luna

the first half is full of over-the-top satire, but it loses its way with a long series of mindless action scenes, presumably to satisfy the 'entertainment' requirement of hollywood. 5/10

i've added the prestige to my list, and removed contagion from the bottom.

i would propose less than $100m. that'd get rid of most disney/pixar/franchise by default.

use prime numbers.

100. 99. A there will be blood 98. B harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban 97. C once upon a time in the west 96. 95. B airplane! 94. B+ children of men 93. D- reservoir dogs 92. C- iron man 91. C- magnolia 90. 89. D+ frozen 88. 87. D casino royale 86. A- no country for old men 85. B+ planet of the apes 84. 83. 82. B citizen kane 81. 80. A- sunset blvd 79. B+ pan's labyrinth 78. 77. 76. 75. 74. A- fargo 73. B- aladdin 72. 71. 70. B- north by northwest 69. D- et the extraterrestrial 68. B spirited away 67. C monsters inc 66. C+ harry potter and the deathly hallows 2 65. A a clockwork orange 64. A- taxi driver 63. B+ eternal sunshine of the spotless mind 62. C up 61. C spider-man 2 60. D- blade runner 59. C titanic 58. C the dark knight rises 57. C how to train your dragon 56. A- one flew over the cuckoo's nest 55. B se7en 54. C the wizard of oz 53. B it's a wonderful life 52. B the prestige 51. C batman begins 50. C+ pirates of the caribbean: curse of the black pearl 49. C- saving private ryan 48. B- groundhog day 47. B lawrence of arabia 46. A- the social network 45. B+ rear window 44. 43. A 2001: a space odyssey 42. B gravity 41. 40. B+ alien 39. D forrest gump 38. C+ the truman show 37. A dr strangelove or: how i learned to stop worrying and love the bomb 36. C+ finding nemo 35. 34. A- the godfather 2 33. 32. B memento 31. B- ratatouille 30. C toy story 2 29. C+ the incredibles 28. 27. D- star wars: return of the jedi 26. A- fight club 25. B- pulp fiction 24. 23. C+ toy story 22. B+ casablanca 21. B goodfellas 20. B wall-e 19. C lord of the rings: the two towers 18. C- jaws 17. C the matrix 16. B back to the future 15. 14. C+ the shawshank redemption 13. C- toy story 3 12. 11. C- the avengers 10. A- inception 9. D jurassic park 8. A- 12 angry men 7. B- lord of the rings: the fellowship of the ring 6. A- the godfather 5. C- the lion king 4. C lord of the rings: the return of the king 3. D- star wars: a new hope 2. B the dark knight 1. D+ star wars: the empire strikes back

those RT scores basically show how blindingly conformist critics are. nothing below 71%, and the majority in the 90s.

my two least favourite films of all-time are fresh, so that wouldn't be hard.

253. dead man (1995) 254. moolaadé (2004) 255. journey to italy (1954) 256. the tin drum (1979) 257. the earrings of madame de... (1953) 258. women on the verge of a nervous breakdown (1988) 259. it's a wonderful life (1946) 260. limelight (1952) 261. hearts and minds (1974) 262. house (1977) 263. ghostbusters (1984) 264. performance (1970) 265. before the rain (1994) 266. touki bouki (1973) 267. johnny guitar (1954) 268. frances ha (2013) 269. monster house (2006) 270. pride (2014) 271. the band wagon (1953) 272. encounters at the end of the world (2008) 273. 35 shots of rum (2008)

ESB is very mediocre. the hunger games is considerably better.

inception >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> empire strikes back > star wars > return of the jedi

indeed. and i've only seen 18 movies from 2012.

yes, that's true. i think it's a good thing. and it is a punishing film. as to the question of hitler, there's a film called hitler ein film aus deutschland by hans-jürgen syberberg. i haven't seen it, but it's supposed to be immense.

i was fighting off the whimsy for much of the first half, but eventually i came to enjoy this tale of a slightly awkward post-college woman undergoing a minor life crisis. i felt heavy shades of francois truffaut, woody allen and the mumblecore scene while watching. the ending was touching but also rather contrived, cloying and out of step with the rest of the film. 6/10

schindler's list vs shoah?

Walt Disney is one of the greatest boxoffice.com forum posters of all-time.

i've only seen films by the dardennes (l'enfant & le fils), xavier dolan (je tué me mere), abderrahmane sissako (bamako) and nuri bilge ceylan (bir zamanlar anadolu'da). outside of those people, i've only heard of bertrand bonello, andrey zvyagintsev and tua fraser. dead lands could have had a chance, being the first feature film entire in maori ever made, but it seems to be getting reasonable poor reviews.

whatever, i just looked at box office mojo! :'( i'm not all clued up on these nasty mainstream people

by the way, here's what TSPDT has determined to be the 25 most critically acclaimed films of 2013: 1. INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS Joel Coen & Ethan Coen 2. 12 YEARS A SLAVE Steve McQueen 3. HER Spike Jonze 4. THE ACT OF KILLING Joshua Oppenheimer 5. BEFORE MIDNIGHT Richard Linklater 6. GRAVITY Alfonso Cuarón 7. FRANCES HA Noah Baumbach 8. STORIES WE TELL Sarah Polley 9. AMERICAN HUSTLE David O. Russell 10. BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR Abdellatif Kechiche 11. A TOUCH OF SIN Jia Zhangke 12. UPSTREAM COLOR Shane Carruth 13. LEVIATHAN Lucien Castaing-Taylor & Verena Paravel 14. ALL IS LOST J.C. Chandor 15. SPRING BREAKERS Harmony Korine 16. THE WOLF OF WALL STREET Martin Scorsese 17. BLUE JASMINE Woody Allen 18. MUSEUM HOURS Jem Cohen 19. COMPUTER CHESS Andrew Bujalski 20. LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE Abbas Kiarostami 21. NEBRASKA Alexander Payne 22. NO Pablo Larrain 23. THE GRANDMASTER Wong Kar-wai 24. AT BERKELEY Frederick Wiseman 25. SHORT TERM 12 Destin Daniel Cretton http://www.theyshootpictures.com/21stcentury.htm

for some reason i didn't see national lampoon or stripes that he made before ghostbusters, so that cancels that one.

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY WATCH HERE!

utterly ridiculous, but the visuals are so intense and indulgent that it is also supremely exciting to look at. 6.8/10

wall-e > goodfellas

i will add the prestige if so. i'll put under the skin, 2046 and moon on my watchlist.

edit: imdb has 2013 for under the skin. ok.

i can't possibly do a top 20. but here it is. the top two aren't even really sci-fi, but whatever imdb says. i'll have a look-out for 21st century sci-fi to watch before the deadline closes. 1. A melancholia (2011) 2. A- it's such a beautiful day (2012) 3. A- inception (2010) 4. B+ eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (2004) 5. B+ children of men (2006) 6. B wall-e (2008) 7. B the fountain (2006) 8. B the prestige (2006) 9. B gravity (2013) 10. B chronicle (2012) 11. B- upstream color (2013) 12. B- donnie darko (2001) 13. B- district 9 (2009) 14. C+ cloud atlas (2012) 15. C+ avatar (2009) 16. C limitless (2011) 17. C i am legend (2007) 18. C the hunger games (2012) 19. C- her (2013) 20. C- prometheus (2013)