BOT: THE REVISITING -- TOP 25 of 2012 | accursed Nolanites are triumphant again

[Sam]

25 minutes ago, Tele Came Back said:

#4

 

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Life of Pi
written by: David Magee, based on the novel by Yann Martel
directed by: Ang Lee
starring: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan

 



 



Number of first-place votes: 3

IMDB synopsis: A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger. 

The rights to Martel’s best-selling novel were acquired by Fox 2000 exec Elizabeth Gabler in 2003. She brought in Dean Georgaris to write the script, and Fox announced shortly afterward that M. Night Shyamalan was attached to direct — he felt a particular connection because the main character (like him) was from Pondicherry in India. M. Night rewrote the script but ultimately decided to make LADY IN THE WATER instead. He felt that since the novel had a twist ending, with his name attached people would have a very different reaction and experience to the story. In 2005 Fox reached out to Alfonso Cuaron, but he decided to make CHILDREN OF MEN instead. So Fox hired Jean-Pierre Jeunet to direct (from a new script written by him and Guillaume Laurant), with filming scheduled to begin in mid-2006. But Jeunet eventually left the project as well.

In 2009, Fox hired Ang Lee. He and producer proposed a budget of 120 million, which Fox balked at, and the project’s development was halted for awhile. Then David Magee was brought on to write the script and Lee began to prep for the production. He decided to shoot it in 3-D because he felt the many water scenes would create an opportunity for the 3-D to be used in a new and fresh way: “I thought of 3-D half a year before 'Avatar' was on the screen. I thought water, with its transparency and reflection, the way it comes out to you in 3-D, would create a new theatrical experience and maybe the audience or the studio would open up their minds a little bit to accept something different."

Fox’s faith in the project and Lee himself ultimately paid off, as the movie was a surprise worldwide hit, grossing over 600 million and winning several major Academy Awards (including Best Director for Lee himself).

Tomato meter: 87%, 7.9/10 average rating

Academy Awards: 4 wins, 11 nominations

Random critic comment: “There are always moral crosscurrents in Lee's most provocative work, but so magical and mystical is this parable, it's as if the filmmaker has found the philosopher's stone.” —Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times

Random RTM comment: “I hate 3D, I consider it a headache and giant waste of time, but for this film I was actually blown away. For the opening credits alone I almost feel like the OScars need a new category for best use of 3D so that the highest stage can acknowledge how stunning this is.The film is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen on screen and I can't believe just how well everything was handled.” —@chasmmi
 

 

 

 

I need to revisit this movie  

[Plain Old Tele]

Just now, CoolioD1 said:

fetching reviews?

 

I have like 20 browser windows open right now, lol.

[MrPink]

2 minutes ago, Sam said:

 

I need to revisit this movie  

 

Our boy Ang 

[Plain Old Tele]

49	Magic Mike
48	The Imposter
47	Rise Of The Guardians
46	Boy
45	Holy Motors
44	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
43	Safety Not Guaranteed
42	Hotel Transylvania
41	Breaking Dawn Part 2
40	Killer Joe
39	Robot and Frank
38	Jack Reacher
37	Amour
36	The Intouchables
35	The secret world of arriety
34	Chronicle
33	Flight
32	Prometheus
31	Seven Psychopaths
30	Ted

[Sam]

3 minutes ago, MrPink said:

 

Our boy Ang 

 

No lie, I cried when he got his Oscar. 

[MrPink]

Just now, Sam said:

 

No lie, I cried when he got his Oscar. 

 

Both times. ?

[Plain Old Tele]

#3

The Avengers
written by: Joss Whedon, from a story by him and Zak Penn
directed by: Joss Whedon
starring: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlet Johannson, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson

 



 



Number of first-place votes: 5

IMDB synopsis: Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity. 

I’m not sure what else can be said. THE AVENGERS is the culmination of Marvel spending years of careful prep and planning, introducing most major characters through their own stand-alone movies while planting the seeds for the Avengers storyline. Whedon managed the tough task of bringing all these various characters together quickly and with little complication, allowing the movie to largely stand on its own if you hadn’t seen the other Marvel movies, and his deft, light touch made the 2 hour 23 minute runtime fly by, with lots of fun one-liners and moments for each character to shine.

At the box-office, this was an absolute juggernaut, crushing the existing opening weekend record and then managing a 3x multiplier off that — the last superhero movie to accomplish this feat was Sam Raimi’s SPIDER-MAN in 2001.

Tomato meter: 92%, 8/10

Academy Awards: 0 wins, 1 nomination

Random critic comment: “If you are a Marvel fan, then The Avengers will feel like Christmas. Thanks to the merry doings of the director, Joss Whedon, all your favorite characters are here, as shiny and as tempting as presents under the tree.” —Anthony Lane, New Yorker

Random RTM comment: “I love this movie. The majority of you will too. That's all.” —@Chewy

[CoolioD1]

take it to the franchise wars thread tele.

[The Panda]

2 minutes ago, Tele Came Back said:

#3

 

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The Avengers
written by: Joss Whedon, from a story by him and Zak Penn
directed by: Joss Whedon
starring: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlet Johannson, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson

 



 



Number of first-place votes: 5

IMDB synopsis: Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity. 

I’m not sure what else can be said. THE AVENGERS is the culmination of Marvel spending years of careful prep and planning, introducing most major characters through their own stand-alone movies while planting the seeds for the Avengers storyline. Whedon managed the tough task of bringing all these various characters together quickly and with little complication, allowing the movie to largely stand on its own if you hadn’t seen the other Marvel movies, and his deft, light touch made the 2 hour 23 minute runtime fly by, with lots of fun one-liners and moments for each character to shine.

At the box-office, this was an absolute juggernaut, crushing the existing opening weekend record and then managing a 3x multiplier off that — the last superhero movie to accomplish this feat was Sam Raimi’s SPIDER-MAN in 2001.

Tomato meter: 92%, 8/10

Academy Awards: 0 wins, 1 nomination

Random critic comment: “If you are a Marvel fan, then The Avengers will feel like Christmas. Thanks to the merry doings of the director, Joss Whedon, all your favorite characters are here, as shiny and as tempting as presents under the tree.” —Anthony Lane, New Yorker

Random RTM comment: “I love this movie. The majority of you will too. That's all.” —@Chewy
 

 

 

 

[Sam]

3 minutes ago, Tele Came Back said:

#3

 

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The Avengers
written by: Joss Whedon, from a story by him and Zak Penn
directed by: Joss Whedon
starring: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlet Johannson, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson

 



 



Number of first-place votes: 5

IMDB synopsis: Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity. 

I’m not sure what else can be said. THE AVENGERS is the culmination of Marvel spending years of careful prep and planning, introducing most major characters through their own stand-alone movies while planting the seeds for the Avengers storyline. Whedon managed the tough task of bringing all these various characters together quickly and with little complication, allowing the movie to largely stand on its own if you hadn’t seen the other Marvel movies, and his deft, light touch made the 2 hour 23 minute runtime fly by, with lots of fun one-liners and moments for each character to shine.

At the box-office, this was an absolute juggernaut, crushing the existing opening weekend record and then managing a 3x multiplier off that — the last superhero movie to accomplish this feat was Sam Raimi’s SPIDER-MAN in 2001.

Tomato meter: 92%, 8/10

Academy Awards: 0 wins, 1 nomination

Random critic comment: “If you are a Marvel fan, then The Avengers will feel like Christmas. Thanks to the merry doings of the director, Joss Whedon, all your favorite characters are here, as shiny and as tempting as presents under the tree.” —Anthony Lane, New Yorker

Random RTM comment: “I love this movie. The majority of you will too. That's all.” —@Chewy
 

 

 

 

Liked for the movie. Then unlike and like again for that @Chewy's quote.

 

Need to revisit this too. Maybe before Ragnarok. 

[WrathOfHan]

11 minutes ago, Tele Came Back said:

49	Magic Mike
48	The Imposter
47	Rise Of The Guardians
46	Boy
45	Holy Motors
44	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
43	Safety Not Guaranteed
42	Hotel Transylvania
41	Breaking Dawn Part 2
40	Killer Joe
39	Robot and Frank
38	Jack Reacher
37	Amour
36	The Intouchables
35	The secret world of arriety
34	Chronicle
33	Flight
32	Prometheus
31	Seven Psychopaths
30	Ted

@aabattery Take comfort in knowing Boy wasn't on the edge like Hunt for Kiwi Smurfs.

 

 

[Jake Gittes]

This list is hopeless. 

[Plain Old Tele]

Down to the final two... which movies will reign supreme?

[MrPink]

1 minute ago, Jake Gittes said:

This list is hopeless. 

 

TDKR at #1 is all the hopium I need

Edited May 13, 2017 by MrPink

[CoolioD1]

1 minute ago, Jake Gittes said:

This list is hopeless. 

we always elect one person to be just a little too bitter about these lists, sometimes it's been me, but you definitely drew that straw for this one.

[The Stingray]

2 hours ago, Tele Came Back said:

#5

 

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Django Unchained
written and directed by: Quentin Tarantino
starring: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio

 



 



Number of first-place votes: 3

IMDB synopsis: With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.

As you might expect, several big names wanted to work with Tarantino on this project, but many dropped out for various reasons: Will Smith, because “it wasn’t the lead”; Tyrese Gibson; Franco Nero (the original Django) wanted to be Candie, but ended up getting just a minor role; Kevin Costner was in the mix to play Ace Woody, but he dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Tarantino then cast Kurt Russell in the role, but he dropped out as well, so finally Tarantino dropped the character entirely and merged him with Walton Goggins’ character. Frequent Tarantino collaborator RZA said that he and Tarantino had intended to cross over Django Unchained with RZA's Tarantino-presented martial-arts film The Man with the Iron Fists. The crossover would have seen a younger version of the blacksmith character from RZA's film appear as a slave in an auction. However, scheduling conflicts prevented RZA's participation.

The film was shot in anamorphic 35mm and is the first Tarantino film not be cut by his longtime collaborator, editor Sally Menke (who passed away shortly after INGLORIOUS BASTERDS). It was a huge critical success and, perhaps surprisingly, given its long runtime and extreme violence and profanity, it was a huge commercial hit as well, grossing 425 million worldwide.

Tomato meter: 88%, 8/10

Academy Awards: 2 wins, 5 nominations

Random critic comment: “Corkscrewed, inside-out, upside-down, simultaneously clear-eyed and completely out of its mind.” —Wesley Morris, Boston Globe

Random RTM comment: “I didn't expect it to make me laugh and suddenly move me to tears in the next second…” —@dashrendar44
 

 

 

 

I count six shots, ni**er.

 

I count two guns, ni**er.

 

[Chewy]

Tagging me into your filthy list threads 

[Fancyarcher]

Life of Pi is amazing both in terms of visual & storytelling.

 

The Avengers is well The Avengers. Great entertainment. 

 

7 minutes ago, MrPink said:

 

TDKR at #1 is all the hopium I need

 

Cross your fingers, because we if SLP ends up being #1, that's gonna be the shock of the decade. 

[MrPink]

5 minutes ago, Fancyarcher said:

Life of Pi is amazing both in terms of visual & storytelling.

 

The Avengers is well The Avengers. Great entertainment. 

 

 

Cross your fingers, because we if SLP ends up being #1, that's gonna be the shock of the decade. 

 

Wouldnt be surprised to be honest

[Plain Old Tele]

#2

Silver Linings Playbook
written and directed by: David O. Russell, based on the novel by Matthew Quick
starring: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jackie Weaver

 



 



Number of first-place votes: 4

IMDB synopsis: After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.

Russell had originally planned to work with Bradley Cooper on an adaptation of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES (!). When he moved on from that project, Russell initially intended to make SILVER LININGS with Vince Vaughn and Zooey Deschanel, but made THE FIGHTER instead. Then he was set to do the project with Mark Wahlberg, who had to drop out due to… you guessed it… a scheduling conflict. Anne Hathaway was cast as Tiffany, but ran into scheduling issues with DARK KNIGHT RISES (and supposedly she had creative differences with Russell as well). Elizabeth Banks, Kirsten Dunst, Angelina Jolie, Blake Lively, Rooney Mara, Rachel McAdams, Andrea Riseborough, and Olivia Wilde were all considered as well. Initially, Russell did not believe Lawrence's age was suitable for the role, as he thought she was too young to play against Cooper, but her audition changed his mind.

A darker, more extreme version of the dance sequence was filmed and scenes with De Niro's character were shot in multiple versions, with the character harsher or warmer, as Russell worked with editor Jay Cassidy to set the balance they wanted.

The movie was a critical and box-office success, winning a Best Actress Oscar for Lawrence and grossing 236 million worldwide.

Tomato meter: 92%, 8.2/10

Academy Awards: 1 win, 5 nominations

Random critic comment: “A crazy beaut of a comedy that brims with generosity and manages to circumvent predictability at every turn.” —Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

Random RTM comment: “This has taken its place as the best comedy I have seen in years, romantic or otherwise.” —@Webslinger