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Thief

12-05-21, 10:03 PM

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Welcome to the MovieForums Top 100 of the Aughts (the 2000s!) Countdown!

The 100% OFFICIAL bona-fide, certified list of films released in the years between 2000 and 2009, as voted for by our distinguished members.

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88 ballots were submitted, almost all of them at full capacity (25 entries). According to the MoFo record-keepers, that's the third most ballots submitted among all the MoFo countdowns, so thanks to each and every one of you that took the time to submit a ballot. That makes this list *yours*.

The Voters: Tugg, John W Constantine, MovieFan1988, mrblond, Guaporense, Nope1172, Steve Freeling, The Rodent, Hey Fredrick, donniedarko, Torgo, sumantra roy, Harry Lime, Citizen Rules, TheUsualSuspect, SpelingError, Allaby, Thursday Next, ahwell, Skepsis93, KeyserCorleone, Takoma11, Wooley, kgaard, ash_is_the_gal, John Dumbear, GulfportDoc, Thief, Daakmore, Aidanc, ScarletLion, seanc, Captain Spaulding, PHOENIX74, edarsenal, Miss Vicky, thracian dawg, Deschain, John McClane, Fabulous, mattiasflgrtll6, Rockatansky, AgrippinaX, pahaK, MovieMeditation, Okay, John-Connor, Chypmunk, CosmicRunaway, ueno_station54, xSookieStackhouse, gomorra82, Holden Pike, mark f, resopamenic, rbrayer, Captain Terror, Diehl40, cricket, Kaplan, Wyldesyde19, Yomi, rauldc14, Yoda, Jinnistan, Frightened Inmate No. 2, ynwtf, Pussy Galore, crumbsroom, Cobpyth, ApexPredator, Taz, Siddon, dadgumblah, Jabs, gbgoodies, jiraffejustin, Iroquois, gandalf26, Sedai, beelzebubble, Death Proof, WHITBISSELL!, Derek Vinyard, CaptainT, JayDee, ScannerDarkly, sarah f

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637 movies were voted for, with a lot of really great ones missing the cut. Always remember that this is just a snapshot of the collective preferences of the whole of MoFo, so don't sweat it if your favorites didn't make it, but rather take the opportunity to explore the ones that you haven't seen, and share your favorites that missed it.

So as we get ready for the countdown to begin, feel free to chime in with any prediction, tidbits and reviews as we reveal each film, or any healthy discussion about it. Just DON'T share your full list until the end.

Let's Go!

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Acknowledgment: Other than every voter, I want to thank all of you for putting this burden on the n00b. With only a year here, that means you either trust me or you hate me. Still not sure :D Finally, I want to thank Yoda for holding my hand so far. We're going to be here for a while, so I hope you don't mind me holding tight for a bit more.

Thief

12-05-21, 10:04 PM

The List

100. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2259682#post2259682) (66 points)
99. The New World (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2259218#post2259218) (66 points)
98. Werckmeister Harmonies (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2259683#post2259683) (67 points)
97. Mother (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2260012#post2260012) (69 points)
96. Y Tu Mamá También (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2260016#post2260016) (69 points)
95. The Devil's Rejects (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2260447#post2260447) (70 points)
94. Pride & Prejudice (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2260448#post2260448) (70 points)
93. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2260870#post2260870) (70 points)
92. Hedwig and the Angry Inch (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2260871#post2260871) (72 points)
91. Almost Famous (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2261269#post2261269) (73 points)

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90. Talk to Her (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2278551#post2278551) (74 points)
89. Juno (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2261270#post2261270) (74 points)
88. Sunshine (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2261581#post2261581) (76 points)
87. Watchmen (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2261582#post2261582) (77 points)
86. The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2261871#post2261871) (77 points)
85. Caché (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2261872#post2261872) (77 points)
84. The Man Who Wasn't There (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2262355#post2262355) (78 points)
83. Iron Man (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2262356#post2262356) (79 points)
82. Waking Life (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2262612#post2262612) (80 points)
81. Amores Perros (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2262613#post2262613) (80 points)

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80. The Descent (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2262968#post2262968) (80 points)
79. American Psycho (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2262969#post2262969) (80 points)
78. The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2263314#post2263314) (82 points)
77. Battle Royale (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2263315#post2263315) (82 points)
76. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2263627#post2263627) (82 points)
75. The Devil's Backbone (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2263628#post2263628) (83 points)
74. Monsters, Inc. (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2263826#post2263826) (84 points)
73. Punch-Drunk Love (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2263827#post2263827) (86 points)
72. Catch Me If You Can (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2264061#post2264061) (87 points)
71. Snatch (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2264062#post2264062) (88 points)

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70. Fantastic Mr. Fox (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2264398#post2264398) (90 points)
69. Cast Away (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2264400#post2264400) (91 points)
68. Ocean's Eleven (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2264763#post2264763) (94 points)
67. Quills (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2264765#post2264765) (95 points)
66. A Serious Man (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2265163#post2265163) (95 points)
65. Mystic River (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2265164#post2265164) (96 points)
64. Paprika (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2265472#post2265472) (97 points)
63. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2265473#post2265473) (97 points)
62. Unbreakable (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2265745#post2265745) (98 points)
61. Spider-Man 2 (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2265746#post2265746) (99 points)

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60. Batman Begins (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2265962#post2265962) (100 points)
59. The Secret in Their Eyes (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2265963#post2265963) (102 points)
58. V for Vendetta (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2266220#post2266220) (104 points)
57. Million Dollar Baby (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2266222#post2266222) (110 points)
56. In Bruges (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2266571#post2266571) (111 points)
55. Collateral (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2266572#post2266572) (115 points)
54. The Wrestler (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2266881#post2266881) (115 points)
53. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2266882#post2266882) (117 points)
52. Brokeback Mountain (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2267208#post2267208) (118 points)
51. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2267209#post2267209) (121 points)

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50. Yi Yi (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2267579#post2267579) (127 points)
49. Dancer in the Dark (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2267580#post2267580) (129 points)
48. Moon (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2267876#post2267876) (129 points)
47. Sin City (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2267877#post2267877) (131 points)
46. Synecdoche, New York (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2268124#post2268124) (133 points)
45. 28 Days Later (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2268125#post2268125) (139 points)
44. Finding Nemo (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2268417#post2268417) (142 points)
43. Adaptation. (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2268418#post2268418) (146 points)
42. Before Sunset (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2268827#post2268827) (147 points)
41. The Lives of Others (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2268828#post2268828) (151 points)

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40. Gladiator (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2269098#post2269098) (155 points)
39. Sideways (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2269099#post2269099) (156 points)
38. The Prestige (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2269428#post2269428) (164 points)
37. Casino Royale (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2269430#post2269430) (176 points)
36. The Incredibles (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2269855#post2269855) (178 points)
35. The Royal Tenenbaums (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2269856#post2269856) (186 points)
34. Kill Bill Vol. 2 (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2270224#post2270224) (188 points)
33. Up (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2270225#post2270225) (192 points)
32. Lost in Translation (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2270568#post2270568) (195 points)
31. The Pianist (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2270569#post2270569) (199 points)

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30. Hot Fuzz (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2270913#post2270913) (202 points)
29. Let the Right One In (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2270914#post2270914) (208 points)
28. Downfall (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2271321#post2271321) (214 points)
27. Memories of Murder (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2271322#post2271322) (219 points)
26. Requiem for a Dream (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2271748#post2271748) (223 points)
25. City of God (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2271749#post2271749) (233 points)
24. Donnie Darko (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2272145#post2272145) (241 points)
23. Ratatouille (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2272146#post2272146) (243 points)
22. Oldboy (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2272565#post2272565) (247 points)
21. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2272566#post2272566) (249 points)

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20. Shaun of the Dead (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2273009#post2273009) (249 points)
19. The Departed (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2273010#post2273010) (267 points)
18. Inglourious Basterds (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2273367#post2273367) (290 points)
17. Children of Men (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2273368#post2273368) (302 points)
16. Amélie (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2273864#post2273864) (313 points)
15. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2273865#post2273865) (332 points)
14. Kill Bill Vol. 1 (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2274198#post2274198) (340 points)
13. WALL-E (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2274199#post2274199) (344 points)
12. In the Mood for Love (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2274534#post2274534) (351 points)
11. Memento (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2274535#post2274535) (366 points)

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The Top 10

10. The Dark Knight (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2274989#post2274989) (388 points)
9. Zodiac (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2275396#post2275396) (414 points)
8. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2275772#post2275772) (417 points)
7. Pan's Labyrinth (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2276016#post2276016) (423 points)
6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2276255#post2276255) (439 points)
5. Spirited Away (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2276646#post2276646) (528 points)
4. Mulholland Drive (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2276917#post2276917) (592 points)
3. There Will Be Blood (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2277359#post2277359) (601 points)
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2277716#post2277716) (616 points)
1. No Country for Old Men (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2277717#post2277717) (651 points)

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Thief

12-05-21, 10:04 PM

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The MoFo tradition is to honor the One Pointers. What are those? Well, those are films that received exactly one point, meaning that a single person had them in their last spot of the ballot (25th), with no votes from anyone else.

It is common for people here to use that spot to put the spotlight on a rather obscure film, a
"hidden gem", or just a bizarre nomination just for kicks. For this countdown we ended up with 38 one pointers, so brace yourself!

49 Up (2005)
All or Nothing (2002)
An American Crime (2007)
Anger Management (2003)
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001)
Atonement (2007)
Bellamy (2009)
Beyond the Sea (2004)
A Bittersweet Life (2005)
Blade II (2002)

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Bon Cop Bad Cop (2006)
Brand Upon the Brain! (2006)
Bubble (2005)
The Bucket List (2007)
The Cat Returns (2002)
Detroit Metal City (2008)
The Fog of War (2003)
Frida (2002)
Funky Forest: The First Contact (2005)
Harry Brown (2009)

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Idiots and Angels (2008)
Jason X (2001)
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)
Lust, Caution (2007)
My Dinner with Jimi (2003)
National Treasure (2004)
The Oh in Ohio (2006)
The Pool (2007)
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005)
Remember the Titans (2000)

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The Salton Sea (2002)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Surf's Up (2007)
Swimming Pool (2003)
This Is England (2006)
Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
World's Greatest Dad (2009)
Youth Without Youth (2007)

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Here's another funny game. Try to guess who voted for what, as people claim their one pointers :D

Thief

12-05-21, 10:04 PM

Quick note: I plan to post the one-pointers in a minute, and start the countdown tomorrow. As usual, there are some technical mumbo-jumbo that Yoda has to complete now that the thread is live, but I expect this to be rolling tomorrow.

In the meantime, I'm gonna borrow an idea from Thursday Next, from her Foreign Film Countdown... so what are your predictions/faildictions:

What will films #100 and #99 be?
Which director will appear the most times?
How many animated films will make it?
What year from the decade will have the most entries?

Have fun!

John Dumbear

12-05-21, 10:08 PM

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John Dumbear

12-05-21, 10:19 PM

What will films #100 and #99 be?
#100 - The Road
#99 - Burn After Reading

Which director will appear the most times?
The Coens

How many animated films will make it?
My kids are grown and gone, no clue.

What year from the decade will have the most entries?
2006

rauldc14

12-05-21, 10:23 PM

100 Quills
99 Squid and the Whale

Director- Eastwood

Animated- I'll go with 8

Year- 2004

SpelingError

12-05-21, 10:26 PM

Which director will appear the most times?
The Coens.

How many animated films will make it?
10

What year from the decade will have the most entries?
2007

Miss Vicky

12-05-21, 10:27 PM

100 Quills

I really want you to be wrong but I also kind of want you to be right since #100 is still on the countdown.

Takoma11

12-05-21, 10:30 PM

What year from the decade will have the most entries?
2007

My thought as well.

I'm interested to see how many English language vs non-English language films there are, especially considering the semi-recent foreign language countdown.

John Dumbear

12-05-21, 10:30 PM

I really want you to be wrong but I also kind of want you to be right since #100 is still on the countdown.

https://media0.giphy.com/media/2TnMifNUCcKv6/giphy.gif

ynwtf

12-05-21, 10:31 PM

Reserved too.
Maybe I can sell it on auction once this heats up.

Auction has CLOSED!

You haven't even sent a list tho, Minio.

.

Allaby

12-05-21, 10:37 PM

My wild guesses:

What will films #100 and #99 be? The Incredibles (# 100) and Little Miss Sunshine (#99)
Which director will appear the most times? Scorsese
How many animated films will make it? 7
What year from the decade will have the most entries? 2007

Citizen Rules

12-05-21, 10:44 PM

#100 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
*I just seen that for the first time a few weeks ago and if I hadn't sent my ballot in I would've voted for it.

#99 Probably some horror flick I'd never watch:p

Director who appears the most: Spielberg, wait a minute everyone hates Spielberg, at least the hipsters do;) What's the name of that director everyone thinks is the cat's meow? Yeah that one, he'll have the most movies make the list.

Thief

12-05-21, 10:46 PM

One pointers are up. Check the third post.

Citizen Rules

12-05-21, 10:52 PM

I see my 1 pointer is on the list, I bet Miss Vicky can guess it.

Miss Vicky

12-05-21, 10:56 PM

Miss Vicky

12-05-21, 10:58 PM

I see my 1 pointer is on the list, I bet Miss Vicky can guess it.

My Dinner with Jimi?

ynwtf

12-05-21, 10:59 PM

Whoever posted Wet Hot American Summer could possibly become my new bff.

Citizen Rules

12-05-21, 11:00 PM

My Dinner with Jimi?Bingo!

Citizen Rules

12-05-21, 11:04 PM

I've only seen 3 of the

Citizen Rules

12-05-21, 11:05 PM

I've only seen 3 of the 1 pointers not counting my own.

Beyond the Sea (2004)
Frida (2002)
National Treasure (2004)

I bet Beyond the Sea was gbgoodies #25 movie. Good movie and I almost included it on my list.

Steve Freeling

12-05-21, 11:10 PM

Interesting. None of mine are in the one-pointers this time, which means at least one other person voted for my #25, just like the foreign language countdown.

Wyldesyde19

12-05-21, 11:11 PM

Spider Man 3? Blade 2? Jason x? National Treasure?
*blinks in amusement*

Well then….Lust, Caution was my 1 pointer, and I wasn’t sure if it would have been. It’s an erotic spy thriller, directed by Ange Lee.

……I swear Mr Minio didn’t hijack my profile….stop looking at me like that.

rauldc14

12-05-21, 11:12 PM

No one pointer for me, but I will say Bucket List was on my final 38 I considered and in reality it is probably in my 25, but I left it off cause I figured it wouldn't get the votes and I was right, so kudos to whoever voted for it.

National Treasure is great fun and kudos to whoever did that too.

Remember the Titans as a one pointer is a shame. Real good.

Miss Vicky

12-05-21, 11:12 PM

I've seen a handful of these movies:

An American Crime (2007)
Anger Management (2003)
The Bucket List (2007)
My Dinner with Jimi (2003)
Surf's Up (2007)

I can't stand Adam Sandler so Anger Management is not my cup of tea. An American Crime and The Bucket List are pretty good. I know I watched My Dinner with Jimi for the Hall of Fame, but don't remember what I thought of it offhand. And, of course, I love Surf's Up.

Pussy Galore

12-05-21, 11:15 PM

Who voted for Bon Cop bad Cop? haha

I have another fellow québécois here?

Allaby

12-05-21, 11:19 PM

I've seen 12 of the one pointers, although mine didn't make the list. Bon Cop Bad Cop is my favourite of the one pointers I have seen. Great film. Atonement is excellent too. Jason X is a lot of fun.

SpelingError

12-05-21, 11:19 PM

I've seen 5 of the one pointers.

Deschain

12-05-21, 11:21 PM

Wow Wet Hot American Summer is a one-pointer. I was expecting it to make the list. I loved the hell outta it but only saw it once and it was a while ago so it didn’t make my list either obviously.

My one-pointer isn’t on that list. >.> <.<

Wyldesyde19

12-05-21, 11:21 PM

Oh, I forgot….I’ve seen 8 of the one pointers.

Takoma11

12-05-21, 11:48 PM

49 Up (2005)
Atonement (2007)
A Bittersweet Life (2005)
Blade II (2002)
Bon Cop Bad Cop (2006)
Brand Upon the Brain! (2006)
The Cat Returns (2002)
Lust, Caution (2007)
The Salton Sea (2002)
Surf's Up (2007)
Swimming Pool (2003)

Seen these. I would say that Atonement, Salton Sea, and Brand Upon the Brain are great.

ynwtf

12-05-21, 11:49 PM

I've seen all. Five. One-pointers. Pretty sure I just won the game.

mark f

12-05-21, 11:52 PM

I've seen 35/38. The only ones I haven't are Bon Cop Bad Cop, Funky Forest: The First Contact and Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical. My #25 didn't make the one-pointers.

Wyldesyde19

12-05-21, 11:55 PM

I've seen 35/38. The only ones I haven't are Bon Cop Bad Cop, Funky Forest: The First Contact and Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical. My #25 didn't make the one-pointers.
I was waiting to see how many you had watched. 👍

Thief

12-06-21, 12:39 AM

Someone stole my "one pointer", so it didn't make it *raises fist in the air*

As for the ones that made it, I've seen 8. Whoever voted for Kung Pow deserves all my praise. I wouldn't have had any problems putting it on my list. It still stands as one of the most hilarious theater-going experiences I've ever had.

Iroquois

12-06-21, 12:56 AM

Ah, the one-pointer. Always one of the finer gambles on this site because you're effectively competing blindly with everyone else to be the one person to vote a particular film onto the list. After some deliberation, I chose Don Hertzfeldt's Rejected - it definitely feels like someone else had the same bright idea as I did (pretty sure that happened when I tried the same thing with It's Such A Beautiful Day on the all-timer list). Be that as it may, it's not hard to see why it deserves to get singled out in this particular manner as its absurd little parody of educational cartoons crystallises a particular brand of turn-of-the-millennium humour so well that I guess I shouldn't be surprised other people would vote for it. Maybe I should have gone with Miami Vice after all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7JyjZI3LUM

Wyldesyde19

12-06-21, 01:02 AM

I almost had Miami Vice as my 1 pointer, but it didn’t survive the final round.
Joke if you must, but it’s actually a solid action film

Siddon

12-06-21, 01:19 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVl5Bnj_EO8

my one pointer....

John Dumbear

12-06-21, 01:32 AM

Stand behind my one pointer because I mentioned it a couple of times here. a damn fine dark comedy.

“The OH in Ohio”

StuSmallz

12-06-21, 02:24 AM

https://i.ibb.co/J34nLF2/lord-of-the-rings-lotr.gif (https://imgbb.com/)

pahaK

12-06-21, 02:37 AM

Seems like my one-pointer actually made it. I wonder if people can guess which one is mine (there's nothing too obvious, right)?

Other than my own one-pointer, I think I've only seen three. Don't really seem to be many of my kind of films among them.

Citizen Rules

12-06-21, 02:53 AM

...[One pointers] Don't really seem to be many of my kind of films among them.Hey, we've something in common:D

ueno_station54

12-06-21, 03:36 AM

Wasn't going for a 1-pointer but I got it anyway lol.

CosmicRunaway

12-06-21, 03:50 AM

I've seen a handful of the one-pointers: Anger Management, A Bittersweet Life, Blade II, Bon Cop Bad Cop, Harry Brown, Jason X, National Treasure, Spider-man 3, and Wet Hot American Summer.

I watched some of Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner a few years back, but not the entire thing. I know it's an important film, but I just wasn't into it at the time. I've seen parts of Kung Pow as well, but I'm unsure if I managed to sit through the entire thing as it was a long time ago haha.

My one-pointer was Bon Cop, Bad Cop. The best way I can describe it is as a "distinctly Canadian" film. It's half in English, half in French, centres around hockey-related crimes, and contains an awful lot of satire that probably doesn't work if you're not Canadian. It's not an amazing film, but it's a fun buddy cop comedy that I quite enjoy thanks to the two leads.

https://c.tenor.com/X9bizscpRlAAAAAC/canfilmday-jourcinecan.gif

I have another fellow québécois here?
Non, c'est seulement moi.

[...] as voted for by our distinguished members.
I initially read this as disgruntled members. :laugh:

John W Constantine

12-06-21, 03:53 AM

Someone stole my "one pointer", so it didn't make it *raises fist in the air*

I felt for sure I was the only one that got the brilliance of Crank: High Voltage. Apparently not.

Chypmunk

12-06-21, 06:06 AM

I've seen a mere twelve of the one-pointers: All Or Nothing; Anger Management; Atonement; A Bittersweet Life; Blade II; The Bucket List; Harry Brown; Lust, Caution; National Treasure; Surf's Up; The Pool and This Is England.

Of those both A Bittersweet Life and Lust, Caution were in contention for a spot on my ballot but didn't quite make it and The Pool was my own one-pointer.

25. The Pool (2007) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0911024/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_6) [1-ptr]

Faildictions (millennial edition v1.0):
100. The Lost Skeleton Of Cadavra (2001)
99. Hedwig And The Angry Inch (2001)

edit to add:
What will films #100 and #99 be? not the above
Which director will appear the most times? The Brothers Coen
How many animated films will make it? Eleven
What year from the decade will have the most entries? 2006

MovieFan1988

12-06-21, 06:12 AM

https://i.postimg.cc/PxHRQFWF/Exciting.gif (https://postimages.org/)

MovieFan1988

12-06-21, 06:14 AM

Anger Management as a one pointer, nice that's #25 on my ballot list

rauldc14

12-06-21, 06:26 AM

Anger Management as a one pointer, nice that's #25 on my ballot list

Legit fan or just felt like doing something random?

MovieFan1988

12-06-21, 06:27 AM

Legit fan or just felt like doing something random?

I'm a fan of it, I thought it was a fun movie to watch

MovieFan1988

12-06-21, 07:32 AM

MovieFan1988

12-06-21, 08:15 AM

Just thought to share this

The MoFo Millenium Top 100 Countdown
'00 - 14
'01 - 10
'02 - 12
'03 - 8
'04 - 8
'05 - 8
'06 - 7
'07 - 10
'08 - 7
'09 - 4

5 movies from 2010 and 7 movies from 2011 on that list

100. The Bourne Identity
99. Iron Man
98. Hedwig and the Angry Inch
97. Black Dynamite
96. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
95. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
94. Brotherhood of the Wolf
93. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
92. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
91. American Splendor
90. Spider-Man 2
89. The Darjeeling Limited
88. The Artist (2011)
87. Good Night, and Good Luck
86. Quills
85. The Help (2011)
84. Lars and the Real Girl
83. Monsters, Inc.
82. Once
81. The Wrestler
80. Requiem for a Dream
79. Synecdoche, New York
78. Traffic
77. King Kong
76. Brokeback Mountain
75. Brick
74. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
73. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
72. Gangs of New York
71. Sunshine
70. Man on Fire
69. Gladiator
68. Hero
67. Road to Perdition
66. Gone Baby Gone
65. The Three Burials of Melquiadas Estrada
64. Gran Torino
63. Signs
62. Tree of Life (2011)
61. True Grit (2010)
60. Sideways
59. Werckmeister Harmonies
58. Million Dollar Baby
57. The Incredibles
56. Sin City
55. Adaptation
54. American Psycho
53. Juno
52. Crash
51. Batman Begins
50. Solaris
49. Drive (2011)
48. Battle Royale
47. Moon
46. Kill Bill: Volume 1
45. Ghost World
44. Finding Nemo
43. Downfall
42. The King's Speech (2011)
41. Let the Right One In
40. A History of Violence
39. Wonder Boys
38. Dancer in the Dark
37. Ratatouille
36. The Pianist
35. Talk to Her
34. The Lives of Others
33. The Prestige
32. Almost Famous
31. The Fountain
30. Punch Drunk Love (2010)
29. Toy Story 3 (2010)
28. Unbreakable
27. The Royal Tenenbaums
26. Spirited Away
25. Black Swan (2010)
24. Inception (2010)
23. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
22. The Social Network (2011)
21. Wall-E
20. Oldboy
19. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
18. Pan's Labyrinth
17. Memento
16. Zodiac
15. Donnie Darko
14. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
13. Up
12. The Departed
11. Children of Men
10. Amelie
9. No Country for Old Men
8. Inglorious Basterds
7. Lost in Translation
6. City of God
5. There Will Be Blood
4. Mulholland Drive
3. The Dark Knight
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Thief

12-06-21, 09:04 AM

MovieFan1988

12-06-21, 09:06 AM

This is good to share. It'll be interesting how much that list has changed in 10 years.

Yea it will be interesting for sure

rauldc14

12-06-21, 09:25 AM

Is there an expected timeframe of posts for the reveals or will it vary Thief

Thief

12-06-21, 09:29 AM

My plan is to post the reveals everyday around the late mornings (EST). Today's first might take a bit longer, but that's the plan. Any deviation, I will try to let you all know.

rauldc14

12-06-21, 09:40 AM

Cool beans

Yoda

12-06-21, 11:01 AM

Yeah, any delays this morning are on me, not him! Been throwing together some last-minute stuff.

To that end, certain little things relating to the layout (particularly on mobile) might change a bit after the countdown starts.

cricket

12-06-21, 11:11 AM

No 1 pointer for me and I've never had one, but I'm sure I'm the only one who voted for some of the movies on my ballot. The Salton Sea and Remember the Titans both almost made my ballot, very surprised Titans only got 1 point.

The Rodent

12-06-21, 11:13 AM

If Paul Bark: Maul Chop isn't #1, this list is void.

Thief

12-06-21, 11:34 AM

Ok, reveal will be in a few minutes.

Just to give a bit of a prologue, kinda similar to what happened on the Foreign Film Countdown, the movies at #101 and #100 were tied on points, and although the ballot count serves as our tie-breaker, it's fair to let you all know which one was #101.

Chypmunk

12-06-21, 11:36 AM

Bonus faildiction (millennial edition v1.0)
101. The Titfield Thunderbolt: 50 Years On (2003)

Thief

12-06-21, 11:38 AM

65 points, 3 listsStill Walking (https://www.movieforums.com/movies/25050-still-walking.html)Director
Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2008

Starring
Hiroshi Abe, Kirin Kiki, Yui Natsukawa, Yoshio Harada

Thief

12-06-21, 11:39 AM

65 points, 4 listsMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the World (https://www.movieforums.com/movies/8619-master-and-commander-the-far-side-of-the-world.html)Director
Peter Weir, 2003

Starring
Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, James D'Arcy, Edward Woodall

Thief

12-06-21, 11:39 AM

66 points, 5 listsThe New World (https://www.movieforums.com/movies/11400-the-new-world.html)Director
Terrence Malick, 2005

Starring
Colin Farrell, Q'orianka Kilcher, Christopher Plummer, Christian Bale

Thief

12-06-21, 11:39 AM

There you go, people. Have at it!

Thief

12-06-21, 11:43 AM

As mentioned, both Still Walking and Master and Commander ended up with 65 points. But since the latter was in one more ballot than the other, it ends up at #100.

Chypmunk

12-06-21, 11:49 AM

Still yet to see Still Walking but I usually quite like Koreeda's works so hopefully will get round to it at some point. Rewatched Master And Commander as prep for this and it's a good watch but was never in contention for a spot on my ballot. Not much of a Malick fan and have never been drawn to watch The New World.

Seen: 1/2 (Own: 1/2)

25. The Pool (2007) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0911024/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_6) [1-ptr]

Faildictions (millennial edition v1.0):
98. Catch Me If You Can (2002)
97. Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)

mattiasflgrtll6

12-06-21, 11:53 AM

I like Master & Commander quite a lot. Respectable #100 pick.

kgaard

12-06-21, 11:54 AM

I've not seen Still Walking; Master and Commander and The New World are both fine movies. Not on my list (or even considered) but they are solid entries.

rauldc14

12-06-21, 11:54 AM

65 points as a barometer doesn't fare well for a lot of films on my list.

Haven't seen any of the 3.

Sedai

12-06-21, 11:55 AM

kgaard

12-06-21, 12:00 PM

My one-pointer was 49 Up. I had a few reasons for choosing it: it's representative of a fascinating--if flawed in design and ethically dubious--documentary that it's hard to imagine being replicated in a social media age. It's not the best of the series, exactly (if I had to pick one I'd choose 28 Up), but it is good in and of itself, and they're really all of a piece. And, for another month at least, I'm 49 myself, so this particular episode is particularly meaningful for me right now.

Harry Lime

12-06-21, 12:02 PM

Thanks again to Thief for running the countdown! And to Yoda for all of the other stuff.

I had Atanrjuat: The Fast Runner at #25 (my one pointer), a brilliant and important film.

Siddon

12-06-21, 12:08 PM

Still Walking puts me to sleep everytime I try and watch it...Master and Commander got robbed.

The Rodent

12-06-21, 12:09 PM

Never heard of any of these.
:p

Yoda

12-06-21, 12:10 PM

Never heard of any of these.
:p
whats a movie

mattiasflgrtll6

12-06-21, 12:12 PM

Master and Commander got robbed.

Did it? It made the 100 spot over Still Walking, so would say it won.

Harry Lime

12-06-21, 12:12 PM

And these are three good movies to start out the countdown. It's going to be a good one!

mark f

12-06-21, 12:16 PM

Still Walking is a quietly-powerful family drama, but not one of my faves from him. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a solid 3.5 movie. I liked the characters and the action, plus I was impressed that we got to see the Galapagos Islands. The New World - 3 - breathtaking visually, but the two halves of the story (the two Johns) don't seem to fit together. Overall a very good start.

CosmicRunaway

12-06-21, 12:18 PM

I haven't seen Still Walking, but I feel like I should probably add it to my watch list since I've liked all 6 of the other films by Kore-eda that I have seen.

I keep meaning to watch Master and Commander, but never seem to remember when I'm trying to find something to watch. Haven't seen The New World either, but that's because I have no desire to.

Seen: 0/2

My List:
25. Bon Cop, Bad Cop (2006) - 1-pointer

65 points as a barometer doesn't fare well for a lot of films on my list.
I feel this. I'm pretty sure none of the films on the lower part of my list are going to make it now haha.

The Rodent

12-06-21, 12:18 PM

This is weird:
When I clicked the Like, it did this:
https://i.imgur.com/QfcEMS3.png

But upon reloading the page, the reps have gone...
https://i.imgur.com/SchYxFH.png

KeyserCorleone

12-06-21, 12:21 PM

First, let me say that the banners are GORGEOUS!

I saw parts of Master and Commander in high school, but it wasn't my thing at the time. But now that I know it's a Peter Weir movie I might actually check it out today. So far the only Weir movies I've seen are Truman Show and The Last Wave, both of them among my favorite movies.

I'm not currently in tune with anything by Terrence Malick, but I'll get around to him once I'm done exploring the director's I'm already familiar with. I was planning on exploring more Peter Weir, anyway.

Never heard of Still Walking.

And one more thing... the fact that Kung Pow only got one point is disappointing. Stinky pits and all, baby.

Miss Vicky

12-06-21, 12:21 PM

Master and Commander was on my shortlist, but didn't make my ballot. I did vote for a couple of other Russell Crowe films though.

It's been ages since I last watched The New World, but I vaguely remember liking it. I haven't seen Still Walking.

My Ballot:
25. Surf's Up (One-Pointer)

Chypmunk

12-06-21, 12:22 PM

But upon reloading the page, the reps have gone...

It's Steve, he steals them. It's the only way he can get reps.

SpelingError

12-06-21, 12:22 PM

I haven't seen Still Walking and Master and Commander, but I have seen The New World and it was was #25 on my ballot. It's shot really well, it contains Malick's sensually pleasing poetic style, and, more importantly, it seems as if the characters are aware of their fates before it even happens to them, yet are resigned to them. The ending, in particular, ranks amongst the most powerful things Malick has ever done. One could criticize this film for its length and, while I struggled with it somewhat with my first viewing, it grew on me quite a bit when I revisited it.

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Deschain

12-06-21, 12:24 PM

Never heard of Still Walking.

Master and Commander is a damn fine film, wish they got around to making the supposed trilogy.

And we’re starting early with the Malick I see.

Yoda

12-06-21, 12:27 PM

This is weird:
When I clicked the Like, it did this:
https://i.imgur.com/QfcEMS3.png

But upon reloading the page, the reps have gone...
https://i.imgur.com/SchYxFH.png
Ah, thanks. It's actually supposed to be hidden all the time.

KeyserCorleone

12-06-21, 12:28 PM

Never heard of Still Walking.

Master and Commander is a damn fine film, wish they got around to making the supposed trilogy.

And we’re starting early with the Malick I see.

Actually, up until I looked it up just now, I didn't even know it was a Napoleonic war film. If I had known that, I probably would've checked it out around the time I watched Abel Gance's Napoleon and finished the novel War and Peace.

mattiasflgrtll6

12-06-21, 12:29 PM

It's actually supposed to be hidden all the time.

Why?

Yoda

12-06-21, 12:31 PM

Why?
Messes with the layout.

Also kinda dissonant: it's supposed to be a banner draped over the post, but there's nothing in that place to drape it over.

I might be able to add it back but it would need to be reworked or repositioned.

Harry Lime

12-06-21, 12:35 PM

Yes, the banners/layout looks great too!

KeyserCorleone

12-06-21, 12:41 PM

I see Matt's signature under one of my posts. It says: Bird Bod. And now here I am thinking...

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/disney/images/5/58/Brooklyn_%28Gargoyles%29.jpg/revision/latest/top-crop/width/360/height/360?cb=20210828181808

Thanks, Deviantart. Now I gotta put up mental resistances.

rauldc14

12-06-21, 12:43 PM

Never heard of Still Walking.

Master and Commander is a damn fine film, wish they got around to making the supposed trilogy.

And we’re starting early with the Malick I see.

New World is the only eligible Malick film for this countdown.

John W Constantine

12-06-21, 12:53 PM

The New World was my #7. We're getting T-Mal out of the way early i suppose.

ynwtf

12-06-21, 12:59 PM

I don't think Master and Commander was in range of landing in my top 25. It's one I might watch once in five years, but there's just not much of a draw there with me.

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Thief

12-06-21, 01:06 PM

I hadn't heard of Still Walking until this, and I really haven't seen any of Kore-eda's work.

I saw Master and Commander for the first time just two years ago and, although I thought it was pretty good, I never really considered it.

As for The New World, I've never felt drawn to it. I've been approaching Malick's film with a bit of caution, but I suppose I'll get to it eventually.

Thief

12-06-21, 01:07 PM

Iroquois

12-06-21, 01:08 PM

Decent start to the list. I'd say Still Walking is my favourite of the bunch - watched it twice earlier this year and a movie's usually got to be pretty good for me to watch it more than once in a calendar year. Master and Commander and The New World are both solid enough in my estimation, even if I do think they're more good than great (though who knows how much that'd change if I gave them another shot).

ynwtf

12-06-21, 01:09 PM

oh ffs. i screwed up my list. I JUST remembered a movie that I can't believe I forgot. I may not participate from here on as I sulk into a dark cave of depression.

Yoda

12-06-21, 01:14 PM

oh ffs. i screwed up my list. I JUST remembered a movie that I can't believe I forgot. I may not participate from here on as I sulk into a dark cave of depression.
If you tell me what it is, I can check the list, see if it made it, and then not tell you and feel smug in my knowledge.

The Rodent

12-06-21, 01:16 PM

If you tell me what it is, I can check the list, see if it made it, and then not tell you and feel smug in my knowledge.

Ah the memories of having the info...

Feel like a kind of Dark Lord...

Emperor Palpatine

12-06-21, 01:18 PM

If you tell me what it is, I can check the list, see if it made it, and then not tell you and feel smug in my knowledge.

Typical Yoda talking in riddles... not making any sense to anyone.

Dude, even Grogu made more sense than you do sometimes.

Joking of course.
He made more sense than you all the time.

Yoda

12-06-21, 01:21 PM

Get lost, Flashy Fingertips.

Emperor Palpatine

12-06-21, 01:23 PM

Get lost, Flashy Fingertips.

Now now, don't drag this thread into a one-two between you and me.

We all saw what happened in 19BBY when I slapped you around a bit and then took over the Galaxy before you went into hiding.

The Rodent

12-06-21, 01:25 PM

Bloody Palpatine...

... he's good at zapping spam, just not good as a team player.

Yoda

12-06-21, 01:26 PM

"Can I learn this power?"
"Not from a moderator"

83263

The Rodent

12-06-21, 01:27 PM

"Can I learn this power?"
"Not from a moderator"

83263

:laugh:

Allaby

12-06-21, 01:34 PM

I haven't seen Still Walking yet. Master and Commander is an excellent film, a 9/10. I have it on blu ray. The New World is a good movie, 7/10 from me. I have The New World on the Criterion special 3 disc blu ray.

ScarletLion

12-06-21, 01:39 PM

Absolutely chuffed to bits to see Still Walking (nearly) make this list, as I'm a huge Koreedaphile. It's not the one I had in my 25 though.

Harry Lime

12-06-21, 01:41 PM

chuffed
/CHəft/
Learn to pronounce
adjective INFORMAL • BRITISH
very pleased.
"I'm dead chuffed to have won"
Definitions from Oxford Languages

Citizen Rules

12-06-21, 01:43 PM

Wow already on the first day of the countdown and 2 of the first 3 movies made my ballot:)

Still Walking was my #3! it made my ballot and the countdown thanks to TN aka Thursday Next who recommended it to me in my 2000s Recommendation thread.

Master and Commander was my #4! This was the first movie I thought of when this countdown was announced. I'm pretty sure it also wouldn't have made the countdown without my help.

The Rodent

12-06-21, 01:44 PM

chuffed
/CHəft/
Learn to pronounce
adjective INFORMAL • BRITISH
very pleased.
"I'm dead chuffed to have won"
Definitions from Oxford Languages

Informal?
"Chuffed" is used by the Royals.

So I'm told :goof:

Citizen Rules

12-06-21, 01:46 PM

I didn't care for The New World, it looked great but was unfocused in the overall story aspects.

Chypmunk

12-06-21, 02:03 PM

Informal?
"Chuffed" is used by the Royals.

So I'm told :goof:
I don't know whether it is used by the Royals but it most certainly is used in their presence as evidenced by this told to me by a distant relative who was once related by marriage to the step-uncle of one of her chauffeurs:
"I do believe Georgie Corgi just chuffed again Ma'am - would Ma'am like the window opened?"

The Rodent

12-06-21, 02:08 PM

Oooohhh, THAT chuffed.

My bad.
Or "One's improper thought" as the Royals would say.

cricket

12-06-21, 02:13 PM

I didn't have time to prepare for this countdown but I'm still surprised that I'm 0 for 3 with 2 movies that I don't recall hearing of.

Thursday Next

12-06-21, 02:14 PM

Yay it's started!

I have seen 5 of the on-pointers, including my own, Wet Hot American Summer.

I like Still Walking a lot, glad to see it almost make the list.

Master and Commander is decent; not sure I have watched The New World all the way through.

gandalf26

12-06-21, 02:20 PM

For **** Sake!!!

I was so sure I'd not forgotten anything, and there it is, first load of films. Master and Commander would have been my top 5 most likely, glad that it made it though!

MovieMeditation

12-06-21, 02:27 PM

My one-pointer didn’t make it… and I’m furious! I highly doubt it’ll make the countdown but who knows haha

This is a strong start. I’ve not seen the #101 entry, but both Master and Commander and The New World are great films. I love a few films by Malick and that one is no different. Beautiful film.

The Rodent

12-06-21, 02:29 PM

For **** Sake!!!

I was so sure I'd not forgotten anything, and there it is, first load of films. Master and Commander would have been my top 5 most likely, glad that it made it though!

Maybe heading your list as...
The Master And Commander's List
... wasn't the best idea.

Thief

12-06-21, 02:43 PM

Ah the memories of having the info...

Feel like a kind of Dark Lord...

https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-b8b790b00dda1f00b8ec340eeb7f6fa1

John McClane

12-06-21, 02:44 PM

I briefly considered Master and Commander for my ballot, but ultimately, ended up pulling it. When I was finalizing my ballot, I was trying to ensure I was including films I liked from all genres, as well as animation etc. Master and Commander ended up getting cut so I could include an animated film. Anyway, great stuff, I love the score, and the tense scenes of nautical battle as we travel along with the crew aboard their little wooden world.I seem to recall this was one of the movies that we watched when I visited, but correct me if I'm wrong.

But I seem to recall me geeking out at the quality of the audio mix, so I am pretty certain we watched it. It was either that or Kingdom of Heaven.

Man, I don't even know anymore. We watched quite a few things: I do remember watching The Goonies when you were at work and also we watched True Lies and The Last of the Mohicans.

Good times, man. :)

Thief

12-06-21, 03:01 PM

Critics

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Some info about our #100, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World...

https://i.imgur.com/sounzOm.png

It currently has a 85% Certified Fresh Tomatometer score among critics, if you're the kind of guy that checks that. Remember that the Tomatometer is not a direct measure of quality, but rather a metric of how many critics gave it a positive review, which could've ranged from "Wow! It was magnificent! Best of the year!" to merely "twas Ok".

Meanwhile, the film has a 7.4/10 score on IMDb (with 213,000 votes).

Anyway, Roger Ebert gave it ★★★★ and called it:

"Grand and glorious, and touching in its attention to its characters. Like the work of David Lean, it achieves the epic without losing sight of the human, and to see it is to be reminded of the way great action movies can rouse and exhilarate us, can affirm life instead of simply dramatizing its destruction."

On the other hand, Kam Williams of Town Topics said:

"While Master and Commander recaptures the bygone days of the ultimate in intimate male-bonding opportunities, it fails to develop any meaningful relationships among its characters. Thus, this is a mindless war movie with dialogue saturated with words such as sextant, leftenant and bosun's mate, and punctuated with Anglophilic appeals like 'For England! For home and the prize!' and 'This ship is England!'."

As for our MoFo reviewers, Citizen Rules said:

"What a great film!... It's the characters and how they interact and show us life abroad ship that makes this film very special. Yes it does have some thrilling moments, many in fact. Yes there's plenty of action and good old ship broadsides with roaring canon blast and shards of ship boards a-flying. But this film has something more, heart and that makes it much better than the average sailing ship movie."

While Hondo333 said:

"I have walked out of the cinema disappointed... Not that I had expected a lot from Master and Commander, but I had at least expected a decent film, which was not delivered... I think that there was a (failed) attempt to transfer what was happening on the screen to affect the viewer."

Remember that although I might or might not share this thoughts for some of the films, you can always click the poster on each entry, which will take you to each film's special page within MoFo, with lots of neat information about it, and links to the reviews of fellow MoFo's.

KeyserCorleone

12-06-21, 03:08 PM

If you click the percentage, you'll get exact statistics about the movie, including the average rating from the critics. A 100% on RT can range from 6.5-9.

mattiasflgrtll6

12-06-21, 03:15 PM

I've never liked the weird percentage system for Rottentomatoes. That's why imdb even though it can be unreliable sometimes, the rating tends to be more honest there.

Thief

12-06-21, 03:21 PM

Critics

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And now, some info about our #99, The New World...

https://i.imgur.com/AQ4mItt.png

It currently has a 63% Fresh Tomatometer score among critics.

Meanwhile, the film has a 6.7/10 score on IMDb (with 85,000 votes).

Roger Ebert ALSO gave this ★★★★ and called it:

"Terrence Malick's "The New World" strips away all the fancy and lore from the story of Pocahontas and her tribe and the English settlers at Jamestown, and imagines how new and strange these people must have seemed to one another."

On the other hand, Josh Larsen gave it ★★ and said:

"The tale may be perfectly suited to Malick’s languorous cinematography and portentous voice-over narration, but by now these elements have begun to resemble a misguided perfume commercial. Call it Terrence Malick’s Obsession."

As for our MoFo reviewers, Holden Pike said:

"The larger and more constant Malick themes of the natural world and how man is both juxtaposed and in harmony with it are on full display in The New World. Malick is a cinematic poet, which is really the key point of audience division. If you go into Terry's films expecting traditional narrative you will likely be frustrated, confused and bored by the images, no matter how beautiful. But if you open yourself up to his unique brand of storytelling, these are momentously engaging and emotionally moving films."

While ashdoc said:

"I only wished that the tides of history could have been turned, and that every meeting that the natives had with the white man would have been like the experience of Pocahontas, and that sheer poetry like the film could have been weaved out of that meet... Verdict---Good."

I seriously doubt I will do this for all of the 100 entries :laugh: but for now, I'll ride the high

Thief

12-06-21, 03:24 PM

I've never liked the weird percentage system for Rottentomatoes. That's why imdb even though it can be unreliable sometimes, the rating tends to be more honest there.

I have no strong feelings one way or the other towards the Tomatometer, but I do with the wrong way that many interpret its score. I hope MoFo's here can look at it as its intended. Anyway, I had also intended to include the IMDb score, but forgot. Will edit now. Thanks for reminding me!

Sedai

12-06-21, 03:24 PM

I seem to recall this was one of the movies that we watched when I visited, but correct me if I'm wrong.

But I seem to recall me geeking out at the quality of the audio mix, so I am pretty certain we watched it. It was either that or Kingdom of Heaven.

Man, I don't even know anymore. We watched quite a few things: I do remember watching The Goonies when you were at work and also we watched True Lies and The Last of the Mohicans.

Good times, man. :)

We watched it, and that was most certainly the one that had us flipping out about the sound mix. Awesome mix, for sure! I may or may not have had it up too loud. ;)

Also, re: The Last of the Mohicans - I replaced my Director's Cut copy with the original cut, as we discussed! I definitely prefer the original cut.

Chypmunk

12-06-21, 03:29 PM

I seriously doubt I will do this for all of the 100 entries :laugh: but for now, I'll ride the high
Well, only fair to mention that now you've started doing these I shall have to dock some points from your overall hosting score should you not see them through to the bitter end. And I imagine it will be bitter by the time you get to the Top Ten. Very bitter indeed. :D

Thief

12-06-21, 03:29 PM

Trailers

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Finally, trailers for both, in case you're interested...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oyQGHHz8U8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2LdlqW26zc

Thief

12-06-21, 03:35 PM

Well, only fair to mention that now you've started doing these I shall have to dock some points from your overall hosting score should you not see them through to the bitter end. And I imagine it will be bitter by the time you get to the Top Ten. Very bitter indeed. :D

I shot myself in the foot, I guess :laugh:

John McClane

12-06-21, 04:03 PM

We watched it, and that was most certainly the one that had us flipping out about the sound mix. Awesome mix, for sure! I may or may not have had it up too loud. ;)What?! ;)

Also, re: The Last of the Mohicans - I replaced my Director's Cut copy with the original cut, as we discussed! I definitely prefer the original cut.Aye, the minor differences really do make for a completely different film. The stuff omitted in the Director's Cut was kinda important, so that's why I found it odd at the time.

They even have a "Definitive Directors Edition" now, which put some of that stuff back but it doesn't seem to have the cohesiveness of the theatrical cut. All I know is it'll always be a top ten for me because of that whole Deleuze/Guattari bull****. :D

Kaplan

12-06-21, 04:39 PM

I haven't seen Still Walking, but I'm sure I'd like it better than the other two, both of which I found unimpressive, though they are nice looking films. I'm glad to get them out of the way right at the start. I didn't try for a 1-pointer for this list, because when I tried for a 1-pointer for the foreign language film it was OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies, which someone else also voted for, so I didn't bother for this list. Now I see there's a third OSS 117 movie that came out this year. Too bad the second one wasn't very good.

Thief

12-06-21, 05:11 PM

For fans of Master and Commander, know that there is a sequel/prequel/reboot/whatever in the works.

Prequel to Russell Crowe's 'Master and Commander' in the Works (https://www.indiewire.com/2021/06/master-and-commander-prequel-works-1234642696/)

New ‘Master And Commander’ Movie In Works At 20th Century; Patrick Ness Penning Prequel (https://deadline.com/2021/06/20th-century-master-and-commander-patrick-ness-1234769535/)

Sorry, Russell Crowe Fans, Master And Commander Is Getting A Reboot (https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2568530/sorry-russell-crowe-fans-master-and-commander-is-getting-a-reboot-paul-bettany)

No Russell Crowe, though.

Citizen Rules

12-06-21, 05:19 PM

Thief

Love your daily countdown follow-ups with reviews and stats, so cool!...You're sure setting that countdown host bar high, really high:yup:

pahaK

12-06-21, 05:30 PM

As no one attempted managed to guess my one-pointer correctly, I'll have to reveal it myself. I suppose my fancy towards vigilante films has come up earlier, so it should not be a major surprise that my one-pointer is Harry Brown. I've only seen it once but I did like it a lot.

I haven't seen Still Walking (actually, I haven't even heard of it before). I've seen two of Kore-eda's films and liked the other (The Third Murder) and disliked the other (After Life). This one seems like it would belong to that dislike portion for me, unfortunately.

I've seen Master and Commander when it was released, and remember it is OK. It's one of those films I'm planning to rewatch at some point and probably should have done so prior to this countdown.

I'm pretty sure I've seen The New World too, but my memories are pretty vague. Back then I didn't know what to expect from Malick, so I've probably been disappointed. I've found most of his films decent lately, so maybe a rewatch is due in here as well.

ApexPredator

12-06-21, 07:14 PM

Haven't seen Master and Commander or The New World. I do have the former among my VUDU films so maybe I'll get around to it in 2022?

As for the one pointers, I'm kind of surprised Atonement just had the one vote. It's not bad. Anger Management might be among Adam Sandler's last decent movies (haven't seen Uncut Gems or the Meyerowitz Stories), Still I would have rather seen Sandler enter into Jack's world (that film would have probably been a career highlight). Blade 2 might have been my first and only taste with a dollar theater (they were phasing out the old cinemaplex with a bigger one so they decided to go cut rate on its way out the door). You can tell some of the Del Toro quirks were present, but the film was only alright. The Bucket List was a decent concept with some good actors in search of a good script (they didn't find it). Jason X was a highlight of the Friday the 13th franchise and did have some choice moments such as Jason in the VR world and any scene featuring Chuck Campbell and Lisa Ryder. National Treasure was a fun one riding the charisma of Nicolas Cage and a crazy plot. Remember the Titans would be an honorable mention for me. Great acting from Will Patton and Denzel Washington and a compelling story allows this one to march towards the end zone. I couldn't vibe with World's Greatest Dad (that sequence in the pool is a bit on the nose) but Robin Williams does give a good performance as a father desperate to reshape the family story.

ueno_station54

12-06-21, 07:18 PM

Damn lol, 2 films I dislike and one I turned off half hour in lmao.

Holden Pike

12-06-21, 07:42 PM

As one can surmise from my quoted review I do like Malick's The New World an awful lot, though it did not make my ballot. It would have been in my top thirty-five or forty but not twenty-five. Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World is nowhere on my top one hundred. I love Peter Weir, especially the middle phase of his career from Gallipoli through The Truman Show, but this intentionally old-fashioned epic doesn't do anything for me.

And away we go.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xJ67-WjOis

Thief

12-06-21, 08:16 PM

Thief

Love your daily countdown follow-ups with reviews and stats, so cool!...You're sure setting that countdown host bar high, really high:yup:

Like I said, I doubt I can keep up with that :laugh: but if there's something to be said, is that today was a hellish day at work, and still I found time to do that, so who knows :D

Thief

12-06-21, 08:24 PM

Awards

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Speaking of awards, here are some of the awards that Master and Commander received...

Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Russell Boyd)
Academy Award for Best Sound Editing (Richard King)
AFI Award for Ten Best Pictures of the Year
BAFTA for Best Costume Design (Wendy Stites)
BAFTA David Lean Award for Achievement in Directing (Peter Weir)
BAFTA for Best Production Design (William Sandell)
BAFTA for Best Sound (King, Doug Hemphill, Paul Massey, Art Rochester)

Among many others.

As for The New World, it won...

ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress (Q'orianka Kilcher)
Mar de Plata Film Festival Kodak Award (Emmanuel Lubezki)
National Board of Review Award for Best Breakthrough Actress (Kilcher)
OFCS Award for Best Breakthrough Performance (Kilcher)
San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography (Lubezki)

resopamenic

12-06-21, 09:34 PM

Still Walking barely crack top 100...

Boo mofo boo :p
https://thumbs.gfycat.com/AjarMagnificentAlbertosaurus-max-1mb.gif

John McClane

12-06-21, 10:05 PM

This slow burn thing is killing me

Thief

12-06-21, 10:08 PM

For those that like to guess, much like today's entries, tomorrow entries also have to do with... water. One more than the other, but the "other" has what I think is a peripheral connection to water. I have to be vague, cause I haven't seen it and I don't wanna read too much, so there's that :shifty:

Wyldesyde19

12-06-21, 10:14 PM

Finding Nemo is probably one of them

resopamenic

12-06-21, 10:15 PM

So that life aquatic with bill Murray

Boo...

ash_is_the_gal

12-06-21, 10:17 PM

The MoFo tradition is to honor the One Pointers. What are those? Well, those are films that received exactly one point, meaning that a single person had them in their last spot

Frida (2002)

this one was mine. aw. <3

also, there were 2 movies I totally forgot about when making my list, and Still Walking was one of them. :bawling:

Thief

12-06-21, 10:20 PM

also, there were 2 movies I totally forgot about when making my list, and Still Walking was one of them. :bawling:

Fans of the film will say :laugh:

https://media.giphy.com/media/3o84szW0PrWZyUv0mA/giphy.gif

Miss Vicky

12-06-21, 10:36 PM

John Dumbear

12-06-21, 10:40 PM

"Castaway"

Yeah, "Signs"

KeyserCorleone

12-06-21, 11:03 PM

So that life aquatic with bill Murray

Boo...

This and Signs.

Thief

12-06-21, 11:38 PM

Trivia

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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/Baja_Tank_ship_16451432420_afa83d8152.jpg

Did you know that...

only ten days of the filming actually took place at sea?
the rest of the film was shot on a full-scale replica ship in a 20 million gallon tank built for Titanic? (see above picture)
the film is the first non-documentary film shot in the Galápagos?
sound designer Richard King used a 24-pound and a 12-pound cannon to record the shooting?
Crowe and Bettany both learned to play the violin and the cello for the film, but their recording was ultimately dubbed?

https://www.denofgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Paul-Bettany-and-Russell-Crowe-in-Master-and-Commander.jpg?resize=1024,461

Thief

12-06-21, 11:47 PM

Trivia

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The New World

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNDBmZTc4NDktYjExYy00NDliLWI4YTktZTU2NGQyOTFkNGI1XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjUwNzk3NDc@._V1_.jpg

Did you know that...

Terrence Malick ended up cutting most of James Horner's score from the film? As a result, Horner referred to it as "the most disappointing experience" he had with a filmmaker.
Key scenes from Christopher Plummer were cut by Malick, and Plummer vowed never to work with him again?
Terrence Malick was a fan of Disney's Pocahontas? That's why he cast Irene Bedard and Christian Bale.
Kodak sent Terrence Malick a bottle of champagne after learning he had exposed over one million feet of their film stock?

https://www.powwows.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/irene-3-600x338.jpg

PHOENIX74

12-07-21, 12:15 AM

One pointers : Mine was the Bobcat Goldthwait film World's Greatest Dad (2009) - I thought it would make the list as not too many people have seen it (you really should!)

I've seen 12 out of those others. Harry Brown is the best - a really good film that almost made my list. Watched Spiderman 3 in preparation for this countdown. This is England is really good. Atonement is brilliant - nearly made my list as well and I'm surprised it only got the single point. All or Nothing is a good one from Mike Leigh. Anger Management is one of the better films with Adam Sandler in (Punch-Drunk Love will surely rate here) and I watched The Fog of War for the first time in preparation for this countdown also - so that's paying off! Jason X I've seen along with every other Friday film. It's actually one of my favourites from that series. Remember the Titans got a run in my preparation too. It had me cheering. National Treasure I saw a little while ago for the first time. Saw The Bucket List a long time ago - very popular when it came out.

100. Master and Commander : The Far Side of the World - Watched this for the second time in preparation for this a few weeks ago. Visually impressive, with wonderful battle scenes, but I'd like to have seen more drama and character from the human representatives in this. I don't mind looking at it though. I could watch it again just for the cinematography. It captures the wonder of life at sea in that optic sense along with the splintered timber or roaring explosions during more hectic scenes. I'd hate to be wounded in that day in age...

99. The New World - I'm quite happy to see this on the list. I rate The New World very highly, even though I didn't vote for it. Contains the same lyrical sense that most of Terrence Malick's stuff does - and suits the former film on this countdown as a pair with it's visuals, which are sublime. Maybe I should have voted for it - I loved it dearly the first time I saw it. On a second viewing I did feel a bit like it was a little uneven, but if I were rating it this would still get a 9/10 from me.

John Dumbear

12-07-21, 12:27 AM

“World’s Greatest Dad” is both disgusting and twisted. That’s why it’s one of my faves.

jiraffejustin

12-07-21, 01:06 AM

Jason X was my one-pointer. I am happy that nobody else voted for it. It's a bad movie, but it's a lot of fun to watch, so it is a good movie.

gbgoodies

12-07-21, 01:21 AM

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/MoFoTop100/surfsup.gif

Surf's Up got four votes in the Animation Countdown and sneaked onto the list at #99 (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1213264#post1213264) back in 2014, but it gets very little love around here.

I watch this movie at least once a year and it's one of my go-to picks to cure sadness or boredom. I love the characters and the concept and it's just so light-hearted and fun. I highly recommend it.

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/AnimationCountdown/Gifs/99surfsup.gif

My Ballot:
25. Surf's Up (One-Pointer)

It's been many years since I watched Surf's Up, but I remember liking it. I probably should have rewatched it for this countdown, but it wasn't likely to make my list anyway. There are other animated movies that I know I like more than it that I couldn't find room for on my list.

gbgoodies

12-07-21, 01:27 AM

I bet Beyond the Sea was gbgoodies #25 movie. Good movie and I almost included it on my list.

Good guess. :up:

Beyond the Sea was my 1-pointer. It wasn't strategically placed there. It just happened to end up there when I ranked my list. In addition to the movie having some great songs, I thought Kevin Spacey was great as Bobby Darin.

gbgoodies

12-07-21, 01:30 AM

Remember the Titans as a one pointer is a shame. Real good.

Remember the Titans almost made my list, but I ran out of time before I could rewatch it. It might have made it if I had found the time to rewatch it.

gbgoodies

12-07-21, 01:42 AM

I watched Still Walking for the Foreign Language Movies Countdown, and even though it didn't make my final Top 25 list, I liked it enough to consider it for my list for that countdown.

I tried watching Master and Commander several times for this countdown, but I just couldn't seem to get into it, and I eventually just gave up. :(

I haven't seen The New World.

KeyserCorleone

12-07-21, 02:09 AM

It's been many years since I watched Surf's Up, but I remember liking it. I probably should have rewatched it for this countdown, but it wasn't likely to make my list anyway. There are other animated movies that I know I like more than it that I couldn't find room for on my list.

Surf's Up was pretty good, but I only watched it to hear James Eoods' sleazy delivery. I watch bad movies pretty often, but Iwill easily watch the worst of the worst if James Woods is merely talking.

Just finished Master. Slow first act, good second and third, needs more character development but the action's Emmerichian in it's atmosphere.

79/100

John-Connor

12-07-21, 05:12 AM

Great start, it's looking good, props to Thief and yoda for putting this together.

From the one-pointers I've seen, I really like:

A Bittersweet Life
Remember the Titans
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
Surf's Up
National Treasure
This Is England

Most of them are on my 00's list somewhere between 70 and 110. Remember The Titans was on my ballot at one time but didn't make my ballot this time.

First time I saw The New World I fell asleep, it took a re-watch for me to fully appreciate it, had it at #21 initially but after some ballot rearranging I replaced it with;
* * * * * * * * * * 2006.

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World was my #10.
83274

Predictions:
98: Kung Fu Hustle
97: The Lives of Others

rauldc14

12-07-21, 08:58 AM

Prediction
98. Unbreakable
97. The Incredibles

Captain Terror

12-07-21, 10:00 AM

Just wanted to say that Thief is crushing it. :up:

John McClane

12-07-21, 10:09 AM

I just looked over the one pointers list: National Treasure.

Y'all can blame me for that one ;)

Yoda

12-07-21, 10:11 AM

I just looked over the one pointers list: National Treasure.
Reminds me of this silly thing I made for a video game community I'm in (one of the missions in the game is Swap the Statue):

https://i.imgur.com/UZTGuG7.gif

GulfportDoc

12-07-21, 10:52 AM

For fans of Master and Commander, know that there is a sequel/prequel/reboot/whatever in the works....

Sorry, Russell Crowe Fans, Master And Commander Is Getting A Reboot (https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2568530/sorry-russell-crowe-fans-master-and-commander-is-getting-a-reboot-paul-bettany)

No Russell Crowe, though.
It'll be interesting to see who they cast as Jack Aubrey.

The Rodent

12-07-21, 11:03 AM

It'll be interesting to see who they cast as Jack Aubrey.

Zendaya.

Pussy Galore

12-07-21, 11:07 AM

I've seen both of those, but they weren'T on my list.

I have practically no memory of master and commander, I must have seen it 6 or 7 years ago. So I don't have much to say about it.

I remember liking The New World a lot when I saw it a couple years ago, I might have considered it for my list if I rewatched it recently. I have a strong memory of Colin Farrell's acting which is very raw. I'd like to rewatch this film!

Jabs

12-07-21, 11:56 AM

The Salton Sea was my one pointer. I remember being very pleasantly surprised when I saw it, expecting something aggressively mediocre.

Thief

12-07-21, 12:07 PM

Just wanted to say that Thief is crushing it. :up:

https://i.gifer.com/5fry.gif

(I won't confirm nor deny that the man in the picture is actually me)

Thief

12-07-21, 12:08 PM

I just looked over the one pointers list: National Treasure.

Y'all can blame me for that one ;)

To be honest, I wouldn't have minded to see that one sneak in the 80s or 90s. I think it's a genuinely fun film.

John McClane

12-07-21, 12:12 PM

To be honest, I wouldn't have minded to see that one sneak in the 80s or 90s. I think it's a genuinely fun film.Right? It's a great family film, and it's one of those movies that works great as noise in the background at family gatherings. Anything to keep everyone from murdering each other, amirite?

I almost picked Sahara, but I ultimately thought that National Treasure was a better throw away vote.

Citizen Rules

12-07-21, 12:15 PM

Good guess. :up:

Beyond the Sea was my 1-pointer. It wasn't strategically placed there. It just happened to end up there when I ranked my list. In addition to the movie having some great songs, I thought Kevin Spacey was great as Bobby Darin.I remember we talked about it after I reviewed it. I had it initially on my list but had to cut it to make room for something else. Glad to see someone though of it.

Thief

12-07-21, 12:18 PM

Right? It's a great family film, and it's one of those movies that works great as noise in the background at family gatherings. Anything to keep everyone from murdering each other, amirite?

I almost picked Sahara, but I ultimately thought that National Treasure was a better throw away vote.

Sahara is another one I had no issues with. Caught it a while ago on cable and had a lot of fun with it.

Thief

12-07-21, 12:23 PM

Anyway, speaking of me "crushing it", here comes ROOKIE MISTAKE #1 :shifty:

The entry that I will post now as #98 is actually #99. The thing is that both were tied in points, but I missed that one was in more ballots than the other, which would've put it above the other.

https://24.media.tumblr.com/76ac4bc4de5f4ce0b577c462c958f409/tumblr_mh77hatUpX1s2xprbo1_500.gif

Anyway, even though it really doesn't matter much in the grand scheme of things, I apologize for any inconvenience. I already double-checked and triple-checked all the ties, all of which are in the backend 50, so I expect no more slip-ups.

In the meantime, both entries will appear in their "wrong" position for now while we make some fixes backstage.

Thief

12-07-21, 12:26 PM

66 points, 4 listsThe Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (https://www.movieforums.com/movies/421-the-life-aquatic-with-steve-zissou.html)Director
Wes Anderson, 2004

Starring
Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Anjelica Huston

Thief

12-07-21, 12:26 PM

67 points, 6 listsWerckmeister Harmonies (https://www.movieforums.com/movies/23160-werckmeister-harmonies.html)Director
Ágnes Hranitzky, 2000

Starring
Lars Rudolph, Peter Fitz, Hanna Schygulla, Alfréd Járai

Thief

12-07-21, 12:28 PM

So that life aquatic with bill Murray

Boo...

This and Signs.

There we go. You got half of it.

The "peripheral" connection to water of the second one is that I think there's a whale involved...? in the circus? I don't know, cause I haven't seen it and didn't wanna dig up too much.

KeyserCorleone

12-07-21, 12:29 PM

I got one right.

Truth is I haven't finished Werckmeister. I found it to be so blatantly inferior to Satantango that I got bored at the time. Haven't seen Life Aquatic either, but I guess I'll check it out today and force myself to finish Werckmeister if possible.

The whale thing might've been a bit strong on the meta.

ScarletLion

12-07-21, 12:31 PM

Yes! Werckmeister Harmonies was on my list. Incredible film.

https://i.imgur.com/UyuiPAN.gif

Miss Vicky

12-07-21, 12:32 PM

It's been a long time since I watched Life Aquatic, but I recall not liking it. Given my history with Anderson's other movies, I don't think a rewatch would improve anything.

I've never had any desire to watch Werckmeister.

kgaard

12-07-21, 12:33 PM

Thief

12-07-21, 12:33 PM

Technically, I haven't seen either.

I remember I started watching Life Aquatic years ago on cable, and was enjoying it, but had to stop watching for some reason. Maybe I had to leave somewhere or whatever, but I never got back into it. Go figure.

I haven't seen Werckmeister but everything I've heard/read about it is good stuff.

kgaard

12-07-21, 12:35 PM

Citizen Rules

12-07-21, 12:35 PM

Count me as a fan of Life Aquatic, fun movie. Just know that it's quirky because it's Wes Anderson and no one does quirky like Wes!

Thief

12-07-21, 12:39 PM

I'm afraid Wes Anderson lost me somewhere around The Royal Tenenbaums. Everything he does just feels a bit too precious. But that seems to be a me problem more than anything else.

I haven't seen Werckmeister Harmonies but it's on my list!

Other than Fantastic Mr. Fox, I also haven't seen anything from Anderson post-Royal Tenenbaums. I don't feel particularly strong about him, but I just don't feel drawn to his films in general.

Captain Terror

12-07-21, 12:42 PM

The entry that I will post now as #98 is actually #99.

https://c.tenor.com/5028iYQUS9sAAAAC/oh-come-on-come-on.gif

Thief

12-07-21, 12:43 PM

First the pandemic and now this?!

https://media.giphy.com/media/S5E6VIkBAGujjfT0zz/giphy.gif

kgaard

12-07-21, 12:45 PM

Other than Fantastic Mr. Fox, I also haven't seen anything from Anderson post-Royal Tenenbaums. I don't feel particularly strong about him, but I just don't feel drawn to his films in general.

Fantastic Mr. Fox particularly bugged me because it felt like a betrayal of Dahl's novel, shaving away the darker edges and replacing them with Anderson's own self-conscious quirkiness. A lot of people like that, clearly, but it's not for me. I've seen Life Aquatic and Moonrise Kingdom also, and was less bothered by them but not really enthused either.

mark f

12-07-21, 12:46 PM

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is not in my top Anderson films but it's OK. Werckmeister Harmonies is certainly Tarr's best and most-poetic film but it didn't quite make my list.

rauldc14

12-07-21, 12:55 PM

Life Aquatic!?!? Oy. This is going to be a strange list I've a feeling.

Haven't seen Werckmeister. I thought it would have been in the 60-70 range though based how much it's talked about here.

Chypmunk

12-07-21, 01:03 PM

A 'double doughnut day' for me as I've seen neither. I have generally enjoyed what I've seen from Wes Anderson but for some reason The Life Aquatic has never appealed much to me. Not seen any Bela Tarr at all as yet, Werckmeister would most likely be the starting point for me if I do get round to him though.

Seen: 1/4 (Own: 1/4)

25. The Pool (2007) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0911024/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_6) [1-ptr]

Faildictions (millennial edition v1.0):
96. Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy (2004)
95. Yi Yi (2000)

Iroquois

12-07-21, 01:05 PM

No votes. I've been meaning to do a full Wes Anderson rewatch in order to confirm my feelings about all of his films (a good chunk of which I've only seen once), but if I had to rank them right now Life Aquatic would be near the top. Meanwhile, I have yet to see a single Tarr film but from what I understand Werckmeister is a good place to start.

Sedai

12-07-21, 01:11 PM

A Life Aquatic didn't make my list, but another Anderson film did. Really good flick, though. I've not seen the other one...

John Dumbear

12-07-21, 01:15 PM

It's been a long time since I watched Life Aquatic, but I recall not liking it. Given my history with Anderson's other movies, I don't think a rewatch would improve anything.

Funny, I came in to post this very thought.

Harry Lime

12-07-21, 01:20 PM

I had Werckmeister Harmonies high on my list at #4. I think it's a good starting point if you want to check out Bela Tarr.

Life Aquatic seems to be one of Wes Anderson's most loved films but when I first watched it I was kind of annoyed with it. I think if I were to rewatch any of his films this might be it.

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Thief

12-07-21, 01:21 PM

Critics

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Some info about #98 (or 99?), The Life Aquatic of Steve Zissou...

https://i.imgur.com/3UhSP6B.png

It currently has a 56% Rotten Tomatometer score among critics, BUT an 82% Fresh Tomatometer score among the audience.

Meanwhile, the film has a 7.3/10 score on IMDb (with 189,581 votes).

Anyway, Roger Ebert gave it ★★½ and said:

"My rational mind informs me that this movie doesn't work. Yet I hear a subversive whisper: Since it does so many other things, does it have to work, too? Can't it just exist? 'Terminal whimsy', I called it on the TV show. Yes, but isn't that better than half-hearted whimsy, or no whimsy at all? Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is the damnedest film. I can't recommend it, but I would not for one second discourage you from seeing it."

While Peter Bradshaw, of the Guardian, gave it ★★★ out of 5 and said:

"This is one of the most thoroughly and elaborately designed movies I have ever seen - even more so than Anderson's last film... If only it were a bit funnier. It is such a brilliant idea, and everything looks so great, especially the way the film is constructed on Coustea-esque lines, with the calm deliberation of a nature documentary from a more innocent age."

As for our MoFo reviewers, Gideon58 said:

"This film is deliciously unpredictable with surprises throughout and Anderson has spared no expense in bringing this complex tale to the screen. The film features some beautiful cinematography, both underwater and above the surface, first rate art direction and set direction (the Belafonte is awesome), and terrific film and sound editing. But above all, this is a triumph for the director, co-screenwriter Noah Baumbach, and its one-of-a-kind star who confirms here he is a genuine movie star."

While kkl10 said:

"Sweetly awkward, silly fun, bittersweet; potentially pointless and dull-witted for insane minds. This is one of his most eccentric and colorful works. There's no way to dislike The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou for those who enjoy the cinema of Wes Anderson. Although all his movies follow the same basic formula, each one leaves me with a unique impression. I enjoyed this movie as much as any other work from Wes, recommended!"

Thief

12-07-21, 01:29 PM

Critics

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And some info about #97, Werckmeister Harmonies...

https://i.imgur.com/LRexIFQ.png

It currently has a 98% Certified Fresh Tomatometer score among critics.

Meanwhile, the film has a 8.1/10 score on IMDb (with 13,710 votes).

Roger Ebert gave it ★★★★ and said:

"Bela Tarr's Werckmeister Harmonies is maddening if you are not in sympathy with it, mesmerizing if you are. If you have not walked out after 20 or 30 minutes, you will thereafter not be able to move from your seat. 'Dreamlike', Jim Jarmusch calls it. Nightmarish as well; doom-laded, filled with silence and sadness, with the crawly feeling that evil is penetrating its somber little town."

While Philip French, of the Guardian, said:

"The central thrust of this pessimistic fable is obvious, though individual sequences are frequently puzzling. It's shot in static or very slow-moving long-takes; the monochrome images are deliberately oppressive; the pace would strike the organisers of a state funeral as excessively slow."

As for our MoFo reviewers, ScarletLion said:

"Long scenes, long takes, little dialogue and bizarre in parts, but extraordinarily beautiful... My first ever Tarr movie. And it's probably in my top 100 movies of all time."

While BlueLion said:

"Werckmeister Harmonies is enigmatic, mysterious, and one hell of an experience. The film looks minimal and feels natural despite the ambiguity surrounding it, and its black and white photography combined with the film's mood and use of location help to give the work a sense of timelessness: it doesn't matter where, why, or when the film is taking place, it is a work which is universal in its themes, and which could be seen as a metaphor for life itself."

SpelingError

12-07-21, 01:43 PM

Haven't seen The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, but it's been on my watchlist for a while. Werckmeister Harmonies is great, but it didn't make my ballot. It probably would've made my top 35 though.

Also, I guess Mr Minio should've submitted a ballot after all.

SpelingError

12-07-21, 01:44 PM

CosmicRunaway

12-07-21, 01:47 PM

I wonder how many places into the list we'll have to get before I've actually seen one of these? :lol:

I don't plan to ever watch Life Aquatic if I can get away with it (i.e. it's never nominated for a Hall of Fame I'm participating in), since I have yet to see a Wes Anderson film I don't despise on some level. They tend to be very pretty films, but that's about it.

Werckmeister Harmonies on the other hand seems like something I could theoretically enjoy...assuming I'm in the right mood if I ever sit down to watch it.

Seen: 0/4

My List:
25. Bon Cop, Bad Cop (2006) - 1-pointer

Chypmunk

12-07-21, 01:57 PM

Also, I guess Mr Minio should've submitted a ballot after all.
Not sure if he's a fan of The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou :goof:

Chypmunk

12-07-21, 02:00 PM

Boo, worst host ever!!!
I thought he'd at least get it right in 'The List' in the second post but sadly, nope - same mistake :shrug:

SpelingError

12-07-21, 02:01 PM

Not sure if he's a fan of The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou :goof:

I think he enjoys it.

I'm pretty sure he hates Werckmeister Harmonies though.

Thursday Next

12-07-21, 02:04 PM

Werckmeister Harmonies was my #20. Glad it scraped in here after missing out on the foreign language countdown.

I like some Wes Anderson but I didn't really enjoy The Life Aquatic.

Thief

12-07-21, 02:06 PM

I thought he'd at least get it right in 'The List' in the second post but sadly, nope - same mistake :shrug:

I thought about it, but since the regular entry is at #98 anyway, I decided to leave it as is to avoid further confusion. If we do any database changes to the entries, then we can go back and fix the list so everything is tip-top.

Thief

12-07-21, 02:09 PM

Trailers

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh401Rmkq0o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YGdkxI0rU4

Chypmunk

12-07-21, 02:11 PM

I thought about it, but since the regular entry is at #98 anyway, I decided to leave it as is to avoid further confusion. If we do any database changes to the entries, then we can go back and fix the list so everything is tip-top.
You know what, it's nearly Xmas so Imma gunna accept this and leave your Host Rating unchanged for now. If it happens again though..... ;)

Thursday Next

12-07-21, 02:11 PM

Anyway, speaking of me "crushing it", here comes ROOKIE MISTAKE #1 :shifty:

The entry that I will post now as #98 is actually #99. The thing is that both were tied in points, but I missed that one was in more ballots than the other, which would've put it above the other.
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Yeah, someone who's been here for fifteen years would never make a mistake like that in a countdown :shifty:

honeykid

12-07-21, 02:16 PM

So not only is This Is England not on the 100 but it's only a one pointer? You people are ****ed and this list is dog****. :mad: :D

It's been a long time since I watched Life Aquatic, but I recall not liking it. Given my history with Anderson's other movies, I don't think a rewatch would improve anything.

I've never had any desire to watch Werckmeister.

Quoted for truth.

Jason X was my one-pointer. I am happy that nobody else voted for it. It's a bad movie, but it's a lot of fun to watch, so it is a good movie.

You're lucky I didn't send in a list because, considering my dislike of the 00's, you know it'd be high up on my list.

Like a few others I've not heard of Still Walking. Not seen the rest either and only Master & Commander is something I might want to at some point.

Yoda

12-07-21, 02:16 PM

Anyway, even though it really doesn't matter much in the grand scheme of things, I apologize for any inconvenience.
83283

Yoda

12-07-21, 02:20 PM

I had The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou as my #12 film. It's my favorite Wes Anderson film. Maybe not by a ton, but definitively.

I really just have two things I want to say about it:

First, I saw it with my friend Adam. Adam and I are very different people. We're friends because we've known each other since we were 10. We are very much the kind of friends whose friendship is based on history and the firm belief that we'll always be there to help the other out, even though we have wildly different tastes in most things. We saw this film together (I have no idea why), and we both loved it. That felt, and still feels, very significant to me.

Second...

The climactic scene with the Jaguar Shark is wonderous and moving in a way I can't explain. It seems particularly strange that it would be so affecting given how simplistic and low-tech the effects are, and how it's viewed on this tiny little screen-within-a-screen, but it is breathtaking. My best guess for making rational sense of this emotional reaction is that it's all in the anticipation, and the tonally perfect choice in music. Whatever it is, I adore it.

The more I think back on Anderson's other films, the more it stands out as not just exceptional in terms of quality, but exceptional in that I can't think of many other moments of emotional climax he chooses to punctuate like this.

Thief

12-07-21, 02:21 PM

You know what, it's nearly Xmas so Imma gunna accept this and leave your Host Rating unchanged for now. If it happens again though..... ;)

https://media.giphy.com/media/3krrjoL0vHRaWqwU3k/giphy.gif

Thief

12-07-21, 02:24 PM

Quick question to Yoda or any mod... is there some way I can cash in or redeem those "reputation" points? :shifty: :laugh:

Yoda

12-07-21, 02:28 PM

Sure. For 20,000 you get one of these:

83284

For 50,000 you get to use the f-word one time, but only if it's about a Michael Bay movie.

mark f

12-07-21, 02:31 PM

That's a rip-off, dude.

Thief

12-07-21, 02:32 PM

Sure. For 20,000 you get one of these:

83284

For 50,000 you get to use the f-word one time, but only if it's about a Michael Bay movie.

https://c.tenor.com/7mGBia_WUoYAAAAM/yes-yeah.gif

Thief

12-07-21, 02:36 PM

That's a rip-off, dude.

https://i.imgur.com/ah1DzJe.png

Sedai

12-07-21, 02:37 PM

Quick question to Yoda or any mod... is there some way I can cash in or redeem those "reputation" points? :shifty: :laugh:

I will tell you how to cash them in! The fee for the information is 50,000 reputation points.

Thief

12-07-21, 02:43 PM

Awards

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Speaking of awards, here are some of the awards that Life Aquatic received...

Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Actor of the Year (Cate Blanchett)
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress (Blanchett)
Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Costume Design (Milena Canonero)

Among many others.

As for Werckmeister Harmonies, it won...

Berlin International Film Festival Reader Jury of the Berliner Zeitung (Béla Tarr)
Faro Island Film Festival Golden Train Award for Best Film
Hungarian Film Critics Award for Best Actor (Lars Rudolph)
Hungarian Film Critics Lázló B. Nagy Award (Béla Tarr)
Hungarian Film Week Gene Moskowitz Critics Award
Hungarian Film Week Grand Prize

Chypmunk

12-07-21, 02:52 PM

I will tell you how to cash them in! The fee for the information is 50,000 reputation points.
Thief - don't believe him, he just wants to be able to say how f**kin' brilliant he thinks Transformers: Age Of Extinction is one more time ;)

KeyserCorleone

12-07-21, 02:57 PM

Not saying Michael Bay's a great director, but I'd take him over Uwe Boll any day of the week.

John Dumbear

12-07-21, 03:04 PM

https://i.imgur.com/ah1DzJe.png

I was going to say that those are the strangest cock rings I've ever seen.

Sedai

12-07-21, 03:05 PM

Thief - don't believe him, he just wants to be able to say how f**kin' brilliant he thinks Transformers: Age Of Extinction is one more time ;)

That only costs 45,000 points. I am guessing you would pick up the extra 5k as some sort of finders fee? How transparent can someone be?!! ;)

Chypmunk

12-07-21, 03:09 PM

For 50,000 you get to use the f-word one time, but only if it's about a Michael Bay movie.

That only costs 45,000 points. I am guessing you would pick up the extra 5k as some sort of finders fee? How transparent can someone be?!! ;)
Nah, as you can see Yoda increased the prices whilst you were unwell recently ;)

Anyway, to get this thread back on track Michael has 5 eligible fillums for this countdown:

Pearl Harbor
Bad Boys II
The Island
Transformers
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen

mattiasflgrtll6

12-07-21, 03:18 PM

I need to rewatch The Life Aquatic and haven't seen The Werckmeister Harmonies. That's it.

resopamenic

12-07-21, 03:27 PM

There we go. You got half of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbRIULY-N9o

well, im not hype that much to see another wes anderson though.
still boo...

wreckneinstir sharona
boo...
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Thief

12-07-21, 03:33 PM

Anyway, to get this thread back on track Michael has 5 eligible fillums for this countdown:

Pearl Harbor
Bad Boys II
The Island
Transformers
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen

I've only seen Pearl Harbor and Transformers out of those, and both were terrible :sick: :laugh:

Sedai

12-07-21, 03:56 PM

I've only seen Pearl Harbor and Transformers out of those, and both were terrible :sick: :laugh:

This. Same watchlist for me, with just those two films, and I didn't finish Pearl Harbor. Oddly, I thought 13 Hours was pretty entertaining, but that is a different decade.

mrblond

12-07-21, 04:18 PM

It seems that I'm a bit late here...

To start with the one pointers, none of these is mine. I've seen only three of them, back in the years - Anger Management (2003), Frida (2002) and Swimming Pool (2003). Surely, the latest one deserves much more in this party, just the names of Charlotte Rampling and Charles Dance are enough to make the movie a must for a top 100 list of a decade. Unfortunately, I couldn't give it some points in the very short ballot of 25-titles.

John McClane

12-07-21, 04:28 PM

KeyserCorleone

12-07-21, 04:30 PM

I've only seen Pearl Harbor and Transformers out of those, and both were terrible :sick: :laugh:

I don't see why people hate on the first Transformers. Obviously, the sequels prove that these movies can be so much worse. I think the problem is (based on reviews and comments) that the whole franchise ends up being a one-trick pony.

Besides, Pearl Harbor's action war scenes are phenomenal.

Thief

12-07-21, 04:33 PM

Good ole Michael Bay. I remember when I thought The Rock was peak cinema. Now I can't watch that movie without getting nauseous because of all those freaking camera cuts. Just pick an angle and stick with it for God's sake.

I still enjoy it, mostly because of Ed Harris, but Bay has a tendency to direct every scene as if it was a climatic showdown. It gets tedious after a while.

Thief

12-07-21, 04:37 PM

I don't see why people hate on the first Transformers. Obviously, the sequels prove that these movies can be so much worse. I think the problem is (based on reviews and comments) that the whole franchise ends up being a one-trick pony.

Besides, Pearl Harbor's action war scenes are phenomenal.

I agree about PH's war scenes, but 30 minutes of great action doesn't overcome 2 hours of awful acting and cringy dialogue.

As for Transformers, I've never seen any of the sequels so I don't have that context, but I seriously think the first one is one of the worst films I've ever seen; and I say this as someone who was a huge fan of the 80's cartoon and the 80's animated film.

Miss Vicky

12-07-21, 04:37 PM

Nah, as you can see Yoda increased the prices whilst you were unwell recently ;)

Anyway, to get this thread back on track Michael has 5 eligible fillums for this countdown:

Pearl Harbor
Bad Boys II
The Island
Transformers
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen

I haven’t seen any of those. Judging by the other responses I guess I should consider myself fortunate.

Sedai

12-07-21, 04:43 PM

Sedai

12-07-21, 04:44 PM

I agree about PH's war scenes, but 30 minutes of great action doesn't overcome 2 hours of awful acting and cringy dialogue.

As for Transformers, I've never seen any of the sequels so I don't have that context, but I seriously think the first one is one of the worst films I've ever seen; and I say this as someone who was a huge fan of the 80's cartoon and the 80's animated film.

Compare Bumblebee to the first Transformers - like night and day!

Chypmunk

12-07-21, 04:45 PM

I haven’t seen any of those. Judging by the other responses I guess I should consider myself fortunate.
As someone that's only seen Pearl Harbor and at least some of the first Transformers of those myself I'd say that's a perfectly fair assessment.

mattiasflgrtll6

12-07-21, 04:55 PM

I like Bad Boys, but that's mostly due to the humor and the chemistry between the leads. The directing itself is actually pretty bad, way too over-the-top and distracting at times. Bay should've focused more on making it on a comedy than going for an action epic.
Armageddon is the only movie I've seen so far where his style works since while it does have its fair share of (endearing) cheesiness and comedy the stakes are also big enough that his crazy directing fits in seamlessly. As a matter of fact it's actually fairly pulled back by Bay standards.

Thief

12-07-21, 04:57 PM

Compare Bumblebee to the first Transformers - like night and day!

That I've heard. I plan to check that out one of these days. Then again, it's not Bay's ;):p

mrblond

12-07-21, 06:24 PM

98. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Wes Anderson is one of the top filmmakers of our time. Stepping in his fifties, he has a real chance to overtake names like Scorsese in the all time rank list. With a talent like this, I can see him very close to Woody Allen in the art of cinema hall of fame.
As for the The Life Aquatic, it is a bit too eccentric and experimental to be a serious contender for the top slots but I'm glad it made top 100 anyway. I would give it some points if I had a ballot of 50.

97. Werckeister Harmonies
I heard and watched this movie for the first time about six months ago. I'm double minded about it but I'm surprised it isn't in the top half of the list knowing how popular it is among the film enthusiast.

100. Master and Commander
I remember when they've launched this in the movie theaters. Then, it was in our watch list for a while but finally we've skipped it. That's all.

Never heard before Still Walking and The New World.

Torgo

12-07-21, 06:54 PM

I love The Life Aquatic even though I sort of agree with Roger Ebert that it's "the damndest film." Besides the excess of "hipster whimsy" that is one explanation for why Anderson has so many haters, it's not totally clear what we're supposed to get out of the movie besides the enjoyment of a quirky sea adventure. I enjoyed it as a story about a man who would fit right in on The Wizard of Oz in that he already has what he's questing for: respect, redemption, validation, etc., and his refusal to kill the shark is Steve not only realizing this, but also him realizing that he'd do the very thing he's completely against: harming the beauty and wonder of the ocean.

Frightened Inmate No. 2

12-07-21, 07:06 PM

life aquatic is bottom-tier wes but still a solid picture. haven't seen any of the others but they're all movies that i've always imagined i would love but have been putting off for one reason or another.

KeyserCorleone

12-07-21, 07:27 PM

I'm in the middle of a Brett Piper film right now. Transformers does NOT have "cringy" acting.

cricket

12-07-21, 08:19 PM

I wouldn't go so far as to say I liked Werckmeister Harmonies, but it was a unique and positive viewing experience.

I would like to see The Life Aquatic at some point.

Thief

12-07-21, 09:01 PM

I'm in the middle of a Brett Piper film right now. Transformers does NOT have "cringy" acting.

Hey, I said "awful acting and cringy dialogue" :D

donniedarko

12-07-21, 10:14 PM

Thief- you are doing a spectacular job on this list- thank you for all your hard work. love the critics feature you're doing, I will definitely be trying to check in daily. I think 80-100 is always the best part of these lists as anything can come.

Anyways I've only seen Werckmeister Harmonies and I rated it 2 at the time, however it's been so long I can't tell you why, I remember not feeling much of anything during the film

Bellamy was my 1 pointer, and my #19 on the foreign list, it's been a long time since I've seen it but it's a really pleasent film that plays out as a puzzle

My List:
25.Bellamy (1 Pointer)