There is nothing that people love more than list-making. That’s meant literally… people love making lists more than hugging their own children. Top 10 lists, particularly, are hugely popular and spring up everywhere, on everyconceivabletopic.
In fact, the only Top 10 list you’ll never see, is the Top 10 Things People Love More Than Top 10 Lists (really, Google it: No Results).
So, it was just a matter of time before someone broached the topic on Criticker’s forums. Since BullyFanatic planted the seed in July, there have been 3 pages full of additions. A lot of the usual suspects show up (Kubrick, Tarantino), but there are some odd entries as well (Hula Girls?!)
Shows up a lot
The lists make for a few minutes of fun reading, so head over there, and don’t forget to contribute your own!
One of the most surprising hits of the summer has inspired a lot of discussion at the Criticker Forums. District 9 came out of nowhere with a bunch of unknown actors and immediately landed on the tentative versions of many Best Of 2009 lists. At Criticker, it’s gotten even more traffic than Tarantino’s long-awaited Inglourious Basterds.
The District 9 forum thread was started by user frederic_g54 at the beginning of July. From the very beginning, it’s a pretty contentious discussion and quickly dives into ideas like, “Is it valid to defend or rip films you’ve not yet seen?” (My response to that is definitely yes).
So whether or not you’ve seen the movie, feel free to join the discussion and contribute! The Criticker Forums can always use some fresh insights.
We can see from this list that only 2 out of 20 are more than 10 years old (Forrest Gump, Pulp Fiction), and both of those are 15 years old. Does the list tell us much about the Criticker membership? No doubt it says something, but probably nothing that could not have been predicted in advance. But keeping track of this list would be one way of tracking the evolution of Criticker and its membership.
Interested in seeing which films are the most frequently-ranked at Criticker? Examine the list yourself, then join the conversation. Don’t forget, that this ordering feature can be used in conjunction with other filters — for example, it’s now easy to see the most-ranked Japanese horror films!
Of course, while simple popularity is no indicator of quality, I’m not ashamed to admit that I love everything in the top 10! What about you?
Whenever Quentin Tarantino has a new project coming out, film fans work themselves into a tizzy, praising and/or bashing it well in advance of its release date.
At least that’s what we’re seeing with Inglourious Basterds — Tarantino’s new and confusingly misspelled war project with Brad Pitt. Criticker’s forum community seems split on whether it’s going to suck or rule, though modest optimism seems to be the prevailing mood.
User brandt64 dug up the following French trailer, which (in our opinion) seems promising.
Inglourious Basterds opens on August 21st… are you excited? Why not go join the discussion in the forum?
It’s been about a week since we debuted a new feature at Criticker, which allows users to write full reviews of movies they feel particularly strongly about. If you’ve ever been on a particularly clever rant and then hit that 500-character limit on mini-reviews, you’ll know right away how useful this new feature is.
If you’re looking for (usually constructive) feedback on your opinions and writing skills, this is a great way to get it. Jeb’s review of Terminator has sparked an unusually healthy discussion. And don’t forget, you can link your mini-review directly to your full review. Here’s how.
The people at Criticker’s active forums are finding awesome stuff all the time. Frederic_g54 recently discovered a bunch of short 30 second re-enactments of classic films, starring animated bunnies.
There are a bunch of shorts are available at AngryAlien.com, and most of them are pretty funny. If you’ve got half a minute, go take a look! And if you find something interesting and related to the world of film, why not share it with the Criticker Community at our forums?
One of the more popular topics over at the Criticker Forums recently has been dedicated to users’ favorite Mini-Reviews, started by Jeb. The starring system is a good way to honor those reviews that make you laugh, think or nod your head in agreement, but Criticker users have been using this post to specially recognize those reviews that stand head and tails above the rest.
Frequently, these are Mini-Reviews which elicit laughter. Pickpocket highlighted DVicknabb‘s spot-on review of Crash, which sums up the whole movie in 24 words:
“WHITE PEOPLE BLACK PEOPLE MEXICAN PEOPLE ASIAN PEOPLE WHITE PEOPLE BLACK PEOPLE MEXICAN PEOPLE ASIAN PEOPLE WHITE PEOPLE BLACK PEOPLE MEXICAN PEOPLE ASIAN PEOPLE”.
Or moush‘s review of Baby Geniuses: “I’ve seen better infant roles in the movie ‘Dumplings‘”. So true… it’s just begging for a mash-up.
Some serious reviews get notice as well, such as FitFortDanga‘s thoughts on Naked: “Bleak and cynical and often uproariously funny. Much of the credit belongs to Thewlis, comparable to McDowell in Clockwork Orange or DeNiro in Taxi Driver. He doesn’t so much straddle the line between good and evil as he does swerve back and forth over it like a drunk driver. In the end he is neither redeemed nor vilified. Lesley Sharp is also superb as his ex-girlfriend. The sour note in the movie is Jeremy, whose absolute vileness doesn’t ring true.”
So, the next time you find a review which makes you laugh out loud, or a reviewer whose work deserves special merit, why not go to the forum and tell the community?
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