Eric Quinn

Objectively not true. Literally one click on my profile shows I have been here since 2014 and I have regularly posted since 2016. Click on his profile and it says he joined in 2018. So this doesn't work. I'm sorry for being harsh and mean in my observation, but this does not give you the right whatsoever to condescend and disrespect the staff. Do this kind of disrespectful nonsense again and you will be threadbanned. Your choice.

The Shazam 2 trailer opens with archive footage of both Justice League and Aquaman. I think people can pick up the clues that it's a DCEU movie.

You aren't familiar with iJack/Zatt. This man will defend anything Marvel and overpredicts everything Marvel. Endgame could have opened to Oogieloves numbers and he would try to spin that around as something good. It's better to just smile and nod and let him do his own little scthick.

Quorum Updates M3GAN T-22: 37.57% Awareness, 5.87 Interest Women Talking T-22: 12.9%, 4.55 Plane T-29: 20.84%, 5.36 When You Finish Saving the World T-36: 6.79%, 4.95 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse T-169: 43.77%, 6.51 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts T-176: 39.98%, 6.08 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny T-197: 33.82%, 6.1 Avatar: The Way of Water T-1: 72.75% Awareness, 6.52 Interest Final Awareness: 100% chance of 100M Final Interest: 100% chance of 100M Tentpole Awareness: 100% chance of 100M Tentpole Interest: 100% chance of 100M Missing T-36: 11.88% Awareness, 4.85 Interest T-30 Awareness: 14% chance of 10M T-30 Interest: 32% chance of 10M

Nah.

Well that would mean...Fargo would be #1...YOU FOOL

Guess we have to do this all over again. Nice going, blockhead

I laughed my butt off the entire time they did the 2001 parody. This is going to be gold.

btw @DAR how does it feel to know you were the only person who didn't have Fargo on your list?

Hey everybody. I know that we're about to get numbers soon. But I wanted to tell everybody that BOT's Coen Brothers Countdown is officially over and the list is complete. Feel free to see just how well your faves, whether they be O Brother or Fargo or Hudsucker Proxy, had done. And of note, we will host both a Top 100 Warner Bros. Movies and Top 100 Disney Movies countdown next year, in honor of both studios' 100th anniversaries. So to all of you Cameronites, remember to vote for Way of Water in the latter countdown next year!!!!!

And that's it. I know this didn't take long and there were far fewer films than before, but this definitely took a lot of time and energy from me. Both because of personal mental health issues, as well as just talking about films that have a lot to talk about, but hard to describe at the same time. Which hey, shows just how talented these guys are at making unique films unlike anything else. But I apologize if my commentary wasn't as strong as years past. Either way, I'm happy enough with what I wrote and I was very happy at the strong turnout for this year. Especially since some people who did the other two lists didn't turn up here (not a bad thing, I understand) So in that regard, super-duper extra huge thank yous to @A Star is Delayed @Tower @BestPicturePlutoNash @XXR Tulkun Rider @ringedmortality @EarlyDeadlinePredictions @Joel M @krla @TalismanRing @Last Man Standing @lilmac @MOVIEGUY @Lucas @Kalo @4815162342 @DAR @Fancyarcher @Jake Gittes @aabattery @Ronin46 @MrPink @Rorschach @charlie Jatinder @Cap @Ozymandias and @Blankments Literally, without your contributions, this countdown would not have happened. So you have my full love and gratitude for your contributions and making this countdown a joy for all. And of course a super-duper extra huge thank you to Joel and Ethan Coen, for your idiosyncracies, your creativity, and your showcasing Frances McDormand to the world. Don't know what you guys have next on the docket, but we can only hope, together or separate, you continue to give us bangers. And lastly, I have to reveal next year's director countdown. So in December 2023, expect, the one, the only... NOTHING Okay, okay, I'm only kind of kidding here. I am actually skipping a director's countodwn this year. But that's because I'm doing, not one, but two...count them, TWO countdowns for 2023. And if you know about 2023 and its relation to film history, you probably know what's up. Our first countdown, which will officially kick off on April 4, 2023, will be... The Top 100 Warner Bros. Movies That's right ladies and gentleman. Starting on April 4, you get to vote for what are the best films made by one of the greatest movie studios in the world on its official 100th anniversary. Casablanca, A Streetcar Named Desire, My Fair Lady, The Exorcist, Superman, The Right Stuff, Heat, Harry Potter, The Dark Knight, Inception, American Sniper, Space Jam 2, you name it. This also includes stuff from New Line Cinema into the mix as well. Either way, you don't want to miss out on something epic like this.] But that's just the beginning. Because later on, officially starting on October 16, 2023, we'll also have... The Top 100 Disney Movies Now this is going to be the big guns and going to hit us all on the childhood feels. Because starting October 16, we get to decide what are the absolute bests of the best from another one of the greatest movie studios in the world, to celebrate its 100th anniversary as well. Snow White, Bambi, Peter Pan, Mary Poppins, Robin Hood, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Lion King, Pirates of the Caribbean, Frozen, The Avengers, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Strange World, the list goes on. And yes, films from Touchstone, Miramax, 20th Century, and Searchlight will also be included. So you have zero excuse not to vote here. Or for either one really. This is something I have been prepping since 2020 and I am beyond excited to do these two countdowns. They'll take a lot of time to make, but I promise to go all out on these two lists and create something that will change BOT forever. I hope everybody who voted this year takes part in both of these lists, because you will not want to miss out on this Warner and Disney goodness. And better yet, tell your friends and get them involved, because I want anybody who is anybody to be a part of these sure to be epic lists. Thank you all for taking the time to read, like, and discussing this list. Have a wonderful holiday and remember that Timothee loves you!

#1 Fargo 224 points, 26 lists "You're darn tootin'!" #1 placements: 8 #2 placements: 9 #3 placements: 3 Top 5 placements: 22 Box Office: $24.6M DOM, $60.6M WW Rotten Tomatoes: 94% Metacritic: 85 Awards: 2 Academy Awards and 5 nominations, 1 BAFTA Award and 5 nominations, 4 Golden Globe Award nominations, 6 Independent Spirit Awards, 2 National Board of Review Awards Roger Ebert’s Review: "Marge Gunderson is one of a handful of characters whose names remain in our memories, like Travis Bickle, Tony Manero, HAL 9000, Fred C. Dobbs. They are completely, defiantly themselves_in movies that depend on precisely who they are." Its Legacy: The film that made the brothers superstars and household names. Spawned a very successful television series on FX. Based on a true story and also not...it's weird. Joel Coen won the Prix de la mise en scene for best directing at the Cannes Film Festival. Also nominated for Palme D'Or. Considered the 32nd best screenplay by the Writers Guild of America. Ranked #84 on AFI's Top 100 Films of All Time and #93 on the 2007 edition, as well as Marge Gunderson as #33 on AFI's Top 100 Movie Heroes. Joined the National Film Registry in 2006. Made Minnesota accents cool to the masses...I think. Gave William H. Macy a paycheck. Commentary: I mean...what do you want me to say? It was pretty obvious since the beginning this would be #1 and so many people happily put this as their #1 on their list without any hesitation. And it’s easy to understand why, even if I prefer some other Coen classics. It’s a perfectly-paced taut thriller with a great cast, super memorable characters, especially the highly endearing Marge Gunderson, performed by the spectacular and amazing Frances McDormand, and expert dialogue that became instantly iconic. And of course, it’s utterly hilarious, with some of the best deadpan comedy to ever hit the big screen. This and Big Lebowski were neck-and-neck through much of the countdown duration, but it was getting clear by the end that Fargo just had the edge. For its story, its screenplay, its direction, and its performers, especially Frances McDormand, who won her first Oscar and is far from her last. And I guess also that FX show. Do people think that’s good? I’m going to assume yes. This will forever be the most iconic and beloved Coens film. While No Country may be too sad for some, and Big Lebowski too weird for others, this is the representation of everything that makes Joel and Ethan’s movies so fun, memorable, and iconic. So it’s fitting that this is BOT’s #1.

#2 The Big Lebowski 212 points, 27 lists "See what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?!" #1 placements: 3 #2 placements: 5 #3 placements: 3 Top 5 placements: 22 Box Office: $18.2M DOM, $47M WW Rotten Tomatoes: 83% Metacritic: 71 Awards: Grand Prix nomination at the Belgian Film Critics Association Roger Ebert’s Review: "This is a plot and dialogue that perhaps only the Coen Brothers could have devised. I'm thinking less of their clarity in "Fargo" and "No Country for Old Men" than of the almost hallucinatory logic of "Raising Arizona" and "The Hudsucker Proxy." Only a steady hand in the midst of madness allows them to hold it all together--that, and the delirious richness of their visual approach." Its Legacy: The definitive cult classic (but is it a cult classic anymore?). Created the annual Lebowski Fest and The Dude Abides, another festival/convention. Created a whole religion with Dudeism. Two African spider species are named after this movie. Bridges reprised The Dude in a Stella Artois commercial. Earned a 2020 spin-off The Jesus Rolls. Has books analyzing the film's themes and ideals. #8 on EW's Funniest Movies of the Past 25 Years. Joined the National Film Registry in 2014. Gave Philip Seymour Hoffman a paycheck. Commentary: It’s kind of hard to really explain why The Big Lebowski is a good movie. It’s not hard to follow or interpret per se, but more so that it’s so unique in its writing, characters, and style that I can’t really put it into words. It takes place in a strange world with oddball characters with a comedy of errors storyline that has so many twists and turns and yet it oddly feels like little progresses at the same time. There’s so many unresolved plotlines, scenes that meander endlessly, extended dream sequences that exist to showcase surrealist visuals and nothing else, and the final resolution doesn’t really resolve much of anything. But even though it breaks all the usual storytelling conventions, I still love this movie. A lot of people do. And considering all the other films this beat out, so does BOT. It's actually the only film to appear on every single list So...why do we love this movie? How come a film that is so loose and flimsy in its structure capture people’s hearts this much? In a way, the messiness of the film is a deliberate one, when looked from the perspective of The Dude. Bridges plays a man who is everybody we should not be. He’s a lazy, unhygienic slacker with selfish desires and seemingly indifferent to the world around him. Yet there’s also something fascinating about his lifestyle. A Taoist lifestyle of cool-headedness and relaxation, “go with the flow”, when faced with the difficulties and terrors of life. To simply try and find inner peace and comfort in what really matters to you personally, even if it is against the endless dream-chasing society forces us into. It’s no wonder a character like him would resonate, especially among college students, who were the life and blood of this movie for a good while. And it represents what makes the film so good. The film is a mess because The Dude is a mess. And that’s what we should strive to be. A mess.

#3 No Country for Old Men 198 points, 25 lists "What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss?" #1 placements: 5 #2 placements: 3 #3 placements: 4 Top 5 placements: 18 Box Office: $74.2M DOM, $171.6M WW Rotten Tomatoes: 93% Metacritic: 91 Awards: 4 Academy Awards and 4 nominations, 3 BAFTA Awards and 6 nominations, 3 Critics Choice Awards and 2 nominations, 2 Golden Globe Awards and 2 nominations, 3 National Board of Review Awards Roger Ebert’s Review: "This movie is a masterful evocation of time, place, character, moral choices, immoral certainties, human nature and fate. It is also, in the photography by Roger Deakins, the editing by the Coens and the music by Carter Burwell, startlingly beautiful, stark and lonely." Its Legacy: The first and only time Joel and Ethan Coen won the Academy Award for Best Director. Competed for the Palme D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. The Best Film of 2007 by the National Board of Review. Contextualized themes and locations found in Blood Simple and Fargo in a whole new way. Made Javier Bardem a household name. Revitalized Cormac McCarthy's work for a whole new generation. Gave Stephen Root a paycheck. Commentary: The grittier and sadder companion piece to 1996's Fargo. And frankly, what can be said that hasn’t already been said about Anton Chigurh? Performed by Javier Bardem to spectacular results, we follow one of the scariest figures to ever hit the big screen. This is a man with no remorse or compassion. A psychopath who kills with a purpose, but said purpose is frequently selfish and oftentimes at the drop of a hat. He’s practically the human version of a Terminator, always set to kill, while still having human intelligence. It’s one of the scariest performances to ever hit the silver screen and is all thanks to the incredible talents of Joel and Ethan Coen, Cormac McCarthy, the original author of the novel this is based on, and Javier Bardem, who perfectly displays such a complex, amoral figure despite donning a Dora the Explorer haircut. There’s of course a lot more to like about No Country for Old Men outside of Chigurh. There’s a great storyline, its tense sequences, and nihilistic atmosphere are all great. But Chigurh is a big reason why this movie is so popular and...well, if I didn’t praise him like everybody else, that would be weird.

https://deadline.com/2022/12/global-box-office-projection-2023-29-billion-analysts-1235200843/

I see you. Sorry for not getting this up earlier 😕

M3GAN Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-21 and Counting Sellouts Showings Seats Sold Total Seats Perct Sold TOTALS 0 33 24 5433 0.44% Total Seats Sold Today: 0 Comp 1.043x of The Conjuring 3 T-21 (10.23M) 0.104x of Scream T-21 (364K) 0.099x of Nope T-21 (632K)

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-6 and Counting Sellouts Showings Seats Sold Total Seats Perct Sold TOTALS 0 113 545 16775 3.25% Total Seats Sold Today: 11 Comp 5.093x of Encanto T-6 (7.64M) 0.255x of Sing 2 T-6 (2.48M) 0.586x of Sonic 2 T-6 (3.66M) 1.497x of Lightyear T-6 (7.79M) 1.584x of Minions 2 T-6 (17.03M) 7.365x of Super Pets T-6 (16.2M)

The problem with this is that Jimmy Olsen can't fly. Therefore, I can't picture myself in Jimmy Olsen's arms as we fly into the night sky. That's a very important thing the casting directors need to recognize.

o·pin·ion /əˈpiny(ə)n/ noun a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.

Well if you actually watched the movie, you would know the movie isn't romanticizing cannibalilsm at all. It's very bluntly shown that cannibalism is a bad thing and that Taylor Russell's obsession with flesh-eating is a parable about addiction and how addiction destroys people's lives and her connecting with somebody who understands what she's going through.

Pretty sure it was TROS yeah. Don't even think No Way Home got this treatment. Guess this is our first #event