2014 top ten lists

[Vic Sage]

Here's the thread where we list our top 10 for the year. I don't get out to movies much anymore, except with my kids, but I'll start:

My Top 10
Guardians of the Galaxy
Birdman
Into The Woods
Grand Budapest Hotel
Interstellar
Lego Movie
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Snowpiercer
100 ft. Journey
Under the Skin

Honorable mentions:
X-Men: Days of future past
Hobbit
Edge of Tomorrow
Big Hero 6
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Lucy
Cap America 2

Movies appearing on various top 10 lists that I'd like to see:
Boyhood
Whiplash
Nightcrawler
Gone Girl
Top 5
Inherent Vice
Babadook
American Sniper
Unbroken
Only Lovers Left Alive
Obvious Child
Jodorowsky's Dune
Selma
Imitation Game
Calvary

[Ceetar]

I don't think I've seen 10 movies this year. all time low for me probably.

I saw Divergent (botched) and MockingJay part 1 (was good)

Just scrolled through the top 200 most popular 2014 movies on IMDB and yeah, only those two. Haven't even seen any others by other means. Which means I haven't seen a film from this year that I didn't already know the story. Embarrassing showing.

[Edgy MD]

I count 15 releases from 2014 which I've seen.

1. The Grand Budapest Hotel
   
2. The Lunch Box
   
3. Guardians of the Galaxy
   ***
   
4. Birdman
   
5. The Edge of Tomorrow
   
6. The Lego Movie
   
7. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
   
8. The Monuments Men
   ***
   
9. St. Vincent
   
10. A Long Way Down*
    
11. Noah
    
12. Chef
    
13. Snowpiercer*
    
14. Trust Me*
    
15. Million Dollar Arm*

* I didn't make it all the way through.

[Guest themetfairy]

My Top Ten (note - Selma hasn't opened out here yet, but I expect that to make the list once I get to see it) -

1. Birdman
2. The Imitation Game
3. Whiplash
4. Foxcather
5. The Theory of Everything
6. Big Eyes
7. The Grand Budapest Hotel
8. Into the Woods
9. The Lego Movie
10. The Wind Rises

[RealityChuck]

I don't think I've seen ten new movies this year, but from those I have:

1. Birdman
2. The Grand Budapest Hotel
3. The Book of Life
4. St. Vincent
5. Interstellar

It came out in 2012, but I didn't see it until this year:

6. Blancanieves

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'm certain I didn't see ten movies in theaters this year. Those I did see were: Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America, X-Men, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Lucy, and Gone With the Wind. There might be one or two others, but I really think that's it.

[metsmarathon]

i saw two movies in theaters in 2014. they are ranked below.

1. the LEGO movie
2. planes: fire & rescue

[Guest sharpie]

My 2014 releases (so far only 9 but I'm sure I'll get around to more), clumped in groups of relative goodness and ranked within those groups (the bottom three would not make any top ten list but could make bottom ten lists):

Boyhood
Birdman
Ida

Top Five
Grand Budapest Hotel
A Most Wanted Man

The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Faded Gigolo
The One I Love

[Edgy MD]

Now, wait. I know you're one of the few others (only other?) to see The Lunchbox.

[Guest sharpie]

Yes, I did see it but it's a 2013 movie.

[Edgy MD]

It's listed as a February 2014 release in the US on the list I saw.

How does the Academy judge US films with earlier foreign releases?

[Guest sharpie]

I figured it was older since I saw it on a plane in April.

So, therefore, I will put as the #5 movie of my now top ten.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

metsmarathon wrote: i saw two movies in theaters in 2014. they are ranked below. 1. the LEGO movie 2. planes: fire & rescue

HA! You suck!

I saw four. (And a handful in other ways, by year's end.)

Guardians of the Galaxy
LEGO Movie
Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier
Grand Budapest Hotel
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Veronica Mars
Divergent

None were terrible, though.

[Frayed Knot]

Going off the ones on Vic's list, I've seen: THE OBVIOUS CHILD and GONE GIRL. There may have been others but, if so, I can't think of them at the moment.
Now I just have to decide which order to place them in.


on edit: also saw ABOUT LAST NIGHT and MONUMENTS MEN
those two are definitely #s 3 and 4 on the list.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

I saw one movie in the theaters (unless you count IMAX at the science museum):

1. The LEGO Movie

[ashie62]

Birdman.

Please let Michael Keaton win best actor.

[Vic Sage]

Here are the top 10 golden globe nominees (winners marked with *):

***Birdman - (7)
***Boyhood - (5)
**The Theory of Everything - (4)
*Selma - (4)
*The Grand Budapest Hotel - (4)
*Big Eyes - (3)
The Imitation Game - (5)
Gone Girl - (4)
Into the Woods - (3)
Foxcatcher - (3)

honorable mentions:
*Whiplash
*Still Alice
*How to Train Your Dragon 2
Annie - (2)
St. Vincent - (2)

Other nominees (1 nom each):
Big Hero 6
The Book of Life
The Boxtrolls
The Lego Movie
Nightcrawler
Inherent Vice
Cake
Wild
The Hundred-Foot Journey
Maps to the Stars
A Most Violent Year
Pride
The Judge
Noah
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay � Part 1
Interstellar

2015 golden globes results:

Best Drama
Winner: Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything

Best Comedy or musical
Winner: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Birdman
Into the Woods
Pride
St. Vincent

Animated feature film
Winner: How to Train Your Dragon 2
Big Hero 6
The Book of Life
The Boxtrolls
The Lego Movie

Director
Winner: Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ava DuVernay, Selma
David Fincher, Gone Girl
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Birdman

Screenplay
Winner: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo, Birdman
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Graham Moore, The Imitation Game

Actor, drama
Winner: Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
David Oyelowo, Selma

Best Actor, comedy or musical
Winner: Michael Keaton, Birdman
Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Bill Murray, St. Vincent
Joaquin Phoenix, Inherent Vice
Christoph Waltz, Big Eyes

Actress, drama
Winner: Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Jennifer Aniston, Cake
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon, Wild

Best Actress, comedy or musical
Winner: Amy Adams, Big Eyes
Emily Blunt, Into the Woods
Helen Mirren, The Hundred-Foot Journey
Julianne Moore, Maps to the Stars
Quvenzhane Wallis, Annie

Supporting actress
Winner: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods

Supporting actor
Winner: J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
Robert Duvall, The Judge
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher

Original song
Winner: John Legend, Common, Glory (Selma)
Lana Del Rey, Big Eyes (from Big Eyes)
Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye, Mercy Is (Noah)
Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck, Opportunity (Annie)
Lorde, Yellow Flicker Beat (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay � Part 1)

Original score
Winner: Johann Johannsson, The Theory of Everything
Alexandre Desplat, The Imitation Game
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Gone Girl
Antonio Sanchez, Birdman
Hans Zimmer, Interstellar

Foreign film
Winner: Leviathan
Force Majeure Turist
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem Gett
Ida
Tangerines Mandariinid

[dgwphotography]

I didn't see 10 films in the movies this year, but of what I saw, The Theory Of Everything was easily the best, and Eddie Redmayne should win every single best actor award this award season.

Guardians of the Galaxy - Easily the best Marvel movie since Avengers.
LEGO Movie - Everything is Awesome! just a fun ride
Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier - Holy migraines! A really good script was destroyed by too much shaky cam that had me diving for the Dramamine....

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I saw Boyhood over the weekend. Great ambition, some good performances, but ultimately kind of a bore.

[Guest themetfairy]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I saw Boyhood over the weekend. Great ambition, some good performances, but ultimately kind of a bore.

Agreed - almost three hours and felt longer.

I know they invested twelve years into the project, but it would have been better if they parted with some of the footage in order to move along the plot a bit more efficiently.

[Guest sharpie]

I dunno, I liked it a lot. They were lucky that the kid turned out to be as good as he was. Saw it when it came out and moments from that movie occur to me regularly.

[Vic Sage]

its on the top of my netflix queue.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

sharpie wrote: I dunno, I liked it a lot. They were lucky that the kid turned out to be as good as he was. Saw it when it came out and moments from that movie occur to me regularly.

You mean as an actor? Yes. I just wonder if they couldn't have written something more interesting for him to act out.

That said I also agree with the "moments" thing, many of those hit close to home too but just not a dramatic success overall I'd say.

[Guest themetfairy]

themetfairy wrote: My Top Ten (note - Selma hasn't opened out here yet, but I expect that to make the list once I get to see it) - 1. Birdman 2. The Imitation Game 3. Whiplash 4. Foxcather 5. The Theory of Everything 6. Big Eyes 7. The Grand Budapest Hotel 8. Into the Woods 9. The Lego Movie 10. The Wind Rises

After seeing American Sniper and Still Alice, I amend my list at follows -


1. Birdman
2. The Imitation Game
3. Whiplash
4. Foxcather
5. The Theory of Everything
6. American Sniper
7. Selma
8. Still Alice
9. Big Eyes
10. The Grand Budapest Hotel