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Originally Posted by neverending
Great selection. My top 10 would have included something from Corman & Hammer.
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That would have made a well-rounded list with equal representations. But I don't think Hammer, or Corman, had any impactful cinema out in the 60s.
House of Usher was the best of Corman in the 60s, IMO, as was
Quatermass and the Pit, for Hammer. Both were good, solid entertainers...but not in the bracket of movies which left a lasting impression on the movielovers of those times.
I went with 10 which I thought made an impact at that time, besides being my top 10 favorites of that decade.
The Birds, although being a hugely popular Hitchcock disaster movie, wasn't anywhere near
Psycho or even
Jaws for that matter, in terms of sheer impact.
Although
Village of the Damned and
Whatever Happened To Baby Jane? came very close to popping into my Honorable Mentions. Instead, I chose to give the nod to Bergman's
Hour of the Wolf because, besides being a forgotten masterpiece AND Bergman's only foray into horror, its a flawless piece of cinema which leaves quite an impression on anyone watching it. One of those movies which was imperative to turn up in the Unsung and Underappreciated 100, IMHO, but didnt get acknowledged. People need to see it, at least once.