The Final Countdown: BOT's Top 100 Movies of All-Time - The List is Complete, The Empire is Dead, I Now Go to the Grey Havens

[The Panda]

 

Number 37

Aliens (1986)

20th Century Fox, Directed by James Cameron (74 Points, 21 Votes)

 

"Get away from her, you bitch!
 

Top 5 Placements: 1

Top 10 Placements: 2

Top 25 Placements: 6

Previous Rankings: 2016 (79, +42), 2014 (72, +35), 2013 (36, -1), 2012 (54, +17)

Awards Count: Won 2 Oscars

Tomatometer: 98% (9.0 Avg Rating)

Box Office: 85.2m (210.3m Adjusted)

Synopsis: Ellen Ripley is rescued by a deep salvage team after being in hypersleep for 57 years. The moon that the Nostromo visited has been colonized, but contact is lost. This time, colonial marines have impressive firepower, but will that be enough?

Critic Opinion: "Now ``Aliens`` arrives to remind us how good and nightmarish a carefully crafted space-horror film can be. It`s more action-packed than its

predecessor, and its creatures are more numerous, larger and toothier than the ``Alien`` model. They are equally bad-tempered, though, especially when confronted by a pack of tough-guy (and gal) marines come to do them dead.  These marines, a motley crew that makes the Dirty Dozen look like a pack of choir boys, have been sent to investigate odd happenings on a distant Earth colony. With them, initially in an advisory role, is Sigourney Weaver, reprising her role as Warrant Officer Ripley, sole survivor of the Nostromo, who has been drifting through space in suspended animation with her cute cat for 57 years.

 

Ripley is understandably reluctant to return to this place. It is where the first alien was discovered. She is full of dire warnings and bad dreams.  Once the marines land--after a few tasty appetizers--the film becomes a feast of fights and special effects, from the high-tech weaponry of the marines to the aliens themselves. Though there are sure to be some gun junkies who salivate over a Thompson submachine gun coupled with a Franchi SPAS 12 pump-action shotgun mechanism, ``Aliens`` wisely never allows its admittedly eye-catching and inventive gizmos to control the film. Rather they provide striking punctuation." - Rick Kogan

User Opinion: "Aliens is an incredible interesting movie. The first hour basically nothing really happens. Sure, there are character introductions, the setting and mystery is established and the Vietnam allegory is more than obvious, but the film for me kicks off with the failure of the operation. But i cant help it or me, its all just so entertaining. Cameron just has a way to make movies entertaining no matter how long they are. Aliens has some great action, but the focus is on Ripley and her evolution from survivor to heroine - now thats how you make a fantastic female protagonist! Weaver was already great in the first one, but nearly all of her most memorable moments are from this movie." - @Brainbug

 

"Probably one of the most influential sci-fi pieces of fiction of the past 50 years. So many contemporary sci-fi novels, comics, films, and video games have nods to or have elements lifted from this film."  - @4815162342

 

"Without a doubt the best film of 86.  The cast, the direction, the cinematography, the music, Bishop, Hudson, Newt.  Incredible film!" - @baumer

Commentary: James Cameron strikes again, this time with Aliens which saw a considerable increase on this list from the prior two year.  Aliens is a rare sequel that manages to not only completely differentiate itself from the original (while keeping some of that same spirit alive), but it manages to be a sequel that's just as high of quality as the first.  What's even more interesting though is how Cameron takes Scott's Alien, and then makes the franchise his own, turning a slow-building horror film into an action packed thrill ride filled to the brim with one liners and an awesome lead character.  Aliens saw very wide appeal from the lists, appearing on 34% of the lists submitted, tying itself with Last Crusade and Memento as the movie with the most broad appeal thus far.

Decade Count: 90s (14), 10s (12), '00s (10), 80s (10), 70s (6), 60s (5), 50s (4), 40s (2), 30s (1)

Tomatometer Count: Over 90% (51), 80%-90% (11), 70%-80% (2)

Adjusted Box Office Count: 1b+ (1), 900m (2), 800m (1), 600m (1), 500m (1), 400m (7), 300m (5), 200m (9), 100m (13), Under 100m (22)

Director Count: Alfred Hitchcock (3), James Cameron (3), Damien Chazelle (2), David Fincher (2), Stanley Kubrick (2), Richard Linklater (2), John McTiernan (2), Martin Scorsese (2), Ridley Scott (2), Lee Unkrich (2), J.J. Abrams (1), Paul Thomas Anderson (1), John Avildsen (1), Ash Brannon (1), Frank Capra (1), Ron Clements (1), Joel and Ethan Coen (1), Francis Ford Copolla (1), Alfonso Cuaron (1), Stanley Donen (1), Clint Eastwood (1), Victor Fleming (1), Milos Forman (1), Terry Gillam (1), Rian Johnson (1), Terry Jones (1), Gene Kelly (1), Akira Kurosawa (1), John Lasseter (1), David Lean (1), Ang Lee (1), Spike Lee (1), Sergio Leone (1), Katia Lund (1), James Mangold (1), Michael Mann (1), Fernando Meirelles (1), Hayao Miyazaki (1), John Musker (1), Christopher Nolan (1), Jordan Peele (1), Roman Polanski (1), Harold Ramis (1), Rob Reiner (1), Russo Brothers (1), Gus van Sant (1), Steven Spielberg (1) Bryan Singer (1), Andrew Stanton (1), Isao Takahata (1), Quentin Tarantino (1), Guillermo Del Torro (1), Gary Trousdale (1), King Vidor (1), Orson Welles (1), Peter Weir (1), Robert Wise (1), David Yates (1)

Franchise Count: Best Picture Winner (7), Pixar (3), James Cameron (3), Star Wars (2), Marvel (2), Toy Story (2), Studio Ghibli (2), WDAS (2), Alien and Predator (2), 'Before' (1), Blade Runner (1), Monty Python (1), X-Men (1), MCU (1), Captain America (1), Terminator (1), Die Hard (1), Harry Potter (1), Rocky (1), Oz (1), Indiana Jones (1), Steven Spielberg (1)

Genre Count: Drama (22), Adventure (19), Thriller (16), VFX Driven (16), Fantasy (15), Sci-Fi (14), Comedy (13), Action (13), Epic (12), Romance (11), Period Piece (10), Family/Children (10), Novel Adaption (9), Crime/Noir (9), Indie (8), War (8), Sequel (8), Animation (7), Tragedy (7), Horror (7), Musical (6), Cult Classic (5), Foreign Language (5), Western (4), Christmas (3), Melodrama (3), Spy/Detective (3), Romantic Comedy (3), Sports (3), Superhero (2), Comic Book (2), Bio-Pic (2), Satire (2), Remake (2)

 

 

 

Edited May 18, 2018 by Critically Acclaimed Panda

[Daxtreme]

speaking of the devil

Incredible movie

[The Panda]

I was going to foreshadow Aliens before posting the write-up, but you all did my job for me!

[SLAM!]

I watched Aliens on Syfy once and it was a great experience.

Edited May 18, 2018 by Slambros

[DAR]

2 hours ago, Goffe said:

Gladiator bad and no good.

 

2 hours ago, Ethan Hunt said:

You know occasionally you come in with a good take

 

Is this who you both want to be?

Edited May 18, 2018 by DAR

[DAR]

Where I stand in the Alien or Aliens debate depends on my mood.   This time I put Aliens on the list.

[The Panda]

There's a super powered box office smash coming up next, yikes

[FantasticBeasts]

The Dark Knight??

[Empire]

Aliens is great, but I prefer Alien. Both made my list. 

[Arlborn]

3 hours ago, Critically Acclaimed Panda said:

 

Number 38

Gladiator (2000)

 

 

 

Commentary: Ridley Scott comes into the list for the second time with his sword-and-sandals Roman Epic, Gladiator.  Gladiator is one of the last truly great historical epics we've had, almost like a reflection back on a genre that's (for the most part) been left in the past in this modern blockbuster world.  The film is filled with gritty, intense and pretty awesome action and battle sequences.  While the film has been criticized for its pretty blatant historical inaccuracies, the film has a beating heart at its center that drives the plot and makes a film set 2000 years ago resonate deeply with a modern audience.  Surprisingly, this film had missed the last two times we did the list, but it received pretty broad support this go-round, as it ended up on 33% of the list submitted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's been 18 years, I feel so old. Where are those epic movies these days?

 

[IronJimbo]

James Cameron, Hitchcock or Berg to finish #1?

[Ethan Hunt]

20 minutes ago, FantasticBeasts said:

The Dark Knight??

Avengers

[The Panda]

 

Number 36

The Incredibles (2004)

Pixar Studios, Directed by Brad Bird (79 Points, 25 Votes)

 

"Where... Is... My... SUPER... SUIT!"

 

Top 5 Placements: 1

Top 10 Placements: 2

Top 25 Placements: 4

Previous Rankings: 2016 (32, -4), 2014 (29, -7), 2013 (47, +11), 2012 (89, +53)

Awards Count: Won 2 Oscars

Tomatometer: 97% (8.3 Avg Rating)

Box Office: 261.4m (385m Adjusted)

Synopsis: A family of undercover superheroes, while trying to live the quiet suburban life, are forced into action to save the world.

Critic Opinion: "Pixar has a track record for quality that far surpasses any live-action studio (the "Toy Story" films, "Monsters, Inc", "Finding Nemo"). It is becoming cliché to say, "Pixar has raised the bar on digital animation" - which, I suppose, is the highest compliment they can be paid. With it's newest offering "The Incredibles", Pixar blows even "Nemo" out of the water. 

 

The animation, of course, is stunning (witness the waterfall which works as an entrance to the villain's lair), adding a heretofore-unseen depth to digital animation. The production design is endlessly creative (note the architecture in the home of Edna Mode, the "Q" to Mr. I's James Bond - voiced by Mr. Bird himself) and the writing is witty without being condescending. More than raising the bar on digital animation, Mr. Bird may be ushering in a new age of animation with adult storylines. In a word: Incredible."  - Joe Lozito

User Opinions: "Can I say it was INCREDIBLE!

 

and also, so disappointed they never made the sequel!"  - @The Movie Man

 

"This is the kind of animation that deserves a sequel."  - @tawasal

Commentary: Pixar keeps on showing up here, this time with their super-power hit (with an upcoming sequel), The Incredibles.  Brad Bird is one of the star directors to come out of Pixar, and while his live action offerings have been hit or miss, there's no doubt he's had a few genius strokes when it comes to animation, and The Incredibles is his crowning work.  The movie was unique for the fact that, despite being more action packed and colorful, the movie wasn't afraid to venture into more adult territory with its themes, which was definitely strange for a PG animation targeting family audiences.  The Incredibles is a little darker, a little smarter and a little more fun compared to your other classic Pixar offerings offered up to that point in time.  The Incredibles has had the most broad appeal of any movie so far, appearing in 41% of the lists that were submitted.

Decade Count: 90s (14), 10s (12), '00s (11), 80s (10), 70s (6), 60s (5), 50s (4), 40s (2), 30s (1)

Tomatometer Count: Over 90% (52), 80%-90% (11), 70%-80% (2)

Adjusted Box Office Count: 1b+ (1), 900m (2), 800m (1), 600m (1), 500m (1), 400m (7), 300m (6), 200m (9), 100m (13), Under 100m (22)

Director Count: Alfred Hitchcock (3), James Cameron (3), Damien Chazelle (2), David Fincher (2), Stanley Kubrick (2), Richard Linklater (2), John McTiernan (2), Martin Scorsese (2), Ridley Scott (2), Lee Unkrich (2), J.J. Abrams (1), Paul Thomas Anderson (1), John Avildsen (1), Brad Bird (1), Ash Brannon (1), Frank Capra (1), Ron Clements (1), Joel and Ethan Coen (1), Francis Ford Copolla (1), Alfonso Cuaron (1), Stanley Donen (1), Clint Eastwood (1), Victor Fleming (1), Milos Forman (1), Terry Gillam (1), Rian Johnson (1), Terry Jones (1), Gene Kelly (1), Akira Kurosawa (1), John Lasseter (1), David Lean (1), Ang Lee (1), Spike Lee (1), Sergio Leone (1), Katia Lund (1), James Mangold (1), Michael Mann (1), Fernando Meirelles (1), Hayao Miyazaki (1), John Musker (1), Christopher Nolan (1), Jordan Peele (1), Roman Polanski (1), Harold Ramis (1), Rob Reiner (1), Russo Brothers (1), Gus van Sant (1), Steven Spielberg (1) Bryan Singer (1), Andrew Stanton (1), Isao Takahata (1), Quentin Tarantino (1), Guillermo Del Torro (1), Gary Trousdale (1), King Vidor (1), Orson Welles (1), Peter Weir (1), Robert Wise (1), David Yates (1)

Franchise Count: Best Picture Winner (7), Pixar (4), James Cameron (3), Star Wars (2), Marvel (2), Toy Story (2), Studio Ghibli (2), WDAS (2), Alien and Predator (2), 'Before' (1), Blade Runner (1), Monty Python (1), X-Men (1), MCU (1), Captain America (1), Terminator (1), Die Hard (1), Harry Potter (1), Rocky (1), Oz (1), Indiana Jones (1), Steven Spielberg (1)

Genre Count: Drama (22), Adventure (20), VFX Driven (17), Thriller (16), Fantasy (15), Sci-Fi (15), Comedy (14), Action (14), Epic (12), Romance (11), Family/Children (11), Period Piece (10), Novel Adaption (9), Crime/Noir (9), Indie (8), War (8), Sequel (8), Animation (8), Tragedy (7), Horror (7), Musical (6), Cult Classic (5), Foreign Language (5), Western (4), Christmas (3), Melodrama (3), Spy/Detective (3), Romantic Comedy (3), Sports (3), Superhero (3), Comic Book (2), Bio-Pic (2), Satire (2), Remake (2)

 

 

 

 

[Rorschach]

5 minutes ago, Critically Acclaimed Panda said:

 

Number 36

The Incredibles (2004)

Pixar Studios, Directed by Brad Bird (79 Points, 25 Votes)

 

"Where... Is... My... SUPER... SUIT!"

 

Top 5 Placements: 1

Top 10 Placements: 2

Top 25 Placements: 4

Previous Rankings: 2016 (32, -4), 2014 (29, -7), 2013 (47, +11), 2012 (89, +53)

Awards Count: Won 2 Oscars

Tomatometer: 97% (8.3 Avg Rating)

Box Office: 261.4m (385m Adjusted)

Synopsis: A family of undercover superheroes, while trying to live the quiet suburban life, are forced into action to save the world.

Critic Opinion: "Pixar has a track record for quality that far surpasses any live-action studio (the "Toy Story" films, "Monsters, Inc", "Finding Nemo"). It is becoming cliché to say, "Pixar has raised the bar on digital animation" - which, I suppose, is the highest compliment they can be paid. With it's newest offering "The Incredibles", Pixar blows even "Nemo" out of the water. 

 

The animation, of course, is stunning (witness the waterfall which works as an entrance to the villain's lair), adding a heretofore-unseen depth to digital animation. The production design is endlessly creative (note the architecture in the home of Edna Mode, the "Q" to Mr. I's James Bond - voiced by Mr. Bird himself) and the writing is witty without being condescending. More than raising the bar on digital animation, Mr. Bird may be ushering in a new age of animation with adult storylines. In a word: Incredible."  - Joe Lozito

User Opinions: "Can I say it was INCREDIBLE!

 

and also, so disappointed they never made the sequel!"  - @The Movie Man

 

"This is the kind of animation that deserves a sequel."  - @tawasal

Commentary: Pixar keeps on showing up here, this time with their super-power hit (with an upcoming sequel), The Incredibles.  Brad Bird is one of the star directors to come out of Pixar, and while his live action offerings have been hit or miss, there's no doubt he's had a few genius strokes when it comes to animation, and The Incredibles is his crowning work.  The movie was unique for the fact that, despite being more action packed and colorful, the movie wasn't afraid to venture into more adult territory with its themes, which was definitely strange for a PG animation targeting family audiences.  The Incredibles is a little darker, a little smarter and a little more fun compared to your other classic Pixar offerings offered up to that point in time.  The Incredibles has had the most broad appeal of any movie so far, appearing in 41% of the lists that were submitted.

Decade Count: 90s (14), 10s (12), '00s (11), 80s (10), 70s (6), 60s (5), 50s (4), 40s (2), 30s (1)

Tomatometer Count: Over 90% (52), 80%-90% (11), 70%-80% (2)

Adjusted Box Office Count: 1b+ (1), 900m (2), 800m (1), 600m (1), 500m (1), 400m (7), 300m (6), 200m (9), 100m (13), Under 100m (22)

Director Count: Alfred Hitchcock (3), James Cameron (3), Damien Chazelle (2), David Fincher (2), Stanley Kubrick (2), Richard Linklater (2), John McTiernan (2), Martin Scorsese (2), Ridley Scott (2), Lee Unkrich (2), J.J. Abrams (1), Paul Thomas Anderson (1), John Avildsen (1), Brad Bird (1), Ash Brannon (1), Frank Capra (1), Ron Clements (1), Joel and Ethan Coen (1), Francis Ford Copolla (1), Alfonso Cuaron (1), Stanley Donen (1), Clint Eastwood (1), Victor Fleming (1), Milos Forman (1), Terry Gillam (1), Rian Johnson (1), Terry Jones (1), Gene Kelly (1), Akira Kurosawa (1), John Lasseter (1), David Lean (1), Ang Lee (1), Spike Lee (1), Sergio Leone (1), Katia Lund (1), James Mangold (1), Michael Mann (1), Fernando Meirelles (1), Hayao Miyazaki (1), John Musker (1), Christopher Nolan (1), Jordan Peele (1), Roman Polanski (1), Harold Ramis (1), Rob Reiner (1), Russo Brothers (1), Gus van Sant (1), Steven Spielberg (1) Bryan Singer (1), Andrew Stanton (1), Isao Takahata (1), Quentin Tarantino (1), Guillermo Del Torro (1), Gary Trousdale (1), King Vidor (1), Orson Welles (1), Peter Weir (1), Robert Wise (1), David Yates (1)

Franchise Count: Best Picture Winner (7), Pixar (4), James Cameron (3), Star Wars (2), Marvel (2), Toy Story (2), Studio Ghibli (2), WDAS (2), Alien and Predator (2), 'Before' (1), Blade Runner (1), Monty Python (1), X-Men (1), MCU (1), Captain America (1), Terminator (1), Die Hard (1), Harry Potter (1), Rocky (1), Oz (1), Indiana Jones (1), Steven Spielberg (1)

Genre Count: Drama (22), Adventure (20), VFX Driven (17), Thriller (16), Fantasy (15), Sci-Fi (15), Comedy (14), Action (14), Epic (12), Romance (11), Family/Children (11), Period Piece (10), Novel Adaption (9), Crime/Noir (9), Indie (8), War (8), Sequel (8), Animation (8), Tragedy (7), Horror (7), Musical (6), Cult Classic (5), Foreign Language (5), Western (4), Christmas (3), Melodrama (3), Spy/Detective (3), Romantic Comedy (3), Sports (3), Superhero (3), Comic Book (2), Bio-Pic (2), Satire (2), Remake (2)

 

 

 

 

FUUUUCCCCKKK YEEEEEAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[The Panda]

Of the rest of the movies coming up today, at least half of them broke some major box office records and the others came fairly close!

[IronJimbo]

I've only watched The incredibles once and that was in cinema when I was a youngling. I though it was real good but I can't say it's stuck out as an all time great.

[The Panda]

edit: Sorry BOT spazzed out on me and posted mid-write up.

Edited May 18, 2018 by Critically Acclaimed Panda

[RandomCat]

I've seen pretty much all of aliens, but never straight through beginning to end. And...I'm not really caring enough to try.

[Fancyarcher]

The Incredibles lives up to its title. Best superhero movie ever.

[Ethan Hunt]

Rewatched The Incredibles recently. Liked it better than I remembered.

 

Ended up putting it on my list at 100