1. The Pianist (a perfect film on pretty much every level)
Direction:
A++
Acting
(individual): A++
Acting
(ensemble): A- (everyone besides Brody have very small roles but they all nail
them, there’s not a single weak link in the whole sprawling cast)
Screenplay:
A++
Cinematography:
A++
Editing:
A++
Costume/Production
Design: A++
Soundtrack:
A++
2. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Direction:
A++
Acting
(individual): A
Acting
(ensemble): A++
Screenplay:
A++
Cinematography:
A++
Editing:
A++
Costume/Production
Design: A-
Soundtrack:
A++
3. The Return of the King
Direction:
A++
Acting
(individual): A
Acting
(ensemble): A++
Screenplay:
A++
Cinematography:
A++
Editing:
A+
Costume/Production
Design: A++
Soundtrack:
A++
4. The Prestige
Direction:
A++
Acting
(individual): A++
Acting
(ensemble): A++
Screenplay:
A++
Cinematography:
A+
Editing:
A+
Costume/Production
Design: A++
Soundtrack:
A
5. Adaptation
Direction:
A+
Acting
(individual): A+
Acting
(ensemble): A++
Screenplay:
A++
Cinematography:
A+
Editing:
A++
Costume/Production
Design: A
Soundtrack:
A++
6. The Dark Knight
Direction:
A++
Acting
(individual): A++
Acting
(ensemble): A++
Screenplay:
A+
Cinematography:
A++
Editing:
A+
Costume/Production
Design: A++
Soundtrack:
A
7. In Bruges
Direction:
A+
Acting
(individual): A++
Acting
(ensemble): A
Screenplay:
A++
Cinematography:
A+
Editing:
A
Costume/Production
Design: A+
Soundtrack:
A+
8. Hot Fuzz
Direction:
A++
Acting
(individual): A+
Acting
(ensemble): A++
Screenplay:
A++
Cinematography:
A++
Editing:
A++
Costume/Production
Design: A+
Soundtrack:
A+
9. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Direction:
A++
Acting
(individual): A+
Acting
(ensemble): A+
Screenplay:
A++
Cinematography:
A+
Editing:
A++
Costume/Production
Design: A
Soundtrack:
A++
10. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the
World
Direction:
A++
Acting
(individual): A+
Acting
(ensemble): A+
Screenplay:
A++
Cinematography:
A++
Editing:
A++
Costume/Production
Design: A++
Soundtrack:
A++
11. Kill Bill Vol. 2
Direction:
A++
Acting
(individual): A++
Acting
(ensemble): A++
Screenplay:
A++
Cinematography:
A
Editing:
A
Costume/Production
Design: A
Soundtrack:
A+
12. The Two Towers
Direction:
A++
Acting
(individual): A+
Acting
(ensemble): A++
Screenplay:
A-
Cinematography:
A++
Editing:
A+
Costume/Production
Design: A++
Soundtrack:
A++
13. Wall-E
Direction:
A++
Acting
(vocal): B+
Screenplay:
A+
Animation:
A++
Editing:
A+
Soundtrack:
A+
14. Fellowship of the Ring
Direction:
A++
Acting
(individual): A+
Acting
(ensemble): A++
Screenplay:
A++
Cinematography:
A++
Editing:
A+
Costume/Production
Design: A++
Soundtrack:
A++
15. Inglorious Basterds
Direction:
A++
Acting
(individual): A++
Acting
(ensemble): A-
Screenplay:
A++
Cinematography:
A++
Editing:
A+
Costume/Production
Design: A++
Soundtrack:
A++
16. The Lives of Others
Direction:
A+
Acting (individual):
A++
Acting
(ensemble): A+
Screenplay:
A++
Cinematography:
A+
Editing:
A+
Costume/Production
Design: A
Soundtrack:
A++
17. Pan’s Labyrinth
Direction:
A++
Acting
(individual): A
Acting
(ensemble): A
Screenplay:
A
Cinematography:
A++
Editing:
A
Costume/Production
Design: A++
Soundtrack:
A++
18. Mulholland Drive
Direction:
A++
Acting
(individual): A++
Acting
(ensemble): A
Screenplay:
A++
Cinematography:
A++
Editing:
A++
Costume/Production
Design: A
Soundtrack:
A+
19. Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Direction:
A+
Acting
(vocal): A+
Screenplay:
A++
Animation:
A+
Editing:
A+
Soundtrack:
A+
20. Collateral
Direction:
A++
Acting
(individual): A+
Acting
(ensemble): A
Screenplay:
A+
Cinematography:
A++
Editing:
A++
Costume/Production
Design: A
Soundtrack:
A++
21. Memento
Direction:
A++
Acting
(individual): A++
Acting
(ensemble): A+
Screenplay:
A++
Cinematography:
A
Editing:
A+
Costume/Production
Design: B+
Soundtrack:
A-
22. The Assassination of Jesse James by the
Coward Robert Ford (needs a re-watch)
Direction:
A+
Acting
(individual): A++
Acting
(ensemble): A++
Screenplay:
A++
Cinematography:
A++
Editing:
A
Costume/Production
Design: A+
Soundtrack:
A+
23. There Will Be Blood
Direction:
A++
Acting
(individual): A++
Acting (ensemble):
A
Screenplay:
A+
Cinematography:
A++
Editing:
A+
Costume/Production
Design: A++
Soundtrack:
A
24. Big Fish
Direction:
A+
Acting
(individual): A+
Acting
(ensemble): A+
Screenplay:
A
Cinematography:
A++
Costume/Production
Design: A++
Soundtrack:
A++
25. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Direction:
A+
Acting
(individual): A+
Acting
(ensemble): A++
Screenplay:
A++
Cinematography:
A
Editing:
A+
Costume/Production
Design: A-
Soundtrack:
A-
26. Shaun of the Dead
Direction:
A+
Acting
(individual): A++ (I’d like to note here
in particular that while I love Hot Fuzz,
I do think the strongest comedic lead performance of the 21st
Century so far is a tie between DiCaprio in Wolf
of Wall Street, and Simon Pegg in Shaun
of the Dead. He has such great timing and chemistry with every member of
cast, and does the near impossible of merging together the dramatic and comical
aspects of Shaun’s actions to make each have maximum impact. The best example
of this is the car scene with Bill Nighy)
Acting
(ensemble): A-
Screenplay:
A+
Cinematography:
A+
Editing:
A++
Costume/Production
Design: A
Soundtrack:
A++
27. Atonement
Direction:
A+
Acting
(individual): A+
Acting
(ensemble): A+
Screenplay:
A
Cinematography:
A++
Editing:
A-
Costume/Production
Design: A++
Soundtrack:
A
28. Downfall
Direction:
A+
Acting
(individual): A++
Acting
(ensemble): A+
Screenplay:
A++
Cinematography:
A
Editing:
A++
Costume/Production
Design: A+
Soundtrack:
A-
29. The Royal Tenenbaums
Direction:
A+
Acting
(individual): A+
Acting
(ensemble): A++
Screenplay:
A+
Cinematography:
A++
Editing:
A
Costume/Production
Design: A++
Soundtrack:
A++
30. Spirited Away
Direction:
A++
Acting
(vocal): B+
Screenplay:
A++
Animation:
A++
Editing:
A
Soundtrack:
A
31. District 9
Direction:
A++
Acting
(individual): A+
Acting
(ensemble): B
Screenplay:
A+
Cinematography:
A++
Editing:
A+
Costume/Production
Design: A++
Soundtrack:
B+
32. No Country for Old Men
Direction:
A++
Acting
(individual): A
Acting
(ensemble): A++
Screenplay:
A-
Cinematography:
A++
Editing:
A+
Costume/Production
Design: A
Soundtrack:
A-
33. Letters from Iwo Jima
Direction:
A+
Acting
(individual): A+
Acting
(ensemble): A-
Screenplay:
A+
Cinematography:
A+
Editing:
A-
Costume/Production
Design: A
Soundtrack:
A
34. Catch Me If You Can
Direction:
A
Acting
(individual): A++
Acting
(ensemble): A
Screenplay:
A
Cinematography:
A
Editing:
A
Costume/Production
Design: A
Soundtrack:
B+
35. Gladiator
Direction:
A++
Acting
(individual): A-
Acting
(ensemble): B+
Screenplay:
B+
Cinematography:
A++
Editing:
A++
Costume/Production
Design: A++
Soundtrack:
A++
36. The Proposition
Direction:
A++
Acting
(individual): A++
Acting
(ensemble): A++
Screenplay:
A
Cinematography:
A+
Editing:
A-
Costume/Production
Design: A+
Soundtrack:
B+
37. Children of Men
Direction:
A++
Acting
(individual): A+
Acting
(ensemble): A+
Screenplay:
A+
Cinematography:
A++
Editing:
A++
Costume/Production
Design: A-
Soundtrack:
A-
38. Goodbye, Lenin!
Direction:
A
Acting
(individual): A
Acting
(ensemble): A-
Screenplay:
A++
Cinematography:
B+
Editing:
B
Costume/Production
Design: A++
Soundtrack:
A-
39. An Education
Direction:
B+
Acting
(individual): A++
Acting
(ensemble): B
Screenplay:
A++
Cinematography:
A-
Editing:
B+
Costume/Production
Design: A-
Soundtrack:
B+
40. Kill Bill Vol. 1
Direction:
A+
Acting
(individual): A
Acting
(ensemble): A-
Screenplay:
A
Cinematography:
A++
Editing:
A++
Costume/Production
Design: A++
Soundtrack:
A++
41. In the Mood for Love
Direction:
A++
Acting
(individual): A++
Acting
(ensemble): N/A
Screenplay:
A-
Cinematography:
A+
Editing:
A-
Costume/Production
Design: A+
Soundtrack:
A
42. A History of Violence
Direction:
A+
Acting
(individual): A++
Acting
(ensemble): A-
Screenplay:
A
Cinematography:
A
Editing:
A
Costume/Production
Design: B
Soundtrack:
B
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43. Zodiac
Direction:
A++
Acting
(individual): A-
Acting
(ensemble): A
Screenplay:
A+
Cinematography:
A
Editing:
A+
Costume/Production
Design: A
Soundtrack:
A-
44. Dirty Pretty Things
Direction:
A
Acting
(individual): A
Acting
(ensemble): A+
Screenplay:
A++
Cinematography:
A-
Editing:
B
Costume/Production
Design: B+
Soundtrack:
B
45. Synecdoche New York
Direction:
A+
Acting
(individual): A+
Acting
(ensemble): A+
Screenplay:
A+
Cinematography:
A
Editing:
A
Costume/Production
Design: A++
Soundtrack:
A+
46. Bad Santa
Direction:
B
Acting
(individual): A+
Acting
(ensemble): B+
Screenplay:
A++
Cinematography:
B
Editing:
B
Costume/Production
Design: B+
Soundtrack:
A-
47. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Direction:
A+
Acting
(individual): A-
Acting
(ensemble): A
Screenplay:
A
Cinematography:
A
Editing:
A-
Costume/Production
Design: A
Soundtrack:
A+
48. Corpse Bride
Direction:
A
Acting
(vocal): A
Screenplay:
B
Animation:
A++
Editing:
B+
Soundtrack:
A++
49. Moulin Rouge
Direction:
B
Acting
(individual): A+
Acting (ensemble):
B+
Screenplay:
B
Cinematography:
B+
Editing:
C
Costume/Production
Design: A++
Soundtrack:
A++
50. V for Vendetta
Direction:
A-
Acting
(individual): A
Acting
(ensemble): A
Screenplay:
B+
Cinematography:
A
Editing:
A-
Costume/Production
Design: A++
Soundtrack:
A
51. The Bourne Ultimatum
Direction: A+
Acting (individual): A
Acting (ensemble): A
Screenplay: A
Cinematography: A++
Editing: A++
Costume/Production Design: B
Soundtrack: B+
52. Cast Away
Direction:
A+
Acting
(individual): A++
Acting
(ensemble): N/A
Screenplay:
B+
Cinematography:
A-
Editing:
B+
Costume/Production
Design: B+
Soundtrack:
A-
53. Brokeback Mountain
Direction: A-
Acting
(individual): A++
Acting
(ensemble): A
Screenplay: B
Cinematography: A+
Editing: B
Costume/Production
Design: A
Soundtrack:
A+
54. Superbad
Direction: B
Acting (individual): B+
Acting (ensemble): A-
Screenplay: A++
Cinematography: B
Editing: A-
Costume/Production Design: B
Soundtrack: A
55. Tropic Thunder
Direction:
B+
Acting
(individual): A
Acting
(ensemble): A++
Screenplay:
A-
Cinematography:
B+
Editing:
B
Costume/Production
Design: A++
Soundtrack:
B+
56. Pride and Prejudice
Direction:
A-
Acting
(individual): A+
Acting (ensemble):
A-
Screenplay:
A+
Cinematography:
A+
Editing:
B+
Costume/Production
Design: A++
Soundtrack:
B+
57. Oldboy
Direction:
A
Acting
(individual): A+
Acting
(ensemble): B+
Screenplay:
B
Cinematography:
A++
Editing:
A-
Costume/Production
Design: A
Soundtrack:
B+
58. Batman Begins
Direction:
A+
Acting
(individual): A
Acting
(ensemble): A
Screenplay:
B+
Cinematography:
A+
Editing:
B+
Costume/Production
Design: A-
Soundtrack:
A-
59. Curse of the Black Pearl
Direction:
A-
Acting
(individual): A+
Acting
(ensemble): B+
Screenplay:
B
Cinematography:
A
Editing:
A
Costume/Production
Design: A
Soundtrack:
A++
60. Infernal Affairs
Direction:
B-
Acting
(individual): A++
Acting
(ensemble): A++
Screenplay:
A-
Cinematography:
B+
Editing:
C
Costume/Production
Design: B-
Soundtrack:
C
Top 10 Worst Films of the 21st Century:
THE ROOM
Direction: A++
Acting (individual): A++
Acting (ensemble): A++
Screenplay: A++
Cinematography: A++
Editing: A++
Costume/Production Design: A++
Soundtrack: A++ (no joke though the soundtrack is actually really good)
1. Battlefield Earth
Direction: F
Acting (individual): D
Acting (ensemble): F-
Screenplay: F-
Cinematography: Unbearable.
Editing: F
Costume/Production Design: Unbearable
Soundtrack: F
2. Jupiter Ascending
Direction: F
Acting (individual): A++ (Eddie Redmayne is so entertainingly bad)
Acting (ensemble): F (everyone else is boringly bad)
Screenplay: Z
Cinematography: F
Editing: Z
Costume/Production Design: Z
Soundtrack: D
3. Son of the Mask
Direction: Z
Acting (individual): Z
Acting (ensemble): Z
Screenplay: F
Cinematography: F
Editing: F
Costume/Production Design: F
Soundtrack: D
4. Fifty Shades of Grey
Direction: C-
Acting (individual): Dakota Johnson, C+. Everyone else, Z.
Acting (ensemble): Z
Screenplay: Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Cinematography: C
Editing: Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Costume/Production Design: C-
Soundtrack: C+
5. The Legend of Hercules
Direction: F
Acting (individual): Z
Acting (ensemble): Z
Screenplay: F
Cinematography: D+
Editing: F+
Costume/Production Design: D
Soundtrack: F
6. Gigli
Direction: Z
Acting (individual): F
Acting (ensemble): Z
Screenplay: Unbearable
Cinematography: Z
Editing: Unbearable
Costume/Production Design: F
Soundtrack: D
7. Terminator Genisys
Direction: D
Acting (individual): F+
Acting (ensemble): Unbearable.
Screenplay: F
Cinematography: D+
Editing: F
Costume/Production Design: F
Soundtrack: F
8. Cat in the Hat
Direction: F
Acting (individual): F
Acting (ensemble): F
Screenplay: F
Cinematography: F
Editing: F
Costume/Production Design: F
Soundtrack: F
9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Direction: F
Acting (individual): C
Acting (ensemble): C
Screenplay: Z
Cinematography: D
Editing: F
Costume/Production Design: Z
Soundtrack: D
10. Fantastic Four (2015)
Direction: F
Acting (individual): D+
Acting (ensemble): F
Screenplay: F
Cinematography: F-
Editing: Unbearable
Costume/Production Design: Unbearable
Soundtrack: F
Amazing list, even if I'd personally have Brokeback Mountain and In the Mood for Love much higher, and I don't think Gladiator is a very good movie but otherwise terrific choices.
ReplyDeleteI also agree about Fifty Shades of Grey. It was really bad, with cringe-worthy dialogues and an exttemely dull pace. Dakota Johnson, though, was actually good.
In the Mood for Love is a bit low I'd agree. As for Brokeback Mountain I liked it a lot but I find it a bit slow and the script flawed in some regards. More than made up for by the incredible emotional impact it makes but enough to push it down the list. As for Gladiator...what can I say, it just works for me.
DeleteVery good choices, it's great to see Hot Fuzz that high.
ReplyDeleteI've come around to it as a true comedic masterpiece.
DeleteAgreed, it's one of the few comedies that constantly make me laugh. Every single joke hits the mark for me.
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