Toy Story 3 being on the list at all is hilarious.
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AV Club - The 100 best films of the decade (so far)
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Toy Story 3 being on the list at all is hilarious.
Bobby Roberts
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I don't know that people who level that criticism really think about it that much - it's just the fastest, easiest answer to grab that sounds like it makes sense (kinda) and so they run with it.
A lot of people tend to default "critic" to "pretentious," so it's a REAL easy jump to assume someone who would even want to be a critic would have no problem lying about what they like in an attempt to impress other pretentious people.
It's a shortcut to feeling smarter than smart people you disagree with, as opposed to just intelligently disagreeing with smart people.
It's better than a good number of movies ranked higher.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Toy Story 3 absolutely belongs on a list of the 100 best films of the last 5 years. You can argue where on the list it should go (I think it's kinda low for this list, myself) but I have a hard time imagining a list worth much of a damn where it gets left off entirely.
FreshCakes
Banned
If The Dark Knight Rises is in the top 20...
Bobby Roberts
Banned
It won't be. Nobody on Earth thought it was a better movie than Inception, and Inception's already on the list.
It probably didn't even occur to anyone to think about putting it on the list at all, I'd bet.
Damn I didn't mean this Leviathan.
The Russian one better be in the top 20 then!
It won't be. Thankfully (hopefully?) neither will films like American Hustle, The Artist, The King's Speech, and GOTG (pretty good films but not top 20).
I'm thinking/expecting the following in the top 20 though (as not having them in a top 100 from the last 5 years would be a joke): Her, Birdman, Boyhood, Django, Grand Budapest, The Master, Whiplash, Before Midnight and The Social Network.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Bolded are movies I thought would make their top 20. That leaves these still in play for my prediction:
Social Network
Tree of Life
Whiplash
The Master
Grand Budapest
Django Unchained
Four Lions
Her
Nebraska
Birdman
In the Loop
Holy Motors
Kinda surprised to see Computer Chess up that high.
Femmeworth
Banned
Was this a reader poll? It mentions voters.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
I think it was AV Club staff & contributors. At least that's the impression I got.
Frankenstrat
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I hope The Raid 2 is up there somewhere in the top 20.
FreshCakes
Banned
Hopefully Prisoners also.
ten I think are guaranteed top 20 members:
Margaret
Holy Motors
Before Midnight
Certified Copy
Under the Skin
The Duke of Burgundy
A Separation
The Act of Killing (against Mike D'Angelo's protestation)
The Tree of Life
Her
No, the voters were the AVC writers in the byline. Though I don't see where they mention what the specific process was--something involving submitting individual top 50 lists, compiling and then voting from there.
wouldn't recommend holding your breath for either of those
Margaret
Holy Motors
Before Midnight
Certified Copy
Under the Skin
The Duke of Burgundy
A Separation
The Act of Killing (against Mike D'Angelo's protestation)
The Tree of Life
Her
No, the voters were the AVC writers in the byline. Though I don't see where they mention what the specific process was--something involving submitting individual top 50 lists, compiling and then voting from there.
wouldn't recommend holding your breath for either of those
Violence Jack
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Wait a minute....
Did I just seriously see a list with Magic Mike over Gone Girl?
Fingers crossed for Dredd and/or Kingsmen to make the top 20.
Did I just seriously see a list with Magic Mike over Gone Girl?
Fingers crossed for Dredd and/or Kingsmen to make the top 20.
In fact these two are pretty much guaranteed to not be in the top 20.
I've seen 30 of them
(Oops, that's the top 80)
16 of the bottom 50
(A few of them weren't in theaters so there's that)
DontBeThatGuy
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I fully expect to see The Tree of Life in the top 5
I love both of those, but from the way this list is going I don't expect them.
That said, as a busy dad, I don't have much time to go to the movies like I once did prior to 2008, so this list is a good for me to know what movies I've missed out on.
Liquidsnake
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My top 10 would be interesting.
Snowman Prophet of Doom
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On another note, this sentence made me lol multiple times while at work this morning. What a reputation to have earned.
True Savior
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Hey , hey , hey....not true.
This is (supposedly) a top of the best.
Squirrel Killer
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Completely different movies.
the black pearl
Member
Haywire doesn't belong on this list.
seems incredibly unlikely. The Avengers is 91. another marvel movie, esp. one that wasn't as big a cultural landmark and wasn't quite as well-received, will not be 75 spots ahead.
Squirrel Killer
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List redeemed. *
That would be a pretty good list.
Didn't realize the Duke of Burgundy got such universal acclaim, though I quite like it. Didn't understand the Certified Copy love at all, maybe I should watch it again.
My totally uneducated guess for additional top 20 entries:
A Prophet
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Poetry
Inside Llewyn Davis
2 Days, 1 Night
This is Not a Film
Leviathan
The Tribe
The Great Beauty
The Social Network (You know they will put it there)
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Those are really good calls.
Snowman Prophet of Doom
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Since Winter Sleep made it, it's hard to imagine that the more popular, universally-acclaimed earlier film from that director, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, won't make it as well.
Discotheque
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canoli2006
Member
I hope A Separation is included in this list.
Ah-I forgot about that one. Top 20 easily.
bananafactory
Banned
Absolutely agreed. Near perfect film.
Jeffolation
Banned
Glad to see Drug War on there, people should check it out.
bananafactory
Banned
We gonna see American Hustle on there?
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
So this is from 2010 onward? Whiplash got that #1 spot then. A Separation #2.
edit: Searching for Sugar Man that much above Exit Through the Gift Shop? That's a bold move.
edit: Searching for Sugar Man that much above Exit Through the Gift Shop? That's a bold move.
Only one of these I would be surprised by would be The Tribe--think that's been too divisive.
Certified Copy and Duke of Burgundy are both films that I enjoyed a ton while viewing but later saw as excellent because they sat with me. Hard to shake either picture. And as instantly-acclaimed as The Duke of Burgundy was I still find its score undersung. It's brilliant.
sure hope not
FelixOrion
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Only one animated film so far. yeah okay.
Also, the Grey at 34? lol.
Also, the Grey at 34? lol.
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