BoxOffice.com Presents... 1000 Movies to See Before You Die

[Sam]

Foreign Films are allowed, and the guy who is running this seems to have disappeared, but I'm sure he wouldn't mind someone submitting some more fims given that we have already eliminated quite a few.

Thanks. Do I have to look at the whole list so that I don't duplicate some choices? 

[riczhang]

deal

[Sims]

I have no idea what films have been eliminated, if any.

[DAR]

I'm too lazy to come up with some choices since most of mine will be picked, so I'll wait until the list finalized

[Phil in the Blank]

Thanks. Do I have to look at the whole list so that I don't duplicate some choices? 

 

Well there wouldn't be much point for submitting films that are already up for consideration. The official 1000 nomination list was back on page 15 FYI

[Sam]

Well, I looked at the list and there are a lot of movies that are on my "must/should watch list" already. But I'd liked to add a few more. And I'm gonna suggest some foreign movies also.

 

Many of these are my favorite or one of the best movies I've ever seen; while a few of them I feel deserve to be on the list cause of their lasting impression/impact on audience and popular culture.

 

1. Grease (1978)

2. A Better Tomorrow (1986)

3. Dirty Dancing (1987)

4. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

5. Ghost (2000)

6. Joint Security Area (2000)

7. Hero (2002)

8. Memories of Murder (2003)

9. The Aviator (2004)

10. The House of Flying Daggers (2004)

11. Mean Girls (2004) 

12. The Notebook (2004) - I know that this one is rotten on RT, but I think it's a good movie. Also, IMO, it's one of the most influential and most popular movies in the romantic genre.

13. Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)

14. The Departed (2006)

15. The Host (2006)

16. Juno (2007)

17. Tropic Thunder (2008)

18. True Grit (2010)

[mahnamahna]

I'm not gone I have football practice and school so I'm not on too much anymore! But I'm taking your suggestions into account! Does anyone have a game plan for elimination?

[Punishment]

Okay, here are the movies that have received at least 3 votes for removal so far:

 

Movie	Votes
Iron Man 3 (2013)	10
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)	10
Man of Steel (2013)	10
Despicable Me 2 (2013)	9
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012)	9
Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)	9
Monsters University (2013)	9
Now You See Me (2013)	9
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)	9
Grown Ups 2 (2013)	8
Pacific Rim (2013)	8
Ted (2012)	8
The Hunger Games (2012)	8
Wreck-it Ralph (2012)	8
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)	7
The Butler (2013)	7
After Earth (2013)	6
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)	6
Pitch Perfect (2012)	6
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)	6
Anna Karenina (2012)	5
Dolphin Tale (2011)	5
End of Watch (2012)	5
Killing Them Softly (2012)	5
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)	5
Les Miserables (2012)	5
Rango (2011)	5
Side Effects (2013)	5
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)	5
Warrior (2011)	5
Young Adult (2011)	5
A Royal Affair (2012)	4
Alice in Wonderland (2010)	4
Life of Pi (2012)	4
Megamind (2010)	4
Space Chimps 2 (2010?)	4
Super 8 (2011)	4
Tangled (2010)	4
The Adventures of Tintin (2011)	4
The Grey (2012)	4
The Muppets (2011)	4
50/50 (2011)	3
Another Earth (2011)	3
Detachment (2011)	3
Happy Feet Two (2011)	3
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)	3
Hugo (2011)	3
Incendies (2010)	3
Melancholia (2011)	3
Mr. Nobody (2010)	3
Nanny McPhee Returns (2010)	3
Shrek Forever After (2010)	3
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)	3
Spring Breakers (2013)	3
The Avengers (2012)	3
the great gatsby	3
The Inbetweeners Movie (2011)	3
The Place Beyond the Pines (2013)	3
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)	3

 

Edited August 24, 2013 by Punishment

[Punishment]

I'm not gone I have football practice and school so I'm not on too much anymore! But I'm taking your suggestions into account! Does anyone have a game plan for elimination?

 

I can help with tallying the votes, just let me know what you need done.

[Sims]

What the hell is left from the last few years after all those eliminations?

[Punishment]

What the hell is left from the last few years after all those eliminations?

 

I think mahnamahna said 5 votes were needed for removal, so some of those movies may survive

[4815162342]

The best way really to do this is to first reach the 1250 or 1500 cap originally planned for. Then, we go year by year and vote on which films to throw off the list. It will take a while, but it is the most ordered way of doing things. The first go-through should require a majority vote, with subsequent go-throughs lowering the threshold until we cut things down to 1000.

[mahnamahna]

The best way really to do this is to first reach the 1250 or 1500 cap originally planned for. Then, we go year by year and vote on which films to throw off the list. It will take a while, but it is the most ordered way of doing things. The first go-through should require a majority vote, with subsequent go-throughs lowering the threshold until we cut things down to 1000.

Agreed! It would be easier to vote films off! and the absolutely terrible ones (Grown Ups 2, Space Chimps, etc) can be removed now since we know they won't be on the list1250 would be the limit! And guys, remember that we're trying to make the list 50% crowd pleaders, 50% Oscar bait/art house. So don't get rid of every single popular film of the last 7 years because some (Avengers, DH Pt 2, HTTYD, etc) are excellent films even though they aren't the deepest.If Temple of Doom and Gremlins are worthy of the list, so should the great commercial films of today :)I'll start adding to the 1000 (I believe there was 25 extra films listed?)

[mahnamahna]

What the hell is left from the last few years after all those eliminations?

Only art house I'm sorry but there's some superb blockbusters from the last few years whether people want to admit it or not

[mahnamahna]

I can help with tallying the votes, just let me know what you need done.

Thanks man! You can tally the votes for me - we gotta get to 1250 now though. So when we reach that the votes will need to be counted

[Blankments]

Only gonna be touching movies I've seen. First the 2010s

 

2013

Keep:

Fruitvale Station

Man of Steel

Monsters University

Pacific Rim

Star Trek Into Darkness

 

Remove:

Despicable Me 2

The Great Gatsby

Iron Man 3

Now You See Me

 

2012

Keep:

The Avengers

Les Miserables

Life of Pi

Silver Linings Playbook

Skyfall

Wreck-It Ralph

 

Remove:

The Dark Knight Rises

The Hunger Games

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

Pitch Perfect

Zero Dark Thirty

 

2011

Keep:

Captain America: The First Avenger

Hugo

Kung Fu Panda 2

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

The Muppets

Rango

Take Shelter

 

Remove:

The Adventures of Tintin

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Super 8

 

2010

Keep:

How to Train Your Dragon

Inception

The King's Speech

MegaMind

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

The Social Network

Tangled

Toy Story 3

 

Remove:

Alice in Wonderland

Despicable Me

Shrek Forever After

[mahnamahna]

Only gonna be touching movies I've seen. First the 2010s

2013

Keep:

Fruitvale Station

Man of Steel

Monsters University

Pacific Rim

Star Trek Into Darkness

Remove:

Despicable Me 2

The Great Gatsby

Iron Man 3

Now You See Me

2012

Keep:

The Avengers

Les Miserables

Life of Pi

Silver Linings Playbook

Skyfall

Wreck-It Ralph

Remove:

The Dark Knight Rises

The Hunger Games

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

Pitch Perfect

Zero Dark Thirty

2011

Keep:

Captain America: The First Avenger

Hugo

Kung Fu Panda 2

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

The Muppets

Rango

Take Shelter

Remove:

The Adventures of Tintin

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Super 8

2010

Keep:

How to Train Your Dragon

Inception

The King's Speech

MegaMind

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

The Social Network

Tangled

Toy Story 3

Remove:

Alice in Wonderland

Despicable Me

Shrek Forever After

This is a reasonable amount of 2010s removals

[Jake Gittes]

Care to elaborate why Megamind and KFP2, of all movies, should be kept? 

Edited August 24, 2013 by Jake Gittes

[Blankments]

Care to elaborate why Megamind and KFP2, of all movies, should be kept? 

I like them, is that enough reason? I just went to my own personal rankings and looked at what I gave As and A+s to; I vote to keep those for now, they can be removed later

[mahnamahna]

Care to elaborate why Megamind and KFP2, of all movies, should be kept? 

Yeah they're both films that should get removed at some point but there's other worse kids movies on here (Space Chimps 2, etc) so I don't mind them staying at the moment 

Edited August 24, 2013 by mahnamahna