starchild excalibur
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Babadook and Boyhood (as much as I love Linklater) are too high. Loved Whiplash though. My #1 of 2014.
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Rottentomatoes' top movies of 2014
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JK Simmons better get that Oscar.
FalsettoVibe
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Bunch of stuff on that list I need to see...
I know we have a favorite films of 2014 thread, but it would be cool to set up official voting with top 10/15 lists and tally the results (kind of like we do for tv shows).
That thread will go up a little later in the month, to accommodate the wide releases of films that got small qualifying runs at the end of 2014. It's usually the day of or after the Oscar nominations are announced.
oh no. What did you want to see at #1 man. What would make you "take it serious"
Yea now that you mention it I think I recall a similar schedule from last year. Cheers!
ScepticMatt
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Seems like I need to catch up, I only watched two from this list
It's not the order. It's its content.
plasmawave
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Fucking Boyhood.
chicagocubsfan
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Gotta see Kaguya. It looks awesome.
Didn't answer the question, but ok.
You are aware of how RT gauges movies right? It's based on the general opinion of the movie, rather than the average numerical score, like Metacritic. That Boyhood has a 98% just means that virtually every critic was positive about the film, which can swing from being up on it to outright admiration.
BlazingDarkness
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Kaguya is excellent, the best Ghibli movie in years
The Babadook is on a ton a video-on-demand services. I watched it on Xbox Live. There's no excuse not to see it.
That said, I thought Babadook was good but insanely overrated.
BlazingDarkness
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Babadook is good but kinda falls apart in the last third (suffers from the usual over-exposure of the big bad), also the sound effects of the Babadook are lol worthy.
The vast majority of the top 10 fils of the year lists have Boyhood at the top from what I have seen.
Messofanego
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That's a great list because I especially love The Babadook, Starred Up, Nightcrawler (these three need to be seen by more people), GBH, CITIZENFOUR, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and Jodorowsky's Dune.
Still need to see Leviathan! That image always tempts me, just need to get some time.
Still need to see Leviathan! That image always tempts me, just need to get some time.
Why would you care so much?
Yes I am aware. And normally I go for RT scores when in come to select a movie. Unfortunately looking back at a list like this, putting all the scores in order doesn't quite look as "real" as it feels. In that prespective I can't say that I agree with the list especially when some on that top 20 are just jerk off material.
Messofanego
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It was a hilarious and worthy comedy sequel, which is rare. That ending is amazing.
You watch some weird jerk off material.
Androidsleeps
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Glad the over-rated Ida isn't on the list, but then again WTF is The Babadook doing at #6?!
It was refreshing to watch a horror movie that wasn't laughably stupid, but c'mon it has no business being among the best 10 films of the year!
Glad I'm not the only one who thinks that.
P.S. What is Gloria? never heard of it. Should I?
It was refreshing to watch a horror movie that wasn't laughably stupid, but c'mon it has no business being among the best 10 films of the year!
Glad I'm not the only one who thinks that.
P.S. What is Gloria? never heard of it. Should I?
I'm not sure what kind of list you would expect, though. This is always going to lean heavily towards more highbrow fare, since they're going to have much stronger support. The LEGO Movie placing as high as it has is nothing short of miraculous.
you wouldn't want to know
And_Gignac
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For a moment I thought "Gloria" was another movie with the same name.
Can't wait for boyhood.
Can't wait for boyhood.
Well your post was a drive by post you stated that you did not care for the list, and never explained why and you still can't. Jerkoff material... Great explanation man. Nailed it.
Jackben
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"My favorite isn't on the list therefore I can't take it seriously."
Guess what: no one cares.
Seems like a good mix of films in a year that could have easily been dominated by successful blockbusters. There are a few films on there I would have included but I am pleased to see a lot I haven't seen since it means I have some great stuff to look forward to.
Guess what: no one cares.
Seems like a good mix of films in a year that could have easily been dominated by successful blockbusters. There are a few films on there I would have included but I am pleased to see a lot I haven't seen since it means I have some great stuff to look forward to.
To be fair out of the blue refusal to take a list seriously is curious when nearly every film on the list is pretty commonly on all of the various top 10-20 year end lists you see critics posting. The top 20 above is as mainstream down the middle of a list as there is. It begs the question which films you disagree with and why.
starchild excalibur
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Seriously. I think every time I see him anywhere else from now on - even in straight comedic roles - a part of me will be a little afraid of him.
Glass Rebel
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So much stuff to see now that I'm done with exams. I hope that I can still find a theater in Zurich that plays Nightcrawler in English. Birdman or Whiplash haven't even come out here yet.
It's a shame that The Raid 2 is nowhere to be seen. By far the best action movie of 2014.
DOFP over GotG and Cap 2 tho
It's a shame that The Raid 2 is nowhere to be seen. By far the best action movie of 2014.
DOFP over GotG and Cap 2 tho
BattleMedic
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Some great movies up there but I feel in a review aggregate list you can take most away from the studio movies which make it like the Lego movie, X-Men, planet of the apes and GoTG (which just missed out on the top 20)
Personally Pride is my film of the year but it'd be hard to write a bad review about Boyhood.
Personally Pride is my film of the year but it'd be hard to write a bad review about Boyhood.
Some movies does not deserve the praise. Movies like Dawn of the Planet of the Apes or Days of The Future Past in tops like this doesn't seem right. Down below the list are much better films. Like I said in a previous post looking at the scores in order this doesn't feel right.
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