Match Cut Director Consensus -- Vincente Minnelli

[dreamdead]

Welcome to week 5, where you either prove your classical Hollywood knowledge with Minnelli's films or reveal your deficiencies in that time period. As always, please list the films from first to most recent.

http://bibliotecnica.upc.edu/cinemaiarquitectura/Cinema/DIRECTORS/Vincente_Minnelli.jpg

[dreamdead]

Gigi - 6
Some Came Running - 7.5

Meet Me in St. Louis is apparently never gonna get off long wait from Netflix. I think I'll research his works more throughout the year, though...

[Boner M]

The Bad and the Beautiful - 8

[Ezee E]

I'll check out The Pirate and An American in Paris. From there we'll see about Gigi and Meet Me In St. Louis.

He did a Van Gogh movie that Martin Scorsese absolutely loves as well.

[Mysterious Dude]

Cabin in the Sky - 8
Meet Me in St. Louis - 5.5
An American in Paris - 6
The Bad and the Beautiful - 5.5
Brigadoon - 5
Lust for Life - 6
The Courtship of Eddie's Father - 3.5

I'm not wild about him.

[jesse]

I've considered him a favorite because he directed two of my most loved films, but now he's looking rather uneven...

Some Came Running - 8.0
The Cobweb - 8.0 (great, campy fun!)
Brigadoon - 3.0
The Long, Long Trailer - 7.0 (didn't even realize he'd directed this...)
The Band Wagon - 7.5
The Bad and the Beautiful - 7.0
An American in Paris - 6.0
Father of the Bride - 7.0
Madame Bovary - 6.5 (though the climactic ball sequence is a definite 10.0)
The Pirate - 6.5
The Clock - 10.0
Meet Me in St. Louis - 10.0
Cabin in the Sky - 8.0

Films He Directed Segments of:
Till the Clouds Roll By - .5 (oy, probably the worst musical I've ever seen, though his dance sequences were the only palatable sections)
Ziegfeld Follies - 5.0 (terribly uneven, though his segment with Judy Garland spoofing Kate Hepburn is the definite bright spot of the film)

[Derek]

Meet Me in St. Louis - 8.5
The Clock - 8.0
The Bad and the Beautiful - 7.5
An American in Paris - 7.0
The Band Wagon - 6.5
Lust for Life - 8.0
Some Came Running - 6.5
Two Weeks in Another Town - 7.0

[Philosophe_rouge]

Meet Me in St. Louis 10
Father of the Bride 8
An American in Paris 9.5
The Bad and the Beautiful 9
The Band Wagon 8
Gigi 6
Lust for Life 6
Some Came Running 8

[Silencio]

Meet Me in St. Louis - 7

Yeah, that's all I got.

[Yxklyx]

Cabin in the Sky - 7
Meet Me in St. Louis - 7
An American in Paris - 7
The Bad and the Beautiful - 5
The Band Wagon - 4

[Winston*]

The Bad and the Beautiful - 8
Meet me in St. Louis - 4

[Raiders]

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) 8.0
The Clock (1945) 8.5
An American in Paris (1951) 7.0
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) 9.0
The Band Wagon (1953) 7.5
The Long, Long Trailer (1953) 6.0
Lust for Life (1956) 7.5
Gigi (1958) 6.0
Some Came Running (1958) 5.5

[monolith94]

Meet Me in St. Louis - 5.5
An American in Paris - 9
Lust for Life - 6.5

[ledfloyd]

The Bad and the Beautiful - 8
The Band Wagon - 10

i realllly need to see more.

[Sycophant]

An American in Paris - 5.5
The Band Wagon - 10.0
Meet Me in St. Louis - 9.5

[Weeping_Guitar]

Meet Me in St. Louis - 8
The Bad and the Beautiful - 7

[soitgoes...]

The Clock (1945) - 8.0
Father of the Bride (1950) - 5.0
An American in Paris (1951) - 7.5
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) - 9.0
The Long, Long Trailer (1954) - 2.0
Lust for Life (1956) - 7.0

I have The Band Wagon and The Clock available to watch. Honestly though, I'm in no hurry to get to them.

[Spinal]

Nichts.

[MadMan]

reveal your deficiencies in that time period.*Raises hand*

[Kurosawa Fan]

Nichts.

Me too. Whoops.

[Derek]

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[Sycophant]

Dude, Derek. Why have you not watched The Band Wagon?

[Kurosawa Fan]

Yeah Derek!

[Spinal]

If KF ever watched a Minnelli film, I imagine his face would look something a dog denied cupcakes.

[Derek]

Dude, Derek. Why have you not watched The Band Wagon?

I know, I know. It's been near the top of my Netflix queue for a long time. I bumped it to the top when this thread came up, so I should get to some time this week.


Yeah Derek!

I am a disappointment and a failure. :(


If KF ever watched a Minnelli film, I imagine his face would look something like a dog denied cupcakes.

For better or worse, I'd say this is true.

[Sycophant]

I know, I know. It's been near the top of my Netflix queue for a long time. I bumped it to the top when this thread came up, so I should get to some time this week.I am holding you to this.

[Kurosawa Fan]

You guys are only making it worse for Boner.

[eternity]

Meet Me in St. Louis- 9
Gigi- 7

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

The Bad and the Beautiful - 7.5

Seeing that The Band Wagon was an influence on Punch Drunk Love, I have been meaning to watch it for quite some time.

[origami_mustache]

Meet Me in St. Louis - 7

[thefourthwall]

Meet Me in St. Louis - 9.5
An American in Paris - 8

[Derek]

Added a generous 6.5 for The Band Wagon.

[dreamdead]

Results:
The Clock – 8.625 (4)
Meet Me in St. Louis – 7.75 (14)
The Band Wagon – 7.642 (7)
The Bad and the Beautiful – 7.5 (12)
An American in Paris - 7.25 (10)
Some Came Running – 7.1 (5)
Lust for Life – 6.833 (6)
Gigi – 6.25 (4)
Overall: 7.3689

Did not Qualify:
The Cobweb – 8 (1)
Cabin in the Sky – 7.667 (3)
Two Weeks in Another Town – 7 (1)
Father of the Bride – 6.667 (3)
The Pirate – 6.5 (1)
Madame Bovary – 6.5 (1)
The Long, Long Trailer – 5 (3)
Brigadoon – 4 (2)
The Courtship of Eddie’s Father – 3.5 (1)

Most Viewed: jesse
Biggest Hater: Antoine
Dumbest film title for this Year’s consensus: The Courtship of Eddie’s Father

[Mysterious Dude]

My first "biggest hater" award! And I thought I was restraining my hatred.

[jesse]

Results:Most Viewed: jesse I was a bit surprised when I compiled the list it was that many...


Added a generous 6.5 for The Band Wagon. Would be interested in some thoughts--I saw this just a few weeks ago as well, and even though I rated it higher I was also rather disappointed.

EDIT: I just put up some thoughts in my blog.