List by Jandy Hardesty
Top Fives by Year
Inspired by Devon's Five in a Row list (letterboxd.com/dtb/list/five-in-a-row/), but with my own top five per year across each row. These are subject to change at any time, as I both watch new films and reevaluated ones I've seen before.
I'm really weak in the '80s, I'm just gonna let you know. '70s too, to some degree, though I've been working on that lately. But those decades I don't always have a lot to choose from for these lists, because I simply haven't seen too many, so the picks may be somewhat suspect. For now. Meanwhile, in the '20s, there are a couple of years where I haven't even seen five films, let alone five good films, so to keep the rows even I used a few "dummy" films. You'll know them when you see them. :)
RECENT CHANGES (5/1/2013)
- Added a row for 2013, even though I've only seen 4 films. BLANCANIEVES is the only one that will likely be there once I've seen more films this year.
- Added THE STRANGER to 1946, removing MY DARLING CLEMENTINE
- Added PEE-WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE to 1985, removing AFTER HOURS
- Added THE MUPPET MOVIE to 1979, removing THE LIFE OF BRIAN.
- Added ALIEN to 1979, removing APOCALYPSE NOW.
Great idea for a list. I hope the developers don't go changing the format to more columns any time soon ;-)
Haha, that would really screw up these lists, wouldn't it?
I love this. So many of my favorite movies are on here!
I am especially chuffed to see Scott Pilgrim get a little love, since it was kind of reviled by the general public. It's okay, Tiny Edgar Wright, don't cry, in 10 years it will be clear to people how hysterical and hyperkinetic that movie really was.
Oh, and also Inland Empire is on here, and I couldn't agree more. That's my favorite Lynch. I truly believe that, like Buñuel, he is only improving at his craft with age, and Inland Empire, for me, goes so much deeper into the realms of terror and dreams than almost any film I can think of (maybe Jodorowsky or Zulawski come close, often Cronenberg). Mesmerizing and hypnotic barely begins to cover it!
Devon, I totally agree with you. In a few years, Scott Pilgrim will be a cult favorite and no one will understand why it wasn't a hit.
I still like Mulholland Drive (my #3 film of all time) a bit more than Inland Empire, but it's close. Mulholland Drive plays so close with the classic dreams of Hollywood that I can't help loving it, what with my love of Old Hollywood. Inland Empire also has its own relationship with filmmaking, of course, but it's much more abstract.
Good work sharing all these top 5s by year ! If anybody needed proof that you love movies, then this is it : ) Thinking about compiling my own, but could be tricky, because haven't seen as many as you have. Takes a lifetime to create such a list...
Chris, I had a few years where I had to put in some dummy films. :) I keep forgetting to check and see if I need to update this list as I watch more films, though - I'm sure the 2012 one needs to be updated (but that means moving films aaaaaaaaaalll the way to the top after adding, which is tedious).
And thanks - I hope I can triple the number of films I've seen, though, by the end of my lifetime! It's more just about being eclectic and diversifying your filmwatching. Some years I'm stretched pretty thin making this kind of list, and that's not just in the '20s, either!