Our Top 10's of 2003: Time To Throw Down! - Page 4

Brook K · 01-17-2004, 10:24 AM

Thanks for your efforts Dana. Not surprising that only 2 of my top 10 films made the top 30 list, though I still have Capturing The Friedman's to see.

There are 7 of these I haven't seen. Better than last year when I think it was 10+ from the initial list that I hadn't seen.

Arman · 01-17-2004, 03:23 PM

Excellent work Dana!

5/10 of my Top 10 are in our Top 10 and 8/10 in our Top 30.

Les invasions barbares (The Barbarian Invasions) is the only one I have'nt seen in our Top 30.

Two of our group's Top 10, X2:X-Men United (B) and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (B+) are not even in my Top 50.

My 2 Top 10 films that did'nt make it to our Top 30 are Etre et avoir (To Be and To Have) and Ying xiong (Hero) which both had 2002 worldwide releases year. I'm not sure if I need to take out Hero out of my Top 10 since it has been rescheduled for a 2004 USA theatrical release. It's only 2003 official theatrical screening in the USA was during the Palm Springs Internationl Film Festival. Etre et avoir had a 2003 NY (or USA) limited release. So lot of voting forum members here have'nt had the chance to see them in theaters. The best way to view them now is by renting or buying their all-region foreign import DVDs.

Keys movies that I should see in order for my Top 10 to be officially declared as final are

:

The Son (Le fils)
Ten
The Triplets of Belleville (Triplettes de Belleville, L)
The Last Letter (Dernière lettre, La)
Love & Diane
Bus 174 (Ônibus 174)
Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary
The Barbarian Invasions (Les invasions barbares)
Lilya 4-ever
Monster
The Company
Divine Intervention (Yadon ilaheyya)
The Cooler
Pieces of April
Japanese Story
Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara,
Buffalo Soldiers
Japan (Japon)

Most of the above (foreign films) had worldwide releases year of 2002 anyway, so I guess by the time I view them this poll will be history and long forgotten. In the end, personally, am making personal Top 10/Greatest all-time/year lists based on their worldwide release year.

Dana Fillhart · 01-17-2004, 06:24 PM

Okay, prelim #2. This includes all members here who have posted a full, ranked Top 10 list (there were a couple who had less than 10 or who didn't rank their lists; I did not include those). It still doesn't have the full 2003 Film List entries from everybody, yet -- that'll come with the next update, along with the list of members.

Good thing I finished going through the list -- there've been some changes.

The Top 30 of Our Top 10 of 2003 Contributing, Qualifying Members:60 Includes all member updates through:17 Jan 2004
#	Film	Total Score	Fractional Weighted Total	Top 10 List Appearances : 2003 List Appearances	Weighted Average	Unweighted Average
1	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	367	37.73	44 : 45	8.33	6.11
2	Kill Bill: Vol. 1	265	26.92	39 : 41	6.79	4.42
3	Lost in Translation	194	20.50	28 : 30	6.91	3.23
4	Finding Nemo	155	16.14	24 : 29	6.46	2.58
5	Cidade de Deus (City of God)	124	13.07	18 : 20	6.86	2.06
6	Mystic River	103	10.55	20 : 22	5.15	1.72
7	The Last Samurai	101	11.03	18 : 22	5.61	1.68
8	21 Grams	91	10.25	14 : 15	6.50	1.52
9	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World	91	9.10	18 : 23	5.03	1.51
10	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	88	9.54	19 : 23	4.63	1.47
11	X2	80	8.83	18 : 22	4.44	1.33
12	The Matrix Reloaded	78	8.26	16 : 20	4.84	1.29
13	Irréversible (Irreversible)	77	8.26	13 : 15	5.92	1.28
14	American Splendor	66	6.60	10 : 13	6.60	1.10
15	Elephant	63	7.01	9 : 9	6.94	1.04
16	28 Days Later	53	5.46	12 : 16	4.42	0.88
17	Seabiscuit	48	5.56	10 : 14	4.80	0.80
18	In America	48	4.91	9 : 11	5.33	0.80
19	Capturing the Friedmans	47	4.88	7 : 9	6.71	0.78
20	The Matrix Revolutions	45	4.88	7 : 9	6.36	0.74
21	House of Sand and Fog	43	5.14	9 : 11	4.78	0.72
22	Whale Rider	42	5.32	9 : 14	4.67	0.70
23	Big Fish	42	4.20	9 : 13	4.67	0.70
24	Hulk	40	4.00	10 : 15	4.00	0.67
25	Gerry	40	4.62	7 : 8	5.64	0.66
26	All the Real Girls	39	4.86	7 : 9	5.57	0.65
27	Matchstick Men	33	3.35	8 : 12	4.13	0.55
28	May	32	3.20	7 : 9	4.57	0.53
29	Open Range	30	3.74	8 : 10	3.75	0.50
30	Spellbound	30	3.00	4 : 6	7.50	0.50

Arman · 01-17-2004, 07:49 PM

Oh that's great, now I've seen everything in that Prelim #2.

Brian Lawrence · 01-18-2004, 12:10 AM

# 01 - Swimming Pool

# 02 - Whale Rider

# 03 - Barbarian Invasions

# 04 - Irreversible

# 05 - Elephant

# 06 - Touching the Void

# 07 - House of Sand and Fog

# 08 - Finding Nemo

# 09 - Monte Walsh

# 10 - Fog of War

Jose Martinez · 01-18-2004, 01:39 AM

10. The Human Stain
9. The Barbarian Invasions
8. Lost In Translation
7. House Of Sand And Fog
6. X2: X-Men United
5. Finding Nemo
4. Kill Bill Volume One
3. Seabiscuit
2. Mystic River
1. Return Of The King

Brook K · 01-18-2004, 02:32 AM

Am I reading the table correctly that I'm the only one who didn't put Return of the King in their top 10, at least until Brian posted his list that is? Ditto on 21 Grams.

New list there are 5 I haven't seen and I'll be trying to see Friedman's as soon as it comes out next week on DVD and Seabiscuit is now at the top of my Netflix list but is out of stock. Will try and see Big Fish in the next couple of weeks too. House of Sand is a pretty low priority for me, may not see it until DVD. Matchstick Men I'm not really interested in.