The Panda

I'll start posting these every couple of days for different movies, just fill out what wins each category, each movie gets a point per category and 5 for best overall.Note: Most emotionally engaging includes humor, fear, etc. Just because it doesn't make you cry doesn't mean it's not emotionally engaging, a movie that makes you hurt from laughing is also emotionally engaging, or if it effects your breathing out of fear or suspense.Also Most Rewatchable can also correlate to most entertaining.Best Directing:Best Single Performance:Best Acting Ensemble:Best Screenplay:Best Premise:Best Cinematography:Best Editing:Best Visual Effects:Best Soundtrack:Best Ending:Most Ambitious:Most Emotionally Engaging:Most Thematically Significant:Most Rewatchable:Best Overall:My ExampleBest Directing: Gravity Best Single Performance: Chiwetel Ejiofer, 12YASBest Acting Ensemble: 12YASBest Screenplay: 12YASBest Premise: GravityBest Cinematography: GravityBest Editing: GravityBest Visual Effects: GravityBest Soundtrack: GravityBest Ending: 12YASMost Ambitious: 12YASMost Emotionally Engaging: 12YASMost Thematically Significant: 12YASMost Rewatchable: GravityBest Overall: 12YASAnd 12YAS would get 12 points, Gravity 7

As of current quality (based off the last couple of years)Walt Disney AnimationDreamworks Live ActionPixar Marvel CinematicTouchstone PicturesDisney Live Action

I actually agree, although the original Spider-man just felt a lot more fresh when it came out, however if both had equal visuals and you swapped their release dates The Amazing Spider-Man would be seen as the better film by far

Christopher Nolan is an overrated director who just makes blockbusters that feel epic and create an illusion of quality but lack any resonance or depth.Zack Snyder is one of the worst directors in Hollywood.Birth of a Nation, while on all technical aspects a phenomenal film, is one of the worst ever made because of its overwhelming influence in delaying Civil Rights and usage as a recruitment tool for the KKK.

ActingTDK - 8TDKR - 6.5ActionTDK - 8TDKR - 6.5AmbitionTDK - 8TDKR - 5CinematographyTDK - 7TDKR - 6DialogueTDK - 7.5TDKR - 6DirectionTDK - 7.5TDKR - 7EmotionTDK - 6.5TDKR - 7ScoreTDK - 7TDKR - 7ScriptTDK - 7TDKR - 6.5VillainsTDK - 10TDKR - 7TOTALTDK - 76.5/100TDKR - 64.5/100WINNER --> The Dark Knight

Universal took the Fourth of July weekend last year though. Although you are right in who usually takes each of those weekends, but that's just the current trend, Pirates has taken the July weekend before, but I think if depends more on what movie is being released on a date than the date itself. A movie that's going to sell is going to sell no matter when it's released (although some weekends are definitely more desirable than others). Look at Gravity, it's out grossed the majority of the tentpoles this year and it was an October release, it just kind of shows it's the movie being released that determines the profitability not the date.

Even if you put Citizen Kane on par with new films it's still better, and no it is fair to judge then at a slightly different standard due to the fact technology in the 40s is not what it is now, just because a movie wasn't capable of being digital or there were no cinematographic basics set during the period (which Citizen Kane set) doesn't mean they're bad. It's like criticizing the Roman Empire and calling it a failure because they didn't have guns and airplanes.

I'll take both those bets

I'm posting mine here for fun (I pm'd it so don't count mine twice) just because I want to see reactions on a couple of these Top 10 Comic Book Movies of All Time 10.Iron Man 3 9.Superman II 8.Kick-Ass 7.Spider-Man 2 6.The Avengers 5.The Dark Knight 4.Iron Man 3.Scott Pilgrim vs. The World 2.Superman 1.Men in Black Q. What makes a good comic book movie to you?(sticking to the the comics, special effects, story,etc) A. - Top 5 Comic Book Movies based on Special Effects 5.The Amazing Spider-Man 4.The Dark Knight Rises 3.Thor: The Dark World 2.Iron Man 3 1.The Avengers Top 5 Comic Book Movie Villains 5.General Zod (Original Super-Man) 4.Ben Kingsley's Mandarin (Iron Man 3) (Explanation: I absolutely loved the plot twist, it turned a generic comic book terrorist villain into one of the most inventive comic book villains out there (yes, he was still a villain). However, Killion or however you spell it was an awful villain and was what brought the movie down) 3.Loki 2.The Joker 1.Zack Snyder (Explanation: Any comic book movie (or movie in general) he touches turns to garbage, and is leading the DC movies to cinematic hell, so he is by default the biggest villain of (to) comic books) The Top 3 Comic Book Movies of 2013 3.The Wolverine 2.Thor: The Dark World 1.Iron Man 3

Just going to say I disliked the Hunger Games but I liked Catching Fire (really liked it actually), it's a major step up from it and fixes many of the problems. I had your opinion before I saw it but I'll say it converted me.

Catching Fire based off the mere fact The Dark Knight Rises was a let down and Catching Fire was a pleasant surprise, plus Catching Fire was a better movie.

1930: Animal Crackers 1931: City Lights 1932: Grand Hotel 1933: Calvacade 1934: The Thin Man 1935: The 39 Steps 1936: Modern Times 1937: The Awful Truth 1938: Bringing Up Baby 1939: The Wizard of Oz 1940: The Grapes of Wrath 1941: Citizen Kane 1942: Now, Voyager 1943: Casablanca 1944: Double Indemnity 1945: Brief Encoutner 1946: It's a Wonderful Life 1947: Gentlemen's Agreement 1948: Macbeth 1949: All the King's Men 1950: Harvey 1951: A Streetcar Named Desire 1952: Ikiru 1953: From Here to Eternity 1954: Dial M for Murder 1955: East of Eden 1956: The Killing 1957: The Bridge on the River Kwai 1958: Vertigo 1959: Anatomy of a Murder 1960: Psycho 1961: Breakfast at Tiffany's 1962: To Kill a Mockinbird 1963: The Great Escape 1964: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1965: The Sound of Music 1966: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1967: In the Heat of the Night 1968: 2001: A Space Odyssey 1969: Midnight Cowboy 1970: Patton 1971: Fiddler on the Roof 1972: The Godfather 1973: American Graffiti 1974: Chinatown 1975: One Flew Over a Cuckoo's Nest 1976: Taxi Driver 1977: Annie Hall 1978: The Deer Hunter 1979: Apocalypse Now 1980: Raging Bull 1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark 1982: Blade Runner 1983: The King of Comedy 1984: Amadeus 1985: The Breakfast Club 1986: The Fly 1987: The Princess Bride 1988: Rain Man 1989: sex, lies, and videotape 1990: GoodFellas 1991: Beauty and the Beast 1992: The Last of the Mohicans 1993: Schindler's List 1994: Pulp Fiction 1995: Before Sunrise 1996: Fargo 1997: Boogie Nights 1998: The Truman Show 1999: American Beauty 2000: Traffic 2001: Donnie Darko 2002: City of God 2003: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2004: Before Sunset 2005: Good Night, and Good Luck 2006: Children of Men 2007: No Country For Old Men 2008: The Hurt Locker 2009: Up 2010: The Social Network 2011: The Artist 2012: Life of Pi 2013: 12 Years a Slave

I'm willing to contribute

At this point 1.Frozen 2.Inside Llewyn Davis 3.American Hustle 4.Saving Mr. Banks 5.Dallas Buyer's Club 6.The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 7.The Wolf of Wallstreet 8.Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 9.The Grand Budapest Hotel 10.Her Take note, my anticipation for a film is usually at its highest when it is within a couple months of me seeing it or I saw an overly convincing trailer. Nothing in 2014 really has me hyped currently besides Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (just because I loved the first) and The Grand Budapest Hotel because Wes Anderson makes enjoyable, quirky films.

25.ParaNorman 24.Ponyo 23.The Princess and the Frog 22.The Illusionist 21.Bolt 20.Despicable Me 19.Lilo and Stitch 18.Corpse Bride 17.Ratatouille 16.Rango 15.Tangled 14.Monster's Inc 13.The Incredibles 12.Wreck-It Ralph 11.How to Train Your Dragon 10.Toy Story 3 9.Shrek 8.The Secret World of Arrietty 7.Coraline 6.Persepolis 5.Up 4.Wall-E 3.May and Max 2.Spirited Away 1.Finding Nemo

Calling Citizen Kane a bad movie doesn't equate to taste at all though, it just equates to poor objective viewing. I can read Shakespeare and hate it, but me hating it doesn't change the fact that he was one of the most influential writers to exist and that his writing is masterwork, same with Citizen Kane. I understand taste, but worst means a more objective look (even if it's your worse) and is different from least favorite. Calling Escape Plan one of the best of the year and then labeling Citizen Kane as one of the worst ever made because it bored you is equivalent of Armond White honestly. You can't watch Citizen Kane and honestly (and objectively) admit that it is on-par quality wise (Best and worst are judgement of quality not entertainment) with films like Jack and Jill or Twilight. I firmly believe anyone putting a film like Citizen Kane on one of these lists is just trying to be a contrarian because it's nonsense to label one of (if not the) most positively influential movies in film history as one of the worst ever made. (Especially given how ahead of its time it was in film making quality, which again quality is what a Best and Worst list is judged on, not how entertaining it was)

I can see that, it still doesn't make them worth putting on worst lists. I don't know, something just ticks in me that makes me kind of mad when I see people put movies like Citizen Kane, or 2001: A Space Odyssey next to movies like Jack and Jill, Disaster Movie, etc.

I understand not liking them, but it's a worst list not a least favorite or popular movies you loathe. I don't see how you can consider a movie like Citizen Kane to be one of the worst ever made and be completely serious as well as not just doing it to look cool. Sure, it may bore you and you may personally dislike it, but that doesn't change the fact that it is well-made.

"Catching Fire delivers on thrills, twists, and serves as one of the more entertaining blockbusters of 2013." Read more at http://thepandaflicksreviews.blogspot.com/2013/11/catching-fire-review.html#more

Yeah, given this film's cast, and it being much more advertised than the other two, it should be just as big if not bigger.

Yeah, I see people putting in classics just to be cool, or against the norm, kind of unsettling. The only classic I think is worthy of being in a worst list is Birth of a Nation simply because of the major negative effects it caused on society and how it helped to fuel racism and delay the Civil Rights movements. Putting a movie like Citizen Kane, No Country For Old Men, Lord of the Rings, 2001: A Space Odyssey, etc. on one of these lists is just sad. Even if you don't like them they aren't worthy of being in any worst list, ever.

American Hustle is going to ride off the good word of mouth of Silver Linings Playbook for the casual audience, with returning cast members, the movie mentioned in the trailer, it should help it out.

I'd love your reasoning for Citizen Kane, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Mullholland Drive

2 people per bet I'll bet 50 points Catching Fire has the highest opening of the year I'll bet neither Homefront, Black Nativity, or Oldboy makes more than 50m (25 points) I'll bet Frozen grosses more than Tangled (25 points) I bet Ender's Game has a 60% or higher drop (25 points) I bet Best Man Holiday has a larger second weekend drop than Think Like a Man (25 points)

Well, by boatload do you mean a boat packed with ones or one hundreds? Or more? Also, a Life of Pi size lifeboat or a Titanic?