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   A ranking of all the films released during the 1950s that have been reviewed on my blog. #19 Houseboat (1958) https://thericochetreviewer.blogspot.com/2022/11/houseboat-1958.html #18 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) https://thericochetreviewer.blogspot.com/2021/05/gentlemen-prefer-blondes-1953.html #17 House on Haunted Hill (1959) https://thericochetreviewer.blogspot.com/2024/10/house-on-haunted-hill-1959.html #16 Cinderella (1950) https://thericochetreviewer.blogspot.com/2021/11/cinderella-1950.html #15 Stalag 17 (1953) https://thericochetreviewer.blogspot.com/2024/03/stalag-17-1953.html #14 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) https://thericochetreviewer.blogspot.com/2022/01/20-million-miles-to-earth-1957.html #13 The King and I (1956) https://thericochetreviewer.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-king-and-i-1956.html #12 In a Lonely Place (1950) https://thericochetreviewer.blogspot.com/2023/06/in-lonely-place-1950.html # 11 The Wages of Fear (1953) https://thericochetreviewer.blogspot....

Director: John Boorman Writers: James Dickey, based on his novel Stars: Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox, Ed Ramey, Billy Redden, Seamon Glass, Randall Deal, Bill McKinney, Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward A rafting trip for four businessmen (Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, and Ronny Cox) becomes a struggle for survival when they run afoul of some of the backcountry locals.  This film is a powerful, primal experience with excellent performances and beautiful photography.  It is an existential horror story that exploits the fearful contempt sparked in some urban dwellers who view those who live close to the land as backward, savage, and dangerous.  These men decide to visit the Cahulawassee River to see it before the construction of a dam floods the area, converting it to a lake and destroying a way of life.  The lawless hillbillies who assault them are like reminders that the natural world can lash back in unexpected ways when civilization attempts to d...