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Post by The Prighlofone on Jan 27, 2015 20:17:39 GMT -5
All in the title! I'm curious. I'd just be interested to see say, people's top 20 from 2010 to now (if you can do that many), since the decade is more than half over. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2015 21:40:00 GMT -5
This isn't a real top 20, just the ones that come to mind first
1. Boyhood
2. Bernie
3. Rush
4. Prisoners
5. Killer Joe
6. Django Unchained
7. 21 and 22 Jump Street
8. Social Network
9. Nightcrawler
10. Whiplash
11. Black Swan
12. Grand Budapest Hotel
13. Dredd
14. Snowpiercer
15. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
16. Scott Pilgrim vs The World
17. Attack the Block
18. Adventures of Tintin
19. Wreck it Ralph
20. 127 hours
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Post by Ice Cream Planet on Jan 27, 2015 22:55:57 GMT -5
A Separation, Weekend, The Past, Kokuhaku (Confessions) and Starred Up are some of my favorites thus far this decade. Admittedly, there are probably quite a few I'm missing at this time.
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Post by The Prighlofone on Jan 28, 2015 1:23:07 GMT -5
^Yes, 2011 was by far the worst year for film so far this decade. And yet it got 9 Oscar Best Picture nominees to 2014's 8! It doesn't make sense!
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Post by MrsLangdonAlger on Jan 28, 2015 9:07:04 GMT -5
Yeah, if I do this my brain will explode. Which means eventually I'll do this.
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Post by Ice Cream Planet on Jan 28, 2015 9:10:39 GMT -5
^Yes, 2011 was by far the worst year for film so far this decade. And yet it got 9 Oscar Best Picture nominees to 2014's 8! It doesn't make sense! Really, I thought there were a lot of great films in 2011. If nothing else, it was a great year for non-US cinema. |
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Post by chattygal on Jan 28, 2015 9:56:15 GMT -5
In no particular order: Prisoners, Jiro Dreams of Sushi, Nebraska, The Descendants, Gravity, All is Lost, Boyhood, Birdman. And the “30 for 30” documentary productions are almost always feature-film caliber, including: Catching Hell, You Don't Know Bo, Ghosts of Ole Miss, and Broke.
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Post by Ice Cream Planet on Jan 28, 2015 10:37:49 GMT -5
Really, I thought there were a lot of great films in 2011. If nothing else, it was a great year for non-US cinema. Therein lies the problem. I don't watch a lot of non-US cinema. Find a way to watch Confessions. It's basically a cross between Rashomon, Old Boy, and Heathers. The first thirty minutes alone are some of the best cinema I've seen so far this decade. |
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Post by The Prighlofone on Jan 28, 2015 10:49:15 GMT -5
I will say, though, that 2011 was a better year for cinema than 2015!
I keep meaning to get into foreign films, and I haven't yet. That will change this year. Also, Ice Cream Planet, I hate to be one of those guys, but "A Separation" came out in 2009. |
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Post by Lady Bones on Jan 28, 2015 11:06:51 GMT -5
Therein lies the problem. I don't watch a lot of non-US cinema. Find a way to watch Confessions. It's basically a cross between Rashomon, Old Boy, and Heathers. The first thirty minutes alone are some of the best cinema I've seen so far this decade. How have I not seen this? Thank you so much for mentioning it. |
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Post by Lady Bones on Jan 28, 2015 11:11:51 GMT -5
I going to go ahead and tell both of y'all, @iffy and The Prighlofone, to watch more foreign movies. Totally worth it. |
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Post by Lady Bones on Jan 28, 2015 11:13:33 GMT -5
I going to go ahead and tell both of y'all, @iffy and The Prighlofone, to watch more foreign movies. Totally worth it. Eh. Shaaaaaaaaame |
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Post by gentileman on Jan 28, 2015 11:29:29 GMT -5
Believe me, I'm used to living with shame. |
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Post by Pear on Jan 28, 2015 12:21:08 GMT -5
At this point in time, as I have not seen everything from 2014 yet. Or even 2013. And holy crap was 2011 a terrible movie year. 1) Boyhood 2) Her 3) Gravity 4) Django Unchained 5) The Avengers 6) Social Network 7) Nightcrawler 8) Inception 9) Inside Llewyn Davis 10) Inherent Vice 11) Upstream Color 12) Looper 13) Grand Budapest Hotel 14) Toy Story 3 15) Beasts of the Southern Wild 16) Moonrise Kingdom 17) Snowpiercer 18) Moneyball 19) Take Shelter 20) You're Next Yay for including Upstream Color, Looper, and Take Shelter. And for having Her that high. |
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Post by NerdInTheBasement on Jan 28, 2015 12:21:37 GMT -5
Here's just twenty films I'd consider best from 2010-2014. In no particular order:
Her
Boyhood
The Social Network
Zero Dark Thirty
The Muppets
The Avengers
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
The Wolf of Wall Street
The LEGO Movie
Whiplash
Midnight In Paris
Before Midnight
Guardians of The Galaxy
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Cloud Atlas
Argo
True Grit
Toy Story 3
The World's End
Inception
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Post by Ice Cream Planet on Jan 28, 2015 12:29:07 GMT -5
I will say, though, that 2011 was a better year for cinema than 2015!
I keep meaning to get into foreign films, and I haven't yet. That will change this year. Also, Ice Cream Planet, I hate to be one of those guys, but "A Separation" came out in 2009. Not, it came out in 2011. IMDB
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Post by Ice Cream Planet on Jan 28, 2015 12:31:06 GMT -5
Find a way to watch Confessions. It's basically a cross between Rashomon, Old Boy, and Heathers. The first thirty minutes alone are some of the best cinema I've seen so far this decade. How have I not seen this? Thank you so much for mentioning it. It was Japan's entry for the 2011 Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards. It made the shortlist, but wasn't nominated. Thankfully, it won Best Film and Best Director at the Japanese Academy Awards. Takako Matsu should have won Best Actress. She was phenomenal. |
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Post by Lady Bones on Jan 28, 2015 13:08:32 GMT -5
So does 2010 count? Great, now I have to compile individual lists for 2010 AND 2011.
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Post by MrsLangdonAlger on Jan 28, 2015 14:14:50 GMT -5
I can do this, but I can't rank them:
Never Let Me Go
The Social Network
Tangled (shut up, I love it)
Sound of My Voice
Take Shelter
Attack the Block
You're Next
Safety Not Guaranteed
The Cabin in the Woods
Frances Ha
Upstream Color
Inside Llewyn Davis
The Conjuring
Her
Nightcrawler
Boyhood
Inherent Vice
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Post by Beatrix Kiddo 9000 on Jan 28, 2015 14:56:30 GMT -5
Oh I love lists and voicing my arbitrary opinion on a topic that I have constantly shifting feelings about!
1. Boyhood
2. Margaret
3. A Separation
4. Under the Skin
5. Black Swan
6. Melancholia
7. Zero Dark Thirty
8. Holy Motors
9. Weekend
10. Toy Story 3
11. The Tale of Princess Kaguya
12. The Social Network
13. The Cabin in the Woods
14. Bridesmaids
15. Stranger by the Lake
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Post by The Prighlofone on Jan 28, 2015 15:02:26 GMT -5
So does 2010 count? Great, now I have to compile individual lists for 2010 AND 2011. Well yes, 2010 was the first year of the 2010s after all.
Ice Cream Planet My apologies, I was confusing it with "An Education". And Lady Bones I have several foreign films I've been meaning to watch and I promise I'll get to them soon.
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Post by NerdInTheBasement on Jan 28, 2015 15:29:00 GMT -5
I can do this, but I can't rank them: Never Let Me Go The Social Network Tangled (shut up, I love it) Sound of My Voice Take Shelter Attack the Block You're Next Safety Not Guaranteed The Cabin in the Woods Frances Ha Upstream Color Inside Llewyn Davis The Conjuring Her Nightcrawler Inherent Vice Hooray for more Her love!! An nice to see Nightcrawler on there, a movie that almost made my list! And it's also nice to see someone else who appreciates the gloriousness of Tangled. The music alone makes it incredible! |
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Post by Ice Cream Planet on Jan 28, 2015 16:11:54 GMT -5
So does 2010 count? Great, now I have to compile individual lists for 2010 AND 2011. Well yes, 2010 was the first year of the 2010s after all.
Ice Cream Planet My apologies, I was confusing it with "An Education". And Lady Bones I have several foreign films I've been meaning to watch and I promise I'll get to them soon.
I loved An Education! I'm planning on reading her original memoir and rewatching the film. |
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Post by Dellarigg on Jan 28, 2015 16:21:06 GMT -5
Under The Skin, The Wolf Of Wall Street, The Social Network, World's Greatest Dad, and that's all she wrote.
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Post by rimjobflashmob on Jan 28, 2015 16:24:34 GMT -5
This is going to be such an incomplete list, because I haven't seen a lot of the essentials and I know I'm forgetting some that I have (notably foreign films). Off the top of my head:
1. The Master
2. Her
3. Whiplash
4. Shut Up And Play The Hits
5. Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
6. Frank
7. The Cabin in the Woods
8. Much Ado About Nothing
9. Grand Budapest Hotel
10. How to Train Your Dragon
11. Catching Fire
12. The LEGO Movie
13. Rubber
14. Pacific Rim
15. Veronica Mars
16. Coherence
17. Nightcrawler
18. Super 8
19. Inside Llewyn Davis
20. Monsters
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Post by Ice Cream Planet on Jan 28, 2015 16:26:03 GMT -5
This is going to be such an incomplete list, because I haven't seen a lot of the essentials and I know I'm forgetting some that I have (notably foreign films). Off the top of my head: 1. The Master 2. Her 3. Whiplash 4. Shut Up And Play The Hits 5. Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World 6. Frank 7. The Cabin in the Woods 8. Much Ado About Nothing 9. Grand Budapest Hotel 10. How to Train Your Dragon 11. Catching Fire 12. The LEGO Movie 13. Rubber 14. Pacific Rim 15. Veronica Mars 16. Coherence 17. Nightcrawler 18. Super 8 19. Inside Llewyn Davis 20. Monsters is such a great choice. |
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Post by rimjobflashmob on Jan 28, 2015 16:36:27 GMT -5
Cabin in the Woods is such a great choice. I love that movie so goddamn much. The only one on the list I saw more times in theaters was Scott Pilgrim (4), but Cabin in the Woods I've seen close to ten times overall. |
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Post by Lady Bones on Jan 28, 2015 19:38:35 GMT -5
The Prighlofone: Back in 2009, several people, including Roger Ebert, argued against critics doing best of the decade lists because they believed that decades are from 2001-2010, etc. I was unsure where the stance was on that for this.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2015 19:57:14 GMT -5
If 2000 started a new millennium, then I'm pretty sure it started a damn decade.
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Post by Invisible Goat on Jan 28, 2015 20:38:42 GMT -5
I still haven't seen Boyhood despite having the Blu-ray sitting here for 10 days now, but that's the only real blind spot. Or unintentional one at least.
1. The Social Network
2. Cloud Atlas
3. Gravity
4. Whiplash
5. Moonrise Kingdom
6. The World's End
7. Before Midnight
8. Django Unchained
9. Her
10. The Grand Budapest Hotel
11. Inception
12. Blue Valentine
13. Lincoln
14. Black Swan
15. Snowpiercer
16. Four Lions
17. Margin Call
18. Gone Girl
19. Interstellar
20. The Cabin In the Woods
I've seen 256 from this decade so far, not bad.
On the other hand looking through the list there are more than a handful that I had no memory of before looking them up.
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