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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

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Number 65

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

Lucasfilms, Directed by J.J. Abrams (54 Points, 13 Votes)

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"Chewie... We're Home!"

 

Top 5 Placements: 1

Top 10 Placements: 2

Top 25 Placements: 6

Previous Rankings: 2016 (44, -21)

Awards Count: Nominated for 5 Oscars

Tomatometer: 93% (8.2 Avg Rating)

Box Office: 936.7m (990.3m Adjusted)

Synopsis: Three decades after the Empire's defeat, a new threat arises in the militant First Order. Stormtrooper defector Finn and the scavenger Rey are caught up in the Resistance's search for the missing Luke Skywalker.

Critic Opinion: "As much a restoration as it is a reboot of a cherished movie franchise, it’s the first return trip to that galaxy far, far away since at least 1983 that requires no excuses or apologies.

 

It’s a complete pleasure to behold from start to finish: from the familiar scene-setting scroll — this time pulling us into the story’s central mystery and quest — to the final triumphant notes of John Williams’ classic score. The Force Awakens isn’t just one the finest movies of 2015, it’s the best movie of the year, full stop.

 

In a single stroke, incoming director J.J. Abrams has accomplished a feat that series creator George Lucas was unable or unwilling to do over three underwhelming Star Wars prequels from 1999 to 2005. Much as he did for Star Trek in 2009, Abrams has revived and re-energized a sci-fi franchise that many had thought was a spent force. (His Star Trek cinematographer Dan Mindel makes full use of the wide 3D screen here, his work steadier and more flare-free than in earlier collaborations with Abrams.)" - Peter Howell

User Opinion: "First off, Star Wars was FUCKING AWESOME. This is clearly the mo ie not of the year, but of the decade and makes that pathetic excuse of a blockbuster 'Avatar' running away crying with its pants down. Abrams, that little beast. He fucking nailed way out of the park, farther than A fucking Rod or Or-fucking-tiz could ever hit a ball. He nailed the tone of the movie perfectly with the score, outstanding cinematography that relates to the first, and he absolutely brought out the new comers beautifully. So many times with these reboots, directors get so caught up in the graphics, making sure its eye candy and not putting the effort in the writing. This film doesn't rub it in your face "hey look at our graphics! Aren't we way cooler and far more ahead of the originals?!". The graphics are great, but they also mesh well enough with the originals were it doesn't feel like a totally different movie, you could have easily thought this was made right with episodes 4-6, and trust me that's not a diss. It was refreshing." - @K1stpierre

 

"Fucking hell, I loved it even more the 2nd time around. It is fucking perfect." - @CJohn

Commentary: And the biggest movie of all-time makes an appearance on the list, Star Wars: The Force Awakens was the Disney revival of the Star Wars franchise after being dormant for thirty years or so.  This sequel trilogy has gotten some flack from a few haters, but overall it's been glowingly received so far and managed to churn out three 500m+ DOM and 1b+ WW movies in a row, showing people are still willingly to come back for more.  The Force Awakens introduced a plethora of new characters to the scene, as well as the beloved villain Kylo Ren who has topped the list as one of not only the greatest Star Wars villains but flat out movie villains.  J.J. Abrams, a great director, made a fantastic movie and then passed the torch down to another masterful director, Rian Johnson who delivered a follow-up just as supreme as this one.  It's no surprise this masterpiece was voted back onto the list, despite a small decline thanks to there being no more recency bias.

Decade Count: 10s (9), 80s (7), '00s (6), 90s (6), 60s (3), 70s (2), 40s (2), 50s (1)

Director Count: James Cameron (2), Richard Linklater (2), John McTiernan (2), J.J. Abrams (1), Paul Thomas Anderson (1), Frank Capra (1), Damien Chazelle (1), Joel and Ethan Coen (1), Alfonso Cuaron (1), Stanley Donen (1), Clint Eastwood (1), Terry Gillam (1), Alfred Hitchcock (1), Rian Johnson (1), Terry Jones (1), Gene Kelly (1), David Lean (1), Ang Lee (1), Spike Lee (1), Katia Lund (1), James Mangold (1), Michael Mann (1), Fernando Meirelles (1), Christopher Nolan (1), Jordan Peele (1), Roman Polanski (1), Rob Reiner (1), Russo Brothers (1), Gus van Sant (1), Martin Scorsese (1), Ridley Scott (1), Isao Takahata (1), Quentin Tarantino (1), Orson Welles (1), Peter Weir (1), Robert Wise (1)

Franchise Count: Best Picture Winner (4), Star Wars (2), James Cameron (2), Marvel (2), 'Before' (1), Blade Runner (1), Monty Python (1), Studio Ghibli (1), Alien and Predator (1), X-Men (1), MCU (1), Captain America (1), Terminator (1), Die Hard (1)

Genre Count: Thriller (11), Drama (11), Sci-Fi (10), Action (8), Crime/Noir (6), Adventure (6), Fantasy (6), Comedy (5), Epic (4), Period Piece (4), Horror (4), Family/Children (4), Western (3), Tragedy (3), Musical (3), Romance (3), War (3), Christmas (3), Superhero (2), Comic Book (2), Bio-Pic (2), Animation (1), Remake (1)

 

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22 minutes ago, That One Guy said:

 

I wanted to like this post because Bad Santa was #52 on my list but I have no problems with TFA making an appearance in the final list even though it is not in my Top 100. Ugh, the conflict here!

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The Truman Show is a great film and I'm glad it made the list!

 

Force Awakens made it too... well, it's not like that's a bad film or anything! I've seen it five times and it was great each time in my opinion!

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59 minutes ago, Critically Acclaimed Panda said:

User Opinion: "First off, Star Wars was FUCKING AWESOME. This is clearly the mo ie not of the year, but of the decade and makes that pathetic excuse of a blockbuster 'Avatar' running away crying with its pants down.

Kelli v Jimbo LET'S GO

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3 hours ago, Jake Gittes said:

Yeah I'm sure we can all agree that T1 really went down in our eyes after we saw Genisys

 

That's pretty ridiculous.

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Number 64

Rear Window (1954)

Paramount Pictures, Directed by Alfred Hitchcock (54 Points, 15 Votes)

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"Intelligence. Nothing has caused the human race so much trouble as intelligence."

 

Top 10 Placements: 3

Top 25 Placements: 5

Previous Rankings: 2016 (41, -23), 2014 (45, -19), 2013 (20, -44), 2012 (72, +8)

Awards Count: Nominated for 4 Oscars

Tomatometer: 100% (8.9 Avg Rating)

Box Office: 26.1m (432.1m Adjusted)

Synopsis: A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.

Critic Opinion: "Layers of psychological awareness betray unassuming audiences of “Rear Window,” and most are not easily disregarded by its three observant main characters either. There is a disquieting resonance in what their eyes and ears absorb; from an apartment window overlooking a closed courtyard containing numerous dwellings, the busy lives of an assemblage of suburban tenants are seen in full disclosure, as if participants in an intricate stage play of wordless drama. Some events converge as neighbors interact in passing, while others simply occupy space in peripheral subplots. They are the kinds of people that do not concern themselves with hiding behind shades or curtains, but does that create a right in others to observe so closely? If some such lives are absorbed by fatal circumstances, is this notion of snooping then justified? The questions become even more vital once the tone is set by a sardonic massage therapist, who makes a pointed observation in an early scene of the film that seems to reveal the essence of our collective modern standard: “We’ve become a race of peeping toms,” she concedes." - David Keyes

User Opinion: "Brilliant stuff. This is a really fun movie that gets genuinely intense near the end. The production design is absolutely remarkable, and as I said Hitchock builds tension in an incredible fashion. " - @Jack Nevada

 

"Oh, it's only MY FAVORITE MOVIE EVER." - @RichWS

Commentary: Hitchcock is one of the quintessential directors to watch, as each of his movies is inventive, engaging, entertaining and offers some new for his audience.  The man was a master at making thrillers in an age that technology should have made it harder to do so.  It's also the one film to make our list that tackles that topic of voyeurism, so there is that.  The film made it onto around 25% of the lists that were submitted, and it received an average score of 3.6 from the users that had the movie on their list.

Decade Count: 10s (9), 80s (7), '00s (6), 90s (6), 60s (3), 70s (2), 40s (2), 50s (2)

Director Count: James Cameron (2), Alfred Hitchcock (2), Richard Linklater (2), John McTiernan (2), J.J. Abrams (1), Paul Thomas Anderson (1), Frank Capra (1), Damien Chazelle (1), Joel and Ethan Coen (1), Alfonso Cuaron (1), Stanley Donen (1), Clint Eastwood (1), Terry Gillam (1), Rian Johnson (1), Terry Jones (1), Gene Kelly (1), David Lean (1), Ang Lee (1), Spike Lee (1), Katia Lund (1), James Mangold (1), Michael Mann (1), Fernando Meirelles (1), Christopher Nolan (1), Jordan Peele (1), Roman Polanski (1), Rob Reiner (1), Russo Brothers (1), Gus van Sant (1), Martin Scorsese (1), Ridley Scott (1), Isao Takahata (1), Quentin Tarantino (1), Orson Welles (1), Peter Weir (1), Robert Wise (1)

Franchise Count: Best Picture Winner (4), Star Wars (2), James Cameron (2), Marvel (2), 'Before' (1), Blade Runner (1), Monty Python (1), Studio Ghibli (1), Alien and Predator (1), X-Men (1), MCU (1), Captain America (1), Terminator (1), Die Hard (1)

Genre Count: Thriller (12), Drama (11), Sci-Fi (10), Action (8), Crime/Noir (6), Adventure (6), Fantasy (6), Comedy (5), Epic (4), Period Piece (4), Horror (4), Family/Children (4), Western (3), Tragedy (3), Musical (3), Romance (3), War (3), Christmas (3), Superhero (2), Comic Book (2), Bio-Pic (2), Animation (1), Remake (1)

 

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