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[Kraken]

10 minutes ago, Dexter of Suburbia said:

Lot of my movies on my top 50 made it in

I had no idea Goon had a sequel! 

[filmlover]

I'm fully expecting the top 10 will mirror the BOFFY Best Picture category, in what order I have no idea.

[DAJK]

I feel like such a fraud. My review is up here for Paddington, but I didn't even include it on my list.

 

Didnt pay enough attention and thought it would be a 2018 film. Woops

[DeeCee]

1 hour ago, grim22 said:

If anyone wants to provide write-ups for a movie you think might be in the top 15, feel free to PM me.

I’ll write up something for Bright. 

[Kvikk Lunsj]

35 minutes ago, Kraken said:

I had no idea Goon had a sequel! 

It is on Netflix

[That One Girl]

2 hours ago, grim22 said:

#21

 

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Paddington 2

 

 

 

 

The best reviewed movie of all time on Rotten Tomatoes, Paddington 2 is a genuinely sweet and sincere movie. The cast is brilliant again, the effects for Paddington are really well done and Hugh Grant excels in his best role ever. I got a lot of feedback about including it for this year's list, but decided to make it eligible anyway.

 

 

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Warm, fuzzy, and charming, Paddington was everything the first one was and more. Hugh Grant is amazing in this, and pretty hilarious at times too. There are some genuine laugh-out-loud moments (even if one of them steals from a classic Mr. Bean moment). The film pays a particular attention to detail, and everything that goes on happens for a reason at some point later on in the film. Not a single frame, character, or joke is wasted. 

 

Definitely a lot of Wes Andersen influence here. And the ''British humor'' is top notch. A few emotionally touching moments as well. All-around a spectacular film. GO SEE IT.

- @DAJK

 

I have had a really terrible January -- my grandmother had an extended stay in the hospital, my beloved seventeen-year-old cat died, work is work -- and for 104 minutes it felt like everything was right in the world.  This movie is utterly PRECIOUS and so kind.  I loved the sense of wonder throughout ( I was BEAMING at the prison break!).  Every character was important and mattered; and in the end, everyone got to have their shining moment.  The script was wonderful, and the editing was so well placed.  And then there was Hugh, Oh My Gosh.  I hope he gets the BAFTA.  He was such a blast to watch.

 

And I want to know the name of the set dresser who decided to plaster Hugh's old headshots EVERYWHERE.  They deserve ALL THE AWARDS.  I had a giggle fit the first time we saw inside his house.

- @captainwondyful

 

 

 

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[Arlborn]

39 minutes ago, DAJK said:

I feel like such a fraud. My review is up here for Paddington, but I didn't even include it on my list.

 

Didnt pay enough attention and thought it would be a 2018 film. Woops

 

This came up every couple of pages in this thread and yet people still missed it. That makes me so sad. While I'm glad Paddington was on this list at all I do believe the movie is deserving of a top10. Oh well...

[That One Girl]

2 hours ago, grim22 said:

#20

 

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Phantom Thread

 

 

Haven't seen it. So take it away @aabattery

Man, I love PTA. Dude knows how to make a movie. Everything about this, on a technical level, is flawless. It looks incredible, Greenwood's score is mesmerising, the costumes are impeccable, the acting is aces. Just phenomenal work from everyone involved. It's pretty much the definition of a slow burn but the sassy interactions between the characters make for a truly enjoyable time. It's straight up one of the funniest movies of the past year; seeing these high-strung characters snap at each other was an absolute delight, mainly thanks to the wittiness of PTA's screenplay. DDL is fantastic as the eccentric Reynolds Woodcock (which has a strong case for the best character name of the year) and does his usual chameleon act to bring a delectable performance to the table. If this is his last performance, he's going out on a high. His hair also looks great. Got some MrPink-ish hair envy from more than a few scenes in the movie. Vicky Krieps does a fantastic job in matching, if not exceeding him, in her role as Alma. I loved how her character saw through the bullshit and pageantry of Woodcock's flashy, high-class life. Their poisonous relationship, culminating in the quietly explosive finale, is a refreshing take on the old man/young muse trope. With this being said, all the characters are complete weirdos. Leaning towards being assholes a lot of the time. I personally relish in that, but it's not for everybody. Regardless of your thoughts on the characters, I think anyone can appreciate the level of craftsmanship and the power of the performances in this film. Good stuff.

 

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Phantom Thread continues writer-director (and cinematographer this time out) Paul Thomas Anderson’s run as one of the most singular voices in film today. It’s an oddity that admittedly loses just a little bit of steam after it surpasses the 90-minute mark, but Anderson’s direction is intoxicating as ever. Each frame is crafted meticulously, and Anderson hasn’t lost a step in his skill in clear, powerful visual storytelling that tells viewers more than just the dialogue can convey. I must also admit that I never expected the director of such wholly masculine fare as There Will Be Blood and The Master to make a film that places such visual and dramatic emphasis on an array of gorgeous dresses. Much attention has fallen upon Daniel Day-Lewis’s retirement announcement; if this performance does indeed mark his swan song (which I strongly doubt it will), it’s an admirable goodbye. As always, Day-Lewis disappears into the role so deeply that it’s hard to believe that he’s the same man who played the wildly different characters in the rest of his oeuvre. He’s subtly startling in other scenes, markedly eccentric in others, and perilously vulnerable in others yet. In the face of such a giant of the craft, it would be easy for other performances to suffer by comparison, but Vicky Krieps and Lesley Manville are also quite noteworthy. Krieps delivers a strong breakthrough performance that trades off audience expectations that she will be a deer in the headlights so well that her gradual shift into turning Woodcock’s psychological and emotional abuse back against him feels genuinely surprising. Manville also gets her share of deliciously venomous moments as Woodcock’s confidant and chief enabler. Like most of Anderson’s other work, Phantom Thread is a beautiful, complex film that demands its audience’s full attention and consideration, but rewards patient viewers with rich ideas and sumptuous imagery.

 

A-

- @Webslinger

 

"The tea is going out, the interruption is staying right here with me." HAHAHAHA

 

Krieps and the score are the MVP's. The way PTA nails the look of this thing. The lighting, the lenses, I wanna know how they did it.

@RichWS

 

 

Too low  

[That One Girl]

1 hour ago, grim22 said:

#16

 

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IT

 

 

 

 

One of the biggest surprises of the year both in terms of box office and in terms of quality. The makers of IT did a very smart thing by splitting the book into two and concentrating the first movie only on the kids and also riding the coattails of Stranger Things. The young cast was excellent, and Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise was almost perfect casting.

 

 

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Review Summary: You might have come for the scares.... but you'll be pleasantly surprised at the humour - and you'll remember IT for its heart.

 

Pls let either Amy Adams or Jessica Chastain play adult Bev!

This really is a movie about the kids... and also happens to feature a scary child eating clown. It's no wonder all the marketing / press for this film has been about showcasing the 7-kids, showing off their genuine chemistry, and downplaying Pennywise/Bill Skarsgard.
 

- The film knocked the ball out of the park

- The marketing department (trailers / poster / promotions etc) knocked the ball out of the park

- The casting director knocked the ball out of the city

I have very high hopes for Chapter 2, and the adult story, but worry because this is near universally considered to be inferior story material to what we've already seen. News that the kids will still feature (via flashbacks) is promising, however, and I hope we find a happy medium between continuing to showcase the kids via flashbacks... and dealing with lesser material of the adults in present day. And we'll all be wondering for the next 2 years wondering whether there will be any spiders in part 2....

They better hurry up and make Chapter 2 before the kids grow up!

- @Tyrian

 

This is one of the best horror movies I've ever seen. Almost everything about it is fantastic. It's genuinely scary, but it's surprisingly hilarious and the story has a lot of heart. One of the best set of teenage characters I've ever seen on film and they all work off each other really well. I never expected it to have this much heart and humor, so I was really surprised. The crowd LOVED it (this movie demands being seen in a crowded theater) and WOM will be sensational.

 

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I'm confident in saying it'll be a classic in the horror genre. 

 

-  @Noctis

 

 

 

 

 

YESSSSSS (this was expected but it’s great so good inclusion)

[Empire]

Pretty good list so far. 

[Fullbuster]

The list is fine

[tonytr87]

6 hours ago, KJsooner said:

Split was very good. The only thing which took me out of the movie was when McAvoy started climbing up walls, and took a double shot-gun blast to the chest. Just got really silly.

 

That's why the last scene is so brilliant. Suddenly none of that is silly if Crumb is living in that universe. 

[Jake Gittes]

Don't care for It and Wind River, thrilled for The Florida Project (and thanks @aabattery for writing up an even longer paragraph on Phantom Thread than I did on Florida so that I don't look like a total dork), pretty sure Paddington 2 would place quite a bit higher if we made it eligible again next year, I expected John Wick in here but #23 is too low come on. 

[aabattery]

21 minutes ago, Jake Gittes said:

Don't care for It and Wind River, thrilled for The Florida Project (and thanks @aabattery for writing up an even longer paragraph on Phantom Thread than I did on Florida so that I don't look like a total dork), pretty sure Paddington 2 would place quite a bit higher if we made it eligible again next year, I expected John Wick in here but #23 is too low come on. 

 

 

Now I'm the one who looks like a total dork 

 

Hopefully someone else goes way overboard so my word vomit can look less excessive.

[baumer]

9 hours ago, Dexter of Suburbia said:

John Wick 2 is pretty bad not even in my top 70

Well then you are lost

[Ethan Hunt]

I...  forgot to put John Wick on my list...

[That One Girl]

So...is it too late to hope for a Brawl in Cell Block 99 inclusion?

[Jake Gittes]

31 minutes ago, That One Guy said:

So...is it too late to hope for a Brawl in Cell Block 99 inclusion?

I didn't even put in on my final list (was right outside the top 15 and I thought eh fuck it) and besides us there's like three people here that saw it. 

 

Vaughn was snubbed at the boffys tho

[grim22]

Top 15 will be delayed an hour due to parenting duties.

[Avatree]

So king arthur made it to the top 15! 

 

It didn't make it