GTZ Ranks Current topic: Rank Your Favorite Movies of 2023
26-May-17 7:30pm
#1 theJaw
Hello, I like to rank things. @bonham2 can attest.
I update this thread with new topics so the GTZers can share their definitive rankings of said topic. It's a great time.
Current Topic: Top 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2023
Past Topics:
1. Rank the Batman films
2. Rank the X-Men films
3. Top 10 TV Shows
4. Top 10 Favorite Albums
5. Top Favorite Fictional Characters
6. Rank Your Favorite Nicktoons
7. Top 10 90s Nick Shows
8. Top 10 SNES Games
9. Top 5 Favorite Video Game Locations
10. Top 5 Video Game Frustrations
11. Top 5 Horror Movies
12. Top 5 Thanksgiving Foods
13. The Christmas Edition
14. Top 10 Superhero Movies
15. Top 10 (or 5) Movies of 2017
16. Top 10 (or 5) Comedy Movies
17. Top 10 Animated Films
19. Rank Your Favorite Action Movies
20. Top 10 PS4 Games
21. Top 10 Movies of the Past 5 Years
22. Top 5 Video Game Disappointments
23. Top 10 Favorite MCU Characters
24. Rank the Traditionally Animated Disney Movies
25. Favorite Nostalgic Children's Movies
26. Rank Tarantino's Filmography
27. Top 10 Bands/Musicians
28. Rank the Nintendo Home Consoles
29. The Halloween Edition
30. Top 5 Thanksgiving Foods Pt. II
31. The Christmas Edition Pt II
32. Top 10 Movies of 2019
33. Top 10 Movies of the 2010s
34. Rank the Harry Potter Movies
35. Rank the Disney/Pixar Movies
36. Rank the Spider-man film franchise
37. Top 10 Episodes of TV
38. Top 10 Tearjerker Movies
39. Top 5 SNL Skits
40. Rank the 3D Mario Games
41. Top 10 Film Quotes/Lines of Dialogue
42. Top 5 (or 10) Thanksgiving Specials
43. Top 10 Live Action Movies of the 1990s
44. Top 10 Music Videos
45. Rank the DCEU Movies
46. Top 10 (or 5) Movies of 2020
47. Top 10 Disney Songs
48. Top 5 Celebrity Crushes
49. Favorite & Least Favorite Movies of 2021
50. Rank the Batman films (again!)
51. Top 10 Classic Rock Songs
52. Top 10 Summer Movies
53. Top 10 Autumn Movies
54. Top 10 Movies of 2022
55. Top 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2023
OG Batman movie post:
So, for other folks who watch stupid superhero stuff, Rank! Those! Stupid! Batman movies!!! I don't expect everyone to have seen all the ones on my list but if you've seen any, share your lists in the thread. Or don't, jerk.
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GTZ's favorite is Batman Begins. This is indisputable.
1. The Dark Knight
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Classic. Iconic Joker, great adaptation of Two-Face. Batman's mythos in the Nolan trilogy took its most interesting turn with the ending with Batman's metaphorical sacrifice. It was the ultimate grounded approach at a Batman movie, finding perfect ways to integrate those comic book moments.
2. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
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The only animated Batman movie to get a theatrical release is still one of the best. I'm huge into Batman: The Animated Series, and this movie is one of the best "entires" in that series and just one of the best takes on Batman in general.
3. Batman Returns
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Completely off nostalgia alone. This was among my favorite movies as a kid and remains a favorite Christmas movie. Michael Keaton had great nuance, especially as Bruce Wayne. Danny DeVito's Penguin was as memorable as it was gross. It wasn't a particularly great movie and it hasn't aged well, but I'll always love it.
4. Batman Begins
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Really dug the subtle, grounded approach of this movie - it was easily the most grounded of the Nolan movies. I'm a big fan of Ra's Al Ghul and, while I would have liked a legitimately immortal take on the character, Liam Neeson's man-in-the-shadows-creating-a-myth version was great for this universe.
5. Batman (1989)
http://www.therobots...
Another classic, the logo to this movie is etched into my nostalgia goggles for all-time. Nicholson's Joker is a legend at this point, and again, Keaton was fun as a straight-faced Batman.
6. The LEGO Batman Movie
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Will Arnett as the voice of Batman rules. All the cameos, both voice-wise and character-wise, were great. It was a fun spoof on Batman movies in general, with things kids and adults could both like.
7. The Dark Knight Rises
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Great way to top off the Nolan trilogy, but a little lesser than the other movies. I love Tom Hardy's Bane - even the voice. He came off sinister and brutal, and it was great to see Nolan so closely adapt the Knightfall stuff from the comics. That gets points alone. It did go a little long, and the third act was a little bit of a let down, but still a fun time.
8. Batman: The Movie
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Like the LEGO Batman movie, this one is great for a few laughs. Adam West's dumbed-down "comic story" Batman was so much fun, and the colors of this movie were great. And then there's the bomb scene, which may be my single favorite Batman scene ever just for the sheer absurdity.
9. Man of Tomorrow (BvS fan edit)
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You'll see where BvS actually ends up, but I dug this fan edit as it seamlessly meshed both Man of Steel and Batman v Superman. While a lot of the problems were still there (especially in the majority BvS section), I was in awe at how well the edits to make one epic Batman/Superman movie worked out - as well as the edits that did fix plot points.
10. Batman Forever
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Underrated in my opinion, because a lot of people would rank this as far down as Batman & Robin which is an insult. This wasn't a great movie by any means, and Tommy Lee Jones' awful take on Two-Face was just a poor-man's Batman 89' Joker, but Jim Carrey as Riddler was cool and the Robin origin scene was fun. The ending was awful, Robin being a grown ass man was awful, and Kilmer's Batman was forgettable. But I still thought the movie was okay.
11. 1940's Batman serials
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I'll just count both of the serialized theater series in one spot since they're decently obscure nowadays. These episodes were on TV on Christmas day when I was a kid, and I remember watching it from my Batman: The Animated Series tent that I got that morning. Fun to re-watch every now and then for that alone, but it's real awkward seeing some of the subject matter.
14. Batman & Robin
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If this list were ranked for comedy, this may beat out both Batman '66 AND the LEGO Batman movie. But alas. Clooney was phoning it in completely, Robin was still an adult, Batgirl was cringey, Mr. Freeze was gosh darn perfect and the Poison Ivy/Bane duo were the worst.
13. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Tomorrow
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This movie was awful. Affleck's Batman was just about the only thing I dug about it. But just the performance and look itself. The writing for Batman, besides Bruce Wayne's initial hesitance toward Superman, was pretty awful. Having him climb on a ceiling the first time we see him, his whole Martha schtick, his willingness to main (even if it was fun to watch).
14. Suicide Squad
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Does this movie count? Mostly Batman villains, the Joker/Harley Quinn combo and a short Batman cameo. I'll count it, but the movie sucks so this entry pretty much just exists to reiterate that.
#1 theJaw
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Hello, I like to rank things. @bonham2 can attest.
I update this thread with new topics so the GTZers can share their definitive rankings of said topic. It's a great time.
Current Topic: Top 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2023
Past Topics:
1. Rank the Batman films
2. Rank the X-Men films
3. Top 10 TV Shows
4. Top 10 Favorite Albums
5. Top Favorite Fictional Characters
6. Rank Your Favorite Nicktoons
7. Top 10 90s Nick Shows
8. Top 10 SNES Games
9. Top 5 Favorite Video Game Locations
10. Top 5 Video Game Frustrations
11. Top 5 Horror Movies
12. Top 5 Thanksgiving Foods
13. The Christmas Edition
14. Top 10 Superhero Movies
15. Top 10 (or 5) Movies of 2017
16. Top 10 (or 5) Comedy Movies
17. Top 10 Animated Films
19. Rank Your Favorite Action Movies
20. Top 10 PS4 Games
21. Top 10 Movies of the Past 5 Years
22. Top 5 Video Game Disappointments
23. Top 10 Favorite MCU Characters
24. Rank the Traditionally Animated Disney Movies
25. Favorite Nostalgic Children's Movies
26. Rank Tarantino's Filmography
27. Top 10 Bands/Musicians
28. Rank the Nintendo Home Consoles
29. The Halloween Edition
30. Top 5 Thanksgiving Foods Pt. II
31. The Christmas Edition Pt II
32. Top 10 Movies of 2019
33. Top 10 Movies of the 2010s
34. Rank the Harry Potter Movies
35. Rank the Disney/Pixar Movies
36. Rank the Spider-man film franchise
37. Top 10 Episodes of TV
38. Top 10 Tearjerker Movies
39. Top 5 SNL Skits
40. Rank the 3D Mario Games
41. Top 10 Film Quotes/Lines of Dialogue
42. Top 5 (or 10) Thanksgiving Specials
43. Top 10 Live Action Movies of the 1990s
44. Top 10 Music Videos
45. Rank the DCEU Movies
46. Top 10 (or 5) Movies of 2020
47. Top 10 Disney Songs
48. Top 5 Celebrity Crushes
49. Favorite & Least Favorite Movies of 2021
50. Rank the Batman films (again!)
51. Top 10 Classic Rock Songs
52. Top 10 Summer Movies
53. Top 10 Autumn Movies
54. Top 10 Movies of 2022
55. Top 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2023
OG Batman movie post:
So, for other folks who watch stupid superhero stuff, Rank! Those! Stupid! Batman movies!!! I don't expect everyone to have seen all the ones on my list but if you've seen any, share your lists in the thread. Or don't, jerk.
image
GTZ's favorite is Batman Begins. This is indisputable.
1. The Dark Knight
image
Classic. Iconic Joker, great adaptation of Two-Face. Batman's mythos in the Nolan trilogy took its most interesting turn with the ending with Batman's metaphorical sacrifice. It was the ultimate grounded approach at a Batman movie, finding perfect ways to integrate those comic book moments.
2. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
image
The only animated Batman movie to get a theatrical release is still one of the best. I'm huge into Batman: The Animated Series, and this movie is one of the best "entires" in that series and just one of the best takes on Batman in general.
3. Batman Returns
image
Completely off nostalgia alone. This was among my favorite movies as a kid and remains a favorite Christmas movie. Michael Keaton had great nuance, especially as Bruce Wayne. Danny DeVito's Penguin was as memorable as it was gross. It wasn't a particularly great movie and it hasn't aged well, but I'll always love it.
4. Batman Begins
image
Really dug the subtle, grounded approach of this movie - it was easily the most grounded of the Nolan movies. I'm a big fan of Ra's Al Ghul and, while I would have liked a legitimately immortal take on the character, Liam Neeson's man-in-the-shadows-creating-a-myth version was great for this universe.
5. Batman (1989)
http://www.therobots...
Another classic, the logo to this movie is etched into my nostalgia goggles for all-time. Nicholson's Joker is a legend at this point, and again, Keaton was fun as a straight-faced Batman.
6. The LEGO Batman Movie
image
Will Arnett as the voice of Batman rules. All the cameos, both voice-wise and character-wise, were great. It was a fun spoof on Batman movies in general, with things kids and adults could both like.
7. The Dark Knight Rises
image
Great way to top off the Nolan trilogy, but a little lesser than the other movies. I love Tom Hardy's Bane - even the voice. He came off sinister and brutal, and it was great to see Nolan so closely adapt the Knightfall stuff from the comics. That gets points alone. It did go a little long, and the third act was a little bit of a let down, but still a fun time.
8. Batman: The Movie
image
Like the LEGO Batman movie, this one is great for a few laughs. Adam West's dumbed-down "comic story" Batman was so much fun, and the colors of this movie were great. And then there's the bomb scene, which may be my single favorite Batman scene ever just for the sheer absurdity.
9. Man of Tomorrow (BvS fan edit)
image
You'll see where BvS actually ends up, but I dug this fan edit as it seamlessly meshed both Man of Steel and Batman v Superman. While a lot of the problems were still there (especially in the majority BvS section), I was in awe at how well the edits to make one epic Batman/Superman movie worked out - as well as the edits that did fix plot points.
10. Batman Forever
image
Underrated in my opinion, because a lot of people would rank this as far down as Batman & Robin which is an insult. This wasn't a great movie by any means, and Tommy Lee Jones' awful take on Two-Face was just a poor-man's Batman 89' Joker, but Jim Carrey as Riddler was cool and the Robin origin scene was fun. The ending was awful, Robin being a grown ass man was awful, and Kilmer's Batman was forgettable. But I still thought the movie was okay.
11. 1940's Batman serials
image
I'll just count both of the serialized theater series in one spot since they're decently obscure nowadays. These episodes were on TV on Christmas day when I was a kid, and I remember watching it from my Batman: The Animated Series tent that I got that morning. Fun to re-watch every now and then for that alone, but it's real awkward seeing some of the subject matter.
14. Batman & Robin
image
If this list were ranked for comedy, this may beat out both Batman '66 AND the LEGO Batman movie. But alas. Clooney was phoning it in completely, Robin was still an adult, Batgirl was cringey, Mr. Freeze was gosh darn perfect and the Poison Ivy/Bane duo were the worst.
13. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Tomorrow
image
This movie was awful. Affleck's Batman was just about the only thing I dug about it. But just the performance and look itself. The writing for Batman, besides Bruce Wayne's initial hesitance toward Superman, was pretty awful. Having him climb on a ceiling the first time we see him, his whole Martha schtick, his willingness to main (even if it was fun to watch).
14. Suicide Squad
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Does this movie count? Mostly Batman villains, the Joker/Harley Quinn combo and a short Batman cameo. I'll count it, but the movie sucks so this entry pretty much just exists to reiterate that.
7-Sep-21 6:19pm
#182 Prime
5) The wife from eastbound and down
4) The girl from The Newsroom/The girl dwight sleeps with at the wedding on the office.
3) Emily Blunt
2) Stevie Nicks circa 1977
1) Whitney Houston
Honorable Mention: mid 80’s Val Kilmer. Dude was fire.
#182 Prime
5) The wife from eastbound and down
4) The girl from The Newsroom/The girl dwight sleeps with at the wedding on the office.
3) Emily Blunt
2) Stevie Nicks circa 1977
1) Whitney Houston
Honorable Mention: mid 80’s Val Kilmer. Dude was fire.
7-Sep-21 6:43pm
#183 KCPenguins
Them at their peak:
Audrey Hepburn
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Shania Twain
Kathy Ireland
Jenna Fischer
#183 KCPenguins
Them at their peak:
Audrey Hepburn
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Shania Twain
Kathy Ireland
Jenna Fischer
7-Sep-21 7:15pm
#184 Feeb
I always thought Kate Beckinsale was very easy on the eyes. Meg Ryan, Jennifer Connelly, and KC mentioned Audrey Hepburn. Not a top five but ones I purposefully watch.
#184 Feeb
I always thought Kate Beckinsale was very easy on the eyes. Meg Ryan, Jennifer Connelly, and KC mentioned Audrey Hepburn. Not a top five but ones I purposefully watch.
8-Sep-21 10:58am
#185 back4more
1. Pamela Anderson
2. Charlize Theron
3. Gal Gadot
4. Scarlett Johansson
5. Natalie Portman
#185 back4more
1. Pamela Anderson
2. Charlize Theron
3. Gal Gadot
4. Scarlett Johansson
5. Natalie Portman
8-Sep-21 11:55am
#186 tonymack21
hmm, if i go with all time with them at the time i was into them, like shania and smg mid to late 90s etc.
shania twain
sarah michelle gellar
jessica biel
kate beckinsale
Tia Carrere
currentl time id say i like these, but maybe not over my all time list which is mostly when i was younger, nostalgia i guess lol.
gal gadot
scarlet johannson
olivia wylde
jennifar lawerence
anna kendrick
was hard to leave ming-na wen, natatlie portman, jennifer love hewitt and kathy ireland off these
#186 tonymack21
hmm, if i go with all time with them at the time i was into them, like shania and smg mid to late 90s etc.
shania twain
sarah michelle gellar
jessica biel
kate beckinsale
Tia Carrere
currentl time id say i like these, but maybe not over my all time list which is mostly when i was younger, nostalgia i guess lol.
gal gadot
scarlet johannson
olivia wylde
jennifar lawerence
anna kendrick
was hard to leave ming-na wen, natatlie portman, jennifer love hewitt and kathy ireland off these
8-Sep-21 12:39pm
#187 Sid_Ceaser
Jennifer Connelly
then the rest:
Charlize Theron
Audrey Hepburn
Ana de Armas
Shania Twain
These four often move around, but Connelly is my #1 of all time since I was ... 13 or something.
#187 Sid_Ceaser
Jennifer Connelly
then the rest:
Charlize Theron
Audrey Hepburn
Ana de Armas
Shania Twain
These four often move around, but Connelly is my #1 of all time since I was ... 13 or something.
23-Dec-21 1:58am
#188 theJaw
New topic, classic.
Lists are maybe somewhat in order? Pretty much just ranking every movie I saw this year haha
Favorite Movies of 2021
1. In the Heights
2. Dune: Part One
3. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
4. The Many Saints of Newark
5. Spider-man: No Way Home
6. The Suicide Squad
7. The Beatles Get Back
8. tick, tick... BOOM!
9. The Green Knight
10. The French Dispatch
11. Bad Trip
12. Zack Snyder's Justice League
13. The Matrix Resurrections
14. Godzilla vs. Kong
15. Black Widow
16. The Harder They Fall
Least Favorite Movies of 2021
1. Mortal Kombat
2. Venom: Let There Be Carnage
3. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
4. Space Jam: A New Legacy
5. Willy's Wonderland
6. Army of the Dead
7. Halloween Kills
8. Stowaway
#188 theJaw
New topic, classic.
Lists are maybe somewhat in order? Pretty much just ranking every movie I saw this year haha
Favorite Movies of 2021
1. In the Heights
2. Dune: Part One
3. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
4. The Many Saints of Newark
5. Spider-man: No Way Home
6. The Suicide Squad
7. The Beatles Get Back
8. tick, tick... BOOM!
9. The Green Knight
10. The French Dispatch
11. Bad Trip
12. Zack Snyder's Justice League
13. The Matrix Resurrections
14. Godzilla vs. Kong
15. Black Widow
16. The Harder They Fall
Least Favorite Movies of 2021
1. Mortal Kombat
2. Venom: Let There Be Carnage
3. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
4. Space Jam: A New Legacy
5. Willy's Wonderland
6. Army of the Dead
7. Halloween Kills
8. Stowaway
23-Dec-21 3:44am
#189 Prime
The many saints of newark as a favorite and above spider man. I can’t even.
#189 Prime
The many saints of newark as a favorite and above spider man. I can’t even.
23-Dec-21 10:00am
#190 theJaw
To be fair, I JUST watched the Sopranos and then immediately watched the movie, so I didn’t have all that time to become a jaded Sopranos fan who needs to defend the honor of the series haha. I thought the performances taken on their own were great, and I dug the story. Whatev.
Also not shy in acknowledging No Way Home was overall an uneven movie that rose to the heights it did due to nostalgia, so I didn’t find it to be untouchable or anything.
#190 theJaw
To be fair, I JUST watched the Sopranos and then immediately watched the movie, so I didn’t have all that time to become a jaded Sopranos fan who needs to defend the honor of the series haha. I thought the performances taken on their own were great, and I dug the story. Whatev.
Also not shy in acknowledging No Way Home was overall an uneven movie that rose to the heights it did due to nostalgia, so I didn’t find it to be untouchable or anything.
23-Dec-21 1:25pm
#191 Miranda
I'm a hardcore Sopranos fan, but my immense dislike of Many Saints has nothing to do with loving the series. Every reason I hate it has no connection to the series.
#191 Miranda
I'm a hardcore Sopranos fan, but my immense dislike of Many Saints has nothing to do with loving the series. Every reason I hate it has no connection to the series.
23-Dec-21 1:46pm
#192 theJaw
Yah, that’s also possible. It’s just been my experience that most folks I’ve talked to about it can’t do so without comparing it to Sopranos. Which makes sense, it’s just that I can’t relate without a lifetime of loving the series haha
#192 theJaw
Yah, that’s also possible. It’s just been my experience that most folks I’ve talked to about it can’t do so without comparing it to Sopranos. Which makes sense, it’s just that I can’t relate without a lifetime of loving the series haha
23-Dec-21 2:29pm
#193 Feeb
I don’t hate that movie by any stretch. I also feel like everyone that I’ve personally talked to would have absolutely loved it if it was embedded in the series as flashbacks- and the reasons they cited for not liking it- weren’t consistent with the sopranos series as a whole either.
#193 Feeb
I don’t hate that movie by any stretch. I also feel like everyone that I’ve personally talked to would have absolutely loved it if it was embedded in the series as flashbacks- and the reasons they cited for not liking it- weren’t consistent with the sopranos series as a whole either.
23-Dec-21 3:44pm
#194 theJaw
Rank the Opinions on The Many Saints of Newark
1. Feeb
2. Prime
3. Miranda
4. theJaw
#194 theJaw
Rank the Opinions on The Many Saints of Newark
1. Feeb
2. Prime
3. Miranda
4. theJaw
23-Dec-21 8:30pm
#195 Prime
But I didn’t express my actual opinion on the Many Saints of Newark.
So if I were to express my sentiments it would read like this…
The so very few saints if any of newark. A ham fisted ill conceived, go no where, tells no story tale that caters to the most superficial, entry level of sopranos experiences. The characters are not developed, the plot is plodding at best, convoluted with no purpose, carrying not even the essence or a semblance of the storytelling from the series. Bad SNL impressions, caricatures rather of once well known characters cover most of the film with few doing much more than repeating old lines we’ve all heard before in a pedantic, pandering attempt at fan service. Nothing is drawn out or tied together. It is the single most disappointing movie experience of my lifetime.
#195 Prime
But I didn’t express my actual opinion on the Many Saints of Newark.
So if I were to express my sentiments it would read like this…
The so very few saints if any of newark. A ham fisted ill conceived, go no where, tells no story tale that caters to the most superficial, entry level of sopranos experiences. The characters are not developed, the plot is plodding at best, convoluted with no purpose, carrying not even the essence or a semblance of the storytelling from the series. Bad SNL impressions, caricatures rather of once well known characters cover most of the film with few doing much more than repeating old lines we’ve all heard before in a pedantic, pandering attempt at fan service. Nothing is drawn out or tied together. It is the single most disappointing movie experience of my lifetime.
23-Dec-21 8:32pm
#196 theJaw
I feel ya, everyone’s entitled to their opinion. But anyone see any movies this year that they feel like rankin’ or what?
#196 theJaw
I feel ya, everyone’s entitled to their opinion. But anyone see any movies this year that they feel like rankin’ or what?
23-Dec-21 8:41pm
#197 Prime
@theJaw this is a discussion as much as a ranking no? I’m not trying to exclusively interlope and derail.
#197 Prime
@theJaw this is a discussion as much as a ranking no? I’m not trying to exclusively interlope and derail.
23-Dec-21 8:42pm
#198 Prime
I saw a bunch of movies for the first time this year that didn’t come out in 2021, shall I assume they don’t qualify.
#198 Prime
I saw a bunch of movies for the first time this year that didn’t come out in 2021, shall I assume they don’t qualify.
23-Dec-21 8:47pm
#199 theJaw
@Prime yah man no worries about discussion, I was just hoping to see where folks placed what they saw throughout the year.
I vote post your list of movies you first saw this year, whatev. They’re still the favorites/least favorites you saw in 2021 haha
#199 theJaw
@Prime yah man no worries about discussion, I was just hoping to see where folks placed what they saw throughout the year.
I vote post your list of movies you first saw this year, whatev. They’re still the favorites/least favorites you saw in 2021 haha
23-Dec-21 9:16pm
#200 Feeb
1- The Green Knight
2- The Last Duel
Those were honestly the two I can recall really taking with me. Everything else was for the kids or not too great.
Edit- I mean for the kids as in we watched it for the girls. Lol. Poor wording.
#200 Feeb
1- The Green Knight
2- The Last Duel
Those were honestly the two I can recall really taking with me. Everything else was for the kids or not too great.
Edit- I mean for the kids as in we watched it for the girls. Lol. Poor wording.
24-Dec-21 3:55pm
#201 Best1989
I watched The Last Duel and liked it, it was interesting to see the changes with each PoV.
#201 Best1989
I watched The Last Duel and liked it, it was interesting to see the changes with each PoV.
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