BOT's Top 25 Movies of 2019 | The forums can eat shit

[grim22]

AND THE WINNER IS...

 

#1

 

Spoiler

KNIVES OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

And here it is. Rian Johnson’s subversion of the whodunit genre. A movie anchored by a great ensemble and a lot of twists enroute to the final reveal.

 

Congratulations Knives Out, you are the #1 movie of the year as voted by BOT Users

 

 

from @lorddemaxus

Incredibly enjoyable and rewatchable whodunnit that also touches on privilege unlike any other film from 2019 (even Parasite). The movie becomes more about possession, family, and inheritance than about the mystery itself and Johnson knows how to relate every plot point or twist to those ideas. It was also hilarious to watch Craig in an over-the-top Southern accent and Chris Evans going back to a "Not Another Teen Movie" type role after years of playing the physical embodiment of everything good in the world. No wonder this movie ended up being the sleeper hit of 2019. It has something for everyone to love and I loved every minute of it. 10/10

 

USER REVIEWS

 

Is this the best movie of the year? It might be the best movie of the year. If not, it’s awfully fuckin’ close.

 

Blanc being the antagonist during the middle section of the film is amazing. How brilliant to make me not want the brilliant charming detective to solve the mystery.

@ViewerAnon

 

 

This wasn't a mystery wrapped in an enigma inside a riddle.  

 

It was a donut with a smaller donut inside it's donut hole.

 

It was also great.

@Deep Wang

 

 

 

I think this is a film, like most mysteries, that will reward a re-watch.  VERY interested in watching Ana de Armas' and Daniel Craig's characters in the first half of the movie to make sure everything fits, reaction wise.

 

Plot wise, this is a tight film.  Right down to the littlest thing like Harlan not acting like someone in the middle of an OD (which I thought odd at the time) as well as seeding things like inventing plots in an instant.

 

I just want to make absolutely sure de Armas' and Craig's reactions are authentic before the two major reveals before I give a final grade.

 

@Porthos

 

 

This movie is a masterpiece. Everything's so tightly written and every single line of dialogue is necessary. The way Johnson deals with privilege and also satirizes the whodunnit genre (Daniel Craig with his exaggerated southern accent and shitty analogies had me cracking up everytime) is hilarious.

 

I also wasn't on the Ana de Armas hype before but she does an amazing job here and I guess I've become a fan of hers now. It's also great to see Chris Evans play a character closer to his character in Not Another Teen Movie than Captain America.

 

I loved Parasite and The Irishman but this might be the best film of the year for me. It's also going to be the film I'm going to be rewatching the most.

 

10/10

 

@lorddemaxus

 

[Jake Gittes]

1 minute ago, titanic2187 said:

 

Good joke.

[RealLyre]

Just now, grim22 said:

#2

 

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PARASITE

 

 

 

 

 

 

From @The Panda

 

When I went into the theaters to see Parasite last October, the cinematic landscape felt fairly barren.  Blockbusters for the year were mindless barrages of VFX trying to get a rise of your senses, Disney kept releasing the same product and slapping a ‘new’ label on it and there was very little mainstream cinema that felt like it could truly excite.  Needless to say, Parasite restored my excitement in potential for originality and the capability of a filmmaker to push boundaries while also provide something entirely crowdpleasing.

 

For a Korean film to catch the lightning in a bottle that Parasite did is nothing but spectacular, and that’s because of the striking vision of the man behind it all.  Bong Joon-Ho is one of the great modern voices of the cinematic landscape, and prior to Parasite had never failed to deliver something original and fresh.  Yet with Parasite he really managed to top all of his impressive filmography to come before.

 

Parasite took a topical issue in class differences specific to South Korea, yet managed to also be something universal for audiences across cultures.  I loved the phrase that called the film “a magic trick”, because it’s exactly that.  It sets the audiences up with specific expectations of what they’re about to watch, and then proceeds to lead them down an unexpected and wild ride.  It manages to evoke empathy for its large cast of characters, both poor and rich alike, and give each of them a dynamic range exploring how the conditions of your economic environment effect the human psyche.  It’s a film that manages to challeng, make you feel and entertain like nothing else I saw this year.

 

Parasite is masterclass innovative filmmaking that will be studied and enjoyed for years to come.

 

USER REVIEWS

 

Deliriously entertaining.  American cinema is dead, all of the movies should be made by the Asians.

 

Hail Bong.

 

A+

 

@The Panda

 

What a movie this is. I'd recommend this to pretty much anybody, even if you're put off by foreign films / subtitles, give this a chance. The story is an absolute rollercoaster, I had no idea where it was going but I was completely 100% along for the ride. I'd consider it a pretty accessible film, the story's just wickedly fun and themes of class and family are pretty much universal to... anyone with a family or socioeconomic status. 

 

The movie starts as a relatively fun story about a poor, scrappy family doing what they have to do to survive and running a scheme on a pretty dopey but well-meaning and extremely wealthy family in order to get a taste of the good life. This section of the movie, compared to what comes after, is relatively light hearted and a whole lot of fun. There's a bit of a sense of foreboding in every scene in that you're waiting for the other shoe to drop and for the family's secret to be exposed (and also from knowing the director's work and waiting for something fucked up to happen, and of course it does). It's in the film's second half when the family's scheme truly goes tits up that you realize (not to get all Joker) that the film is a tragedy.

 

There were a few scenes in this section of the film that were just so completely heartbreaking. When the family is together on the rich family's couch, getting to live their fantasy in this big beautiful house, and it's right in their moment of bliss that shit goes south and you realize this is going to be the last time they'll be happy together as a family, and what a happy moment it was. Then when the son is watching all the rich people at the garden party with contempt, and just wanting what they have so desperately that he asks if he fits with there, just wanting affirmation that he belongs with them. Finally that ending, when he's reading his letter to his father, promising to buy that house for them so they can all be together again as a family. God just thinking about it know is kinda breaking my heart all over again. It's rare for a film to be this fun, thrilling and intense and to also make me feel this deeply. I really think this film is something special, there's not a wasted moment, every scene is so well thought out and full of detail, the cast is perfect, there's not a single weak link and every member of the ensemble has multiple moments to shine, the movie looks gorgeous and is packed with beautiful images, has a fantastic score, it's got everything. Hell of a movie. Highly recommend.

 

@MOVIEGUY

 

Arriving on a wave of hype since its Palme d’Or win in May, Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite is every bit as mesmerizing as the buzz surrounding it suggests. With a razor-sharp script and excellent contributions from all players involved on both sides of the camera, it sunk its hooks into me within the opening minutes and never let go. Bong aims for many thematic and aesthetic targets over the course of the film, and he hits virtually every one with stunning precision. As a satire on social climbing and the aloofness of the upper class, it’s dead-on and has parallels to the American Dream that American viewers are unlikely to miss; as a dark comedy, it’s often laugh-aloud hilarious in its audacity; as a thriller, it has brilliantly-executed moments of tension and surprises that genuinely caught me off-guard; and as a drama about family dynamics, it has tender moments that stand out all the more because of how they’re juxtaposed with so much cynicism elsewhere in the film. Handling so many different tones is an immensely difficult balancing act, yet Bong handles all of it so skillfully that he makes it feel effortless. Though I often had the sense that something horrible was just seconds away from happening, the film plays its twists and turns close to the vest and I found myself surprised and startled by numerous developments. The acting is superb across the board, particularly from Song Kang-ho as the deceptive family’s patriarch and Cho Yeo-jeong as the naïve mother of the wealthy family. Song is convincing as an embattled opportunist who seems like he’s just one push away from cracking, and Cho’s obliviousness to the Kim family’s grifting and the ways in which her privilege have sealed her off from the real world often make for effective humor. Taken as a whole, Parasite covers so much ground and leaves viewers with so much to unpack that it’s tough not to get swept up in it as it runs and continue to ponder its messages and implications after it ends. It’s an experience unlike any other I’ve had at a movie this year.

 

A

 

Stray Thoughts:

- While watching all the Kim family's schemes and cover-ups, I couldn't help but think of them as what the It's Always Sunny gang would look like if they were actually clever and resourceful.

 

- Much like when I saw The Lighthouse earlier this week, I was glad that there was an audience laughing as much as I was (more, actually) at the film's dark humor. Otherwise, I might have worried that I was a bit of sociopath (or maybe all of us in those audiences were?). 

 

- That climax was N-U-T-S!

 

@Webslinger

 

so Knives Out is number 1, Parasite being number 2 is good enough ig 

[RealLyre]

1 minute ago, grim22 said:

AND THE WINNER IS...

 

#1

 

  Reveal hidden contents

KNIVES OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

And here it is. Rian Johnson’s subversion of the whodunit genre. A movie anchored by a great ensemble and a lot of twists enroute to the final reveal.

 

Congratulations Knives Out, you are the #1 movie of the year as voted by BOT Users

 

 

from @lorddemaxus

Incredibly enjoyable and rewatchable whodunnit that also touches on privilege unlike any other film from 2019 (even Parasite). The movie becomes more about possession, family, and inheritance than about the mystery itself and Johnson knows how to relate every plot point or twist to those ideas. It was also hilarious to watch Craig in an over-the-top Southern accent and Chris Evans going back to a "Not Another Teen Movie" type role after years of playing the physical embodiment of everything good in the world. No wonder this movie ended up being the sleeper hit of 2019. It has something for everyone to love and I loved every minute of it. 10/10

 

USER REVIEWS

 

Is this the best movie of the year? It might be the best movie of the year. If not, it’s awfully fuckin’ close.

 

Blanc being the antagonist during the middle section of the film is amazing. How brilliant to make me not want the brilliant charming detective to solve the mystery.

@ViewerAnon

 

 

This wasn't a mystery wrapped in an enigma inside a riddle.  

 

It was a donut with a smaller donut inside it's donut hole.

 

It was also great.

@Deep Wang

 

 

 

I think this is a film, like most mysteries, that will reward a re-watch.  VERY interested in watching Ana de Armas' and Daniel Craig's characters in the first half of the movie to make sure everything fits, reaction wise.

 

Plot wise, this is a tight film.  Right down to the littlest thing like Harlan not acting like someone in the middle of an OD (which I thought odd at the time) as well as seeding things like inventing plots in an instant.

 

I just want to make absolutely sure de Armas' and Craig's reactions are authentic before the two major reveals before I give a final grade.

 

@Porthos

 

 

This movie is a masterpiece. Everything's so tightly written and every single line of dialogue is necessary. The way Johnson deals with privilege and also satirizes the whodunnit genre (Daniel Craig with his exaggerated southern accent and shitty analogies had me cracking up everytime) is hilarious.

 

I also wasn't on the Ana de Armas hype before but she does an amazing job here and I guess I've become a fan of hers now. It's also great to see Chris Evans play a character closer to his character in Not Another Teen Movie than Captain America.

 

I loved Parasite and The Irishman but this might be the best film of the year for me. It's also going to be the film I'm going to be rewatching the most.

 

10/10

 

@lorddemaxus

 

@lorddemaxus

[grim22]

Top 35 with points totals

 

	Movie	Total
1	Knives Out	1319
2	Parasite	1272
3	Joker	1044
4	Avengers: Endgame	1021
5	1917	807
6	Marriage Story	725
7	Little Women	671
8	Ford v Ferrari	656
9	Once Upon a Time in Hollywood	632
10	The Irishman	609
11	Toy Story 4	574
12	The Farewell	572
13	Us	489
14	Jojo Rabbit	474
15	Rocketman	463
16	Booksmart	452
17	Uncut Gems	414
18	Ad Astra	408
19	John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum	355
20	Hustlers	348
21	Frozen 2	298
22	Midsommar	267
23	A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood	259
24	Long Shot	249
25	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	247
25	Shazam!	247
27	Aladdin	242
28	The Lighthouse	241
29	Portrait Of a Lady On Fire	236
30	Alita: Battle Angel	222
31	Spider-man: Far From Home	200
32	Her Smell	189
33	Ready or Not	180
34	I Lost My Body	164
35	Dolemite is my Name	157

[titanic2187]

2 minutes ago, Jake Gittes said:

Good joke.

It is moment of loser is born. 

[CoolioD1]

BOT in a nutshell

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25	Shazam!	247
27	Aladdin	242
28	The Lighthouse	241
29	Portrait Of a Lady On Fire	236

 

[grim22]

Thanks for following along everyone. Till next year.

 

 

 

 

 

[RealLyre]

1 minute ago, grim22 said:

 

27	Aladdin	242
28	The Lighthouse	241
29	Portrait Of a Lady On Fire	236
30	Alita: Battle Angel	222
31	Spider-man: Far From Home	200
32	Her Smell	189
33	Ready or Not	180
34	I Lost My Body	164
35	Dolemite is my Name	157

some really great choices in the 27-34 range 

[narniadis]

Weird to me that my #1 ended up as #1 with a decent point gap. Loved Knives Out, looking forward to seeing Parasite and seeing where it lands on my list. 

[Rorschach]

Couldn't think of a worthier Top 2 pairing

 

 

[RealLyre]

2 minutes ago, Avatree said:

Very deserved winner. Glad the Korean movie lost

agree, movies should be watched not read. 

[Ethan Hunt]

4 minutes ago, grim22 said:

Top 35 with points totals

32	Her Smell	189

so close yet so far

[The Panda]

3 minutes ago, Avatree said:

Very deserved winner. Glad the Korean movie lost

Not as badly as Alita or Unplanned!

[lorddemaxus]

6 minutes ago, grim22 said:

AND THE WINNER IS...

 

#1

 

  Reveal hidden contents

KNIVES OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

And here it is. Rian Johnson’s subversion of the whodunit genre. A movie anchored by a great ensemble and a lot of twists enroute to the final reveal.

 

Congratulations Knives Out, you are the #1 movie of the year as voted by BOT Users

 

 

from @lorddemaxus

Incredibly enjoyable and rewatchable whodunnit that also touches on privilege unlike any other film from 2019 (even Parasite). The movie becomes more about possession, family, and inheritance than about the mystery itself and Johnson knows how to relate every plot point or twist to those ideas. It was also hilarious to watch Craig in an over-the-top Southern accent and Chris Evans going back to a "Not Another Teen Movie" type role after years of playing the physical embodiment of everything good in the world. No wonder this movie ended up being the sleeper hit of 2019. It has something for everyone to love and I loved every minute of it. 10/10

 

USER REVIEWS

 

Is this the best movie of the year? It might be the best movie of the year. If not, it’s awfully fuckin’ close.

 

Blanc being the antagonist during the middle section of the film is amazing. How brilliant to make me not want the brilliant charming detective to solve the mystery.

@ViewerAnon

 

 

This wasn't a mystery wrapped in an enigma inside a riddle.  

 

It was a donut with a smaller donut inside it's donut hole.

 

It was also great.

@Deep Wang

 

 

 

I think this is a film, like most mysteries, that will reward a re-watch.  VERY interested in watching Ana de Armas' and Daniel Craig's characters in the first half of the movie to make sure everything fits, reaction wise.

 

Plot wise, this is a tight film.  Right down to the littlest thing like Harlan not acting like someone in the middle of an OD (which I thought odd at the time) as well as seeding things like inventing plots in an instant.

 

I just want to make absolutely sure de Armas' and Craig's reactions are authentic before the two major reveals before I give a final grade.

 

@Porthos

 

 

This movie is a masterpiece. Everything's so tightly written and every single line of dialogue is necessary. The way Johnson deals with privilege and also satirizes the whodunnit genre (Daniel Craig with his exaggerated southern accent and shitty analogies had me cracking up everytime) is hilarious.

 

I also wasn't on the Ana de Armas hype before but she does an amazing job here and I guess I've become a fan of hers now. It's also great to see Chris Evans play a character closer to his character in Not Another Teen Movie than Captain America.

 

I loved Parasite and The Irishman but this might be the best film of the year for me. It's also going to be the film I'm going to be rewatching the most.

 

10/10

 

@lorddemaxus

 

Great to see that my number 1 film of 2019 is the forum's number 1 film of 2019.

 

4 minutes ago, grim22 said:

 

32	Her Smell	189

Also pretty happy with this considering that many people here haven't seen the movie.

[titanic2187]

6 minutes ago, CoolioD1 said:

BOT in a nutshell

 

Obviously BoT mmebers , very much like other places, are pretty inert to indie film or foreign film. 

[Rorschach]

5 minutes ago, Avatree said:

Glad the Korean movie lost

 

2 minutes ago, RealLyre said:

agree, movies should be watched not read. 

[RealLyre]

4 minutes ago, titanic2187 said:

Obviously BoT mmebers , very much like other places, are pretty inert to indie film or foreign film. 

Parasite is pretty much a breakout for a foreign film. 

[Ezen Baklattan]

[RealLyre]

2 minutes ago, Rorschach said:

 

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