98 ballots were submitted for this countdown, making this the second most ballots ever submitted for a MoFo countdown (the first being the Top 100 All-Time Refresh). I really enjoyed reading your ballots as they came in and I also appreciated the positive reception the Group Watch thread received, especially since this is the first time we ever had one on this forum. Here's hoping that idea catches on for future countdowns.

The Voters: Tugg, Holden Pike, John W Constantine, Steve Freeling, ueno_station54, MovieBuffering, Nope1172, MovieFan1988, LAMb EELYAK, Guaporense, Torgo, Ash TheStrangeOne, mrblond, Kaplan, Allaby, pahaK, Hey Fredrick, Deschain, Thursday Next, Cobpyth, Wigram, Fabulous, The Rodent, seanc, ahwell, Citizen Rules, John Dumbear, Mr. Sunshine, donniedarko, mark f, Daniel M, Harry Lime, ScarletLion, dadgumblah, MovieMeditation, Miss Vicky, rauldc14, matt72582, culliford, Thief, Siddon, xSookieStackhouse, Burning, GulfportDoc, mattiasflgrtll6, urkillinmesmalls, Supercraig, kgaard, CharlesAoup, MovieMad16, mojofilter, Slentert, John McClane, WorldFilmGeek, beelzebubble, PHOENIX74, iluv2viddyfilms, Chypmunk, Kaiju39, John-Connor, crumbsroom, Frightened Inmate No. 2, cricket, Captain Spaulding, Wyldesyde19, KeyserCorleone, Takoma11, thracian dawg, honeykid, CosmicRunaway, aronisred, WHITBISSELL!, Mr Minio, edarsenal, Little Ash, gbgoodies, gandalf26, Iroquois, SpelingError, WrinkledMind, I_Wear_Pants, Sedai, Diehl40, sawduck, Okay, ChunkyMonkey, Loner, jiraffejustin, Austruck, Yoda, ApexPredator, CaptainT, Wooley, TheUsualSuspect, WBadger, Followthrough, sarah f, this_is_the_girl.

816 films were voted for, with many great films making the top 100 while a number of other films unfortunately missed the cut. However, keep in mind that, with so many good/great films from the 2010s, not every film could've made the top 100. Therefore, don't be disappointed if some of the films on your ballots don't make the countdown. Rather, take the opportunity to watch the films you haven't seen and look over the user ballots for recommendation at the end of this countdown.

As usual, while discussion is allowed and more than encouraged in this thread, make sure not to reveal your ballots before the countdown is over.

As many of you are aware, mark f passed away recently, so he sadly won't be joining us for this countdown and all future ones on this forum. While I didn't know him as well and as long as some of you did, I always liked him and found him to be a very interesting poster. His reviews/write-ups were always among the most well-written and insightful contributions to the countdown threads, so this thread obviously won't be the same without him. Fortunately, sarah f found a rough draft of his ballot and submitted it for this countdown. Therefore, mark f's ballot will be included and I'll be sure to list any films on his ballot which make the countdown as they come up. I'll also search the forum to see if I can find some reviews/write-ups he might have as well.

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Hint Leaderboard (Final Rankings)

Each time you correctly guess a hint (and are the first person to do so), you'll receive a point.

LAMb EELYAK: 13
rauldc14: 7
Torgo: 7
Apex Predator: 5
Chypmunk: 4
MovieMeditation: 4
PHOENIX74: 2
KeyserCorleone: 2
Thief: 2
Citizen Rules: 1
Deschain: 1
Little Ash: 1
Burning: 1
Miss Vicky: 1
seanc: 1
Thursday Next: 1

The List

100. The Raid: Redemption (2011, Gareth Evans) 79 points
99. World of Tomorrow (2015, Don Hertzfeldt) 80 points
98. The Descendants (2011, Alexander Payne) 80 points
97. Room (2015, Lenny Abrahamson) 80 points
96. Hereditary (2018, Ari Aster) 80 points
95. The Man From Nowhere (2010, Lee Jeong-beom) 81 points
94. Captain America: Civil War (2016, Anthony Russo and John Russo) 81 points
93. It Follows (2014, David Robert Mitchell) 82 points
92. Anomalisa (2015, Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson) 83 points
91. The Vvitch (2015, Robert Eggers) 83 points


90. A Separation (2011, Asghar Farhadi) 83 points
89. Jojo Rabbit (2019, Taika Waititi) 84 points
88. The Cabin in the Woods (2012, Drew Goddard) 85 points
87. The Artist (2011, Michel Hazanavicius) 88 points
86. 1917 (2019, Sam Mendes) 88 points
85. Deadpool (2016, Tim Miller) 88 points
84. Certified Copy (2010, Abbas Kiarostami) 88 points
83. Toy Story 3 (2010, Lee Unkrich) 88 points
82. The Martian (2015, Ridley Scott) 88 points
81. The Turin Horse (2011, Béla Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky) 89 points



80. The Handmaiden (2016, Park Chan-wook) 89 points
79. Avengers: Endgame (2019, Anthony Russo and John Russo) 89 points
78. The King's Speech (2010, Tom Hooper) 90 points
77. Spring Breakers (2013, Harmony Korine) 91 points
76. Shutter Island (2010, Martin Scorsese) 91 points
75. The Raid 2 (2014, Gareth Evans) 94 points
74. Knives Out (2019, Rian Johnson) 96 points
73. Hell or High Water (2016, David Mackenzie) 97 points
72. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010, Edgar Wright) 97 points
71. Ida (2013, Paweł Pawlikowski) 98 points


70. Easy-A (2010, Will Gluck) 99 points
69. Prisoners (2013, Denis Villeneuve) 99 points
68. Edge of Tomorrow (2014, Doug Liman) 102 points
67. Take Shelter (2011, Jeff Nichols) 102 points
66. Before Midnight (2013, Richard Linklater) 107 points
65. Gone Girl (2014, David Fincher) 107 points
64. Manchester by the Sea (2016, Kenneth Lonergan) 108 points
63. Spotlight (2015, Tom McCarthy) 108 points
62. Moonlight (2016, Barry Jenkins) 115 points
61. The Favourite (2018, Yorgos Lanthimos) 116 points


60. Joker (2019, Todd Phillips) 118 points
59. Inside Out (2015, Pete Docter) 119 points
58. Zero Dark Thirty (2012, Kathryn Bigelow) 119 points
57. The Hunt (2012, Thomas Vinterberg) 123 points
56. What We Do in the Shadows (2014, Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement) 123 points
55. Nightcrawler (2014, Dan Gilroy) 123 points
54. Under the Skin (2014, Jonathan Glazer) 124 points
53. The Revenant (2015, Alejandro González Iñárritu) 125 points
52. The Shape of Water (2017, Guillermo del Toro) 127 points
51. Holy Motors (2012, Leos Carax) 128 points


50. Black Swan (2010, Darren Aronofsky) 128 points
49. Ex-Machina (2015, Alex Garland) 129 points
48. John Wick (2014, Chad Stahelski) 132 points
47. The Act of Killing (2012, Joshua Oppenheimer, Christine Cynn, and Anonymous)
46. Logan (2017, James Mangold) 134 points
45. Midnight in Paris (2011, Woody Allen) 135 points
44. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017, Martin McDonagh) 138 points
43. Silence (2016, Martin Scorsese) 139 points
42. Dredd (2012, Pete Travis) 139 points
41. Melancholia (2011, Lars von Trier) 141 points


40. True Grit (2010, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen) 144 points
39. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, James Gunn) 145 points
38. Uncut Gems (2019, Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie) 150 points
37. Moonrise Kingdom (2012, Wes Anderson) 153 points
36. Sicario (2015, Denis Villeneuve) 156 points
35. Burning (2018, Lee Chang-dong) 163 points
34. Gravity (2013, Alfonso Cuarón) 165 points
33. Interstellar (2014, Christopher Nolan) 165 points
32. Boyhood (2014, Richard Linklater) 169 points
31. The Irishman (2019, Martin Scorsese) 170 points


30. Incendies (2010, Denis Villeneuve) 178 points
29. The Lighthouse (2019, Robert Eggers) 178 points
28. The Avengers (2012, Joss Whedon) 180 points
27. Django Unchained (2012, Quentin Tarantino) 186 points
26. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018, Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman) 191 points
25. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019, Céline Sciamma) 197 points
24. Silver Linings Playbook (2012, David O. Russell) 198 points
23. Inception (2010, Christopher Nolan) 202 points
22. Inside Llewyn Davis (2013, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen) 206 points
21. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance (2014, Alejandro González Iñárritu) 207 points


20. The Hateful Eight (2015, Quentin Tarantino) 208 points
19. Get Out (2017, Jordan Peele) 209 points
18. Shoplifters (2018, Hirokazu Kore-eda) 210 points
17. Drive (2011, Nicolas Winding Refn) 212 points
16. It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012, Don Hertzfeldt) 213 points
15. Phantom Thread (2017, Paul Thomas Anderson) 232 points
14. The Florida Project (2017, Sean Baker) 238 points
13. The Master (2012, Paul Thomas Anderson) 239 points
12. Arrival (2016, Denis Villeneuve) 256 points
11. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013, Martin Scorsese) 261 points


10. The Tree of Life (2011, Terrence Malick) 277 points
9. Her (2013, Spike Jonze) 287 points
8. Blade Runner 2049 (2017, Denis Villeneuve) 292 points
7. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019, Quentin Tarantino) 293 points
6. The Social Network (2010, David Fincher) 296 points
5. La La Land (2016, Damien Chazelle) 309 points
4. Whiplash (2014, Damien Chazelle) 375 points
3. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014, Wes Anderson) 398 points
2. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015, George Miller) 436 points
1. Parasite (2019, Bong Joon-ho) 521 points

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One Pointers

As per tradition, I'll post the films which received only one point for this countdown. This would occur if only one person voted for a film and placed it at the end of their ballot (#25, generally). This time, we had 35 one pointers. Feel free to state whether you voted for one of these films (or you can have us guess as to which one it is).

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I am so pleased we were able to recover a ballot for Mark, and have him participate in one last countdown. This countdown is, without question, dedicated to his memory and his infectious love of cinema.

When Sarah sent me the ballot, I noticed it had just 24 films on it. He hadn't quite completed it. I invited either his daughter or wife to choose the last film, if they wanted, but Sarah said it was better left as-is. And I think she made the right choice.

It seems fitting that there is one empty spot on Mark's ballot, because there was always one more film to see. And I suspect, had he lived to be 100, that still would have been true.

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Wait, so we get the one pointers today!?! That'd be cool. Then I'll have something to complain about :)

Has there ever been a time when you run out of things to complain about?

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One pointers have been added. Check out the third post.

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From them, I've only seen The Burden and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,

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I almost never play the "one-pointer" game and try to get something obscure or silly listed. Having run a couple of these, it is amazing how often a single point will be the difference in making a title jump up a whole place or even make the list at all. I don't waste that possibility just for the sake of making this first page. Never really understood the appeal, honestly.

The only time I ever succumbed was for the animated countdown when I got Hugo the Hippo a mention. But overall...not my thing.

Enjoy!

Lol,, only seen four of the one pointers. Damn, someone else voted for mine.

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See, I am excited that at least one other person voted for mine. I hope several did and it cracks the Top 100.

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First time I've made the one-pointers.

Danny Collins is an excellent Al Pacino movie. His more intimate films often seem to get overlooked, which is a shame since he does such a brilliant job in them. Every second of him onscreen here is a joy, and he creates a character who's wasted so much of his life, and feels like he has no idea where to go. But thanks to his charismatic and effortlessly likable performance he convinces us it's never too late to turn your life around for the better, and in turn makes for a film that is equal parts funny, heartwarming and inspiring. I strongly recommend all Pacino fans to give it a watch.

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One of those 1 Pointers is mine. And no it's not a silly choice and no I didn't include it directly to make a 1 Pointer list. I think highly of the film and gave it a when I reviewed it. It deserved to make the countdown, it's a solid movie. Which one is it, can you guess???

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The Colony is in black-and-white. That one's yours.

That's how I operate. If I genuinely really like an obscure film and think that #25 is the appropriate spot for it, I'll gladly do that, but I don't go out of my way to try and get one pointers.

The one-pointers I've seen and liked:

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
21 Jump Street
Iron Man 2

Pretty sure my #25 made the top 100.. it has a lot of beautiful women in it..

Nope:cool:

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I don't even know you anymore...

Aamis aka Ravening in mine.
It's NOT a Bollywood movie. It's an Assamese (as from the state of Assam - every state has its own movie industry) movie.

It is a beautiful but twisted, romantic movie with melodious music. Highly recommended.

Here's the trailer to tempt people to watch.
https://youtu.be/-zv11DpavFI

https://media0.giphy.com/media/nTfde...joFP/giphy.gif

Will you be giving hints for #100 Mr. Error?

Kitbull is mine. One of Pixar's best shorts. It's available on Pixar's official YouTube Channel. Check it out if you haven't seen it.

Of the rest, I've seen Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, The Burden, Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil, Gifted, and Death at a Funeral. All good but were never in serious consideration.

While I did have a one-pointer in mind, I rewatched it this weekend and wanted to place it a couple slots higher. The film I ultimately put in last place was one I originally thought would be around the middle (or even upper portion) of my list, but a recent rewatch knocked it down quite a few pegs. I expect it'll show up somewhere in the bottom half of the Countdown, so I'll talk more about it then.

From the actual one-pointers list I've seen six: Revenge, Resident Evil: Retribution, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, The Purge: Election Year, 21 Jump Street, and Iron Man 2. Don't really have much to say about them, though 21 Jump Street was a lot better than I expected.

Seen quite a few of those, but really interested to see Nude Nuns with big Guns.
And I am sure Burden belongs to @Takoma11
Lastly, prefer the British original of Death at a Funeral, though the remake isn't bad.

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Only saw 3 one pointers

This time it wasn't me!

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Seen and liked: Revenge; Gifted and Tucker and Dale vs Evil.

Not rhat I've seen it, but how did Tucker and Dale vs. Evil only get one vote?

The same here. ;)

In addition, I'd say that probably I'm a single voter for almost all of my #20-25 and anything of my #26-30 would also make the one pointers section here.

So, Which one is it, can you guess???

Upside Down (2012)

Welcome y'all. ;) :p

It's not a great film, but I also don't think it is awful. Now, off to the town square...



I had considered In Time (2011) but I didn't want to get drawn and quartered.

You had me at Al Paci.. watchlisted!

https://static1.colliderimages.com/w...mage-slice.jpg

Were you that excited for Jack and Jill?

https://i.postimg.cc/nhY7bjjb/Gordon-Excited-gif.gif
Purge election year is mines, just incase the other purge movie that I voted for doesn't make it :D

I've only seen 5 other one pointers on the list

Revenge - Thought it was okay.
Resident Evil Retribution - Thought it was okay
Iron Man 2 - I liked it.
21 Jump Street - I voted for the 2nd one, the chances on making the list may be low lol, but will see anything can happened.
Tucker and Dale vs. Evil- I liked it, funny movie too lol

Nice to see Teen Beach Movie get some love!

I do play the one pointer game, normally. I didn’t this time though. Seen a handful. Nothing I came close to voting for. Royal Affair was good though. That’s my guess for CR.

Thanks Yoda for making me choke up one more time. Nice thoughts on Mark. Mofo sure misses that guy.

I'm not ‘excited’, and I don't think Jack and Jill is on anybody's top 25 of the 2010's..
Hurry up and watch Clockers.. ;)

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If I'd thought of it, I might have voted for A Royal Affair and got it knocked off the one pointers. I liked it a lot when I saw it in school and even talked to the director after the screening because I was so impressed. The only other director I talked to in that class was Jeff Nichols because I was becoming a fan of his and I'm realizing I probably should have put Take Shelter or something on my list too. haha I was rushing a bit too much I guess. (The class in question was taught by Leonard Maltin where he did advanced screenings and q&a's with the filmmakers.)

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Tucker and Dale vs. Evil was my one pointer. While it'd be nice to see it show up on the list proper, at least it gets some visibility on the front page.

Anyone from the Group Watch thread won't be surprised that The Burden is mine. It just happened to end up in my #25 slot (I ordered my films from the 2010s that I gave 8/9/10 ratings to in order of favorite to least favorite then counted down 25 and chopped off everything under that point).

I really loved Revenge and it was a hard one to cut for me. I'm not surprised that it didn't get much love here, but I think it's one of the most interesting, thrilling horror movies of the last decade.

Dammit. Somebody else voted for my one pointer…

It’s an amazing movie so understandable.

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Didn't try a one pointer this time as I found something I hope would make the countdown, sometimes a single point can't change the order quite a bit.

Here are a few questions:

1. What director do you think will be represented the most?

2. What year do you think will appear on this list the most?

3. What film do you think will be at #1? HINT: It's Mall Cop 2

@this_is_the_girl

1. Not sure, but I'll pick one, Christopher Nolan

2. 2015

3. Not sure but atleast it won't be a Stanley Kubrick movie :D:D:D, move over gramps the newbies are taken over the #1 spot

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I think the two other one-pointers I've seen are 21 Jump Street & Tucker and Dale vs Evil

21 isn't anything special, but I'm surprised to see T&D only get 1-point. I considered it for my list

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I am absolutely gutted that my 2016 short masterpiece, The Job Hunt, didn't make the one pointers list.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4893036/

:D

Great work guys in getting this started, can't wait!

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So what's this Nude Nuns with Big Guns all about then? Worth a watch?

1. Its got to be Denis Villeneuve, partly cause he probably made more films than every other director, and they're all ridiculously good.

2. Stab in the dark but I'll go 2010.

3. Probably some overrated Tarantino.

Unfortunately not! Still say that Dr. Strangelove should have won over The Big Lebowski in the comedy countdown.

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And we're off! Very exciting stuff. I never go for a one pointer but love how it's become very serious business.

Bliss is my 1-pointer. It's a very good and underseen movie. Here's what I wrote after watching it:

1. I'll go with the bane of Marvel fans...Martin Scorsese

2. I'll spitball and guess 2013

3. Mall Cop crawled so that Observe and Report could run.

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Can't believe you guys haven't heard of Nude Nuns With Big Guns :D
It's become a bit of a staple in the UK on the Horror Channel. One of those 2am filler movies they put on at least once a fortnight :D :D

Also, it's worth watching for the sake of being able to say you've seen it.

My #25 didn't make the one pointers though.

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RIP to Mark F. I enjoyed reading his posts on this forum.

Cheatin was an interesting animated film. It wasn't a film that ended up on my list, but if you're a huge fan of Plymptoons, it'd make sense showing up here.

Iron Man 2 might be among the worst Marvel films I've seen. Despite some efforts from recently then comeback actor Mickey Rourke, too much of it was just a less interesting rehash of the first one right down to the similar corporate villain.

Tucker and Dale vs Evil was a fairly good horror comedy (maybe skewering closer to dark comedy than actual horror). A film of obsession and prejudging people before meeting them, not everything clicked. But more often than not, it did.

To the surprise of not many who saw me recommend it on the 2022 List thread, The Retrieval is mine. A Civil War drama about a young boy and his "older brother" who are tasked with catching an escaped slave in the South and what happens when the young man starts to bond with his bounty. Complicating things is that the amount of cash that'll be earned will put him closer to be freed from his servitude to a white bounty hunter and his gang. So will he choose money or principle? Doing the right thing or survival? A fascinating story told with good acting and strong direction from Chris Eska leads to an unforgettable climax.

1. Martin Scorsese
2. 2019
3. Parasite

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I didn't have a one pointer this time as my #25 is fairly well known and well respected and could make the countdown.

Out of the one pointers I have seen:

Bliss (2019)
The Burden (2017)
The Editor (2014)
Cake (2014)
Gifted (2017)
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
Teen Beach Movie (2013)
21 Jump Street (2012)
Iron Man 2 (2010)
Nine Lives (2016)
In Fabric (2018)
Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010)

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I've seen a whoppin' 2 films from the One-Pointers, in addition to mine: Iron Man 2 and Tucker and Dale vs. Evil. I had issues with the former, and had a lot of fun with the latter.

As for mine, it was Antes que cante el gallo; a Puerto Rican film I saw earlier this year. Here's the review I wrote here back then...

As far as I know, it's available to watch free on Tubi, so feel free to check it out.

I remember the first time I dropped acid

1. I think Denis Villeneuve has a legitimate chance to get all his 6 films in, but at the very least he's getting 4. Scorsese will struggle to get 4, I think, but he will surely get 3.

2. 2017?

3. I agree that Parasite seems to have a certain edge as far as popularity AND "prestige" goes, but who knows.

I've seen Resident Evil: Retribution, Gifted, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, 21 Jump Street, Iron Man 2, Danny Collins (only person in the theater for that one), and Tucker and Dale vs. Evil and liked them all.




I liked that one too!

"thi_is_the_girl"... Is this the result of slacking or a simple SpelingError?

The result of my zoned out brain trying to post when I have a cold. Fixed though ;)

Thanks for powering through! Hope you get well soon!

Thanks, me too!

:up: Nice to see some appreciation for those two sci-fi concept movies. I considered both for my ballot but just didn't have room.

Both the wife and I really enjoyed Royal Affair and it was in the running for my ballot but got cut. Glad to see it make the 1 pointer list!

1. Denis Villeneuve (obviously, it was his decade)


2. 2017


3. Fifty Shades of Grey... but seriously Blade Runner 2049

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This ballot was the first time I used my 25th slot to highlight a one-pointer, which is Revenge, an incredibly well done and criminally underseen thriller. It’s on Shudder.

Looking forward to the countdown!

1. Denis Villeneuve, though he didn't get any help from me.

2. 2012. Why? I don't know. I just picked a year.

3. Mad Max: Fury Road, but that's just wishful thinking.

If Mad Max: Fury Road is number 1 I'm gonna punch my hand through the computer screen.

Just deal with it. It could be worse.

We all know The Hottie and The Nottie isn't making number 1.

Awesome gif because I literally just saw that movie two days ago and fell in love with it.

For the first ever time on one of these countdowns my 1-Pointer has been included on another person's ballot - that makes me equally excited and disappointed. Now I'm going to be hoping it makes the top 100 - but there seems little chance of that. Still, these things are unpredictable!

Out of the 1-Pointers that made it, I've only seen Iron Man 2, Tucker and Dale vs Evil, 21 Jump Street, Death at a Funeral and Danny Collins.

Damn - missing that one-pointer has me in even more anticipation. Get set for a crazy first few entries I reckon...

(I've seen Kitbull too now.)

(and I've seen The Burden as well - I love when people put short films on the 1-pointer part of their ballot.)

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Resident Evil: Retribution was my one-pointer. How much I deliberately gamed the one-pointer system is ultimately irrelevant because I always seem to half-ass these lists anyway so it's almost easier to pick one to merit the distinction than it is to fill out the back half of a ballot once I've got the obvious 4.5- or 5-star favourites out of the way and then have to essentially throw darts at which of the countless 4-stars are going to get on the list above all others (choices which I probably wouldn't be satisfied with anyway).

Anyway, Resident Evil: Retribution. As one of the few people on the forum willing to stump for a vulgar auteur like Paul W.S. Anderson, I've grown to enjoy his exercises in adapting the long-running horror game franchise that play fast and loose with any sense of faithfulness to the games' narratives and characters. Instead, he just uses the brand as a blank check with which to put together whatever action-horror spectacles he feels like starring Milla Jovovich as Alice, a wholly original character whose odyssey through a world infested by zombies and mutants has been quite an enjoyable one. Fifth entry Retribution is arguably the jewel in the franchise's crown as it embraces the absurd artifice of the proceedings and the Umbrella Corporation's plans for world domination via undead pandemic, putting Alice in a top-secret facility full of fake cities and pitting her against evil clones of former allies as well as the usual monsters. I definitely understand that this kind of maximalist B-movie approach isn't going to be for everyone (how else could I consider it for one-pointer status) but it represents a specific type of movie that I quite simply enjoy and that means more than countless other allegedly better works.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAP8gwPXFcg

Danny Collins was on my watchlist for this countdown, but unfortunately I didn't have time to watch it before the deadline. I'm still planning to watch it when I get a chance.

You are never again allowed to roll your eyes at anyone else's favourite movies.

I didn't care for the animation style in Kitbull, but I loved the story.

I loved Upside Down. I thought it would have made my list, but there were so many great movies to consider, and unfortunately it just missed my list. I'm glad to see that it got some recognition here. :up:

Heh, who wins between a user with three 2010s films in their top 10 and a user with three in their top 100 (all in the bottom half)?

Nine Lives (2016) was my 1-pointer. It didn't get good reviews, but I loved it. It's predictable at times, but it's so funny that I didn't care. Kevin Spacey was perfect as a cat named Mr. Fuzzypants, and Christopher Walken stole every scene he was in.


These are the movies that I've seen from the 1-Pointers list:
Cake (2014) - I was very impressed with Jennifer Aniston in this, and I considered this movie for my list.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) - This movie was good, but I thought the first movie was better.
21 Jump Street (2012) - This was a fun movie.
Iron Man 2 (2010) - This was okay, but I thought the other two Iron Man movies were better.
Upside Down (2012) - I love this movie, but unfortunately, it just missed my list.
Kitbull (2019) - I loved the story, but not the animation style.


Both Gifted (2017) and Danny Collins (2015) were on my watchlist, but I ran out of time before the deadline. I'm still planning to watch both of these movies.

None of mine made a one pointer, but I didn't try for it either.

My prediction:

1. Chris Nolan
2. 2014
3. Drive

Yeah but the 3 I have are actually pretty good :laugh:

1. Martin Scorsese

2. 2018
3. Whiplash

I'll give you Dredd and maybe Ex Machina, but I do not rate Interstellar at all. In any case, I'm sure we'll see how the overall ballots shake out.

So now what.. we wait until monday..?
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My ballot breakdown..

2010 x2
2011 x4
2012 x2
2013 x2
2014 x5
2015 x4
2016 x2
2017 x1
2018 x1
2019 x2

Drama x5
Sci-Fi x4
Mystery x3
Adventure x2
Action x2
Crime x2
Comic Book Based x1
Thriller x1
Comedy x1
Fantasy x1
Martial Arts x1
Romance x1
Horror x1

My List:


Staggeringly beautiful film about identity and awakening. A stunning example of slow cinema. The first word isn't uttered until the 21st minute. An ethnic Georgian and his granddaughter set up a tiny home on one of the many islands created by the shifting silt of a river. They hope to grow crops and make a living, but external forces interrupt them.

It's possibly a parable for a changing Georgian society and there is something very Tarkovsky about the image composition.

8.7/10

I would have included it somewhere on my ballott anyway. But thought I'd chuck it in at #25 to see if anyone else voted for it.

There are quite a few directors who have made more films than Villeneuve in 2010 - 2020! Whether their films are all better than his is another matter though.

Not seen many of the one-pointers, a mere five to be exact.

Tucker And Dale vs Evil was on my long list but ended up not making the cut, The Burden was a surprisingly likeable nom in the 2010s Group Watch thread but wasn't in the running for my ballot as its a short and I choose not to include them, Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows was an ok watch but never under consideration, Revenge has some decent moments of gore but sadly really didn't work for me overall.

And that leaves Gureitofuru deddo [Greatful Dead] which was my #25, an offbeat Japanese tale that probably won't be to most people's taste but I find it an enjoyable watch (the shift into horror in the final third is nice imo) and I was very surprised to find had no ratings for either critic or user on RT when I looked at the films on my ballot over there.

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didn't shoot for a one-pointer but got it anyway lol. mine was In Fabric.

Nice to see a Peter Strickland make the list. I enjoyed In Fabric and its' allegory of the death of the British high street. Didn't make my ballot though.

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Is this starting today? :shifty:

I'm always looking for new "international" stuff to watch for my challenges, so I'm adding this to my watchlist.

I hope you find a good copy. I don't think it ever got a blu ray release sadly.

Are you the new me?

I will never sink that low. NEVER.

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I always try to include a one pointer in my lists, on the condition that it's a film I genuinely love. I think it's a cool way to give a spotlight to a lesser known artist/piece of film. This time I went for Cheatin' (2013) by the great animation director Bill Plympton. There's just something about his weird and highly original style that I absolutely adore. That's why I reserved my #25 for his most recent feature length animation (which he had full control over). I also happen to think it's some of his best work. I'm sure most of you would enjoy it as well. It's unique but also highly accessible cinema. Give it a try!

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

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5 days to predict 100 and 99. I'll have to give it some thought.