Best movies of 2013 as voted by Box Office Forum members | CLOSED. 40+ LISTS RECEIVED. THANK YOU.

[grim22]

Greetings and Salutations fellow Box Office Forum members,2013 is coming to a close (or has come to a close depending on when you are reading this) and I looked around to see if this list has been started by someone or not. Since I didn't see anyone having started this specific list, Gopher has the Box Office Awards running but those are across all categories and that is not what I am aiming for with this list, I decided to open the thread. Mods, please lock and delete if something similar exists.What is this list?This list just attempts to collate and consolidate the top 10-15 (depending on responses) movies that box office forum members felt were the Best movies of 2013. Best is a relative term, someone may have loved Hangover Part 3, while others may have hated it. This list attempts to get the consensus from the people who choose to participate.What am i asking for from the forum members?Not much, just send me via PM ONLY. your ranked list of best movies for the year. Any number of movies can be included in your list, but PLEASE RANK THE MOVIES.How will this work?I will take all responses received, and assign points to each position a movie is ranked at. The points will be distributed so that the top 3 movies in each list benefit more than lower ranked movies, and #1 benefits the most. The point distribution will be:1. 25 points2. 18 points3. 15 points4. 12 points5. 10 points6. 7 points7. 5 points8. 4 points9. 3 points10. 2 pointsAll movies beyond 10th place in your list will get 1 point each.At the end, after all lists have been collated and points have been added, I will reveal the top 10-15 (depending on the breadth of responses received) movies as chosen by the box office forum members.Cool, till when do I have time to submit my list?I am aiming to have all responses in by January 21st. This gives people 3 weeks to catch up on movies they may have missed or are waiting for a movie to expand (Ex: "HER")If enough responses are received by January 21st, then I will collate, assign points, calculate everything in 3 days and have the reveal on Sunday January 26th.That is it. Nothing else is asked or demanded of you. Just send me your list of top movies of the year via PM. Include reasons why you have ranked a movie as #1 or #2 or whatever if you feel like it and I will do the rest.Please do let me know if you would be willing to send in a list.Hoping for a good response.Grim.

Edited January 22, 2014 by grim22

[DerekShooster]

I actually did this earlier today for my Facebook friends (I share my crowd reports with them and they always ask for a year-end list). This year I saw 60 new films in theaters. My top 16 were A- or better in my book:

 

1 - The Way Way Back2 - 12 Years a Slave3 - The Wolf of Wall Street4 - Gravity IMAX 3D5 - Mud6 - American Hustle7 - Blue Jasmine8 - Frozen9 - The Hunger Games' Catching Fire10 - Side Effects11 - The Iceman12 - Much Ado About Nothing13 - Despicable Me 214 - Oblivion IMAX15 - Don Jon16 - The Place Beyond the Pines

[Sam]

I only need to see 2 more movies: Her and Inside Llewyn Davis in order to finalize my list. I'll submit it as soon as possible then.Question: Lone Survivor counts as a 2013 release, right? In that case, it's 3 more movies I need to see.

[Films]

I'll send my list later today. Great thread but im seeing frozen in an hour so can't do it sooner

[Goffe]

I still have to watch 109 films, so yeah, I don't think I will finish my list in time 

[rukaio101]

Couple of questions. Firstly, do straight to TV/DVD films count or do they have to have cinema screenings? And secondly, what about foreign films that haven't had screenings over here yet? 

[Punishment]

I haven't seen a lot of films this year, so please don't hurt me

 

1 - Frozen

2 - Man of Steel

3 - Pacific Rim

4 - Monsters University

5 - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

6 - The Croods

7 - Thor: The Dark World

9 - Star Trek Into Darkness

10 - The Heat

11 - Identity Thief

12 - 2 Guns

[4815162342]

Will probably send in my list on January 20th. Plenty of movies left to see.

[grim22]

I only need to see 2 more movies: Her and Inside Llewyn Davis in order to finalize my list. I'll submit it as soon as possible then.Question: Lone Survivor counts as a 2013 release, right? In that case, it's 3 more movies I need to see.

 

Yup, Lone Survivor is 2013.

 

Couple of questions. Firstly, do straight to TV/DVD films count or do they have to have cinema screenings? And secondly, what about foreign films that haven't had screenings over here yet? 

 

Straight to DVD does not count. Has to have a North American release in 2013. You can include foreign films, but if no one else includes them (which is a possibility) they will not make the final list.

[The Panda]

http://thepandaflicksreviews.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-10-best-movies-of-2013.html - My list

 

1.12 Years a Slave

2.Inside Llewyn Davis

3.Gravity

4.Fruitvale Station

5.The Wolf of Wall Street

6.The Spectacular Now

7.Mud

8.Frozen

9.Saving Mr. Banks

10.This is the End

Alternates: Her (because I saw it late), Before Midnight, The Way Way Back, Philomena, American Hustle, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Rush

Edited January 10, 2014 by The Panda

[grim22]

Will change this to PM only. Want the suspense to remain till the reveal

 

You can post your movie list here if desired, in order to stimulate conversation.

Edited January 1, 2014 by grim22

[Blankments]

I thought this was a top 15 last year?

[grim22]

I thought this was a top 15 last year?

 

Not sure. I didn't do this last year. If someone else did, then I guess it was a top 15.

[grim22]

bump

[Incarnadine]

My top 10.

 

The only criteria I used was how much I enjoyed them.

 

1- Frozen

 

2- Catching Fire

 

3- Now You See Me 

 

4- The Croods

5- About Time

6- Despicable Me 2

7- This Is The End

8- Warm Bodies

9- Pacific Rim

10- American Hustle

 

Heh, I only just realized my top 2 are Fire and Ice (well, Ice and Fire to be more precise )

Edited January 1, 2014 by Incarnadine

[baumer]

1) The Wolf of Wall Street

2) This is the End

3) The Way Way Back

4) The Place Beyond the Pines

5) Blackfish

6) Frozen

7) Homefront

8) Walter Mitty

9) About Time

10) 12 Years a Slave

11) Gravity

12) Catching Fire

13) Now You See Me

14) We're the Millers

15) Mud

Edited January 1, 2014 by Christmas baumer

[The Panda]

FYC

12 Years a Slave, Inside Llewyn Davis, Gravity, Fruitvale Station, and The Wolf of Wall Street

[druv10]

1.) Frozen

2.) Gravity

3.) Captain Phillips

4.) Monsters University 

5.) Iron Man 3

6.) Pacific Rim

7.) Hobbit: DOS

8.) Thor:TDW

9.) Fruitvale Station

10.) Catching Fire

11.) Fast and Furious 6

12.) 42

13.) Saving Mr. Banks

14.) Man of Steel

15.) Olympus Has Fallen

Edited January 1, 2014 by druv10

[Films]

I am liking every post that has frozen on their list. GO FROZEN.

[Blankments]

Not sure. I didn't do this last year. If someone else did, then I guess it was a top 15.

You should do a write-up for fifteen movies. Otherwise it might just end up the same as the BO Awards Best Picture nominees.