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by Mentaculus
Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:22 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Generally Liked movies in my Tier 1
Replies: 51
Views: 31286

Re: Generally Liked movies in my Tier 1

I like to reserve tier 1, which is for me pretty exactly ratings below 10/100, for films that are actually lacking in any form of quality. Yeah but that only works if 10% of the films you see lack any form of quality, which is not always the case. True enough. But I have seen lots of really bad mov...
by Mentaculus
Mon Jan 10, 2011 5:40 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Critiker's Top Movie for 2010
Replies: 6
Views: 3319

Re: Critiker's Top Movie for 2010

Huzzah!

4th Place is a Dark Horse. Love it.
by Mentaculus
Fri Dec 24, 2010 9:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Best Older Movies You Saw for the First Time in 2010
Replies: 30
Views: 28680

Re: Best Older Movies You Saw for the First Time in 2010

These sidled their way into my breadth of cinema knowledge this year, and managed to make it into my T9-T10. Mostly what one would expect. The Man Who Fell to Earth Kagemusha Django Steamboat Bill, Jr. Gold Diggers of 1933 Klute The Silence The Magician I Walked With a Zombie The Merry Widow (1934) ...
by Mentaculus
Mon Dec 13, 2010 3:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Portion of 100 most-ranked films viewed, by genre
Replies: 9
Views: 4092

Re: Portion of 100 most-ranked films viewed, by genre

Most of the missing items is because I refuse to see the Harry Potter films, and I have no desire to see most of the Saw films or Hostel. I also think I should go through rest of the Criterion catalogue, which will do absolutely nothing to effect the below rankings, except help me sleep better at ni...
by Mentaculus
Mon Dec 13, 2010 2:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Unranked most-ranked movies
Replies: 14
Views: 8713

Re: Unranked most-ranked movies

Turns out I've seen all but 3 of the 100 most-ranked on this site: American Pie (PSI 56), Amelie (PSI 91), and Casino Royale (PSI 76). I didn't know I'd seen so many most-seen.
by Mentaculus
Thu Dec 09, 2010 6:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Animation
Replies: 12
Views: 11987

Re: Animation

We devolved into Anime. Let me try. I have a particular soft spot in my heart for animation as an art form for many reasons: it can express worlds in vivid detail that live-action can only hint at, the creators have intimate and total control over the visualization of expression and movements - whic...
by Mentaculus
Tue Dec 07, 2010 5:39 pm
Forum: Movie-Specific
Topic: Top 10 favorite films.
Replies: 161
Views: 170743

Re: Top 10 favorite films.

The last two spots I wasn't sure, so I played it safe with a couple of classics. 1. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 2. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 3. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 4. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 5. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 6. Anchorman:...
by Mentaculus
Tue Dec 07, 2010 5:39 pm
Forum: Movie-Specific
Topic: Top 10 favorite films.
Replies: 161
Views: 170743

Re: Top 10 favorite films.

(In no particular order:)

Dr. Strangelove, Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Ran
Solyaris
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Vertigo
The Red Balloon (Le ballon rouge)
Persona
The Virgin Spring
Viridiana
Dead Rigners
by Mentaculus
Mon Dec 06, 2010 5:27 pm
Forum: Movie-Specific
Topic: The World Is Coming to an End
Replies: 20
Views: 8164

Re: The World Is Coming to an End

oh man....tears are streaming down my face from laughing. Gibson thinks THIS is the film that will restore his career? I watched that trailer waiting for a punchline that never came...what a joke. Stuffed beaver.....*shakes head in bemusement* Jodie Foster directing Mel Gibson to talk through a 'St...
by Mentaculus
Wed Dec 01, 2010 11:30 pm
Forum: Movie-Specific
Topic: Ghost Writer
Replies: 15
Views: 6881

Re: Ghost Writer

I don't know, I'd have to see the movie to make a judgment but since I'm smart enough to realize when the anti-American message in a movie is unfounded and when its reasonable. I can pick and choose when to just roll my eyes or nod my head and say "well there is some constructive criticism we ...