Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
I think we can be certain that if Gravity were to win Best Picture come Sunday, GAF's influence would be to blame.
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NeoGAF Movies of the Year 2013 Results
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Not that I've seen many of the other nominees, but.....I really hope this doesn't come to pass.
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12 Years a Slave is still the heavy favorite. I wouldn't worry too much.
I agree that the third act was not as strong as the first two. That said, all of DeHaan's character's development happens there and is critical to completing the overall story arc.
But why is there a requirement for such a film to leave something up to interpretation? I think that's wishy washy, weak storytelling.. maybe appropriate for mysteries. I thought the clear theme of the movie was exploring destiny. It did - successfully - invite the audience to reflect on the power of destiny (particularly the genetic/intrinsic compulsions that can be directly traced back to father), on the hold that it has on our lives and the influence it may have on the course directions we choose.
I thought it was really good. Well told. Well acted.
I think when I look back on last year it'll be the year that gave us Gravity, The Way Way Back, At The Worlds End, Desolation of Smaug, and The Place Beyond The Pines. Not necessarily all great movies (DoS), but the ones that best defined the year as a whole - for me.
TheKaeptain
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How do you screw up the title that bad?
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He's going to have trouble reading the subtitles in that flick if he's dyslexic like that.
Better to just fast forward to all of the
I didn't vote because so many of the good ones I still needed to see.
That being said, Prisoners was really really good. Reminded me of Horsemen but order of magnitudes better.
I thought you were warming up for your final ban...
That being said, Prisoners was really really good. Reminded me of Horsemen but order of magnitudes better.
I thought you were warming up for your final ban...
Messofanego
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The Oscar winners have been a joke to me for a while now, so this wouldn't be out of the ordinary.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
Yeah, since like 1928.
I sure hope comes to pass. A lot of films were great this year, a really good year for film actually, but Gravity was one of the most impressive movies I've ever seen.
breakfuss
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Ohhhh, I don't know how I managed that. LOL. Can't use my usual excuse of 'auto correct'.
OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather
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I saw it and thought it was really good and had a great first act, not as great but still really good second act, and a simply OK third act (this one dragged it a down a little). If I had done a full top ten list it probably would have made it, but I forgot which films I had seen so I just voted for Before Midnight and called it a day.
I actually should have voted for To the Wonder and Frances Ha as well.
Forsaken82
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I would have thought Wolf of Wallstreet was the favorite.
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You would have thought wrong on that, I'm afraid.
The Wolf's only legit shot at Oscar gold on Sunday is if McConaughey and Ejiofor split votes and allow Leo to sneak through the middle to win Best Actor.
I don't believe that will happen but it's within the realm of possibility.
The Wolf of Wall Street has virtually no chance in all other categories (Picture, Screenplay, Direction, Supporting Actor).
I didn't see enough movies this year to cast a meaningful vote, but I wanted to update my little number-crunching project from last year.
First, I looked back over the Top 10 from each of GAF's best movie polls going back to 2007...
...then I added in the numbers from this year's poll, using the same #1 = 10 points, #2 = 9 points, etc. formula used in determining the annual winners. This year saw a little bit of shifting around but did not change the top three, despite none of them appearing on this year's results.
01. Christopher Nolan 27 (The Dark Knight, Inception, The Dark Knight Rises)
02. David Fincher 24 (Zodiac, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Social Network, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
03. Quentin Tarantino 20 (Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained)
04. Coen Brothers 19 (No Country For Old Men, True Grit, Inside Llewyn Davis)
05. Edgar Wright 16 (Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim, The World's End)
06. Darren Aronofsky 15 (The Wrestler, Black Swan)
07. Paul Thomas Anderson 13 (There Will Be Blood, The Master)
--. Martin Scorcese 13 (Hugo, The Wolf of Wall Street)
09. Nicolas Winding Refn 10 (Drive)
--. Alfonso Cuaron 10 (Gravity)
Unlike last year, all of the directors on this list have either topped the poll one year or have had films appear on the list in multiple years. However, there are also four directors who have had multiple films show up in GAF's Top 10 without appearing high enough to get on the all-time list.
Paul Greengrass 8 (The Bourne Ultimatum, Captain Phillips)
Kathryn Bigelow 7 (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty)
Jason Reitman 6 (Juno, Up in the Air)
Tomas Alfredson 4 (Let the Right One In, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
Thanks all for indulging me (again) and thanks especially to CFK for making this thread and helping me figure out what I need to watch to catch back up on movies.
First, I looked back over the Top 10 from each of GAF's best movie polls going back to 2007...
...then I added in the numbers from this year's poll, using the same #1 = 10 points, #2 = 9 points, etc. formula used in determining the annual winners. This year saw a little bit of shifting around but did not change the top three, despite none of them appearing on this year's results.
01. Christopher Nolan 27 (The Dark Knight, Inception, The Dark Knight Rises)
02. David Fincher 24 (Zodiac, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Social Network, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
03. Quentin Tarantino 20 (Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained)
04. Coen Brothers 19 (No Country For Old Men, True Grit, Inside Llewyn Davis)
05. Edgar Wright 16 (Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim, The World's End)
06. Darren Aronofsky 15 (The Wrestler, Black Swan)
07. Paul Thomas Anderson 13 (There Will Be Blood, The Master)
--. Martin Scorcese 13 (Hugo, The Wolf of Wall Street)
09. Nicolas Winding Refn 10 (Drive)
--. Alfonso Cuaron 10 (Gravity)
Unlike last year, all of the directors on this list have either topped the poll one year or have had films appear on the list in multiple years. However, there are also four directors who have had multiple films show up in GAF's Top 10 without appearing high enough to get on the all-time list.
Paul Greengrass 8 (The Bourne Ultimatum, Captain Phillips)
Kathryn Bigelow 7 (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty)
Jason Reitman 6 (Juno, Up in the Air)
Tomas Alfredson 4 (Let the Right One In, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
Thanks all for indulging me (again) and thanks especially to CFK for making this thread and helping me figure out what I need to watch to catch back up on movies.
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Amour ranked #19 last year? Goddamn.
peanutbutterlatte
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If you like rape jokes and LOL CUM AND WEED bro-mania humor, sure. Not to say I didn't enjoy TitE, but World's End is an infinitely better crafted and more enjoyable (and rewatchable) film.
I still need to see Gravity. I get the feeling I'd like it but probably think it was overrated.
Regardless, Wolf of Wall Street was my movie of the year (at least out of what I saw), and that made top 3 so I'm pleased.
Also, personally I didn't really like the World's End. I thought This Is the End was better as a comedy and a pretty good movie, but it wasn't something I'd say is a favorite or anything. There wasn't a single comedy I saw that I loved last year.
As for Pacific Rim I liked it quite a bit. However as a fan of those sort of movies (mindless action films) I didn't really see what the big deal was and didn't think it was anything amazing. That being said it wasn't in the top 5 or anything so I think its placement is fine.
Regardless, Wolf of Wall Street was my movie of the year (at least out of what I saw), and that made top 3 so I'm pleased.
Also, personally I didn't really like the World's End. I thought This Is the End was better as a comedy and a pretty good movie, but it wasn't something I'd say is a favorite or anything. There wasn't a single comedy I saw that I loved last year.
As for Pacific Rim I liked it quite a bit. However as a fan of those sort of movies (mindless action films) I didn't really see what the big deal was and didn't think it was anything amazing. That being said it wasn't in the top 5 or anything so I think its placement is fine.
Skiptastic
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Ooo challenge accepted.
I've rewatched it sober. It's still fine I think, but it was certainly a lesser experience outside the theater and I definitely enjoy The World's End more overall.
Messofanego
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The World's End works a lot on repeat watches. There are so many details you'd miss, the audio commentaries are excellent, and the comedic timing in acting and editing is spot-on.
I laughed a lot during This Is The End but that was more down to the crazy things happening and once you know those second time around, I don't think I'd enjoy it as much.
I laughed a lot during This Is The End but that was more down to the crazy things happening and once you know those second time around, I don't think I'd enjoy it as much.
Ventilaator
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This is the End was pretty much what I assume the Grown Ups movies are like. I've been warned away from Grown Ups by everyone saying it's the worst thing ever, but nobody told me that the extent of the comedy in This is the End was "Weed! Penis!"
I don't think the body snatching stuff isn't tacked on at all, it's inexorably intertwined with Gary's addiction. Because it's not just about returning to your hometown and finding it's changed. it's about returning and realizing that all those booze-addled good memories you made there were actually shitty, shitty times where you hurt people and yourself and your addiction won't let you realize that.
Serpentine
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It's definitely best the first time in the theater, but it holds up okay.
i could've done without the devil rape stuff, still
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Are you saying the body snatching was needed to tell that story? Because, as I recall, that story was doing a pretty good job of being told before all of that nonsense started.
sorry but you just slipped into a different (and entirely vacant and futile) argument--I said the body snatching did tell that story well and gave it further dimensions. but now you're moving to an argument of "necessity" which is truly impossible to determine and not at all the same discussion. how does a movie ever "need" anything? you're calling the premise of the story into question and critiquing a completely different movie. especially problematic when you're talking sci-fi or horror or anything high concept. like, you could make a movie about the uncanny nature of the shopping mall and how it's a weight on US society without zombies, but that doesn't mean Dawn of the Dead shouldn't exist. you could make a movie about human nature's tendency towards violence and how deviance is treated in society without constructing a future where gangs roam the underbelly of a totalitarian England but I'm not about to ditch A Clockwork Orange. you could make a movie about perspective and virtual reality and new tech's abstraction of the body without writing a story about a complicated video game and terrorists trying to take it down but that doesn't invalidate eXistenZ.
short version: empty argument, you're not actually discussing the movie that exists anymore. would enjoy reading why you think the sci-fi elements fail at telling this specific story rather than useless undercutting of the premise wholesale
Atraveller
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Just saw Gravity in 3D, good stuff, super intense.
I should rewatch that someday, alone, with the lights off.
I should rewatch that someday, alone, with the lights off.
firehawk12
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I forgot to check the results, but I'm a bit surprised (pleasantly) that Gravity won.
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