1953

Submitted by Kza on Tue, 11/29/2005 - 04:18
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  1. The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (Roy Rowland) [85]
  2. Pickup on South Street (Samuel Fuller) [85]
  3. War of the Worlds (Byron Haskin) [84]
  4. The Naked Spur (Anthony Mann) [76]
  5. Gate of Hell (Teinosuke Kinugasa) [68]
  6. It Came From Outer Space (Jack Arnold) [59]
  7. The Hitch-Hiker (Ida Lupino) [53]
  8. From Here to Eternity (Fred Zinneman) [52]
  9. Roman Holiday (William Wyler) [48]
  10. The Band Wagon (Vincente Minnelli) [45]
  11. Thunder Bay (Anthony Mann) [42]
  12. House of Wax (Andre de Toth) [41]
  13. Seen But Unrated (approximate rating): All I Desire (Douglas Sirk) [62], The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (Roy Rowland) [79], Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Howard Hawks) [43; Seen it three times, still doesn't work for me], Glen or Glenda? (Edward D. Wood Jr.) [75], Invaders From Mars (William Cameron Menzies) [82], The Maze (William Cameron Menzies) [66], Mr. Hulot's Holiday (Jacques Tati) [92], Shane (George Stevens) [80], Tokyo Story (Yasujiro Ozu) [60]
Author Comments: 

Title (Director) [rating]
[under review]: I told myself to get tougher with the ratings this year (2005); these ratings are from 2004 or earlier, and I plan to revisit these films and see if they hold up.
[approximate rating]: Just a guess based on how strongly I feel about these films right now; some of these I haven't seen in 10+ years.

Rating system, adapted from the one used by SteveR:
100-97 = All-time favorite
96-90 = Fantastic; best of the year
89-80 = Remarkable
79-70 = Very Good
69-60 = Good
59-50 = Okay
49-40 = Mediocre
39-30 = Bad
29-20 = Horrible
19-10 = Torture
9-1 = Would end a war if dropped on opposing country
0 = Uwe Boll