Top 10 films of 2013

[antsman41]

Drinking Buddies
Upstream Color
The Place Beyond The Pines
Clapping For The Wrong Reasons
Man Of Steel
Elysium
Oblivion
Only God Forgives
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part II
Furious 6
John Dies At The End
Evil Dead
Star Trek Into Darkness
Iron Man III
42
Warm Bodies
Spring Breakers
The Purge
Oz, The Great & Powerful
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

 

[terry78]

Fruitvale Station not being on any list makes that entire list null and void.

 

[antsman41]

Fruitvale Station not being on any list makes that entire list null and void.

No theaters near me have it, no torrent leaks, no bluray............. so, yeah.

 

[CConn]

I haven't seen it yet, but I will.

There's a lot of critically acclaimed movies that I haven't been able to see yet, sadly.

 

[antsman41]

I haven't seen it yet, but I will.

There's a lot of critically acclaimed movies that I haven't been able to see yet, sadly.

Yeah, I still have Way Way Back/Kings Of Summer/Spectacular Now/ling Ring to see. I feel like all will be in top ten, but couldn't catch them for their limited run in our art theater. Sadly waiting on home release...

I have a list of 20+ films with future dvd/theater release that will be awesome including the previous and these; Nebraska/12 Years A Slave/Her/Wolf On Wall Street/Inside Ilewyn Davis/The Monuments Men/American Hustle.

It's so early in the year, technically. The big hitters always are Sep-Dec.

 

[CFE]

I've changed to a new grade format and I've recalculated previous placements to reflect current attitude shifts. This is a more accurate presentation overall:

Top Favorite Films of 2013 (recalculated/to date - updates accompanied with ‘*&#8217:

**** A+ to A (Great)

1: "Only God Forgives"
2: "Twenty Feet From Stardom"
3: "Much Ado About Nothing"
4: "Blue Jasmine"
5: "Man of Steel"
6: "The Way, Way Back"
7: "The Act Of Killing"

***1/2 A- to B+ (Very Good)

8: "Star Trek Into Darkness"
9: "Unfinished Song"
10: "Frances Ha"
11: "Trance"
12: "Pacific Rim"
13: "The Place Beyond The Pines"
14: "Mud"
15: "The To Do List"
16: "Iron Man 3"
17: "The Spectacular Now"
18: "The Wolverine"
19: "Elysium"
20: "Jobs"
21: "Stoker"
22: "Blancanieves"
23: "The Bling Ring"
24: "Side Effects"
25: "I'm So Excited!"
26: "The Great Gatsby"
27: "The Butler"
28: "The East"
29: "Now You See Me"
30: "Fruitvale Station"
31: "The Iceman"
32: "Kon-Tiki"
33: "Disconnect"
34: "Kick-Ass 2"

*** B to B- (Good)

35: "To The Wonder"
36: "A Hijacking"
37: "Lovelace"
38: "Broken City"
39: "Still Mine"
40: "Girl Most Likely"
41: "The Lone Ranger"
42: "The Attack"
43: "White House Down"
44: "World War Z"
45: "Fill The Void"
46: "The Company You Keep"
47: "Oblivion"
48: "Emperor"
49: "Gangster Squad"

**1/2 C+ to C (Fair)

50: "42: The Jackie Robinson Story"
51: “2 Guns”
52: "Red 2"
53: "Ginger & Rosa"
54: "Dead Man Down"
55: "The Conjuring"
56: "Upstream Color"

** C to D+ (Disappointing)

57: "This Is The End"
58: "Oz The Great And Powerful"
59: "Jack The Giant Slayer"
60: "Paranoia"
61: "Dead Man's Burden"
62: "Pain & Gain"
63: "G.I. Joe: Retaliation"
64: "Olympus Has Fallen"
65: "The Last Stand"

*1/2 D to D- (Very Disappointing)

66: "Evil Dead"
67: "A Good Day To Die Hard"
68: "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone"
69: "Spring Breakers"

* F (Awful)

70: "R.I.P.D."
71: "Bullet To The Head"
72: "The Numbers Station"
73: "After Earth"

 

[Brain Damage]

UPDATED

1. The Place Beyond the Pines
2. Monsters University
3. Blue Jasmine
4. Mud
5. The Way, Way Back
6. Spring Breakers
7. This is the End
8. The Iceman
9. Iron Man 3
10. Man of Steel

11. Pacific Rim
12. The Wolverine
13. Kick-Ass 2
14. Only God Forgives
15. Star Trek Into Darkness
16. The Hangover Part III
17. Oz the Great and Powerful
18. The Great Gatsby

 

[antsman41]

Scenic Route
Drinking Buddies
Upstream Color
The Place Beyond The Pines
Pain & Gain
Clapping For The Wrong Reasons
Man Of Steel
Elysium
Oblivion
Only God Forgives
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part II
Furious 6
John Dies At The End
Evil Dead
Star Trek Into Darkness
Iron Man III
42
Warm Bodies
Spring Breakers
The Purge
Oz, The Great & Powerful
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

 

[Drizzle]

Updated:

1. Star Trek Into Darkness
2. This is The End
3. Pacific Rim
4. Kick-Ass 2
5. Man of Steel
6. Iron Man 3
7. The Wolverine
8. Monsters University
9. 42
10. Oz: The Great and Powerful

Still Good:
11. Evil Dead

Passable:
12. We're the Millers
13. The Hangover Part III
14. Pain and Gain
15. G.I. Joe: Retaliation
16. Spring Breakers

Meh:
17. A Good Day To Die Hard

Honorable Mention:
Jurassic Park 3D

 

[Rowsdower!]

1. Man of Steel
2. The Place Beyond the Pines
3. Elysium
4. Iron Man 3
5. Pacific Rim
6. Star Trek Into Darkness
7. Oblivion
8. Gangster Squad
9. Oz, The Great & Powerful
10. Stoker


384. Only God Forgives

 

[Persona]

1. Mud
2. Upstream Color
3. Elysium

i've seen some other stuff but nothing i'd bother listing. really, really want to see Denis' Bastards.

 

[Heretic]

I don't really have an order yet (my opinion changes with time)...but these all fit in somewhere (I've probably seen 50 total so far)
FAVORITE 10:
Stoker
Upstream Color
Antiviral
The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh
Magic Magic
The Conspiracy
Errors of the Human Body
Upside Down
Wrong
Sharknado

LEAST FAVORITE 10:
Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
The Last Exorcism Part 2
Mama
Man of Steel
Girls Against Boys
Spring Breakers
Prank
V/H/S/2
A Haunting at Silver Falls
The Demented

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

1. Oz The Great and The Powerful
2. Iron Man 3
3. Man Of Steel
4. Kick-Ass 2
5. The Wolverine
6. This is the End
7. Into Darkness
8. The Worlds End
9. Evil Dead
10. Only God Forgives

 

[CFE]

Top Favorite Films of 2013 (to date - updates in Bold):

**** A+ to A (Great)

1: "Only God Forgives"
2: "Twenty Feet From Stardom"
3: "Much Ado About Nothing"
4: "Blue Jasmine"
5: "The World’s End"
6: "Man of Steel"
7: "The Way, Way Back"
8: "The Act Of Killing"

***1/2 A- to B+ (Very Good)

9: "Star Trek Into Darkness"
10: "Unfinished Song"
11: "Frances Ha"
12: "Trance"
13: "Pacific Rim"
14: "The Place Beyond The Pines"
15: "Mud"
16: "The To Do List"
17: "Iron Man 3"
18: “The Spectacular Now”
19: "The Wolverine"
20: "Elysium"
21: “Jobs”
22: "Stoker"
23: "Blancanieves"
24: "The Bling Ring"
25: "Side Effects"
26: "I'm So Excited!"
27: "The Great Gatsby"
28: “The Butler”
29: "The East"
30: "Now You See Me"
31: "Fruitvale Station"
32: "The Iceman"
33: "Kon-Tiki"
34: "Disconnect"
35: “Kick-Ass 2”

*** B to B- (Good)

36: "To The Wonder"
37: “A Hijacking”
38: "Lovelace"
39: "Broken City"
40: "Still Mine"
41: "Girl Most Likely"
42: "The Lone Ranger"
43: "The Attack"
44: "White House Down"
45: "World War Z"
46: "Fill The Void"
47: "The Company You Keep"
48: "Oblivion"
49: "Emperor"
50: "Gangster Squad"

**1/2 C+ to C (Fair)

51: "42: The Jackie Robinson Story"
52: “2 Guns”
53: "Red 2"
54: "Ginger & Rosa"
55: "Dead Man Down"
56: "The Conjuring"
57: "Upstream Color"

** C to D+ (Disappointing)

58: "This Is The End"
59: "Oz The Great And Powerful"
60: “Jack The Giant Slayer”
61: “Paranoia”
62: "Dead Man's Burden"
63: "Pain & Gain"
64: "G.I. Joe: Retaliation"
65: "Olympus Has Fallen"
66: "The Last Stand"

*1/2 D to D- (Very Disappointing)

67: "Evil Dead"
68: "A Good Day To Die Hard"
69: “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone”
70: "Spring Breakers"

* F (Awful)

71: "R.I.P.D."
72: “Bullet To The Head”
73: "The Numbers Station"
74: "After Earth"

 

[Picard Sisko]

Films of 2013:

Star Trek Into Darkness - 9/10
Evil Dead - 7.5/10
Oz: The Great and the Powerful - 7/10
Iron Man 3 - 6.5/10
This is the End - 6.5/10
Man of Steel - 6.5/10
Monsters University - 6/10
The Purge - 5.5/10
World War Z - 4.5/10
Texas Chainsaw - 4/10

 

[flickchick85]

So Elysium did NOT knock Pacific Rim out of my top 10 like I'd predicted, but The World's End most certainly did the trick.

1. Before Midnight (9.5/10)
2. The Place Beyond the Pines (8.5/10)
3. Much Ado About Nothing (8.5/10)
4. The World's End (8.5/10)
5. Man of Steel (8.5/10)
6. Star Trek Into Darkness (8/10)
7. Furious 6 (8/10)
8. The Kings of Summer (8/10)
9. Iron Man 3 (8/10)
10. The Heat (7.5/10)


Honorable Mentions: Pacific Rim (7/10), Kick-Ass 2 (7/10), Elysium (7/10), The Wolverine (7/10), Side Effects (7/10), Evil Dead (7/10), Oblivion (6.5/10)

 

[Rocketman]

1. Before Midnight
2. Upstream Color
3. Man of Steel
4. A Good Day to Die Hard
5. The World’s End
6. The Conjuring
7. This Is the End
8. The Internship
9. Iron Man 3
10. Pacific Rim

11. RED 2
12. R.I.P.D.
13. White House Down
14. The Lone Ranger
15. Identity Thief
16. Oz the Great and Powerful
17. Now You See Me
18. G.I. Joe: Retaliation

 

[hopefuldreamer]

Top 10 (seen at the cinema in blue, latest in bold):

1. Elysium
2. Mud
3. Star Trek Into Darkness
4. John Dies at the End
5. The East
6. Stoker
7. Song For Marion
8. The Iceman
9. The Place Beyond the Pines
10. The World's End

And the Rest:

Spoiler

Good:

Olympus Has Fallen
The Heat
Warm Bodies
Man of Steel
Pacific Rim
Iron Man 3
This is the End
Kick Ass 2
Epic
The Conjuring
Odd Thomas
The Bling Ring
Gangster Squad
Oz the Great and Powerful
Jack the Giant Slayer
Hansel and Gretal

Okay:

The Great Gatsby
Disconnect
Oblivion
Superman: Unbound
Wrong
Maniac
Dark Skies
All Superheroes Must Die
The Croods
Escape from Planet Earth
Byzantium
Pain and Gain
21 and Over
Admission
The Host
Spring Breakers
Beautiful Creatures
Side Effects
The Hangover pt 3
Welcome to the Punch

Lost on me:

The Wolverine
Upstream Color
Trance
The Purge
Drinking Buddies

Top 10 Worst:

10. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns pt 2
9. GI Joe: Retaliation
8. I Give it a Year
7. Bullet to the Head
6. Identity Theif
5. Upside Down
4. Scary Movie 5
3. The Last Stand
2. The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
1. Movie 43

Total = 58 films

 

[CFE]

Top Favorite Films of 2013 (to date - updates in Bold):

**** A+ to A (Great)

1: "Only God Forgives"
2: "The Grandmaster" (Yi dai zong shi)
3: "Twenty Feet From Stardom"
4: "Much Ado About Nothing"
5: "Blue Jasmine"
6: "Hannah Arendt"
7: "The World’s End"
8: "Man of Steel"
9: "The Way, Way Back"
10: "The Act Of Killing"
11: "The Hunt" (Jagten)

***1/2 A- to B+ (Very Good)

12: "Star Trek Into Darkness"
13: "Unfinished Song" (Song For Marion)
14: "Frances Ha"
15: "Trance"
16: "Pacific Rim"
17: "The Place Beyond The Pines"
18: "Mud"
19: "The To Do List"
20: "Iron Man 3"
21: "Passion"
22: "The Spectacular Now"
23: "The Wolverine"
24: "Elysium"
25: "Jobs"
26: "Stoker"
27: "Blancanieves"
28: "In A World…"
29: "The Bling Ring"
30: "Side Effects"
31: "I'm So Excited!" (Los amantes pasajeros)
32: "The Great Gatsby"
33: "The Butler"
34: "Closed Circuit"
35: "The East"
36: "Now You See Me"
37: "Fruitvale Station"
38: "The Iceman"
39: "Kon-Tiki"
40: "Disconnect"
41: "Kick-Ass 2"

*** B to B- (Good)

42: "To The Wonder"
43: "A Hijacking" (Kapringen)
44: "Lovelace"
45: "Broken City"
46: "Still Mine"
47: "Girl Most Likely"
48: "The Lone Ranger"
49: "The Attack"
50: "White House Down"
51: "World War Z"
52: "Fill The Void"
53: "The Company You Keep"
54: "Oblivion"
55: "Emperor"
56: "Gangster Squad"

**1/2 C+ to C (Fair)

57: "42: The Jackie Robinson Story"
58: "2 Guns"
59: "Red 2"
60: "Ginger & Rosa"
61: "Dead Man Down"
62: "The Conjuring"
63: "Upstream Color"

** C to D+ (Disappointing)

64: "This Is The End"
65: "Oz The Great And Powerful"
66: "Jack The Giant Slayer"
67: "Paranoia"
68: "Dead Man's Burden"
69: "Pain & Gain"
70: "G.I. Joe: Retaliation"
71: "Olympus Has Fallen"
72: "The Last Stand"

*1/2 D to D- (Very Disappointing)

73: "Evil Dead"
74: "A Good Day To Die Hard"
75: "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone"
76: "Spring Breakers"

* F (Awful)

77: "R.I.P.D."
78: "Bullet To The Head"
79: "The Numbers Station"
80: "After Earth"

 

[addison81]

Updated

1) The Worlds End
2) Elysium
3) Upstream Color
4) Iron Man 3

I still have a lot of catching up to do. I'll be seeing Only God Forgives and I declare War soon.

 

[DarkSovereignty]

Thus far...
1. Much ado about nothing
2. Star Trek into darkness
3. The wolverine
4. The conjuring
5. Pacific rim
6. The bling ring
7. This is the end
8. Man of steel
9. Iron man 3
10. Pain & gain

Updated and reevaluated:
1. The worlds end
2. Much ado about nothing
3. The grandmaster
4. Star Trek into darkness
5. The wolverine
6. Pacific rim
7. The conjuring
8. The bling ring
9. This is the end
10. Man of steel

 

[Donnie Darko]

The only ones I've seen at this point...

1. Oz the Great and Powerful
2. Man of Steel
3. Fast & Furious 6
4. Evil Dead
5. Iron Man 3
6. Star Trek Into Darkness
7. The Great Gatsby
8. Safe Haven
9. Sharknado (yes, I'm counting it)

 

[Donnie Darko]

Top Favorite Films of 2013

How can you afford to see so many movies? Are you secretly Bill Gates?

 

[DarkSovereignty]

Safe haven... The Nicholas sparks movie?

 

[CFE]

How can you afford to see so many movies? Are you secretly Bill Gates?

The early part of the year was handled by gift cards picked up between Christmas, my birthday and work. Even so yeah, it adds up after a while haha.