[Spoilsport Stonny]

So I though about this and decided to ask you all, mostly because i wanted to see more movies than I actually did this year, and I need your suggestions. But here's my top 3:

3. Pacific Rim - I thought this movie was both beautiful and incredibly entertaining. What's better than giant robots fighting giant demon lizards? Despite the wooden acting, which was no worse (arguably much better) than the performances of anime and Godzilla movies the film was inspired by, I managed to care about the characters, their internal and external problems, and thought the simple story was perfectly paired with the idea of FUCKING GIANT ROBOTS FIGHTING GIANT DEMON LIZARDS.

2. Only God Forgives - Perfect combination of unlikely and fantastic. I dont always go for shocking violence, but the way Refn puts it side by side with the scars of emotional and physical abuse, nihilism, narcissism, a complete lack of empathy and a warped sense of right of wrong, made it that much more understanding within the context. Is Ryan Gosling the best actor ever? No, but i think his mentally-vacant take of Refn's characters is perfectly appropriate. I also think the art direction was stunning. And Kristin Scott Thomas was awesome.

1. Mud - Jeff Nichols is the best director making drama today. And Neckbone is the best nickname for a kid ever. Nothing in this movie makes you jump out of your seat, but if you can't find yourself feeling love for just about every character in this movie, there is something wrong with you. From the pathetic yet determined father to the five minutes of Reese Witherspoon,I instantly connected to every person that showed up. Everyone's motives for their actions seemed logical and real and multi-layered, just like real life. There was even a well-written and wonderfully built-up reason for Matthew McConaughey to have his shirt off. And the scenery was shot so well; shots lingered long enough, lens flares (real ones!!) obscured, shorelines seemed to go on forever, the straight ahead shots of motorbike rides, fishing boat runs, the theme of civilization's and corporations' encroachment into what is perceived as the simple life, just added to the 21st century love story. Honestly, that's really what the movie was about. Love. And getting your tip wet.

[QuickTidal]

Ooooo, me like lists too!

Okay here goes, and I'ma get some grief for this I'm sure.

3. FAST & FURIOUS 6 - Yep. I know. Don't care. I sat in the theatre and was full-on entertained with a fun heist/car movie for two hours... with a cast that has gelled and solidified over the last few movies, making this an absolute blast from start to finish (including what must be the longest Airport runway on the planet!). Also, Roman's private plane was named "It's Roman Bitches!" LMAO. Love the series, and felt that 6 was not only a perfect entry, but in the end took Justin Lin's first film in the series (TOKYO DRIFT) and set it properly into canon and used it to launch the next set of movies. Brilliant.

2. PACIFIC RIM - Agree with above statements about it. As someone who grew up on Giant Monster films, Giant Robot anime...the addition of a total nerdy but phenomenal filmmaker like Del Toro just makes it that much more entertaining. I adored every last frame of this film, and consider it one of the best not only in 2013 but in the last 5 years.

1. (tie...what? I can have a tie, it's MY list!) MAN OF STEEL and GRAVITY. You are probably all well aware of my thoughts on both these films. One is a popcorn superhero movie with just enough seriousness dropped into it to make it not only entertaining, but a great early film in what I hope is a successful DC Comics movie franchise. The other is a film that is not only simple and entertaining on a visceral level, but is also one of the most technically ACHIEVED films in a decade. I loved Alfonso Cuaron before (PRISONER OF AZKABAN and CHILDREN OF MEN), but GRAVITY solidified into "I will see anything this man puts on the big screen opening day"....and his brother's short film (ANINGAAQ) which shows the other half of the conversation Sandra Bullock has with earthbound people while she's in space is just lovely icing on the cake. Both films are amazing for totally, polarly different reasons...but 2013 wouldn't have been as good without them.

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 30 December 2013 - 05:40 PM

[Spoilsport Stonny]

Thanks for playing QT. I need to watch those FaF movies. Lots of people seem to like them.

I also wanted to say lets keep this civil. I know tons of people might hate alot of these movies, but if we could try to keep this judgment free, it might be more fun for everyone.

[McLovin]

Well, I guess I gotta go with:

Honorable mentions: GRAVITY, THE GREAT GATSBY, IRON MAN 3

EDIT - Other honorable mentions: THIS IS THE END, RUSH, Lee Daniels' THE BUTLER

3. STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS - I was all set to hate this movie once I found out they were re-hashing Khan, but JJ Abrams sold me with excellent pacing and characters. Sad he's off the franchise (tho obviously excited for where he's headed).

2. THE WOLF OF WALL STREET - Scorsese and DiCaprio knock it out of the park on this one. The surrealism of Wall St. and the charisma of Jordan Belfort are brilliantly portrayed. Hilariously funny.

1. MAN OF STEEL - Not a DC guy and esp. not a fan of Superman, but Zack Snyder creates a near-perfect superhero origin movie. The cast is awesome, and the first half of the movie is some of the best acting I've seen in the genre. And I loved how Superman's development was portrayed, the difficulties he had, the choices he was forced to make. It sets him up as a more believable hero in later installments.

Spoilsport Stonny, on 30 December 2013 - 05:50 PM, said:

if we could try to keep this judgment free, it might be more less fun for everyone. So judge away!

Fixed.

This post has been edited by McLovin: 02 January 2014 - 02:01 PM

[worry]

You'll have to ask me next year, when I've finally actually seen the movies from this year.

[worry]

But of the ones I did see:
1. The World's End
2. You're Next
3. Mama

[champ]

Lot of great films but ones that I really enjoyed:

Rush
Odd Thomas
Now You See Me

Not what I would normally go for, figure that's why they surprised me.

[Ukjent]

I can't understand why you like MoS that much, it was just a plain 5/10 film. Lots of effects and a crappy story. Why didn't the krypto duds just move their terraformer to Mars and the problem would be solved.

My top 3
3. Pacific Rim: Crappy story but it has giant robots beating giant aliens, what more can you ask for?
2. gåten ragnarok 2/3 of the movie gives me flashbacks to the old Indiana Jones movies, can't ask for more.
1. I don't know what to put here, perhaps Star Trek.

[Stormcat]

There was an Odd Thomas movie? Based on the books?

[Stormcat]

I guess Man of Steel, American Hustle and and maybe Pacific rim just for the awesome effects.

[champ]

Stormcat, on 31 December 2013 - 08:01 PM, said:

There was an Odd Thomas movie? Based on the books?

Indeed there was, not read the books but I really enjoyed the film

[Stormcat]

I found the trailer and it looks really good. I love the books so I am super excited.

[Slow Ben]

I didn't realize how behind on movies I was till I read this thread. Damn! I haven't seen any of these!




Newborns take up a shockingly large amount of your time.

[Stormcat]

Just finished watching, "now you see me". I want to put that on my top three instead of Pacific Rim.

[Tapper]

Wow. I am really behind on movies, but I've got a new year's resolution to improve that.
Here's the top 3 of what I saw.

3. Monsters University. It's cliché and silly, but picture perfect.
2. Iron Man 3. Unsure about a lot of it, but the unmasking of the "Mandarin" was so beautiful that it deserves a spot.
1. Before Midnight. Best movie I've seen this year, bar none. It's just such a beautiful, thoughtful movie.

Probable contestants that I still have to see: American Hustle, Springbreakers (bad taste alert), Only God Forgives, Anchorman and Kill Your Darlings.

[Tattersail_]

For starters I am so behind on films. I blame my wife, I have had Star Trek for 3 months now and I still have not watched it. I want to see it but it has not been the "right time". I may break away from watching things together and tell her to watch it on her own some time. I saw Man of Steel 2 weeks ago because my brother lent it to me and I just watched it that night. The next day I got the whole, "but I wanted to watch that" discussion. I am that behind on films that I thought Django Unchained was released last year. I just had to google it to make sure I was not going crazy. I can say that everyone was telling me to watch it since March. It must have come out on DVD then. I have wanted to watch it since but still have not.

Others keep telling me to see;

Olympus has fallen, Star Trek, Kick Ass 2 and World War Z

Honorable mention of Top Gun (released in February )

My top 3 that I have seen

Number 3: Monster University. Great fun and Kitty at his best.

Number 2. Saving Mr Banks: This film is about the writer of Mary Poppins giving up her story for Walt Disney to make it into a film. It is awesome.

Number 1: The Great Gatsby: Ever watched a film thinking you'd dislike it and then just get totally absorbed. I was thinking about this film for weeks and months afterwards. Gripping, wonderful, insightful, great acting. It has it all. Loved it.

I really need to start watching films again.

[champ]

Stormcat, on 02 January 2014 - 05:22 AM, said:

Just finished watching, "now you see me". I want to put that on my top three instead of Pacific Rim.

Good choice!

I need to revise my list - watched 12 Years a Slave yesturday - Stunning, fucked-up, brutal, moving, thought provoking... basically a masterpeice of a film.

Rush out, 12 Years a Slave in!

[Khellendros]

I didn't manage to go to the cinema a great deal this (last) year, and when I did, it was almost exclusively to see popcorn flicks and switch my brain off. So, on that note, the best films I saw were:

1) Fast and Furious 6 - pure ridiculously enjoyable fun. A diving headbutt from Vin Diesel. The Rock leaping off moving vehicles on to other moving vehicles from insane heights. A plane runway that goes on for about 50 miles. I love it.

2) This is the End - a movie has not made me laugh so much in the cinema in a long, long time. How much fun the actors clearly had in making the film is very infectious.

3) Oblivion - so sue me, I liked it. I also really enjoyed Tron: Legacy, which was by the same director, and you could definitely tell.


Special mention to Liberal Arts - one of the few 'small' movies I saw. Written by and starring Ted from How I Met Your Mother, had a great performance from Elizabeth Olsen.


Pacific Rim was AWFUL.

[tiam]

Ganoes Paran, on 02 January 2014 - 12:21 PM, said:

For starters I am so behind on films. I blame my wife, I have had Star Trek for 3 months now and I still have not watched it. I want to see it but it has not been the "right time". I may break away from watching things together and tell her to watch it on her own some time. I saw Man of Steel 2 weeks ago because my brother lent it to me and I just watched it that night. The next day I got the whole, "but I wanted to watch that" discussion. I am that behind on films that I thought Django Unchained was released last year. I just had to google it to make sure I was not going crazy. I can say that everyone was telling me to watch it since March. It must have come out on DVD then. I have wanted to watch it since but still have not.

Others keep telling me to see;

Olympus has fallen, Star Trek, Kick Ass 2 and World War Z

Honorable mention of Top Gun (released in February )

My top 3 that I have seen

Number 3: Monster University. Great fun and Kitty at his best.

Number 2. Saving Mr Banks: This film is about the writer of Mary Poppins giving up her story for Walt Disney to make it into a film. It is awesome.

Number 1: The Great Gatsby: Ever watched a film thinking you'd dislike it and then just get totally absorbed. I was thinking about this film for weeks and months afterwards. Gripping, wonderful, insightful, great acting. It has it all. Loved it.

I really need to start watching films again.

Saving Mr Banks is amazing and ive never even seen Mary Poppins.

champ, on 02 January 2014 - 12:52 PM, said:

Stormcat, on 02 January 2014 - 05:22 AM, said:

Just finished watching, "now you see me". I want to put that on my top three instead of Pacific Rim.

Good choice!

I need to revise my list - watched 12 Years a Slave yesturday - Stunning, fucked-up, brutal, moving, thought provoking... basically a masterpeice of a film.

Rush out, 12 Years a Slave in!

Cant wait for this, looks really good.

Im surprised Now You See Me is so high I found it very cheap though its more to do with

Spoiler

The way they all phase into the magic carousel at the end and my hatred for inconsistent narrator twists like Shutter Island

[Tattersail_]

NoOneExpectsThetiamishInquisition, on 02 January 2014 - 02:40 PM, said:

Ganoes Paran, on 02 January 2014 - 12:21 PM, said:

For starters I am so behind on films. I blame my wife, I have had Star Trek for 3 months now and I still have not watched it. I want to see it but it has not been the "right time". I may break away from watching things together and tell her to watch it on her own some time. I saw Man of Steel 2 weeks ago because my brother lent it to me and I just watched it that night. The next day I got the whole, "but I wanted to watch that" discussion. I am that behind on films that I thought Django Unchained was released last year. I just had to google it to make sure I was not going crazy. I can say that everyone was telling me to watch it since March. It must have come out on DVD then. I have wanted to watch it since but still have not.

Others keep telling me to see;

Olympus has fallen, Star Trek, Kick Ass 2 and World War Z

Honorable mention of Top Gun (released in February )

My top 3 that I have seen

Number 3: Monster University. Great fun and Kitty at his best.

Number 2. Saving Mr Banks: This film is about the writer of Mary Poppins giving up her story for Walt Disney to make it into a film. It is awesome.

Number 1: The Great Gatsby: Ever watched a film thinking you'd dislike it and then just get totally absorbed. I was thinking about this film for weeks and months afterwards. Gripping, wonderful, insightful, great acting. It has it all. Loved it.

I really need to start watching films again.

Saving Mr Banks is amazing and ive never even seen Mary Poppins.

champ, on 02 January 2014 - 12:52 PM, said:

Stormcat, on 02 January 2014 - 05:22 AM, said:

Just finished watching, "now you see me". I want to put that on my top three instead of Pacific Rim.

Good choice!

I need to revise my list - watched 12 Years a Slave yesturday - Stunning, fucked-up, brutal, moving, thought provoking... basically a masterpeice of a film.

Rush out, 12 Years a Slave in!

Cant wait for this, looks really good.

Im surprised Now You See Me is so high I found it very cheap though its more to do with

Spoiler

The way they all phase into the magic carousel at the end and my hatred for inconsistent narrator twists like Shutter Island

I am the same as you with Now you see me. The whole thing seems pointless.