Daxtreme Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 I didn't see Gravity in theaters yet I thought it was awesome There are dozens of us! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 (edited) Number 91 Good Will Hunting (1997) Miramax, Directed by Gus van Sant (47 Points, 13 Votes) "I have to go see about a girl." Top 10 Placements: 1 Top 25 Placements: 4 Previous Rankings: 2016 (Not Ranked), 2014 (96, +5), 2013 (Not Ranked), 2012 (Not Ranked) Awards Count: Won 2 Oscars during the year Titanic sweeped Tomatometer: 97% (8.1 Avg) Box Office: 138.4m (270.4m Adjusted) Synopsis: Will Hunting, a janitor at M.I.T., has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life. Critic Opinion: "The best thing about Good Will Hunting is not in its well-crafted, psychological symmetries but in the just-plain messiness of its humanity. It's rowdy, it's funny, it's heartbreaking — it rings of life. Director Van Sant (To Die For, My Own Private Idaho) has distilled the personal stories to breath-gasping dimension and he has layered in the philosophical themes in correct perspective — as subsets to the human stories." - Duane Byrge User Opinion: "AMAZING script and great performances from everyone. Good Will Hunting made me cry my ass off, and I consider it a masterpiece." - @Jack Nevada "Very good movie. Brilliant script and performances from every single actor involved. Wish Damon and Affleck would write a script together again." - @ChD Commentary: Good Will Hunting is our first straight, contemporary and conventional drama to make it onto the list but don't let that sound like it's a knock on the film. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck crafted a script that has really cemented itself into pop culture, back in a time when films could be box office hits without including a ten minute action sequence, men in spandex or CGI spaceships. The film is an authentic look at learning to move past grief and pain, and it does so in a way that manages to avoid the line of ever being to sentimental or cheese laden. On average, this film received a ranking score of 3.6 from members who voted for it, while it was included on around 20% of the lists submitted. Decade Count: 10s (4), '00s (2), 90s (1), 80s (1), 70s (1), 50s (1) Director Count: Paul Thomas Anderson (1), Alfonso Cuaron (1), Stanley Donen (1) Terry Gillam (1), Rian Johnson (1), Terry Jones (1), Gene Kelly (1), Ang Lee (1), Richard Linklater (1), Katia Lund (1), Fernando Meirelles (1), Gus van Sant (1), Isao Takahata (1) Franchise Count: Monty Python (1), Star Wars (1), Studio Ghibli (1) Genre Count: Drama (4), Epic (2), Sci-Fi (2), Fantasy (2), Action (2), Adventure (1). Animation (1), Comedy (1), Crime/Noir (1), Period Piece (1), Musical (1), Thriller (1), Tragedy (1), War (1), Western (1) Edited May 13, 2018 by Critically Acclaimed Panda 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 Also, before I go to bed, here are some other misses in the Top 250 215. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest 216. (500) Days of Summer 217. Tremors 218. Big Fish 219. Jurassic World 220. Ocean’s Eleven 221. Office Space 222. Duck Soup 223. Slumdog Millionare 224. Raising Arizona 6 1 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That One Girl Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Critically Acclaimed Panda said: 219. Jurassic World 220. Ocean’s Eleven A certain member is not gonna be happy about this Edited May 13, 2018 by That One Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aabattery Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 @Hunt for the Wilderpasta I like the new username. Sympathies to my poor, sweet Ocean's Eleven. It was too good for this list, just like Roman J. Israel, Esq. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomCat Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 3 hours ago, Critically Acclaimed Panda said: 217. Tremors You people have gods damn terrible taste and this list is invalid! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 4 hours ago, Critically Acclaimed Panda said: 215. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest 216. (500) Days of Summer 220. Ocean’s Eleven Nooooooooooo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrath Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 4 hours ago, Critically Acclaimed Panda said: Also, before I go to bed, here are some other misses in the Top 250 215. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest 216. (500) Days of Summer 217. Tremors 218. Big Fish 219. Jurassic World 220. Ocean’s Eleven 221. Office Space 222. Duck Soup 223. Slumdog Millionare 224. Raising Arizona Raising Arizona is 224? You people are philistines. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 On the Town > Singin' in the Rain imo but I can't begrudge the latter being there. Kinda wish people would explore more of the genre if they love its most famous movie so much though. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThiagoMaia Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 I like Gravity, but think it's too short, usually when a movie is that short I can't really get too invested on it. Singing in the rain is great, wasn't on my list, but could have easily been. Monty Python and Good Will Hunting are too low. 5/10 so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Good Will Hunting is the first entry from my list. Had it much higher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRing Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jake Gittes said: On the Town > Singin' in the Rain imo but I can't begrudge the latter being there. Kinda wish people would explore more of the genre if they love its most famous movie so much though. I really like On The Town, it's fun and filled with some great scenes but just not in the same league. It fits in with other solid Kelly/Astaire musicals like Take Me Out To The Ball Game, & Anchors Away (my favorite of the group). Singing In The Rain, An American In Paris & Brigadoon are my top tier Kelly with The Pirate somewhere in between. I've seen a lot of musicals, it's one of my favorite genres, Edited May 13, 2018 by TalismanRing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThiagoMaia Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 6 hours ago, Critically Acclaimed Panda said: Also, before I go to bed, here are some other misses in the Top 250 215. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest 216. (500) Days of Summer 217. Tremors 218. Big Fish 219. Jurassic World 220. Ocean’s Eleven 221. Office Space 222. Duck Soup 223. Slumdog Millionare 224. Raising Arizona Actually surprised that Jurassic World and Dead Man's Chest are this high. I really like Dead Man's Chest, but had the impression that it was not well liked here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 @ those drops for Monty Python, Singing in the Rain, and Gravity Also I think I may have forgotten Monty Python on my list 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Freak Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 12 minutes ago, ThiagoMaia said: Actually surprised that Jurassic World and Dead Man's Chest are this high. I really like Dead Man's Chest, but had the impression that it was not well liked here. I'm sure both of those, especially Jurassic World, were greatly helped by @JamesCameronScholar's list of Top 100 highest grossing films minus BP/IW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronJimbo Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Just now, Spidey Freak said: I'm sure both of those, especially Jurassic World, were greatly helped by @JamesCameronScholar's list of Top 100 highest grossing films minus BP/IW. to be honest his list was better than some I seen, think I saw a MCU film as #1... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 9 in the top 250. 2 in the top 100 so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAM! Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 The last four films (Holy Grail, Singin' in the Rain, Gravity, Good Will Hunting) were all on my list! I'm pretty happy about that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 None of the films so far are on my list but Sing in the Rain, Holy Grail and Good Will Hunting are in my top 200. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arlborn Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 I forgot to include Ocean's Eleven in my list, shame on me. And shame on all of you for having the best Pirates movie so low on the list. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...