BOT: The Revisiting! The Top 25 of 2012 -- DEADLINE HAS PASSED

[Plain Old Tele]

3 minutes ago, rukaio101 said:

And here's my list to judge. 2012 was a weird year in quality for me. The Top 5 or so are among some of my favourite movies of all time (especially if Wolf Children had been counted) but once I reached about No 20 on my list, it became harder and harder to think of films I unambiguously liked and/or I felt deserved a place on this list. Suppose I could've watched more movies to make up for it but, eh, most of the popular ones I hadn't seen really didn't hold much interest for me.

 

1. The Avengers

2. The Raid

3. Cloud Atlas

4. Seven Psychopaths

5. Life of Pi

6. The Cabin in the Woods

7. Paranorman

8. Dredd

9. The Secret Life of Arrietty

10. The Grey

11. Django Unchained

12. Skyfall

13. Holy Motors

14. The Impossible

15. Le Jour de Corneilles

16. Moonrise Kingdom

17. Argo

18. The Bay

19. The Hunger Games

20. Jack Reacher

21. TDKR

22. Brave

23. The Pirates on an Adventure with Scientists

24. Rise of the Guardians

25. Looper

 

Can you PM this to me and grim, Ruk?

[rukaio101]

4 minutes ago, Tele Came Back said:

 

Can you PM this to me and grim, Ruk?

Was literally doing it as you posted this. Had to clear out my inbox first.

[Ethan Hunt]

1 hour ago, WrathOfHan said:

Haven't seen it.

You should. You'd like it

[Arlborn]

I am about 95% certain what the first movie will be considering the lists I've seen here and even my own list.

 

I might even get 8 or 9 of the top 10 right if I were to try...

 

And yes @Tele Came Back; be terrified.

[Arlborn]

4 hours ago, aabattery said:

1- Boy

 

 

Shit, I knew I was forgetting to watch something!

[Ethan Hunt]

As of right now I think #1 is probably in between two things based upon what I've seen

[grim22]

33 lists received so far.

[Kalo]

So I've only seen 11 movies from 1987.

 

This is my current top 10 

1. The Princess Bride
2. Maurice
3. Raising Arizona 
4. The Brave Little Toaster 
5. The Chipmunk Adventure 
6. Dirty Dancing 
7. Throw Mama from the Train 
8. Planes, Trains and Automobiles 
9. Baby Boom
10. Spaceballs 

Here is my list of films to see:

Full Metal Jacket 
RoboCop 
Predator
The Untouchables 
The lost Boys
Empire of the Son
Running Man
Three men and a baby
Can't Buy me Love
Law of Desire

Summer School

Some Kind of Wonderful (saw it a long time ago) 

 

What out of these or other 1987 movies should I prioritize the most?  

 

 

[Plain Old Tele]

Let's hold off on 1987 lists until we're done with 2012.  

 

Also, for @chasmmi's sake, I'm extending the deadline until Monday, May 1 -- 11:59pm. All you laggards, jump at the opportunity!

[chasmmi]

11 minutes ago, Kalo said:

So I've only seen 11 movies from 1987.

 

This is my current top 10 

1. The Princess Bride
2. Maurice
3. Raising Arizona 
4. The Brave Little Toaster 
5. The Chipmunk Adventure 
6. Dirty Dancing 
7. Throw Mama from the Train 
8. Planes, Trains and Automobiles 
9. Baby Boom
10. Spaceballs 

Here is my list of films to see:

Full Metal Jacket 
RoboCop 
Predator
The Untouchables 
The lost Boys
Empire of the Son
Running Man
Three men and a baby
Can't Buy me Love
Law of Desire

Summer School

Some Kind of Wonderful (saw it a long time ago) 

 

What out of these or other 1987 movies should I prioritize the most?  

 

 

 

Overboard

Batteries Not Included

Good Morning Vietnam

Hellraiser?

[TalismanRing]

9 minutes ago, Kalo said:

So I've only seen 11 movies from 1987.

 

This is my current top 10 

1. The Princess Bride
2. Maurice
3. Raising Arizona 
4. The Brave Little Toaster 
5. The Chipmunk Adventure 
6. Dirty Dancing 
7. Throw Mama from the Train 
8. Planes, Trains and Automobiles 
9. Baby Boom
10. Spaceballs 

Here is my list of films to see:

Full Metal Jacket 
RoboCop 
Predator
The Untouchables 
The lost Boys
Empire of the Son
Running Man
Three men and a baby (don't bother)
Can't Buy me Love (don't bother)
Law of Desire (don't bother)

Summer School (don't bother)

Some Kind of Wonderful (saw it a long time ago) 

 

What out of these or other 1987 movies should I prioritize the most?  

 

 

Top 4 / bottom 4 suggestions

 

Other suggestions -  The Big Easy, Broadcast News, The Dead, Moonstruck, The Last Emperor, Roxanne, Innerspace, No Way Out, Stakeout, Less Than Zero, The Fourth Protocol, Good Morning, Vietnam, La Bamba.    Unlike my 2007 and 2012 lists I won't have to pad it with "B" movies.

 

I''ll have my 2012 list  in by tonight - hoping to get another movie in.  

 

Impressions from a couple of re-watches. Cloud Atlas is better even if I it still doesn't all hold together and I don't care much about a couple of the stories (the future one with Hanks and Berry stinks).  Argo is lifeless, shallow and boring outside of Arkin and even that is not an Oscar nomination worthy performance.

 

[Ethan Hunt]

Forget 87. 97 because GATTACA GATTACA GATTACA GATTACA GATTACA GATTACA GATTACA GATTACA GATTACA

[Plain Old Tele]

THREE MEN AND A BABY and SUMMER SCHOOL are very entertaining. I'd recommend them.

[narniadis]

Will be curious to see how high TDKR and Avengers end up considering they aren't worthy of the top 25 in most years. 2012 was so poor I can give leeway 

[Jake Gittes]

42 minutes ago, Kalo said:

What out of these or other 1987 movies should I prioritize the most?  

 

Full Metal Jacket, RoboCop and Predator are essential.

 

Out of films you haven't mentioned I'd say the same for The Dead, Angel Heart, Withnail & I, Radio Days, Prince of Darkness, Evil Dead II, and Wings of Desire.

[TalismanRing]

11 minutes ago, Jake Gittes said:

 

Full Metal Jacket, RoboCop and Predator are essential.

 

Out of films you haven't mentioned I'd say the same for The Dead, Angel Heart, Withnail & I, Radio Days, Prince of Darkness, Evil Dead II, and Wings of Desire.

 

Wings of Desire didn't come out in the US until 1988.  (I lost it my from list as well as Red Sorghum)

 

 

Edited April 27, 2017 by TalismanRing

[Jake Gittes]

1 minute ago, TalismanRing said:

 

Wings of Desire didn't come out in the US until 1988.  (I lost it from list as well as Red Sorghum)

 

I really hope we can afford not to care about that. I can understand this thing with recent years but Wings of Desire is not a 1988 movie ffs. Would be less headache for everyone to just go with the  original year that's on IMDb. 

[TalismanRing]

Just now, Jake Gittes said:

 

I really hope we can afford not to care about that. I can understand this thing with recent years but Wings of Desire is not a 1988 movie ffs. Would be less headache for everyone to just go with the  original year that's on IMDb. 

 

I don't like the rule either but it's what I've been following. 

 

To make it easier I copy a yearly list from BOM - highlight what I did see.  Keep what's worthy, jettison what's not and make note of things I should watch - time permitting.

[Plain Old Tele]

IMDB is not particularly accurate because they just put year screened, whether for a festival or otherwise. That isn't an issue for WINGS OF DESIRE, but we've been going off US release date in general and it seems odd to change it up now.

 

I'm willing to listen to arguments, though.

[rukaio101]

6 minutes ago, Tele Came Back said:

IMDB is not particularly accurate because they just put year screened, whether for a festival or otherwise. That isn't an issue for WINGS OF DESIRE, but we've been going off US release date in general and it seems odd to change it up now.

 

I'm willing to listen to arguments, though.

I think it's better to risk having a few arguably inaccurate entries, in exchange for a simple, easy method of deciding whether a film counts or not. This whole 'US Screening date' only makes it unnecessarily complicated and difficult to figure out whether certain foreign movies or movies with limited screenings/festival screenings are eligible or whatever.