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| Discussion: Top 200 Movies We Agree Don't Suck - 2.0 (Posted on 3/1/13 at 11:09 am)
**USE THIS THREAD FOR DISCUSSION ONLY**
VOTE HERE
Top 200 Movies We Agree Don’t Suck: 5 Years Later
Cheers to the greatest message board on the internet. Over the years we have cultivated a small, active and fairly wide spread community talking about film and television. We’ve had some fun discussions, some interesting discussions, some heated discussions and a lot of fun.
5 Years ago, we embarked on a small experiment to catalog what we thought were “Movies We Agree Don’t Suck.” We decided it wasn’t a “Best Movies Ever List,” and it wasn’t an “Our Favorite Movies List.” It sat somewhere between that discussion; it was a list that evoked the best of what film had to offer AND the ability of film to entertain. “We have a lot of different tastes and a decent amount of posters, that alone should level out inconsistencies. It'll be a mixture of the overly critical and some of your average ‘I just want to be entertained’ moviegoers,” as the thread once said. And I think that has stood with all of our lists.
So here we are. 5 years later, some new posters, more than a few new films, and probably some changes in our personal tastes. But does the idea still stand? Can we make a list that simply attempts to find the best of film, films that sufficiently connect with culture AND have consistent quality? This time, we’ll cast larger ballots, 40, and hopefully compile a list that is the double the size of the last one, at 200.
Without delay, let's get down to the rules, as normal:
RULES IN VOTING THREAD
**In terms of trilogies and sequels, only 4 film sets CAN be listed as one entry, that list is: KILL BILL, Trois Couleurs, Godfather I and II, and LORD OF THE RINGS. All other sets are separate films.**
**USE THIS THREAD FOR DISCUSSION ONLY**
I am also taking the list of volunteers for write-ups. You know the drill. If you love film and want to unleash your Shakespearean eloquence upon the masses, sign up.
Writers:
Freauxzen
H-Town
Jamolhn
iwyLSUiwy
Baloo
OMLandshark - NEED EMAIL
RollTide1987 - NEED EMAIL
etm512 - NEED EMAIL
magildachunks - NEED EMAIL
We are also going to be writing point-counterpoint for the top 5, so there will be very specific articles assigned.
Point-CounterPoint: Baloo, Freauxzen, iwyLSUiwy, Jamohn
Enjoy have fun, and pay attention to the rules. Thank you.
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Freauxzen
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| re: Discussion: Top 200 Movies We Agree Don't Suck - 2.0 (Posted on 3/1/13 at 11:23 am to Freauxzen)
RollTide I saw your request in the voting thread, added to the list.
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Baloo 
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| re: Discussion: Top 200 Movies We Agree Don't Suck - 2.0 (Posted on 3/1/13 at 11:24 am to Freauxzen)
Wow, you adopted my Trois Coleurs exception rule. Sweet!
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Freauxzen
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| re: Discussion: Top 200 Movies We Agree Don't Suck - 2.0 (Posted on 3/1/13 at 11:24 am to Freauxzen)
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RonBurgundy
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count me in
In what? Voting? Sure, post a ballot in the thread.
Or writing?
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H-Town Tiger 
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| re: Discussion: Top 200 Movies We Agree Don't Suck - 2.0 (Posted on 3/1/13 at 11:25 am to Freauxzen)
In the voting thread you have 3 films that can count as 1 and in here you list 4.
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Baloo
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| re: Discussion: Top 200 Movies We Agree Don't Suck - 2.0 (Posted on 3/1/13 at 11:26 am to H-Town Tiger)
I think the rule here should stand. Those are a good group of four series that should count as one film. They all work as one work.
Even Evil Dead has more variance in quality/intent. They should be treated separately.
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Freauxzen
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| re: Discussion: Top 200 Movies We Agree Don't Suck - 2.0 (Posted on 3/1/13 at 11:26 am to Baloo)
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Wow, you adopted my Trois Coleurs exception rule. Sweet!
You know, I want to make the Godfather folks accept Godfather 1-3. You just can't leave off a film in the trilogy and get the two best ones, that's crazy.
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H-Town Tiger
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| re: Discussion: Top 200 Movies We Agree Don't Suck - 2.0 (Posted on 3/1/13 at 11:28 am to Baloo)
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I think the rule here should stand. Those are a good group of four series that should count as one film. They all work as one work.
works for me. I'll have GF and possible LOTR
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Baloo
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| re: Discussion: Top 200 Movies We Agree Don't Suck - 2.0 (Posted on 3/1/13 at 11:29 am to Freauxzen)
I think you can since the third was made almost 20 years after the first two. It was a cash grab. Actually, it was a prestige grab, given Coppola's career since 1980. Has any director done more to harm his reputation than Coppola? I mean, we forgive Polanski for being a horrible person, but Coppola just started making bad movies.
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Freauxzen
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| re: Discussion: Top 200 Movies We Agree Don't Suck - 2.0 (Posted on 3/1/13 at 11:31 am to Baloo)
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I think you can since the third was made almost 20 years after the first two. It was a cash grab. Actually, it was a prestige grab, given Coppola's career since 1980. Has any director done more to harm his reputation than Coppola? I mean, we forgive Polanski for being a horrible person, but Coppola just started making bad movies.
So true.
But Na I won't do that. I have a small feeling Star Wars People are going to want their trilogy as well, though.
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etm512
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| re: Discussion: Top 200 Movies We Agree Don't Suck - 2.0 (Posted on 3/1/13 at 11:31 am to Freauxzen)
I might be able to string a few incoherent sentences together for you
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H-Town Tiger
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| re: Discussion: Top 200 Movies We Agree Don't Suck - 2.0 (Posted on 3/1/13 at 11:32 am to Freauxzen)
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You know, I want to make the Godfather folks accept Godfather 1-3. You just can't leave off a film in the trilogy and get the two best ones, that's crazy.
I don't hate GF III the way a lot of folks do, but I'll disagree because it came out 16 years later so it was not made in combo with the other 2 in the same way that LOTR and Kill Bill were basically filmed as 1. Parts of GF I and II over lap and basically overlap and continue the same story, but are split into 2 films for time considerations.
The Godfather Saga (parts I and II edited together) predated GF III by many years.
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Freauxzen
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| re: Discussion: Top 200 Movies We Agree Don't Suck - 2.0 (Posted on 3/1/13 at 11:36 am to H-Town Tiger)
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I don't hate GF III the way a lot of folks do, but I'll disagree because it came out 16 years later so it was not made in combo with the other 2 in the same way that LOTR and Kill Bill were basically filmed as 1. Parts of GF I and II over lap and basically overlap and continue the same story, but are split into 2 films for time considerations.
The Godfather Saga (parts I and II edited together) predated GF III by many years.
T'was a joke.
Also, I know Godfather is going to finish at the top, it's just a way to bring it down. KIDDING.
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| re: Discussion: Top 200 Movies We Agree Don't Suck - 2.0 (Posted on 3/1/13 at 11:52 am to Freauxzen)
Your hate for Godfather is strong...
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Freauxzen
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| re: Discussion: Top 200 Movies We Agree Don't Suck - 2.0 (Posted on 3/1/13 at 11:54 am to The Godfather)
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Your hate for Godfather is strong...
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| re: Discussion: Top 200 Movies We Agree Don't Suck - 2.0 (Posted on 3/1/13 at 12:04 pm to Freauxzen)
I mean, not even TOP 40?!
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Freauxzen
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| re: Discussion: Top 200 Movies We Agree Don't Suck - 2.0 (Posted on 3/1/13 at 12:13 pm to The Godfather)
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I mean, not even TOP 40?
It's right outside. Like 43-ish,
I added in a few movies that won't get love. Plus, there's no question that in terms of experience Kagemusha >Godfather
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| re: Discussion: Top 200 Movies We Agree Don't Suck - 2.0 (Posted on 3/1/13 at 12:25 pm to Freauxzen)
The rules ask that we "PLEASE LIST ALL DATES of the films you include", but the example ballot does not.
ETA: And can someone please post the 100 movies list from last time? I can't find it. Thanks!
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Freauxzen
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| re: Discussion: Top 200 Movies We Agree Don't Suck - 2.0 (Posted on 3/1/13 at 1:04 pm to Patrick_Bateman)
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The rules ask that we "PLEASE LIST ALL DATES of the films you include", but the example ballot does not.
I do what I want. Will add later.
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ETA: And can someone please post the 100 movies list from last time? I can't find it. Thanks!
The vote thread is in the OP, not sure where the list thread is hidden around here.
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| re: Discussion: Top 200 Movies We Agree Don't Suck - 2.0 (Posted on 3/1/13 at 1:14 pm to Freauxzen)
I'm just going to put a mass here for now and go after them later
1) The Lord of the Rings
2-39
40) The Room
Pan's Labyrinth
Star Wars
The Empire Strikes Back
Godfather Parts 1&2
Kill Bill
Inglourious Basterds
Pulp Fiction
Princess Mononoke
Schindler's List
Spirited Away
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
The Shawshank Redemption
Saving Private Ryan
The Dark Knight
Silence of the Lambs
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Lawrence of Arabia
Casablanca
The Wizard of Oz
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Beauty and the Beast
The Lion King
Wall-E
UP!
Toy Story 3
The Incredibles
The Iron Giant
Terminator
Terminator 2
Patton
Chinatown
The Shining
2001: A Space Odyssey
A Clockwork Orange
Spartacus
Dr. Strangelove
Full Metal Jacket
E.T.
Jaws
Munich
Kingdom of Heaven
Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind
The Truman Show
Argo
Silver Linings Playbook
No Country for Old Men
Raging Bull
Taxi
Die Hard
Mad Max
Psycho
North By Northwest
Alien
Aliens
There Will Be Blood
Goodfellas
Casino
Gone with the Wind
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Casino Royale
Goldfinger
The Naked Gun
Blazing Saddles
Young Frankenstein
Shaun of the Dead
Hot Fuzz
Animal House
Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Vacation
Caddyshack
Dumb and Dumber
Lost in Translation
Groundhog Day
Fargo
Raising Arizona
The Big Lebowski
Apocalypse Now
And shit, I know there are still quite a few that have just slipped my mind.
EDIT: I have 81 already listed. This is going to be tough.
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