iCM Favorite Movies Challenge (2019–2020)

[connordenney]

Goal:
Watch as many movies as you can from the iCM Forum's Favorite Movies List (2019 Edition).

Rules:
- Any single item on the list counts as an entry. This means that Berlin Alexanderplatz and Hedgehog in the Fog will each count as one point.
- Rewatches not allowed, though they are good for the soul.

Challenge runs until the next update in April 2020. Technically, you can include anything you have seen since April 7, the day the list was finalized.

List:
iCM Link

Participants:

Gordon_Gekko – 38
albajos – 32
maxwelldeux – 30
Traveller – 24
Fergenaprido – 8
Lonewolf2003 – 7
connordenney – 4
zuma

[connordenney]

I'm at 506 after the update.

Highest unseen: #036 Ran (Akira Kurosawa, 1985)

[zuma]

In for the 17 I have left ...(hopefully the remastered Satantango is released this year)

[Traveller]

I’m in as well, starting the challenge with 922/1001 seen. Don’t think I’ll finish it this year, but will be working towards completion in the following year.

[Lonewolf2003]

I'm in again, aiming to get this shit done this time. Although my disposition to watch as much as legal as possible might prevent me doing so.
The WC final made me see my first one already. (Also saw one during the results thread, but won't count that one).

1. #750 Nobi [Fires on the Plain] (1959): 8.2 - This suffered from too high expectations for me,it wasn't the masterpiece I expected it to. Still a very good movie that slowly creeps up on.

Titles in bold are added to my list

[klaus78]

I had 7 movies unseen on the new list, most of which I've seen during the countdown, so please consider this entry "out of competition".

1. Ucho [The Ear] (1970) 8/10
2. Le souffle au coeur (1971) 7/10
3. Midnight (1939) 8/10
4. Otoshiana [Pitfall] (1962) 8/10
5. Kárhozat [Damnation] (1988) 9/10
6. Pleasantville (1998) 5/10
7. Go-yang-i-leul boo-tak-hae [Take Care of My Cat] (2001) 6/10

[connordenney]

I had 7 movies unseen on the new list, most of which I've seen during the countdown, so please consider this entry "out of competition".

1. Ucho [The Ear] (1970) 8/10
2. Le souffle au coeur (1971) 7/10
3. Midnight (1939) 8/10
4. Otoshiana [Pitfall] (1962) 8/10
5. Kárhozat [Damnation] (1988) 9/10
6. Pleasantville (1998) 5/10
7. Go-yang-i-leul boo-tak-hae [Take Care of My Cat] (2001) 6/10

Glad you enjoyed Midnight! I'm a big fan of that film, definitely one of the most bonkers plots I've seen filmed.

[klaus78]

I had 7 movies unseen on the new list, most of which I've seen during the countdown, so please consider this entry "out of competition".

1. Ucho [The Ear] (1970) 8/10
2. Le souffle au coeur (1971) 7/10
3. Midnight (1939) 8/10
4. Otoshiana [Pitfall] (1962) 8/10
5. Kárhozat [Damnation] (1988) 9/10
6. Pleasantville (1998) 5/10
7. Go-yang-i-leul boo-tak-hae [Take Care of My Cat] (2001) 6/10

Glad you enjoyed Midnight! I'm a big fan of that film, definitely one of the most bonkers plots I've seen filmed.

That was a great discovery, one of the funniest movies I've seen in a long time.

[Lonewolf2003]

I had 7 movies unseen on the new list, most of which I've seen during the countdown, so please consider this entry "out of competition".

1. Ucho [The Ear] (1970) 8/10
2. Le souffle au coeur (1971) 7/10
3. Midnight (1939) 8/10
4. Otoshiana [Pitfall] (1962) 8/10
5. Kárhozat [Damnation] (1988) 9/10
6. Pleasantville (1998) 5/10
7. Go-yang-i-leul boo-tak-hae [Take Care of My Cat] (2001) 6/10

Will any of those make your own list for next year?

[klaus78]

I had 7 movies unseen on the new list, most of which I've seen during the countdown, so please consider this entry "out of competition".

1. Ucho [The Ear] (1970) 8/10
2. Le souffle au coeur (1971) 7/10
3. Midnight (1939) 8/10
4. Otoshiana [Pitfall] (1962) 8/10
5. Kárhozat [Damnation] (1988) 9/10
6. Pleasantville (1998) 5/10
7. Go-yang-i-leul boo-tak-hae [Take Care of My Cat] (2001) 6/10

Will any of those make your own list for next year?

9/10 are favorites and make my list. Midnight was pretty close, maybe on a rewatch.

[Lonewolf2003]

2. #998 Mildred Pierce (1945): 8.0

902/1001Show

1. #750 Nobi [Fires on the Plain] (1959): 8.2

Titles in bold are added to my list

[Traveller]

01. - #829 - Gaslight (1944)
02. - #402 - Stroszek (1977)

924/1001

[connordenney]

01. #237 Au hasard Balthazar (Robert Bresson, 1966)

Seen: 507/1001
Highest unseen: #036 Ran (Akira Kurosawa, 1985)

SpoilerShow

01. #237 Au hasard Balthazar (Robert Bresson, 1966)

[albajos]

001. 664 Scarlet Street (1945)
002. 844 Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
003. 439 The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
004. 916 La collectionneuse (1967)
005. 669 Plein soleil (1960)

783/1001 - highest to be seen #99

[Traveller]

03. - #874 - Unter den Brücken (1946)
04. - #734 - Le corbeau (1943)

926/1001

[maxwelldeux]

And I'm on the board finally:

1. Great Expectations (1946) #883
2. Black Narcissus (1947) #395
3. Shadow of a Doubt (1943) #177
4. Sanjuro (1962) #988
5. Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) #146

[albajos]

006. 858 Gilda (1946)
007. 511 Straw Dogs (1971)
008. 105 Ningen no jôken (1959) (I)

786/1001 - highest to be see: #99Show

001. 664 Scarlet Street (1945)
002. 844 Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
003. 439 The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
004. 916 La collectionneuse (1967)
005. 669 Plein soleil (1960)

!seen 8

[Lonewolf2003]

3. #738 Leave Her to Heaven (1945): 7.5
4. #829 Gaslight (1944): 7.8 - Bergman is very convincing as a insecure woman doubting herself when being... well gaslighted, kind of a pity Boyer isn't as great, than the whole movie would been even better.
5. #670 A Canterbury Tale (1944): 7.5
6. #720 'I Know Where I'm Going!' (1945): 7.8

906/1001Show

1. #750 Nobi [Fires on the Plain] (1959): 8.2
2. #998 Mildred Pierce (1945): 8.0

Titles in bold are added to my list

[Fergenaprido]

At the start of last year I was at 454/1001 and 73/100.
I finished at 506/1001 and 77/100, which was pretty decent progress.
After the update, I'm starting at 500/1000 and 77/100. If I'm focused, I could probably hit 600 & 90, but I'm not sure I want to focus on this list too much this year given my other goals, so I'll settle for 550 and 85.

1. #750 Nobi [Fires on the Plain] (1959) - 7.6
2. #377 Le bonheur [Happiness] (1965) - 7.8

As always, BOLD will be on my list for next year, ITALICS might make it.

[connordenney]

02. #642 Alice in the Cities (Wim Wenders, 1974)

Seen: 508/1001
Highest unseen: #036 Ran (Akira Kurosawa, 1985)

SpoilerShow

01. #237 Au hasard Balthazar (Robert Bresson, 1966)
02. #642 Alice in the Cities (Wim Wenders, 1974)

[Traveller]

05. - #977 - O Pagador de Promessas (1962)
06. - #695 - Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto (1970) (new favorite)

928/1001

[maxwelldeux]

12 Angry Men was robbed!Show

"1. Great Expectations (1946) #883
2. Black Narcissus (1947) #395
3. Shadow of a Doubt (1943) #177
4. Sanjuro (1962) #988
5. Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) #146"

6. Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) #281
7. Moon (2009) #607
8. The Cameraman (1928) #543
9. A Taste of Cherry (1997) #325
10. Z (1969) #353

[Traveller]

07. - #272 - Cría cuervos (1976)
08. - #803 - Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)

930/1001

[maxwelldeux]

12 Angry Men was robbed!Show

"1. Great Expectations (1946) #883
2. Black Narcissus (1947) #395
3. Shadow of a Doubt (1943) #177
4. Sanjuro (1962) #988
5. Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) #146"
"6. Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) #281
7. Moon (2009) #607
8. The Cameraman (1928) #543
9. A Taste of Cherry (1997) #325
10. Z (1969) #353"

11. The Wind (1928) #498
12. Cria Cuervos (1976) #272
13. Elephant (2003) #378
14. The Piano Teacher (2001) #930
15. Kagemusha (1980) #562

[Traveller]

09. - #881 - Un prophète (2009)
10. - #701 - Welt am Draht (1973)

932/1001

[Traveller]

11. - #987 - Le souffle au coeur (1971)
12. - #769 - Je t'aime, je t'aime (1968)

934/1001

[Fergenaprido]

3. #380 Inland Empire (2006) - 6.0
4. #983 Dodsworth (1936) - 8.0
5. #680 The Revenant (2015) - 8.0

Starting at 500/1001 and 77/100.
Targets are 550/1001 and 85/100.
Currently at 505/1001 and 77/100.

As always, BOLD will be on my list for next year, ITALICS might make it.

SpoilerShow

1. #750 Nobi [Fires on the Plain] (1959) - 7.6
2. #377 Le bonheur [Happiness] (1965) - 7.8

[albajos]

009. 608 Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
010. 857 Bacheha-Ye aseman (1997)
011. 804 Shock Corridor (1963)
012. 440 Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
013. 577 Rocco e i suoi fratelli (1960)
014. 880 Prisoners (2013)
015. 776 Pygmalion (1938)
016. 949 The Killers (1946)
017. 959 Pickup on South Street (1953)
018. 919 Tange Sazen yowa: Hyakuman ryô no tsubo (1935)
019. 467 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
020. 405 Synecdoche, New York (2008)
021. 565 Phantom Thread (2017)
022. 149 Il conformista (1970)
023. 325 Ta'm e guilass (1997)
024. 310 3 Women (1977)
025. 777 Khaneh siah ast (1963)
026. 558 Zire darakhatan zeyton (1994)
027. 513 Caché (2005)
028. 995 El (1953)

806/1001 - highest remaining: #99Show

001. 664 Scarlet Street (1945)
002. 844 Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
003. 439 The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
004. 916 La collectionneuse (1967)
005. 669 Plein soleil (1960)
006. 858 Gilda (1946)
007. 511 Straw Dogs (1971)
008. 105 Ningen no jôken (1959) (I)

!seen 28

[Traveller]

13. - #793 - The Browning Version (1951)
14. - #832 - Ansiktet (1958)

936/1001

[maxwelldeux]

12 Angry Men was robbed!Show

"1. Great Expectations (1946) #883
2. Black Narcissus (1947) #395
3. Shadow of a Doubt (1943) #177
4. Sanjuro (1962) #988
5. Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) #146"
"6. Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) #281
7. Moon (2009) #607
8. The Cameraman (1928) #543
9. A Taste of Cherry (1997) #325
10. Z (1969) #353"
"11. The Wind (1928) #498
12. Cria Cuervos (1976) #272
13. Elephant (2003) #378
14. The Piano Teacher (2001) #930
15. Kagemusha (1980) #562"

16. Ordet AKA The Word (1955) #101
17. The Loves of a Blonde (1965) #892
18. Dawn of the Dead (1978) #268
19. Knife in the Water (1962) #479
20. Ashes and Diamonds (1958) #797

[Lonewolf2003]

7. #345 A Face in the Crowd (1957): 8.5 - The character of Lonesome Dove exactly walks the tightrope between utterly charming, despicable and pathetic. Of course to use an overused but true cliché: this movie has never been more topical than during this American presidency

907/1001Show

1. #750 Nobi [Fires on the Plain] (1959): 8.2
2. #998 Mildred Pierce (1945): 8.0
3. #738 Leave Her to Heaven (1945): 7.5
4. #829 Gaslight (1944): 7.8
5. #670 A Canterbury Tale (1944): 7.5
6. #720 'I Know Where I'm Going!' (1945): 7.8

Titles in bold are added to my list

[Gordon_Gekko]

Take part too (if it's not to late?)

1. #666 A Summer's Tale (1996) 6.5/10
2. #803 Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) 7/10
3. #846 Horse Money (2014) 5/10
4. #657 Claire's Knee (1970) 7.5/10
5. #975 The Remains of the Day (1993) 6.5/10
6. #582 Roma (2018) 7/10
7. #808 Baron Prásil (1962) 6.5/10
8. #900 Delicatessen (1991) 6/10
9. #938 The Favourite (2018) 7.5/10
10. #202 Before Sunset (2004) 6/10
11. #403 Before Midnight (2013) 6.5/10
12. #528 Underground (1995) 6.5/10
13. #695 Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion(1970) 9/10
14. #676 Only Angels Have Wings (1939) 6/10
15. #536 Une femme est une femme (1961) 7/10
16. #647 Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle (1974) 7.5/10
17. #567 Chinese Roulette (1976) 7/10
18. #818 How Green Was My Valley (1941) 6.5/10
19. #625 The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) 8/10
20. #540 Kwaidan (1964) 7/10
21. #504 The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) 6.5/10
22. #714 Two Days, One Night (2014) 7.5/10
23. #447 Nashville (1975) 6.5/10
24. #682 Marty (1955) 6.5/10
25. #500 Oslo, August 31st (2011) 8/10

As of today 783/1001... so there is still a lot of choice
Highest ranked unseen: Come and See #20

[Lonewolf2003]

Highest ranked unseen: Come and See #20

You have to come and see that.

[Gordon_Gekko]

Highest ranked unseen: Come and See #20

You have to come and see that.

[Traveller]

15. - #554 - Coeur fidèle (1923)
16. - #855 - Island of Lost Souls (1932)

938/1001

[albajos]

029. 892 Lásky jedné plavovlásky (1965)
030. 893 Midnight (1939)
031. 728 Pociag (1959)
032. 864 Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (1975)

810/1001 - highest remaining: #99Show

001. 664 Scarlet Street (1945)
002. 844 Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
003. 439 The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
004. 916 La collectionneuse (1967)
005. 669 Plein soleil (1960)
006. 858 Gilda (1946)
007. 511 Straw Dogs (1971)
008. 105 Ningen no jôken (1959) (I)
009. 608 Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
010. 857 Bacheha-Ye aseman (1997)
011. 804 Shock Corridor (1963)
012. 440 Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
013. 577 Rocco e i suoi fratelli (1960)
014. 880 Prisoners (2013)
015. 776 Pygmalion (1938)
016. 949 The Killers (1946)
017. 959 Pickup on South Street (1953)
018. 919 Tange Sazen yowa: Hyakuman ryô no tsubo (1935)
019. 467 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
020. 405 Synecdoche, New York (2008)
021. 565 Phantom Thread (2017)
022. 149 Il conformista (1970)
023. 325 Ta'm e guilass (1997)
024. 310 3 Women (1977)
025. 777 Khaneh siah ast (1963)
026. 558 Zire darakhatan zeyton (1994)
027. 513 Caché (2005)
028. 995 El (1953)

!seen 32

[Fergenaprido]

6. #997 They Live (1988) - 6.6
7. #080 Solyaris [Solaris] (1972) - 7.8
8. #132 Sanshô dayû [Sansho the Bailiff] (1954) - 7.6

Starting at 500/1001 and 77/100.
Targets are 550/1001 and 85/100.
Currently at 508/1001 and 78/100.

As always, BOLD will be on my list for next year, ITALICS might make it.

SpoilerShow

1. #750 Nobi [Fires on the Plain] (1959) - 7.6
2. #377 Le bonheur [Happiness] (1965) - 7.8
3. #380 Inland Empire (2006) - 6.0
4. #983 Dodsworth (1936) - 8.0
5. #680 The Revenant (2015) - 8.0

[Traveller]

17. - #770 - The Player (1992)
18. - #677 - Le boucher (1970)

940/1001

[Gordon_Gekko]

26. #614 Hedgehog in the Fog (1975) 7.5/10
27. #888 The Cameraman's Revenge (1912) 7/10
28. #428 Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965) 6/10
29. #294 The Master (2012)
30. #352 The Turin Horse (2011)

SpoilerShow

1. #666 A Summer's Tale (1996) 6.5/10
2. #803 Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) 7/10
3. #846 Horse Money (2014) 5/10
4. #657 Claire's Knee (1970) 7.5/10
5. #975 The Remains of the Day (1993) 6.5/10
6. #582 Roma (2018) 7/10
7. #808 Baron Prásil (1962) 6.5/10
8. #900 Delicatessen (1991) 6/10
9. #938 The Favourite (2018) 7.5/10
10. #202 Before Sunset (2004) 6/10
11. #403 Before Midnight (2013) 6.5/10
12. #528 Underground (1995) 6.5/10
13. #695 Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion(1970) 9/10
14. #676 Only Angels Have Wings (1939) 6/10
15. #536 Une femme est une femme (1961) 7/10
16. #647 Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle (1974) 7.5/10
17. #567 Chinese Roulette (1976) 7/10
18. #818 How Green Was My Valley (1941) 6.5/10
19. #625 The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) 8/10
20. #540 Kwaidan (1964) 7/10
21. #504 The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) 6.5/10
22. #714 Two Days, One Night (2014) 7.5/10
23. #447 Nashville (1975) 6.5/10
24. #682 Marty (1955) 6.5/10
25. #500 Oslo, August 31st (2011) 8/10

[Traveller]

19. - #701 - Wake in Fright (1971)
20. - #965 - Ucho (1970)
21. - #986 - The Warriors (1979)
22. - #735 - La piel que habito (2011)

944/1001