Dana and Tom discuss three very different films that are currently tied on the greater GMOAT full list: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Vertigo (1958), and The Hangover (2009).
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to the TieBreaker
05:32 Cast and Background for The Bridge on the River Kwai
07:43 Plot Summary for The Bridge on the River Kwai
09:06 New Thoughts on The Bridge on the River Kwai?
17:16 Cast and Background for Vertigo
21:35 Plot Summary for Vertigo
22:59 New Thoughts on Vertigo?
32:38 Cast and Background for The Hangover
35:35 Plot Summary for The Hangover
36:34 New Thoughts on The Hangover?
41:07 First Break
41:58 Let the Tiebreaker Begin
44:47 The Stanley Rubric - Impact/Signficance
48:21 The Stanley Rubric - Novelty
53:41 Second Break
54:20 In Memoriam
55:46 The Stanley Rubric - Classicness
01:01:13 The Stanley Rubric - Rewatchability
01:03:22 The Stanley Rubric - Audience Score
01:04:31 Final Math
01:07:20 Remaining Thoughts for the Week
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For more on the previous episode of The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), go to: https://www.ronnyduncanstudios.com/post/37-the-bridge-on-the-river-kwai-1957
For more on the previous episode of Vertigo (1958), go to: https://www.ronnyduncanstudios.com/post/vertigo-1958
For more on the previous episode of The Hangover (2009), go to: https://www.ronnyduncanstudios.com/post/the-hangover-2009
For more on the episode, go to: https://www.ronnyduncanstudios.com/post/the-bridge-on-the-river-kwai-1957-v-vertigo-1958-v-the-hangover-2009-tiebreaker
For the entire rankings list so far, go to: https://www.ronnyduncanstudios.com/post/greatest-movie-of-all-time-list
Keywords:
film analysis, movie rankings, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Vertigo, The Hangover, cinematic impact, film history, movie review, Todd Phillips, David Lean, Alfred Hitchcock, Bradley Cooper, James Stewart, William Holden, Alec Guinness, Kim Novak, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis
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