The Panda

Speaking of testosterone heavy films this next movie is very testosterone heavy.

I mean to be fair, these forums are like 70% male (and the industry as a whole produced a lot of male-centric films up until recently), However I wouldn’t say GOTF, The Last Jedi, Gravity, Singin in the Rain, The Princess Bride or Before Sunrise are testosterone heavy films.

Number 81 The Departed (2006) Warner Brothers, Directed by Martin Scorsese (49 Points, 15 Votes) "One of us had to die. With me, it tends to be the other guy." Top 10 Placements: 1 Top 25 Placements: 3 Previous Rankings: 2016 (Unranked), 2014 (Unranked), 2013 (Unranked), 2012 (Unranked) Awards Count: Won 4 Oscars, Including Best Picture Tomatometer: 90% (8.2 Avg Rating) Box Office: 132.3m (184.3m Adjusted) Synopsis: An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston. Critic Opinion: "As the moles come closer and closer to getting unmasked, Scorsese's masterful cross-cutting between the two leads serves to tighten the noose around both their necks. Freed from the historical constraints of Gangs Of New York and The Aviator, which were tied by nature to a rocky chronology, Scorsese returns to the crime genre with supreme confidence and breathtaking ferocity. Right from the pungent opening line, The Departed has that Goodfellas pop, from the first-rate cast (Mark Wahlberg and Alec Baldwin are wonderfully salty in support) to the sharp black comedy to the startling incidents of violence. Scorsese is revisiting familiar territory, but the details are still fresh, thanks not only to his usual acuity in capturing time and place, but to a dense William Monahan script that nails the local vernacular. When a director of Scorsese's caliber is working at the top of his game, it's a reminder of why we go to the movies in the first place." - Scott Tobias User Opinions: "I just rewatched this today. It's a very good movie. The actings are great from everyone, tight script, good direction. The movie did a wonderful job in portraying the theme about identity and the struggle, resentments, conflict that come with it.I rarely see remades living up to originals, but The Departed really brought the game. It managed to capture the tone, and all that made Infernal Affairs a great movie, while also showing viewers its own uniqueness, definitely not being a lesser carbon copy." - @Sam "Favourite movie of 2006, its one of those long crime films that are re-watchable and never boring, this is why I prefer this and Goodfellas over The Godfather.Ill never understand how Wahlberg was the only cast member to recieve an Oscar nomination from this." - @Jessie Commentary: The Departed is the third Best Picture winner and the first Martin Scorsese film to make the list. Most would likely say Scorsese, as a director, is at the top of his game when he tackles a propulsive, violent and vulgar criminal topic, and The Departed would only help to sell that argument. While the film is technically a remake, it's a rare remake that manages to not only top the original film its spinning off of, but make that film almost entirely irrelevant. Each user that placed The Departed on their list gave it an average score of 3.2, while the film managed to make it onto around a quarter of all the lists submitted. Decade Count: 10s (4), '00s (4), 90s (3), 80s (3), 70s (2), 40s (2), 60s (1), 50s (1) Director Count: Richard Linklater (2), Paul Thomas Anderson (1), James Cameron (1), Frank Capra (1), Alfonso Cuaron (1), Stanley Donen (1), Clint Eastwood (1), Terry Gillam (1), Rian Johnson (1), Terry Jones (1), Gene Kelly (1), David Lean (1), Ang Lee (1), Katia Lund (1), Fernando Meirelles (1), Roman Polanski (1), Rob Reiner (1), Gus van Sant (1), Martin Scorsese (1), Ridley Scott (1), Isao Takahata (1), Orson Welles (1) Franchise Count: Best Picture Winner (3), 'Before' (1), Blade Runner (1), James Cameron (1), Monty Python (1), Star Wars (1), Studio Ghibli (1) Genre Count: Drama (6), Adventure (4), Sci-Fi (4), Epic (4), Fantasy (4), Crime/Noir (4), Thriller (4), Action (2), Period Piece (2), Western (2), Tragedy (2), Family/Children (2), Animation (1), Comedy (1), Musical (1), War (1), Bio-Pic (1), Romance (1), Christmas (1), Remake (1)

Number 82 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Liberty Films, Directed by Frank Capra (49 Points, 13 Votes) "Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?" Top 10 Placements: 2 Top 25 Placements: 4 Previous Rankings: 2016 (70, -12), 2014 (53, -29), 2013 (56, -26), 2012 (82, No Change) Awards Count: Nominated for 5 Oscars, including Best Picture Tomatometer: 94% (8.9 Avg Rating) Box Office: N/A Synopsis: An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed. Critic Opinion: "It's a Wonderful Life is a wonderful title for a motion picture about which practically everyone who sees it will agree that it's wonderful entertainment. The film marks Frank Capra's first production since his return from distinguished war service, and he has invested it with the tremendous heart that always stamps his offerings as above average. This couldn't be other than a Capra picture, the humanness of its story the dominant factor at every turn of situation. His direction of the individual characterizations delivered is also distinctively his, and the performances, from the starring roles of James Stewart and Donna Reed down to the smallest bit, are magnificent. When Capra is at his best, no one can top him. " - Jack D. Grant User Opinion: "It's a Wonderful Life is incredible. Frank Capra's never been better, and the brilliance of the first two-thirds of the movie just setting up the character of George Bailey is unfathomable. Jimmy Stewart is absolutely incredible in it, playing the everyman we all love while breaking down believably. Donna Reed is subtly great in it too, and the editing is ahead of its time. Maybe next Christmas, I'll go more into depth on why this film is spectacular, but for now, I'll just say It's a Wonderful Life surpassed my high expectations for it, and is an absolute masterpiece, being by far the best Christmas film I have ever seen. Wow." - @Blankments "Saw it for the first time two nights ago. I cried tears of joy at the end. And I love Donna Reed. This will definitely make my top 50 Christmas movies of all time." - @baumer Commentary: The first Christmas classic to make our list, It's a Wonderful Life is universally regarded and is still watched annually to this day, over 70 years after its initial release. Frank Capra crafts a sentimental story that leaves you feeling warm-hearted and recognizing much of the good nature of humanity. It's for this reason it has been able to cement itself as a holiday classic, as it maintains all of those necessary ingredients in order to thrive. The movie also features a bank run, which makes it a really nice teaching tool whenever I have to work with people in the principles of macroeconomics classes. The film averaged just outside of the top 35 of members who submitted a list, and it wound up on 21% of the list that were submitted. Decade Count: 10s (4), '00s (3), 90s (3), 80s (3), 70s (2), 40s (2), 60s (1), 50s (1) Director Count: Richard Linklater (2), Paul Thomas Anderson (1), James Cameron (1), Frank Capra (1), Alfonso Cuaron (1), Stanley Donen (1), Clint Eastwood (1), Terry Gillam (1), Rian Johnson (1), Terry Jones (1), Gene Kelly (1), David Lean (1), Ang Lee (1), Katia Lund (1), Fernando Meirelles (1), Roman Polanski (1), Rob Reiner (1), Gus van Sant (1), Ridley Scott (1), Isao Takahata (1), Orson Welles (1) Franchise Count: 'Before' (1), Blade Runner (1), James Cameron (1), Monty Python (1), Star Wars (1), Studio Ghibli (1) Genre Count: Drama (6), Adventure (4), Sci-Fi (4), Epic (4), Fantasy (4), Crime/Noir (3), Thriller (3), Action (2), Period Piece (2), Western (2), Tragedy (2), Family/Children (2), Animation (1), Comedy (1), Musical (1), War (1), Bio-Pic (1), Romance (1), Christmas (1)

Btw, looking through most of this list, if there's a film you haven't seen you should definitely view it. I don't think there's a single movie that made the list that isn't worth at least a viewing.

Number 83 Citizen Kane (1941) RKO Radio Pictures, Directed by Orson Welles (49 Points, 10 Votes) "Rosebud." Number 1 Placements: 1 Top 5 Placements: 2 Top 10 Placements: 3 Top 25 Placements: 5 Previous Rankings: 2016 (50, -33), 2014 (82, -1), 2013 (64, -19), 2012 (53, -30) Awards Count: Won 1 Oscar, nominated for Best Picture Tomatometer: 100% (9.4 Avg Rating) Box Office: 1.6m Synopsis: Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance. Critic Opinion: "Fifty years after its release, Citizen Kane still seems richer, bolder, more spectacularly alive than any other film of the studio-system era. Regardless of how many times you’ve seen Orson Welles’ 1941 masterpiece, it always feels like the first time. That’s because what’s magical about Kane — the sheer transformative thrill of invention — is there in every shot, every performance, every narrative surge. Welles, at 25, had never worked in Hollywood before, and his inexperience showed — gloriously. With nothing to go on but instinct, daring, and the stylized techniques he’d helped pioneer in theater and radio, the preposterously ambitious young writer-director-star kicked off a one-man pop-culture revolution. For the first time in the American cinema, the very process of telling a story on film became every bit as tricky and exhilarating as the story itself. In effect, Welles was re-creating movies, turning them into an ingeniously modern form. To watch Citizen Kane is to experience what an audacious — and joyous — leap that was." - Owen Gleiberman User Opinion: "We judge a movie by its execution of the story. The execution is revolutionary. Because a story had never been told that way in cinema. It's just set a standard in illustrating "The rise and fall of a character". It invented a new cinematographic language most directors use nowadays on daily basis. I mean Nolan built his whole schtick of fragmented narrative puzzle and convoluted temporality on Citizen Kane, 60 years after its release! What other movies of that era can brag about that? You can't dissociate its story to the way it is narrated. That's what makes Citizen Kane the achievement and the crown jewel it is in movie history." - @dashrendar44 "This is a movie that makes me wish we didn't have "Best Of" lists. I think its status as the Greatest Film of All-Time takes people by surprise. When you hear that statement, you expect Citizen Kane's magic to be apparent the minute it begins. But the film is much more subtle than that. It literally takes till the last shot to understand the storyline fully. And even after you understand the storyline, it might take multiple viewings to truly appreciate the film.With all that being said, I do think it lives up to the hype. It's an emotionally engaging film. I found Kane's character to be surprisingly moving. I could empathize/sympathize with his desire to redeem lost innocence (rosebud) and how that explained so many of his actions. I also loved the film's narrative techniques. The fact that the storyline is pieced together from different people's memories of Kane adds mystery and complexity to his character. The fact is that people can never come to unanimous decision on a single person's life. Some will see tragedy in a person, others will see success, others will see only failure, others will see all of those things, etc. And all of the different people see different thinks in Kane, which helps complicate his character greatly. Ultimately, it's a masterpiece for these reasons (and others). It's in my Top 10 Favorite Movies Ever and if I had to make a "Best Films Ever" list, this could very well be at the top." - @Dark Jedi Master 007 Commentary: I really have to agree with a few others who have stated it before, Citizen Kane continually topping "Best of All-Time" lists has done the film a genuine disservice in my honest opinion. Citizen Kane is an immensely well-crafted classic that takes time to appreciate, and it's a film that would be better viewed without going into it with an expectation that you're about to see the greatest film ever made. The film has a fairly long and interesting history with its reception, as it wasn't initially beloved to the point where it is now, in fact it was boo'ed when it won its only Oscar. The film being re-discovered by the French was what really helped the movie take off in the sphere of critical reception. Beyond that it's been a highly influential film on the filmmaking medium, that still garners quite a bit of controversy when you bring it up. For example, look at how it made this list off of pure passion votes, it averaged just outside of the top 25 for each member who submitted it on their list, and it was only seen in 16% of the lists submitted. Decade Count: 10s (4), '00s (3), 90s (3), 80s (3), 70s (2), 60s (1), 50s (1), 40s (1) Director Count: Richard Linklater (2), Paul Thomas Anderson (1), James Cameron (1), Alfonso Cuaron (1), Stanley Donen (1), Clint Eastwood (1), Terry Gillam (1), Rian Johnson (1), Terry Jones (1), Gene Kelly (1), David Lean (1), Ang Lee (1), Katia Lund (1), Fernando Meirelles (1), Roman Polanski (1), Rob Reiner (1), Gus van Sant (1), Ridley Scott (1), Isao Takahata (1), Orson Welles (1) Franchise Count: 'Before' (1), Blade Runner (1), James Cameron (1), Monty Python (1), Star Wars (1), Studio Ghibli (1) Genre Count: Drama (6), Adventure (4), Sci-Fi (4), Epic (4), Crime/Noir (3), Fantasy (3), Thriller (3), Action (2), Period Piece (2), Western (2), Tragedy (2), Animation (1), Comedy (1), Musical (1), War (1), Bio-Pic (1), Children (1), Romance (1)

Will get a few more in a few hours, but before I do that I wanted to remind people of this line from Roger Ebert’s Avatar Review In 2009 ”It’s predestined to start a cult.” He was a prophet

I was looking through the two review threads for it, your review only gave it a 9/10 calling it flawed. I was trying to go with the 10/10 raves for people I @, there’ll probably be a few other movies I could pick you for though.

I feel your pain, I've spent 5 years desperately wanting just one of the Before movies to make the cut. But there's definitely movies high on your list that did really well, you may want to cover your eyes tomorrow morning for number 83 though.

Sorry I couldn't get more up today, I'll try to get more than 10 in tomorrow to make up for it. Also, here's some more misses 206. Leon: The Professional 207. Almost Famous 208. JFK 209. Mulholland Drive 210. The Exorcist 211. The Last of the Mohicans 212. Stand By Me 213. Scarface 214. The Searchers

I'll go ahead and spoil that Before Sunset missed by 4 points and is sitting at #107. It was all Ethan's fault. (However he really did help out Before Sunrise, so there's that)

Yes, I know the banner I am using is from Before Sunset not Before Sunrise. Pardon my crime. Number 84 Before Sunrise (1995) Sony Pictures, Directed by Richard Linklater (49 Points, 10 Votes) "I like to feel his eyes on me when I look away." Number 1 Placements: 1 Top 10 Placements: 3 Top 25 Placements: 4 Previous Rankings: 2016 (Unranked), 2014 (Unranked), 2013 (Unranked), 2012 (Unranked) Awards Count: Ranked #208 on IMDb Top 250 Tomatometer: 100% (8.3 Avg Rating) Box Office: 5.5m (11.7m Adjusted) Synopsis: A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together. Critic Opinion: "The combination of optimism, tragedy, and the fuzzy warmth of new love - Jesse's panic when Celine suggests waiting a whole five years to meet up is one of the sweetest, funniest moments in the movie - is absolutely flawless, and the closing shots are the best kind of bittersweet: a montage of the places the lovers have visited, now in full daylight, serving both to remind us of how wonderful their time was, while also consigning those moments to memory. The sequel tells us how things played out, but within Before Sunrise itself, the final sequence, - along with the unreadable expression on Hawke's face, and the solemnity that turns into quiet pleasure on Delpy's, in the final two shots - retains an anxious ambivalence, the mark of an intense passion that has already flared out, youthful exuberance catching up to itself in the hard morning light. It's a breathtaking end to, simply put, one of cinema's finest depictions of the delightful immaturity of being young and being in love." - Tim Brayton User Opinions: "Look up charming and the dictionary and you'll see a picture of Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy holding hands. An intelligent, sincere film. It's really hard to pull off natural conversation in film but Linklater does it in spades. Part 1 of one of the greatest romances I've seen." - @Gopher "I estimate that I have seen this movie roughly 647 thousand times. I just love it too much." - @CoolioD1 Commentary: Probably the most ecstatic I am about a new entry on this list, as I absolutely adore this movie, as well as the entire trilogy that Linklater, Hawke and Delpy beautifully and delicately crafted. Before Sunrise is Linklater going full on Linklater, while there's doses of a typical cinematic experience, the focus of these films is the natural human interactions between the characters. The concept of two people walking around a city for 2 hours and talking as movie would have been a complete snooze had it been any other director, but Linklater turns such a simple concept into one of the most magical, yet fully realized romances ever put to screen. All of the Before Trilogy didn't manage a large multitude of votes, but they had passionate and high placing votes, as each user who voted for Before Sunrise on average had it in their top 25. Decade Count: 10s (4), '00s (3), 90s (3), 80s (3), 70s (2), 60s (1), 50s (1) Director Count: Richard Linklater (2), Paul Thomas Anderson (1), James Cameron (1), Alfonso Cuaron (1), Stanley Donen (1), Clint Eastwood (1), Terry Gillam (1), Rian Johnson (1), Terry Jones (1), Gene Kelly (1), David Lean (1), Ang Lee (1), Katia Lund (1), Fernando Meirelles (1), Roman Polanski (1), Rob Reiner (1), Gus van Sant (1), Ridley Scott (1), Isao Takahata (1) Franchise Count: 'Before' (1), Blade Runner (1), James Cameron (1), Monty Python (1), Star Wars (1), Studio Ghibli (1) Genre Count: Drama (5), Adventure (4), Sci-Fi (4), Epic (4), Crime/Noir (3), Fantasy (3), Action (2), Thriller (2), Period Piece (2), Western (2), Animation (1), Comedy (1), Musical (1), Tragedy (1), War (1), Bio-Pic (1), Children (1), Romance (1)

Number 85 The Princess Bride (1987) 20th Century Fox, Directed by Rob Reiner (48 Points, 17 Votes) "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." Top 5 Placements: 1 Top 10 Placements: 2 Top 25 Placements: 3 Previous Rankings: 2016 (Unranked), 2014 (Unranked), 2013 (Unranked), 2012 (Unranked) Awards Count: Nominated for 1 Oscar Tomatometer: 97% (8.3 Avg Rating) Box Office: 30.9m (72.3m Adjusted) Synopsis: While home sick in bed, a young boy's grandfather reads him a story called The Princess Bride. Critic Opinion: "Although children generally appreciate The Princess Bride's pseudo-fairy tale narrative and action-oriented approach, much of the dialogue is designed for adults. Mostly credited to Goldman (except the Crystal ad-libs), it's brilliant stuff. The quips traded by Inigo and Westley during their duel are as impressive as the actual swordsmanship. Vizzini's double-talk about which cup is poisoned (during the battle of wits) needs to be listened to several times before it begins to make twisted sense. Since its release more than 15 years ago, The Princess Bride has often been copied, but never equaled. Perhaps the most successful movie to capture its essential spirit was the animated Shrek. The word "brilliant" is often overused in the movie business, but this is one of those occasions when it is warranted. The Princess Bride is an unparalleled achievement ? a modern classic that will be enjoyed for generations to come. It has been called the "Generation X's version of The Wizard of Oz," and, more than any other description, that comes the closest to identifying this movie's impact." - James Berardinelli User Opinion: "The most beloved film of my childhood and it's the type of delightful movie that adults will probably enjoy more than children. Just so many hilarious, classic moments and lines." - @Ariadne "a rule I don't like the postmodern, overly self-conscious or ironic approach, especially when doing fantasy. Why then is ist that I can watch "The Princess Bride" at least twice a year and always enjoy? Must have been pure luck, I can't imagine those wildly differing elements coming together into a similar nice film ever again." - @IndustriousAngel Commentary: The Princess Bride comes into this list for the first time, and it'd be hard to justifiably complain about its appearance here. The Princess Bride is a children's classic that takes a simple story that might come up during a local dungeons and dragons game, and turns it into a hilarious and good-natured adventure. The children's book narration style telling of the story helped to cement the film past simply being an odd fantasy tale. The Princess Bride boasts the most broad support of any film so far including on the list, with it being included on around 28% of the lists submitted, although the passion was noticeably lower with an average number of 2.8 points given per list. Decade Count: 10s (4), '00s (3), 80s (3), 70s (2), 90s (2), 60s (1), 50s (1) Director Count: Paul Thomas Anderson (1), James Cameron (1), Alfonso Cuaron (1), Stanley Donen (1), Clint Eastwood (1), Terry Gillam (1), Rian Johnson (1), Terry Jones (1), Gene Kelly (1), David Lean (1), Ang Lee (1), Richard Linklater (1), Katia Lund (1), Fernando Meirelles (1), Roman Polanski (1), Rob Reiner (1), Gus van Sant (1), Ridley Scott (1), Isao Takahata (1) Franchise Count: Blade Runner (1), James Cameron (1), Monty Python (1), Star Wars (1), Studio Ghibli (1) Genre Count: Adventure (4), Drama (4), Sci-Fi (4), Epic (4), Crime/Noir (3), Fantasy (3), Action (2), Thriller (2), Period Piece (2), Western (2), Animation (1), Comedy (1), Musical (1), Tragedy (1), War (1), Bio-Pic (1), Children (1)

Number 86 Unforgiven (1992) Warner Bros, Directed by Clint Eastwood (48 Points, 14 Votes) "Deserve's got nothin' to do with it." Top 5 Placements: 1 Top 25 Placements: 4 Previous Rankings: 2016 (Unranked), 2014 (Unranked), 2013 (Unranked), 2012 (83, -3) Awards Count: Won 4 Oscars, Including Best Picture Tomatometer: 96% (8.7 Avg Rating) Box Office: 101.6m (223.4m Adjusted) Synopsis: Retired Old West gunslinger William Munny reluctantly takes on one last job, with the help of his old partner and a young man. Critic Opinion: "Unforgiven is a stark western in slow motion, obsessed with reflection, not action. When Munny at last guns down the first of the two suspects, Eastwood (working from a screenplay by David Webb Peoples) keeps the scene going. The bleeding man screams, “Jesus, I’m so thirsty,” and Munny, from his secure vantage, demands that the outlaw’s companions take him a drink. It’s this kind of emotional and situational complexity — ninety minutes of narrative tension leading up to a shouted conversation about water as a body bleeds out — that continues to distinguish Unforgiven." - Danny King User Opinion: "This film really just spits in the face of the old western genre but into a good way. Shows how hard and unforgiving it was." - @Lordmandeep "An absolute masterpiece from start to finish. " - @Joel M Commentary: The second entry on this list to have won Best Picture, and certainly not the last, Unforgiven is a unique deconstruction of the Western genre by one of old king's of the genre himself. Unforgiven takes Western cliches and meditates on them, twisting them around giving plenty of meat and material for viewers to contemplate on many viewings through it. While it may not be the most iconic Western of all-time, many see it as a closing remark on the genre, with a story that filled a hole as a self-aware story in a genre that often lacked that self-awareness. Unforgiven scored an average of a 3.4 from each user that voted for it, and it was seen on around 23% of the lists that were submitted. Decade Count: 10s (4), '00s (3), 80s (2), 70s (2), 90s (2), 60s (1), 50s (1) Director Count: Paul Thomas Anderson (1), James Cameron (1), Alfonso Cuaron (1), Stanley Donen (1), Clint Eastwood (1), Terry Gillam (1), Rian Johnson (1), Terry Jones (1), Gene Kelly (1), David Lean (1), Ang Lee (1), Richard Linklater (1), Katia Lund (1), Fernando Meirelles (1), Roman Polanski (1), Gus van Sant (1), Ridley Scott (1), Isao Takahata (1) Franchise Count: Blade Runner (1), James Cameron (1), Monty Python (1), Star Wars (1), Studio Ghibli (1) Genre Count: Drama (4), Sci-Fi (4), Epic (4), Crime/Noir (3), Adventure (3), Fantasy (2), Action (2), Thriller (2), Period Piece (2), Western (2), Animation (1), Comedy (1), Musical (1), Tragedy (1), War (1), Bio-Pic (1)

In honor of @Telemachos Number 87 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Horizon Picture, Directed by David Lean (48 Points, 13 Votes) "No Arab loves the desert. We love water and green trees. There is nothing in the desert and no man needs nothing." Number 1 Placements: 1 Top 25 Placements: 4 Previous Rankings: 2016 (21, -66), 2014 (47, -40), 2013 (31, -56), 2012 (66, -21) Awards Count: Won 7 Oscars, Including Best Picture Tomatometer: 98% (9.1 Avg Rating) Box Office: 44.8m (507.3m Adjusted) Synopsis: The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks. Critic Opinion: "The personal story of T.E. Lawrence and his real-life military achievement in Arabia during World War I, is told in a series of scenes that become as complex on the screen as was the personality of the man responsible for them. As a young British lieutenant, Lawrence was sent to Arabia by British Intelligence and there worked a military miracle. Lawrence is superbly represented on the screen by Peter O'Toole." - Kate Cameron User Opinions: "LOA's script is a masterpiece of subtlety and economy. There's not a wasted word." - @Telemachos "Worth seeing on the big screen in 70mm if you ever get a chance. It's truly stunning." - @Telemachos "I remember jizzing all over that screen like Ethan Hunt when he saw La La Land." - @Telemachos Commentary: Coming in quite a bit lower than we're used to seeing it (partially because no Tele votes to inflate this film up the list like years in the past), is one of the quintessential epics. Lawrence of Arabia shows an auteur at his absolute prime, with talents such as Alec Guinnes and Peter O'Toole to raise the film to an even higher level. Almost any true epic you've seen, that isn't a David Lean epic, is in someway trying to emulate what David Lean has done here and in a few of his other films. Lawrence had a few passion votes and found itself on 21% of the lists that were submitted. Decade Count: 10s (4), '00s (3), 80s (2), 70s (2), 90s (1), 60s (1), 50s (1) Director Count: Paul Thomas Anderson (1), James Cameron (1), Alfonso Cuaron (1), Stanley Donen (1) Terry Gillam (1), Rian Johnson (1), Terry Jones (1), Gene Kelly (1), David Lean (1), Ang Lee (1), Richard Linklater (1), Katia Lund (1), Fernando Meirelles (1), Roman Polanski (1), Gus van Sant (1), Ridley Scott (1), Isao Takahata (1) Franchise Count: Blade Runner (1), James Cameron (1), Monty Python (1), Star Wars (1), Studio Ghibli (1) Genre Count: Drama (4), Sci-Fi (4), Epic (4), Crime/Noir (3), Adventure (3), Fantasy (2), Action (2), Thriller (2), Period Piece (2), Animation (1), Comedy (1), Musical (1), Tragedy (1), War (1), Western (1), Bio-Pic (1)

Also, before people not wanting Avatar on the list start rejoicing, my mistake wasn't just that it was supposed to be Blade Runner at number 89, it was that Avatar was supposed to be one slot higher

Number 89 Blade Runner (1982) Warner Brothers, Directed by Ridley Scott (48 Points, 12 Votes) "Quite an experience to live in fear, isn't it? That's what it is to be a slave." Top 10 Placements: 1 Top 25 Placements: 3 Previous Rankings: 2016 (65, -24), 2014 (60, -29), 2013 (94, +5), 2012 (Unranked) Awards Count: Nominated for 2 Oscars Tomatometer: 90% (8.5 Avg Rating) Box Office: 32.9m (85.9m Adjusted) Synopsis: A blade runner must pursue and try to terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator. Critic Opinion: "Grand enough in scale to carry its many Biblical and mythological references, "Blade Runner" never feels heavy or pretentious -- only more and more engrossing with each viewing. It helps, too, that it works as pure entertainment. In its soul, it's a detective story complete with a glossy dame and a Chandler-style gumshoe suffering from a case of hard-boiled heartburn. Like Bogey before him, Deckard must shake off the troubles he's seen, the numbing shell, to get back in touch with his feelings. He becomes human again thanks primarily to the replicants who are driven by love for one another to develop empathy." - Rita Kempley User Opinion: "I feel like this is a once in a lifetime film. This is very much a film that was made in the perfect time, place, and by the perfect people. If you had the same people attempt to re-create the magic I have no doubt they would be unable to do so. As with all cinema classics, this is what makes them so special. There are so many unique factors besides talent that contribute to a film. This is cinema magic across so many levels." - @mattmav45 "One of the most important and influential film of all time.And scott hated this movie for decades and he now pretends it is his favourite movie.Masterpieces are sometimes beautiful accident, Scott and Ford hated each other and the movie was a nightmare to shoot.The Rutger Hauer final monologue still gives me chills to this day, pure sci fi poetry." - @The Futurist Commentary: Blade Runner is one of Ridley Scott's most acclaimed works, and often seen as perhaps his greatest. The film influenced the sci-fi genre for years to come, with its grungy dystopian aesthetic, with the beautiful Vangelis score, and with so much subtext that people keep revisiting it to debate the nuances of the film. It's also a rare movie that was re-released with a directors cut that ended up being vastly superior to an already well-acclaimed movie. Despite its now universal acclaim and cult following, the movie was not initially a wild success, which gives hope for how its recent sequel may hold up overtime. The film landed on around 20% of the lists that were submitted. Decade Count: 10s (4), '00s (2), 70s (2), 80s (2), 90s (1), , 50s (1) Director Count: Paul Thomas Anderson (1), Alfonso Cuaron (1), Stanley Donen (1) Terry Gillam (1), Rian Johnson (1), Terry Jones (1), Gene Kelly (1), Ang Lee (1), Richard Linklater (1), Katia Lund (1), Fernando Meirelles (1), Roman Polanski (1), Gus van Sant (1), Ridley Scott (1) Isao Takahata (1) Franchise Count: Blade Runner (1), Monty Python (1), Star Wars (1), Studio Ghibli (1) Genre Count: Drama (4), Crime/Noir (3), Sci-Fi (3), Epic (2), Fantasy (2), Action (2), Thriller (2), Adventure (2). Animation (1), Comedy (1), Period Piece (1), Musical (1), Tragedy (1), War (1), Western (1)

I just realized Avatar was not supposed to ranked #89... About to announce the real #89

Aw fuck, I just realized I made a mistake

You know which members to thank for it too (however to be fair, it wasn't just the typical Cameronites that voted for it)

Number 89 Avatar (2009) Twentieth Century Fox, Directed by James Cameron (48 Points, 12 Votes) "And we will show the Sky People... that they cannot take whatever they want! And that this... this is our land!" Number 1 Placements: 1 Top 10 Placements: 2 Top 25 Placements: 3 Previous Rankings: 2016 (Unranked), 2014 (Unranked), 2013 (Unranked), 2012 (48, -41) Awards Count: Won 3 Oscars, Nominated for Best Picture Tomatometer: 83% (7.5 Avg Rating) Box Office: 1.0A 760.5m (891.4m Adjusted) Synopsis: A paraplegic marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home. Critic Opinion: ""Avatar" is not simply a sensational entertainment, although it is that. It's a technical breakthrough. It has a flat-out Green and anti-war message. It is predestined to launch a cult. (Break Quote, what a fortune teller Ebert was, Break Quote) It contains such visual detailing that it would reward repeating viewings. It invents a new language, Na'vi, as "Lord of the Rings" did, although mercifully I doubt this one can be spoken by humans, even teenage humans. It creates new movie stars. It is an Event, one of those films you feel you must see to keep up with the conversation." - Roger Ebert User Opinion: "In my top 10 of all time list. Its a fabulous movie that takes you to another world better than any other film. Its also a film that seems so much better if you connect with the Naavi and their way of life. Cameron just has this nack of making films that connect with so many people." - @stuart360 "I rewatched it the other day and had forgotten just how brilliant it was in the cinema, and it holds up on repeat viewing anyway. Moving and just a great cinematic experience. it is so easy to say "avatar was rubbish" even when you enjoyed it at the time." - @Ranger Tree Commentary: The highest grossing (worldwide) movie of all-time, and there's quite a few people who are never going to let you forget that fact. It's easy to look back in hindsight on Avatar and claim it's nothing special, especially given how far CGI has come since Avatar, but that neglects the impact this movie had on release. There are few movies that have ever provided as an immersive theatrical experience as Avatar managed to do, and (prior to The Force Awakens) this movie held a personal record of most times I saw a film in theaters (even though my opinions may have changed a bit since then). Avatar is also the first film on our list not to have over a 90% score on RT, but to be fair it's also the first movie on our list to gross over 2b WW at the Box Office. Decade Count: 10s (4), '00s (3), 70s (2), 90s (1), 80s (1), 50s (1) Director Count: Paul Thomas Anderson (1), James Cameron (1), Alfonso Cuaron (1), Stanley Donen (1) Terry Gillam (1), Rian Johnson (1), Terry Jones (1), Gene Kelly (1), Ang Lee (1), Richard Linklater (1), Katia Lund (1), Fernando Meirelles (1), Roman Polanski (1), Gus van Sant (1), Isao Takahata (1) Franchise Count: James Cameron (1), Monty Python (1), Star Wars (1), Studio Ghibli (1) Genre Count: Drama (4), Epic (3), Sci-Fi (3), Fantasy (2), Action (2), Crime/Noir (2), Thriller (2), Adventure (2). Animation (1), Comedy (1), Period Piece (1), Musical (1), Tragedy (1), War (1), Western (1)

Prepare for a storm for this next one.

Let's get this started again! Number 90 Chinatown (1974) Paramount, Directed by Roman Polanski (48 Points, 10 Votes) "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." Top 5 Placements: 2 Top 10 Placements: 3 Top 25 Placements: 4 Previous Rankings: 2016 (90, Unchanged), 2014 (Unranked), 2013 (48, -42), 2013 (Unranked) Awards Count: Won 1 Oscar, Nominated for Best Picture Tomatometer: 98% (9.3 Avg Rating) Box Office: 29.2m (143.3m Adjusted) Synopsis: A private detective hired to expose an adulterer finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder. Critic Opinion: "The picture is a kind of pop masterpiece, bursting with vigor, ingenious as the devil, handsome, efficient, engrossing–and quite deliberately divorced from any reality outside a dark theatre. It has absorbed the past and projected t through the lens of present fears and defeats, but always in terms of man the moviegoer; you bring to this movie what you know about movies–just as to Pop art you bring what you know about a throwaway culture. Pop art is neither realistic nor abstract; it is experience with one dimension missing. I enjoy reacting to it–it makes everything simple and some things clear–even though I’d soon go crazy if I had to live there." - Robert Hatch User Opinion: "Watched it for about the 19th time. Damn, that ending. It's like you spend two hours standing on the tracks, unable to move, but still hopeful and having a good time - not having seen it in three years, I was actually a bit surprised at the number of funny moments in this movie - and in the end this train just inevitably comes and hits you at full speed. Completely devastating. It's been just shy of 5 years since I've seen Chinatown for the first time and in those 5 years I haven't seen a better film, although a few came close. " - @Jake Gittes "Absolutely incredible. It's riveting throughout, Polanski's decision to reveal information only as Jake Gittes learns it (not a feature of Robert Towne's pre-production draft) works brilliantly and allows the film's biggest twist to have a maximum level of power, and the ending is as unforgettable as it is devastatingly bleak. It's Roman Polanski's best film, and a must-see for anyone who considers himself/herself to be a fan of the medium." - @Webslinger Commentary: Despite the controversy around the actions of the director, Chinatown has endured as a classic of cinema and has sealed itself as a required viewing for anybody interested in film. Chinatown is a film perfectly crafted from each artist that gave their input into the movie, and it's one of the reasons it has created a lasting legacy for itself. The average score of the film from users who voted for it was a 4.8, indicating it was pretty close to the top 25 for most members who included it on their lists. This was also a movie that made it in from a few passion votes, as it was only included on 16% of the lists submitted. Decade Count: 10s (4), '00s (2), 70s (2), 90s (1), 80s (1), 50s (1) Director Count: Paul Thomas Anderson (1), Alfonso Cuaron (1), Stanley Donen (1) Terry Gillam (1), Rian Johnson (1), Terry Jones (1), Gene Kelly (1), Ang Lee (1), Richard Linklater (1), Katia Lund (1), Fernando Meirelles (1), Roman Polanski (1), Gus van Sant (1), Isao Takahata (1) Franchise Count: Monty Python (1), Star Wars (1), Studio Ghibli (1) Genre Count: Drama (4), Epic (2), Sci-Fi (2), Fantasy (2), Action (2), Crime/Noir (2), Thriller (2), Adventure (1). Animation (1), Comedy (1), Period Piece (1), Musical (1), Tragedy (1), War (1), Western (1)

It’ll be a little later today before Ill be able to start posting more entries, I have to pack and drive around 6 hours. Tonight I should be able to get around 5-10 entries!

Happy mother!’s day @WrathOfHan !