Best Films of the past 10 years

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JEWELSTAITEFAN

Tuesday, April 5, 2016 4:37 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
The others you had an opinion about, so no need to comment further; except......

Plagiarism - the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own. It occurs when a writer duplicates another writer's language or ideas and then calls the work his or her own. (internet dictionary meaning).

I wanted to share that with you to inform you what exactly it means to plagiarize.
To be honest, I was surprised and insulted at your accusation. Well, maybe not so surprised, but definitely insulted and a bit confused. How could one plagiarize a list of one's own favorite list of anything? Well, I could have copied someone
else's list, I guess, and palm it off as my own. But, I did not do that. You
refer to the list of Oscar-nominated films, but you did not do your homework to
check and see that many were not nominated. Actually you had not seen a handful that were on my list, which contradicts your claim. So, right there, you fucked
up!

Tell me, had you seen such a list anywhere else? I would take a wild guess and
say - No. Then why accuse someone? You really need to think before you jump
to conclusions. To anyone who writes, or aspires to the art of writing, it is a serious accusation. I'm telling you as a fellow Browncoat, do not toss that
around mindlessly.

We have a good thing here in Cinema, handle with care.

SGG

You have brought this up again. Previously, I had thought it best to leave it rest.
I understand the meaning of the word, and have for a very long time.
I will take this opportunity to apologize for offending you so, and making you think I was insulting you.
I had not intended it as an actual insult, more of a confirmation. Based upon your response, I may have used too strong of a word for your liking.
As I already stated, your initial response asserted adequately that you did not merely use the Oscar list as your template. Additionally, anybody else reading your list and wondering the same thing should also be satisfied.
I knew which of your list were Oscar winners, nominatees, and not just in actor/director categories, because some wonderful films in the past 10 years have won for technical or lesser categories than what most people focus on. I also was aware of which films were not.

Yes, I have previously seen people take a list of Award winners and add to it a bit, and submit it as their own.
In the film industry itself, there are many "critics" or "reviewers" who submit reviews of films they have not seen or watched. One of the worst was Leonard Maltin. The slang is they "mailed it in" and also refers to performances.

I hope that you will let this rest now. I do appreciate your input, both your list and your discussion.
I had also considered placing a link on some of the titles to threads here which discussed those films. Many of those listed in this thread have had discussions on FFF.net and some multiple threads.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Tuesday, April 5, 2016 4:53 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by ecgordon:
I'm unlike JewelStaiteFan, in that I do not let my like or dislike of an actor or director, particularly their politics, determine whether or not I see a movie. I think Mel Gibson is scum, but that didn't stop me from watching The Beaver, and actually liking the film and his performance, although it is not on the following list. When JSF criticizes or questions other's taste, I have to wonder if he gets his ideas from some website all about "boycott these movies because those guys' politics suck."

I am like ShinyGoodGuy. I've been a film buff almost as long as I can remember, and that's a long time. I'm 65. In addition to watching movies from a young age, my employment for nearly 20 years was in related fields, first as a video operator for a movie channel with an independent cable outlet in the mid-70s, to over 13 years as a film projectionist. I like a wide range of films, including independent films some others might not have had a chance to see. I don't go to the theater as much these days, so I had to research for years certain films came out that I didn't see until later on disc or Netflix.

There are still quite a few recent ones I have not seen yet: The Revenant, Spotlight, The Big Short, Room, The Danish Girl, Trumbo, and Deadpool. The only film released this year that I've seen so far is Batman v Superman. It is not on the following list for sure. It took me a while to whittle the list down, it originally had many more titles. I started with 2005, for a reason I'm sure Browncoats will understand, and ended it with a few good ones from 2015. If only I could go back one more year, because I really loved The Incredibles from 2004. They are not ranked for the year, merely in alphabetical order. No one should assume a title is on my list for any other reason than that I liked it. If something is not on my list it means I didn't like it (enough) or I haven't seen it. If you don't like my list, tough shit.

2005
Batman Begins
Broken Flowers
Good Night and Good Luck
A History of Violence
Serenity
Sin City

2006
Children of Men
The Illusionist
Letters From Iwo Jima
Pan's Labyrinth
The Prestige
Volver

2007
Across the Universe
Atonement
The Darjeeling Limited
Eastern Promises
The Man From Earth
No Country For Old Men
Persepolis
Zodiac

2008
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Doubt
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E

2009
Coraline
District 9
Moon
The Road
Up
Watchmen
Where the Wild Things Are

2010
127 Hours
Biutiful
Inception
The King's Speech
Monsters
Restrepo

2011
Another Earth
Captain America: The First Avenger
Hugo
The Tree of Life

2012
The Avengers
Cloud Atlas
Cosmopolis
Looper
Safety Not Guaranteed

2013
Before Midnight
Blue Jasmine
Dallas Buyers Club
Frances Ha
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Lone Survivor
Nebraska

2014
American Sniper
Birdman
Boyhood
Edge of Tomorrow
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Imitation Game
Love & Mercy
The Theory of Everything

2015
The Age of Adaline
Brooklyn
Ex Machina
The Martian
Straight Outta Compton

Thank you for your contribution. I also had to whittle, and discard much.
Other than Good Night, I own all titles from your 2005 list.
I feel that parts of your first 2 paragraphs are intermixed, but I suspect that I comment more readily on threads where I disagreed with the common idea.
I enjoy seeing good films that nobody else has seen, and telling folks about it.
And one of those from 2011 I just remembered thanks to you.
In fact, that was one reason I started this thread - to find what gems other Browncoats knew about that I or we could seek out. I have added some films to my viewing list since this thread was started.
I don't think I had heard of Frances Ha. Was that in theater?
That does not mean that I will look for Michael Moore trash costumed as documentary.

ECGORDON

Tuesday, April 5, 2016 11:27 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
I don't think I had heard of Frances Ha. Was that in theater?

Very limited release I am sure. Low budget independent film. I saw it first on disc rented from Netflix, now it is streaming.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 4:57 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by ecgordon:
I'm unlike JewelStaiteFan, in that I do not let my like or dislike of an actor or director, particularly their politics, determine whether or not I see a movie. I think Mel Gibson is scum, but that didn't stop me from watching The Beaver, and actually liking the film and his performance, although it is not on the following list. When JSF criticizes or questions other's taste, I have to wonder if he gets his ideas from some website all about "boycott these movies because those guys' politics suck."

You may have leapt from a conclusion.

Just because a director or actor knows for an absolute fact that the Earth is flat and the Sun revolves around it once per day, does not mean that I disagree with their politics. When their knowledge of Flat-Earth is the bedrock of their story or portrayal, it becomes a jarring inconsistency which knocks out my suspension of disbelief. I can admit that I have become somewhat more lazy in age, and oft do not endeavor to strain myself in suspending my disbelief for these works, when readily available are Science Fiction works from those who pretend that the Earth is a spheroid which also orbits Sol, and I can more easily suspend my disbelief with those works. This also does not define their politics, just their common sense.

ECGORDON

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 8:45 AM

Which actors or directors are you talking about here, ones who believe in a Flat Earth? Or is that just some metaphor you use to describe someone who holds a view different from yours?

SHINYGOODGUY

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 3:27 PM

My intention was merely to state and clarify my position. I wanted it to be
known that I love movies (I know we're not supposed to say we love an inanimate object, but there you have it). Also too that I'm not in the habit of plagiarizing. Ok, we got that out of the way.

Apology accepted.

I am somewhat surprised about Leonard Maltin, but be that as it may, I'm sure
there are those that "cheat" and take shortcuts in the industry. Amateurs tend
to be more forthcoming, because of their love of the medium. This, meaning
Cinema, is one of the few places where I take comfort in expressing myself
because all who come here love to discuss movies. I also feel that we come here
free from the real world events and that we leave our political "shoes" at the
door, so to speak. Unless, of course, the film being discussed is of a political nature.

It is, in a word, a sanctuary.

SGG

Quote:
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Quote:
Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
The others you had an opinion about, so no need to comment further; except......

Plagiarism - the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own. It occurs when a writer duplicates another writer's language or ideas and then calls the work his or her own. (internet dictionary meaning).

I wanted to share that with you to inform you what exactly it means to plagiarize.
To be honest, I was surprised and insulted at your accusation. Well, maybe not so surprised, but definitely insulted and a bit confused. How could one plagiarize a list of one's own favorite list of anything? Well, I could have copied someone
else's list, I guess, and palm it off as my own. But, I did not do that. You
refer to the list of Oscar-nominated films, but you did not do your homework to
check and see that many were not nominated. Actually you had not seen a handful that were on my list, which contradicts your claim. So, right there, you fucked
up!

Tell me, had you seen such a list anywhere else? I would take a wild guess and
say - No. Then why accuse someone? You really need to think before you jump
to conclusions. To anyone who writes, or aspires to the art of writing, it is a serious accusation. I'm telling you as a fellow Browncoat, do not toss that
around mindlessly.

We have a good thing here in Cinema, handle with care.

SGG

You have brought this up again. Previously, I had thought it best to leave it rest.
I understand the meaning of the word, and have for a very long time.
I will take this opportunity to apologize for offending you so, and making you think I was insulting you.
I had not intended it as an actual insult, more of a confirmation. Based upon your response, I may have used too strong of a word for your liking.
As I already stated, your initial response asserted adequately that you did not merely use the Oscar list as your template. Additionally, anybody else reading your list and wondering the same thing should also be satisfied.
I knew which of your list were Oscar winners, nominatees, and not just in actor/director categories, because some wonderful films in the past 10 years have won for technical or lesser categories than what most people focus on. I also was aware of which films were not.

Yes, I have previously seen people take a list of Award winners and add to it a bit, and submit it as their own.
In the film industry itself, there are many "critics" or "reviewers" who submit reviews of films they have not seen or watched. One of the worst was Leonard Maltin. The slang is they "mailed it in" and also refers to performances.

I hope that you will let this rest now. I do appreciate your input, both your list and your discussion.
I had also considered placing a link on some of the titles to threads here which discussed those films. Many of those listed in this thread have had discussions on FFF.net and some multiple threads.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Thursday, April 7, 2016 4:11 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
Quote:
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Quote:
Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
Tell me, had you seen such a list anywhere else? I would take a wild guess and
say - No. Then why accuse someone? You really need to think before you jump
to conclusions. To anyone who writes, or aspires to the art of writing, it is a serious accusation. I'm telling you as a fellow Browncoat, do not toss that
around mindlessly.

We have a good thing here in Cinema, handle with care.

SGG

Yes, I have previously seen people take a list of Award winners and add to it a bit, and submit it as their own.
In the film industry itself, there are many "critics" or "reviewers" who submit reviews of films they have not seen or watched. One of the worst was Leonard Maltin. The slang is they "mailed it in" and also refers to performances.

I am somewhat surprised about Leonard Maltin, but be that as it may, I'm sure
there are those that "cheat" and take shortcuts in the industry.

Maltin was caught more often than others. After getting caught giving bad review for a great film, he would subsequently "rewatch" the film and change his score to a high rating. His books only show the after-hit ratings, not the "preview" or "critic" rating, which would be the one that most viewers would be interested in - the predictor. Re-editing his past performance made him look like he had a clue or actually watched the films he claimed he reviewed. I have never been convinced that he actually did rewatch any of the films - he could have just copied the review of a sensible person and claimed it as his own.
Pauline Kael was pretty bad as well, but she didn't care what people thought, she was smarter than anybody else in the world. Just ask her.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Sunday, April 10, 2016 3:03 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Brenda:
Include also

The Last Samurai(2004) (One of the few Tom Cruise movies I can stand)
Gladiator (2008)
Rocky Balboa (2006)

I could not find a Gladiator from 2008, or 2007, 2009. Was that the complete name, or did you mean the 2000 film with Russell Crowe, after Mel Gibson turned it down?

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Sunday, April 10, 2016 3:36 AM

For those reading along, recall that this is CINEMA forum.

Quote:
Originally posted by ecgordon:
Which actors or directors are you talking about here, ones who believe in a Flat Earth? Or is that just some metaphor you use to describe someone who holds a view different from yours?

I am trying to recall which film you are referring to. Where facts and truths are considered "viewpoints" and lies and fabrications are the acknowledged and agreed-upon standard. And anybody who disagrees with the lies and favors the truth and the facts is considered "political" rebel?
Was it Harrison Bergeron? Or Idiocracy?

Is that what you are sarcastically implying? Or are you saying that you are really somebody who considers spheroid Earth, and orbit around the Sun, and 11 is more than 9 to be "viewpoints" and well-known truths like Flat Earth and 9 is greater than 11 to be the accepted norm and therefore the truth, the biased fact? And that anybody favoring "viewpoints" derived from fact and truth over pseudo-intellectualism based solely on lies and falsehoods is playing "politics"?

ECGORDON

Sunday, April 10, 2016 9:57 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
For those reading along, recall that this is CINEMA forum.
Quote:
Originally posted by ecgordon:
Which actors or directors are you talking about here, ones who believe in a Flat Earth? Or is that just some metaphor you use to describe someone who holds a view different from yours?

I am trying to recall which film you are referring to. Where facts and truths are considered "viewpoints" and lies and fabrications are the acknowledged and agreed-upon standard.

I wasn't referencing any film, I was just trying to get clarification about something you had said previously. Sorry I didn't quote you at the time, but since it was immediately after your post, and you were the only one who had said anything about 'Flat Earth' I assumed you would know what I was asking. What exactly did you mean, or who were you talking about, when you said this:

Quote:
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Just because a director or actor knows for an absolute fact that the Earth is flat and the Sun revolves around it once per day, does not mean that I disagree with their politics.

You constantly call into question the motivations of others for their opinions, but when asked to clarify something you've said you go into obfuscation mode instead. Again, all I want to know is what the hell you were talking about with that statement.

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