FFA Movie Poll - 2010 it's countdown Monday! (1 Viewer)

[Don Quixote]

I also finally remembered to post the links of the sites to look for streaming availability in the OP.  I will carry those over to the following years as well.  

I am going to try to watch wikkid's 30pt movie in the next couple days. 

I have knocked off 4 '89 movies over the last few days as well.  I think all I have left on my pile is Uncle Buck and Born on the 4th of July, so I'm looking forward to suggestions from that year too.  

The deeper that I go into 1989, the more that I realize that it may be the first year that I go to 20 because I'm not sure what to cut.

Have you seen Kenneth Branagh's Henry V?  Not always at the top of list for the year, but it may be my favorite Shakespeare adaptation.

 

[KarmaPolice]

What movie did WIkkik have #1?

Please Give

 

[Ilov80s]

The deeper that I go into 1989, the more that I realize that it may be the first year that I go to 20 because I'm not sure what to cut.

Have you seen Kenneth Branagh's Henry V?  Not always at the top of list for the year, but it may be my favorite Shakespeare adaptation.

89 is so deep, I am also struggling to see what will get cut. I haven't seen Henvy V but it's one of the movies I want to check out. 

 

[wikkidpissah]

Have you seen Kenneth Branagh's Henry V?  Not always at the top of list for the year, but it may be my favorite Shakespeare adaptation.

Democratized Shakespeare for moviegoers - incredible accomplishment. Unbelievable attention to re-naturing the verse to make it sound as conversational as possible, as Henry V cast member Derek Jacobi had worked so hard to do on stage. Made Luhrmann's Romeo & Juliet possible (good thing?), as well as further similar attempts - McKellen's Richard III the most successful in that vein

 

[wikkidpissah]

Please Give

Yeah, boyee! Tiny gem -

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Troll Hunter...the fanboyism in here is odd.

It's totally entertaining in a campy, goofy way.

 

[Eephus]

My list is up to 15.  I'm hoping to add another couple before submitting my rankings.

 

[El Floppo]

Wtf... I thought I posted my list here?

@KarmaPolice I also sent it to you- did you get it?

 

[KarmaPolice]

Wtf... I thought I posted my list here?

@KarmaPolice I also sent it to you- did you get it?

@El Floppo - I did.  One is a 2009 movie though.  I was going to check a couple others soon as well. 

 

[El Floppo]

@El Floppo - I did.  One is a 2009 movie though.  I was going to check a couple others soon as well. 

Ah. Thanks. I'll fix what's broke when you're ready.

 

[by_the_sea_wannabe]

Evidently you two haven't been paying attention to by-the-sea's lists. 

spoiler - Chronicles Of Narnia and Planet Hulk will be in the top 5 

 

[by_the_sea_wannabe]

89 is so deep, I am also struggling to see what will get cut. I haven't seen Henvy V but it's one of the movies I want to check out. 

89 is just brutal , probably won't be able to find a place in my top 20 for No Holds Barred or Milo and Otis which just hurts me to the core. Have 31 movies to narrow down to 20 just not fair.  :(

 

[Yankee23Fan]

After our brief stop in the realm of movies from the past decade, we will once again be travelling back to the 80s.   We get a year when we see Marty McFly travel to our time and Bill & Ted go back in time.   1989 will be up after 2010.  

1989 is impossible.

 

[KarmaPolice]

1989 is impossible.

I thought so too, then I re-watched a bunch on my initial list and it was easier to narrow down as some didn't hold up. 

 

[Dr. Octopus]

1989 is impossible.

There aren't a ton of great movies but it's a very deep year.

 

[wikkidpissah]

1989 is impossible.

Only one 20+ movie i can find, and precious few that will get scores in the teens in my attempt at a scale that plays across the years

ETA: One thing that's funny about being a gen older than most of you is that i generally like 80s music a lot more than y'all do and 80s movies a lot less

 

[krista4]

Still intending to watch Incendies, Certified Copy, and Louder than a Bomb before finalizing my list.  Now...finding time to watch.  Who needs sleep??

I think you will really like CC and Incendies.

You were right!

I also watched wikkid's Please Give not only for his recommendation, but because Catherine Keener.   Unfortunately didn't enjoy that one, though.   Still trying to sneak Louder Than a Bomb in before submitting a list tomorrow.

 

[by_the_sea_wannabe]

Spoiler

Tucker and Dale    30
Planet Hulk    30
Red    25
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader    15
Resident Evil: Afterlife    15
Iron Man 2    15
Nightmare on Elm Street    15
Saw 3D    10
Toy Story 3    10
Despicable Me    10
Salt    8
Expendables    7
Inception    2
Date Night    2

Predators    1
Jackass 3D    1
Shutter Island    1
I Spit on Your Grave    1
Hot Tub Time Machine    1
Unthinkable    1
 

 

[KarmaPolice]

Last day for lists reminder bump.

 

[landrys hat]

Spoiler

30 - The Man From Nowhere

25 - 13 Assassins

20 - True Grit

15 - The Town

15 - Tucker & Dale vs Evil

15 - Inception

10 - Shutter Island

10 - I Saw the Devil

10 - Kickass

10 - Scott Pilgrim vs World

10 - Winters Bone

5 - The Yellow Sea

5 - Trollhunter

5 - Who Is Harry Nilsson

5 - Exit Thru the Giftshop

2 - Ip Man 2

2 - The Fighter

2 - Elite Squad 2

2 - Predators

2 - Iron Man 2

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I'm the only one that liked Tron Legacy?

 

[krista4]

I'm not sold on my points distribution, but I gotta get out for brunch and wine tasting:

Spoiler

Tier 1 – 25 points each

The Illusionist 

In a Better World 

Winter’s Bone 

Tier 2 – 10 points each

Black Swan 

Incendies 

Exit through the Gift Shop

The Town

Toy Story 3

Animal Kingdom

Blue Valentine

Tucker & Dale

Tier 3 – 5 points each

Marwencol 

Rabbit Hole

That Harry Nilsson movie the name of which I’m forgetting

Never Give Me Up

Louder Than a Bomb

Certified Copy

127 Hours

Restrepo

Inside Job

Holy crap, I forgot Waste Land.  Ignore this (and my PM); will fix later.

 

[TripItUp]

I'm the only one that liked Tron Legacy?

Pretty much

 

[KarmaPolice]

I'm the only one that liked Tron Legacy?

Yours isn't the only vote.  

I think it's just OK - great to have on in the background for the music and catching some occasional good visuals, but the movie itself is meh to me. 

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

How long do I have, until midnight? 

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

I'm also going to give grown-ups exactly 1 point. sue me. 

 

[KarmaPolice]

How long do I have, until midnight? 

@BLOCKED_PUNT - that is correct. 

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

Real life has been kicking my ### the past couple weeks. Catching up on this thread and making my list/rankings has been a nice distraction today. Thanks. 

Spoiler

25 - Blue Valentine

20 - Exit Through the Gift Shop, Social Network

15 - Boy, Who is Harry Nillson?, Greenberg, The Trip

10 - True Grit, The Fighter, Rabbit Hole, The Kids Are Alright, The Town

5 - Easy A, Waiting for Superman, The Ghost Writer, 127 Hours, Paranormal Activity 2

 

[KarmaPolice]

There aren't a ton of great movies 

You better catch up with Karate Kid 3. 

 

[Hov34]

Spoiler

Despicable Me  20

Easy A  20

She’s Out of My League  20

The Other Guys  15

Iron Man 2  15

Toy Story 3  15

Get Him to the Greek  15

Inception  10

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows  10

Kick-###  5

How to Train Your Dragon  5

True Grit  5

Hot Tub Time Machine  5

The Social Network  5

Salt   3

The King’s Speech  3

Tangled  3

The Book of Eli  2

Scott Pilgrim  2

The Expendables  1

 

[Eephus]

@KarmaPolice  I deleted my previous post and added 2 more movies to use up my full 200 points.  I didn't change any of the other scores.

Spoiler

20    ---    The Social Network

20    ---    Exit Through the Gift Shop
15    ---    Elite Force:  The Enemy Within
15    ---    Point Blank
15    ---    Submarine
15    ---    Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
15    ---    Kick ###
15    ---    Toy Story 3
10    ---    OSS 117:  Lost in Rio
10      ---     The Trip  ADDED
10    ---    Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World
10    ---    The Town
10    ---    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Pt. 1
5       ---     The Kids Are All Right ADDED
5    ---    Death At a Funeral
5    ---    The Runaways
5    ---    A Cat In Paris

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Scott Pilgrim isn't getting enough love. 

Buncha vegan lovers.

 

[Keith R]

Scott Pilgrim isn't getting enough love. 

Buncha vegan lovers.

Spoiler- I gave it the full 30

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

@KarmaPolice  I deleted my previous post and added 2 more movies to use up my full 200 points.  I didn't change any of the other scores.

Spoiler

20    ---    The Social Network

20    ---    Exit Through the Gift Shop
15    ---    Elite Force:  The Enemy Within
15    ---    Point Blank
15    ---    Submarine
15    ---    Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
15    ---    Kick ###
15    ---    Toy Story 3
10    ---    OSS 117:  Lost in Rio
10      ---     The Trip  ADDED
10    ---    Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World
10    ---    The Town
10    ---    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Pt. 1
5       ---     The Kids Are All Right ADDED
5    ---    Death At a Funeral
5    ---    The Runaways
5    ---    A Cat In Paris

Glad to see The Trip on another list. 

 

[TripItUp]

@KarmaPolice  I deleted my previous post and added 2 more movies to use up my full 200 points.  I didn't change any of the other scores.

Spoiler

20    ---    The Social Network

20    ---    Exit Through the Gift Shop
15    ---    Elite Force:  The Enemy Within
15    ---    Point Blank
15    ---    Submarine
15    ---    Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
15    ---    Kick ###
15    ---    Toy Story 3
10    ---    OSS 117:  Lost in Rio
10      ---     The Trip  ADDED
10    ---    Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World
10    ---    The Town
10    ---    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Pt. 1
5       ---     The Kids Are All Right ADDED
5    ---    Death At a Funeral
5    ---    The Runaways
5    ---    A Cat In Paris

nice to see the runaways on somebody else's list...underappreciated

 

[Eephus]

Glad to see The Trip on another list. 

Thanks for reminding me

 

[ProstheticRGK]

I’ve only seen a handful of movies from2010, so, i’m bowing out of submitting a list. I am grateful for the conversation, though, and adding movies to my must see list. Maybe tonite Exit through the Gift Shop.

 

[TripItUp]

My Updated List

Spoiler

 Inception 28  - I like original movies and thought this was the best two hours of interesting of the year

The Town 26 - Very well put together and put Affleck on the map as a directorial force

The Fighter  26 - best ensemble performance, felt very real

Winter's Bone 22 - a bit depressing which isn't typically my bag, but you felt like you were there

The American 22 - I'm a sucker for any story in a European setting...just loved the tone, cinematography and overall feel

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 18 - the main chick is super hot, fun film

The Social Network 18 - an interesting story to follow

The Runaways 16 - I love rock n roll movies and Joan Jett, unlikely to get many votes but I dug it

Predators 10 - love sci fi and the over the top typecasting made it fun

Book Of Eli 6 - a sucker for the post apocalyptic genre

Kick ### - 4 great, but a bit overhyped for my taste

True Grit 4 - I love westerns and thought this was well done, albeit predictable

Life as We Know It 2 - I like this more than critics and the audience...some underrated comedic moments and Heigl appropriately casted as annoying

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

Thanks for reminding me

Coogan is so good is so many things. 

 

[krista4]

Coogan is so good is so many things. 

####, The Trip was 2010, too?

Back to the drawing board.

 

[krista4]

Updated:

Spoiler

Tier 1 - 20 points each

The Illusionist

Winter’s Bone

Waste Land

Tier 2 - 15 points each

In a Better World

Black Swan

Incendies

Tier 3 - 10 points each

Exit through the Gift Shop

The Town

Toy Story 3

Animal Kingdom

Blue Valentine

Tier 4 - 5 points each

Tucker & Dale

Marwencol

Rabbit Hole

Never Give Me Up

Louder Than a Bomb

Certified Copy

127 Hours

Restrepo

The Trip

 

[KarmaPolice]

I will get to the math tonight, but might get a late start on the countdown tomorrow - have a couple dentist appts and stuff for the wee ones in the morning.  

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

I will get to the math tonight, but might get a late start on the countdown tomorrow - have a couple dentist appts and stuff for the wee ones in the morning.  

Wrong year but you gotta get 'em diptet boosters yearly or else they'll develop lockjaw and night vision.

 

[KarmaPolice]

My Updated List

Spoiler

 Inception 26  - I like original movies and thought this was the best two hours of interesting of the year

The Town 24 - Very well put together and put Affleck on the map as a directorial force

The Fighter  24 - best ensemble performance, felt very real

Winter's Bone 20 - a bit depressing which isn't typically my bag, but you felt like you were there

The American 20 - I'm a sucker for any story in a European setting...just loved the tone, cinematography and overall feel

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 18 - the main chick is super hot, fun film

The Social Network 16 - an interesting story to follow

The Runaways 14 - I love rock n roll movies and Joan Jett, unlikely to get many votes but I dug it

Valhalla Rising 12 - dark ages and swords...I'm usually in

Predators 10 - love sci fi and the over the top typecasting made it fun

Book Of Eli 6 - a sucker for the post apocalyptic genre

Kick ### - 4 great, but a bit overhyped for my taste

True Grit 4 - I love westerns and thought this was well done, albeit predictable

Life as We Know It 2 - I like this more than critics and the audience...some underrated comedic moments and Heigl appropriately casted as annoying

@TripItUp - Valhalla was a 2009.  (that was the reason for me needing an updated list). 

 

[KarmaPolice]

I have to say, 2009 is going to be a kick ### year for foreign movies.  Seems like everything that people wanted to include for this year were '09 according to our rules.  

 

[El Floppo]

@TripItUp - Valhalla was a 2009.  (that was the reason for me needing an updated list). 

If it's not too late, replace Valhalla with The Trip for me. Gracias.

 

[KarmaPolice]

If it's not too late, replace Valhalla with The Trip for me. Gracias.

Noted.  Haven't gotten to yours yet.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I think you guys mentioned it, but haven't gotten a list from @Ilov80s or @Northern Voice.  Just a reminder if you were planning on getting me one. 

 

[KarmaPolice]

Different strokes and all, and I am not done with lists, but I have to admit that it is bumming me out that Predators has the same # of votes that Black Swan does.  

 

[krista4]

Different strokes and all, and I am not done with lists, but I have to admit that it is bumming me out that Predators has the same # of votes that Black Swan does.  

WELCOME TO MY WORLD.