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Re: Best Films of 2020 [List]

Hayden — Wed, 12 May 2021 11:29:04 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 05/12/2021 15:29

CA Dreamin wrote:

Tha1ChiefRocka wrote:

I got around to watching a few new movies lately (finally) and Soul was one of them...

...I kind of wish that they would have just went full-on adult with the premise of this movie.

I get that. That's actually why I'm not a fan of Up. But Soul pulled it off much better imo.

I also believe Up could have reached insane heights had they 'adulted it up' a smidge more, particularly the final act. I think it's a fantastic work, but once dogs began flying planes it did tarnish the picture as a whole.

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Great movie, and I enjoyed it; however, I kept thinking to myself, what kid would want to watch this? I kind of wish that they would have just went full-on adult with the premise of this movie.

I know it's Pixar, Disney, etc.. etc..., but I don't really think Soul is a 'kids' film. I also agree they could have upped the 'adultness' maybe a dial or two (particularly the... erm... ending), but apart from some funny cat bits, I'm not sold it's for children at all. I feel like the main demographic might even be people in their 30s and 40s. As a whole piece, it's probably their most mature full-length to date (shorts Borrowed Time and Purl are kinda adult-leaning).

Either way, glad you liked it 😄

Re: Best Films of 2020 [List]

CA Dreamin — Wed, 12 May 2021 11:24:03 GMT

Author: CA Dreamin

Posted: 05/12/2021 15:24

Tha1ChiefRocka wrote:

I got around to watching a few new movies lately (finally) and Soul was one of them...

...I kind of wish that they would have just went full-on adult with the premise of this movie.

I get that. That's actually why I'm not a fan of Up. But Soul pulled it off much better imo. What other new movies did you see?

Re: Best Films of 2020 [List]

Tha1ChiefRocka — Wed, 12 May 2021 10:18:16 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 05/12/2021 14:18

I got around to watching a few new movies lately (finally) and Soul was one of them.

Great movie, and I enjoyed it; however, I kept thinking to myself, what kid would want to watch this? I kind of wish that they would have just went full-on adult with the premise of this movie. It's already like 75% of the way there. I feel like the themes of the movies could've have been more fleshed out if they could just be free to say and do whatever they wanted. (Which I guess makes it even more of an achievement given they made such a great film within the constraints of a children's feature.)

Here's my bad take on it though: "This is just and overly long episode of quantum leap." 😁

Re: Best Films of 2020 [List]

LedZep — Sat, 8 May 2021 11:35:30 GMT

Author: LedZep

Posted: 05/08/2021 15:35

BozoTyrannus wrote:

Also, in defense of Tenet, I really enjoyed it. It's a heap better than Interstellar and The Dark Knight Rises.

😲 I mean I know people didn't like Interstellar as much as I did, but seriously?? Even Dark Knight Rises is at least 2 tiers above Tenet imo, but Interstellar is like 5 haha

Re: Best Films of 2020 [List]

Hayden — Sat, 8 May 2021 11:01:44 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 05/08/2021 15:01

AgainstMeAgainstYou wrote:

Moreso than making it all the way to #4 I'm over the moon that Soul also had the most #1's.

I thought this would finally be the year we have an animated film at #1, but alas.

Who knows. Maybe Luca will be a masterpiece. Apparently the team behind it is shocked they aren't getting the 'Soul treatment".

EDIT: This had like, 3 grammatical errors I needed to fix.

Re: Best Films of 2020 [List]

AgainstMeAgainstYou — Sat, 8 May 2021 05:53:12 GMT

Author: AgainstMeAgainstYou

Posted: 05/08/2021 09:53

Moreso than making it all the way to #4 I'm over the moon that Soul also had the most #1's.

Re: Best Films of 2020 [List]

BozoTyrannus — Fri, 7 May 2021 11:49:37 GMT

Author: BozoTyrannus

Posted: 05/07/2021 15:49

Also, in defense of Tenet, I really enjoyed it. It's a heap better than Interstellar and The Dark Knight Rises.

Re: Best Films of 2020 [List]

BozoTyrannus — Fri, 7 May 2021 11:46:59 GMT

Author: BozoTyrannus

Posted: 05/07/2021 15:46

Huge props to Youn Yuh-jung. Without question the most deserved win of any category this year (this poll and all proper awards as well)

I debated between Minari and Another Round for #1, and finally settled on Another Round. Happy to see it so high too (and Mads for acting! Excellent)

Re: Best Films of 2020 [List]

EyeKanFly — Tue, 4 May 2021 13:30:13 GMT

Author: EyeKanFly

Posted: 05/04/2021 17:30

Hayden wrote:

EyeKanFly wrote:

Based on the conversations in the poll thread (and maybe on my own biases), I was surprised Soul didn't take #1. Glad that and American Utopia ended up in the top 10 though.

Soul landed the most #1s, but at the end of the day it wasn't on as many charts as I think people were expecting (well... or as I was expecting anyway). Maybe that's what happened when they were concocting the nominations for best picture 😜

Makes sense, that might also explain why Tenet and The Invisible Man placed as high as they did. I feel like those were really the only 2 big/blockbuster releases in 2020, or at least the only 2 I ever saw any sort of advertising for. For what it's worth, I didn't actually watch either, just saw a lot of ads and some mediocre reviews.

Re: Best Films of 2020 [List]

Hayden — Tue, 4 May 2021 11:52:48 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 05/04/2021 15:52

I should also note Hopkins and McDormand were comfortably at #1 in our acting choices before their (somewhat surprise) Oscar wins.

Re: Best Films of 2020 [List]

Hayden — Tue, 4 May 2021 11:26:33 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 05/04/2021 15:26

EyeKanFly wrote:

Based on the conversations in the poll thread (and maybe on my own biases), I was surprised Soul didn't take #1. Glad that and American Utopia ended up in the top 10 though.

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Anyway, I'm happy with the results. I'm especially happy Beanpole placed higher than Tenet

Yeah, as much as I wanted Tenet to be good, I just... didn't enjoy it. And as much as it was the 'big stunt', I didn't even think the airplane scene was that cool. Thought the film was a bit of a shame tbh, and easily Nolan's weakest effort. Almost felt like something imitating Nolan.

Re: Best Films of 2020 [List]

EyeKanFly — Tue, 4 May 2021 08:41:41 GMT

Author: EyeKanFly

Posted: 05/04/2021 12:41

CA Dreamin wrote:

Minari at #1, by such a wide margin...wow. Not disappointed, just surprised. Unless I'm blind, I didn't see any discourse about Minari on the previous threads. I don't recall even seeing a casual compliment. I don't think there's anything extraordinary about it, hence 0 #1 placements. But okay, it's a solid film that everyone invisibly, non-verbally agreed on. It placed #15 on mine. I was expecting the results to somewhat reflect the streaming services. Given 2020 was a year mostly without theaters, I figured the results would be top-heavy for the popular services. And for the most part, they were. Many Netflix, Prime, HBO Max, Disney Plus and Hulu films towards the top. This makes it even more head-scratching to me that Minari would land at #1. It wasn't streaming anywhere so how did participants watch it? VOD? Pirate? Theater? Personally, my local theater reopened just a few weeks ago and happened to be showing it, so that's where/how I caught it. Then again, LA was one the last cities to reopen so maybe I was in the bubble too long. Still, I thought for sure Soul would take #1 on this list based on all the love it received in earlier threads, and the popularity of the Disney+ service.

Anyway, I'm happy with the results. I'm especially happy Beanpole placed higher than Tenet (piece of shit) .

Like others, I'm also surprised Minari ended up at #1. I unfortunately haven't gotten around to watching it yet but it was my most anticipated film going into award season. Alas, like you said CA Dreamin, I wasn't able to get my hands on it, and theaters still haven't opened up yet in my area.

Based on the conversations in the poll thread (and maybe on my own biases), I was surprised Soul didn't take #1. Glad that and American Utopia ended up in the top 10 though.

Re: Best Films of 2020 [List]

CA Dreamin — Tue, 4 May 2021 00:53:27 GMT

Author: CA Dreamin

Posted: 05/04/2021 04:53

Minari at #1, by such a wide margin...wow. Not disappointed, just surprised. Unless I'm blind, I didn't see any discourse about Minari on the previous threads. I don't recall even seeing a casual compliment. I don't think there's anything extraordinary about it, hence 0 #1 placements. But okay, it's a solid film that everyone invisibly, non-verbally agreed on. It placed #15 on mine. I was expecting the results to somewhat reflect the streaming services. Given 2020 was a year mostly without theaters, I figured the results would be top-heavy for the popular services. And for the most part, they were. Many Netflix, Prime, HBO Max, Disney Plus and Hulu films towards the top. This makes it even more head-scratching to me that Minari would land at #1. It wasn't streaming anywhere so how did participants watch it? VOD? Pirate? Theater? Personally, my local theater reopened just a few weeks ago and happened to be showing it, so that's where/how I caught it. Then again, LA was one the last cities to reopen so maybe I was in the bubble too long. Still, I thought for sure Soul would take #1 on this list based on all the love it received in earlier threads, and the popularity of the Disney+ service.

Anyway, I'm happy with the results. I'm especially happy Beanpole placed higher than Tenet (piece of shit) .

Re: Best Films of 2020 [List]

LedZep — Mon, 3 May 2021 17:52:16 GMT

Author: LedZep

Posted: 05/03/2021 21:52

Minari vs Soul was a coin toss decision for my number 1, if that means anything. I found it really striking, peaceful and beautiful, so glad it won (even over Soul).

Re: Best Films of 2020 [List]

Hayden — Mon, 3 May 2021 15:42:08 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 05/03/2021 19:42

jnfbn wrote:

Is this a first? Minari was a good film but did not strike me that much. It's great but not powerful enough for me. I thought Soul or I’m Thinking of Ending Things would be #1

I believe so. Interestingly, Sound of Metal wasn't anyone's #1 either. They just both happened to appear very high on nearly every list. Minari was a top ten staple for pretty much everyone, but never at the top. When I was picking what film to use for the banner I chose Minari because I was of similar mind. Figured it'd place high, but not #1. I think it's a fantastic outcome though. Slightly unexpected but very deserving. I hadn't expected a runaway at all this year, figured things would be rather close. Biggest surprise for me was how high The Vast of Night, Bad Education, and Colectiv landed. Wasn't expecting top 20 for any of them, but I'm glad they made it.

Personally, I'm super happy with this list. It's great (and not just the films on it, but the order they're in). Palm Springs in the top five is fantastic, and American Utopia landing the top ten is also great to see. Maybe Shiva Baby could have been a bit higher and Mank and Tenet could have been a bit lower, but otherwise.

Eight entries here I haven't seen, and four of them weren't on my radar at all going into this. Highest is The Invisible Man. Hoping to get around to it sometime soon.

Re: Best Films of 2020 [List]

jnfbn — Mon, 3 May 2021 14:58:52 GMT

Author: jnfbn

Posted: 05/03/2021 18:58

Hayden wrote:

Fun facts / Stats—
—Minari was not placed at #1 on anyone's personal lists

Is this a first? Minari was a good film but did not strike me that much. It's great but not powerful enough for me. I thought Soul or I’m Thinking of Ending Things would be #1

I think the list is great overall. Didn't expect Days & This Is Not a Resurrection.... & Metamorphosis.. A trio of wonderful films.

Once again, thanks for yet another greak work Hayden! Glad that year/season is over.

Re: Best Films of 2020 [List]

Hayden — Mon, 3 May 2021 12:31:01 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 05/03/2021 16:31

And that's the list 😄

Feel free to post.

Re: Best Films of 2020 [List]

Hayden — Mon, 3 May 2021 12:27:06 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 05/03/2021 16:27

Fun facts / Stats—

Film that appeared on the most lists: Minari
Highest-ranked film not nominated for an Oscar: I'm Thinking of Ending Things (#3)
Hightest-rated entry on Letterboxd and IMDb: American Utopia
Lowest-rated entry on Letterboxd and IMDb: On The Rocks (Letterboxd), Let Them All Talk (IMDb)
Highest box-office: The Invisible Man

Non-English films: 11 (including partial)
Documentaries: 5
Animated films: 4
TV Movies: 4
Plays: 1
Concerts: 1
Directorial debuts: 12

—This is the second year in a row BEA's top film of the year is in Korean.
—Minari was not placed at #1 on anyone's personal lists

Re: Best Films of 2020 [List]

Hayden — Mon, 3 May 2021 12:14:18 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 05/03/2021 16:14

Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/besteverfilms/list/best-films-of-2020/

Re: Best Films of 2020 [List]

Hayden — Mon, 3 May 2021 12:12:02 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 05/03/2021 16:12

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1) Minari
Dir. Lee Isaac Chung
Points: 332

"Minari is truly the best. It grows anywhere, like weeds. So anyone can pick and eat it. Rich or poor, anyone can enjoy it and be healthy. Minari can be put in kimchi, put in stew, put in soup. It can be medicine if you are sick. Minari is wonderful, wonderful!."