Ilov80s
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Thanks, I appreciate the recommendation but man vs nature isn’t usually my favorite theme. I’m just not into outdoorsy stuff.
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FFA Movie Poll - 2010 it's countdown Monday! (1 Viewer)
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wikkidpissah
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Restrepo was a lot better achievement than movie, but still top 10 in a weak year (esp for non-docs)
Don Quixote
Footballguy
I haven't been able to find much streaming for 2010 on my subscription services or On Demand that I haven't seen already or that I'm interested in watching. I think Eephus made a similar comment that the streaming options are not great for this year. I'm a bit reluctant to pay to rent since it sometimes takes me over two days to finish a movie.
Watched a couple for 1989 this weekend though -- finished My Left Foot and watched Born on the Fourth of July.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
I'll still be doing rankings for 2010, but i wont be following protocol for points. When 30 points are being thrown @ Tucker, Dale, Harry & Hottub vs. Evil, Hallows, Hooters & Time my points are not going to matter even as much as they have in less stoopit years and there simply wasn't 200 points worth of movie with my trying to scale the movie values across the years. Hope to be right back on board vs. just general stupidity in '89 and subsequent years (2010 was the last year i really paid attention, so that will be the last chronologically).
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KarmaPolice
Footballguy
@Eephus - I posted in the other thread (I should get this in the OP along with the links I forgot about), but you can submit a list <10 if you want, just adjust the points. We will just use a 20pt/movie average max that we allow for a normal list, so if you only have 7 movies submit that with a 140pt limit.
TripItUp
Footballguy
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Winter's Bone 26
The Social Network 23
The Town 22
The Fighter 20
Inception 18
Shutter Island 17
How To Train Your Dragon 14
True Grit 14
Never Let Me Go 12
Black Swan 10
Easy A 8
Salt 6
Despicable Me 4
Rabbit Hole 2
Alice in Wonderland 2
Megamind 1
She's Out of My League 1
The Social Network 23
The Town 22
The Fighter 20
Inception 18
Shutter Island 17
How To Train Your Dragon 14
True Grit 14
Never Let Me Go 12
Black Swan 10
Easy A 8
Salt 6
Despicable Me 4
Rabbit Hole 2
Alice in Wonderland 2
Megamind 1
She's Out of My League 1
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
Really, really tempted to make it #1. Handsdown 2010's best cinema experience and the experience - whether something Kaufmanesque, Clooney/Bullock in 3-D space or a really good Brainwashing - is the whole reason.
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
Ilov80s
Footballguy
I think it's Kaufman-esque. I am not sure where exactly it deviated from reality or was it never real?
And Kaufman is the perfect comp. Mr. Brainwash is incredibly similar to Tony Clifton.
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Ilov80s
Footballguy
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Not sure how many people are going to watch before voting. Maybe hold off the spoiler discussion until the countdown starts just in case somebody else is convinced to watch it?
krista4
Footballguy
Well...I'm not sure.
Let's go with, initially in addition to Waste Land (wait, this is 11):
Hoop Dreams, Grizzly Man, Man on Wire, When We Were Kings, The Thin Blue Line, I Am Not Your Negro, The Up Series, When the Levees Broke, Spellbound, The Fog of War
(If I think about it more, one of these (or others I've forgotten) might make it instead: Buena Vista Social Club, Koyaanisqatsi, Murderball, The Sorrow and the Pity, The Last Waltz, 4 Little Girls, Don't Look Back, The War Room, Harlan County USA, Waltz with Bashir, Paris is Burning, Dear Zachary (the most depressing movie ever made), Bus 174, Born into Brothels, Hearts of Darkness, One Day in September, Jiro Dreams of Sushi, American Movie, Paradise Lost, Shoah, Jesus Camp, The King of Kong, American Movie, Monterey Pop, Brother's Keeper, Fast Cheap & Out of Control, Balseros, Buck, Street Fight, Murder on a Sunday Morning, Genghis Blues, The Story of the Weeping Camel, Regret to Inform, and a new entrant from 2017 - Step!)
Edit: I'd put Exit through the Gift Shop on this supplemental list, too.
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KarmaPolice
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I liked Troll Hunter quite a bit, but it is a perfect storm of stuff that are probably hard sells: foreign, comedy/horror, and found footage. If somebody hadn't seen much from this year, it would have been pretty far down my list of movies that I suggest them to check out.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
When I posted that, the first 5 were guesses that would be on that list. I haven't seen the bolded, so that gives me some stuff to look up. Great list and I endorse all those as well, but like I said, there really hasn't been too many docs that I haven't liked though. They either have to be fully tilted politically or just dull beyond belief. I also agree with your comment on Dear Zachary. I always say that I don't care how draining a movie is, I will rewatch it - Requiem for a Dream, Martyrs, whatever. However, 0% chance I every watch DZ again. I don't think I have ever cried that hard at a movie, and my son was about 2-3 when I saw that. I immediately went into his room that night and curled up next to him and fell asleep. Jesus Camp might be one of the scariest moives I have seen too.Well...I'm not sure.
Let's go with, initially in addition to Waste Land (wait, this is 11):
Hoop Dreams, Grizzly Man, Man on Wire, When We Were Kings, The Thin Blue Line, I Am Not Your Negro, The Up Series, When the Levees Broke, Spellbound, The Fog of War
(If I think about it more, one of these (or others I've forgotten) might make it instead: Buena Vista Social Club, Koyaanisqatsi, Murderball, The Sorrow and the Pity, The Last Waltz, 4 Little Girls, Don't Look Back, The War Room, Harlan County USA, Waltz with Bashir, Paris is Burning, Dear Zachary (the most depressing movie ever made), Bus 174, Born into Brothels, Hearts of Darkness, One Day in September, Jiro Dreams of Sushi, American Movie, Paradise Lost, Shoah, Jesus Camp, The King of Kong, American Movie, Monterey Pop, Brother's Keeper, Fast Cheap & Out of Control, Balseros, Buck, Street Fight, Murder on a Sunday Morning, Genghis Blues, The Story of the Weeping Camel, Regret to Inform, and a new entrant from 2017 - Step!)
Edit: I'd put Exit through the Gift Shop on this supplemental list, too.
A few off the top of my head that I didn't see on your list that would be on mine if I was compiling one: The Act of Killing/The Look of Silence, Capturing the Friedmans, Searching for Sugar Man, Hot Coffee, Tabloid (from 2010), Gimmie Shelter, The Imposter, Life Itself, Stevie. That last one is the one that hooked me on the genre. It's by the director of Hoop Dreams.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Getting ahead on these things and will try to remember to talk more about them next thread, but last night's double feature was Do the Right Thing and Glory. Going to try to get to either Heathers or Born on the Fourth of July after the NY/Bost game.
On The Rocks
Footballguy
If I only come up with a top 10 do I still get 200 points to distribute or should it be knocked down to 100?
krista4
Footballguy
Yes, I could never see Dear Zachary again, and it's one of only a handful of movies I can say was great but I'd never watch again. Come to think of it, Silverlake Life is another documentary that should be on my list above and falls into that category.
I thought about putting Searching for Sugar Man on my list, too - probably should. For some reason, I was just not as taken with Capturing the Friedmans as everyone else is. I thought it was good but not overwhelmingly great, but i seem to be the only person in that camp. I don't even remember why I thought that. I haven't seen the bolded. The Act of Killing is a particularly glaring omission that I need to rectify very soon.
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
Like Restrepo, Capturing the Friedmans was more glad to have got the story than actually told the story, so i agree. the getting is 95%, so i often forgive without enjoying as i could
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
@On The Rocks - 10 movies is the minimum allowed for the 200pts. IF anybody sumbits a list under that # of movies, the max points allowed is 20x the #of movies on the list ( only 6 movies = max 120pts)On The Rocks said:
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
1. Please Give - 30 points
2. Exit Through the Gift Shop - 30 points
3. Social Network - 19 points
4. Winter's Bone - 18 points
5. The Fighter - 17 points
6. The Other Guys - 14 points
7. The King's Speech - 13 points
8. The Town - 9 points
9. The Way Back - 7 points
10. Biutiful - 6 points
11. Restrepo - 5 points
12. Black Swan - 5 points
13. Date Night - 4 points
14. Dinner For Schmucks - 4 points
15. Animal Kingdom - 4 points
16. Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work - 4 points
17. Kick-### - 4 points
18. True Grit - 3 points
19. Ondine - 2 points
20. Everything Must Go - 2 point
2. Exit Through the Gift Shop - 30 points
3. Social Network - 19 points
4. Winter's Bone - 18 points
5. The Fighter - 17 points
6. The Other Guys - 14 points
7. The King's Speech - 13 points
8. The Town - 9 points
9. The Way Back - 7 points
10. Biutiful - 6 points
11. Restrepo - 5 points
12. Black Swan - 5 points
13. Date Night - 4 points
14. Dinner For Schmucks - 4 points
15. Animal Kingdom - 4 points
16. Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work - 4 points
17. Kick-### - 4 points
18. True Grit - 3 points
19. Ondine - 2 points
20. Everything Must Go - 2 point
Glory is one from 89 that I haven't seen that I want to.KarmaPolice said:
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Starting to write these down. Looks like with mine we are only at 11. Hoping to get about what we did for '74. 
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Very strong year and would be hard to go 5 deep like that in another year. For me the mid 2000s was when I was watching a ton of them, and there are other strong years in that range.
2005: Grizzly Man, Murderball, Enron: The Smartest Men in the Room, The Devil and Daniel Johnston
2006: Jesus Camp, Lake of Fire, Deliver Us From Evil, This Film is Not Yet Rated, When the Levees Broke, Cocaine Cowboys
BLOCKED_PUNT
Footballguy
I really like doing this but I also really hate doing a "best of" list when I haven't seen them all. I have Hulu and that's all but I mostly don't feel like trying to stream a bunch of movies for the sole purpose of these rankings.
BLOCKED_PUNT
Footballguy
I do, however, plan on watching 4 lions as I heard that was really good.
Binky The Doormat
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krista4
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Northern Voice
Footballguy
1. Scott Pilgrim
2. Get Him to the Greek
3. Everything else.
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I may actually do a late list for this one. Given the above, you should likely exclude it on principle
2. Get Him to the Greek
3. Everything else.
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I may actually do a late list for this one. Given the above, you should likely exclude it on principle
El Floppo
Footballguy
It's in the "better than it has any right to be" category. Thought it was fun, but not great.
I'll try to get a list together for this one...trollhumter might make it.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Exactly. It's more in the "very pleasant surprise" category than it is a best movie of the year type.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Evidently you two haven't been paying attention to by-the-sea's lists.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Ok. Took a break from baseball long enough to start the list and math.
So far looking the opposite of '74. I have 11 lists counted, 2 that I have but need to resend theirs, and I am still thinking about mine. Of the 11, there are only 2 movies with 5 or more votes, and those are the only 2 that have cracked 100pts. Should be interesting.
So far looking the opposite of '74. I have 11 lists counted, 2 that I have but need to resend theirs, and I am still thinking about mine. Of the 11, there are only 2 movies with 5 or more votes, and those are the only 2 that have cracked 100pts. Should be interesting.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
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.
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.
Ilov80s
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