BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 17, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted October 17, 2015 Most of these movies suck. Sharkissimo, Gruesome Son of a Bitch and Loert 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I haven't seen a lot of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I've seen 13 of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 You can see the type of person who rates movies on IMDB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnald 365 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 IMDB ratings are a load of shit. 4.8 for the brilliant The Horror Show, while the abominable Pet Sematary has 6.6?We know the voters (i.e., younger people) favour newer films anyway, and of course they all love Nolan. Some pre-90s films have absurdly harsh ratings, while more recent films tend to fare reasonably well even if they're awful, Dracula Untold being a good example (6.3 if you please). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Inglourious Basterds? Batman Begins?? Django Unchained??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnald 365 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I'm surprised The Dark Knight Rises isn't on there, and believe me that's not because it deserves to be, far from it. Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 17, 2015 Author Share Posted October 17, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 The youngins still love that Fincher trash Fight Club, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 25 year lists now only go back to 1990? What the fuck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Could easily be Empire Magazine's Top 25 of all time. Laughable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I've seen all except "Intouchables". But most of these being considered the best of the year of its release is ludicrous.Into the Wild better than No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood and Zodiac? That's completely unintelligible.I feel like that woman in Being John Malkovich."I have no idea what you're saying to me right now." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I don't even remember what Into The Wild was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Score 770 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 If I understand correctly, these are not "the top 25 movies of the last 25 years", but rather the "top" movies of each year for the last 25 years. In other words, if in 1994 there was a movie which scored, let's say, 9.2, this would not appear in the list because Shawshank (from 1994) scored 9.3, although such a movie would score higher than all the other movies on the list.Indeed, Matrix (from 1999) scores 8.7, which is higher than many others on the list.So, the only information about a hypothetical absolute ranking is that "The Shawshank Redemption" would be the top movie of the last 25 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Correct, it's best movie each year for 25 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,368 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 So BB making a list sorted by the rating makes no sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 LOL EVERY1 HAS BAD TASTE BUT ME LOTSA PEOLE LIKE SHIT BUT I NO BETTER THAN EVERY1*like to affirm superior taste**like to affirm superior taste**like to affirm superior taste* Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Nah just making a point. While many of these probably wouldn't be my favorites of the years given, I do enjoy most of them, some, quite a bit. I feel no shame for that and feel no need to distance myself from this apparently insufferably plebeian display of taste. Or maybe I am just a shitty person who likes low-brow things. No appreciation for cinematic finery. My ticket-buying habits are part of the reason that Hollywood is awful these days. I don't deserve to post in the same forum as some of the Great Minds that JWFan harbors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 No. One who likes Zimmer, Nolan, and A.I. over E.T. could never be Great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 At least Toy Story 3 isn't on the list... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 No. One who likes Zimmer, Nolan, and A.I. over E.T. could never be Great.Got that right atleast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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publicist 4,643 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I don't even remember what Into The Wild was.Naive-but-strong-headed hippie boy goes into wilderness by himself to kiss materialism and unhappiness goodbye, meets Hal Holbrook and several other mixed-up characters, and dies at the end out there in an abandoned van. Directed by Sean Penn. It can be extremely moving when you're in the right mood...or annoying if not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Into the Wild is a stunning film. Just not one of the greatest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Yeah but i never particularly connected to NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, either. And that is considered 'greatest' for a lot of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I don't even remember what Into The Wild was.Naive-but-strong-headed hippie boy goes into wilderness by himself to kiss materialism and unhappiness goodbye, meets Hal Holbrook and several other mixed-up characters, and dies at the end out there in an abandoned van. Directed by Sean Penn. It can be extremely moving when you're in the right mood...or annoying if not. Chris had a problem with personal attachment, probably more with people than with 'things'. And on the other hand, he's the kind of 'lost soul' that evokes parental feelings in the people he meets. I felt the movie did a good job at portraying that.Yeah but i never particularly connected to NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, either. And that is considered 'greatest' for a lot of people.The first hour is perfect silent filmmaking. Indeed, truly one of the best I've seen. I do have a problem with the final act. It suddenly felt like it was another movie. Maybe I need to watch it a third time.Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 He really hadn't with people other than his parents. He was quite fond of Holbrook. Or lt's put it this way, most of us wouldn't be any more personable than him on his journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 You missed that Chris puts on a shield from the moment other people got more personal (which they always did). I recognize it very well. Watch the movie again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 'A shield'? I know what you're getting at but let's not overstate things: a lot of people in our society would put up that shield, it's not a red flag in Chris' case. It's of course part of his mistrust of people after the disillusioned relation to his parents but it's more prompted by the fact that he was determined to live in the wilderness and the people he meets obviously aren't joining him on his trip.I never got the feeling he would have rejected a fellow soul joining him along the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 It's a recurring theme in the movie and too clear to ignore. It has nothing to do with being fond of someone. Chris is fond of the hippie couple, the girl, the grandpa, ... But when other people want to open up their hearts, that's the moment Chris no longer responds. I'm not overstating anything. I think, because it's recurring, it's probably the most important theme in the movie. It helps explain the reason for his actions. Chris thinks he doesn't need things or people. We are not all like Chris, a lot of people would not agree with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Responds in what way? What do you expect him to do, moving in with them? of course he has issues but for anyone undertaking that journey, people that are st up comfortably must be a hindrance on the way ahead. That was at least what i took away from these scenes which aren't dwelled on either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Heh, it's quite funny watching two people disagree on something they're both partly right about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Hahaha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 It's really hysterical isn't it. Like sitcom humour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,508 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I actually like most, if not all of the films on that list to one extent or the other. The only ones I thought were fairly mediocre are INTO THE WILD and LA VITA E BELLA. Also, WOLF OF WALL STREET felt rather overrated (although it has plenty of qualities) and I've never seen INTOUCHABLES.Interesting to see the list organized by user reviews. Obviously, each of our own lists would look differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Isn't it obvious though that the list would feature quality films? Meh, just another pointless discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Obviously, each of our own lists would look differently. I can't believe that! Are you sure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 It's really hysterical isn't it. Like sitcom humour.You're my best and most loyal friend but you've earned my contempt once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Let's not bicker and argue about who hates who. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 This is supposed to be a happy occasion!But apart from Alex being his usual unperceptive self, what else could one honestly put on a list that, provided at least 2 or 3 people have heard about it? I saw some tremendous documentaries about emigrant shelters over the last weeks here in Berlin - it's part of a campaign - but we were around 10 or 12 people in the cinema. Wannabe-clever-shit as THE DARK KNIGHT...everyone saw it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Well, it's strange that The Prestige is not on it. I wonder what makes Nolan folk give that one a lower rating. Personally, I enjoy this one better than the ones that made the list.Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I prefer it to Inception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I even see some Kubrick influences in The Prestige. Now ask me why! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Why, Alex?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 "The Prestige shows the promise Nolan had but never delivered." - Alex Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Why, Alex?! First put on some dissonant Ligeti choir music ... ... Is it playing? While you are listening look at this: Alexandre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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