Jump to content

The Panda

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

By The Panda, in Archived Lists and Countdowns

Recommended Posts



Tower Box Office Gold

Tower

Posted
Posted

I don't get the love for Aliens, not only is it nowhere near as good as Alien (the only movie of the franchise which made my list), but it's not even second, I prefer Prometheus and Alien3.

  • Like 1
  • Haha 1
  • ...wtf 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites




The Panda Global Phenomenon

The Panda

Posted
  • Author
Posted

et-the-extra-terrestrial-533c5e89c35ec.j

 

Number 35

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Universal Pictures, Directed by Steven Spielberg (80 Points, 14 Votes)

ed8a23494dff10a61fe481eec0988705.jpg

 

"E.T. phone home!"

 

Number 1 Placement: 1

Top 5 Placements: 3

Top 10 Plaements: 4

Top 25 Placements: 10

Previous Rankings: 2016 (34, -1), 2014 (69, +34), 2013 (35, No Change), 2012 (42, +7)

Awards Count: Won 4 Oscars, nominated for Best Picture

Tomatometer: 98% (9.2 Avg Rating)

Box Office: 359.2m (1.14b Adjusted)

Synopsis: A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home world.

Critic Opinion: "This space-age fairy tale proves once and for all that Spielberg is no more technician. He is clearly more concerned with character development than razzle-dazzle special effects this time and the result is a tender, loving movie that simply glows with affection for all creatures, great and small. Spielberg is particularly fond of small creatures. His hero, in this case, is Elliott, a lonely 10-year-old boy (played by Henry Thomas) who develops a strange, but close attachment for a desirable alien, a pint-size creature from another planet that has been left to wander forlornly in a barren-looking suburb of Los Angeles.

 

It casts a spell of enchantment from its compelling opening moments to its exhilarating finale, which climaxes with a shot of young bicycle riders soaring past a harvest moon with the grace of Peter Pan. It seems that Spielberg, Hollywood's hard-working court jester, has turns into bona fide fairy prince, capable of transforming a movie screen into a magical source of beauty and wonder."  - Kathleen Carrol

User Opinion: "A beautiful story about loneliness and the bond between a boy and an alien.  I still get emotional watching this film." - @baumer

 

"This is a very good family film but it is interesting that it was so gigantic "  - @John Marston

Commentary: What was at one point the record holder for highest grossing film of all time, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial is a sci-fi family classic that is sure to enchant children and adults of all ages.  Steven Spielberg manages to have a magical, sentimental and cinematic touch with all of his movies, yet none the more so than with E.T..  There's simple so many classic lines and sequences that are instantly recognizable to most people who see them.  The film humanizes the children, and approaches them more delicately and honestly than you'd tend to see in a family film, which makes this movie all the more universally appealing.  E.T. really made it this high with a set of passion votes as the average score of each vote was a 5.7, meaning each person who voted for it (on average) placed this film right around their Top 15 mark, the highest average score of any movie so far.

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

Tomatometer Count: Over 90% (53), 80%-90% (11), 70%-80% (2)

Adjusted Box Office Count: 1b+ (2), 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), Steven Spielberg (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), 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), Steven Spielberg (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)

Genre Count: Drama (22), Adventure (21), VFX Driven (18), Thriller (16), Sci-Fi (16), Fantasy (15), Comedy (14), Action (14), Epic (12), Family/Children (12), Romance (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)

 

tumblr_oesw2uXfEr1qetb0ho1_1280.jpg

 

 

 

  • Like 15
  • Thanks 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites




Rorschach Summer Tentpole

Rorschach

Posted
Posted
6 minutes ago, Critically Acclaimed Panda said:

et-the-extra-terrestrial-533c5e89c35ec.j

 

Number 35

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Universal Pictures, Directed by Steven Spielberg (80 Points, 14 Votes)

ed8a23494dff10a61fe481eec0988705.jpg

 

"E.T. phone home!"

 

Number 1 Placement: 1

Top 5 Placements: 3

Top 10 Plaements: 4

Top 25 Placements: 10

Previous Rankings: 2016 (34, -1), 2014 (69, +34), 2013 (35, No Change), 2012 (42, +7)

Awards Count: Won 4 Oscars, nominated for Best Picture

Tomatometer: 98% (9.2 Avg Rating)

Box Office: 359.2m (1.14b Adjusted)

Synopsis: A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home world.

Critic Opinion: "This space-age fairy tale proves once and for all that Spielberg is no more technician. He is clearly more concerned with character development than razzle-dazzle special effects this time and the result is a tender, loving movie that simply glows with affection for all creatures, great and small. Spielberg is particularly fond of small creatures. His hero, in this case, is Elliott, a lonely 10-year-old boy (played by Henry Thomas) who develops a strange, but close attachment for a desirable alien, a pint-size creature from another planet that has been left to wander forlornly in a barren-looking suburb of Los Angeles.

 

It casts a spell of enchantment from its compelling opening moments to its exhilarating finale, which climaxes with a shot of young bicycle riders soaring past a harvest moon with the grace of Peter Pan. It seems that Spielberg, Hollywood's hard-working court jester, has turns into bona fide fairy prince, capable of transforming a movie screen into a magical source of beauty and wonder."  - Kathleen Carrol

User Opinion: "A beautiful story about loneliness and the bond between a boy and an alien.  I still get emotional watching this film." - @baumer

 

"This is a very good family film but it is interesting that it was so gigantic "  - @John Marston

Commentary: What was at one point the record holder for highest grossing film of all time, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial is a sci-fi family classic that is sure to enchant children and adults of all ages.  Steven Spielberg manages to have a magical, sentimental and cinematic touch with all of his movies, yet none the more so than with E.T..  There's simple so many classic lines and sequences that are instantly recognizable to most people who see them.  The film humanizes the children, and approaches them more delicately and honestly than you'd tend to see in a family film, which makes this movie all the more universally appealing.  E.T. really made it this high with a set of passion votes as the average score of each vote was a 5.7, meaning each person who voted for it (on average) placed this film right around their Top 15 mark, the highest average score of any movie so far.

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

Tomatometer Count: Over 90% (53), 80%-90% (11), 70%-80% (2)

Adjusted Box Office Count: 1b+ (2), 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), Steven Spielberg (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), 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), Steven Spielberg (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)

Genre Count: Drama (22), Adventure (21), VFX Driven (18), Thriller (16), Sci-Fi (16), Fantasy (15), Comedy (14), Action (14), Epic (12), Family/Children (12), Romance (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)

 

tumblr_oesw2uXfEr1qetb0ho1_1280.jpg

 

 

 

:wub::wub::wub::wub::wub::wub::wub::wub::wub::wub::wub:out of :wub::wub::wub::wub::wub::wub::wub::wub::wub::wub:

  • Like 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites








Deja23 Box Office Gold

Deja23

Posted
Posted

Gladiator is an awesome movie and I despair for anyone who doesn’t agree. The score is so good! 6th on my list so I’m glad it’s this high.

 

Sound of Music really should’ve been higher. It remains the best movie ever.

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites


The Panda Global Phenomenon

The Panda

Posted
  • Author
Posted

star_wars_saga___banner_by_andrewss7-d4h

 

Number 34

Return of the Jedi (1983)

Lucasfilms, Directed by Richard Marquand (80 Points, 15 Votes)

600full-star-wars-episode-vi-return-of-t

 

"Father, you can't do this. I feel the conflict within you. Let go of your hate."

 

Top 5 Placements: 2

Top 10 Placements: 5

Top 25 Placements: 10

Previous Rankings: 2016 (55, +21), 2014 (27, -7), 2013 (43, +9), 2012 (32, -2)

Awards Count: Nominated for 4 Oscars

Tomatometer: 80% (7.2 Avg Rating)

Box Office: 252.6m (741.8m Adjusted)

Synopsis: After a daring mission to rescue Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the rebels dispatch to Endor to destroy a more powerful Death Star. Meanwhile, Luke struggles to help Vader back from the dark side without falling into the Emperor's trap.

Critic Opinion: "The Jedi return to us at last, older, wiser and frankly irresistible. Of all its many qualities, "Return of the Jedi" (at selected theaters) is fully satisfying, it gives honest value to all the hopes of its believers.  With this last of the central "Star Wars" cycle, there is the sense of the closing of a circle, of leaving behind real friends. It is accomplished with a weight and a new maturity that seem entirely fitting, yet the movie has lost none of its sense of fun; it bursts with new inventiveness. With "Jedi," George Lucas may have pulled off the first triple crown of motion pictures. 

 

While we press on with the business of Jedi knighthood and Rebel battles, with the question of Luke Skywalker's parentage and with Luke's confrontation of his own dark side and his attempt to master it, director Richard Marquand ("Eye of the Needle") and writer Lawrence Kasdan ("Raiders of the Lost Ark"), who shares screenplay credit with Lucas, see to it that the screen is full to the gunwales with the galaxy's best inventions yet." - Rena Andrews

User Opinion: "The moment Luke enters Jabba's palace you like HE"S A JEDI!!!!!!!!!!!!!! shfsdhfksdhfsdfususg One of my favorite movie moments ever!

 

Its flawed no doubt but its a perfect ending to the Star Wars saga. When that john Williams score kicks in and we see Vader burning in the fire I always want to cry. I can go on and on but I don't want to sit here and type for 12 hours so Im done."  - @Jay Hollywood

 

"My second favorite movie of all time (behind Empire) and much better than ANH in my opinion."  - @Kalo

Commentary: The installment of the Star Wars series that began the trend of non-stop polarizing entries, well technically Empire was also extremely polarizing upon release but I'll overlook that as it hasn't remained that way.  Every Star Wars fan loves something different about Star Wars, and so there are always vast disagreements on not only which movies are the best, but on which movies are even good (or in some silly cases 'legitimate', as if they're not all cannon).  Return of the Jedi is definitely beloved by a large portion of the fanbase, with many even finding it as one of their favorites.  Luckily for me, I'm a fan who pretty much loves all of them (with the exception of TPM and AOTC, which I'm actually slowly warming up to overtime so shrug), so I can say Return of the Jedi an epic and emotional ending to the Original Trilogy with some adorable and badass Ewok sidekicks.

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

Tomatometer Count: Over 90% (53), 80%-90% (12), 70%-80% (2)

Adjusted Box Office Count: 1b+ (2), 900m (2), 800m (1), 700m (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), Steven Spielberg (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), Richard Marquand (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), 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 (3), Marvel (2), Toy Story (2), Studio Ghibli (2), WDAS (2), Alien and Predator (2), Steven Spielberg (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)

Genre Count: Drama (22), Adventure (22), VFX Driven (19), Sci-Fi (17), Thriller (16), Fantasy (16), Action (15), Comedy (14), Epic (13), Family/Children (12), Romance (11), Period Piece (10), Novel Adaption (9), Crime/Noir (9), Sequel (9), Indie (8), War (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)

 

maxresdefault.jpg

 

 

 

  • Like 14
  • Thanks 1
  • Sad 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites








Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.


×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Guidelines. Feel free to read our Privacy Policy as well.

  I accept