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by djross
Sat Dec 30, 2017 9:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Summary of 2017 viewing
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Summary of 2017 viewing

Below is a summary of my year's viewing for 2017. Summaries of previous years can be found by following this link: https://www.criticker.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6237.

For me, 2017 was a matter of finally seeing the work of Peter Watkins (which I will continue to do in early 2018), as well as of Ermanno Olmi (in 2018 I will continue this by seeing The Tree of Wooden Clogs) and Straub and Huillet (in 2018 I will continue this by seeing Antigone). It was also the continuation of the process of discovering the work of Sion Sono (in 2018 I will continue this by seeing The Whispering Star and Antiporno), as well as catching up with major works of Yasujiro Ozu that I had not seen previously, and an ongoing exploration of Japanese cinema in general (which will continue in 2018).

    2017 SUMMARY

    New films watched during 2017: 166 films. Average tier: 5.73 (average tier in 2016 was 5.25 from 130 rankings; in 2015, 5.48 from 164 rankings; in 2014, 4.67 from 216 rankings; in 2013, 5.08 from 301 rankings; in 2012, 4.97 from 237 rankings; in 2011, 4.96 from 237 rankings; in 2010, 5.22 from 330 rankings). So 2017 had the highest average tier of any year in the last eight years, and by a fair margin too.

    Masterpieces (scores between 91 and 100) watched in 2017: 2 films. They are: Edvard Munch (Patrick Watkins, 1974); Perceval le Gallois (Eric Rohmer, 1978). The score of 94 for Edvard Munch represents the second highest score I have given to any film I have watched in the period since I joined Criticker in 2006 (the highest being a score of 95 for The Young Girls of Rochefort, which I watched in January 2012).

    Tier 10 in 2017: 11 films. They are Edvard Munch (94), Perceval le Gallois (91), La Cotta (90), and the following eight films with a score of 85: Higanbana, I Fidanzati, L'argent, Late Autumn, Love and Peace, Noriko's Dinner Table, Soshun, Tokyo Twilight. That is, four films by Yasujiro Ozu, two by Ermanno Olmi, two by Sion Sono, and one each by Watkins, Rohmer and Bresson.

    Tier 9 in 2017: 28 films (above average, in other words).

    Lowest-scoring films watched in 2017: 4 films with a score of 20: Jurassic Park, On the Silver Globe, and two 2014 telemovies, Betrayed and Runaway.

    Seen at the theatre in 2017: 3 films. They are: Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience, The Endless, 24 Frames.

    2017 films watched: only 19 films watched that were released in 2017, the highest scores being for Dunkirk and Logan Lucky (both scores of 70, which for me means Tier 8).

    Re-watched in 2017: 24 films. Among them: Murmur of the Heart, Lost Highway, Tale of Tales (1979, score boosted by a point after watching on Blu-ray, taking it to 91 and therefore what I call a masterpiece, both the only short film and the only animated film I put in that category), Twin Peaks (1990, currently still re-watching), Guilty of Romance (score boosted to 85 after watching the full "Japanese" cut).

    Total number of rankings at end of 2017: 3900.

Total number of films I now designate as masterpieces (scores between 91 and 100): 97 films. Perhaps 2018 is the year this number will reach 100 (but this is far from guaranteed).