Best of 2010

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Probably but that's a completely different problem then. You were talking about interchangeable movies in an artistic way it seemed, and Knight and Day is miles away from shitty stuff like Salt or the films you cited, it's actually a smart and original film.
The mediocre reviews haven't convinced me of that either. I might see it some day, but it's not high on my list.

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JohnErle wrote:
Probably but that's a completely different problem then. You were talking about interchangeable movies in an artistic way it seemed, and Knight and Day is miles away from shitty stuff like Salt or the films you cited, it's actually a smart and original film.
The mediocre reviews haven't convinced me of that either. I might see it some day, but it's not high on my list.
Over here the reviews were pretty good, that helps indeed to decide which film to see if you hesitate...
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Updated Top 10:

1. Inception
2. Black Swan
3. The Social Network
4. True Grit
5. Let Me In
6. Scott Pilgrim Vs The World
7. Winter's Bone
8. Despicable Me
9. Splice
10. The Town

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Are we considering Mother to be a 2010 release? I think, in the past, we've gone by (non-festival) American release dates.
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Of course, you can consider Mother a 2010 release yes.
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it had a limited release in march stateside

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Though I far prefer his earlier masterpiece ("Memories of Murder"), Mother was still very well-made and worth watching.
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Exactly NSpan. MOther might be a bit of a disappointment coming from Bong Joon-Ho, but that's only because he had us used to seeing masterpieces from him, be it Memories of Murder or The Host. But Mother still is a very fine film, much better than most films of the genre.
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I somewhat enjoyed Mother, much prefered The Host, and I haven't seen Memories of Murder. Mother had a great lead performance, though the mother and son's stupidity was perhaps played too uncomfortably for humour.

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Bong's segment of Tokyo ! was also an extraordinary piece of cinema. I wish he had made a feature film out of it, it was a moment of grace like no other.
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Are we having another Reel Society awards?

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I would imagine we would, but I think we usually don't start the nomination process until end of January/beginning of February because a lot of the awards type movies usually don't go into wide release until then.

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Quentin Tarantino's Favourites of 2010 (http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/20 ... ovies.html)
1. Toy Story 3
2. The Social Network
3. Animal Kingdom
4. I Am Love
5. Tangled
6. True Grit
7. The Town
8. Greenberg
9. Cyrus
10. Enter the Void (“Hands down best credit scene of the year … Maybe best credit scene of the decade. One of the greatest in cinema history.” QT)
11. Kick-Ass
12. Knight and Day
13. Get Him to the Greek
14. The Fighter
15. The King's Speech
16. The Kids Are All Right
17. How to Train Your Dragon
18. Robin Hood
19. Amer
20. Jackass 3-D

The article points out that Somewhere isn't on the list despite Tarantino vouching for it at the Venice Film festival. Favouritism is the only way to explain why that awful, awful film won an award.

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Feb 02 revision (still have The Fighter and Black Swan to see):

1. Defendor
2. Scott Pilgrim
3. Kick Ass
4. The Town (Extended Cut)
5. Hot Tub Time Machine
6. Let Me In
7. True Grit
8. Machete
9. The Crazies
10. Exit Through the Gift Shop

Honorable Mention: The Book Of Eli, Mother, MacGruber, Iron Man 2, Piranha 3D
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okay... just saw Exit Through the Gift Shop... I got the joke--and, really, who didn't?

but I'm worried that I might be giving the director more credence than he may deserve. If the film was intended to be a condemnation of ALL modern art (and modern artists and modern fans and modern critics), it succeeded.

as is stands, however, it only serves as a punchline to a long-running overly-elaborate gag pulled on "society"--though, sadly, only a small, SMALL fraction of "society" ever actually became involved--much less contributed financially toward the pseudo-artist..

So, the ending might have been a bit glorified in order to make a point..

Nonetheless, it was a fun, new, critique on modern art. My ONLY problem was that it simply served as the final stepping stone toward understanding a Kaufman-esque running hoax. In THAT sense, it's hilarious...

But I think movies should be SELF-CONTAINED.. For example, anyone who speaks our language--with a rudimentary understanding of pop-culture (at the time)--should immediately "get" the movie.. Unfortunately, "Exit Through the Gift Shop" required a significant amount of prior knowledge (or, at least, post-viewing online catch-up/studytime). Personally, I think films should be *self contained*.. I can't imagine anyone, perhaps generations from now, watching that movie without the context of the joke in mind and appreciating it on ANY level.

Anyone disagree?
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