Top 25 films of 1997 (Top two will be unveiled tonight) The final two revealed on page 12

[baumer]

Come on, no one else but that one guy liked my fake number 1 and 2 films?

[MrGamer]

[baumer]

Please thank @Tower for putting it all together, counting the votes and doing Superman things with Excel.  He did all the heavy lifting, I just gave you the facts.

 

Thanks Tower....hopefully we can do one of these together again.

 

Thanks for everyone who sent in a list and thanks to everyone who found movies they hadn't seen before and gave them a watch.  

 

Hope you enjoyed the presentation.

[Plain Old Tele]

I should've left TITANIC off my list.  

[Ethan Hunt]

I still haven't seen titanic

[Arlborn]

Not a bad list guys, not a bad list at all. Well done!

[grim22]

Good list, like every list it just goes to show that the collective tastes of the forum are very expectedly #Casual  

 

The 2017 thread will be up tomorrow, can't believe December is here.

[MrGamer]

3 minutes ago, grim22 said:

The 2017 thread will be up tomorrow, can't believe December is here.

 

[Fancyarcher]

I have no issue with Titanic being #1. It was #4 on my list, it's a film I really adore. Good list in general too. 

[Tower]

1 hour ago, Christmas baumer said:

Please thank @Tower for putting it all together, counting the votes and doing Superman things with Excel.  He did all the heavy lifting, I just gave you the facts.

 

Thanks Tower....hopefully we can do one of these together again.

 

Thanks for everyone who sent in a list and thanks to everyone who found movies they hadn't seen before and gave them a watch.  

 

Hope you enjoyed the presentation.

 

I would be happy to another of these again. Regardless of how it may seem it doesn't actually take much time to calculate a few numbers on Excel, I spent far more time watching films for this list than calculating scores.

[grim22]

2 minutes ago, Tower said:

 

I would be happy to another of these again. Regardless of how it may seem it doesn't actually take much time to calculate a few numbers on Excel, I spent far more time watching films for this list than calculating scores.

The worst part is the wrong spellings and @Jay Hollywood's lists which are in reverse order  Great job

[Tower]

In case you were wondering how close films were to each other, here is the complete list including points, number of lists that had each film, and first place votes:

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rank	film	points	Number 1 votes	Number of lists
1	Titanic	411	6	22
2	L.A Confidential	378	1	20
3	Good Will Hunting	330	2	18
4	Boogie Nights	311	2	19
5	Jackie Brown	290	1	18
6	Men In Black	245.5	2	17
7	Starship Troopers	222.5	1	16
8	Princess Mononoke	214.5	5	9
9	Face/Off	211.5	0	19
10	Gattaca	172.5	1	14
11	The Fifth Element	147.5	0	17
12	The Game	147	1	11
13	Contact	131	1	11
14	Liar Liar	124.5	0	12
15	The Sweet Hereafter	118	0	7
16	As Good As It Gets	117.5	0	13
17	Air Force One	106	0	11
18	Chasing Amy	101.5	0	9
19	Austin Powers	99.5	0	12
20	Con Air	98.5	0	12
21	The Ice Storm	96.5	0	11
22	Donnie Brasco	95.5	0	11
23	Hercules	86	0	9
24	The Lost World	77	0	7
25	Amistad	76	0	10
26	Lost Highway	70	0	5
27	Cop Land	67.5	0	9
28	Breakdown	61.5	0	8
29	Grosse Pointe Blank	57	0	7
30	Scream 2	56.5	0	9
31	Open Your Eyes	55	1	2
32	Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion	52	0	6
32	Happy Together	52	1	3
34	Eve's Bayou	49	0	5
35	In The Company Of Men	48	0	4
36	Anaconda	43.5	0	6
37	Kundun	42.5	0	5
38	The Rainmaker	40	0	4
38	The Cube	40	0	6
40	Anastasia	39	0	3
41	Mrs. Brown	38	0	2
42	My Best Friend's Wedding	32.5	0	5
43	In & Out	30	0	3
43	Event Horizon	30	0	3
45	The Full Monty	29.5	0	6
46	Life Is Beautiful	26	0	2
46	The Boxer	26	0	3
46	Taste Of Cherry	26	0	2
49	Seven Years In Tibet	25	0	3
50	The Devil's Advocate	24	0	4
51	Tomorrow Never Dies	23	0	4
51	Wag The Dog	23	0	5
53	Waiting For Guffman	20.5	0	3
53	The Wings Of The Dove	20.5	0	3
55	The Butcher Boy	20	0	1
56	Air Bud	19	0	2
57	George Of The Jungle	18.5	0	4
57	I Know What You Did Last Summer	18.5	0	4
59	The Edge	17	0	4
60	Children Of Heaven	16.5	0	2
61	Batman And Robin	16	0	3
61	Hard Eight	16	0	1
61	Fireworks (Hana-Bi)	16	0	1
64	Alien Resurrection	15	0	3
65	Fast Cheap And Out Of Control	13	0	1
65	Live Flesh	13	0	1
65	Gummo	13	0	1
68	Selena	12.5	0	3
69	Fierce Creatures	12	0	1
69	Mr. Magoo	12	0	1
71	Private Parts	11.5	0	3
72	Flubber	10	0	1
72	The Apostle	10	0	1
72	Vegas Vacation	10	0	1
75	Leila	8	0	1
75	Perfect Blue	8	0	1
75	Gone Fishin'	8	0	1
75	The Saint	8	0	1
79	My Life In Pink	7	0	1
80	Mimic	6.5	0	3
80	U Turn	6.5	0	2
82	Mr. Jealousy	6	0	1
83	Rosewood	5.5	0	2
84	Deconstructing Harry	5	0	1
84	The Mirror (Ayneh)	5	0	1
86	Mouse Hunt	4.5	0	2
87	Insomnia	4	0	1
87	Volcano	4	0	2
89	Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil	3.5	0	1
89	Bent	3.5	0	1
89	Good Burger	3.5	0	1
92	Conspiracy Theory	3	0	1
93	Brassed Off	2.5	0	1
93	The Relic	2.5	0	1
95	American Warewolf In Paris	2	0	1
96	The Jackal	1.5	0	1
97	The Postman	1	0	1
97	Double Team	1	0	1
99	Bean	0.5	0	1
99	Dante's Peak	0.5	0	1
99	Speed 2	0.5	0	1

 

[Tower]

3 minutes ago, grim22 said:

The worst part is the wrong spellings and @Jay Hollywood's lists which are in reverse order  Great job

The worst is actually when people give two different names for the same film, which happened this time with Fireworks/Hana-Bi, forcing me to search around the internet to figure out that it's the same film.

[SLAM!]

Titanic is one of the most important production of the post-classical film era for sure. I'm glad it took the top spot. To me, it really does define 1997 as a film year like no other film can.

[Webslinger]

Titanic was #1? Really? Seriously, guys?

 

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It would have occupied the same spot on my list had I submitted one. 

 

I'm really surprised that L.A. Confidential received just one #1 vote. That's typically the film most people point to as the worthiest Best Picture alternative to Titanic.

[Goffe]

@Tower how many lists were sent? 25?

[MrGamer]

1 hour ago, Webslinger said:

I'm really surprised that L.A. Confidential received just one #1 vote. 

[WrathOfHan]

2 minutes ago, MrGamer2558 said:

You wouldn't have been alone if I submitted a list  

[titanic2187]

5 hours ago, Christmas baumer said:

And to no one's surprise:

 

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#1

 

Titanic

 

Written and Directed by James Cameron

Starring:  Leo, Kate, Bill, Billy, Kathy and Victor Newman

WW Box office:  Do you really have to ask?

 

 

 

 

 

 

A love story doomed by the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. Rose Calvert, now 101 reminiscences her experience of the Titanic, to American oceanic explorers, and her emotional connection with another passenger, Jack. Jack was an American starving artist who won a trip home on the Ship of Dreams to a lucky hand in poker. His luck unfortunately ran out on April 15, 1912 after colliding with an iceberg in the northern Mid-Atlantic. Four days before the unsinkable ship began to fill with ice cold sea water, Rose and Jack's love story began. Rose was suppose to marry her mother's pick of a fine gentlemen Cal Hockley, who was only attracted to Rose by her beauty and family fortune. Rose however felt she was in a crowded room screaming for help with no one to hear. Jack did hear her, with someone to finally listen, Rose couldn't deny her feelings for Jack anymore. Their love came to a new level, when Rose asked Jack to draw her like one of his "french girls" wearing only the rarest diamond, the Heart of the Ocean. A fun filled, romantic love affair between Jack and Rose couldn't be denied and Cal's pockets began to feel empty and he became jealous of Jack searching for a way to compromise Rose's love for Jack. The Titanic then collides with a large iceberg and begins to sink. As the ship lowers itself into the depths of the ocean, Jack and Rose must fight death of the freezing water and await a rescue ship. 84 years later Rose hears of the Titanic and the discovery of her drawing and meets with the explorers, her memories are where our story begins. The Titanic is a powerful story of survival, love and heroism. A love story that will never let go of the hearts of the people around the world.

 

The movie that shocked the world.  It set records in many countries, made more money than any film in history (up to that point) and took home a record tying 11 Oscars.  It's a film that will go on and on in the hearts of people near and far.  Titanic is unquestionably the best film of 1997, according to your votes.

 

Number of First Place Votes:  6

 

Number of Lists:  22

 

Academy Awards:  11 wins and 14 nominations

 

Critic Comment:  Titanic is an awesome achievement, a traditional Hollywood epic that dazzles your eyes, breaks your heart and shivers your soul.  Rod Dreher:  A Florida Newspaper

 

Forum member comments:  Greatest film of all time, without a single doubt in my mind. An utter classic that will live for the ages. The storytelling is just unbelievably captivating. I've seen this film countless times and I can never get bored of it. Also, best music in a film, period. The most moving soundtrack I've ever heard in my life .A+ @Noctis

 

Favourite film of all time. Everything about it is perfect in my eyes, and ears. A+ @Heretic

 

Technically it's a great film, storywise it's a little iffy for me. I'm not big on romance in movies. And the scene where Billy Zane is shooting at the them while the ship is sinking is laughable. Still I give it a B  @DARth DAR

 

The most emotionally galvanizing film I've ever seen or will see. The epitome of perfection. 10/10 baumer

 

If you want to see me cry, just pop in Titanic. @Jay Hollywood

 

Yes, even I, cold to the bone Tele, like Titanic.  But it's not in my top ten for the year.  It needed more mud and chickens.  @Lor San Tele

 

James Cameron knows how to make a grown man cry. 9/10 @darkelf

 

 

Anyone that hated Titanic must be in two state:

1) They are ill-behaved in their real life, like to get jealous at seeing someone achieve a successful that hardly accomplished in history.

2) [mod edit]

 

   

[Tower]

7 hours ago, Goffe said:

@Tower how many lists were sent? 25?

Yes