baumer Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 I originally had this as the 50 best films of the last decade. I'm still going to that, but some other time. This one intrigues me a bit more. This is going to be my take on the 50 most important films ever made. This list will be personal in some instances (there are two films in the top ten that you might not see coming). You also might start to groan at this and have preconceived notions that this will be all Twilight and Transformers and 80's films and you might be right. Or you could be completely way off base. Influential and important are sometimes one in the same. There's no doubt the lines will be blurred here at times with those two words. But when the chips are down, these 50 films are certainly films that affected me in some way and there will definitely be some historical perspective to these as well. I loved the way @The Panda did his countdown and I am just going to copy it. It won't be nearly as good or as concise or even as detailed, but I will do my best to emulate what he started. Hope you enjoy and although you might disagree with some of the films on here, you also might be surprised at some of the list. @Telemachos @Water Bottle @75live @4815162342 @ChipMunky @JohnnY @Noctis @James @Impact @grim22 @Ethan Hunt @cannastop @somebody85 @SchumacherFTW @AndyLL @K1stpierre @e1828 @The Panda @Jake Gittes @Goffe and so on 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasmmi Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 8 hours ago, Baumer said: I will wait till Chas and Panda finish their most excellent countdowns and then I will start my bestus films of the last decade. Stay tuned. I'll be finished with 12 hours Meanwhile use that time to think of your favourite movie songs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 ...I'm scared. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 24 minutes ago, Telemachos said: ...I'm scared. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCKillswitch123 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 (edited) If anyone cares, this is my top 25 of the best movies of the last 10 years for the matter: Spoiler Toy Story 3 Inception Wall-E Whiplash No Country For Old Men Inside Out Mad Max: Fury Road Inglourious Basterds Spotlight The Dark Knight Casino Royale Up The Bourne Ultimatum The Social Network Gone Girl Her Django Unchained Guardians Of The Galaxy Birdman Nightcrawler Creed Argo 12 Years A Slave The Hateful Eight The Martian HM's: District 9, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Gravity, Hot Fuzz, How To Train Your Dragon, Looper, Moonrise Kingdom, Ratatouille, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, Sicario, Star Trek, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Lego Movie, Wreck-It Ralph And if you're curious, I haven't seen some other lauded stuff like Drive, The Babadook or Prisoners. In case of questions, you know where to find me... NOT. Edited May 30, 2016 by MCKillswitch123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted May 31, 2016 Author Share Posted May 31, 2016 Will get this going in about an hour. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Manager Water Bottle Posted May 31, 2016 Community Manager Share Posted May 31, 2016 50 is a lot of films. I'm guessing #1 is JAWS though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I'm excited for this. Mainly because I know you can't exclude Potter from the list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 So this thread is 10 days old, but I just got pinged for this? What is this witchcraft? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Manager Water Bottle Posted May 31, 2016 Community Manager Share Posted May 31, 2016 Just now, cannastop said: So this thread is 10 days old, but I just got pinged for this? What is this witchcraft? He just edited the post to include usernames. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I look forward to seeing how wrong you are. 4 minutes ago, James said: I'm excited for this. Mainly because I know you can't exclude Potter from the list Hate to say it James, but, yeah you can. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 7 minutes ago, Water Bottle said: 50 is a lot of films. I'm guessing #1 is JAWS though. No, it's Friday the 13th. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 2 minutes ago, Treecraft said: I look forward to seeing how wrong you are. Hate to say it James, but, yeah you can. Oh come on. It is the most influential franchise of the 21st century by far. Plus the highest grossing franchise in history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I'm excited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Just now, James said: Oh come on. It is the most influential franchise of the 21st century by far. Plus the highest grossing franchise in history. It's almost as if people can have different opinions about this stuff. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Manager Water Bottle Posted May 31, 2016 Community Manager Share Posted May 31, 2016 3 minutes ago, James said: Oh come on. It is the most influential franchise of the 21st century by far. Plus the highest grossing franchise in history. I love Harry Potter to death but I'm not sure it would make my list of top 50 influential films. It might be the most influential franchise of the 21st century (debatable) but none of the films were influential on their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronJimbo Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I know you guys probably think I only talk about Avatar for the sake of talking about Avatar. However this honestly seems like a thread for it, with the revolutionary 3D and CGI. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 3 minutes ago, Telemachos said: It's almost as if people can have different opinions about this stuff. What... No... I am 100% that Lisa will concur with whatever my pick would be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 2 minutes ago, James said: Plus the highest grossing franchise in history. Domestic: Potter: $2.39B Star Wars: $3.18B MCU: $3.71B Worldwide: Potter: $7.7B MCU: $10.2B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 (edited) Just now, Treecraft said: Domestic: Potter: $2.39B Star Wars: $3.18B MCU: $3.71B Worldwide: Potter: $7.7B MCU: $10.2B How about you adjust for inflation? Edited May 31, 2016 by cannastop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...