Eric the Clown

#422 - Michael Collins (34 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #67) #421 - Lego DC Super Heroes: Justice League - Gotham City: Breakout (34 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #40) #420 - Creepshow, Lego DC Super Heroes: Justice League - Cosmic Clash (34 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #38) #419 - The Last Boy Scout, Romeo Must Die, Batman: Year One (34 points, 1 list. avg. ranking #37) #418 - Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Aquaman - Rage of Atlantis (34 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #36) #417 - Birds of Prey (35 points, 3 lists, avg. ranking #89) #416 - Sully (35 points, 3 lists, avg. ranking #73) #415 - Lost in America, The Man from UNCLE (35 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #66) #414 - Bronco Billy, Queen of the Damned (35 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #24)

It’s a real term in film criticism now. Basically a fancy way of people defending trashy movies from filmmakers (or I guess actors, since people who subscribe to this also like Adam Sandler movies) they like. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulgar_auteurism

It’s now old enough where the kids who watched it are old enough to have nostalgia for it, and vulgar auteurism is the hip new thing. Of course it has a rehabilitation.

@SchumacherFTW go show this man a good time.

#432 - The Intern, Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (30 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #45) #431 - What a Girl Wants (30 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #44) #430 - Justice Society: World War II (30 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #42) #429 - Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (30 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #41) #428 - Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (30 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #7) #427 - Corpse Bride (31 points, 3 lists, avg. ranking #91) #426 - Horrible Bosses, The Bad Seed (32 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #69) #425 - The Secret Garden, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (33 points, 2 lists, avg. ranking #84) #424 - Batman and Robin (33 points, 2 lists, avg. ranking #49) #423 - Little Caesar, The Old Man and the Sea (33 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #68)

#441 - 300: Rise of an Empire (26 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #75) #440 - Keanu (27 points, 2 lists, avg. ranking #67) #439 - The Negotiator (28 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #73) #438 - Beowulf (29 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #86) #437 - DC League of Super-Pets (29 points, 2 lists, avg. ranking #71) #436 - Mr. Arkadin, The Dish (29 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #72) #435 - The Witches (30 points, 2 lists, avg. ranking #50) #434 - 42 (30 points, 2 lists, avg. ranking #42) (Can't make this up if I tried lol) #433 - Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Cleopatra Jones, Orphan, Deathtrap (30 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #71)

Sorry to everybody that I didn't get any new entries up today. Today was super busy for me and I have to head to bed early, since my shift tomorrow was moved up a half hour earlier. However, while I know these are likely boring for some, I will reveal a few more honorable mentions, since those take much less time to produce. Hope everybody here understands this and I will try my absolute best to get more of the top 100 revealed tomorrow.

Also Oppenheimer can still easily get into the 50s in Awareness over the next few days. And in that regard, that means it has greater chances to reach higher expectations. There's a solid correlation for Quorum IMO, especially once we get to the final data point, though I know that doesn't mean causation.

Forgot to do this earlier, but if this follows the rest of Inside Out's run: 146.3M Follows Finding Nemo: 168.1M But honestly, who knows if either of these two are applicable? This thing's going by its own drum tbh. I really hope Theater Camp doesn't get lost in the Barbenheimer shuffle. This has the potential to be a strong sleeper, out of nowhere success story and I wish we had some of those in the specialty market again. If you've seen the movie, you'd understand. Anderson's movies have traditional story structures, but this movie is framed under a metatextual framing device that makes things a lot more convoluted and inaccessible. I liked those aspects, but people who want a Grand Budapest Hotel will be disappointed whenever they cut to the black and white segments.

No offense, but don't you ever get tired of complaining about this? Disney's done this for years now and it's clear that's how they like doing this. I think it's time you just move on.

Quorum Updates The Hill T-39: 14.32% Awareness Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie T-74: 27.49% Awareness The Exorcist: Believer T-88: 20.09% Awareness The Marvels T-116: 39.12% Awareness Trolls Band Together T-123: 40.68% Awareness Ferrari T-161: 16.82% Awareness Barbie T-4: 69.94% Awareness Final Awareness: 100% chance of 90M, 75% chance of 100M, 25% chance of 200M Oppenheimer T-4: 41.67% Awareness Final Awareness: 35% chance of 30M, 19% chance of 40M, 8% chance of 70M Original - High Awareness: 40% chance of 30M Blue Beetle T-32: 25.58% Awareness T-30 Awareness: 51% chance of 10M, 16% chance of 20M Drive Away Dolls T-67: 18.73% Awareness T-60 Awareness: 21% chance of 10M Original - Low Awareness: 25% chance of 10M

This is so unfair for this movie. Xolo and the filmmakers deserve better.

@Plain Old Tele how does this work? The article mentions that it’s easier for independent productions to get these waivers and exemptions, but this still seems weird.

Nah mates. Iger is a corporate CEO. Corporate CEOs are inherently evil 🤷‍♂️

Your list was quite the treat, because I only recognized like...15 of the movies you chose lmao. I am very curious about "The Batman vs. Dracula". A title like that screams "best movie ever made".

#451 - Driving Miss Daisy (25 points, 2 lists, avg. ranking #88) #450 - Matchstick Men (25 points, 2 lists, avg. ranking #75) #449 - Barbershop: The Next Cut, He's Just Not That Into You (25 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #76) #448 - Batman: Soul of the Dragon (25 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #50) (sadly, no GIF for this I could find) #447 - Batman Forever (25 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #49) #446 - Batman: Assault on Arkham (25 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #48) #445 - The Death of Superman (25 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #46) #444 - My Dog Skip (25 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #33) #443 - Death to Smoochy, The Great Gatsby (25 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #32) #442 - Wrath of the Titans (26 points, 2 lists, avg. ranking #88)

On it like a bonnet.

#462 - Evil Angels, Clash of the Titans, Hope and Glory, Body of Lies (20 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #81) #461 - Teen Titans: The Judas Contract, Ready to Rumble (20 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #55) #460 - Under Siege (20 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #53) #459 - Pokemon 3: The Movie, Malibu's Most Wanted (20 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #52) #458 - Green Lantern: Beware My Power, Showtime (20 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #51) #457 - The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (20 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #39) #456 - Into the Storm (20 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #36) #455 - Suicide Squad, 12 Strong, The Jazz Singer (1952) (21 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #80) #454 - The Bucket List, Defending Your Life (22 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #79) #453 - Navalny, The Roaring Twenties (23 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #78) #452 - No Reservations (24 points, 1 list, avg. ranking #77)

Yep. Looking at the trailer, Theater Camp looks like one of those cutesy, very quirky, but also very accessible Sundance movies. The kind of movie that always comes out in the summer, has an actor or two from a sitcom your parents watch, and you take your grandma who hates violent movies to it for a nice afternoon out. Some of my fondest theater memories are taking my mom to see stuff like Big Sick or Peanut Butter Falcon during a hot summer day, and I'm glad that kind of movie is still around and seems to still be profitable. I should probably find a way to convince my mom to see this. This is the kind of stuff she loves.

https://deadline.com/2023/07/theater-camp-searchlight-specialty-box-office-afire-lakota-nation-1235439331/ This was lost in the shuffle, but this had a better average than Banshees of Inisherin, which had Oscar buzz. bigger stars, and was fresh off Three Billboards' success. This, Past Lives, and Asteroid City have been incredibly strong success stories this summer that sadly most aren't talking about. Unless Theater Camp gets shut out (seems unlikely? From what I can gather it's a good crowdpleaser), that and Past Lives are set to beat out last summer's biggest specialty hit Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris ($10.4M). A legit nice sign for the little guys, considering how rough things have been at the top of the big guys this summer.

Akela Cooper though. I have faith.

#92 Contact 467 points, 10 lists "The universe is a pretty big place. It's bigger than anything anyone has ever dreamed of before. So if it's just us... seems like an awful waste of space. Right?" Box Office: 168.7M Rotten Tomatoes: 68% Metacritic: 62 Awards: 1 Academy Award nomination, 1 Golden Globe Award nomination, 1 Hugo Award, 1 Humanitas Prize Award nomination, 2 Saturn Awards and 5 nominations Roger Ebert's Review: "The strength of "Contact" is in the way it engages in issues that are relevant today, and still only rarely discussed in the movies. Consider the opposition to stem cell research, which in a sense is "pure research." Consider the politicians who disparage separation of church and state. When Ellie was asked by Congress if she believed in God, the correct reply would have been, "that is none of your business." That would have been the correct reply of any American, no matter whether they believed in God or not." Its Legacy: Nearly 20 years in the making. Popularized the original Carl Sagan novel. Placed the novel on the NYT Best-Seller List. Boasts groundbreaking VFX work. Riddled with tons of controversies prior and after release. Gave James Woods a paycheck...sadly. Commentary: Carl Sagan’s 1985 novel was a heady one, and this Zemeckis feature is no different. You can see the influence on this from 2001 or Close Encounters and its future influence on films like Arrival. And while it is not as iconic or beloved as those films, the standout aspect of Contact is its very interesting twist and insights. More specifically, the idea of using extraterrestrials to tell a story about politics, faith, and science. Can faith work in the domain of science? Can you prove something exists when only you have seen it? Is the idea of just belief enough? How do politics, both of our own and the people around us, impact scientific knowledge and religious faith itself? Can all three disparate opposites coalesce into one? All of these are interesting questions. But to avoid being too inaccessible, Zemeckis still knows how to make this an effective and appealing and exciting sci-fi drama. Great VFX, fun actors, large-scale sequences. It’s both a legit exciting popcorn movie and a film that needs solid study and critical analysis to truly comprehend. And that’s a blend that’s not always easy to do. Since then, this has lived on as one of the more underrated, yet still celebrated pieces of Zemeckis’ filmography and will be a fan favorite amongst science fiction fans for years and years to come. This reaching the top 100 says quite a bit about the impact this left on many viewers. Poem Call me please, I need your sign. I need a friend in this world. Could you please be mine? I want to find contact, Contact with a buddy. Somebody well-spoken, No conversations muddy. Call me please, I need your sign. I need a friend in this world. Could you please be mine?

#93 The Suicide Squad 466 points, 9 lists "Rats are the lowliest and most despised of all creatures, my love. But if they have purpose, so do we all." Box Office: 168.7M Rotten Tomatoes: 90% Metacritic: 72 Awards: 1 Annie Award nomination, 1 People's Choice Award nomination, 1 Satelitte Award and 1 nomination, 4 Saturn Award nominations Roger Ebert's Review: N/A Its Legacy: Gave Suicide Squad fans what they always wanted. Became the most streamed DCEU film on HBO Max and in the top three for 2021 WB films. Kickstarted the Peacemaker television series, with the series Waller also in the works. Allowed James Gunn two superhero franchises to call his own. Also allowed James Gunn to spearhead the upcoming DC Universe franchise. Gave Sylvester Stallone a paycheck. Commentary: Well, I talked about one movie about a DC villain, so why not another? Following up from the critically reviled, yet commercially successful Suicide Squad movie released in 2016, The Suicide Squad was an antidote to what came before. While the first movie was a wishy-washy “trying to be gritty while also PG-13 family friendly” caper, this was crass, abrasive, wild, and totally not for kids. All thanks to Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn, who gave fans a fun, sardonic look at a group of villains trying to find companionship and redemption, while also making plenty of dick jokes along the way. And with an R rating and no Disney suits breathing down his neck, Gunn could go hog wild and more auteurist with his vision, which helped make this stand out in the current crop of comic book movies. And while its box office was poor, partially due to HBO Max availability, it struck a chord with DC fans and Gunn fans alike. This was what they wanted that first Suicide Squad to be and WB and DC took notes. Not only did we get tons of spin-off television projects in the works, but James Gunn now has the keys to the rebooted DC film universe, with the first of those projects, Superman: Legacy, set for release in 2025. Hard to know what the future will be until it happens, but the hope from a wild actioner like this is that we are getting some great movies for years to come. Poem Saving the world. You think that's great? Well, too bad nobody cares. I saved us all from danger. Yet I got no credit. People scorn me, They mock me. They find me a loser. Well this loser saved your ass, So give some respect. Where's my medal? Where's my praise? Where's all the love? A hero deserves better, So guess I'll be a villain.

#94 Joker 465 points, 9 lists "For my whole life, I didn't know if I even really existed. But I do, and people are starting to notice." Box Office: 1.074B Rotten Tomatoes: 69% Metacritic: 59 Awards: 2 Academy Awards and 9 nominations, AFI's Top 10 Films of the Year, 3 BAFTAs and 8 nominations, 2 Critics Choice Awards and 5 nominations, 2 Golden Globe Awards and 2 nominations, 1 Grammy Award and 1 nomination, Roger Ebert's Review: N/A Its Legacy: Showcased the value and creativity of comic book movies. Brought important issues of mental health into the limelight. Ranked ninth in Cahiers du Cinema's Top 10 Movies of the Year. Won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Became a symbol within worldwide protests and demonstrations. Became the highest-grossing R-rated movie ever made and the first R-rated film to reach a billion dollars. Caused a bunch of memes. Gave Zazie Beetz a paycheck. Commentary: Annnnnd just before I go into this movie, remember this detail in the opening post? So we’re all going to act cool and reservedover this movie. Okay? Okay. Now. Joker. Such a strange concept when you think about it. Take one of the most nefarious supervillains in all of comic book and cinema history, a figure who is beloved because of how little we know and understand him, and create a sympathetic antihero out of him that also serves as a symbol for economic disparity and the abuse of the millions suffering from mental health problems and are slipping through the cracks of society. Many were enthralled, just as many were baffled, in what soon became one of the most polarizing films in recent memory. Is it a thought-provoking, emotionally powerful look into one man who society spat upon and abused? Or is it just annoying, pretentious, nihilistic nonsense? Is this a movie that only incels can relate to? Is this a film anybody can relate to? Is it a film that could cause moral panics or mass hysteria? Is it too sympathetic? Is it too mean? How you feel is how you feel. And it’s likely that there will be tons of hot takes on this one movie. But this did strike a chord, for better or worse, with tons of people. It broke box office records, becoming the first R rated movie ever to hit $1 billion. It became a symbol for protests and societal upheaval. It showed that the comic book genre could be more than just flashy CGI and sky beams. It gave Joaquin Phoenix his first Academy Award. And it’s even getting a direct follow-up next year, which is also getting tons of media attention and excitement. Todd Phillips’ film had left an impact. On moviegoers, on politics, and on Warner Bros. itself. Can Folie a Deux match it? Only time will tell I suppose. Poem Society It hates me. It wants me dead. Why must I suffer? Stuck in my bed. Society It's evil. They ignore my pain. They find me a waste? They throw me in the drain. Society I hate you. Your process is hazy. You ignore my calls? Well, guess I'll go all crazy.