RIPPA Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 230) NIGHT AND THE CITY (1950) Director: Jules Dassin 149 Points (2 Votes) - HIGH VOTE: Jae (#22) - ADDITIONAL VOTE: Execproducer IMDB : ROTTEN TOMATOES (79%) : METACRITIC (N/A) Criterion Collection: YES Previous DVDVR Poll Placement: 46 (50s) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 WHAT THE FUCK YOU GUYS. NIGHT AND THE CITY IS A FILM NOIR ABOUT RUNNING A WRESTLING PROMOTION. WHERE THE FUCK WERE YOU. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 229) MANHUNTER (1986) Director: Michael Mann 149 Points (2 Votes) - HIGH VOTE: Caley (#17) - ADDITIONAL VOTE: Magnificent 7 IMDB : ROTTEN TOMATOES (94%) : METACRITIC (78) Criterion Collection: NO Previous DVDVR Poll Placement: 68 (80s) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 228) RAN (1985) Director: Akira Kurosawa 149 Points (2 Votes) - HIGH VOTE: JH (#1) - ADDITIONAL VOTE: JT IMDB : ROTTEN TOMATOES (96%) : METACRITIC (96) Criterion Collection: YES Previous DVDVR Poll Placement: 5 (80s) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 Our 2nd #1 pick has fallen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Two votes for Ran? What a bunch of unbathed Phlistines the rest of you are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbarrie Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 15 minutes ago, jaedmc said: WHAT THE FUCK YOU GUYS. NIGHT AND THE CITY IS A FILM NOIR ABOUT RUNNING A WRESTLING PROMOTION. WHERE THE FUCK WERE YOU. Where were you pimping it? I had no idea such a movie existed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 You're right. Rippa came to me late in the process. I demand a do over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 It is my fault for asking Jae for his list of Greatest Moves first 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbarrie Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Right, just ordered Night and the City from Amazon. Thanks, Jae. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyanide Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 31 minutes ago, J.T. said: Two votes for Ran? What a bunch of unbathed Phlistines the rest of you are. I should revisit it. I had four Kurosawas on my list, but none after 1963. I watched most of his filmography in chronological order one summer, and I think by the time I got to Ran I was just completely fucking fried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Hope you like it. It's one of several great Richard Widmark performances. He's just a low life scum and thinks he can make his fortune trying to promote wrestling. There's works, shoots, worked shoots, and shoot shoots.. And a couple of meaty grappling scenes. It's also historically significant, as Jules Dassin found out he was getting blacklisted while working on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Superman: The Movie was ironically the only super hero film I voted for this go around, but it's been at least a good ten years since I last viewed it. I too agree and complain about Hackman's portrayal of Luthor, but in a similar vein to Star Wars. It feels like the film did a lot that was innovative from a visual perspective and really has captured my imagination to this day. I briefly debated voting for Superman 2 over it, but the end of the theatrical cut is a mess and the Donner Cut is incomplete. As I said earlier, I do hope that we revisit this poll in a couple of years, as I think my ballot would look significantly different as I revisit stuff and fill in blind spots. I also recently revisited Major League, and it is remarkable how well that film has aged for me. A lot of the laughs are well earned, and it remains one of the best sports films of all time for me. It may have been higher than I thought on my ballot, but it's one of those odd-ball choices for me that I think would always make a personal list like this if we're blending great films with favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbarrie Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 3 minutes ago, jaedmc said: He's just a low life scum and thinks he can make his fortune trying to promote wrestling. Not an unreasonable belief. There's ample precedent. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 1 hour ago, jaedmc said: There's works, shoots, worked shoots, and shoot shoots. Not sure what the difference is between a shoot and a shoot shoot, but my interest is definitely piqued. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 8 minutes ago, S.K.o.S. said: shoot shoot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caley Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 2 hours ago, RIPPA said: 230) NIGHT AND THE CITY (1950) Director: Jules Dassin 149 Points (2 Votes) - HIGH VOTE: Jae (#22) - ADDITIONAL VOTE: Execproducer IMDB : ROTTEN TOMATOES (79%) : METACRITIC (N/A) Criterion Collection: YES Previous DVDVR Poll Placement: 46 (50s) Aw man, 'Night and the City' was on my list then I went "No one else is gonna vote for this, I've never seen it discussed anywhere on the board" and made it a late cut so I could put something silly on there that I liked. 2 hours ago, RIPPA said: 229) MANHUNTER (1986) Director: Michael Mann 149 Points (2 Votes) - HIGH VOTE: Caley (#17) - ADDITIONAL VOTE: Magnificent 7 IMDB : ROTTEN TOMATOES (94%) : METACRITIC (78) Criterion Collection: NO Previous DVDVR Poll Placement: 68 (80s) Only one other vote for 'Manhunter'? The BEST Hannibal Lecter film! Boo! 2 hours ago, RIPPA said: 228) RAN (1985) Director: Akira Kurosawa 149 Points (2 Votes) - HIGH VOTE: JH (#1) - ADDITIONAL VOTE: JT IMDB : ROTTEN TOMATOES (96%) : METACRITIC (96) Criterion Collection: YES Previous DVDVR Poll Placement: 5 (80s) 'Ran' will probably never entirely get a fair shake from me due to memories surrounding it. When I was like 16/17, a friend and I got super into Jackie Chan and John Woo action flicks and someone said "Oh if you like those, rent 'Ran'!" and let's just say 'Ran''s epic-style battles and Shakespearean-style plot were not what two teenagers looking for martial arts and lots of bullets were looking for. I've watched it since, but I prefer 'Kagemusha' for late-era Kurosawa epics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Execproducer Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 6 hours ago, RIPPA said: And with the way this board hates sports movies - this might be the last one to show up... You don't consider boxing a sport? Because I can't imagine at least two of those aren't coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 I know Rocky is on my list, and I can't see being the only person who voted for it. But I'm having a ton of list regret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 44 minutes ago, Execproducer said: You don't consider boxing a sport? Because I can't imagine at least two of those aren't coming. Funnily - totally spaced on the boxing ones. My brain just knee jerked towards the Big 4 and my blind rage towards CSC There is also a running one that may or may not show up (at least one person voted for it. Where it ended up I have no fucking clue). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 Oh and I can say this because I was the only one who voted for it. Y'all fucking suck for not voting for Clue I had it 10th or 11th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H. Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Why Ran is my #1 Star Wars made me love going to the movies Ran made me love Film! James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 227) DAS BOOT (1981) Director: Wolfgang Petersen 150 Points (3 Votes) - HIGH VOTE: Raziel (#20) - ADDITIONAL VOTES: Z, Magnificent 7 IMDB : ROTTEN TOMATOES (98%) : METACRITIC (86) Criterion Collection: NO Previous DVDVR Poll Placement: 22 (80s) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 2 hours ago, RIPPA said: Oh and I can say this because I was the only one who voted for it. Y'all fucking suck for not voting for Clue I had it 10th or 11th 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 226) BATMAN BEGINS (2005) Director: Christopher Nolan 150 Points (2 Votes) - HIGH VOTE: Natural (#7) - ADDITIONAL VOTE: Paco IMDB : ROTTEN TOMATOES (84%) : METACRITIC (70) Criterion Collection: NO Previous DVDVR Poll Placement: 42 (2000s) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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