SteVo+ 3,702 Posted June 15, 2012 did The Illusionist find a spot on this list, SteVo? Was it considered? Not ball-busting anymore. Just curious. You're definitely doing a combination of both quality and box-office effect, and I guess I agree with that as far as promoting this list as a "top 50 of" is concerned. 1) I have not seen The Illusionist, so it was likewise not considered for this list. 2) Box office performance has nothing to do with my review of these movies. One thing I did consider, however, is which movies are more likely to age well over time based on their relevance or whether they were simply underrated when they first came out. For example, Forrest Gump won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1995 (honoring the best films of 1994). But two other films were released in 1994 that have aged better and are considered superior films: Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption. Anyway, since you guys are hating on King Kong it's time to move things along. Since the next two films are similar I'll do a double take. #39 Forgetting Sarah Marshall takes a simple break-up story and makes it work as well as it possibly can. With top comedic acting from the entire cast (not least of all Jason Segel), it is full of hilarious moments and the story finds ways to stay in motion, creating genuine emotion and becoming surprisingly inspiring in its final twenty minutes. This is one of my favorite romantic comedies of all-time. #38 Now this is how you make a comedy. Showcasing as many laugh-out-loud laughs as you'd expect from a Judd Apatow flick, Knocked Up uses fantastic chemistry from its lead actors Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl to tell a powerful story about childbirth, friendship, love, and the importance of family. 50) George Clooney's Good Night, and Good Luck 49) Greg Mottola's Superbad 48) Terry George's Hotel Rwanda 47) David O. Russell's The Fighter 46) Ron Howard's Frost/Nixon 45) Edward Zwick's Blood Diamond 44) Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins 43) Ben Stiller's Tropic Thunder 42) James Mangold's Walk the Line 41) Christopher Nolan's The Prestige 40) Peter Jackson's King Kong 39) Nicholas Stoller's Forgetting Sarah Marshall 39) Judd Apatow's Knocked Up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted June 16, 2012 So I guess this means the Top 3 spots will be all of the Lord of the Rings movies then. >_> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zack_of_Steel+ 3,014 Posted June 16, 2012 (edited) 500 Days of Summer better be in here. And I bet Inception is in the top 3 with Memento and...Insomnia? Yeah, those three. DON'T SPOIL IT FOR ME, STEVO. Edited June 16, 2012 by Zack_of_Steel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteVo+ 3,702 Posted June 16, 2012 500 Days of Summer better be in here. Didn't miss by much, though. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zack_of_Steel+ 3,014 Posted June 16, 2012 Didn't miss by much, though. WAT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Milla4Prez63 678 Posted June 16, 2012 Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Knocked Up are ahead of Batman Begins? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Favre4Ever+ 4,476 Posted June 16, 2012 This list is getting worse the higher we go up. FSM and KNocked Up are above average films at best.... And like King Kong... I would take any movie on the list so far above any of those three. The way the list is going, Dragonball: Evolution is going to be #1. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Milla4Prez63 678 Posted June 16, 2012 This will be SteVo's #1 movie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Favre4Ever+ 4,476 Posted June 16, 2012 Ya, I was worried about having some lackluster films in the middle of the pack because of how many epic ones were at the beginning. Let's hope all the kinks are fixed before we hit the Top 15 or so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteVo+ 3,702 Posted June 16, 2012 No love for extremely well done comedies...are you guys part of the Academy or something? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Milla4Prez63 678 Posted June 16, 2012 I love a good comedy, just no way Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Knocked Up are better than Batman Begins. To be fair, I haven't seen those two movies, but they have to be special comedies to be better than a Nolan Batman film, and from what I've heard, they aren't. Also, you should do a worst movies over the 21st century list too, maybe not 50, but top 10 at least. I'd be more interested in that list tbh. Disaster Movie should be an easy #1. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteVo+ 3,702 Posted June 16, 2012 I love a good comedy, just no way Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Knocked Up are better than Batman Begins. To be fair, I haven't seen those two movies, but they have to be special comedies to be better than a Nolan Batman film, and from what I've heard, they aren't. Also, you should do a worst movies over the 21st century list too, maybe not 50, but top 10 at least. I'd be more interested in that list tbh. Disaster Movie should be an easy #1. That'd be a tough one to do. The only movies I've seen in the last few years that I'd call horrible are Transformers 2 and Jennifer's Body. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Milla4Prez63 678 Posted June 16, 2012 That'd be a tough one to do. The only movies I've seen in the last few years that I'd call horrible are Transformers 2 and Jennifer's Body. The parody movies made over the years are the worst movies I've ever seen. Especially the Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer ones. Just terrible. The Transformers movies were pretty terrible too, good call. Dragonball: Evolution like JD brought up was bad too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteVo+ 3,702 Posted June 16, 2012 Alright, I feel like this one will make you guys feel a lot better. #37 Based on a book and eventually inspiring a TV series, Friday Night Lights illuminates the culture of Odessa, Texas, where high school football reigns king. Seeing high school kids under the type of pressure professional athletes deal with makes this a unique take for a football movie. The script is well balanced, giving the star players enough screen time along with their coach, played by a predictably awesome Billy Bob Thornton. This is my favorite football movie of all-time. 50) George Clooney's Good Night, and Good Luck 49) Greg Mottola's Superbad 48) Terry George's Hotel Rwanda 47) David O. Russell's The Fighter 46) Ron Howard's Frost/Nixon 45) Edward Zwick's Blood Diamond 44) Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins 43) Ben Stiller's Tropic Thunder 42) James Mangold's Walk the Line 41) Christopher Nolan's The Prestige 40) Peter Jackson's King Kong 39) Nicholas Stoller's Forgetting Sarah Marshall 38) Judd Apatow's Knocked Up 37) Peter Berg's Friday Night Lights Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Favre4Ever+ 4,476 Posted June 16, 2012 Yay, good movies again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteVo+ 3,702 Posted June 16, 2012 Yay, good movies again! Honestly, when I look at the list as a whole, I can break it into a couple tiers, and we just switched into the second tier. #38 was the last movie of the first tier, and now we're up a level. The next few movies on the list should confirm that. For the record, we'll be reaching the third tier around #20, fourth tier with #12, and then the top six are the elite tier. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Favre4Ever+ 4,476 Posted June 16, 2012 We shall be the judges of that... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Phailadelphia Posted June 16, 2012 No 500 Days of Summer but you have Superbad and Knocked Up in here? Next thing you know, Avatar is going to be on here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vin+ 3,121 Posted June 16, 2012 I've only seen about seven of these movies. Is that bad? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted June 16, 2012 I've probably seen less. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteVo+ 3,702 Posted June 16, 2012 No 500 Days of Summer but you have Superbad and Knocked Up in here? Next thing you know, Avatar is going to be on here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tridentdawgpound 1,043 Posted June 16, 2012 I don't think I've even seen 50 movies from the 21st Century. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KiLaSix9+ 398 Posted June 16, 2012 (edited) You either love your comedies or are a big Apatow fan. Edited June 16, 2012 by KiLaSix9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blotsfan 2,112 Posted June 16, 2012 Honestly, even in the realm of Apatow comedies, how do you have knocked up over superbad? Knocked up had a major problem of not being that funny. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
