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Best & worst films of 2013

#1 Post by funthing29 » Wed Dec 11, 2013 12:09 pm

We are nearing the end of 2013 and I thought I would go through my film list and pick out my favourites as well as those that were a piece of cr*p.

So here are my top 10 best and worst picks of 2013:

Top 10 films
1. Django Unchained
2. Frozen
3. Rush
4. Captain Phillips
5. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
6. Much Ado About Nothing
7. Star Trek: Into Darkness
8. Iron Man 3
9. Populaire
10. Despicable Me 2

Worst 10 films
1. The Smurfs 2
2. R.I.P.D.
3. Diana
4. Powder Room
5. G.I. Joe: Retaliation
6. Summer in February
7. Cloud Atlas
8. Justin and the Knights of Valour
9. The Big Wedding
10. The Wolverine
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Re: Best & worst films of 2013

#2 Post by asamaic » Wed Dec 11, 2013 12:12 pm

I think Movie 43 is missing from your worst list, surely. That set the bar back in January...

Out of 10, that one gets a zero from me.

I quite enjoyed Cloud Atlas, but that was a bit of a marmite film!
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Re: Best & worst films of 2013

#3 Post by funthing29 » Wed Dec 11, 2013 12:14 pm

I did not see Movie 43 so cannot comment on that. :p

I have seen over 100 films this year and some of them I can barely remember so I only selected the ones that stood out for good or bad reasons.
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Re: Best & worst films of 2013

#4 Post by asamaic » Wed Dec 11, 2013 12:17 pm

funthing29 wrote:I did not see Movie 43 so cannot comment on that. :p

I have seen over 100 films this year and some of them I can barely remember so I only selected the ones that stood out for good or bad reasons.
Oh, you dodged a bullet! :p

Will try to come up with a list later, but Movie 43 is definitely at the top of my worst list. That one is memorable for all the wrong reasons...
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Re: Best & worst films of 2013

#5 Post by RAZORBACK » Wed Dec 11, 2013 12:51 pm

Here's mine:

Top 10 films

1. This Is The End
2. Gravity
3. Les Misérables
4. The Conjuring
5. Rurouni Kenshin
6. Populaire
7. Rush
8. Pacific Rim
9. Dragon
10. Trance

Worst 10 films

1. The Eye Of The Storm
2. The Smurfs 2
3. The Moth Diaries
4. The Paperboy
5. Kill Your Darlings
6. Baggage Claim
7. Day Of The Flowers
8. FoxFire
9. The Citadel
10. Frances Ha
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Re: Best & worst films of 2013

#6 Post by LondonCityNights » Wed Dec 11, 2013 12:51 pm

Best:

1. Spring Breakers
2. Gravity
3. Only God Forgives
4. Only Lovers Left Alive
5. Pacific Rim
6. Rush
7. Iron Man III
8. A Field in England
9. Powder Room
10. Prisoners

Worst:

1. About Time
2. Vendetta
3. Stuck in Love
4. I Play With the Phrase Each Other
5. The Internship
6. Olympus Has Fallen
7. Homefront
8. Riddick
9. Saving Mr Banks
10. The Frozen Ground
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Re: Best & worst films of 2013

#7 Post by sikmansam » Wed Dec 11, 2013 12:56 pm

Top 10 films

1) Blue Jasmine
2) Gravity
3) Catching Fire
4) This is the End
5) Iron Man 3
6) The Way, Way Back
7) Django Unchained
8) Star Trek into Darkness
9) Wreck-it Ralph
10) Enough Said

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Re: Best & worst films of 2013

#8 Post by TheBoySeggy » Wed Dec 11, 2013 1:17 pm

In order...

Best
Trance
Star Trek Into Darkness
Rush
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom
Now You See Me
Django Unchained
Prisoners
Gangster Squad

Worst
Only God Forgives
Dragon
R.I.P.D.
Black Rock
A Good Day To Die Hard
21 And Over
Riddick
Girl Most Likely
Runner Runner
The Heat
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Re: Best & worst films of 2013

#9 Post by Beate » Wed Dec 11, 2013 1:45 pm

Best films:

Frozen 3D, 10/10
Any Day Now, 9.5/10
Iron Man 3, 9.5/10
Trance, 9.5/10
Robot and Frank, 9/10
Warm Bodies, 9/10
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, 9/10
Rush, 9/10
Philomena, 9/10
Saving Mr Banks, 9/10
Populaire, 9/10
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, 9/10

Worst films:

Riddick, SFF, 1/10
The Powder Room, 2/10
Black Rock, 4/10
Pain and Gain, 4/10
Olympus Has Fallen, 4/10
Chimpanzee, 4/10
Welcome to the Punch, 4.5/10
Frances Ha, 5/10
Breathe In, 5/10
The Paperboy, 5/10
The Place Beyond the Pines, 5/10
The Great Beauty, 5/10
The Eye of the Storm, 5/10
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Re: Best & worst films of 2013

#10 Post by caitlinmorton » Wed Dec 11, 2013 1:53 pm

Beate wrote:Best films:

Frozen 3D, 10/10
Any Day Now, 9.5/10
Iron Man 3, 9.5/10
Trance, 9.5/10
Robot and Frank, 9/10
Warm Bodies, 9/10
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, 9/10
Rush, 9/10
Philomena, 9/10
Saving Mr Banks, 9/10
Populaire, 9/10
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, 9/10

Worst films:

Riddick, SFF, 1/10
The Powder Room, 2/10
Black Rock, 4/10
Pain and Gain, 4/10
Olympus Has Fallen, 4/10
Chimpanzee, 4/10
Welcome to the Punch, 4.5/10
Frances Ha, 5/10
Breathe In, 5/10
The Paperboy, 5/10
The Place Beyond the Pines, 5/10
The Great Beauty, 5/10
The Eye of the Storm, 5/10
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