ILX All-Time Film and Morbsies Poll: RESULTS Thread for ILX's Favorite Movies, Films, Cinema, Flicks & Moving Pictures

I might have thought that Marienbad was a little stodgy, too much of its time for the voters here. There are a bunch of Resnais films I'd rather watch, and maybe a couple of Robbe-Grillet as well.

I didn't think Marienbad was stodgy. It was mysterious and memorable. And beautiful!

didn't vote at all but 'meshes' + 'mulholland drive' = perfectly apposite short + a feature combo
― donna rouge, Monday, October 25, 2021

agree, but Inland Empire seems like the film of Lynch's that is most related to it, not just with fractured personas and mysterious transformations but also its hall of mirrors quality

I just opened my ballot to refer to and already have so many bones to pick with whoever I was in May. Oh well. But I did vote for one of that group of 10.

My favorite Ceylan films are his two most recent ones, The Wild Pear Tree (which I voted for) and Winter Sleep. I remember really liking Distant also

nothing i voted for had placed yet but y’all make me wish i voted for seven samurai

The Wild Pear Tree I watched at the beginning of the pandemic; I was prepared to anoint it a best-of-decade.

Stoked to see the rollout happening, and it's lovely so far. Didn't vote for <i>La Jetée</i> but I'm glad to see it here. And I was one of the votes for <i>Showgirls</i> and <i>My Neighbor Totoro</i>. Might have to re-watch them together as a double feature.

>__<

yeah, those three together are a wonderful trio for the first day here, though none managed to be Jurassic Park for me, which did make my ballot.

so far then

1 40s
1 50s
3 60s
2 70s
1 80s
1 90s
0 00s
1 10s

MORBS SEZ: "never have Charles Grodin as your OB/GYN"

This is the greatest calling-card of any poll ever on this damned website.

Incidentally, I'm not sure how I ever missed the voting but fwiw La Jetee would have had a top 10 vote from me.

I love Seven Samurai for its immersive storytelling and humor and the way ancient Japan was reimagined by Kurosawa in the 50s

nino rota's godfather theme has been stuck in my head all day long, thank you poll

even though now it doesn't remind me as much of the movie as much as "don homer, i have baked this special donut just for you"

that's-a nice-a donut

I liked this: “Seven Samurai represents a great divide in his work; most of his earlier films…subscribe to the Japanese virtues of teamwork, fitting in, going along, conforming. All his later films are about misfits, noncomformists and rebels.”

interesting but I don't really believe it, his films before and after were too complex to categorize like that

Enfin! The images are lovely. Did you do them, Eric? Sorry if it was explained earlier.

List looking good so far. I voted for Once Upon a Time in Anatolia. Disagree that its all about the final scene. I love the movie because its a sort of slice of life comedy set to immersive landscapes. None of the characters seems to do their job well, but each one does something crucial for the mission at some point, just not what they are "supposed" to do. That felt really authentic, especially with the endless steppes as backdrop which give the whole episode a sort of existential dread in that it doesn't matter if you are nominally a "doctor", "detective" or "driver" you need to contribute with anything you got or everyone will wander around forever.

Didn't watch any other Ceylan or Turkish movies in general, but plan to.

Godfather at 92 is *chef's kiss*

yeah, looking forward to Citizen Kane, Vertigo & Casablanca placing outside top 77 and a DNP for Shawshank.

i love the first 2 Godfathers but they are what they are, 92 seems reasonable

Once Upon A Time In Anatolia is great, one of the few times where a director using Once Upon A Time... works because the atmosphere truly is worthy of Leone (I know not every instance is a director nodding to that directly).

Also taught me the hierarchy of soft drinks: yoghurt drink will only do if there's no coke.

Hope my other votes from "world cinema in the last decade" place as well: Burning, Separation, Timbuktu

Burning and A Separation were both late scratches from my list sorry. You're otm about Anatolia if that's any consolation

KJB, I'm picking the stills and then slapping some templated filters on the top of them, basically. I'm no graphics pro by any stretch.

(I, too, love The Godfather at #92. Because I do actually like the movie fwiw.)

would be very interesting to find out what's the highest number of honorable mentions for a movie which didn't receive any top 25 votes.

10, a feat achieved by two films.

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90. MANDY (Panos Cosmatos, 2018, USA) [646.5 points; 8 votes]
S&S: DNP | TSPDT: 6,054 | BOXD: DNP

MORBS SEZ: … nothing; there is no evidence I found that he ever watched this one, or (uncharacteristically) that he badmouthed those who loved it?

well this certainly delivered. in a funny way it felt like every scene was better than the one before it
― Οὖτις, Monday, July 1, 2019 10:00 AM

Kinda feel like there's a stain on my soul now that I can never fully scour away. Fuckin' evil. Deeply admire the commitment to pulling zero punches. Not sure I ever need to see it again. Fairly sure I will nonetheless see it again soon.
― Extra Shprankles (Old Lunch), Sunday, October 14, 2018 8:51 PM

It has its moments but no way should it have been two hours long.
― You like queer? I like queer. Still like queer. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, October 7, 2018 10:49 AM

yeah it should've been at least three
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Sunday, October 7, 2018 11:01 AM

hey, i voted for this one!

oh well

This is the spot Drive might have had in if this poll was done in 2014.
(I like Mandy ftr)

i assume this is not my thing

xp lol

of course every horror film these days has to be about dealing with trauma but this is the one that really takes that in an interesting direction. It's completely ott of course but feels emotionally truthful. Score is incredible too

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89. THIS IS SPINAL TAP (Rob Reiner, 1984, USA) [650.91 points; 11 votes]
S&S: 418 | TSPDT: 303 | BOXD: DNP

MORBS SEZ: "Cute and funny, but mocking trad metal bands -- HOW DIFFICULT."

There was supposed to be a 'hilarious' BJ scene that got cut or unfilmed, purely because it wouldn't have been included in a 'real' documentary.
― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, November 16, 2005 10:24 AM

Spinal Tap, in particular, is one bitchy little film. We'll call it the pierced nephew of All About Eve.
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Friday, November 7, 2003 1:00 AM

fave subtle line: the argument about going on AFTER the puppet show
― sleeve (sleeve), Wednesday, November 16, 2005 11:54 PM

The Stonehenge thing will never fail to make me lose my shit.
― her performance (ie, her pubes) stood out for me (HI DERE), Wednesday, July 8, 2009 3:22 PM

I love this movie, but "Some Kind of Monster" is almost as good, and in many ways even better and funnier.
― Mike Crandle, Financial Analyst, Bear Stearns, New York, NY 10185 (res), Wednesday, July 8, 2009 12:27 PM

Just because somethign is quotable doesn't mean you people should quote from it.
― Johnney B (Johnney B), Tuesday, October 14, 2003 5:03 AM

Today is very metal so far.

Definitely exhausted this one by the time I turned 20. I remember tuning in to watch it the first time it aired on Comedy Central in the 90s.

Oh and lol @ the number placement in the graphic.

I thought this would be higher

I thought Best in Show was considered the Christopher Guest pick.

xp Me too

I was just thinking on the weekend how the fact that the group had been together 20 years was one of the jokes about how out of touch they were. Now, they would probably be announcing their 60th anniversary tour and no-one would find it strange.

I thought this would be higher

I thought it would go to 11?!?

i have to note that introducing somebody to Spinal Tap and them not really feeling it is an excruciating moment

(I, too, love The Godfather at #92. Because I do actually like the movie fwiw.)

― Milm & Foovies (Eric H.), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 bookmarkflaglink

It's great btw, there are just 91 films that are better.

(DJP's screenname on the Tap quote btw is why I love finding old quotes)