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[WrathOfHan]

8 minutes ago, New Year New Panda said:

Past winners

Dunkirk

Arrival

Mad Max

Interstellar

Gravity

TDKR

 

I reckon to fit the trend it’s something like: Infinity War, Annihilation, Black Panther, Roma or First Man

 

Id place a bet on it being First Man (maybe Roma but I think that’s foreign language which will turn off half of the list voters at least).  These lists gravitate toward high-concept fanboy films winning it out (which is Nolan’s specialty)

I don't think a CBM is winning, and I don't think Annihilation even makes the top 25. Maybe Halloween is amazing?

[WrathOfHan]

Just now, aabattery said:

 

It's absolutely what I did. Might watch it tonight.

If you need help rallying support for a movie next year, you will not have my support unless I want the movie itself to succeed.

 

[That One Girl]

Just now, New Year New Panda said:

I think TI2 has a better chance to win the BOFFY than top 25 list, compare the winners

 

Top 25

2017 - Dunkirk

2016 - Arrival

2015 - Mad Max

2014 - Interstellar

2013 - Gravity

2012 - TDKR

 

BOFFYs

2017 - ??

2016 - La La Land

2015 - Inside Out

2014 - The Grand Budapest Hotel

2013 - Gravity

2012 - The Master

 

Paul Thomas Anderson, Cuaron, Wes Anderson, Pete Docter, and Damien Chazelle.  2018 BOFFY winner will be Isle of Dogs, Roma, or First Man

[The Panda]

Just now, WrathOfHan said:

I don't think a CBM is winning, and I don't think Annihilation even makes the top 25. Maybe Halloween is amazing?

Eh Horror isn’t the same as high-concept/Sci-Fi

 

I think First Man looks like the most obvious winner, given Chazelle got second last year.  I think Roma’s the other strongest possibility.  Then I’d say Black panther.

[Ethan Hunt]

3 minutes ago, New Year New Panda said:

 

 

BOFFYs

2017 - ??

2016 - La La Land

2015 - Inside Out

2014 - The Grand Budapest Hotel

2013 - Gravity

2012 - The Master

95% chance it's Get Out 

[TalismanRing]

1 minute ago, New Year New Panda said:

I think TI2 has a better chance to win the BOFFY than top 25 list, compare the winners

 

Top 25

2017 - Dunkirk

2016 - Arrival

2015 - Mad Max

2014 - Interstellar

2013 - Gravity

2012 - TDKR

 

BOFFYs

2017 - ??

2016 - La La Land

2015 - Inside Out

2014 - The Grand Budapest Hotel

2013 - Gravity

2012 - The Master

[That One Girl]

Also the BOFFY’s have never rewarded a Nolan film the top honor, therefore the BOFFY’s are better

[The Panda]

Just now, That One Guy said:

 

Paul Thomas Anderson, Cuaron, Wes Anderson, Pete Docter, and Damien Chazelle.  2018 BOFFY winner will be Isle of Dogs, Roma, or First Man

BOFFYS seem to variate each year (I think a mix of a preferential system and mostly the ‘core’ members voting, as we get around 40 ballots instead of 90 cause the winners to be more of passion picks versus consensus picks)

[Ethan Hunt]

4 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:

I don't think Annihilation even makes the top 25. 

What why

 

[aabattery]

4 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:

If you need help rallying support for a movie next year, you will not have my support unless I want the movie itself to succeed.

 

 

Oh nooo what ever will I doooo

[B D Joe]

I can't believe Interstellar won in 2014.  I thought that was his most polarizing film.

[WrathOfHan]

2 minutes ago, Ethan Hunt said:

What why

 

It's gonna bomb.

1 minute ago, aabattery said:

 

Oh nooo what ever will I doooo

[filmlover]

The Predator is obviously next year's winner. In Shane Black we trust.

[Fancyarcher]

3 minutes ago, New Year New Panda said:

BOFFYS seem to variate each year (I think a mix of a preferential system and mostly the ‘core’ members voting, as we get around 40 ballots instead of 90 cause the winners to be more of passion picks versus consensus picks)

BOFFYS system is also better, and the fact that it's a one vote per category like award shows, system probably makes a difference too.

[The Panda]

1 minute ago, Fancyarcher said:

BOFFYS system is also better, and the fact that it's a one vote per category like award shows, system probably makes a difference too.

I mean, I appreciate both systems, as they show different things.  An awards type of show tends to award a film a large base can get passionately behind, even if it’s not a consensus pick.  A list tends to show what everyone can agree on.

 

The list format can also vary depending on how you weight it.  If you give lots of weight to the top, or if you spread it some more.

[Avatree]

Didn't like either movie but Blade Runner is twice as long as Dunkirk so is twice as boring. Glad it didn't win. 

 

Blade Runner is just straight up one of the worst films of the year, Dunkirk is not.

[Fancyarcher]

8 minutes ago, New Year New Panda said:

I mean, I appreciate both systems, as they show different things.  An awards type of show tends to award a film a large base can get passionately behind, even if it’s not a consensus pick.  A list tends to show what everyone can agree on.

 

The list format can also vary depending on how you weight it.  If you give lots of weight to the top, or if you spread it some more.

In BOT lists's case, it's usually that they tend to give higher weighted averages to the top five. Dunkirk appearing as #1 on a lot of lists was crucial to it topping the list, which is probably part of the reason why I usually find the BOFFYS winner to be more interesting, especially with a lower amount of people voting for it. 

Edited February 4, 2018 by Fancyarcher

[rukaio101]

On 2/3/2018 at 6:55 PM, rukaio101 said:

I look forward to Dunkirk inevitably winning this. And by 'look forward' I of course mean I hate you all.

 

On 2/3/2018 at 7:01 PM, rukaio101 said:

You underestimate this forum's boner for mediocre Nolan movies. If Interstellar and TDKR can win their respective years (TDKR twice!) then I have no doubt Dunkirk will do the same.

 

41 minutes ago, grim22 said:

And the winner is...

#1

 

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Dunkirk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Take it away @MrPink

 

To some, Christopher Nolan is dazzling, able to blend grand story ideas to palatable blockbusters. To others, his hamfisted dialogue, inert action scenes, and general coldness are impediments to the praise he receives from other circles. Whatever the case, Dunkirk is undoubtedly a Christopher Nolan film. It's also not like today's contemporary war films, moving away from character backgrounds and heavy violence, focusing instead on the most micro levels of war and suspense. Despite the fact he has pared down some of his usual ticks, including his typical bloat and reliance on exposition, Dunkirk features several of his trademarks. His insistence on being as practical as possible nearly works against him, though the scale of what he is able to do within those confines is impressive and beautiful to look at. His collaborators beyond Hoytema do distinctive work, whether it's Lee Smith as editor finding a way to weave these three stories into a connected experience, or Hans Zimmer integrating a vital pulse to the film with his ticking clock. While Harry Styles and co. might not be veteran enough actors to carry the film on their own, Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, and Kenneth Branagh all play their roles admirably.

 

Nolan once again plays with time, taking three different storylines across three different timeframes down to its conclusion. Each section displays a slice of what Dunkirk represented to each participant in the evacuation, some more tense while others more thrilling or heroic. It struck me as his most focused blockbuster in some time, laser focused on the goals he wanted to achieve, and his most optimistic film to date. Our audience surrogate does nothing except survive, but the movie reminds us that it is human, understandable, and also a victory of sorts. Surrounding that are heroic actions that seemed small, but cumulatively added up to so much. That can be as simple as a pilot sacrificing his fuel to protect what soldiers he can from above, or a citizen helping to evacuate who he can. The sum is a movie that's both easy to recognize for its merits yet as more ammo for Nolan's detractors.  But it fits right at home in Nolan's filmography.

 

User Reviews:

 

The thought that hit me the strongest as I was leaving the theater at the end of my screening was how amazingly immersed I had felt throughout the whole of the film. The sound effect was incredible and each bomb blast and bullet ricochet, had me legitimately flinching, while the cinematography felt so real the tension literally pulsed in waves from the 2-dimensional screen throughout my whole body.

 

A point I found particularly interesting was that there was no clear protagonist in the film, which was such a break from traditional film-making, it felt almost jarring. But I can see why Nolandecided to do it that way, because I feel it did add to the kind of be-in-the-moment atmosphere that he said he wanted the audience to have. With no character to immerse ourselves into, the camera acted as more of a 3^rd-person perspective, allowing us to be one of the soldiers in that sense and go through the horrors that they faced.

 

One thing I’m a little unsure on, the film starts with 3 different points of perspective; the land, the sea and the air. And then specifies what I assume is the time period during which it is set; being one week, one day, and one hour respectively. So, does that mean, from the beginning of the film on the beaches of Dunkirk until their rescue, the real-world duration was one week? Because it didn’t feel anywhere near that long. Hope someone can help me on this one.

 

Small puzzlement aside, very strong rating from me 9/10

 @Rsyu

 

A master class in tension.

 

A

@Patriots Bottle

 

One thing I thought very clever was you don't actually see a single German soldier until the very final seconds of the movie.

 

That was claustrophobic as hell. Like the cinema walls were closing in on me.

 

A

@eXtacy

 

Well, I sure hope somebody picks up that phone...

 

BECAUSE I FUCKING CALLED IT!!!

 

(Also, you all suck.)

[filmlover]

2 minutes ago, Fancyarcher said:

In BOT lists's case, it's usually that they tend to give higher weighted averages to the top five. Dunkirk appearing as #1 on a lot of lists was crucial to it topping the list, which is probably part of the reason why I usually find the BOFFYS winner to be more interesting, especially with a lower amount of people voting for it. 

It also allows for a better balance and asks people to watch more than just the year's biggest hits or most fanboy-friendly titles. 

[CoolioD1]

for once i am cool with the list. this is a good list.