grim22 Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share Posted January 25, 2014 (The real) Number 1: #1: GRAVITY To paraphrase one of my favorite online reviewers: It's rare to see consensus get built about a movie. Cinema is one of those things that everyone has a different taste in. Very, very rarely is a movie so good that everyone has to agree on it. But when I saw the #1 movie, I praised it to everyone I knew and everyone loved it, and I've never seen that happen. And I told myself if there was any justice in this world, it would be a movie that would spread everywhere and that everyone would love it, and...it did. The movie snobs, the soccer moms, the teenagers, the sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, waste-oids, dweebies, dickheads, everyone. And by the end of 2013, it was widely recognized as one of the must-see on the big screen cinema events. Alfonso Cuaron managed to do something almost impossible with Gravity – he managed to make everyone say “You HAVE to go watch this in the theater”. He gave us an experience which could not be replicated through piracy or home viewing. With a performance by Sandra Bullock which held your attention throughout and Clooney being Clooney, this movie overcame all hurdles to emerge as the best movie of the year. Box Office: 260M Domestic / 677M WW BOF User Reviews: Telemachos It's easily the movie experience of the year. Absolutely insane; you will be gripping the seat of your IMAX chair for 90 minutes. A Rallax This movie! Holy shit!! Cuarón, you magnificent bastard!! Lilmac I came into this movie somewhat blind. I avoided reviews. Only saw the first trailer. Whether that made a difference or not I don't know but I found the movie thrilling. I cringed involuntarily a few times during some of the tense moments so I know the movie was working in that regard. The score also stood out for me, especially at one point early on. Technically Gravity is a lock for Oscar nominations in the fx and sound (ironic huh?) categories. Also, the 3D REALLY adds to the movie. What I didn't like were some of the decisions made by Clooney's character early on. Having started my career at NASA and being familiar with that world, I kept shaking my head. Also, the positions of the debris field, other space stations, etc were a little too convenient. I also didn't think Bullock was a strong lead. Overall the pluses outweigh the takeaways. I expect several Oscar noms in January Clonewars I thought this was an amazing film. Better than Argo, better than The Artist. I foresee this becoming a classic of cinema and making the AFI top 100. This film is a masterpiece. A+ See this in the biggest screen you can and in 3D. Absolute best 3D ever put to film. CmasterClay This was fucking brilliant. Favorite movie of the year so far. Somehow it lived up to the reviews.....but to me, it was for reasons different than the reviews really focused on (though those aspects were obviously good too). 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1stpierre Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Lol! So glad and relieved to see CF! I. I was gonna start burning shit if CF didn't make it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rukaio101 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Technically, it is Man of Steel in the same position as This is the End and Her. And behind Pacific Rim. Don't forget that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 (The real) Number 1: #1: GRAVITY To paraphrase one of my favorite online reviewers: It's rare to see consensus get built about a movie. Cinema is one of those things that everyone has a different taste in. Very, very rarely is a movie so good that everyone has to agree on it. But when I saw the #1 movie, I praised it to everyone I knew and everyone loved it, and I've never seen that happen. And I told myself if there was any justice in this world, it would be a movie that would spread everywhere and that everyone would love it, and...it did. The movie snobs, the soccer moms, the teenagers, the sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, waste-oids, dweebies, dickheads, everyone. And by the end of 2013, it was widely recognized as one of the must-see on the big screen cinema events. Alfonso Cuaron managed to do something almost impossible with Gravity – he managed to make everyone say “You HAVE to go watch this in the theater”. He gave us an experience which could not be replicated through piracy or home viewing. With a performance by Sandra Bullock which held your attention throughout and Clooney being Clooney, this movie overcame all hurdles to emerge as the best movie of the year. Box Office: 260M Domestic / 677M WW BOF User Reviews: Telemachos It's easily the movie experience of the year. Absolutely insane; you will be gripping the seat of your IMAX chair for 90 minutes. A Rallax This movie! Holy shit!! Cuarón, you magnificent bastard!! Lilmac I came into this movie somewhat blind. I avoided reviews. Only saw the first trailer. Whether that made a difference or not I don't know but I found the movie thrilling. I cringed involuntarily a few times during some of the tense moments so I know the movie was working in that regard. The score also stood out for me, especially at one point early on. Technically Gravity is a lock for Oscar nominations in the fx and sound (ironic huh?) categories. Also, the 3D REALLY adds to the movie. What I didn't like were some of the decisions made by Clooney's character early on. Having started my career at NASA and being familiar with that world, I kept shaking my head. Also, the positions of the debris field, other space stations, etc were a little too convenient. I also didn't think Bullock was a strong lead. Overall the pluses outweigh the takeaways. I expect several Oscar noms in January Clonewars I thought this was an amazing film. Better than Argo, better than The Artist. I foresee this becoming a classic of cinema and making the AFI top 100. This film is a masterpiece. A+ See this in the biggest screen you can and in 3D. Absolute best 3D ever put to film. CmasterClay This was fucking brilliant. Favorite movie of the year so far. Somehow it lived up to the reviews.....but to me, it was for reasons different than the reviews really focused on (though those aspects were obviously good too). I can live with this, I just hate to see Captain Phillips not getting in but Pacific Crap showing up at 4. No, I can't live with this. Switch Gravity with WOWS and I will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 And behind Pacific Rim. Don't forget that! Another proof this forum only cares about hate or love for some parts of a project, not the project itself, when it comes to liking or disliking something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim22 Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share Posted January 25, 2014 (edited) To end it all, here is the 2013 Movie Mashup Trailer A big thanks to everyone who sent in their lists for the "People's Choice Awards - BOF version" And the list of numbers 21-40 Captain Philips Frances Ha Fruitvale Station Side Effects Philomena American Hustle The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Spring Breakers Star Trek Into Darkness The Spectacular Now Prisoners Anchorman 2 The Place Beyond The Pines Saving Mr. Banks 42 Warm Bodies About Time The Croods The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug Edited January 25, 2014 by grim22 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1stpierre Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I can live with this, I just hate to see Captain Phillips not getting in but Pacific Crap showing up at 4. No, I can't live with this. Switch Gravity with WOWS and I will be fine.Or you could also have taken out man of crap and iron crap times 3. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Captain Phillips was 21... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 If these are the People's Choice Awards it means our people are just fucking stupid. Didn't George Carlin say something like "Think how stupid an average person is and then realize that half of them are stupider than that"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Or you could also have taken out man of crap and iron crap times 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stingray Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Real cinephiles know blockbusters can be good. So the top 3 ain't that surprising. I would say Catching Fire was the best blockbuster of the year that wasn't called Gravity. But there are still like 10 other movies that are better than CF, imo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1stpierre Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 So literally anyone of some of the crap movies mentioned could have moved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Again, that should be obvious coming in. Not everyone has seen the more smaller films. Best to walk in with that mindset I'm not even talking smaller films, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAtGender Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Very interesting how different people have different views on what is crap or not. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Captain Phillips was 21... GAH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 (edited) My personal top 20 was 1.12 Years a Slave 2.Inside Llewyn Davis 3.Her 4.Gravity 5.The Wolf of Wall Street 6.Fruitvale Station 7.The Spectacular Now 8.Mud 9.Frozen 10.Saving Mr. Banks 11.This is the End 12.Before Midnight 13.The Way Way Back 14.Philomena 15.Rush 16.Short Term 12 17.The Act of Killing 18.Blackfish 19.The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 20.The World's End Edited January 25, 2014 by The Panda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rukaio101 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Another proof this forum only cares about hate or love for some parts of a project, not the project itself, when it comes to liking or disliking something D'awww. CJohn's having a meltdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 The hobbitses voted it in, I gotcha. Numbers doing Lord Tolkien's work.I only submitted a top 10. Smaug was not there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Still shocked at the Captain Phillips snub. Easily the biggest fail of this top 20, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stingray Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I only submitted a top 10. Smaug was not there. I'd be interested in seeing your list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
