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Forum: General Movie Discussion 06-07-18
Replies: 23
The best movies of 2018
Posted By Kilgore Trout
I keep a running, ranked tally of what I’ve seen...

I keep a running, ranked tally of what I’ve seen throughout the year and the best overall films as well as work on both sides of the camera. With 45 2018 US releases seen, here’s where it’s at as of...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 04-01-18
Replies: 354
Best Of The Year/Every Year
Posted By Kilgore Trout
Re: Best Of The Year/Every Year

I'll be efficient and knock them all out with one big master list of yearly favorites.

Forever under construction.

*All titles are listed in the year they first played in public theaters (not...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 01-23-18
Replies: 249
2018 Academy Awards
Posted By Kilgore Trout
Re: 2018 Academy Awards

Final 2017 Oscar Predictions. Each section follows the same formula: first group is who I think will be nominated, in order of likelihood, then who I think has the best chance to upset, then the...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 01-08-18
Replies: 249
2018 Academy Awards
Posted By Kilgore Trout
The Golden Globes, which don’t have an excellent...

The Golden Globes, which don’t have an excellent track record with predicting the Oscar winners but do have a fair bit of correlation and provide voters an opportunity to catch a preview of potential...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-20-17
Replies: 49
Most overrated movie of the year? (2017)
Posted By Kilgore Trout
Re: Most overrated movie of the year? (2017)

Big year for this, with a lot of the most rapturously received movies and big awards contenders being fine to even good but way more minor and unexceptional than you'd think from the crazy high...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-15-17
Replies: 61
Rate and Rank The 'Star Wars' Films
Posted By Kilgore Trout
Re: Rate and Rank The 'Star Wars' Films

I think none are great and also none are as bad as the fanboys claim. Rogue One is pretty underrated, relatively speaking, I liked that it felt like a resistance war movie as much as a sci-fi fantasy...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-15-17
Replies: 13
Rank the Ocean's 11 Movies
Posted By Kilgore Trout
Re: Rank the Ocean's 11 Movies

1.) Ocean’s 13 -8/10
2.) Ocean’s 11 (2001) -7/10
3.) Ocean’s 12 -7/10
4.) Ocean’s 7-11 (Logan Lucky) -6/10
5.) Ocean’s 11 (1960) -5/10
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-04-17
Replies: 43
My 2017 Movies - ranked
Posted By Kilgore Trout
I'm not sure where "here" is for you, I live in...

I'm not sure where "here" is for you, I live in the US so go by US release date. The differentiation of years applies primarily to foreign films that were released in their home countries in 2016 (or...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-04-17
Replies: 78
A Favorite Film for Every Letter in Your (User)Name
Posted By Kilgore Trout
Killer of Sheep Ikiru Last Picture Show, The ...

Killer of Sheep
Ikiru
Last Picture Show, The
Gates of Heaven
Ordet
Red and the White, The
Exterminating Angel, The

Taxi Driver
Round-Up, The
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-01-17
Replies: 43
My 2017 Movies - ranked
Posted By Kilgore Trout
Re: My 2017 Movies - ranked

By US release date. I keep track of everything I see. Unfortunately haven't seen anything above an 8/10 yet this year, which is unusual. 2016 and 2015 both had a few 9/10s I'd seen by the end of...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-18-17
Replies: 56
List your top 3 favourite of all time
Posted By Kilgore Trout
Re: List your top 3 favourite of all time

Persona
Taxi Driver
2001: A Space Odyssey
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 11-18-17
Replies: 249
2018 Academy Awards
Posted By Kilgore Trout
Yeah, BPM, First They Killed My Father, Layla M,...

Yeah, BPM, First They Killed My Father, Layla M, Felicite, Loveless, Bingo, and maybe The Square or In The Fade have good shots at that category but it's always one of the hardest to predict because...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 11-18-17
Replies: 249
2018 Academy Awards
Posted By Kilgore Trout
Re: 2018 Academy Awards

I don't think CMBYN is eligible for Best Foreign Language Film because while it's a co-production of France, Italy, Brazil, and the US and is set in Italy, it's 95% in English and I believe a movie...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 11-18-17
Replies: 249
2018 Academy Awards
Posted By Kilgore Trout
We're a mere 6 weeks from the end of the year,...

We're a mere 6 weeks from the end of the year, with a number of awards bodies -- Indie Spirits, National Board of Review, Gotham Awards, then Golden Globes, AFI, and Critics' Choice -- announcing...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-18-17
Replies: 72
Top 10 Scorsese pictures
Posted By Kilgore Trout
Re: Top 10 Scorsese pictures

Top to bottom, ranking my favorite living director.

Tier One (5-stars):
1.) Taxi Driver (the best American film of all-time)
2.) Raging Bull
3.) GoodFellas
4.) No Direction Home: Bob Dylan...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 11-11-17
Replies: 154
Actor/Actress you really really really dislike
Posted By Kilgore Trout
Re: Actor/Actress you really really really dislike

Adam Sandler, Domnhall Gleeson, Benedict Cumberbatch. Cannot stand them.

After 25 years, Sandler finally gave his first good performance this year in Meyerowitz Stories, otherwise he’s been the...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 11-10-17
Replies: 66
Does Michael Bay get too much hate?
Posted By Kilgore Trout
I do think the degree of their complication works...

I do think the degree of their complication works to their detriment and that "complicated" is the perfect descriptor, rather than "complex." There are some nice shots in all of his films, because...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-10-17
Replies: 17
Two best movies each year of the 70s
Posted By Kilgore Trout
By US release. Sort of cheating and naming 3...

By US release. Sort of cheating and naming 3 total.

70: Hospital & Ice (Runner-up: Woodstock)
71: The Last Picture Show & Punishment Park (RU: Basic Training)
72: The Discreet Charm of the...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-10-17
Replies: 37
Two best movies each year of the 90s
Posted By Kilgore Trout
By US release date. Sort of cheating and naming 3...

By US release date. Sort of cheating and naming 3 total.

90: GoodFellas & Isla das Flores (Runner-Up: Close-Up)
91: JFK & The Double Life of Veronique (RU: 35 Up)
92: Malcolm X & Europa (RU:...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 11-07-17
Replies: 66
Does Michael Bay get too much hate?
Posted By Kilgore Trout
Re: Does Michael Bay get too much hate?

Justin Lin is actually a very talented, accomplished director. Fast 5 and Furious 6 are very well-crafted, have well conveyed senses of space and movement, expert timing and pacing and structure to...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 11-07-17
Replies: 36
Top 10 Francis Ford Coppola Films
Posted By Kilgore Trout
Re: Top 10 Francis Ford Coppola Films

1.) Apocalypse Now
2.) The Godfather
3.) The Godfather Part II
4.) The Conversation
5.) Tucker: A Man and His Dream
6.) The Godfather Part III
7.) Peggy Sue Got Married
8.) The Cotton Club...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-07-17
Replies: 24
Two best movies each year of the 80s
Posted By Kilgore Trout
By US release date. 1980: Raging Bull &...

By US release date.

1980: Raging Bull & Gates of Heaven
1981: Pixote & Modern Romance
1982: Diva & Gandhi
1983: Fanny and Alexander & Koyaanisqatsi
1984: Paris, Texas & Love Streams
1985:...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-04-17
Replies: 57
Best of 2011
Posted By Kilgore Trout
Re: Best of 2011

The Best Films of 2011

1. Take Shelter
2. The Tree of Life
3. A Separation
4. Shame
5. The Interrupters
6. Putty Hill
7. 13 Assassins
8. Incendies
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-04-17
Replies: 57
Best of 2010
Posted By Kilgore Trout
Re: Best of 2010

The Best Films of 2010

1. Lebanon
2. Blue Valentine
3. Inside Job & Restrepo (tie)
4. Carlos
5. The Temptation of St. Tony
6. Exit Through the Gift Shop
7. It Felt Like a Kiss
8. Alamar
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 11-04-17
Replies: 24
What Makes A Top Movie Star?
Posted By Kilgore Trout
Re: What Makes A Top Movie Star?

Ineffable screen presence, charisma, and chemistry with their scene partners.

The Hollywood studio and publicity machine can push a very good-looking performer who is cast in a major role of a...