4815162342 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Well, the list did start at 5.8 out of 10, and that's basically only "slightly above mediocre". Unless you're Jay, which essentially is an F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luna Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 Well, the list did start at 5.8 out of 10, and that's basically only "slightly above mediocre". well i have only seen 158 films in the decade so far, 115 which are features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Unless you're Jay, which essentially is an F It would be an F for me to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Because of the inclusion of shorts, this could be Lisa's favorite "film" of the last half-decade. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 It would be an F for me to. well technically anything below 60 out of 100 on a 10 point scale would be an F. but If I'm going by IMDB's 1-10 a 5 for me is like a C+ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Freak Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I've actually been meaning to see this movie. seems cute. You should. And it's so much more than "cute". In my Top 3 Ghibli with Mononoke and Totoro. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luna Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 (edited) 32. MOONRISE KINGDOM 2012 WES ANDERSON light-hearted with a soft bite. undoubtedly extremely well compiled and its explorations of youth is interesting; nevertheless, something about it prevented it from really affecting me. perhaps it's the quirkiness that never felt entirely natural, a bit forced, not helped by the two leads whose effort was admirable but suffered the usual issues of young actors. 65 points Edited February 5, 2015 by lisa 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luna Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 31. FINDING VIVIAN MAIER 2013 JOHN MALOOF, CHARLIE SISKEL the most interesting aspect was how the stories of people who knew this photographically prolific recluse were matched with her celluloid on screen. i do wonder though, if our lives were to be barely recorded, and then dug up by some nosy archaeologist, whether a collage of our most 'interesting' aspects would too make us look crazy. john maloof was not a very good narrator. 65 points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luna Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 30. UPSTREAM COLOR 2013 SHANE CARRUTH an audacious and highly abstract experiment that attempts to represent human lives, or life itself, or even the entirety of the material universe as some interconnected conglomerate pulsating with emotion and desire. well, yeah. i dunno how successful it is, or whether its elusive goal even makes sense, as the characters seemed to be one step away from spitting phrases such as 'life force', 'chakra', and 'zero point energy'. whatever the case, it's nice to see something original. hypnotic too. 65 points 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luna Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 29. HOLY MOTORS 2012 LEOS CARAX [synecdoche new york] is clearly present in this film about the artifice of reality, and its transparent visual, aural and emotional manipulations are highly reminiscent of both david lynch and lars von trier. nevertheless, leos carax is unable to sustain either the consistent aesthetic or the philosophical coherence of his influences. anyhow, this was a very weird movie that had the positive quality of being very much not boring, and i enjoyed it on a surface level. it just didn't hit me. 65 points 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndustriousAngel Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 29. HOLY MOTORS 2012 LEOS CARAX [synecdoche new york] is clearly present in this film about the artifice of reality, and its transparent visual, aural and emotional manipulations are highly reminiscent of both david lynch and lars von trier. nevertheless, leos carax is unable to sustain either the consistent aesthetic or the philosophical coherence of his influences. anyhow, this was a very weird movie that had the positive quality of being very much not boring, and i enjoyed it on a surface level. it just didn't hit me. 65 points Well, I think a "consistent aesthethic" is far from what they aimed for. But I'm with you, it was more interesting than gripping in most sequences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK007 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 lisa obviously finds some satisfaction in watching and critiquing movies, but if I were to make a Top 50 of the half decade and had music videos and 2 minute shorts in mine, I'd really be questioning what on Earth I was doing with my time if I couldn't even find 50 movies I liked as opposed to simply being "not worse" than other films, or should I say 30 or 20 since we're getting close to those and still the comments are less than a recommendation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Out of all the list threads this is probably the only interesting one. I'm genuinely intrigued by what choices are upcoming unlike the rest where it's the same old whatevers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Jedi Master 007 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Out of all the list threads this is probably the only interesting one. Nah. While I am do like the unpredictability of the list, Lisa's approach to cinema just renders the entire thread pointless. Who cares about your 29th Best Film of the last 5 years if the most enthusiasm you can muster for it is a 6.5/10? The list should've been the Top 20 films of the Decade, at least then we wouldn't need to sit through so many lukewarm reviews, plus we would still get the unpredictability aspect. (To be honest, though, all of the lists could've been shorter). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Out of all the list threads this is probably the only interesting one. I'm genuinely intrigued by what choices are upcoming unlike the rest where it's the same old whatevers. not if you've seen the films she's listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luna Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 well, yes, this didn't go so far. kind of got distracted with other things. but here's the rest: 1. melancholia A+ 2. the turin horse 3. dogtooth A 4. nostalgia for the light A- 5. nymphomaniac 6. a separation 7. black swan 8. another year 9. i'm still here 10. the act of killing 11. it's such a beautiful day 12. only god forgives 13. certified copy 14. at berkeley 15. amour 16. spring breakers B+ 17. all things were now overtaken by silence 18. inception 19. the social network ---. ashes (saw after list) 20. attenberg 21. uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives B 22. the grand budapest hotel 23. the illusionist 24. cosmopolis 25. universal soldier: day of reckoning 26. blue is the warmest color 27. pure 28. gravity B- 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Lisa promised that out lists would have two films in common, but there's only one Will we do have Inception in the exact same position so... That is what that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I just don't understand how you could like so few movies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
