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FANTASTILICIOUS FUN FOR FILM FANS 089: your top 10's of 2020 and most anticipated films of 2021?

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  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    @Creasy47, I'm fine with a quiet year. Everything up to now for the past few years has been a headache for me, the constant promotional advertising, the toxic hype, etc. But we've still got a Star Wars film coming, so I've got to hear about that goddamn franchise for even longer. Wheeeee...
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    I consider SW to be fantasy instead of sci-fi. Perhaps that first film had the most sci-fi elements, but since Empire, it's (dark) fantasy for sure. The mythology is expanded fast with this movie to where the sum total of the hero's journey and dark mythology elements combine to form much more of a fantasy tale than a sci-fi one in my opinion.
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
    edited January 2018 Posts: 10,591
    Top 10 (7) of 2017:


    1: Blade Runner 2049
    2: Logan
    3: Dunkirk
    4: John Wick: Chapter 2
    5: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
    5: Wonder Woman
    6: Moonlight
    7: Spiderman Homecoming

    Despite 2-3 standouts, I would call 2017 a disappointing year for film. I regret not having seen several acclaimed, smaller scale films (Mother!, Get Out, etc).
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    @DarthDimi Is it time for our top 10's of 2018 & most anticipated films for 2019? :-)

  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    edited December 2018 Posts: 24,177
    Excellent suggestion, sir. I'll set it up. =)

    EDIT: WHAT DOES YOUR TOP 10 CINEMATIC EXPERIENCES OF 2018 LOOK LIKE AND WHICH FILMS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO MOST IN 2019?
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited December 2018 Posts: 15,716
    Top 10 of 2018:

    1. Mission Impossible: Fallout
    2. A Prayer Before Dawn
    3. Burning
    4. Overlord
    5. Hereditary
    6. Upgrade
    7. A Quiet Place
    8. The Commuter
    9. Den of Thieves
    10. Sicario: Day of the Soldado

    Most anticipated of 2019 (no order):

    - John Wick 3
    - Us
    - Greyhound
    - Joker
    - Avengers: Endgame
    - Godzilla: King of the Monsters
    - Hobbs & Shaw
    - Glass
    - Escape Room
    - Cold Pursuit
    - Happy Death Day 2U
    - Ford vs Ferrari
    - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
    - Triple Threat
    - The Irishman
    - Angel has Fallen
    - Zombieland 2
    - Knives Out
    - Kingsman 3
    - Jumanji 3
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
    edited December 2018 Posts: 4,515
    Most anticipated of 2019:

    Dutch tv premiere of Spectre, the tv release be delayd a couple of times. When is the quistion.

    White Boy Rick
    How to Train Your Dragon 3: The Hidden World
    Mary Queen of Scots
    Glass
    Lego Movie 2
    At Eternity's Gate (Vincent Van Gogh / Paul Gauguin)
    The Kid Who Would Be King
    Alita: Battle Angel
    Miss Bala
    Cold Pursuit
    Pokémon Detective Pikachu
    On the Basis of Sex
    John Wick: Chapter 3
    Dumbo (Dombo)
    Aladdin
    Godzilla: King of the Monsters
    Dark Phoenix (X-men spinoff)
    The Secret Life of Pets 2
    Men in Black: International
    Toy Story 4
    The Lion King
    Playmobil: The Movie
    Spies in Disguise
    My Spy
    Gemini Man
    Kingsman 3
    Sonic the Hedgehog
    Mowgli
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    My top film of 2018 was Isle of Dogs by a very long way:



    I saw a lot of new releases in the cinema by my standards; usually I only catch one or two at most. Here's the rest, in rough order of enjoyment:

    Tomb Raider
    Johnny English 3
    Incredibles 2
    Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

    Top new-to-me film was probably Hell Drivers, watched on Talking Pictures TV and featuring a young Sean Connery, Patrick McGoohan and David McCallum.
  • boldfingerboldfinger
    edited December 2018 Posts: 5,767
    I´m afraid I´m not very satisfied with 2018 as a movie year.

    Ready Player One
    Sicario 2
    Into the Spiderverse (excellent! Movie of the year!)

    If tv productions Count, I really enjoyed Bodyguard.



    I´m not sure what´s coming in 2019. Looking Forward to:

    Glass
    Knives out

    With slightly mixed Feelings:
    Once upon a time in Hollywood
    The Irishman
    Avengers Endgame



    On the positive side, I´m experiencing a Phase where I thorroughly enjoy re-watching not so new films, and reading James Bond novels ;-).
  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    Agent_99 wrote: »
    My top film of 2018 was Isle of Dogs by a very long way:



    I saw a lot of new releases in the cinema by my standards; usually I only catch one or two at most. Here's the rest, in rough order of enjoyment:

    Tomb Raider
    Johnny English 3
    Incredibles 2
    Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

    Top new-to-me film was probably Hell Drivers, watched on Talking Pictures TV and featuring a young Sean Connery, Patrick McGoohan and David McCallum.

    Hell Drivers is a great movie. You forgot to mention the lead, Stanley Baker and it's directed by Cy Enfield of 'Zulu' fame! Have it on dvd, terrific film!
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
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    Top 5:

    Ferdinand (2017). The first movie i have seen in 2018. In the cinema in 3D. 8/10
    Mission Impossible 5 (2015). Belgium tv premiere 8/10
    Triple x 3 (2017). Dutch tv premiere 8/10
    Eye in the Sky (2015, 2016 movie in Netherlands). Dutch tv premiere 7/10
    Central Intelligence (2016). Dutch tv premiere. 7/10
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    WHICH FILM FROM BEFORE YOU WERE BORN FEELS LIKE IT WAS MADE FOR YOU?
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
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    Dr no till Moonraker ;)

    Disney animated movie. Mabey inspecialy Fantasia (1940) with Micky Mouse as apprentice (Dutch: Tovenaars leerling). I whas the first or one of first Vhs i collect in 1992 or so and stil have it.
  • boldfingerboldfinger
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    Dr No ´till Diamonds are forever.

    North by Northwest.

    Harold Lloyd films.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    Interesting question.

    Probably the original King Kong as i grew up loving Dinosaurs, Gorillas, Monsters and horror films. The whole plot of travelling to a mysterious unknown Island appealed to me greatly.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    M_Balje wrote: »

    Disney animated movie. Mabey inspecialy Fantasia (1940) with Micky Mouse as apprentice (Dutch: Tovenaars leerling). I whas the first or one of first Vhs i collect in 1992 or so and stil have it.

    Good choice.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    FANTASTILICIOUS FUN FOR FILM FANS 086: WHICH SEQUELS MADE YOU LIKE AN ORIGINAL FILM MORE?
  • boldfingerboldfinger
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    Interesting Question. I can hardly think of any. Bad Boys 2. I had seen part of Bad Boys before once and wasn´t excited. After re-discovering BB2 a few months ago I also got curious and gave the first one another try. And learned to appreciate it for what it is.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    @DarthDimi , in what sense do you mean?
  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
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    Not so much "sequel", but after Man of Steel, Superman Returns became a masterpiece. On the subject of sequels, Batman V Superman made me love Man of Steel.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    If that is what is meant, ALIENS was utter tripe and made ALIEN look even better.
  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    If that is what is meant, ALIENS was utter tripe and made ALIEN look even better.

    I figure it meant in any context, I just used movies I didn't like that made me re-evaluate the original.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Agent007391 wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    If that is what is meant, ALIENS was utter tripe and made ALIEN look even better.

    I figure it meant in any context, I just used movies I didn't like that made me re-evaluate the original.

    In that context, any Disney feature film sequel. They are all sacrilege, except maybe THE RETURN OF JAFAR, which was almost as good as ALADDIN. The third was garbage, though.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    To clarify, what I meant was this: sometimes, a sequel seems to largely improve things and make its predecessor more relevant or more understandable or something like that.

    I liked X-Men the first time I saw it but wasn't completely sold on it. X2 changed all that: it increased my love for the characters and their conflicts ten-fold. Going back to X-Men, I suddenly found myself really loving it big time because of the "help" I got from its sequel.

    Same thing with The Mummy Returns, G.I. Joe Retaliation, The Crimes Of Grindelwald, Ghost In The Shell: Innocense, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes and, at the age of 14, Aliens. (Concerning the latter: it took me a few more years to realise the utter brilliance of that first film!)
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
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    Difficult but interesting question! I'm struggling to think of many examples at all – if not counting Bond (DN and FRWL). A strange one maybe, but I probably prefer Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment and Police Academy 3: Back in Training to Police Academy. Not that I can put my finger on why necessarily.

    Police Academy 3 is actually one of the films I've watched the most outside the Bond films. It was a favourite of mine when I was younger.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Agent007391 wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    If that is what is meant, ALIENS was utter tripe and made ALIEN look even better.

    I figure it meant in any context, I just used movies I didn't like that made me re-evaluate the original.

    In that context, any Disney feature film sequel. They are all sacrilege, except maybe THE RETURN OF JAFAR, which was almost as good as ALADDIN. The third was garbage, though.

    I'm the opposite, but also bias. I think Aladdin and the King of the Thieves could have been put in theaters. Just up the budget just a bit.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited December 2019 Posts: 15,716
    @DarthDimi Before our annual ''top 10 film of the year''+ ''most anticipated films of next year'', could we have a 'top 10 films of 2010-2019'', given that the 2020's start in just over 25 days? :-)

    1. Blade Runner 2049 (Denis Villeneuve, 2017)
    2. I Saw The Devil (Kim Jee-woon, 2010)
    3. The Raid 2 (Gareth Evans, 2014)
    4. Parasite (Bong Joon Ho, 2019)
    5. Sicario (Denis Villeneuve, 2015)
    6. Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller, 2015)
    7. 13 Assassins ( Takashi Miike, 2010)
    8. Inception (Christopher Nolan, 2010)
    9. Hell or High Water (David Mackenzie, 2016)
    10. Wolf of Wall Street (Martin Scorsese, 2013)
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    @DaltonCraig007
    Yes, of course we can. I must, however, point out that a decade runs from year 1 to year 10. ;-) So, in essence, the past "decade", the "tens" as it were, isn't over until a year from now. :D
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited December 2019 Posts: 15,716
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    @DaltonCraig007
    Yes, of course we can. I must, however, point out that a decade runs from year 1 to year 10. ;-) So, in essence, the past "decade", the "tens" as it were, isn't over until a year from now. :D

    You really want to add the Sonic movie in your top 10, eh @DarthDimi ? ;-)

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  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    DaltonCraig007 wrote: »
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    @DaltonCraig007
    Yes, of course we can. I must, however, point out that a decade runs from year 1 to year 10. ;-) So, in essence, the past "decade", the "tens" as it were, isn't over until a year from now. :D

    You really want to add the Sonic movie in your top 10, eh @DarthDimi ? ;-)

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    Yeah. And this little indie pic called No Time To Die looks pretty fine too. ;-)
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