BOTs Top 25 Movies of 2017 | NOLANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

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Wind River was a very good film throughout, and I am very happy that it made the list. A great modern western to join the likes of Hell or High Water and Brokeback Mountain as classics in the blooming subgenre.

[Fancyarcher]

2 minutes ago, aabattery said:

It's great that Stuhlbarg's breakout role in Marvel's Doctor Strange has gotten him so many great roles this year.

He was in three best picture nominees this year alone. Impressive. He's a great actor, so I'm happy to see him having some success, his performance in A Serious Man is seriously underrated. 

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1 minute ago, Fancyarcher said:

He was in three best picture nominees this year alone. Impressive. He's a great actor, so I'm happy to see him having some success, his performance in A Serious Man is seriously underrated. 

 

I only saw Stuhlbarg in The Shape of Water as of this writing, but I have to say, he was great in The Shape of Water.

[grim22]

#16

 

Spoiler

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.

 

 

User Reviews:

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

[B D Joe]

Pleased It was on the list.

[grim22]

That's it for today. Will aim to start the TOP 15 tomorrow morning at between 9:30-10:30am Pacific.

[filmlover]

IT was actually very good. I'm excited for Chapter 2.

[Plain Old Tele]

Still haven’t seen it. 

[grim22]

#s 141-160

 

 

141	A Bad Moms Christmas
142	Cars 3
143	Daddy's Home 2
144	I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
145	The Boss Baby
146	The Discovery
147	The Glass Castle
148	The Trip to Spain
149	Underworld: Blood Wars
150	Megan Leavey
151	The Zookeeper's Wife
152	Everything, Everything
153	Going in style
154	Loving Vincent
155	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
156	The Departure
157	The Shack
158	Victoria & Abdul
159	Wheelman
160	1922

[filmlover]

Just now, Telemachos said:

Still haven’t seen it. 

[DAR]

I’m not a horror guy but I totally dug It

[TalismanRing]

4 minutes ago, Fancyarcher said:

He was in three best picture nominees this year alone. Impressive. He's a great actor, so I'm happy to see him having some success, his performance in A Serious Man is seriously underrated. 

He is and gives the monologue of the year in Call Me By Your Name

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I don't really plan on seeing It because I'm not terribly fond of that type of horror. But a good film is a good film, and I'm happy to see a good film like that make the list.

[Fancyarcher]

Just now, TalismanRing said:

He is and gives the monologue of the year in Call Me By Your Name

One of my favorite scenes of the year. He's so good in that film. He manages to make such a huge impression with only a few key scenes. 

[grim22]

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

[Ezen Baklattan]

Phantom Thread and Florida Project! 

 

I may shoot you a PM, @grim22.

[Goffe]

18 minutes ago, aabattery said:

It's great that Stuhlbarg's breakout role in Marvel's Doctor Strange.

I’m struggling real hard to remember his character in that movie... Help me out here?

[B D Joe]

How I see the rest of the list going down:

 

1. Blade Runner
2. Dunkirk
3. Coco
4. Get Out
5. Star Wars: The Last Jedi
6. Logan
7. Wonder Woman
8. The Shape of Water
9. The Big Sick 
10. Lady Bird
11. Baby Driver
12. War for the Planet of the Apes
13. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
14. Call Me by Your Name
15. Thor Ragnarok

[aabattery]

Just now, Goffe said:

I’m struggling real hard to remember his character in that movie... Help me out here?

 

He's one of the other doctors at the hospital. He does literally nothing.

[filmlover]

Just now, Goffe said:

I’m struggling real hard to remember his character in that movie... Help me out here?

He played a rival doctor to Cumberbatch.