Ethan Hunt Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I like the Lego Movie in all but ahead of Apes and TFIOS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 (edited) Number 6 Interstellar "Do not go gentle into that good night; Old age should burn and rave at close of day. Rage, rage against the dying of the light." My Original Rating: A Most Valuable Player: Matthew McConaughey as Cooper Box Office: 178.1 million Tomatometer: 73% Reasoning: Maybe some were expecting this to be higher on my list because this was probably the film I have talked the most about this year, or at least it seems like it, but I placed it here (and number 6 is frankly quite high anyways). Interstellar is energized with a script that keeps you thinking throughout while also working your emotions through well played sentiment and powerful performances from McConaughey and Chastain. This is quite possibly the most polarizing film of the year, and I have fallen on the side of speaking high praise for its originality and intellectual power. Love it or hate it, Interstellar will be talked about for years to come. Fun Fact: Dr. Kip Thorne laid down two ground rules for the science in Interstellar in that nothing would violate the laws of physics and all of the speculations would come from actual science and not Nolan. Nolan accepted the terms. There were several clashes, but Nolan followed through with them. Edited December 31, 2014 by The Panda 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 ...oh boy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 ...oh boy. I take it your not a big fan of this list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Number 5 The Immigrant "Is it a sin for me to survive when I have done so many bad things?" My Original Grade: A Most Valuable Player: Marion Cotillard as Ewa Cybulska Box Office: 2.0 million Tomatometer: 87% Reasoning: Screw Harvey Weinstein for burying this work so deep, had this been given a proper release he may have had a Best Picture winner on his hands, or at least a Best Actress winner. The Immigrant is beautifully filmed and creates relevance out of the drama of a Polish immigrant forced into prostitution in order to work up money to save her sister from Ellis Island. There is so much sadness and things going wrong, yet it ends leaving you with a sense of hope for Ewa and a sense of despair for her wrongdoer. The Immigrant is a film that tackles injustice, and it does so so poetically. The final shot of the film is the best shot of the entire year, capturing all of the emotions, the themes, and the tone of the film in a single glorious frame. Fun Fact: Harvey Weinstein is a douchebag for dumping this film. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Panda, I must say, this list is pretty impressive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I like all the movies you've put on here that I've seen Panda, so I guess that is good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 (edited) Number 4 The Grand Budapest Hotel "Keep your hands off my lobby boy!" My Original Grade: A Most Valuable Player: The Cast and Crew of Film as an Ensemble Box Office: 59.1 million Tomatometer: 92% Reasoning: The Grand Budapest Hotel is such a strong dose of quirky energy and I love it. It is a film that manages to get better every time I see it. Wes Anderson really does it with his unique filmmaking style, it carries a strong, dry wit about it and leaves you in a sense of exasperation in a good way. Everything and everyone works so finely tuned together like cogs in a well-oiled machine and you'd be challenged to find any real weak aspect to the movie. The score is one of the most memorable of the year; the acting ensemble is strong in chemistry and energy; Yeoman outdoes himself with another great effort in cinematography. The fact that the Grand Budapest Hotel came out in February and is still one of the award contending frontrunners speaks miles for how great it really is. Fun Fact: Johnny Depp was Wes Anderson's first choice for Gustave, thankfully Fiennes got the role instead. Edited December 31, 2014 by The Panda 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Number 3 Guardians of the Galaxy "Nothing goes over my head. My reflexes are too fast, I would catch it." My Original Grade: A+ Most Valuable Player: Chris Pratt as Star Lord Box Office: 332.9 million Tomatometer: 90% Reasoning: Anybody who knows me on these forums knew this was coming, it was just a matter of how high. I saw Guardians of the Galaxy three times in the theater, and I currently own the blu-ray edition, the film is easily the most rewatchable of the year. Guardians of the Galaxy was a definitive summer blockbuster that leaves me rolling every time I see it and my eyes glued to the screen for each viewing. I love just about every aspect of this movie and it already has a classic quotability with it. Each of the Guardians are unique and complement each other wonderfully. This was the most entertaining movie of the year, and although part of me wanted to put this up at number 1, the next two movies on my list were good enough to make it impossible to do so. Fun Fact: Awesome Mix, Vol 1 was the first film soundtrack to reach number 1 on the Billboard charts without having a single original song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDFom5Typ0s 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Guardians is really good, but doesn't make my top 25. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 (edited) Number 2 Birdman: Or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance "People, they love blood. The love action. Not this talky, depressing, philosophical bullshit." My Original Grade: A Most Valuable Player: Emmanuel Lubezki for Direction of Photography Box Office: 23.9 million Tomatometer: 93% Reasoning: Everything about this film can simply be put into one word, wow. Everything is total ingenuity. The ensemble is impeccable, and everyone works so well together on the long, absorbing takes. The film speaks so much about so many things it is impossible to cover here, but each scene sheds a social commentarial light on aspects of film, what it means to matter, art, the ignorance of human nature, and what is success. Michael Keaton goes on and delivers a career defining performance, and one of the best performances of the 21st century, exposing his own weak points by playing a character that so closely parallels his own life. Birdman has grown on my mind like a disease, and it remains a masterpiece that is impossible to forget. Any other year and Birdman would have easily been my number one, in fact I am still fairly surprised it isn't, but there is still one more movie that floored me even more. Fun Fact: The entire film was shot in less than a month. Edited December 31, 2014 by The Panda 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Number 1 Boyhood "I'm kind of thinking it's the other way around, you know, like the moment seizes us." My Original Grade: A+ Most Valuable Player: Richard Linklater for Directing Box Office: 24.2 million Tomatometer: 99% Reasoning: My number one may be fairly obvious, but that doesn't change the fact that Boyhood is not only the best picture of the year, but it is one of the best films ever created. I had previously thought that Linklater had peaked with his Before Sunset and Before Sunrise, which are two of my favorite movies period, but he has somehow managed to surpass even his own ridiculously high bar. Boyhood captures life in small moments and weaves them all together into a moving picture that represents life as an entirety of itself. Boyhood gets it right in presenting the idea that life is not a series of milestones but small moments that seize and capture you and before you know it you see it pass. Boyhood was the easiest number one pick I have had in a very, very long time, and given this year's crop of films, that says a lot. Fun Fact: Richard Linklater cast his daughter in the movie as Samantha because she was always dancing around wanting to be in his movies. After a few years she grew tired of the role and asked her dad to kill her character off. Linklater refused, saying that it was to violent for the film he was planning, and she eventually regained her enthusiasm for the movie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C64EO5YdmU 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I didn't agree with all of it, but great list overall Panda. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I didn't agree with all of it, but great list overall Panda. Thanks, I doubt anyone will agree with all of anyone's list. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Thanks, I doubt anyone will agree with all of anyone's list. That would be kinda freaky if someone did. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Brovo Panda! almost every film in your top 20 would either be on mine or I'm dying to see. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Here's my full ranking of the year. 1. Boyhood 2. Birdman: Or the Unexpected Nature of Ignorance 3. Guardians of the Galaxy 4. The Grand Budapest Hotel 5. The Immigrant 6. Interstellar 7. Snowpiercer 8. The LEGO Movie 9. The Theory of Everything 10. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 11. Gone Girl 12. The Fault in Our Stars 13. Fury 14. Blue Ruin 15. X-Men: Days of Future Past 16. Into the Woods 17. Only Lover’s Left Alive 18. The Imitation Game 19. How to Train Your Dragon 2 20. The Interview 21. Begin Again 22. Edge of Tomorrow 23. Big Hero 6 24. 22 Jump Street 25. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 26. Wild 27. Bad Words 28. St Vincent 29. Chef 30. Godzilla 31. Noah 32. Bears 33. Neighbors 34. The Giver 35. Next Goal Wins 36. Unbroken 37. Life Itself 38. Locke 39. About Last Night 40. A Most Wanted Man 41. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 42. The Monument’s Men 43. God’s Not Dead 44. Muppets: Most Wanted 45. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit 46. Veronica Mars 47. Oculus 48. Divergent 49. Dracula Untold 50. Blended 51. That Awkward Moment 52. 300: Rise of an Empire 53. Dumb and Dumber To 54. RoboCop 55. Need For Speed 56. Alexander and the No Good, Terrible, Very Bad Day 57. Non-Stop 58. Annabelle 59. Deliver Us From Evil 60. Endless Love 61. Ouija 62. Ride Along 63. The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies 64. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 65. The Nut Job 66. Pompeii 67. I, Frankenstein 68. A Million Ways to Die in the West 69. Jersey Boys 70. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 71. Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones 72. Maleficent 73. Transcendence 74. Transformers: Age of Extinction 75. Winter’s Tale 76. America: Imagine the World Without Her 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 A few reprehensible choices, but otherwise, a good list. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 Nicely done Panda. I of course don't agree with most of it but you wrote it really well and articulated why you love these films so much. Really nicely done. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire of Themyscira Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Guardians over Interstellar? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...