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Cap Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 30 minutes ago, Auteur Panda said: Comic Book Movies - Even though the Dark Knight will either place 1st or 2nd, that can't make up for the fact that only 3 comic book movies managed to make it onto the list, whereas in the past we saw upwards of 8. The MCU did make a good showing, but it seemed like the MCU fans cannibalized each others votes, as with the exception of the Winter Soldier, everyone seemed to place different MCU movies on their list. Maybe take that as a sign of the MCU having to many good movies? Or maybe BOT came to their senses Couple thoughts: - With Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War ineligible there was no clear choice (aside for my beloved TWS) as the go-to Best MCU film. Iron Man and The Avengers are, arguably, their most significant, but not their best. Thor: Ragnarok is from 2017 -- which I think hurt it. I know it didn't make my list, because I actively tried to avoid films from the past couple years. In two years, that will be in a much better position to make a huge run. It's excellent. - What I'm hearing is that when we do the "best movie quotes", we're gonna need to build a coalition around a couple MCU quotes and stick to those. Good to know. I also want to say THANK YOU. This has been really fun. I've quite enjoyed watching the reactions. Who knew Titanic would upset so many people? Your reveals have been wonderful! Just, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 43 minutes ago, Auteur Panda said: The Coen Brothers and WrathofHan - The Coen Brothers, sadly, saw a fairly decent drop-off from previous years, and it must hurt even more than No Country and Big Lebowski were both 1 simple vote away from getting in. OH FUCK ALL YOU FUCKING CASUALS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Panda Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 Number 2 The Dark Knight (2008) Warner Brothers, Directed by Christopher Nolan (193 Points, 38 Votes) "Why so serious?" Top 5 Placements: 6 Top 10 Placements: 10 Top 25 Placements: 21 Previous Rankings: 2016 (9, +7), 2014 (2, No Change), 2013 (3, +1), 2012 (7, +5) Awards Count: Won 2 Oscars Tomatometer: 94% (8.6 Avg Rating) Box Office: 533.3m (680.3m Adjusted) Synopsis: When the menace known as the Joker emerges from his mysterious past, he wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham. The Dark Knight must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice. Critic Opinion: "I’m betraying my childhood to concede this, but Nolan has finally topped Tim Burton’s two twisted spectaculars. Batman Begins was a respectable, if schizophrenic, start; its kung fu mumbo jumbo origin myth bolstered uneasily by brawls with a trio of baddies as cartoonish and forgettable as Katie Holmes’ chipmunk attorney. Still, the tone was close and here Nolan hits a bull’s-eye with a flick that’s grim in all the right places. Christian Bale’s Batman is still a loner, balancing out his too-few moments as fatuous Bruce Wayne, bimbo-lover extraordinaire. Gotham’s official policy is to arrest him on sight, but the town is flooded with black-suited impostors (who wear hockey pants, Batman notes wryly) and the cops’ official list of caped suspects stops at Abe Lincoln and Sasquatch. But here he reaches out to two men: Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), the latter capitalizing on his blonde, dimple-chinned handsomeness to deserve the nickname of Gotham’s “White Knight.” Dent’s tough and seemingly unbreakable: when a defendant whips out an imported gun on the stand, he rags on the perp for not buying American. Together, the three have indicted 549 of Gotham’s worst including Salvatore Maroni (Eric Roberts) and uber-accountant Lau (Chin Han), who in turn have unleashed the Joker to rain hell upon the city. Not that he needed their permission—he’s fixated on Batman. “You complete me,” the Joker insists, swiping a line from a nearly-as-insane actor. He doesn’t want to defeat his enemy, just doom him by proving that he’s sweating to save an undeserving populace, a theme the dishwater Hellboy 2 only pretended to explore. The Joker may tout random anarchy, but his schemes are so elaborate they’d take 50 wicked Mensa members to concoct. The brilliance of The Dark Knight is that its tension is misdirected—the damsel on the tracks is a detonator that blows up a school. Batman’s heroic; we’re paranoid. The sadistic pacing makes the 152-minute running time feel like a sprint for your life. “Know your limits,” cautions Alfred (Michael Caine) when Bruce peels off his suit to reveal a back pocketed with scars and bruises. The line deeps in resonance as Batman reaches his physical and psychological breaking points. He lives, of course, but we’re both still reeling from the punches to his soul." User Opinions: "Watching the interrogation scene reminds me two things: how much (I am going to miss) Heath Ledger & Nolan's adaption. Greatest CMB movie & my favorite movie ever. Watch it every time it's on TV even though I own it. " - @GiantCALBears "The single greatest comic book film ever made. An instant 5 star modern classic that hearkens back to the rich storytelling days of the Godfather and Lawrence of Arabia. The performances are simply out of this world, with the late great Heath Ledger's Joker becoming THE bar to which all movie villains are measured, and Aaron Eckhart and Gary Oldman each contributing lifetime achievement level performances, with everyone else rounding off the cast nicely. Christian Bale (tied with Daniel Day-Lewis as our greatest modern actor) gives a subtle yet menacing performance reminiscent of Al Pacino in his role as Michael Corleone; Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman provide great character moments as well as subtle, sophisticated humour that is delivered with far greater execution than most films that try to cram as much unnecessary slapstick as possible (i.e. Transformers, Avengers) An iconic masterpiece of cinema and a phenomenal triumph of storytelling, The Dark Knight is a truly epic film that tops any other contribution to the genre by leaps and bounds, no matter how many jealous fanboys of rival companies bang their heads in frustration over their own failure to reach this level of quality or social relevance." - @Squaremaster316 "It's perfect, because Nolan." - @MrPink Commentary: While there was plenty of talk of Nolan underperforming, he was really just saving his best card for last. Now MrPink can breath, The Fellowship of the Ring earned enough points where this would have needed 2 more 1st place votes to match it in point total for the win. The Dark Knight expands upon the grisly dark Batman Begins, and turns everything up a notch for a fiery and sinister spectacle. Heath Ledger's Joker absolutely owns this film, leaving you completely shaken whenever you see the crazy clown on the screen. The film has brutal action sequences, and it's one of the least comic booky comic book films you'll ever see, and that's a major compliment to the movie. The Dark Knight received the most votes of any movie (by a slight margin), making 62% of the lists submitted but those users simply didn't place it high enough to take the top spot for it's 10th anniversary year. 17 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 I forgot how good this scene is, and apparently a lot of you did too. Don’t fuck it up in 2020. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That One Girl Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Number 1 Mamma Mia! (2008) Universal, Directed by Phyllida Lloyd (503 Points, 55 Votes) "Mamma mia, here I go again!" Top 1 Placements: 6 Top 5 Placements: 10 Top 10 Placements: 4 Top 25 Placements: 15 Previous Rankings: 2016, (Unranked), 2014 (Unranked), 2013 (Unranked), 2012 (Unranked) Awards Count: Nominated for 2 Golden Globes Tomatometer: 54% (5.5 Avg Rating) Box Office: 144.1m (183.9m Adjusted) Synopsis: The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular 1970s group ABBA. Critic Opinion: "A lot of fun." -Richard Roeper User Opinions: "Loved it. One of my favourite FilmsA+++++" - @Films "It's a huge guilty pleasure, and I enjoy the music. :)The Lay All Your Love On Me scene is gloriously corny." - @Hunt for the Wilderpasta Commentary: Mamma Mia! is the greatest film ever made. Why is this up for debate? Decade Count: 90s (26), 10s (15), '00s (15), 80s (13), 70s (9), 60s (6), 50s (4), 40s (3), 30s (1) Tomatometer Count: Over 90% (72), 80%-90% (13), 70%-80% (3), 50-60% (1) Adjusted Box Office Count: 1b+ (3), 900m (2), 800m (1), 700m (3), 600m (2), 500m (4), 400m (10), 300m (9), 200m (14), 100m (17), Under 100m (25) Director Count: Steven Spielberg (6), James Cameron (4), Alfred Hitchcock (3), Ridley Scott (3), Martin Scorsese (3), Damien Chazelle (2), Francis Ford Copolla (2), David Fincher (2), Stanley Kubrick (2), John Lasseter (2), Sergio Leone (2), Richard Linklater (2), John McTiernan (2), Hayao Miyazaki (2), Christopher Nolan (2), Andrew Stanton (2), Quentin Tarantino (2), Lee Unkrich (2), Robert Zemeckis (2), J.J. Abrams (1), Roger Allers (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), Alfonso Cuaron (1), Michael Curtiz (1), Jonathan Demme (1), Stanley Donen (1), Frank Darabont (1), Pete Docter (1), Clint Eastwood (1), Victor Fleming (1), Milos Forman (1), Terry Gillam (1), Peter Jackson (1), Rian Johnson (1), Terry Jones (1), Gene Kelly (1), Akira Kurosawa (1), David Lean (1), Ang Lee (1), Spike Lee (1), Katia Lund (1), James Mangold (1), Michael Mann (1), Richard Marquand (1), Fernando Meirelles (1), George Miller (1), Rob Minkoff (1), John Musker (1), Jordan Peele (1), Roman Polanski (1), Harold Ramis (1), Rob Reiner (1), Russo Brothers (1), Gus van Sant (1), Bryan Singer (1), Isao Takahata (1), Guillermo Del Torro (1), Gary Trousdale (1), King Vidor (1), Orson Welles (1), Peter Weir (1), Robert Wise (1), David Yates (1), Wachowskis (1), Phyllida Lloyd (1) Franchise Count: Best Picture Winner (13), Pixar (7), Steven Spielberg (6), James Cameron (4), Star Wars (3), Toy Story (3), Alien and Predator (3), Studio Ghibli (3), WDAS (3), Dead Wife Cinematic Universe/Nolan (2), Marvel (2), Terminator (2), 'Before' (1), Blade Runner (1), Monty Python (1), X-Men (1), MCU (1), Captain America (1), Die Hard (1), Harry Potter (1), Rocky (1), Oz (1), Indiana Jones (1), Nemo (1), The Godfather (1), Dollars (1), Hannibal (1), Mad Max (1), Jurassic Park (1), Jaws (1), Back to the Future (1), Matrix (1), Middle Earth (1), Mamma Mia! (1) Genre Count: Drama (35), Adventure (31), VFX Driven (29), Thriller (24), Sci-Fi (24), Fantasy (22), Comedy (22), Epic (21), Action (20), Family/Children (17), Period Piece (17), Novel Adaption (17), Romance (16), Crime/Noir (14), Sequel (14), Animation (13), Horror (12), War (12), Indie (11), Tragedy (11), Musical (8), Foreign Language (6), Cult Classic (6), Romantic Comedy (6), Western (5), Melodrama (4), Spy/Detective (4), Bio-Pic (4), Christmas (3), Sports (3), Superhero (3), Comic Book (2), Satire (2), Remake (2) 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That One Girl Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Sorry folks, maybe Fellowship of the Ring will get in next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 btw, it’s kind of fucked up that there are ZERO movies with Paul Newman on the list. The Hustler, The Sting, and Butch Cassidy were all in the upper half of my list. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Panda Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 (edited) Number 1 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Warner Brothers, Directed by Peter Jackson (213 Points, 36 Votes) "The dark fire will not avail you, Flame of Udun! Go back to the shadow. You shall not pass!" Number 1 Placements: 4 Top 5 Placements: 8 Top 10 Placements: 13 Top 25 Placements: 24 Previous Rankings: 2016 (3, +2), 2014 (7, +6), 2013 (5, +4), 2012 (2, +1) Awards Count: Won 4 Oscars, Nominated for Best Picture Tomatometer: 91% (8.2 Avg Rating) Box Office: 313.4m (498.9m Adjusted) Synopsis: A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron. Critic Opinion: "Masterfully paced, the movie builds slowly, introducing the mythology, habitats and lifestyles of Tolkien's creatures. It may be a bit of information overload for moviegoers who have not read Tolkien, but once the second exhilarating half of the film kicks in, few viewers will stop to ponder the difference between an orc and an uruk. The cast is superb, especially McKellen with his kindly imperiousness as Gandalf and Mortensen with his brooding, noble savage take on Aragorn. Jackson nails the fraternity that develops among Tolkien's fellowship. These curious misfits, skeptical of one another's worthiness, come to trust and love each other, grieving like brothers if one should fall. Two of the company share a grand death scene worthy of the heroes of ancient Greece.The size differential (hobbits average 3 1/2 feet, dwarves a foot or so more) is deftly handled through visual effects, diminutive doubles for the actors and some old-fashioned, forced-perspective camera work. Interaction early on between the child-sized Bilbo and the towering Gandalf is so utterly real, size never matters from then on: The audience simply accepts it as another flourish in this exotic world. The only drawback: Part two is 12 months away, part three, 24 months." - David Germain "J.R.R. Tolkien's masterpiece, the three books that make up "The Lord of the Rings," is about two profound things: the horror of power without spiritual understanding, and the nature of courage. In the figure of Frodo, the humble, small-town hobbit who never expected to be called upon for acts of bravery or sacrifice, several generations of readers have found their everyman, their hairy-footed inspiration, their call to day-by-day fortitude. To even begin to conceive of a cinematic version of the series is daunting. But "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" gets it right. Director Peter Jackson has created a film refreshingly free of ego, giving this technically advanced picture an old-fashioned rhythm and gravity. "Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring" would be an exceptional film in any year or season. Yet there's no escaping that part of what makes this film especially powerful is what happened on Sept. 11. The themes feel sad and close. We see visions of a fallen planet, of men unable to control their lust for power, of wizards of unimaginable knowledge who have sold their souls for profit. Most of all, we see a world in fear, and a shadow from another land that threatens the end of everything." - Mark LaSelle User Opinions: "The best of the LOTR films. To get a lump in my throat, the only scene in the series better than when Boromir tells Aragorn that he was his captain and his king, is in ROTK when Aragorn tells the hobbits that they bow to no one." - @baumer "Everything about this movie is just so iconic and memorable. Hobbit I cannot even remember any character's name or one musical note or magnificent shot. This movie is just so full of them, and that's only the first one! The music is one of the best scores in modern history. Everything about something like the Moria scene feels so practical and visceral. Just spectacular. I think PJ was starting to get in his own ass with the multiple endings and multiple deus ex machinas in ROTK, but the first two are absolutely blockbuster perfection." - @Cmasterclay "I'm so struck with how perfect this movie is. The acting, the storytelling, the world that after all this time is just as stunningly beautiful. Also, the greatest soundtrack ever made for a movie. Howard Shore is pure genius. The Lothlorien scenes were my favourite part of the movie. I love Tolkien's Elves. And the ending scenes... so many memories. Now it's time for the 4 hour epicness of the Two Towers EE." - @James "Mmm-mmm-mmmh." - @Jack Nevada Commentary: The Fellowship of the Ring tops our list, being a first time winner, and marks the best the Lord of the Rings trilogy has ever done, getting all of its movies within the top 10 and then topping out the list, we truly have been converted into a bunch of Kiwis. The Fellowship of the Ring is an absorbing masterpiece, a true adventure film that wraps you in its quest and blasts off. No other film has accomplished the world building that this film, and the rest of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, managed to show. Howard Shore's score soars, it's grand and epic when it needs to, and utterly moving at other sections. Peter Jackson truly captured lightning in a bottle with this trilogy, and pulled off the impossible creating the magnum opus of cinema, with a little bit of help from Tolkien's poetic, epic masterwork. 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Daxtreme Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 YES! My #1 placed #1 ! And all 3 in top 10! Damn! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPink Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 5 minutes ago, Auteur Panda said: Number 2 The Dark Knight (2008) Warner Brothers, Directed by Christopher Nolan (193 Points, 38 Votes) "Why so serious?" Top 5 Placements: 6 Top 10 Placements: 10 Top 25 Placements: 21 Previous Rankings: 2016 (9, +7), 2014 (2, No Change), 2013 (3, +1), 2012 (7, +5) Awards Count: Won 2 Oscars Tomatometer: 94% (8.6 Avg Rating) Box Office: 533.3m (680.3m Adjusted) Synopsis: When the menace known as the Joker emerges from his mysterious past, he wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham. The Dark Knight must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice. Critic Opinion: "I’m betraying my childhood to concede this, but Nolan has finally topped Tim Burton’s two twisted spectaculars. Batman Begins was a respectable, if schizophrenic, start; its kung fu mumbo jumbo origin myth bolstered uneasily by brawls with a trio of baddies as cartoonish and forgettable as Katie Holmes’ chipmunk attorney. Still, the tone was close and here Nolan hits a bull’s-eye with a flick that’s grim in all the right places. Christian Bale’s Batman is still a loner, balancing out his too-few moments as fatuous Bruce Wayne, bimbo-lover extraordinaire. Gotham’s official policy is to arrest him on sight, but the town is flooded with black-suited impostors (who wear hockey pants, Batman notes wryly) and the cops’ official list of caped suspects stops at Abe Lincoln and Sasquatch. But here he reaches out to two men: Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), the latter capitalizing on his blonde, dimple-chinned handsomeness to deserve the nickname of Gotham’s “White Knight.” Dent’s tough and seemingly unbreakable: when a defendant whips out an imported gun on the stand, he rags on the perp for not buying American. Together, the three have indicted 549 of Gotham’s worst including Salvatore Maroni (Eric Roberts) and uber-accountant Lau (Chin Han), who in turn have unleashed the Joker to rain hell upon the city. Not that he needed their permission—he’s fixated on Batman. “You complete me,” the Joker insists, swiping a line from a nearly-as-insane actor. He doesn’t want to defeat his enemy, just doom him by proving that he’s sweating to save an undeserving populace, a theme the dishwater Hellboy 2 only pretended to explore. The Joker may tout random anarchy, but his schemes are so elaborate they’d take 50 wicked Mensa members to concoct. The brilliance of The Dark Knight is that its tension is misdirected—the damsel on the tracks is a detonator that blows up a school. Batman’s heroic; we’re paranoid. The sadistic pacing makes the 152-minute running time feel like a sprint for your life. “Know your limits,” cautions Alfred (Michael Caine) when Bruce peels off his suit to reveal a back pocketed with scars and bruises. The line deeps in resonance as Batman reaches his physical and psychological breaking points. He lives, of course, but we’re both still reeling from the punches to his soul." User Opinions: "Watching the interrogation scene reminds me two things: how much (I am going to miss) Heath Ledger & Nolan's adaption. Greatest CMB movie & my favorite movie ever. Watch it every time it's on TV even though I own it. " - @GiantCALBears "The single greatest comic book film ever made. An instant 5 star modern classic that hearkens back to the rich storytelling days of the Godfather and Lawrence of Arabia. The performances are simply out of this world, with the late great Heath Ledger's Joker becoming THE bar to which all movie villains are measured, and Aaron Eckhart and Gary Oldman each contributing lifetime achievement level performances, with everyone else rounding off the cast nicely. Christian Bale (tied with Daniel Day-Lewis as our greatest modern actor) gives a subtle yet menacing performance reminiscent of Al Pacino in his role as Michael Corleone; Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman provide great character moments as well as subtle, sophisticated humour that is delivered with far greater execution than most films that try to cram as much unnecessary slapstick as possible (i.e. Transformers, Avengers) An iconic masterpiece of cinema and a phenomenal triumph of storytelling, The Dark Knight is a truly epic film that tops any other contribution to the genre by leaps and bounds, no matter how many jealous fanboys of rival companies bang their heads in frustration over their own failure to reach this level of quality or social relevance." - @Squaremaster316 "It's perfect, because Nolan." - @MrPink Commentary: While there was plenty of talk of Nolan underperforming, he was really just saving his best card for last. Now MrPink can breath, The Fellowship of the Ring earned enough points where this would have needed 2 more 1st place votes to match it in point total for the win. The Dark Knight expands upon the grisly dark Batman Begins, and turns everything up a notch for a fiery and sinister spectacle. Heath Ledger's Joker absolutely owns this film, leaving you completely shaken whenever you see the crazy clown on the screen. The film has brutal action sequences, and it's one of the least comic booky comic book films you'll ever see, and that's a major compliment to the movie. The Dark Knight received the most votes of any movie (by a slight margin), making 62% of the lists submitted but those users simply didn't place it high enough to take the top spot for it's 10th anniversary year. 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 4 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said: btw, it’s kind of fucked up that there are ZERO movies with Paul Newman on the list. The Hustler, The Sting, and Butch Cassidy were all in the upper half of my list. I had Cool Hand Luke at 21 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That One Girl Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 1 minute ago, DAR said: I had Cool Hand Luke at 21 Fun fact: Rey’s first words to Luke in the original Last Jedi script were “Cool hand, Luke” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, MrPink said: We tried Pink. Like Gotham, we failed. Edited May 22, 2018 by Fancyarcher 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 1 minute ago, That One Guy said: Fun fact: Rey’s first words to Luke in the original Last Jedi script were “Cool hand, Luke” Leave the humor to Rian Johnson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 On 5/12/2018 at 2:53 AM, Auteur Panda said: 1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2. The Dark Knight 3. The Empire Strikes Back 4. Raiders of the Lost Ark 5. 12 Angry Men 6. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 7. Star Wars 8. Titanic 9. The Godfather 10. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 11. The Matrix 12. Pulp Fiction 13. Back to the Future 14. Terminator 2: Judgement Day 15. Schindler's List 16. GoodFellas 17. The Lion King 18. Jaws 19. Jurassic Park 20. Inside Out 21. Mad Max: Fury Road 22. Saving Private Ryan 23. Casablanca 24. Inception 25. The Shawshank Redemption 26. The Silence of the Lambs 27. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly 28. Spirited Away 29. The Godfather, Part II 30. Alien 31. Finding Nemo 32. Forrest Gump 33. Toy Story 34. Return of the Jedi 35. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 36. The Incredibles 37. Aliens 38. Gladiator 39. Fight Club 40. Beauty and the Beast 41. Princess Mononoke 42. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 43. Aladdin 44. Toy Story 3 45. Pan's Labyrinth 46. Se7en 47. Toy Story 2 48. The Shining 49. The Wizard of Oz 50. Vertigo 51. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 52. Seven Samurai 53. The Usual Suspects 54. Rocky 55. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 56. Apocalypse Now 57. Once Upon a Time in the West 58. Groundhog Day 59. Whiplash 60. 2001: A Space Odyssey 61. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 62. Wall-E 63. Taxi Driver 64. Rear Window 65. Star Wars: The Force Awakens 66. The Truman Show 67. Die Hard 68. The Terminator 68. The Sound of Music 70. Memento 71. Get Out 72. Fargo 73. Psycho 74. Inglourious Basterds 75. Heat 76. Footloose Captain America: The Winter Soldier 77. Logan 78. La La Land 79. Do the Right Thing 80. Predator 81. The Departed 82. It's a Wonderful Life 83. Citizen Kane 84. Before Sunrise 85. The Princess Bride 86. Unforgiven 87. Lawrence of Arabia 88. Avatar 89. Blade Runner 90. Chinatown 91. Good Will Hunting 92. Gravity 93. Singin' in the Rain 94. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 95. There Will Be Blood 96. Star Wars: The Last Jedi 97. City of God 98. Boyhood 99. Grave of the Fireflies 100. Life of Pi 101. The Avengers (2012) 102. L.A. Confidential 103. No Country for Old Men 104. The Big Lebowski 105. Spider-Man 2 106. The Thing 107. Before Sunset 108. Guardians of the Galaxy 109. The Sixth Sense 110. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 111. Captain America: Civil War 112. Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 113. Batman Begins 114. American Beauty 115. Amadeus 116. Raging Bull 117. Blazing Saddles 118. RoboCop 119. District 9 120. Your Name 121. Halloween 122. A Clockwork Orange 123. The Apartment 124. Up 125. Ratatouille 126. Children of Men 127. Blade Runner 2049 128. Amelie 129. Zootopia 130. Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl 131. To Kill a Mockingbird 132. Birdman or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance 133. Ghosbusters 134. Bridge on the River Kwai 135. My Neighbor Totoro 136. Before Midnight 137. Frozen 138. The Bourne Ultimatum 139. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 140. Airplane! 141. North by Northwest 142. Braveheart 143. The Green Mile 144. Shrek 145. The Room 146. Ferris Beuller’s Day Off 147. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 148. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Chimera 149. The Breakfast Club 150. Casino Royale (2006) 151. The Social Network 152. Arrival 153. Thor: Ragnarok 154. Star Trek (2009) 155. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 156. Ben-Hur 157. Iron Man 158. Her (2013) 159. Scream 160. South Park – Bigger, Longer and Uncut 161. Black Swan 162. Dead Poet’s Society 163. Oldboy (2003) 164. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 165. The Grand Budapest Hotel 166. Edge of Tomorrow 167. Bicycle Thieves 168. Manchester by the Sea 169. Kill Bill Vol 1 170. Hot Fuzz 171. Who Framed Roger Rabbit 172. Deadpool 173. Django Unchained 174. Interstellar 175. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 176. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 177. Network 178. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe 179. Pinocchio 180. Spider-Man 181. The Prestige 182. How to Train Your Dragon 183. The Life of Brian 184. Gone With the Wind 185. Cinema Paradiso 186. City Lights 187. Modern Times 188. Brokeback Mountain 189. Apollo 13 190. Ex Machina 191. The Big Short 192. Gone Girl 193. The Grapes of Wrath 194. X-Men: Days of Future Past 195. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 196. Close Encounters of the Third Kind 197. The Wolf of Wall Street 198. Batman (1989) 199. Young Frankenstein 200. Reservoir Dogs 201. Texas Chainsaw Massacure 202. The Dark Knight Rises 203. Roman Holiday 204. Starship Troopers 205. Arsenic and the Old Lace 206. Leon: The Professional 207. Almost Famous 208. JFK 209. Mulholland Drive 210. The Exorcist 211. The Last of the Mohicans 212. Stand By Me 213. Scarface 214. The Searchers 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 225. The Producers 226. American Psycho 227. Batman Returns 228. The Quiet Man 229. Skyfall 230. The Hunger Games 231. Independence Day 232. Zodiac 233. Paths of Glory 234. Perks of Being a Wallflower 235. The Royal Tenenbaums 236. The Great Escape 237. Wonder Woman 238. 12 Years a Slave 239. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 240. Hunt for the Wilderpeople 241. The LEGO Movie 242. The Jungle Book (1964) 243. Rashomon 244. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 245. Das Boot 246. Prisoners 247. Dredd 248. Notorious 249. Men in Black 250. Kung Fu Panda Here is the final list! Thank you guys for being so excited and interactive with this countdown, it's made the experience great! I've helmed my own personal lists before, BOT theory countdowns (including the 2016 edition of this one), and co-hosted the BOFFIES and I have to say this list was definitely the most time consuming and taxing of any of them, but I had a blast doing it! I am honored to get the opportunity to have presented this and have everyone be so involved and enthusiastic, it was our biggest turnout yet (And the biggest Top 100 list yet)! I'm exhausted now, and you won't see me helming another list until I present my best of 2018 at the end of the year! 11 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aabattery Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 8 minutes ago, Auteur Panda said: Commentary: we truly have been converted into a bunch of Kiwis. My job here is done. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonePirate Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 The horseback chase scene with Arwen and Frodo in FOTR is one of the most exciting and beautifully shot action sequences in any movie ever. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...