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

[Plain Old Tele]

If I can sum up the list in general, it's 

 

 

[Daxtreme]

So the next top will be 1987 huh?

 

Jesus Christ... I haven't even seen 20 movies from that year 

[Plain Old Tele]

#17

Moonrise Kingdom
written by: Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola 
directed by: Wes Anderson
starring: Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand

 



 



Number of first-place votes: 1

IMDB synopsis: A pair of young lovers flee their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out to find them.

As has become his custom, Wes Anderson assembled his usual group of collaborators — most of the principal roles here were filled by actors who’d worked with Anderson on numerous productions. The movie was shot on Super 16mm and film on location on and around Rhode Island. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival — a first for a Wes Anderson film. Produced on a modest 16 million budget, the movie had a very successful run, grossing over 68 million worldwide.

Tomato meter: 94%, 8.2/10 average rating
Academy Awards: 0 wins, 1 nominations

Random critic comment: “Anderson's best feature since Rushmore, in part because, like that film, it takes as its primary subject matter odd, precocious children, rather than the damaged and dissatisfied adults they will one day become.” —Christopher Orr, The Atlantic

Random RTM comment: “Anderson's best movie after Rushmore and Mr. Fox.” —@Jake Gittes

[The Futurist]

4 minutes ago, Tele Came Back said:

#17

 

  Hide contents

 

 

Moonrise Kingdom
written by: Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola 
directed by: Wes Anderson
starring: Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand

 



 



Number of first-place votes: 1

IMDB synopsis: A pair of young lovers flee their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out to find them.

As has become his custom, Wes Anderson assembled his usual group of collaborators — most of the principal roles here were filled by actors who’d worked with Anderson on numerous productions. The movie was shot on Super 16mm and film on location on and around Rhode Island. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival — a first for a Wes Anderson film. Produced on a modest 16 million budget, the movie had a very successful run, grossing over 68 million worldwide.

Tomato meter: 94%, 8.2/10 average rating
Academy Awards: 0 wins, 1 nominations

Random critic comment: “Anderson's best feature since Rushmore, in part because, like that film, it takes as its primary subject matter odd, precocious children, rather than the damaged and dissatisfied adults they will one day become.” —Christopher Orr, The Atlantic

Random RTM comment: “Anderson's best movie after Rushmore and Mr. Fox.” —@Jake Gittes
 

 

 

 

Hand me the barf bag please.

 

 

[TalismanRing]

8 minutes ago, Daxtreme said:

So the next top will be 1987 huh?

 

Jesus Christ... I haven't even seen 20 movies from that year 

 

Step it up.

 

Lots of great movies to choose from.  This will be the first list I won't have to stretch to get 20 - which makes me wonder - what's the limit for a list - 25?

[Plain Old Tele]

8 minutes ago, TalismanRing said:

 

Step it up.

 

Lots of great movies to choose from.  This will be the first list I won't have to stretch to get 20 - which makes me wonder - what's the limit for a list - 25?

 

Yes, 25.

[The Stingray]

I don't think I've ever seen a Wes Anderson film. They seem a bit too artsy-fartsy for me.
 

[Plain Old Tele]

#16

Cloud Atlas
written by: Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski (as Andy Wachowski) & Tom Tykwer, based on the novel by David Mitchell 
directed by: Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski (as Andy Wachowski) & Tom Tykwer
starring: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugo Weaving, Doona Bae, Ben Whishaw, Jim Broadbent

 



 



Number of first-place votes: 2

IMDB synopsis: An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.

It’s a major miracle this movie was ever made. The novel it’s based on is filled with concepts that work well on the page but are difficult to pull off in visual narrative form, and the story required a significant budget to pull off the tremendous scope and scale. In another unusual situation, the project was written and directed by a three-person team. Tykwer and the Wachowskis scrambled to gather the 100+ million budget needed, and found a variety of sources (most of them funding from European government grants and financiers). The Wachowskis themselves contributed 7 million to the budget. Because of the struggle to secure financing, the project nearly fell apart several times, but all the people involved (cast and crew) were extremely committed and found a way to get it made.

The film received a 10-minute standing ovation when it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, but overall critical reception was much more mixed. Those who liked it, loved it. Those who didn’t love it, hated it. The movie had a rocky ride at the domestic box-office, where it grossed only 27 million (though it did somewhat better overseas, scraping out 103 million). The end result is a passion project deeply loved and treasured by some and utterly reviled and rejected by others.

Tomato meter: 66%, 6.6/10 average rating
Academy Awards: 0 wins, 1 nominations

Random critic comment: “Surely this is one of the most ambitious films ever made.” —Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Random RTM comment: “The sum of Cloud Atlas's parts is huge, and yet the movie manages to be so much more. It doesn't even feel like a movie, as much as an incredible experience.” —@Spaghetti of 1000 Planets

[The Stingray]

Tried to watch that one.

[Arlborn]

This list is actually pretty great so far.

[Alli]

23 minutes ago, The Stingray said:

I don't think I've ever seen a Wes Anderson film. They seem a bit too artsy-fartsy for me.
 

Grand Budapest Hotel is quite good. I enjoyed it. Not too artsy

[Jake Gittes]

30 minutes ago, The Stingray said:

I don't think I've ever seen a Wes Anderson film. They seem a bit too artsy-fartsy for me.
 

 

They aren't.

[Jake Gittes]

1 hour ago, Tele Came Back said:

If I can sum up the list in general, it's 

 

 

 

You sure? 'Cause after the last few movies all I've got is 

[Goffe]

51 minutes ago, Tele Came Back said:

#16

 

  Hide contents

Cloud Atlas
written by: Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski (as Andy Wachowski) & Tom Tykwer, based on the novel by David Mitchell 
directed by: Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski (as Andy Wachowski) & Tom Tykwer
starring: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugo Weaving, Doona Bae, Ben Whishaw, Jim Broadbent

 



 



Number of first-place votes: 2

IMDB synopsis: An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.

It’s a major miracle this movie was ever made. The novel it’s based on is filled with concepts that work well on the page but are difficult to pull off in visual narrative form, and the story required a significant budget to pull off the tremendous scope and scale. In another unusual situation, the project was written and directed by a three-person team. Tykwer and the Wachowskis scrambled to gather the 100+ million budget needed, and found a variety of sources (most of them funding from European government grants and financiers). The Wachowskis themselves contributed 7 million to the budget. Because of the struggle to secure financing, the project nearly fell apart several times, but all the people involved (cast and crew) were extremely committed and found a way to get it made.

The film received a 10-minute standing ovation when it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, but overall critical reception was much more mixed. Those who liked it, loved it. Those who didn’t love it, hated it. The movie had a rocky ride at the domestic box-office, where it grossed only 27 million (though it did somewhat better overseas, scraping out 103 million). The end result is a passion project deeply loved and treasured by some and utterly reviled and rejected by others.

Tomato meter: 66%, 6.6/10 average rating
Academy Awards: 0 wins, 1 nominations

Random critic comment: “Surely this is one of the most ambitious films ever made.” —Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Random RTM comment: “The sum of Cloud Atlas's parts is huge, and yet the movie manages to be so much more. It doesn't even feel like a movie, as much as an incredible experience.” —@Spaghetti of 1000 Planets
 

 

why isn't this higher?

[Goffe]

Delete

[The Futurist]

A bad Wachoski Sista Movie, never seen one.

 

 

Edited May 12, 2017 by The Futurist

[The Stingray]

44 minutes ago, Jake Gittes said:

 

They aren't.

 

Idk man, the dude has an odd style that I don't think I'll vibe with. I prefer David Lynch type of weirdness.

 

[The Panda]

1 hour ago, The Stingray said:

I don't think I've ever seen a Wes Anderson film. They seem a bit too artsy-fartsy for me.
 

 

That's your loss.  His movies are a whole lot of fun.

[The Stingray]

12 minutes ago, The Futurist said:

A bad Wachoski Sista Movie, never seen one.

 

 

 

No? Go watch Matrix Revolutions.

 

 

Edited May 12, 2017 by The Stingray

[Jake Gittes]

7 minutes ago, The Stingray said:

 

Idk man, the dude has an odd style that I don't think I'll vibe with. I prefer David Lynch type of weirdness.

 

 

You should at least give him a try. Anything that's not Life Aquatic or Darjeeling Limited would work OK as an intro