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Semi O.T.: Rank the decades.


I always hear people talking about their favorite decade, but I haven't actually heard rankings. So I thought it would be fun to start one. By the way, this is semi off-topic because the movies of each decade are a factor. Here's my ranking:

#8 The '40s.
#7 The '30s.
#6 The '60s.
#5 The '50s.
#4 The '80s (I.M.H.O. it's the most overrated decade).
#3 The '70s.
#2 The '00s.
#1 The '90s.

I feel it wouldn't be fair to include the current decade because it's not over yet. But if you do want to include it and/or other decades I left out, go ahead. If you want to say why you ranked them the way you did, go ahead too.

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#8 The '10s.
#7 The '30s.
#6 The '40s.
#5 The '00s.
#4 The '70s
#3 The '90s.
#2 The '50s.(By Audrey and great directors)
#1 The '60s.(By Audrey and great directors)

"Over my dead body!" (Audrey Hepburn).

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What about the '20s and '80s?

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This is a really tough question. The only decades I really dislike are the 80's and 90's...and early 2000's. Anyway...

20's
40's
30's
70's
60's
10's
2000's+
1900's/50's
90's
80's

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would be good if new films were less conservative and showed real urinating and pooing as already the case in porn films.

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1. (tie) Hard to choose between 90's and 60's for me
3.2000's
4.50's
5.40's
6.70's
7.80's
8.30's

2010's are shaping up to be in the 5th of 6th spot

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1. 60's
2. 70's
3. 50's
4. 30's
5. 90's

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What about the other decades?

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1. 40s (including 1939, the greatest year of film ever)
2. 50s
3. 80s
4. 70s
5. 90s
6. 30s (excluding 1939)
7. 60s
8-25. To be determined
26. 2000s
27. To be determined
28. 2010s

Sorry to be such a downer on recent decades, but I find them to be too superficial, both blockbusters and critically acclaimed movies alike. Too much cinematic shorthand.

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