It's pretty great comic book schlock. Beautiful as hell, too.
I liked Bernie a lot, and was happy to see it on the list.
Would definitely liked to have seen a lot more animation on the list. Sorta surprised Four Lions didn't make it - that's right up AV Club's alley. One of the funniest films of the last five years, definitely.
To be fair, it be a hard task to top TWBBThe Master? really?
eh
I still enjoy PTA's stuff but I feel this second act of his career is a lot less interesting than the first.
Bernie was an excellent film, much better than comic booky schlock like Django.
why "even" School of Rock, which is widely recognized as a great crowd-pleasing comedy?I've liked Linklater in the past (Slacker, Waking Life, Tape, Dazed and Confused, even School of Rock), but Boyhood is one of the worst films I've seen in a long time, and I have no interest in watching the Sunrise/Sunset series.
I wonder if Boyhood will become one of those films that future critics reflect upon and ponder: What on earth were we thinking?
Wish Margaret made top 10. One of the most ambitious and breathtaking movies I've ever seen.
I wonder if Boyhood will become one of those films that future critics reflect upon and ponder: What on earth were we thinking?
Wish Margaret made top 10. One of the most ambitious and breathtaking movies I've ever seen.
No Blue Valentine invalidates the entire list.
I thought it was a career low for Tarantino, who's been on a pretty precipitous downslide since he peaked with the truly excellent Jackie Brown.
The movie that will happen with (it's already happening) is Birdman, which is a mediocre film that'll go down as 2014's The Artist or Crash or Oliver! or American Beauty or Driving Mrs. Daisy. remembered for being a best picture winner but acknowledged as not a particularly good movie
I wonder if Boyhood will become one of those films that future critics reflect upon and ponder: What on earth were we thinking?
Wish Margaret made top 10. One of the most ambitious and breathtaking movies I've ever seen.
I feel that way about 12 years a slave. Boyhood was excellent, to me, and has lasted far longer.
I don't think Tarantino has a better grasp of filmmaking as his career progressed, he started out just fine.
why "even" School of Rock, which is widely recognized as a great crowd-pleasing comedy?
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Because I usually don't like mainstream crowd-pleasing comedies, but I did like that one.
Also Boyhood already became that next easily forgotten award winner by not winning the Academy Award.
Because I usually don't like mainstream crowd-pleasing comedies, but I did like that one.
Also Boyhood already became that next easily forgotten award winner by not winning the Academy Award.
Seems a smidge hyperbolic. I think Jackie Brown is his 2nd or 3rd best film, but "precipitous downslide" seems to run counter to the much firmer grasp he's gotten on filmmaking as he's gone on - missteps like Death Proof notwithstanding.
Boyhood's entire deal is that it doesn't hold itself up as a great piece of art, though. and doesn't find the milieu is portrays to be inherently profound
Where the heck is The Godfather? One of the best movies of all time IMO
Trying to think of what this list is lacking. Not many animated films or films film the East. There's no This is Not a Film or Don't go breaking my Heart. Glad that The Artist didn't make it though. Pretty sure everyone forgot about that one.
12 Years a Slave was a great, deep, elegant depiction of the nature of power and selfhood as they twist and warp to mold themselves to the circumstances of a particular man's life. It's forgettable if watched as "Schindler's List"-style historical horror porn, which is how it was sold, but it's quite a bit more than that and has not gotten its due as a work philosophical and sociological depth.
...did you skip the title of the thread and just barrel in here?
I'm flabberghasted The Raid 2 isn't even on the list.
Triehard list is waaay too triehard for me.
What's try hard about it?Triehard list is waaay too triehard for me. Going to give AV club on movie matters a miss from now on.
The only thing I learned from this is that I really really need to watch Scott Pilgrim, but have continually avoided it because I hate Michael Cera so much. It's such an internal struggle.
He's miscast, and he's not great in it on top of that. But it's really, really fucking good in spite of that. The editing alone...
That ending though. They fucked up on the ending. The movie's leading to one conclusion, but then they go for a different conclusion and it's weird.
I agree. 12 Years a Slave is a masterpiece and belongs in the canon of great historical films.12 Years a Slave was a great, deep, elegant depiction of the nature of power and selfhood as they twist and warp to mold themselves to the circumstances of a particular man's life. It's forgettable if watched as "Schindler's List"-style historical horror porn, which is how it was sold, but it's quite a bit more than that and has not gotten its due as a work philosophical and sociological depth.
It's awesome.The only thing I learned from this is that I really really need to watch Scott Pilgrim, but have continually avoided it because I hate Michael Cera so much. It's such an internal struggle.
No way is The Master better than A Separation.
The only thing I learned from this is that I really really need to watch Scott Pilgrim, but have continually avoided it because I hate Michael Cera so much. It's such an internal struggle.
I wonder if Boyhood will become one of those films that future critics reflect upon and ponder: What on earth were we thinking?