So, I was perusing the blog-o-sphere yesterday, reading some stuff on my blogroll, and I come across this post by one Vancetastic over at The Audient. The post in question concerned a site by the name of Flickchart, a place where people go to rank movies. Basically, you are shown two films, and forced to pick one, and all the answers are added up until you have a list of your favorite movies. I've only been at it for a day, and DAMN, is it addicting! Right now, there are 500 films on my list, but since listing off all of the them would take time that you and, especially, I don't have, I'll just you give the top twenty. The creme de la creme! The cream of the crop! The big kahunas, if you will!
1. Monster's Inc.: I'll bite... for now. It's a fun little Pixar film, though far from their best.
2. Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events: Uhhhhhhh... no!
3. Die Hard: Most badass action movie of all time cracks my top 5? Alright, I'll go with it.
4. 28 Days Later...: Even if it wasn't on some algorithm or whatever it is that powers the site, this one would probably be just as high on the list!
5. The Departed: Same story.
6. Sin City: Ok! Hella fun, visually awesome crime epic? I can live with that.
7. Closer: This film doesn't get the credit it deserves. Just sayin'...
8. The Dark Knight: I'd say this one's pretty obvious.
9. Citizen Kane: A bonafide classic and game changer.
10. Notting Hill: Not my favorite rom-com, but certainly a gem.
11. The 40-Year-Old Virgin: The coming out party of Judd Apatow and Steve Carrell! All around excellent!
12. Zombieland: Eh, why not?
13. The Godfather: This sure as hell ain't high enough on this list!
14. Pulp Fiction: Only 14? Tarantino would be insulted!
15. No Country For Old Men: Will be considered a classic in a couple years.
16. Toy Story 2: How sad is it that Monster's Inc. is at the tippy top, and this masterpiece is at number 16?
17. Little Miss Sunshine: Whatever...
18. The Empire Strikes Back: God, remember when George Lucas wasn't a hack?
19. Grindhouse: Was I the only one who saw this in theaters? Man, this was awesome!
20. Saving Private Ryan: Definitely deserves to be on this list somewhere.
Definitely one of the most addicting sites ever! It took forever before my top 20 even started looking normal.
ReplyDeleteOoh, I so have to get in on this!
ReplyDeleteVance hooked me on this site back when he posted about it the first time and after about 2 hours I knew I needed to get far away and never return or my life would cease to exist.
ReplyDeleteI haven't been on there in a long time, but yes it is ridiculously addicting. Not sure if you know, but you can adjust the settings to choose between films in just your Top 50 or just your Top 20 in order to rank the lists more accurately.
ReplyDeleteWow, I don't know whether to thank you or hate you for pointing out this site! I've already spent entirely too much time over there -- but hey, that aside, thanks for mentioning it!
ReplyDeleteOn that note, I think it might just be time to put old Citizen Kane to bed. Sure, enough said it's a classic and all for when it was made and easily is a 'game changer' as you write but I think we can and should move on. I haven't read anything new or ground breaking about it in decades.
The Godfather, No Country, The Empire Strikes Back, Saving Private Ryan -- right on the money.
cheers->
Vance hooked me on this site back when he posted about it the first time and after about 2 hours I knew I needed to get far away and never return or my life would cease to exist.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely one of the most addicting sites ever! It took forever before my top 20 even started looking normal.
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