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Post by Jon Pertwees Shameless Gurning on Mar 24, 2017 13:43:06 GMT -5
Inspired by the AVC article. Here are mine. Note that since about '08, I watch a lot fewer movies every year since then. I cheated and put runners up in a lot of years.
1981 - Raiders of the Lost Ark (runner up - Time Bandits)
1982 - Blade Runner (runner up - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
1983 - Return of the Jedi
1984 - Purple Rain
1985 - Brazil (runner up - Back to the Future)
1986 - Labyrinth (runner up - Blue Velvet)
1987 - Raising Arizona (runner up - The Princess Bride)
1988 - The Last Temptation of Christ
1989 - Do the Right Thing (runner up - Say Anything)
1990 - Miller’s Crossing
1991 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1992 - Reservoir Dogs (runner up - Army of Darkness)
1993 - Groundhog Day (runner up - The Nightmare Before Christmas)
1994 - Pulp Fiction (runner up - Ed Wood)
1995 - Heat (runner up - 12 Monkeys)
1996 - Fargo
1997 - Princess Mononoke (runner up - Grosse Pointe Blank)
1998 - The Big Lebowski (runner up - Rushmore)
1999 - The Iron Giant (runner up - The Matrix)
2000 - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (runner up - O Brother, Where Art Thou?)
2001 - Spirited Away (runner up - The Royal Tenenbaums)
2002 - 25th Hour (runner up - Road to Perdition)
2003 - Kill Bill Vol. 1 (runner up - Lost in Translation)
2004 - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (runner up - Shaun of the Dead)
2005 - A History of Violence
2006 - The Fountain (runner up - The Departed)
2007 - There Will Be Blood (runner up - No Country for Old Men)
2008 - Wall*E (runner up - The Dark Knight)
2009 - Inglourious Basterds (runner up - Where the Wild Things Are)
2010 - How to Train Your Dragon
2011 - Drive
2012 - Beasts of the Southern Wild (runner up - The Master)
2013 - Pacific Rim (runner up - American Hustle)
2014 - A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (runner up - Selma)
2015 - Mad Max: Fury Road (runner up - Creed)
2016 - Kubo and the Two Strings
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Post by Ben Grimm on Mar 24, 2017 14:18:09 GMT -5
This is what I put:
I took a "If I absolutely had to watch something from that year, would would I say the most often" approach. I used Wikipedia to source movies, and I'm pretty sure I missed some, but I'm old, and this took forever.
1975 - Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1976 - The Outlaw Josey Wales (I guess. This was a weak year)
1977 - Star Wars (I don't even need to look)
1978 - Superman
1979 - The Muppet Movie/Life of Brian/The In-Laws
1980 - Empire Strikes Back/Flash Gordon
1981 - Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982 - Wrath of Khan
1983 - Return of the Jedi
1984 - Repo Man/Ghostbusters
1985 - Real Genius
1986 - Big Trouble in Little China
1987 - Princess Bride/Raising Arizona
1988 - They Live/Die Hard
1989 - UHF
1990 - Gremlins 2
1991 - Defending Your Life/Star Trek VI
1992 - Unforgiven
1993 - Army of Darkness/Nightmare Before Christmas
1994 - Pulp Fiction
1995 - Toy Story
1996 - Fargo
1997 - LA Confidential
1998 - The Big Lebowski
1999 - Galaxy Quest
2000 - O Brother Where Art Thou?/Best in Show
2001 - The Royal Tenenbaums
2002 - Blade II/Catch Me if You Can (this was the weakest year in a while)
2003 - Return of the King (I guess. This was another year with not a lot)
2004 - Shaun of the Dead
2005 - Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang
2006 - Crank
2007 - Zodiac
2008 - Wall-E
2009 - Up
2010 - Scott Pilgrim
2011 - Captain America
2012 - Cabin in the Woods
2013 - Iron Man 3
2014 - Guardians of the Galaxy/The Lego Movie
2015 - Mad Max: Fury Road
2016 - Rogue One, I guess, though there's a lot I haven't seen
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Post by Powerthirteen on Mar 24, 2017 17:37:58 GMT -5
1987 - Moonstruck
1988 - A Fish Called Wanda
1989 - Do The Right Thing
1990 - Miller's Crossing
1991 - T2
1992 - Unforgiven
1993 - Dazed and Confused
1994 - Quiz Show
1995 - Babe
1996 - That Thing You Do!
1997 - L.A. Confidential
1998 - The Big Lebowski
1999 - Rushmore
2000 - Pitch Black
2001 - Ocean's 11
2002 - The Two Towers
2003 - Lost In Translation
2004 - Ocean's 12
2005 - Pride and Prejudice
2006 - Stranger Than Fiction
2007 - Ocean's 13 (this was an absurdly good year for movies and I don't like any of them as much as Ocean's 13 because I am not an aesthete.)
2008 - Hellboy 2
2009 - Up
2010 - The Social Network
2011 - The Tree of Life
2012 - Django Unchained
2013 - American Hustle (second-toughest year after '07)
2014 - The Grand Budapest Hotel
2015 - The Big Short
2016 - La La Land
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Post by Dellarigg on Mar 24, 2017 17:57:09 GMT -5
For the record, if 1990 doesn't = Goodfellas, I don't look at the rest of your choices. Over and out.
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Post by Invisible Goat on Mar 25, 2017 17:11:32 GMT -5
I did this the last time but I'm doing it from scratch again, that list is null and void. Some of these I've only seen once and barely remember but I know I liked them.
85 - Back to the Future
86 - Blue Velvet
87 - Raising Arizona
88 - Die Hard
89 - Do the Right Thing
90 - Goodfellas
91 - Beauty and the Beast
92 - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
93 - Jurassic Park
94 - Pulp Fiction
95 - Apollo 13
96 - Fargo (damn I really wanted to say Trainspotting, toughest one yet)
97 - Boogie Nights
98 - Saving Private Ryan
99 - Being John Malkovich
00 - Best In Show
01 - Mulholland Drive
02 - LOTR: The Two Towers
03 - LOTR: Return of the King
04 - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
05 - The 40-Year-Old Virgin
06 - Children of Men
07 - There Will Be Blood (really wanted to say Walk Hard or Hot Fuzz though)
08 - In Bruges
09 - Inglourious Basterds
10 - The Social Network
11 - Margaret
12 - Cloud Atlas
13 - Her
14 - The Grand Budapest Hotel
15 - Mad Max: Fury Road
16 - Arrival
17 - Get Out as of 3/25
Notes
-Grand Budapest Hotel is the only Wes Anderson to show up despite it being my 4th favorite of his at the most
-Fellowship of the Ring is the best LOTR movie but the only one that's not my favorite of its year
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Post by ganews on Mar 28, 2017 20:48:43 GMT -5
I'm only going to scan the top 50 movies for each year on IMDB to make this:
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
The Terminator (1984) - helluva year, this one.
Back to the Future (1985)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) - suck it, Aliens!
Predator (1987)
Beetlejuice (1988) - oof, also a helluva year. Sorry, Roger Rabbit.
honey i shrunk the kids (1989) -, not in the top 50, but I had to go back and replace Dead Poets Society. Also Raiders > Crusade
Goodfellas (1990) - more tough choices. I wanted to say Edward Scissorhands but then @dellarig wouldn't read my post
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - you were pretty close, Hot Shots!
My Cousin Vinny (1992) - this isn't getting easier
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) - over Groundhog Day, another crazy Bill Murray snub
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Braveheart (1995) - I'm trying not to think to hard about theses anymore.
The Birdcage (1996)
Good Will Hunting (1997)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Matrix (1999)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Spider-Man (2002)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
The Prestige (2006) - the only movie on this list more than a couple years old I have only seen once
There Will Be Blood (2007) - easy choice, but helluva year
The Dark Knight (2008)
Coraline (2009)
Inception (2010)
Moneyball (2011)
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Iron Man 3 (2013) - YOU HEARD ME
Edge of Tomorrow (2014) - over Whiplash???
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Doctor Strange (2016) - yeah this is territory where I haven't seen much yet
Logan (2017)
And there we are. Closest call of all was probably Beetlejuice/Who Framed Roger Rabbit?. Going through, I can't believe the things I actually saw in the theater vs. what actually came out.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2017 20:54:44 GMT -5
I expected better from you.
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Post by ganews on Mar 28, 2017 22:17:16 GMT -5
No you didn't.
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Post by Dellarigg on Mar 29, 2017 1:53:27 GMT -5
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Post by ganews on Mar 29, 2017 7:42:01 GMT -5
You would've had an upvote from me if you'd spelt my name right. So you did read the post then. |
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Post by Dellarigg on Mar 29, 2017 7:43:15 GMT -5
You would've had an upvote from me if you'd spelt my name right. So you did read the post then. You picked Goodfellas, and I'm a man of my word. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2017 11:51:01 GMT -5
I'm only going to scan the top 50 movies for each year on IMDB to make this: Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) The Terminator (1984) - helluva year, this one. Back to the Future (1985) Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) - suck it, Aliens! Predator (1987) Beetlejuice (1988) - oof, also a helluva year. Sorry, Roger Rabbit. honey i shrunk the kids (1989) -, not in the top 50, but I had to go back and replace Dead Poets Society. Also Raiders > Crusade Goodfellas (1990) - more tough choices. I wanted to say Edward Scissorhands but then @dellarig wouldn't read my post The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - you were pretty close, Hot Shots! My Cousin Vinny (1992) - this isn't getting easier The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) - over Groundhog Day, another crazy Bill Murray snub Pulp Fiction (1994) Braveheart (1995) - I'm trying not to think to hard about theses anymore. The Birdcage (1996) Good Will Hunting (1997) The Big Lebowski (1998) The Matrix (1999) O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Spider-Man (2002) Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) The Prestige (2006) - the only movie on this list more than a couple years old I have only seen once There Will Be Blood (2007) - easy choice, but helluva year The Dark Knight (2008) Coraline (2009) Inception (2010) Moneyball (2011) Wreck-It Ralph (2012) Iron Man 3 (2013) - YOU HEARD ME Edge of Tomorrow (2014) - over Whiplash??? Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Doctor Strange (2016) - yeah this is territory where I haven't seen much yet Logan (2017) And there we are. Closest call of all was probably Beetlejuice/Who Framed Roger Rabbit?. Going through, I can't believe the things I actually saw in the theater vs. what actually came out. Iron Man 3? Nightmare Before Christmas? Beetlejuice over Roger Rabbit? Inception? Doctor Strange? You sicken me. |
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Post by ganews on Mar 29, 2017 12:03:02 GMT -5
I'm only going to scan the top 50 movies for each year on IMDB to make this: Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) The Terminator (1984) - helluva year, this one. Back to the Future (1985) Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) - suck it, Aliens! Predator (1987) Beetlejuice (1988) - oof, also a helluva year. Sorry, Roger Rabbit. honey i shrunk the kids (1989) -, not in the top 50, but I had to go back and replace Dead Poets Society. Also Raiders > Crusade Goodfellas (1990) - more tough choices. I wanted to say Edward Scissorhands but then @dellarig wouldn't read my post The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - you were pretty close, Hot Shots! My Cousin Vinny (1992) - this isn't getting easier The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) - over Groundhog Day, another crazy Bill Murray snub Pulp Fiction (1994) Braveheart (1995) - I'm trying not to think to hard about theses anymore. The Birdcage (1996) Good Will Hunting (1997) The Big Lebowski (1998) The Matrix (1999) O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Spider-Man (2002) Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) The Prestige (2006) - the only movie on this list more than a couple years old I have only seen once There Will Be Blood (2007) - easy choice, but helluva year The Dark Knight (2008) Coraline (2009) Inception (2010) Moneyball (2011) Wreck-It Ralph (2012) Iron Man 3 (2013) - YOU HEARD ME Edge of Tomorrow (2014) - over Whiplash??? Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Doctor Strange (2016) - yeah this is territory where I haven't seen much yet Logan (2017) And there we are. Closest call of all was probably Beetlejuice/Who Framed Roger Rabbit?. Going through, I can't believe the things I actually saw in the theater vs. what actually came out. Iron Man 3? Nightmare Before Christmas? Beetlejuice over Roger Rabbit? Inception? Doctor Strange? You sicken me. You'll make no friends disparaging Nightmare. Also I've hardly seen anything from 2016. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2017 15:28:30 GMT -5
Alright, let's try this.
1998: The Big Lebowski (runner-up: Rushmore)
1999: The Iron Giant
2000: Yi Yi (runner-up: O Brother, Where Art Thou?)
2001: Spirited Away (runners-up: Fellowship of the Ring and Mulholland Drive)
2002: City of God
2003: Oldboy (runner-up: Finding Nemo)
2004: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (runner-ups: Spider-Man 2, Shaun of the Dead, Spongebob Squarepants Movie for nostalgia)
2005: Brokeback Mountain (still need to see Munich and A History of Violence)
2006: Pan's Labyrinth (runner-up: The Host, still need to see Children of Men)
2007: There Will Be Blood (runners-up: No Country for Old Men, Hot Fuzz, Walk Hard, still need to see Zodiac)
2008: The Dark Knight
2009: Fantastic Mr. Fox
2010: The Social Network (runner-up: Inception. The year I started to get really pretentious really into film)
2011: A Separation
2012: It's Such a Beautiful Day (runners-up: Skyfall, Moonrise Kingdom, 21 Jump Street)
2013: 12 Years a Slave (runners-up: The World's End and Gravity, still need to see ILD, TWoWS and Rush)
2014: Hardlined tie between The Grand Budapest Hotel and Whiplash (runners-up: John Wick, Nightcrawler, The Lego Movie, still need to see The Raid)
2015: Mad Max: Fury Road (runner-up: Inside Out)
2016: Arrival (runner-up: Moonlight)
2017: ...I'll get back to you on this one.
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Post by dwarfoscar on Sept 3, 2017 18:45:45 GMT -5
1988 : My Neighbor Totoro (H. Miyazaki)
1989 : Santa Sangre (A. Jodorowski)
1990 : Total Recall (P. Verhoeven)
1991 : Naked Lunch (D. Cronenberg)
1992 : Reservoir Dogs (Q. Tarantino)
1993 : Addams Family values (B.Sonnenfeld)
1994 : The Hudsucker Proxy (Coen brothers)
1995 : Twelve Monkeys (T. Gilliam)
1996 : Secrets and Lies (M. Leigh)
1997 : Gattaca (A. Niccol)
1998 : The Truman Show (P. Weir)
1999 : Being John Malkovich (S. Jonze)
2000 : Memento (C. Nolan)
2001 : Mulholland Drive (D. Lynch)
2002 : Minority Report (S. Spielberg)
2003 : Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (Kim Ki-Duk)
2004 : Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (M. Gondry)
2005 : The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (C. Puiu)
2006 : Children of Men (A. Cuaron)
2007 : No Country for Old Men (Coen brothers)
2008 : Dark Knight (C. Nolan)
2009 : Mother (Bong Joon-Ho)
2010 : Shutter Island (M. Scorsese)
2011 : I Wish (H. Kore-Eda)
2012 : The Place beyond the Pines (D. Cianfrance)
2013 : Computer Chess (A. Bujalski)
2014 : Two Days, One Night (Dardenne brothers)
2015 : The Forbidden Room (G. Maddin)
2016 : The Handmaiden (Park Chan-Wook)
2017 (so far) : Certain Women (K. Reichardt)
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Post by Nudeviking on Sept 3, 2017 21:26:17 GMT -5
1980: Empire Strikes Back
1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982: The Dark Crystal
1983: Return of the Jedi
1984: The Muppets Take Manhattan
1985: Commando
1986: Big Trouble in Little China
1987: Robocop
1988: Willow
1989: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
1990: Misery
1991: Terminator 2: Judgement Day
1992: Army of Darkness
1993: Tombstone
1994: Lion King
1995: 12 Monkeys
1996: Freeway
1997: Starship Troopers
1998: Armageddon
1999: But I'm a Cheerleader
2000: Requiem for a Dream
2001: Donnie Darko
2002: Gangs of New York
2003: 살인의 추억 (Memories of a Murder)
2004: Mean Girls
2005: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2006: 귀물 (The Host)
2007: 화려한 휴가 (May 18)
2008: Wall-E
2009: Inglourious Basterds
2010: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
2011: Captain America
2012: A Band Called Death
2013: Snowpiercer
2014: Guardians of the Galaxy
2015: Mad Max: Fury Road
2016: Rogue One
2017: Wonder Woman
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Post by Incense on Sept 4, 2017 0:44:58 GMT -5
My definition of favorite, in each case in which there was a tie, is which one I am likelier to dvr every time it's on and actually watch it within the week ... and maybe keep it on the dvr forever. Even if I own it. Except in the case of 1983, because I refuse to choose.
1969: Bambi Meets Godzilla
1970: Scream and Scream Again
1971: Harold and Maude
1972: Tales From the Crypt
1973: American Graffiti
1974: Young Frankenstein
1975: Jaws
1976: Rocky
1977: Star Wars
1978: Grease, but Halloween nearly took it
1979: Rock N' Roll High School
1980: The Empire Strikes Back
1981: Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (this movie was god damn everything when I was 13 or 14)
1982: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1983: Return of the Jedi/The Outsiders (I refuse to choose and you can't make me)
1984: Footloose ... that was a rough year to pick from
1985: Desperately Seeking Susan
1986: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1987: Withnail and I
1988: If I have to pick something, Beetlejuice
1989: When Harry Met Sally
1990: Goodfellas
1991: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1992: Death Becomes Her
1993: Dazed and Confused
1994: nothing comes close to being a favorite. we'll call this a penalty for 1983
1995: Clueless
1996: The Usual Suspects
Good Lord, I've lived a long time
1997: Titanic, because I'm always riveted by watching the ship go down.
1998: Practical Magic
1999: Dick
2000: Almost Famous
2001: I've been up and down the list on wikipedia three times. No favorite.
2002: Chicago
2003: Down With Love
2004: Shaun of the Dead
2005: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2006: Marie Antoinette
2007: Zodiac
2008: Burn After Reading
2009: Sherlock Holmes
2010: The King's Speech
2011: Captain America
2012: Moonrise Kingdom
2013: Art of the Steal
2014: X-Men: Days of Future Past
2015: Kingsman: The Secret Service
2016: Doctor Strange
2017: Guardians of the Galaxy 2, so far
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Post by dwarfoscar on Sept 4, 2017 4:44:59 GMT -5
2001: I've been up and down the list on wikipedia three times. No favorite. That's interesting. 2001 is actually the most competitive year for me, between Mulholland Drive, Spirited Away, Kairo, Amélie, Metropolis (the anime), Hedwig and the angry inch, Lantana, Millennium Actress, Read my lips... A good quarter of my top 20 movies of all time are 2001 movies. Also, Bambi meets Godzilla is the crossover I didn't know I wanted... |
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Post by Dr. Rumak on Oct 11, 2017 11:31:36 GMT -5
Boy, this turns out to be very hard. Comparing movies of different genres and deciding which one is my favorite is rough. But anyway, here is my list. And anyone whose list starts after 1990, please stay off my lawn. 1972: The Godfather 1973: The Sting 1974: Chinatown (but Godfather 2 and The Conversation would win many other years) 1975: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (there are probably some better movies, but I haven't seen them) 1976: Network 1977: Star Wars 1978: Animal House (although I really should watch The Deer Hunter at some point) 1979: Alien (although I go back and forth between that and Apocalypse Now) 1980: Airplane! (duh!) (Although Empire Strikes Back and The Stunt Man could easily win some other years) 1981: Chariots of Fire, but so hard to compare to Raiders. 1982: The Thing (although, The World According to Garp is right up there. It's hard to decide between such different movies). 1983: The Right Stuff 1984: Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (I kid, of course. But Buckaroo Banzai, This is Spinal Tap, Top Secret!, The Karate Kid, Amadeus, Ghostbusters, *and* The Terminator? How can I pick from that group?) 1985: Clue, I guess? Maybe Back to the Future. All of the movies I listed above for 1984 are better than any of the 1985 movies I've seen (OK, maybe not Breakin' 2. Maybe.) 1986: Hoosiers, maybe? There's a lot of films I like this year (Aliens, Stand By Me, Ferris Bueller, Big Trouble in Little China), but nothing sticks out as obviously my favorite. 1987: The Untouchables (but maybe Princess Bride or RoboCop) 1988: Die Hard 1989: The Killer 1990: Goodfellas (and not just to get Dellarigg to read my list) 1991: Beauty and the Beast, I guess. It's been awhile since I've seen Naked Lunch or My Own Private Idaho, but I remember liking both of those way more than anyone else I knew did. 1992: Hard Boiled (Am I the only John Woo fan here? Do you all really think Reservoir Dogs is the better movie or have you just not seen Hard Boiled?) 1993: Jurassic Park (although Groundhog Day is right up there). 1994: Pulp Fiction 1995: Toy Story 1996: Fargo 1997: Jackie Brown 1998: Big Lebowski 1999: Being John Malkovich, although I should watch both that and All About My Mother again and compare if I want to be definitive. 2000: Can't decide between Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Best in Show. Again, two dramatically different movies makes it hard to compare. 2001: Amélie, edging out Y Tu Mamá También. 2002: 25th Hour, I think. Although both Adaptation and Talk to Her could easily win some other years. 2003: Lost in Translation 2004: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2005: A History of Violence, Thank You For Smoking, and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang are all potential choices here. None would win almost any other year. 2006: Pan's Labyrinth 2007: No Country for Old Men, but Zodiac or would win almost any other year, and There Will Be Blood and The Assassination of Jesse James could win a number of years, as well 2008: Wall-E 2009: The Hurt Locker 2010: The King's Speech 2011: Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol or Drive - I'm sure there must be something better I haven't seen 2012: Moonrise Kingdom or Django Unchained 2013: Rush, I think. Although there are a lot of other really good movies that year. 2014: Grand Budapest Hotel 2015: Mad Max: Fury Road, although Creed is a close second 2016: Captain America: Civil War, but there's a lot I still have not seen 2017 (so far): Baby Driver |
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Post by Prole Hole on Oct 22, 2017 10:21:28 GMT -5
Sure, why not!
1973 - Westworld (just barely edging out The Wicker Man)
1974 - Foxy Brown
1975 - Rocky Horror Picture Show
1976 - The Man Who Fell To Earth (just edging out Taxi Driver)
1977 - Eraserhead (Or, fine, Star Wars. Or Close Encounters. Too close to call on all three, really)
1978 - The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash. Or if that doesn’t count, Invasion Of The Body Snatchers
1979 - Alien / Life Of Brian I’m not choosing between them
1980 - Airplane!
1981 - The Evil Dead. (I mean, I should pick Raiders, really, but it seems too… obvious)
1982 - The Wrath Of Khaaaaaaaan
1983 - WarGames (though Gorky Park had me tempted)
1984 - Stop Making Sense
1985 - What a horrible year. Um, My Beautiful Launderette I suppose
1986 - Clockwise
1987 - Withnail and I
1988 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
1989 - Batman
Farewell To Della: The Sad, True Story Of A Man Who Can’t Accept Other Have Differing Opinions
1990 - La Femme Nikita
1991 - Terminator 2
1992 - Unforgiven
1993 - The Fugitive
1994 - Ed Wood
1995 - Clueless / Richard III
1996 - Trainspotting I guess? Not a great year….
1997 - Contact (Honourable Mention: A Life Less Ordinary)
1998 - Run Lola Run
1999 - GalaxyQuest / eXistenZ
2000 - Chicken Run
2001 - Legally Blonde
2002 - One Hour Photo
2003 - Kill Bill Vol 1
2004 - Der Untergang
2005 - Another not great year - Brokeback Mountain, or The Descent
2006 - Casino Royale
2007 - Hot Fuzz
2008 - Frost/Nixon
2009 - The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2010 - Four Lions
2011 - Captain America: The First Avenger
2012 - Skyfall
2013 - Gravity
2014 - The Grand Budapest Hotel (Honourbale Mention: Pride)
2015 - Ant-Man (Honourable Mention: Spy)
2016 - Arrival
2017 - Bladerunner
UPDATE!
2018 - Isle Of Dogs
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Post by Jimmy James on Oct 22, 2017 11:35:49 GMT -5
1985 - Brazil
1986 - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1987 - The Princess Bride
1988 - Die Hard
1989 - Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
1990 - I've watched The Hunt For Red October more times, but I'll say Goodfellas because dellarigg's good opinion matters that much to me.
1991 - Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1992 - Unforgiven (over Army of Darkness was the toughest decision)
1993 - Jurassic Park
1994 - Pulp Fiction
1995 - Twelve Monkeys
1996 - Fargo
1997 - The Fifth Element
1998 - Rushmore
1999 - Galaxy Quest
2000 - X-Men
2001 - Wet Hot American Summer
2002 - Adaptation
2003 - X2
2004 - The Incredibles
2005 - Batman Begins
2006 - Casino Royale
2007 - Hot Fuzz
2008 - In Bruges
2009 - Inglourious Basterds
2010 - Inception
2011 - X-Men First Class
2012 - Wreck-It Ralph
2013 - Her Army of Darkness, because Bruce Campbell slept for too long, and this is a weak year.
2014 - Guardians of the Galaxy
2015 - Mad Max: Fury Road
2016 - Arrival
2017 - Blade Runner 2049
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Post by Dellarigg on Oct 22, 2017 11:52:03 GMT -5
Sure, why not! 1973 - Westworld (just barely edging out The Wicker Man) I'd already stopped reading at 1973, when you didn't choose Mean Streets. |
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Post by Prole Hole on Oct 22, 2017 13:07:01 GMT -5
Sure, why not! 1973 - Westworld (just barely edging out The Wicker Man) I'd already stopped reading at 1973, when you didn't choose Mean Streets. I'm really, really not into gangster flicks. I do think, to be clear, Goodfellas is a great film, it's obviously well shot, well written and well acted, but... it's not a genre i care about particularly so it's not something that's ever really going to top my favourites, however good it is. Ditto Mean Streets. This is, after all, a "favourites" thread, not "objectively best" thread. |
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Post by The Spice Weasel on Oct 22, 2017 16:53:30 GMT -5
This was fun.
1974 - Blazing Saddles
1975 - Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1976 - Rocky
1977 - Star Wars
1978 - Animal House
1979 - Quadrophenia
1980 - Airplane!/The Blues Brothers
1981 - Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982 - Star Trek: Wrath of Kahn
1983 - The Right Stuff
1984 - Ghostbusters
1985 - Silverado
1986 - Ferris Bueller
1987 - Princess Bride
1988 - Midnight Run/Bull Durham
1989 - Say Anything
1990 - Goodfellas/Hunt for Red October
1991 - Silence of the Lambs/The Committments
1992 - Unforgiven
1993 - The Fugitive/Groundhog Day
1994 - Pulp Fiction/Shawshank
1995 - 12 Monkeys/Usual Suspects
1996 - Beavis & Butthead Do America
1997 - LA Confidential/Men in Black
1998 - The Big Lebowski
1999 - The Matrix
2000 - Almost Famous
2001 - Oceans Eleven
2002 - Catch Me if You Can
2003 - LotR: Return of the King
2004 - Life Aquatic/Azkaban
2005 - Batman Begins
2006 - Children of Men
2007 - Zodiac/Hot Fuzz
2008 - Kung Fu Panda
2009 - Half Blood Prince
2010 - Kings Speech/Deathly Hallows 1
2011 - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy/Moneyball
2012 - Argo
2013 - Rush
2014 - Grand Budapest Hotel
2015 - The Martian
2016 - Arrival
2017 - Dunkirk (so far)
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Post by Sanziana on Dec 1, 2017 12:31:33 GMT -5
1989: A City of Sadness (Hou Hsiao Hsien)
1990: Akira Kurosawa's Dreams
1991: Thelma & Louise
1992: Jamon, Jamon. A very crazy movie with a very young and beautiful Penelope Cruz.
1993: Three Colours: Blue (Kieslowski)
1994: Shallow Grave (Danny Boyle)/ Chungking Express (WKW)
1995: La Haine
1996: Secret and Lies (Mike Leigh)/Comrades:Almost a Love Story, the first romance starring Maggie Cheung in my list.
1997: Princess Mononoke. This was a very bad year for movies.
1998: Flowers of Shanghai (Hou Hsiao Hsien)
1999: Rosetta (the Dardenne brothers)
2000: In the Mood for Love (WKW)
2001: Spirited Away/ Y Tu Mama Tambien (Cuaron)
2002: Balzac and the Little Seamstress (Dai Sijie)
2003: Memories of Murder (Bong Joon-ho)
2004: Before Sunset (Linklater)
2005: Bab'Aziz-The Prince That Contemplated His Soul (Nacer Khemir)
2006: Volver (Almodovar)/Children of Men (Cuaron)
2007: Hot Fuzz
2008: Still Walking (Hirokazu Kore-eda)
2009: I Am Love (Luca Guadagnino) - italian movie in which Tilda Swinton rediscovers love and desire. Really good movie.
2010: Certified Copy (Abbas Kiarostami)
2011: Oslo, 31 August (Joachim Trier)
2012: Amour (Haneke)
2013: Only Lovers Left Alive (Jarmusch)
2014: Calvary (John Michael McDonagh)
2015: Mad Max Fury Road
2016: Arrival.
I haven't mentioned any of the LotR or HP movies because those are part of my soul by now.
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