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re: Christopher Nolan now has the highest number of films ranked in the IMDB Top 250
Posted on 8/3/23 at 11:18 am to RollTide1987
Posted on 8/3/23 at 11:18 am to RollTide1987
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The Dark Knight (2008): #3 on the IMDB Top 250
Tells me all I need to know.
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Posted on 8/3/23 at 11:28 am to Grievous Angel
Dark Knight at #3 is more credible than too cool for school hipsters not including Shawshank in their Top 50 movies of the 90's (I think someone did a Top 100 and excluded it -total HEY LOOK AT ME bullshite)
This post was edited on 8/3/23 at 11:30 am
Posted on 8/3/23 at 12:26 pm to RollTide1987
I like Nolan, but the placement of these movies on a top 250 list is a great reminder that IMDb voters are actual children.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 1:50 pm to Jay Are
Children who have an eclectic taste in film. Browsing through the Top 50, there are some high quality films to be found in there.
50. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
49. Modern Times (1936)
48. The Intouchables (2011)
47. Harakiri (1962)
46. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
45. Casablanca (1942)
44. The Usual Suspects (1995)
43. The Prestige (2006)
42. Whiplash (2014)
41. The Departed (2006)
40. American History X (1998)
39. Leon: The Professional (1994)
38. The Lion King (1994)
37. Gladiator (2000)
36. Parasite (2019)
35. Psycho (1960)
34. The Pianist (2002)
33. Spirited Away (2001)
32. Back to the Future (1985)
31. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
30. Star Wars (1977)
29. Oppenheimer (2023)
28. The Green Mile (1999)
27. Life is Beautiful (1998)
26. City of God (2002)
25. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
24. Interstellar (2014)
23. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
22. Seven Samurai (1954)
21. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
20. Se7en (1995)
19. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
18. Goodfellas (1990)
17. The Matrix (1999)
16. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
15. Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse (2023)
14. Inception (2010)
13. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
12. Fight Club (1999)
11. Forrest Gump (1994)
10. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
09. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
08. Pulp Fiction (1994)
07. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
06. Schindler's List (1993)
05. 12 Angry Men (1957)
04. The Godfather Part II (1974)
03. The Dark Knight (2008)
02. The Godfather (1972)
01. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
50. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
49. Modern Times (1936)
48. The Intouchables (2011)
47. Harakiri (1962)
46. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
45. Casablanca (1942)
44. The Usual Suspects (1995)
43. The Prestige (2006)
42. Whiplash (2014)
41. The Departed (2006)
40. American History X (1998)
39. Leon: The Professional (1994)
38. The Lion King (1994)
37. Gladiator (2000)
36. Parasite (2019)
35. Psycho (1960)
34. The Pianist (2002)
33. Spirited Away (2001)
32. Back to the Future (1985)
31. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
30. Star Wars (1977)
29. Oppenheimer (2023)
28. The Green Mile (1999)
27. Life is Beautiful (1998)
26. City of God (2002)
25. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
24. Interstellar (2014)
23. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
22. Seven Samurai (1954)
21. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
20. Se7en (1995)
19. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
18. Goodfellas (1990)
17. The Matrix (1999)
16. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
15. Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse (2023)
14. Inception (2010)
13. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
12. Fight Club (1999)
11. Forrest Gump (1994)
10. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
09. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
08. Pulp Fiction (1994)
07. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
06. Schindler's List (1993)
05. 12 Angry Men (1957)
04. The Godfather Part II (1974)
03. The Dark Knight (2008)
02. The Godfather (1972)
01. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Posted on 8/3/23 at 2:01 pm to RollTide1987
Give me a camera and $270M
I promise I could get one in the 250. I'd give people what the people want.
I'd even use dark filters..
I promise I could get one in the 250. I'd give people what the people want.
I'd even use dark filters..
Posted on 8/3/23 at 4:33 pm to Keep Stirring
quote:
I get the Nolan love on IMDB - it is what it is
Nolan has plenty of misses but outside of Villenueve, Anderson, Gerwig, and a few indy film makers, there's not a lot of people i get excited about when they're making a film.
i'm happy to turn my brain off and watch an MCU movie, Mario Bros., Jungle Cruise, Jumanji, John Wick etc. I'm not a harsh critic, but i can appreciate a director that wants to do something more than easy.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 4:38 pm to RollTide1987
quote:
Children who have an eclectic taste in film. Browsing through the Top 50, there are some high quality films to be found in there.
There's some recency bias in that list (people using the internet are inherently younger,) but a solid list of films. I could make some arguments for ones that aren't High Art, but masterfully directed and shot movies (Fury Road, Crazy Stupid Love, About Time, Blade Runner, Prisoners, Hostiles, Wind River, etc. none perfect, but still amazing.)
my only glaring fault with that is that It's a Wonderful Life is obviously the greatest movie of all time.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 5:10 pm to RollTide1987
quote:
45. Casablanca (1942) 44. The Usual Suspects (1995)
Just odd that the classic film which spawned the title of the other film, in ranked lower.
Honestly, there is some real crap is that list. Three no way in hell that “15. Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse (2023) “ is accurate.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 6:10 pm to 3nOut
Prisoners was one of the films I first heard of through the IMDB 250, fwiw.
I think IMDB and oddly enough, Google Ratings are more useful than Rotten Tomatoes, where almost everything gets a high rating.
IMDB is useful as long as you treat the low end of their scale similar to grades, where most films below a 6.5 are underwhelming.
I think IMDB and oddly enough, Google Ratings are more useful than Rotten Tomatoes, where almost everything gets a high rating.
IMDB is useful as long as you treat the low end of their scale similar to grades, where most films below a 6.5 are underwhelming.
This post was edited on 8/3/23 at 6:11 pm
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:39 pm to RollTide1987
quote:
The Dark Knight (2008): #3 on the IMDB Top 250
Inception (2010): #14 on the IMDB Top 250
The Dark Knight Rises (2012): #70 on the IMDB Top 250
Interstellar (2014): #24 on the IMDB Top 250
Oppenheimer (2023): #29 on the IMDB Top 250
So much for giving a frick about the “IMBD top 250”, which I didn’t anyways
Posted on 8/3/23 at 9:16 pm to Keys Open Doors
quote:
I think IMDB and oddly enough, Google Ratings are more useful than Rotten Tomatoes, where almost everything gets a high rating. IMDB is useful as long as you treat the low end of their scale similar to grades, where most films below a 6.5 are underwhelming
My son and I do the letterbox app and he sometimes loses his mind when I rate something at a 3.5 or 4 when I really like it.
He saw I rated Blade Runner 2049 at a 4* and said i was insane. I love that movie and think it’s amazing but putting in scale of SciFi, complete story, acting, etc. it’s great but it’s not 5*.
I think Crazy Stupid Love is the greatest RomCom in the last 20 years but it’s still a 3.5/5 at best in terms of overall ratings. He thinks that was a 5*.
5* is for a transcendent film like Jurassic Park, Jaws, IAWL, Casa Blanca, Raiders of the Lost Arc, 2001, etc.
I would definitely rank both them very high in my top 250 but they’re not 5*s
This post was edited on 8/3/23 at 9:20 pm
Posted on 8/3/23 at 9:54 pm to 3nOut
The Letterbox users have their own biases to keep an eye on (they love 3 hour Eastern European films that show the plight of humanity with minimalist dialog) but I discovered some movies there as well during the spring of 2020.
Sing Street, Blindspotting, and Short Term 12 were all films I had never heard of and at the bare minimum, I liked. I would say Sing Street was very enjoyable and Short Term 12 is one of the best movies of the past two decades.
with minimalist dialog) but I discovered some movies there as well during the spring of 2020. Sing Street, Blindspotting, and Short Term 12 were all films I had never heard of and at the bare minimum, I liked. I would say Sing Street was very enjoyable and Short Term 12 is one of the best movies of the past two decades.
This post was edited on 8/3/23 at 9:56 pm
Posted on 8/3/23 at 10:02 pm to RollTide1987
The more I watch the dark Knight the more I don't care for it. It's a great movie and then after joker gets captured it just kind of goes downhill. The ending focused way too much on being symbolic rather than giving the characters satisfying or logical conclusions.
Batman begins was a more complete movie and I think it's the most rewatchable. Shoot me but I think it has aged the best.
Dark Knight rises is awful and stupid.
Batman begins was a more complete movie and I think it's the most rewatchable. Shoot me but I think it has aged the best.
Dark Knight rises is awful and stupid.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 10:28 pm to lsusa
quote:
I’d be curious how many John Ford has on this list.
I'm guessing all the Ford fanboys are dead and can't vote, so we invariably get 20 years of ballot stuffers that were in the prime IMDB user age for all of Nolan's career. Its clear Nolan is Gen Y's favorite director.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 10:32 pm to DrSteveBrule
quote:
Dark Knight rises is awful and stupid.
I agree, I hate that installment
Posted on 8/3/23 at 10:38 pm to DrSteveBrule
quote:
Dark Knight rises is awful and stupid.
I’m not saying you’re wrong but it’s probably top 5 DC movies and better than a lot of MCU.
This post was edited on 8/3/23 at 10:45 pm
Posted on 8/3/23 at 11:16 pm to RollTide1987
I've enjoyed all of Nolan's films outside of Tenet and The Dark Knight Rises.
Going see Oppenheimer on Saturday
Going see Oppenheimer on Saturday
Posted on 8/4/23 at 12:41 pm to RollTide1987
quote:Don’t see it.
Oppenheimer put him over the top with eight, breaking a three-way tie he had with Martin Scorsese and Stanley Kubrick:
Memento, Interstellar, maybe The Prestige, but comparisons to Scorsese? Kubrick? Just on sheer numbers and and an intelligent use of CGI. (Not an inconsequential talent, I admit. He is savvy in its use and limitations.)
David Lean. John Ford. John Huston. Alfred Hitchcock. William Wyler. All achieved greatness in storytelling in film without having access to today’s levels of sophisticated special effects.
My opinion only. Perhaps I’m just not in touch with Nolan’s greatness.
Posted on 8/4/23 at 1:11 pm to RollTide1987
Tenet #1 in our hearts
Posted on 8/4/23 at 1:51 pm to 3nOut
quote:
My son and I do the letterbox app and he sometimes loses his mind when I rate something at a 3.5 or 4 when I really like it.
He saw I rated Blade Runner 2049 at a 4* and said i was insane. I love that movie and think it’s amazing but putting in scale of SciFi, complete story, acting, etc. it’s great but it’s not 5*.
I think Crazy Stupid Love is the greatest RomCom in the last 20 years but it’s still a 3.5/5 at best in terms of overall ratings. He thinks that was a 5*.
5* is for a transcendent film like Jurassic Park, Jaws, IAWL, Casa Blanca, Raiders of the Lost Arc, 2001, etc.
I would definitely rank both them very high in my top 250 but they’re not 5*s
I rate every movie I watch on IMDB, mainly just because I forget if I've watched something before, so I'll go back and check to see if I've rated it. My style of rating is different. I rate by the genre. So for me Anchorman is a 10/10 comedy, but I'm not saying it's better than The Prestige which I gave a 9/10. Also, movies from my childhood get a bump. Obviously, I know the original TMNT is not 10/10 quality, but for me it is.
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