People, they love blood. They love action. Not this talky, depressing, philosophical ILX 2014 Film Poll Thread - Voting closes Friday, Feb. 21st at Midnight EST.

how about March 22

Ballot sent!

Sent!

Will vote this evening.

Voted.

25x films roughly as: Fave films released this year (10) ---> Fave old films caught at one screening this year that have made me a better human (9) ---> best torrents I have watched that have added to my film knowledge and also rocked a bunch (6).

i was thinking about mostly going with fail comps

waiting for ballot minimum to be raised to 10

I didn't vote to include Boyhood do u see.

Just saw the overnighters; would TOTALLY revise to add that to a top twelve

forks you can redo your ballot. just note it so i don't absentmindedly count you twice.

Morbs: I thought starting the thread with a pic of Jake G would be enough for you but I've given up trying to please you.

at his most unattractive? from his second-best film of the year?

minimum 'serious' standard for yet another ilxpoll has to exclude a here's-all-the-movies-i-saw turdballot.

Guk: will look into that when i'm not away from home

Morbius, I really want you to vote! Though, if you're not voting for Himizu, never mind I guess.

Voted! #TeamTsai.

Didn't vote for a single Sion, can't figure out release dates.

Stray Dogs is my number one.

Not in the UK yet :-)

x-post: Mine as well. It will probably never get a theatrical release in the UK, from what I can tell. Certain British writers have been fuming about it for a looong time. Should get out on a dvd, packed with Journey to the West, which is also on my list.

It has screened in the UK as part of the Edinburgh Film Festival, which is where I saw it.

Prob screened at the London film fest too(?), and it had one screening in Dec at a vue cinema in Stratford, which I couldn't attend.

It should get a one week run at the cinema sometime during the year..

Didn't vote for a single Sion, can't figure out release dates.

― Frederik B, Friday, February 20, 2015 2:32 PM (26 minutes ago)

Why Don't You Play in Hell, Guilty of Romance and Himizu ALL got late 2014 theatrical runs in the US (NYC only, but still). So all three are fair game, imo. Will likely vote for the latter two myself. Land of Hope, so far as I know, hasn't ever had a US release. And I expect that Tokyo Tribe will get some kind of showing this year.

Haven't ordered my list, but Stray Dogs will certainly be in the top 5.

Sono's Love Exposure looks like a must watch - anyone seen it?

it's great fun, overwhelmingly ambitious & features a magnificent onscreen love triangle, but i'm not sure you trust my opinion

I trust the tale not the teller.

or the post not the poster

ok cool, well if you fancy a multigenre 4-hour blowout in which the alienation inherent to japanese youth culture is deconstructed to within an inch of its life, go for it

Love Exposure is fantastic.

Love Exposure is fantastic.

i lasted about an hour with Love Exposure; it just was sapping me

No chance of a 12-hour deadline extension, I suppose (not just for me, fwiw)

I'm submitting a 5-film ballot, btw - have seen many more than that, but don't want to give the others points, really

Voted.

my ballot is in.

ballot extension through to tomorrow (Saturday) night because i goofed on the dates.

Bumping as a reminder that voting is still open until tonight and, let's be honest, tomorrow morning at 9am EST when I'll likely get up and have a look at this.

Since we are in the final voting hours, please allow me to rep for this brilliantly terrifying short film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtkGtXtDlQA

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 3 is even better, but I'm not voting for a 6-minute internet video (well, not this year)

come on you all lets show Morbs what he is missing show the Oscars where its at.

xpost

DHMIS3 is good too, yes, but it still struck me as a bit too smirky and self-counsciously "ironic," almost verging into Too Many Cooks territory. The difference is hard to explain, I guess, but with 2, I feel it is a little harder to identify what is just so wrong about it. Then again, it may be that as 2 was the first one I watched, it was simply the one that utilized this whole thing's power to blindside me with its creepiness the most effectively.

Ballot sent.

(Speaking of "Too Many Cooks.")

Final bump. 24 ballots in so far. You have until the morning (9am EST, Sunday)

and remember guys, as with all elections, the more people who vote, the worse the results will be.

I fucking voted, goddamn fuck me

There is hope for the world yet..

Voting is now closed. Will roll out all results tomorrow as I have work on Tuesday plus I think Morbs would prefer it fast, like ripping off a band aid.

Voted for 7 in the end, you'll be happy to hear Morbs, and only one of them is a facepalmer, maybe

got my ballot in at 1:00 in the morning, ordering makes no sense, but at least it's done.

Unveiling starts today, no?

Yes. In fact, it will begin shortly and continue throughout the day with breaks here and there based on when I can get to the computer.

40. Maps to the Stars (67 pts, 4 votes)
http://s2.postimg.org/3lhrr9z7t/40_Maps.jpg