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Looks like Spark won't make your list. Oh well. Fortunately, everyone else who read it so far really liked it, so I can expect better rankings from them.

GOD DAMN IT SPOCK STOP EATING EDWARD NORTON'S GENITALS.

Jacob Bowen (head of Hourglass Pictures) tweeted:If #Spark and #TakingNames are hits, get ready: The cast and crew for both are excited about potential sequels.

I liked Nirvana, but I'm glad to hear that Obliteration will be even better.

October The Good Die Young - A YES! The first truly amazing film of the year! One of the great things about this masterful film is its focus not just on The Vietnam War at the battlefield, but at the home front. Jennifer Lawrence masterfully embodies the spirit of anti-war youth in the nation, and Emile Hirsch delivers as an emotionally traumatized soldier, who lost his best friend in Nam. Incredibly well made, well acted, and emotionally powerful, The Good Die Young becomes my favorite film of the year. The Flowers Of Arvika - B+ The film's main function is to be a spring board for Michelle William's Oscar nod, (It may very well work - she was amazing in this.) and a character study for both her and Ingmar, but it's still a pretty great film. As an atheist, the religious stuff felt slightly overdone near the end, but it was still effectively done without being overbearing. The Simulation - B The film gets a little bumpy during the third act, but The Simulation presents us with an intriguing premise, filled with great performances and scenes of great intensity, and it should lead to some interesting discussions afterwards. Hope-Fear Adventure - D- What the hell, Spike Jonze? Bohemian wasn't good, Pippi was even worse, and now you're doing half-assed remakes of films you've already done? I'm heartbroken. Silence! Part 2: The Revenge - F This was painful to watch. I'd rather have been one of the killer's victims. The Party Party - B- The concept is pretty ridiculous, but it shines through its consistent and sharp humor, as well as its big ensemble. Definance - D+ This film is such a giant cluster-f**k. At least it almost becomes an unintentional comedy because of how ridiculous the whole film becomes. The Vast Dark: Part III - The Execution - D- Why does this movie exist?

If there's four tribes, what will the winning team of a given week recieve? Obviously the lowest would go to Tribal Council, of course. Some ideas for the team names: The MI-6 The Sparklers The Guardians The Revolutionaries The Hobbits The Masters

September Invaders Must Die! The Tale Of Doogie Rounds - C- A story filled with hit-and-miss comedy, also suffering from unnecessary and unfunny crude humor. One of Ferrel's worse films. Lake Of The Psychopaths - F You'd have to be psycho to like this movie. Duck In Space - C- Wow, this was annoying and overlong. It's funny at times, but there was nothing else in it for me. LoveBytes - B Meredith is a well acted character, and the story is pretty interesting - a story of 90s teenagers told through the internet. It's an original and solid film, but the film just kinds of peters out, though. Prisoners - D Generic horror film is generic. Tomb Raider - C It's somewhat entertaining at times, but unfortunately, the film never finds a solid footing to keep itself on. Jennifer Lawrence is pretty good, but the film's story (particularly the second act) doesn't really let her shine.

Heh, I guess Spark is kind of a superhero movie. :)Thanks for the great review, too!

The Top 15 So Far... 1. The Glass Castle 2. Sylvarius 3. Our City 4. Spark 5. Call Of Duty: On Their Own Accord 6. Nirvana 7. Booster Gold 8. Divisions 9. Once Upon A Mattress 10. Student Film 11. Taking Names 12. Pokemon: Rise Of The Rockets 13. Island Of The Blue Dolphins 14. Knights Of The Lunch Table 15. On The Set ....Hey, it's not like any other real Oscar bait has come out so far this year.

Let's keep going! August Island Of The Blue Dolphins - B Emotionally strong, and visually magical, Island Of The Blue Dolphins is a solid adaption of the classic novel.The pacing felt slightly rushed, but they developed a strong story in the 101 minute run time. Morgan Spurlock's Shut Up & Take My Memes - B- As a redditor and fan of memes, this documentary was pretty enjoyable and humorous. It was nice to see all of the familiar stuff. The Glass Castle - A- An emotionally powerful and riveting film, seamleslly adapting an entire life in just under 2.5 hours. The film is especially helped with its strong screenplay and amazing cast of Wright Penn, Bettany, and Moretz. Summer Jobs - C- Rarely funny, and pointlessly crude at times, this won't have much appeal beyond fans of raunchy comedy. Martian Manhunter - C Booster Gold is officially the best DC lead-in for this summer. This, unfortunately, was my least favorite. The superhero is played by a decent Tatum, but we never feel eased into really feeling for this guy. The action is somewhat generic, and The Human Flame is a crappy villian. I'm guessing that everything works out by the time Justice League comes out, so J'onn will probably get a better film them. Also: SO. MANY. MONTAGES. Breakout Character - B- A moderately funny flick with a clever premise - It should have a decent share of fans. Grunge - B It's a pretty run of the mill documentary, but it's pretty well done, thanks to Crowe's direction, enlightening audiences about the life of a significant form of music. (With a great soundtrack, naturally) Remember Flight 175 - C Hey, guys? Let's remake United 93, but let's make it even more emotionally manipulative! Paul Greengrass is busy with CoD, so we need another big director - Steven Spielberg! He's so awesome, he can direct anything and make it amazing! Nope. Student Film - B The film is perky, smart, and funny, full of slick independent style and plenty of stuff for film buffs, too. Miller and Lawrence make for a fun couple to watch throughout the movie, as well. Knights Of The Lunch Table - B This film ended up being a serious guilty pleasure. The film combines a clever tactics and a surprisingly good sense of humor to bring a familiar, but entertaining story to the big screen. I bet we'll be seeing a series of this on some kids' network, soon.

August and September should be done tonight, and I could have a Top 25 as early as Friday night.

I'm taking the 5th spot (or the 4th, if Creator decides that this situation is rather odd...)

Spike Jonze directed 3 films in Y4. He's directed 3 films since 1999. O_o

May Divisions - 70.5/217.8 The Flash - 50.3/131.4 Call Of Duty: On Their Own Accord - 110.7/283.6 Once Upon A Mattress - 33.9/117.3 Battle: Mars 3D - 2.6/5.3 Our City - 41.8/157.8 Bohemian - 0.3/3.4/29.3 June Midnight: Children Of The Damned - 17.8/43.9 Taking Names - 40.8/152.7 Booster Gold - 47.3/142.6 Giant Spiders - 15.2/37.5 Rivals: The Abyss - 61.8/154.7 Spark - 62.9/247.1 July Pippi Longstocking - 3.5/9.6 Nirvana - 78.3/317.2 The Suicide King - 21.8/56.3 Jane & Tony - 5.3/13.8 The Last Six - 88.3/257.1 Comedians - 57.3/148.8 Cruisers - 13.9/35

July Pippi Longstocking - D- Terrible. Why the hell did Spike Jonze direct this? This girl deserved a better adaption. Nirvana - B Beautifully shot, it's the best visual experience of the year so far.However, there are some problems with the film's script. It's not that there's no plot - the story is pretty interesting, even if it's similar to what has been done. It's also not that there's not enough character development. In fact, there's too much. This causes the film to be rather slow moving-which didn't really work for this film. The film pretty much does more than it has to in order to set the plot, and that turns into more than we wanted. Also, the ending didn't feel as climactic as I was hoping, even if it leads us to an exciting cliff-hanger. This had an overstuffed somewhat disappointing story, but everything else was so well made, so it's definitely worth seeing on the big screen. Jane & Tony - C- A generic summer drama that doesn't really do much special. At least the two leads were decent, but they couldn't work with this messy script. The Suicide King - C Honestly, this film wasn't really well suited as an Apatow-comedy. The PG-13 rating really restrained him, and it shows. The film should have been a fantasy with moments of light humor, a la The Princess Bride, but this ends up failing like Your Highness, albeit a much less raunchy mess. The Last Six - B- The film is visually solid, creating the worlds of the three mythologies with epic results, and it has one of Giacchino's best works, as well as one of the best scores of the year. However, the film's script is somewhat disappointing, falling to the several tropes of the genre, while still presenting a decent story, though. Also, Afterlife is the only really intriguing character in here, too. (Loki was better in Marvel's universe) Still, it provides us with a glorious sense of summer escapism, albeit not much more. Cruisers - D+ The Good: some cool car chases. The Bad: Everything else. Comedians - B- It's certainly a hilarious film, but the plot kind of overdoes it, and it didn't really need to take place in the same universe as Tropic Thunder. It's still semi-mindless fun. It almost felt like a sketch opening the Oscars extended to a full length film.

:D :DThanks, Blankments!

January Call Me Maybe - 5.7/11.6 Sasquatch 3D - 14.8/50.9 The Immune - 28.3/80.4 A Stark Knight - 21.6/70.2 Columbine - 12.1/28.7 Lady Gaga: Born This Way 3D - 11.5/27.8 February Bone: Vernal Equinox - 38.2/142.4 Final Fantasy: Dawn Of Souls - 15.4/38.2 Tyler Perry's Madea's Valentine - 26.3/55.7 Unbalanced - 2.7/16.3/37.5 Pokemon: Rise Of The Rockets - 43.8/132.7 Forever Yours - 27.7/88.3 Army Of Two - 26.9/72.3 Six Souls 3D - 6.5/13.2 City Of Darkness - 13.6/29.5 Phone Conversations With Mother - 12.5/45.8 March The 39 Steps - 13.6/47.0 The Conundrum - 18.4/61.8 Dawn Of Souls II: Rebirth - 82.7/235.7 On The Set - 0.5/1/1.8/8.8 Sylvarius - 47.5/196.9 Lost Planet Of The Sleeping Creature - 10.7/24.2 Illusiono 2 - 42.7/97.3 April Wierd Al Yankovic: Insert Title Here In 2D - 6.8/17.3 Mermaid - 8.6/26.3 Best Friends Forever - 11.7/31.5 Decker - 25.3/93.1 Paranoia 2 - 23.8/52.1 Death Of A Strawberry - 9.2/27.4 Service - 4.6/11.4

Another strong review for Glass Castle. Niiiice.

Thanks for the solid review, Numbers. Rest assured, it definitely pushed the limits of its PG rating.

Was kind of hoping for a better Spark review, (even if we agree on the basic sentiments) but that's still not bad.

Y9 Santa Claus: Ultimate Badass - Volume 2 Genre: Action/Comedy Director: Scott Sanders Cast: Billy Bob Thorton, Mila Kunis, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Whalberg Santa Claus continues to be an ultimate badass. Enough said. Kingdom In The Sky Genre: Animation/Adventure/Fantasy/Musical Director: TBD Cast: TBD A CGI animated musical about an inventive teenage girl who embarks on a journey to find her missing father, set in a steampunk style kingdom high in the sky. Parallels Genre: Sci-Fi/Action Director: Josh Trank Cast: Chris Hemsworth A detective, able to step between this world and a parallel universe, similar to ours with some sharp differences, must prevent a threat to prevent each world from collapsing. Timothy's Gift Genre: Fantasy/Romance/Drama Director: Baz Lurhman Cast: David Tennant, Jessica Chastain A man with magical powers is brought into the world, but with tragic side effects, and the girl with whom he falls in love with. Details are being kept close under wraps. Freddy Zapper Vs. The Manifesto of Doom Genre: Sci-Fi/Musical/Comedy Director: James Bobin Cast: Darren Criss, Elizabeth Gilles, Ezra Miller, Anton Yelchin, Santino Fontana, Jane Lynch, Kristen Chenoweth, Mandy Patinkin In the sequel to the Y7 cult hit, Freddy Zapper and his friends discover a secret plot brewing in Russia to turn President Eisenhower and other national leaders into zombies, and it's up to them to stop the trouble in the continuation of this affectionate parody of mid 20th century tropes. Moments of Silence Genre: Drama Director: Gus Van Sant Cast: Ben Foster, Garrett Hedlund, Rene Russo, Alice Eve, Kate Mara, Aaron Paul After their father dies, a widow's two sons return home to reunite as a family over the death. Sam is well off and has a great family, but his older brother, Jake, is unemployed and struggling with depression and anxiety. Envious of his brother's success, and falling deeper into his own issues, Jake begins to see his life unravel before his own eyes, and he may take his family down with him in this dark family drama. Tabletop Catastrophes Genre: Comedy Director: Wes Anderson Cast: Natalie Portman, Paul Dano, Bill Murray, Aubrey Plaza, Jason Schwartzman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Edward Norton, Jared Gilman, and more! Wes Anderson takes on the crazy world of table top role playing games.

That's gotten really good reviews from you and Hiccup. Maybe I could push Robb for BSA.

June Midnight: Children Of The Damned - D+ The atmosphere sometimes gets it right, and the medieval setting is cool, but the story and acting are seriously lacking. Taking Names - B The funniest movie of the year so far. Tatum and Harrelson have excellent on-screen chemistry, and it isn't bogged down by unnecessary romance. Booster Gold - B I'm not sure Duncan Jones was the best choice for director, but the film is an exciting ride, and Levi makes for a pretty good hero. It's definitely better than The Flash, and with the references to that and Martian Manhunter, is there a Justice League movie amiss? If so, Booster Gold will have me interested again. Giant Spiders - B- It has the tropes of modern horror movies, but only to make fun of them. Giant Spiders is a hilarious ride, one that doesn't take itself too seriously and embraces its ridiculousness. Spark - B+ We've never been to outer space in such an epic battle with animation, at least not before Spark. The story is exciting, even with moments of emotion, with a fantastic cast of characters. It's not completely groundbreaking, though, the final act could have used some minor improvements. It's still a brilliant ride. Rivals: The Abyss - C+ It's an enjoyable film with likeable main characters and decent visuals, but a lot of it is slightly hampered by a script that isn't quite as strong as it could have been.

You did the impossible - making an okay game into a great movie.