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Hayden
Location: Vietnam 
- #21
- Posted: 06/26/2024 01:55
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Fun Facts / Stats
—Oppenheimer, our #1 for the year, was the only film to appear on every list submitted
—All Best Picture nominees are included on the list
—There are 7 films from Cannes' official competition
—A total of 11 countries are represented in the top 50
—Two of the five composers represented in the score category are predeceased.
—This is the second year in a row BEA's actor of the year is Irish.
—This is the second year in a row BEA's #1 film stars an Irish leading actor.
—The shortest film on the list is Fallen Leaves (81m), and the longest film on the list is Killers of The Flower Moon (206m)
Documentaries: 0
Animated Films: 6
The actress who appeared in the most* films on the list is Ayo Edebiri, with 3.
*Willem Dafoe appears in 2 films, as well as the English dub of The Boy And The Heron.
Might be able to think of some more later 
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- #22
- Posted: 06/26/2024 03:33
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I see we have higher cutoff than last year - impressive!
I guess May December and No Hard Feelings making the top 10 aren't really surprising for us - but I'm still surprised, with how close the scores are in that area
Appreciate the amount of love for comedy (or comedy-adjacanet) films this year though I fully expected Asteroid City to be higher still
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Olli
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Age: 56
- #23
- Posted: 06/26/2024 08:02
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Wonderful BEA List 
Letterboxd talk to me... You’ve watched 36 of 50... 72% 
i have not seen: May December, BlackBerry, Evil Does Not Exist, Joy Ride, Rye Lane, Maestro, Riceboy Sleeps, Theater Camp, Shortcomings, Beau Is Afraid, How to Blow Up a Pipeline, Hit Man, Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell and Passages.
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albummaster
Janitor
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Location: Spain
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- #24
- Posted: 06/26/2024 10:35
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Nice list, might need to check some of those out
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Hayden
Location: Vietnam
- #25
- Posted: 06/26/2024 22:52
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| Olli wrote: | | i have not seen: May December, BlackBerry, Evil Does Not Exist, Joy Ride, Rye Lane, Maestro, Riceboy Sleeps, Theater Camp, Shortcomings, How to Blow Up a Pipeline, Hit Man, Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell and Passages. |
But that's the best stuff. You've got some good ones ahead of you
I haven't watched 9. Infinity Pool, Dream Scenario, The Creator, The Boy & The Heron, Mission Impossible, Guardians of The Galaxy, Indiana Jones, Talk to Me, and (like you) Beau Is Afraid. I feel a little silly waiting around for The Boy & The Heron, and then all of a sudden the day I decide the close the poll it becomes available, but  (I'll watch it on the long weekend). Looking forward to it.
| TheKing wrote: | I see we have higher cutoff than last year - impressive!
I guess May December and No Hard Feelings making the top 10 aren't really surprising for us - but I'm still surprised, with how close the scores are in that area
Appreciate the amount of love for comedy (or comedy-adjacanet) films this year though I fully expected Asteroid City to be higher still |
Yeah! Cutoff was a little tighter, which I like to see. CA's last-minute list helped with that. And you're right— margins were really close. One more little push could've put All of Us Strangers at #2 by all means. I have a few surprises/notes myself, but in general I'm quite happy with our selection.
—Holy Japan! 10% of the list!  (12% if you include Mr. Mario). Excellent showing— 3 in the top 20. Hoping more people watch Perfect Days as it becomes more readily available. I'm still quite confident in placing it atop my list. Beautiful film about cleaning toilets.
—Oppenheimer wasn't always a runaway. At one point it was tied with Barbie, which would've made quite the outcome.
Lower than I figured:
Bottoms (figured this would land the top half... no pun intended)
Anatomy of A Fall (I thought this would've been in the top 3 for sure)
La Chimera (did not make the cut)
Wonka (did not make the cut)
Are You There God It's Me Margaret (did not make the cut)
Higher than I figured:
All of Us Strangers (!!!!— didn't think this would land the top 10, let alone top 5, let alone so close to #2 in terms of points— such a great film... glad BEA is appreciating it)
The Teacher's Lounge (which was in the top 10 at one point)
Evil Does Not Exist (despite Hamaguchi's previous film being our #1 of its given year, wasn't expecting this at #20)
How To Blow Up A Pipeline (didn't think this would place at all)
Surprising:
Poor Things. Placement at #21 is so... oddly mid. Interesting how divisive the film is proving. (Was not on my personal list)
And I'm okay with the placement of Asteroid City. Feels about right. Figured it'd land somewhere in the teens. (albeit, maybe around 14-15, but)
But I'm happy with the selection  I think we whipped up a decent selection from the year (in a decent order too). Hope you find some recs from the list AM
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CA Dreamin
Gender: Male
Location: LA 
- #26
- Posted: 06/27/2024 00:24
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| Hayden wrote: | | Unacceptable. BEA does not put up with these sort of errs. Barbie has since been disqualified from contention. |
That's fine with me.
To be fair, Evil Does Not Exist wasn't widely released until May 2024, after many users had already submitted. I think #20 is a solid showing. Hit Man, #38, wasn't widely released until a few weeks ago. And The Bikeriders was just widely released a few days ago (which I saw yesterday and was going to edit it into my list but the poll was closed by then). I think more folks will have seen them by next year's poll and they'll have a better showing on the 2024 list (if it even happens).
Poor Things at #21 is strange. Looks like it was barely in the top 50 until my list. I wasn't aware Poor Things was divisive. Everyone I know IRL who's seen it has loved it. Someone care to explain?
Overall, it's a mostly agreeable list.
Most people agree that 2023 was a great year for the Best Picture category. 6 in the overall top 10. 5 made my top 10 (which has never happened), with a sixth just missing the cut at #12.
Was 2023 a good year for cinema? Hmm. It was bad for the box office. Bad for PR due to the industry strikes. Bad for franchise movies. Good for some big-budget originals. Good for prestige/award-type films. So I don't know. It certainly felt like a game-changer, but I guess we'll see how the dust settles.
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- #27
- Posted: 06/27/2024 03:03
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I know Poor Things would be divisive but I still expected a few more support thrown its way than we already do
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Hayden
Location: Vietnam
- #28
- Posted: 06/28/2024 01:21
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| CA Dreamin wrote: | | To be fair, Evil Does Not Exist wasn't widely released until May 2024, after many users had already submitted. I think #20 is a solid showing. |
That's what I meant... sorry if it doesn't come across (reading it back, I kinda missed)— I'm surprised how high it was because of this. Everyone who watched it most likely only saw it within the last 6-7 weeks.
| Quote: | | Poor Things at #21 is strange. Looks like it was barely in the top 50 until my list. I wasn't aware Poor Things was divisive. Everyone I know IRL who's seen it has loved it. Someone care to explain? |
It is an odd placement, but you're right— it was floating around the low 40s for most of the poll. Quick reminder that Lathimos's last film was our #1 of 2018, and it received give-or-take equal acclaim as Poor Things.
I think I made a write up somewhere on BEA regarding my opinions on it, but gist was I'm not big on the film's central optics. Most of the plot rubbed me the wrong way... by a lot. Which's a shame, because the artistry was phenomenal, and the performance Stone put on was challenging to say the least. I'll try to find that blurb and edit it in... I found it difficult to side with.
| Quote: | | Was 2023 a good year for cinema? |
And I don't know! I was thinking about that question quite a bit during the poll. Overall, I think it was an okay year, and the Barbenheimer phenomenon was fantastic, but it did lack a bit of girth. I doled out quite a few 4/5s, but only three 4.5/5s, and zero 5/5s. Ultimately, I think it was a strong year for comedy, which was well needed. I think 2023 might end up going down in the history books are a jumbled handful of incohesively strung films that are... fairly good.   — sleeper gems should show themselves in time.
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Hayden
Location: Vietnam
- #29
- Posted: 06/29/2024 02:24
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Watched The Boy And The Heron.
Not sure how much I liked it 
(Art was beautiful though— some frames are among Ghibli's best).
Wasn't sure how it would place on our list, but figured it'd be low due to lack of accessibility. Anyone have any thoughts on the film though? I'd love to hear a BEA opinion from someone who enjoyed it.
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Applerill
Autistic Princess <3
Gender: Female
Age: 31
Location: Chicago
- #30
- Posted: 06/29/2024 19:27
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Yeah, it’s funny, because I have seen even fewer new releases than I did this point last year, but the ones I HAVE seen I’ve been much more positive on.
https://boxd.it/vjIWG
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