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The 1950s were hardly a pinnacle of good filmmaking: The era was ruled by horse operas, fer chrissake! You think superhero movies are ominpresent now, oaters we
by msla 4y ago
The 1950s were hardly a pinnacle of good filmmaking: The era was ruled by horse operas, fer chrissake! You think superhero movies are ominpresent now, oaters were inescapable from the 1920s until the 1970s! And the endless parade of Teen Idols and war movies and Creature Features... strictly for the gum chewers, believe you me. And, after all, it was the era of the Hays Code, which comprehensively dumbed things down to the level where it wouldn't even get banned in Boston.
- mellosouls 4y agoI'm going by the list. The 50s entries are clearly far more impressive than recent ones.
- Apocryphon 4y agoThat's because there's clearly a flaw in how they chose the recent ones.
- yamtaddle 4y agoYeah there's a great bounty of amazing films in the last couple decades, but... a solid 2/3 of the picks on the 2000-on part of that list aren't things I'd pick as examples of great cinema, even factoring in popularity pretty heavily.
- projektfu 4y agoIt was the B-movie era. You usually saw a double feature and a cartoon or two for your dime. The same night could include Giant and a forgettable sci-fi flick.