Best Film of Year - 21st Cent. Poll (discussion)

[Evil Twin]

What's wrong with this thread for coming up with choices for the polls?

 

[Kane52630]

im just saying its a mess from the start, everyone was complaining about what movie should be in a poll
just make a Other option and be done with it

 

[Evil Twin]

There is an OTHER option. And it's been used about 3 times since I started putting together polls, once by a person that missed the film they wanted to vote for on the poll.

Besides, the complaints have died down to almost nothing in the polls since I took over and actually began soliciting feedback before they go up. They haven't been perfect, hey I'm human, but a little bit of work and a reasonable attitude go a long ways.

 

[Max J Power]

The 2007 poll looks good, except Superman Returns came out in 2006.

 

[Evil Twin]

The 2007 poll looks good, except Superman Returns came out in 2006.

Right you are. Easy fix to make to. Any suggestions for a replacement? I'm thinking Taxi to the Dark Side, I like to stick at least on significant documentary in each poll, but I'm certainly not glued to that.

 

[Kane52630]

this should help
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_years_in_film

 

[Evil Twin]

Second Draft 2007 List

1. No Country for Old Men
2. There Will Be Blood
3. Juno
4. Atonement
5. Michael Clayton
6. Ratatouille
7. Persepolis
8. Into the Wild
9. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
10. Eastern Promises
11. Once
12. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
13. I'm Not There
14. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
15. Zodiac
16. 3:10 to Yuma
17. Gone Baby Gone
18. The Host
19. Black Book
20. American Gangster
21. Lars and the Real Girl
22. Charlie Wilson's War
23. The Bourne Ultimatum
24. Transformers
25. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
26. La Vie en Rose
27. The Savages
28. Across the Universe
29. Away From Her
30. In the Valley of Elah
31. Hot Fuzz
32. Superbad
33. Knocked Up
34. The Simpsons Movie
35. Grindhouse
36. The Darjeeling Limited
37. The Mist
38. I Am Legend
39. The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
40. OTHER

Thoughts:

1. I think 2007, top to bottom, is the strongest year to date.

2. La Vie en Rose, The Savages, Away From Her, and In the Valley of Elah are low profile enough and don't seem to fit the demographics of this board that I'd be open to replacing them if there's a call for it. Any recommended alternatives?

 

[redhawk23]

^ at the time it didn't seem that there were that many good movies, but in retrospect it was actually a very good year

 

[Bim]

Second Draft 2007 List
2. La Vie en Rose, The Savages, Away From Her, and In the Valley of Elah are low profile enough and don't seem to fit the demographics of this board that I'd be open to replacing them if there's a call for it. Any recommended alternatives?

I would actually leave in at least La Vie en Rose. It's hands down one of my contenders for best movie of the year for sure.

 

[Evil Twin]

First draft of 2008 poll choices

1. The Dark Knight
2. Slumdog Millionaire
3. Wall-E
4. The Wrestler
5. Milk
6. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
7. Frost/Nixon
8. The Reader
9. The Visitor
10. Rachel Getting Married
12. Frozen River
13. Iron Man
14. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
15. Gran Torino
16. Changeling
17. In Bruges
18. Pineapple Express
19. Tropic Thunder
20. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
21. Let the Right One In
22. Revolutionary Road
23. Doubt
24. Burn After Reading
25. Defiance
26. Religulous
27. The Incredible Hulk
28. Vicky Christina Barcelona
29. Valkyrie
30. Body of Lies
31. Cloverfield
32. Happy-Go-Lucky
33. Man On Wire
34. Encounters at the End of the World
35. Waltz With Bashir
36. I've Loved You So Long
37. Mamma Mia!
38. Gomorra
39. W.
40. OTHER

Other notables:

Speed Racer
Wanted
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The Duchess
Twilight
Hancock
Quantum of Solace
Sex and the City
Appaloosa
Blindness
The Strangers
The Bank Job
Rambo
Zack & Miri Make a Porno
Seven Pounds
RockNRolla

So, what needs to go? What needs to be bumped up? What have I completely forgotten?

 

[Max J Power]

I think most of the 'other notables' were more popular than Religulous. I'd probably replace it with Appaloosa, which seems to have a pretty good following.

Although I think we all know what's going to win.

 

[Evil Twin]

I think most of the 'other notables' were more popular than Religulous. I'd probably replace it with Appaloosa, which seems to have a pretty good following.

Although I think we all know what's going to win.

Yeah, damn Abba and their infectious pop hooks!

Yeah, I'm not all that attached to Religulous. And I'd agree that Appaloosa has a decent following. Speed Racer too, although I think you'll get more general agreement about the former.

 

[redhawk23]

damn 08 was a solid year, though i agree that the two best movies of the decade came out in 07 i much prefered 08 overall

 

[Laderlappen]

I disagree. I was very dissapointed in 2008. One of the weakest years of the decade.

 

[YoungE808]

I disagree. I was very dissapointed in 2008. One of the weakest years of the decade.

Well compared to this year 2008 is a juggernaut.

 

[Laderlappen]

Well to be fair, half of the great movies havent been released yet. But no this doesnt look like a great year either. Im not gonna judge it until Ive seen the movies.

 

[Evil Twin]

Second draft of 2008 poll choices

1. The Dark Knight
2. Slumdog Millionaire
3. Wall-E
4. The Wrestler
5. Milk
6. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
7. Frost/Nixon
8. The Reader
9. The Visitor
10. Rachel Getting Married
12. Frozen River
13. Iron Man
14. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
15. Gran Torino
16. Changeling
17. In Bruges
18. Pineapple Express
19. Tropic Thunder
20. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
21. Let the Right One In
22. Revolutionary Road
23. Doubt
24. Burn After Reading
25. Defiance
26. Appaloosa
27. The Incredible Hulk
28. Vicky Christina Barcelona
29. Valkyrie
30. Body of Lies
31. Cloverfield
32. Happy-Go-Lucky
33. Man On Wire
34. Encounters at the End of the World
35. Waltz With Bashir
36. I've Loved You So Long
37. Mamma Mia!
38. Gomorra
39. W.
40. OTHER

Other notables:

Speed Racer
Wanted
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The Duchess
Twilight
Hancock
Quantum of Solace
Sex and the City
Religulous
Blindness
The Strangers
The Bank Job
Rambo
Zack & Miri Make a Porno
Seven Pounds
RockNRolla

Any and all feedback welcome.

 

[redhawk23]

say what you want about 07 but 08 was my favorite year of movies. i don't know how it can be considered "the weakest of the decade" there were some very solid films, and a great many more that were just plain entertaining. on all fronts and for every demographic there seemed to be something of worth (i try to ignore the very existance of twilight)
this is a very solid list

 

[Evil Twin]

First draft of 2009 Poll Choices (we're almost at the end)

1. Avatar
2. Inglourious Basterds
3. Watchmen
4. Star Trek
5. District 9
6. The Hangover
7. Up
8. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
9. Public Enemies
10. Zombieland
11. Drag Me to Hell
12. Paranormal Activity
13. (500) Days of Summer
14. Moon
15. Adventureland
16. Away We Go
17. Observe and Report
18. In the Loop
19. Up in the Air
20. The Hurt Locker
21. A Serious Man
22. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
23. Invictus
24. Where the Wild Things Are
25. Crazy Heart
26. World's Greatest Dad
27. The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
28. An Education
29. A Single Man
30. Bright Star
31. The Blind Side
32. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
33. The Road
34. Fantastic Mr. Fox
35. Coraline
36. The White Ribbon
37. Broken Embraces
38. Sin Nombre
39. Anvil! The Story of Anvil
40. OTHER

Other Notables
The Cove
Food, Inc.
Julie & Julia
Nine
Sherlock Holmes
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Terminator Salvation
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
New Moon
Antichrist
Knowing
2012
Bruno
Angels & Demons
9
Humpday
Taken
The Proposal
Brothers
The Last Station
The Informant!
The Girlfriend Experience
The Young Victoria
The Damned United

So, what needs to be bumped up? And, conversely, bumped out?

Just looking things over, 2009 is a lot better than I expected. Especially following the writer's strike. There's certainly plenty of good films, although I'd say what sets it behind other years is a lack of standout great films.

 

[Max J Power]

I'm not sure what I'd replace it with, but Sherlock Holmes might have enough of a chance at getting some votes to warrant being put on the poll.

 

[Evil Twin]

Yeah, Holmes is something that I thought long and hard about.

I'd guess that Public Enemies, Adventureland, or World's Greatest Dad are the bubble movies. Or, perhaps, Bright Star since it really doesn't fit the demographics of the board. Thoughts?

 

[Evil Twin]

Second draft of 2009 Poll Choices

1. Avatar
2. Inglourious Basterds
3. Watchmen
4. Star Trek
5. District 9
6. The Hangover
7. Up
8. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
9. Public Enemies
10. Zombieland
11. Drag Me to Hell
12. Paranormal Activity
13. (500) Days of Summer
14. Moon
15. Sherlock Holmes
16. Away We Go
17. Observe and Report
18. In the Loop
19. Up in the Air
20. The Hurt Locker
21. A Serious Man
22. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
23. Invictus
24. Where the Wild Things Are
25. Crazy Heart
26. World's Greatest Dad
27. The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
28. An Education
29. A Single Man
30. Bright Star
31. The Blind Side
32. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
33. The Road
34. Fantastic Mr. Fox
35. Coraline
36. The White Ribbon
37. Broken Embraces
38. Sin Nombre
39. Anvil! The Story of Anvil
40. OTHER

Other Notables
The Cove
Food, Inc.
Julie & Julia
Nine
Adventureland
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Terminator Salvation
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
New Moon
Antichrist
Knowing
2012
Bruno
Angels & Demons
9
Humpday
Taken
The Proposal
Brothers
The Last Station
The Informant!
The Girlfriend Experience
The Young Victoria
The Damned United

I decided to bump Adventureland in favor of Holmes. But, if someone really wants to vote for Adventureland, I'll bump something else.