Hitting the Rewind button: Volume 1 - The Swinging 60s

[neverending]

All grreat movies! Go watch the rest now!

[roshiq]

Surely...I'll see them all one day. :)

[_____V_____]

Originally Posted by neverending

Great selection. My top 10 would have included something from Corman & Hammer.

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.

[neverending]

No worries- differences of opinion though- I think both Corman and Hammer had huge impact on the cinema of the 60s.

[monalisa]

Differences of opinion are part of what gives discussions like this more flavor and information (in my opinion). I have to agree with roshiq, I've learned a lot about movies, from all decades, on HDC. I look forward to what's next!

[fortunato]

Originally Posted by _____V_____

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.

Incredible film. Includes some of the most curiously haunting scenes ever filmed, for sure.

Great list, _V_. I mean, seriously. I'm not even sure I would change anything.

Personally, I'm a huge fan of the music from the 60s. The pop sensibilities of the musicians from that decade were just so fresh, after being inspired by a whole slew of emerging musical styles from previous decades. Bands/people like The Beatles, Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones (just to name a very few) turned music on its head, and gave the world a new way to look at and listen to music. The 60s defined pop music, and here we see a real emergence of such elements as the "hook". It's too bad it seems we've mucked it up today. The term "pop music" essentially refers now to that teeny-bop, heartthrob, corporate garbage.

[Leprucky Cougar]

Originally Posted by ferretchucker

Ah, the 60's! What a great time. I loved it! Oh wait...that was the 90's. Oh well!

:p

Good choices of films though. I would have suggested the Birds as well.

Ha ! I'm with ya ferret. I wasn't even thought of in the 60s. Hell my parents didn't even know each other- At 1960, my mom was 1 and my dad was 5.

Anyway, pretty cool thread, And yes as previously metioned many are still reaping the influential impacts of the 1960s--argubly many of the problems that occured then are still now--they have just changed form. So I guess that can be taken in some regards as a good and bad. On a postive note, some things that previous decades have impacted even now are as we mentioned films, ideals/principles and fashion (more so 80s fashion now than 60s fashion)

[sfear]

Great list, great commentary. Thank you for all the work. I certainly have soft spot for the sixties. I discovered Joe Kubert in 1961, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1963, the Beatles when they made their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 (the impact the Beatles were able to make on a ten year old is something I still struggle to explain) and Isaac Asimov, Edmond Hamilton, and Jack Vance in 1968-9. As for movies, I'm pleased you mentioned The Haunting, one of my all time favorites. Three other films which impressed me were Village Of The Damned (which you alluded to later), Tales Of Terror, and Burn Witch Burn, all worth anyone's time and effort to explore.:)

[Paul the Monk]

Wonderful thread, bringing back some very fond memories too! Thank you!:)

[urgeok2]

these flicks are pretty much the backbone of a good horror collection.