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23 minutes ago, CoolioD1 said:

ratatouille is one of pixar's worst movies. just throwing that out there while i settle in for the top 3.

you meant to say the worst among the pixar greats, of course.

 

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4. The Bourne Ultimatum
starring Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn, Scott Glenn
written by Tony Gilroy and Scott Z. Burns and George Nolfi, based on the novel by Robert Ludlum
directed by Paul Greengrass

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMDB synopsis: Jason Bourne dodges a ruthless CIA official and his agents from a new assassination program while searching for the origins of his life as a trained killer.

 

The third and final movie in the original Bourne trilogy, BOURNE ULTIMATUM was released in late summer and was a huge smash hit, grossing 72m in its opening weekend and eventually going on to gross over 200m domestically and nearly 450m worldwide. It also won all three Oscars it was nominated for, in technical categories: Best Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Sound Editing.

It also was very well-received critically, with most critics describing it as an intelligent, non-stop thrill ride.

 

Tomatometer: 93%

 

Random critic comment: “This adrenaline-charged, bullet-riddled sprint from Moscow to New York is the best of the Bourne films, a politically-charged actioner with chases, brawls, shootouts and dry wit that never relies on one-liners.” — Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

 

Random RTM comment: “When I saw this for the first few times, I gave it serious consideration for best film ever made. Its that damn good.” — Baumer
 

 

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3. There Will Be Blood

starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano
written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, based on the novel by Upton Sinclair

 

 

IMDB synopsis: A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.

 

Paul Thomas Anderson had been working on a screenplay about two warring families, but he was struggling with it and the story wasn’t coming together. He happened to buy a copy of Sinclair’s “Oil!” and became fascinated with it. He reached out to writer Eric Schlosser (who had acquired the film rights) and worked out a deal to adapt the story. He took several trips to oil museums in Bakersfield and really got obsessed with all the little details of what the early days of the California oil boom were like. After working on the script for some time, Anderson changed the title to THERE WILL BE BLOOD because it was such a loose adaptation.

 

Anderson was a huge fan of Daniel Day-Lewis and wrote the main character with him in mind. He had heard Day-Lewis was a fan of Anderson’s earlier movie PUNCH DRUNK LOVE, which gave him the confidence to give Day-Lewis a copy of the incomplete script. Day-Lewis loved it and said being asked was enough to convince him.

 

The resulting collaboration between Day-Lewis and Anderson is one of the finest American acting performances in recent years. Day-Lewis owns the screen, he chews it up and spits it out, even when he’s not speaking. It’s a towering, dominating performance about a towering, dominating character. The movie received critical acclaim and ended up on numous top ten lists. It was less successful at the box-office, though it managed to scrape out 40m domestically. It was nominated for eight Academy Awards and it won two, for Daniel Day-Lewis and for Cinematography.

 

Tomatometer: 91%

 

Random critic comment: “A work of stunning intelligence and dramatic sweep, a portrait of a young nation struggling to find itself, torn between religious and business values.” — Colin Calvert, Minneapolis Star Tribune

 

Random RTM comment: “How many pluses are allowed after an A?” — FT

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