, 1958) [6] The Wages of Fear (Clouzot, 1953/France) [7] Kind Hearts and Coronets (Hamer, 1949) [8] Los Olvidados (Bunuel, 1950/Mexico) 1968-1987 [1] Once Upon a Time in the West (Leone, 1968) [2] The Shining (Kubrick, 1980) [3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975) [13] Manon of the Spring (Berri, 1986/France) [5] The Terminator (Cameron, 1984) [11] Warriors of the Wind (Miyazaki, 1984/Japan) [7] The Thing (Carpenter, 1982) [9] Wings of Desire (Wenders, 1987/West Germany) 1988-2007 [1] The Professional (Besson, 1994) [15] Grave of the Fireflies (Takahata, 1988/Japan) [3] Reservoir Dogs (Tarantino, 1992) [4] Donnie Darko (Kelly, 2001) [12] Snatch (Ritchie, 2000) [6] Princess Mononoke (Miyazaki, 1997/Japan) [10] Heat (Mann, 1995) [9] The Big Lebowski (Coen, 1998) Missing in action (IMHO): **Gallipoli** and **Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior** (The forgotten of the forgotten, I suppose. And I suppose my complaint is with imdb raters.) ---
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1928-1947 [16] Out of the Past (Tourneur, 1947) [15] The Passion of Joan of Arc (Dreyer, 1928/France) [3] The Wind (Sjostrom/1928) [13] Frankenstein (Whale, 1931) [12] Duck Soup (McCarey, 1933) [6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927) [7] Beauty and the Beast (Cocteau, 1946/France) [8] Trouble in Paradise (Lubitsch, 1932) 1948-1967 [1] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Leone, 1966) [2] Paths of Glory (Kubrick, 1957) [14] Sweet Smell of Success (Mackendrick, 1957) [13] Rififi (Dassin, 1955/France) [12] The Night of the Hunter (Laughton, 1955) [6] The Wages of Fear (Clouzot, 1953/France) [7] Kind Hearts and Coronets (Hamer, 1949) [8] Los Olvidados (Bunuel, 1950/Mexico) 1968-1987 [1] Once Upon a Time in the West (Leone, 1968) [15] Dawn of the Dead (Romero, 1978) [3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975) [4] Come and See (Klimov, 1985/USSR) [12] Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Herzog, 1972/West Germany) [6] Scarface (DePalma, 1983) [10] Stalker (Tarkovsky, 1979/USSR) [9] Wings of Desire (Wenders, 1987/West Germany) 1988-2007 [1] The Professional (Besson, 1994) [15] Grave of the Fireflies (Takahata, 1988/Japan) [14] Infernal Affairs (Mak/Lau, 2002/Hong Kong) [13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993) [12] Snatch (Ritchie, 2000) [6] Princess Mononoke (Miyazaki, 1997/Japan) [10] Heat (Mann, 1995) [9] The Big Lebowski (Coen, 1998) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r1/454518/12 "2008-06-28T20:07:21Z")
1928-1947 [1] Metropolis (Lang, 1927/Germany) [2] Modern Times (Chaplin, 1936) [14] The Lady Vanishes (Hitchcock/1938) [13] Frankenstein (Whale, 1931) [12] Duck Soup (McCarey, 1933) [6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927) [10] Olympia (Riefenstahl, 1938/Germany) [8] Trouble in Paradise (Lubitsch, 1932) 1948-1967 [1] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Leone, 1966) [2] Paths of Glory (Kubrick, 1957) [14] Sweet Smell of Success (Mackendrick, 1957) [4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden) [5] Touch of Evil (Welles, 1958) [11] Kanal (Wajda, 1957/Poland) [7] Kind Hearts and Coronets (Hamer, 1949) [8] Los Olvidados (Bunuel, 1950/Mexico) 1968-1987 [16] Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (Hughes, 1986) [2] The Shining (Kubrick, 1980) [14] A Christmas Story (Clark, 1983) [13] Manon of the Spring (Berri, 1986/France) [12] Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Herzog, 1972/West Germany) [11] Warriors of the Wind (Miyazaki, 1984/Japan) [10] Stalker (Tarkovsky, 1979/USSR) [8] Harold and Maude (Ashby, 1971) 1988-2007 [1] The Professional (Besson, 1994) [2] Sin City (Rodriguez, 2005) [14] Infernal Affairs (Mak/Lau, 2002/Hong Kong) [13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993) [5] Oldboy (Park, 2003/South Korea) [6] Princess Mononoke (Miyazaki, 1997/Japan) [7] Time of the Gypsies (Kusturica, 1988/Yugoslavia) [9] The Big Lebowski (Coen, 1998) ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r1/454518/13 "2008-06-28T20:34:26Z")
1928-1947 [1] Metropolis (Lang, 1927/Germany) [2] Modern Times (Chaplin, 1936) [3] The Lady Vanishes (Hitchcock/1938) [4] Frankenstein (Whale, 1931) [5] The Big Sleep (Hawks, 1946) [6] King Kong (Cooper/Schoedsack, 1933) 1948-1967 [1] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Leone, 1966) [2] Paths of Glory (Kubrick, 1957) [4] Rififi (Dassin, 1955/France) [9] Harikiri (Kobayashi, 1962/Japan) 1968-1987 [1] Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (Hughes, 1986) [2] The Shining (Kubrick, 1980) [3] A Christmas Story (Clark, 1983) (aiee! this one killed me!) [5] The Terminator (Cameron, 1984) [6] Warriors of the Wind (Miyazaki, 1984/Japan) [7] The Thing (Carpenter, 1982) [8] Harold and Maude (Ashby, 1971) 1988-2007 [1] The Professional (Besson, 1994) [2] Grave of the Fireflies (Takahata, 1988/Japan) [3] Reservoir Dogs (Tarantino, 1992) [4] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993) [5] Oldboy (Park, 2003/South Korea) [6] Princess Mononoke (Miyazaki, 1997/Japan) [7] Heat (Mann, 1995) [8] The Big Lebowski (Coen, 1998) [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r1/454518/14 "2008-06-28T21:15:33Z")
1928-1947 [16] Out of the Past (Tourneur, 1947) [2] Modern Times (Chaplin, 1936) [14] The Lady Vanishes (Hitchcock/1938) [13] Frankenstein (Whale, 1931) [5] The Big Sleep (Hawks, 1946) [11] King Kong (Cooper/Schoedsack, 1933) [7] Beauty and the Beast (Cocteau, 1946/France) [9] Napoleon (Gance, 1927/France) 1948-1967 [1] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Leone, 1966) [2] Paths of Glory (Kubrick, 1957) [14] Sweet Smell of Success (Mackendrick, 1957) [4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden) [5] Touch of Evil (Welles, 1958) [6] The Wages of Fear (Clouzot, 1953/France) [7] Kind Hearts and Coronets (Hamer, 1949) [8] Pass 1968-1987 [1] Once Upon a Time in the West (Leone, 1968) [2] The Shining (Kubrick, 1980) [14] A Christmas Story (Clark, 1983) [13] Manon of the Spring (Berri, 1986/France) [5] The Terminator (Cameron, 1984) [6] Scarface (DePalma, 1983) [7] The Thing (Carpenter, 1982) [8] Harold and Maude (Ashby, 1971) 1988-2007 [1] The Professional (Besson, 1994) [2] Sin City (Rodriguez, 2005) [3] Reservoir Dogs (Tarantino, 1992) [13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993) [12] Snatch (Ritchie, 2000) [6] Princess Mononoke (Miyazaki, 1997/Japan) [10] Heat (Mann, 1995) [9] The Big Lebowski (Coen, 1998) Joe ---
**Author:** ![WoodenTaco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/45deac/32.png) [@WoodenTaco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WoodenTaco)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r1/454518/15 "2008-06-28T22:34:01Z")
1928-1947 Abstain [2] Modern Times (Chaplin, 1936) Abstain [13] Frankenstein (Whale, 1931) [12] Duck Soup (McCarey, 1933) [11] King Kong (Cooper/Schoedsack, 1933) [7] Beauty and the Beast (Cocteau, 1946/France) Abstain 1948-1967 [1] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Leone, 1966) Abstain Abstain [13] Rififi (Dassin, 1955/France) [5] Touch of Evil (Welles, 1958) Abstain Abstain Abstain 1968-1987 [1] Once Upon a Time in the West (Leone, 1968) [2] The Shining (Kubrick, 1980) [3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975) Abstain [5] The Terminator (Cameron, 1984) [6] Scarface (DePalma, 1983) vs. [7] The Thing (Carpenter, 1982) [8] Harold and Maude (Ashby, 1971) 1988-2007 [1] The Professional (Besson, 1994) [2] Sin City (Rodriguez, 2005) [3] Reservoir Dogs (Tarantino, 1992) [13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993) [12] Snatch (Ritchie, 2000) Abstain [10] Heat (Mann, 1995) [9] The Big Lebowski (Coen, 1998) I’m hoping the Dude wins it all. Go, Lebowski, go! ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r1/454518/16 "2008-06-29T00:11:25Z")
Time to steal 2 more minutes of your time 1928-1947 [1] Metropolis (Lang, 1927/Germany) [15] The Passion of Joan of Arc (Dreyer, 1928/France) (jeeeez. Tough one, but I know this one will need the vote more) [14] The Lady Vanishes (Hitchcock/1938) [13] Frankenstein (Whale, 1931) [12] Duck Soup (McCarey, 1933) [6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927) (best silent movie ever!!!) [7] Beauty and the Beast (Cocteau, 1946/France) [1] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Leone, 1966) [15] High and Low (Kurosawa, 1963/Japan) [3] Sansho the Bailiff (Mizogushi, 1954/Japan) [4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden) [12] The Night of the Hunter (Laughton, 1955) [6] The Wages of Fear (Clouzot, 1953/France) [1] Once Upon a Time in the West (Leone, 1968) [2] The Shining (Kubrick, 1980) [3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975) (man oh man, another really tough one) [6] Scarface (DePalma, 1983) [7] The Thing (Carpenter, 1982) [9] Wings of Desire (Wenders, 1987/West Germany) [1] The Professional (Besson, 1994) (although I predict you are gonna get flamed to death for not calling it Leon (even though The Professional is a way better movie title), and I’m going to get flamed for not typing the accent mark) [2] Sin City (Rodriguez, 2005) [3] Reservoir Dogs (Tarantino, 1992) [13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993) [5] Oldboy (Park, 2003/South Korea) [6] Princess Mononoke (Miyazaki, 1997/Japan) [10] Heat (Mann, 1995) [9] The Big Lebowski (Coen, 1998) ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2008, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r1/454518/17 "2008-06-30T00:47:44Z")
1928-1947 [1] Metropolis (Lang, 1927/Germany) pass pass [13] Frankenstein (Whale, 1931) [12] Duck Soup (McCarey, 1933) [11] King Kong (Cooper/Schoedsack, 1933) pass pass 1948-1967 [1] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Leone, 1966) pass pass pass pass pass pass pass [16] Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (Hughes, 1986) [2] The Shining (Kubrick, 1980) [3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975) pass [5] The Terminator (Cameron, 1984) [6] Scarface (DePalma, 1983) [7] The Thing (Carpenter, 1982) [8] Harold and Maude (Ashby, 1971) 1988-2007 [1] The Professional (Besson, 1994) [2] Sin City (Rodriguez, 2005) [3] Reservoir Dogs (Tarantino, 1992) [4] Donnie Darko (Kelly, 2001) [12] Snatch (Ritchie, 2000) pass [10] Heat (Mann, 1995) [9] The Big Lebowski (Coen, 1998)(this was the hardest one for me) ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2008, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r1/454518/18 "2008-06-30T08:48:46Z")
1928-1947 [1] Metropolis (Lang, 1927/Germany) [2] Modern Times (Chaplin, 1936) [14] The Lady Vanishes (Hitchcock/1938) [13] Frankenstein (Whale, 1931) [12] Duck Soup (McCarey, 1933) [11] King Kong (Cooper/Schoedsack, 1933) [7] Beauty and the Beast (Cocteau, 1946/France) [9] Napoleon (Gance, 1927/France) 1948-1967 [1] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Leone, 1966) [15] High and Low (Kurosawa, 1963/Japan) [3] Sansho the Bailiff (Mizogushi, 1954/Japan) [4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden) [5] Touch of Evil (Welles, 1958) [6] The Wages of Fear (Clouzot, 1953/France) [7] Kind Hearts and Coronets (Hamer, 1949) [9] Harikiri (Kobayashi, 1962/Japan) 1968-1987 [1] Once Upon a Time in the West (Leone, 1968) [2] The Shining (Kubrick, 1980) [3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975) [You are evil for putting these two against each other! Evil!] [13] Manon of the Spring (Berri, 1986/France) [5] The Terminator (Cameron, 1984) [11] Warriors of the Wind (Miyazaki, 1984/Japan) [7] The Thing (Carpenter, 1982) [8] Harold and Maude (Ashby, 1971) 1988-2007 [1] The Professional (Besson, 1994) [15] Grave of the Fireflies (Takahata, 1988/Japan) [14] Infernal Affairs (Mak/Lau, 2002/Hong Kong) [13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993) [5] Oldboy (Park, 2003/South Korea) [6] Princess Mononoke (Miyazaki, 1997/Japan) [7] Time of the Gypsies (Kusturica, 1988/Yugoslavia) [9] The Big Lebowski (Coen, 1998) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r1/454518/19 "2008-07-01T20:14:45Z")
[QUOTE=fusoya] (although I predict you are gonna get flamed to death for not calling it Leon (even though The Professional is a way better movie title), and I’m going to get flamed for not typing the accent mark) [/QUOTE] I don’t know anybody in the US who refers to the movie as _Leon_. They do in Europe, of course (even the UK), but if I put the original title in the thread (even with the director annotation), I’d be willing to bet 80% of the people who’d even seen the film wouldn’t know what movie I was talking about. Just 20 hours left! ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r1/454518/20 "2008-07-01T20:39:58Z")
1928-1947 [1] Metropolis (Lang, 1927/Germany) [15] The Passion of Joan of Arc (Dreyer, 1928/France) [3] The Wind (Sjostrom/1928) [13] Frankenstein (Whale, 1931) [5] The Big Sleep (Hawks, 1946) [6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927) [7] Beauty and the Beast (Cocteau, 1946/France) [9] Napoleon (Gance, 1927/France) 1948-1967 [1] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Leone, 1966) [15] High and Low (Kurosawa, 1963/Japan) [3] Sansho the Bailiff (Mizogushi, 1954/Japan) [13] Rififi (Dassin, 1955/France) [5] Touch of Evil (Welles, 1958) [6] The Wages of Fear (Clouzot, 1953/France) [7] Kind Hearts and Coronets (Hamer, 1949) [9] Harikiri (Kobayashi, 1962/Japan) 1968-1987 [1] Once Upon a Time in the West (Leone, 1968) v [2] The Shining (Kubrick, 1980) [3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975) [4] Come and See (Klimov, 1985/USSR) [12] Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Herzog, 1972/West Germany) [11] Warriors of the Wind (Miyazaki, 1984/Japan) [10] Stalker (Tarkovsky, 1979/USSR) [8] Harold and Maude (Ashby, 1971) 1988-2007 [1] The Professional (Besson, 1994) [2] Sin City (Rodriguez, 2005) [14] Infernal Affairs (Mak/Lau, 2002/Hong Kong) [13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993) [12] Snatch (Ritchie, 2000) [11] Nobody Knows (Koreeda, 2004/Japan) [7] Time of the Gypsies (Kusturica, 1988/Yugoslavia) [9] The Big Lebowski (Coen, 1998) [/QUOTE] [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r1/454518.md?page=2)