LU's Favourite Movie - 2015 Edition

[Misanthrope]

I felt sick typing Pitch Perfect after writing about Aliens and Predator.

 

[Someone]

yeah who the f**k votes for pitch perfect as one of the all time greats? get out and see some f**king classics for Christ sakes.

has to be some sort of organised piss take from all the voters, surely. fmd.

 

[Misanthrope]

yeah who the f**k votes for pitch perfect as one of the all time greats? get out and see some f**king classics for Christ sakes.

has to be some sort of organised piss take from all the voters, surely. fmd.

Bitches be stupid. Same way About Time got on the list.

 

[Parra Pride]

He is also slated to direct an upcoming Predator sequel and the Hollywood adaptation of popular Japanese anime, Death Note.

They changed director for the impending train wreck.

 

[vvvrulz]

Another Predator movie!?

Haven't they butchered it enough, only Predator 2 was reasonably interesting.

 

[Misanthrope]

Another Predator movie!?

Haven't they butchered it enough, only Predator 2 was reasonably interesting.

I quite like Predators. Definitely preferred it to the original sequel.

 

[Red Bear]

rebel wilson sucks.

 

[alien]

first i have heard of another predator movie coming out

 

[T.S Quint]

Predators was good.

I haven't seen Pitch Perfect or About Time. I am wondering how two movies that have been released so recently have already become somebody's favourites. For me, a movie doesn't become an all-time top 10 favourite for a long time. Have to give it time to settle into its place.

 

[God-King Dean]

I want the names of those who voted for Pitch Perfect and About Time.

They need to be banished.

 

[vvvrulz]

I quite like Predators. Definitely preferred it to the original sequel.

Predators wasn't terrible, but I felt it was too much of a rehash of the original.
Predator 2 was flawed but at least it was doing something different.

 

[God-King Dean]

Haha, can't think of Predator 2 without thinking of this.

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[Misanthrope]

#30 - #26
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#30 - Old School (2003) - 140 points from four voters.

Starring: Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, and Jeremy Piven.
Director: Todd Phillips.
Writers: Todd Phillips and Scot Armstrong.
Awards: N/A.

Before he was beating a dead horse with The Hangover, Todd Phillips was catching attention with his National Lampoon-esque Old School, which saw a bunch of comedies hottest names (at the time) descending upon a college frat in a show of juvenile comedy, poop jokes, and general hilarity.

Vince Vaughn and Luke Wilson are great dry humoured straight men to Ferrell's over the top nonsense, while Piven is great as a diabolical Dean trying to ruin the fun.

It's a real throwback to the popular 1970s and 80s college comedies, and one of the better comedies of the modern era.

#29 - Return of the King (2003) - 150 points from four voters.

Starring: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Karl Urban, John Noble, Ian Holm, and Andy Serkis.
Director: Peter Jackson.
Writers: Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson, and Philippa Boyens.
Awards: Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Visual Effects, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Make Up, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Film Editing.

The culmination of an epic three year journey through Tolkien's Middle Earth, Return of the King was a triumphant (if not overlong) finale to a film series the likes of which the world had not seen at the time and may never see again.

As all of the storylines came together and the sheer scale of Jackson's magnum opus could be realised, moviegoers flocked in record numbers to see if Frodo could destroy the One Ring, if Arwen and Aragorn would hook up, and what would happen to unlikely fan favourite Gollum.

Some have argued its multiple endings and length diminished it, but the Academy perhaps chose to recognise the scale of the achievement by giving RotK a landslide victory at the Academy Awards.


#28 - Remember the Titans (2000) - 158 points from four voters.

Starring: Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Donald Faison, and Nicole Ari Parker.
Director: Boaz Yakin.
Writers: Gregory Allen Howard.
Awards: N/A.

Amidst a string of American Football inspired films, Remember the Titans perhaps sticks out the most due to the power of Denzel's performance and the hackneyed but enjoyable story of plucky underdogs overcoming the odds.

Based on a true story of an African American coach taking over a high school team in conservative Washington DC, the film covered issues of race and overcoming adversity.

It clearly left an impression, as it's the highest voted sports film on this count-down.


#27 - Braveheart (1995) - 162.5 points from five voters.

Starring: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan, and Catherine McCormack.
Director: Mel Gibson.
Writers: Randall Wallace.
Awards: Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Editing, and Best Makeup.

If Lethal Weapon and Mad Max catapulted Gibson to stardom, it was his turn as director and star of Braveheart that cemented him as a box office sensation and an acting force to be reckoned with.

While many have pointed out the plentiful historical accuracies in Gibson's Scottish epic, it remains one of the most well loved medieval epics of all time and can be partially thanked for the likes of Troy, Kingdom of Heaven, and even Gladiator that followed.

A hauntingly beautiful soundtrack, plenty of violence, and a commanding leading performance from a pre-insanity Gibson made this a huge hit and a well regarded film to this day.

#26 - Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) - 164 points from four voters.

Starring: Will Ferrell, Steve Carrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, David Koechner, and Fred Willard.
Director: Adam McKay.
Writers: Will Ferrell and Adam McKay.
Awards: N/A.

Will Ferrell's most iconic role, Anchorman was a hilarious comedy that threw back to the more misogynistic days of broadcast television as its universally manly (but unusually emotional) leading character blundered his way through the days of gender equality.

Full of quotable lines (many of them uttered by Steve Carrell in a pre-fame showing) and rewatchable, it spawned a considerably less funny sequel and lead to an over-saturation of Will Ferrell that we're only just recovering from.

 

[alien]

good to see a denzel washington movie in the top 30

 

[T.S Quint]

Still waiting to see most of my favourites.
Only seen a couple so far.

 

[Someone]

meh.

remember the titans and braveheart are good movies.

why is anchorman infront of braveheart when it has 4.5 less points?

 

[thorson1987]

Because Mis can't count.

 

[vvvrulz]

Old School !?!?!?

I mean it's a good laugh but #30 all time?

 

[T.S Quint]

Old School !?!?!?

I mean it's a good laugh but #30 all time?

I know so many people that just love that movie.
I liked it. It was funny enough, but not even close to my top comedies.

 

[Red Bear]

Old School is probably my go to non-thinking movie. Can just watch that one and relax. Enjoyable, but not in my favourites.