Oscar Winning Best Picture - Stripped!
-
Corporate whore
- Genuine and Authorised Pope
- Posts: 16267
- Joined: 16 Jul 2003, 16:36
- Location: ,Location, Location
-
kath
- Groovy Queen of the Cosmos
- Posts: 49286
- Joined: 22 Feb 2006, 15:20
- Location: new orleans via bama via new orleans
-
kath
- Groovy Queen of the Cosmos
- Posts: 49286
- Joined: 22 Feb 2006, 15:20
- Location: new orleans via bama via new orleans
1930s
• All Quiet on the Western Front†
•
•
• Cavalcade†
• It Happened One Night
• Mutiny on the Bounty
•
•
• You Can't Take It with You
•
1940s
• Rebecca
•
•
• Casablanca
•
•
•
•
•
• All the King's Men
1950s
• All About Eve
• An American in Paris
•
• From Here to Eternity
• On the Waterfront
•
•
• The Bridge on the River Kwai
•
•
1960s
• The Apartment
• West Side Story
• Lawrence of Arabia
•
•
•
•
•
•
1970s
•
• The French Connection
• The Godfather
•
•
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
•
• Annie Hall
•
•
1980s
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
1990s
•
• Unforgiven
• Schindler's List
•
•
•
•
•
2000s
•
•
•
•
•
the time has now come for me to remove the lost weekend. that movie just bothers the hell out of me. yeahyeahyeah, i *know* it's sposed to be a horrifically-realistic, bleak portrayal of alcoholism and its potentially devastating effects.. but i thought it was over-done and contrived. i bet i'm the only one who felt that way. besides, who wants to watch the damn thing more than once??
this will be heretical, i am sure, but i thought leaving las vegas was a better movie.
ok, as replacement... it's between spellbound and mildred pierce if we're talking about other nominees. i love hitchcock as much as the next bird-brained girl, but i really do love mildred pierce, too. i guess i'll leave it a draw.
more lack of closure in my life.
• All Quiet on the Western Front†
•
•
• Cavalcade†
• It Happened One Night
• Mutiny on the Bounty
•
•
• You Can't Take It with You
•
1940s
• Rebecca
•
•
• Casablanca
•
•
•
•
•
• All the King's Men
1950s
• All About Eve
• An American in Paris
•
• From Here to Eternity
• On the Waterfront
•
•
• The Bridge on the River Kwai
•
•
1960s
• The Apartment
• West Side Story
• Lawrence of Arabia
•
•
•
•
•
•
1970s
•
• The French Connection
• The Godfather
•
•
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
•
• Annie Hall
•
•
1980s
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
1990s
•
• Unforgiven
• Schindler's List
•
•
•
•
•
2000s
•
•
•
•
•
the time has now come for me to remove the lost weekend. that movie just bothers the hell out of me. yeahyeahyeah, i *know* it's sposed to be a horrifically-realistic, bleak portrayal of alcoholism and its potentially devastating effects.. but i thought it was over-done and contrived. i bet i'm the only one who felt that way. besides, who wants to watch the damn thing more than once??
this will be heretical, i am sure, but i thought leaving las vegas was a better movie.
ok, as replacement... it's between spellbound and mildred pierce if we're talking about other nominees. i love hitchcock as much as the next bird-brained girl, but i really do love mildred pierce, too. i guess i'll leave it a draw.
more lack of closure in my life.
-
Sneelock
-
kath
- Groovy Queen of the Cosmos
- Posts: 49286
- Joined: 22 Feb 2006, 15:20
- Location: new orleans via bama via new orleans
-
sloopjohnc
- Posts: 63925
- Joined: 03 Jun 2004, 20:12
-
Sneelock
it's hard work but somebody's gotta do it!
1930s
• All Quiet on the Western Front†
•
•
• Cavalcade†
• It Happened One Night
• Mutiny on the Bounty
•
•
• You Can't Take It with You
•
1940s
• Rebecca
•
•
• Casablanca
•
•
•
•
•
• All the King's Men
1950s
• All About Eve
• An American in Paris
•
• From Here to Eternity
• On the Waterfront
•
•
• The Bridge on the River Kwai
•
•
1960s
• The Apartment
• West Side Story
• Lawrence of Arabia
•
•
•
•
•
•
1970s
•
• The French Connection
• The Godfather
•
•
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
•
• Annie Hall
•
•
1980s
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
1990s
•
•
• Schindler's List
•
•
•
•
•
2000s
•
•
•
•
•
I got all ready to take a few off but decided, while maybe weak as movies, that they had dynamite performances in them. so, I was gonna take another one but I like it better than this one so this is the one I took.
'The Unforgiven'
yeah, I like it. i maybe even agree that it belongs in the national film registry but why boot 'French Connection' if I like it better? it's my call so there you go.
Clint and Hackman are good and I like the point of the movie. still, I think for all Clint's strengths he is a too frugal producer. I think many sets and supporting cast members have a bargain basement quality that keeps the dramatic head of steam from building up as well as it might have.
a very good western, I don't think it's one of the great westerns. maybe one of Clint's best acting roles but only because it takes him the whole movie to turn into the Clint Eastwood we already know.
I liked a lot of movies that year. The player, the crying game, howard's end, glengarry glen ross, malcom x... I think I can honestly say I like them all better than 'the unforgiven' and I like nearly as many every bit as well. it's weird to think how much I still went to the movies in those days.
1930s
• All Quiet on the Western Front†
•
•
• Cavalcade†
• It Happened One Night
• Mutiny on the Bounty
•
•
• You Can't Take It with You
•
1940s
• Rebecca
•
•
• Casablanca
•
•
•
•
•
• All the King's Men
1950s
• All About Eve
• An American in Paris
•
• From Here to Eternity
• On the Waterfront
•
•
• The Bridge on the River Kwai
•
•
1960s
• The Apartment
• West Side Story
• Lawrence of Arabia
•
•
•
•
•
•
1970s
•
• The French Connection
• The Godfather
•
•
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
•
• Annie Hall
•
•
1980s
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
1990s
•
•
• Schindler's List
•
•
•
•
•
2000s
•
•
•
•
•
I got all ready to take a few off but decided, while maybe weak as movies, that they had dynamite performances in them. so, I was gonna take another one but I like it better than this one so this is the one I took.
'The Unforgiven'
yeah, I like it. i maybe even agree that it belongs in the national film registry but why boot 'French Connection' if I like it better? it's my call so there you go.
Clint and Hackman are good and I like the point of the movie. still, I think for all Clint's strengths he is a too frugal producer. I think many sets and supporting cast members have a bargain basement quality that keeps the dramatic head of steam from building up as well as it might have.
a very good western, I don't think it's one of the great westerns. maybe one of Clint's best acting roles but only because it takes him the whole movie to turn into the Clint Eastwood we already know.
I liked a lot of movies that year. The player, the crying game, howard's end, glengarry glen ross, malcom x... I think I can honestly say I like them all better than 'the unforgiven' and I like nearly as many every bit as well. it's weird to think how much I still went to the movies in those days.
-
kath
- Groovy Queen of the Cosmos
- Posts: 49286
- Joined: 22 Feb 2006, 15:20
- Location: new orleans via bama via new orleans
1930s
• All Quiet on the Western Front†
•
•
• Cavalcade†
• It Happened One Night
• Mutiny on the Bounty
•
•
• You Can't Take It with You
•
1940s
• Rebecca
•
•
• Casablanca
•
•
•
•
•
•
1950s
• All About Eve
• An American in Paris
•
• From Here to Eternity
• On the Waterfront
•
•
• The Bridge on the River Kwai
•
•
1960s
• The Apartment
• West Side Story
• Lawrence of Arabia
•
•
•
•
•
•
1970s
•
• The French Connection
• The Godfather
•
•
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
•
• Annie Hall
•
•
1980s
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
1990s
•
•
• Schindler's List
•
•
•
•
•
2000s
•
•
•
•
•
all the king's men falleth by the wayside. yes, it's a great film (as are the rest on the list), and yes, i loved the book, but it's one of those movies i don't really enjoy watching anymore. i don't know why. maybe i'm sick of the whole thinly-veiled, huey longly corruption in louisiana politics. not fair to blame the movie, of course, but it's going anyway.
i love both the heiress and twelve o'clock high much better.
• All Quiet on the Western Front†
•
•
• Cavalcade†
• It Happened One Night
• Mutiny on the Bounty
•
•
• You Can't Take It with You
•
1940s
• Rebecca
•
•
• Casablanca
•
•
•
•
•
•
1950s
• All About Eve
• An American in Paris
•
• From Here to Eternity
• On the Waterfront
•
•
• The Bridge on the River Kwai
•
•
1960s
• The Apartment
• West Side Story
• Lawrence of Arabia
•
•
•
•
•
•
1970s
•
• The French Connection
• The Godfather
•
•
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
•
• Annie Hall
•
•
1980s
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
1990s
•
•
• Schindler's List
•
•
•
•
•
2000s
•
•
•
•
•
all the king's men falleth by the wayside. yes, it's a great film (as are the rest on the list), and yes, i loved the book, but it's one of those movies i don't really enjoy watching anymore. i don't know why. maybe i'm sick of the whole thinly-veiled, huey longly corruption in louisiana politics. not fair to blame the movie, of course, but it's going anyway.
i love both the heiress and twelve o'clock high much better.
-
toomanyhatz
- Power-mad king of the WCC
- Posts: 29993
- Joined: 07 Apr 2005, 00:01
- Location: Just east of where Charlie Parker went to do some relaxin'
1930s
• All Quiet on the Western Front†
• Cavalcade†
• It Happened One Night
• Mutiny on the Bounty
• You Can't Take It with You
1940s
• Rebecca
• Casablanca
1950s
• All About Eve
• An American in Paris
• From Here to Eternity
• On the Waterfront
• The Bridge on the River Kwai
1960s
• The Apartment
• Lawrence of Arabia
1970s
• The French Connection
• The Godfather
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• Annie Hall
1980s
•
1990s
• Schindler's List
2000s
•
So that's it for West Side Story. Certainly a very grand Hollywood musical, but not as good as plenty that aren't here. There's so many other great movies from that year- The Hustler, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Yojimbo, The Children's Hour- that I'll take any of them.
Oh, and I've condensed the list.
• All Quiet on the Western Front†
• Cavalcade†
• It Happened One Night
• Mutiny on the Bounty
• You Can't Take It with You
1940s
• Rebecca
• Casablanca
1950s
• All About Eve
• An American in Paris
• From Here to Eternity
• On the Waterfront
• The Bridge on the River Kwai
1960s
• The Apartment
• Lawrence of Arabia
1970s
• The French Connection
• The Godfather
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• Annie Hall
1980s
•
1990s
• Schindler's List
2000s
•
So that's it for West Side Story. Certainly a very grand Hollywood musical, but not as good as plenty that aren't here. There's so many other great movies from that year- The Hustler, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Yojimbo, The Children's Hour- that I'll take any of them.
Oh, and I've condensed the list.
Footy wrote:
The Who / Jimi Hendrix Experience Saville Theatre, London Jan '67
. Got Jimi's autograph after the show and went on to see him several times that year
1959 1963 1965 1966 1974 1977 1978 1981 1988 2017* 2018 2020!! 2023?
-
Jimbly
- Posts: 21959
- Joined: 21 Jul 2003, 23:17
- Location: ????
1930s
• All Quiet on the Western Front†
• Cavalcade†
• It Happened One Night
• Mutiny on the Bounty
• You Can't Take It with You
1940s
• Rebecca
• Casablanca
1950s
• All About Eve
• An American in Paris
• From Here to Eternity
• On the Waterfront
•
1960s
• The Apartment
• Lawrence of Arabia
1970s
• The French Connection
• The Godfather
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• Annie Hall
1980s
•
1990s
• Schindler's List
2000s
•
The Bridge on the River Kwai is out. I watched this a few days ago, its very good and it always surprises me that William Holden dies at the end. But its nowhere near Lawrence of Arabia which is brilliant
• All Quiet on the Western Front†
• Cavalcade†
• It Happened One Night
• Mutiny on the Bounty
• You Can't Take It with You
1940s
• Rebecca
• Casablanca
1950s
• All About Eve
• An American in Paris
• From Here to Eternity
• On the Waterfront
•
1960s
• The Apartment
• Lawrence of Arabia
1970s
• The French Connection
• The Godfather
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• Annie Hall
1980s
•
1990s
• Schindler's List
2000s
•
The Bridge on the River Kwai is out. I watched this a few days ago, its very good and it always surprises me that William Holden dies at the end. But its nowhere near Lawrence of Arabia which is brilliant
So Long Kid, Take A Bow.
-
kath
- Groovy Queen of the Cosmos
- Posts: 49286
- Joined: 22 Feb 2006, 15:20
- Location: new orleans via bama via new orleans
1930s
• All Quiet on the Western Front†
• Cavalcade†
• It Happened One Night
• Mutiny on the Bounty
•
1940s
• Rebecca
• Casablanca
1950s
• All About Eve
• An American in Paris
• From Here to Eternity
• On the Waterfront
•
1960s
• The Apartment
• Lawrence of Arabia
1970s
• The French Connection
• The Godfather
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• Annie Hall
1980s
•
1990s
• Schindler's List
2000s
•
i love all of the above. however, the one i love the least (that sounds funny, i know) would hafta be you can't take it with you. it's great, but it doesn't have that punch of masterpipece power. um, to me.
give me pygmalion, a hundred times over, instead. sniff.
• All Quiet on the Western Front†
• Cavalcade†
• It Happened One Night
• Mutiny on the Bounty
•
1940s
• Rebecca
• Casablanca
1950s
• All About Eve
• An American in Paris
• From Here to Eternity
• On the Waterfront
•
1960s
• The Apartment
• Lawrence of Arabia
1970s
• The French Connection
• The Godfather
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• Annie Hall
1980s
•
1990s
• Schindler's List
2000s
•
i love all of the above. however, the one i love the least (that sounds funny, i know) would hafta be you can't take it with you. it's great, but it doesn't have that punch of masterpipece power. um, to me.
give me pygmalion, a hundred times over, instead. sniff.
-
kath
- Groovy Queen of the Cosmos
- Posts: 49286
- Joined: 22 Feb 2006, 15:20
- Location: new orleans via bama via new orleans
i guess everyone has given up on this. tis a shame, because i haven't. we must see this through to the end, i say and i mean. if ye won't play with me, i will resort to playing with myself. surely ye don't want to let me, kath, of dubious taste, decide which picture wins the whole shebang?
fine, then. here i go.
1930s
• All Quiet on the Western Front†
• Cavalcade†
• It Happened One Night
• Mutiny on the Bounty
•
1940s
• Rebecca
• Casablanca
1950s
• All About Eve
•
• From Here to Eternity
• On the Waterfront
•
1960s
• The Apartment
• Lawrence of Arabia
1970s
• The French Connection
• The Godfather
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• Annie Hall
1980s
•
1990s
• Schindler's List
2000s
•
out goeth an american in paris. sure, it's great, very artistic and striking, gene kelly is wonderful, but it doesn't really belong in the, oh, say, ten best movies of all time. plot-wise, it fairly sucketh.
and there are sooo many good replacements, i just don't know what to do. of the other nominees, streetcar named desire is worthy... but off-list, we have some of my all-time fave flicks: african queen, the day the earth stood still, and strangers on a train.
movies so vastly different, but all excellent. ack.
i am going to be rather unorthodox and pick the day the earth stood still. a ground-breaking classic of its type. (but i worship african and strangers still, i do. forgive me, humphrey and alfred.)
fine, then. here i go.
1930s
• All Quiet on the Western Front†
• Cavalcade†
• It Happened One Night
• Mutiny on the Bounty
•
1940s
• Rebecca
• Casablanca
1950s
• All About Eve
•
• From Here to Eternity
• On the Waterfront
•
1960s
• The Apartment
• Lawrence of Arabia
1970s
• The French Connection
• The Godfather
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• Annie Hall
1980s
•
1990s
• Schindler's List
2000s
•
out goeth an american in paris. sure, it's great, very artistic and striking, gene kelly is wonderful, but it doesn't really belong in the, oh, say, ten best movies of all time. plot-wise, it fairly sucketh.
and there are sooo many good replacements, i just don't know what to do. of the other nominees, streetcar named desire is worthy... but off-list, we have some of my all-time fave flicks: african queen, the day the earth stood still, and strangers on a train.
movies so vastly different, but all excellent. ack.
i am going to be rather unorthodox and pick the day the earth stood still. a ground-breaking classic of its type. (but i worship african and strangers still, i do. forgive me, humphrey and alfred.)
-
Jimbly
- Posts: 21959
- Joined: 21 Jul 2003, 23:17
- Location: ????
1930s
• All Quiet on the Western Front†
• Cavalcade†
• It Happened One Night
• Mutiny on the Bounty
•
1940s
• Rebecca
• Casablanca
1950s
• All About Eve
•
• From Here to Eternity
• On the Waterfront
•
1960s
• The Apartment
• Lawrence of Arabia
1970s
• The French Connection
• The Godfather
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• Annie Hall
1980s
•
1990s
• Schindler's List
2000s
•
Out goes Cuckoos nest, mainly because of its untouchable reputation. I have seen it a couple times and enjoyed but have no desire to watch it ever again.
• All Quiet on the Western Front†
• Cavalcade†
• It Happened One Night
• Mutiny on the Bounty
•
1940s
• Rebecca
• Casablanca
1950s
• All About Eve
•
• From Here to Eternity
• On the Waterfront
•
1960s
• The Apartment
• Lawrence of Arabia
1970s
• The French Connection
• The Godfather
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• Annie Hall
1980s
•
1990s
• Schindler's List
2000s
•
Out goes Cuckoos nest, mainly because of its untouchable reputation. I have seen it a couple times and enjoyed but have no desire to watch it ever again.
So Long Kid, Take A Bow.
-
geoffcowgill
- exceptionally nondescript
- Posts: 3380
- Joined: 23 Oct 2003, 23:43
1930s
• All Quiet on the Western Front†
• • It Happened One Night
• Mutiny on the Bounty
•
1940s
• Rebecca
• Casablanca
1950s
• All About Eve
•
• From Here to Eternity
• On the Waterfront
•
1960s
• The Apartment
• Lawrence of Arabia
1970s
• The French Connection
• The Godfather
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• Annie Hall
1980s
•
1990s
• Schindler's List
2000s
•
Cavalcade is gone. Maybe I should admit that I haven't seen it (who has?), but it's reputation as a pseudo-highbrow bit of nothing precedes it, and can it really possibly be better than either Duck Soup or I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang?
• All Quiet on the Western Front†
• • It Happened One Night
• Mutiny on the Bounty
•
1940s
• Rebecca
• Casablanca
1950s
• All About Eve
•
• From Here to Eternity
• On the Waterfront
•
1960s
• The Apartment
• Lawrence of Arabia
1970s
• The French Connection
• The Godfather
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• Annie Hall
1980s
•
1990s
• Schindler's List
2000s
•
Cavalcade is gone. Maybe I should admit that I haven't seen it (who has?), but it's reputation as a pseudo-highbrow bit of nothing precedes it, and can it really possibly be better than either Duck Soup or I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang?
-
Sneelock
it's actually not too shabby in that company. they say Bunuel was very fond of it and it's easy to see why. it's sort of fatalistic for what passed for high brow entertainment in them days. I wasn't about to take it myself but I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did against well known, very good films.
thems the breaks.
thems the breaks.
-
marios
1930s
• All Quiet on the Western Front†
• It Happened One Night
1940s
• Rebecca
• Casablanca
1950s
• All About Eve
• From Here to Eternity
• On the Waterfront
1960s
• The Apartment
• Lawrence of Arabia
1970s
• The French Connection
• The Godfather
• Annie Hall
1990s
• Schindler's List
Out goes Mutiny On The Bounty. Alright i guess, but never really my kind of film.
I'll take A Night At The Opera or Top Hat.
• All Quiet on the Western Front†
• It Happened One Night
1940s
• Rebecca
• Casablanca
1950s
• All About Eve
• From Here to Eternity
• On the Waterfront
1960s
• The Apartment
• Lawrence of Arabia
1970s
• The French Connection
• The Godfather
• Annie Hall
1990s
• Schindler's List
Out goes Mutiny On The Bounty. Alright i guess, but never really my kind of film.
I'll take A Night At The Opera or Top Hat.
Last edited by marios on 31 Mar 2007, 00:57, edited 1 time in total.
-
mentalist (slight return)
- under mi sensi
- Posts: 14575
- Joined: 17 Jul 2003, 10:54
- Location: Sydney
- Contact:
I'll stick my oar in just once and give Lawrence Of The Arabia the kibosh. Lovely film to look at of course.
1930s
• All Quiet on the Western Front†
• It Happened One Night
1940s
• Rebecca
• Casablanca
1950s
• All About Eve
• From Here to Eternity
• On the Waterfront
1960s
• The Apartment
1970s
• The French Connection
• The Godfather
• Annie Hall
1990s
• Schindler's List
1930s
• All Quiet on the Western Front†
• It Happened One Night
1940s
• Rebecca
• Casablanca
1950s
• All About Eve
• From Here to Eternity
• On the Waterfront
1960s
• The Apartment
1970s
• The French Connection
• The Godfather
• Annie Hall
1990s
• Schindler's List
king of the divan
-
Sneelock
1930s
• All Quiet on the Western Front†
• It Happened One Night
1940s
• Rebecca
• Casablanca
1950s
• All About Eve
• From Here to Eternity
• On the Waterfront
1960s
• The Apartment
1970s
• The Godfather
• Annie Hall
1990s
• Schindler's List
I nearly took 'Schindler's List'. be honest with me. if i'd taken it would you have called me an anti-semite? I hope not but i decided not to risk it.
i've taken out 'the french connection'. it's the best cop show of the 70's but it's still a cop show (pretty much)
what would i take instead? holy jiminy fuck-all, what wouldn't I take?
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0149208.html
maybe I wouldn't take 'Nichols and Alexandria' but even that was pretty damned good!
• All Quiet on the Western Front†
• It Happened One Night
1940s
• Rebecca
• Casablanca
1950s
• All About Eve
• From Here to Eternity
• On the Waterfront
1960s
• The Apartment
1970s
• The Godfather
• Annie Hall
1990s
• Schindler's List
I nearly took 'Schindler's List'. be honest with me. if i'd taken it would you have called me an anti-semite? I hope not but i decided not to risk it.
i've taken out 'the french connection'. it's the best cop show of the 70's but it's still a cop show (pretty much)
what would i take instead? holy jiminy fuck-all, what wouldn't I take?
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0149208.html
maybe I wouldn't take 'Nichols and Alexandria' but even that was pretty damned good!
-
geoffcowgill
- exceptionally nondescript
- Posts: 3380
- Joined: 23 Oct 2003, 23:43
1930s
• All Quiet on the Western Front†
• It Happened One Night
1940s
• Rebecca
• Casablanca
1950s
• All About Eve
• From Here to Eternity
• On the Waterfront
1970s
• The Godfather
• Annie Hall
1990s
• Schindler's List
Ahh, The Apartment has lost its lease. A good film, to be sure, but pretty overrated, especially in the company that remains. Lemon, as he was prone to, just gets a bit too hammy in this movie, and all told it's kind of slight and bloated at the same time. 1960, however, was no great shakes for the movies. The Apartment was probably the best film nominated that year, but I'd place Psycho and even Inherit the Wind (the one Stanley Kramer hit-you-over-the-head message movie I really like) over it. There remain four movies that I couldn't possibly vote off now.
• All Quiet on the Western Front†
• It Happened One Night
1940s
• Rebecca
• Casablanca
1950s
• All About Eve
• From Here to Eternity
• On the Waterfront
1970s
• The Godfather
• Annie Hall
1990s
• Schindler's List
Ahh, The Apartment has lost its lease. A good film, to be sure, but pretty overrated, especially in the company that remains. Lemon, as he was prone to, just gets a bit too hammy in this movie, and all told it's kind of slight and bloated at the same time. 1960, however, was no great shakes for the movies. The Apartment was probably the best film nominated that year, but I'd place Psycho and even Inherit the Wind (the one Stanley Kramer hit-you-over-the-head message movie I really like) over it. There remain four movies that I couldn't possibly vote off now.