Top 10 of the Decade: The 1930s

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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:
The Argonaut wrote: 10. Duck Soup
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BurtReynolds wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
The Argonaut wrote: 10. Duck Soup
:luv:
Based on you guys' love, I just watched this. Believe it or not, my first Marx Brothers experience.

Holy shit was it funny. Those guys are ridiculously sharp.
Oh man. They are great. Seek out some more if you can. Night at the opera is great too.
I've owned a DVD 4-pack for years and that's in it. I'm gonna watch those soon.
I don't care what Burt Reynolds says about us. You are awesome.
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1. It Happened One Night
2. Mutiny On The Bounty
3. Gone With The Wind
4. The Awful Truth
5. Goodbye Mr. Chips
6. The Grand Illusion
7. The Adventures Of Robin Hood
8. The Wizard Of Oz
9. Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
10. You Can’t Take It With You

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The Argonaut wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
The Argonaut wrote:I hope we'll be seeing a 1920's thread soon? Or at least a pre-1930 thread?
I'm not sure about that one. I feel like the responses already dwindled so heavily for this thread that it wouldn't be worth it.
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The Gold Rush
Un Chien Andalou
Hallelujah
The Circus
Lonesome
The Crowd
The Phantom Carriage
Man with a Movie Camera
Sherlock Jr.
The Kid
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1920s:

1. Sunrise
2. The Kid
3. The Circus
4. Metropolis
5. Sherlock Jr.
6. The Gold Rush
7. The Iron Horse
8. Safety Last!
9. The General
10. Seven Chances

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I've honestly not watched many 30s movies, but I do list "Freaks" as one of my favourite movies of any decade
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I like Freaks. Like most early 1930s movies, time has taken its toll (even compared to the late 30s), but it’s a movie worth watching. It’s got heart and a good story.
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it's super forward-thinking about disability for its time, too
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That is always good, when a movie isn’t ruined by poor outdated attitudes. Same for westerns picturing Nstive Americans, although there as well, many movies were ahead of their time.
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