Golden Tomatoes: The 10 Best Movies for each of the Last 10 Years
Summary
What better way to celebrate RT's 10th birthday than with a film retrospective that focuses on the very basis of our existence? Take a look back, all the way through our formative years, to see which movies had garnered the best critical responses. Back to Article
What better way to celebrate RT's 10th birthday than with a film retrospective that focuses on the very basis of our existence? Take a look back, all the way through our formative years, to see which movies had garnered the best critical responses. Back to Article
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on Jul 16 2008 05:37 PM Well two of the films...The Truman Show and Monsters Inc., are in my top ten of all-time, so thanks critics (Reply to this) |
on Jul 16 2008 05:49 PM Ratatouille is one of the best films i ever saw well deserved (Reply to this) |
on Jul 16 2008 05:52 PM Toy Story, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Ratatouille... Wow, now with Wall-E, Pixar is god. Plus with Chicken Run, 60% of the films are animated. ZOMG0111!! (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 16 2008 06:01 PM Of course the animated films dominate, they appeal to nearly everyone. Also the Queen better than the Departed and Pan's? I dont think so. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 16 2008 06:19 PM In reply to this comment (#1881052) Not elitists who think they're above everyone. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 16 2008 06:31 PM Spirited Away should have won that year actually....higher rating and all... so it should be 70% of the films are animated...PWNAGE (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 16 2008 06:34 PM It just shows how good Pixar is at their craft. (Reply to this) |
on Jul 16 2008 06:35 PM can pixar be nice... Pans Labyrinth shouldve won best picture... thank you academy for choosing Scorsessssy's much overrated Departed over the true masterpiece.. Pans labyrinth. stupid. (Reply to this) |
on Jul 16 2008 06:39 PM Does Pixar have you on a payroll? Until WALL-E, their films felt uniformly commercial and formulaic. Oh, and The Queen? That stuffy, overwrought, heavy-handed Tony Blair love-fest may as well have aired on PBS. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 16 2008 07:26 PM In reply to this comment (#1881140) *coughelitistcough* (Reply to this) |
on Jul 16 2008 07:44 PM This list is the demonstrates why I don't let the Tomatometer rule my life. If I did, then I would love "The Incredibles" (which I borderline hated), think that it was the best Pixar film (I think that it was the worst), think that "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" was the worst of the trilogy, and half of my favorite movies would be animated. Thank God for free will. P.S.: I think the comment about animated films is somewhat true. It's not that they're neccessarily any better than normal films; it's just that there is usually less in the thematic material sophisticated or controversial enough to complain about. I'm not saying that all animated films are awful. Some are good. Some are very good ("Toy Story", "Toy Story 2", "Shrek", "Chicken Run", "Finding Nemo", "Monsters, Inc.", "The Lion King", "Alladin", "Beauty and the Beast", "Spirited Away", "The Simpsons Movie", etc.), but none of them are, say, (Reply to this) |
on Jul 16 2008 07:51 PM In reply to this comment (#1881140) To sugarflowlistical77, Pixar's films are NOT formulaic and commericlal. Dreamworks' animated features are. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 16 2008 07:53 PM I can see the Golden "Tomaters" for this year: Winner: WALL-E Runner-Ups: The Dark Knight, Changeling, Encounters at the End of the World Worst Rated: One Missed Call (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 16 2008 08:17 PM Too many stupid, mediocre cartoons which don't even come close to the real good films obviously. If you want to see which films at the best, don't look at RT, look at the academy awards for best picture. (Reply to this) |
on Jul 16 2008 08:35 PM Zergling, you're just hating on the departed because it won best picture. i remember that night hoping that it WOULDN'T win just so people like you wouldn't refer to it as being overrated. that's why i'm glad there will be blood didn't win, cause it was the best picture nominated last year and it will age better because it didn't win. (Reply to this) |
on Jul 16 2008 09:00 PM I think they should do these lists without the animated features, since they are films that appeal to nearly everybody. (Reply to this) |
on Jul 16 2008 09:18 PM Why isn't Return of the king up there??? In fact, why so many damn animated movies? I doubt adults and people who take films seriously say "Hey, you know what the greatest movie of all time is??? Finding Nemo!". No, this list is a disgrace. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 16 2008 09:23 PM I like Pixar, but they tend to get rave reviews from all critics because, let's face it, they're fairly safe movies (up until Wall-E; that was a little ballsier of them). Pixar consistently makes great movies (although I went through a patch where I wasn't so high on them, mainly because we have CG animation overload now), but there are certain filmmakers who make better movies that won't get the same kind of acclaim because they don't make safe movies. (Reply to this) |
on Jul 16 2008 09:26 PM Hmmm...I'm still surprised, even after a year or so, that The Queen got the nominations it did...it was good, but certainly nowhere near as spectacular as several others that year. :/ (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 16 2008 09:29 PM In reply to this comment (#1881439) So obviously the movies which appeal to everyone should not get be the best reviewed movie of that year. I mean... I'd expect critics to loathe movies which appeal to nearly everybody. This feature is meant to show which movies are most well liked, not which movies are the best works of art. Besides, critics more often than not dislike children's animated movies, so it's a mark for these movies that the only studios to have turned out consistently good and well reviewed animated movies this past decade are Pixar and Studio Ghibli. In my opinion these are some of the most aesthetically pleasing movies ever made and make great use of the film medium. (Reply to this) |
on Jul 16 2008 09:40 PM I think it is very difficult to dislike a Pixar film. With that said, I doubt many of the critics that gave it a fresh rating would have picked any of them for best picture of the year. This just simply says the films have broad appeal. Unlike the people above, I say there is nothing wrong with this. Congrats to Pixar for making movies that so many people can enjoy (including the kids). (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 16 2008 09:47 PM First, there is no reason that "The Queen" should have been the best reviewed movie of 2006. "Pan's Labyrinth" and "The Departed" are two of the best movies ever made. "The Queen" was just a stuffy movie about some old woman. If I wanted to watch something about an old woman I would just turn on The View. Second, these Pixar films are completely overrated. No movie should be put before "No Country For Old Men." These reviewers are just playing it safe by giving these Disney movies such good reviews. I can't believe Wall-E is at 97%, my seven year old niece fell asleep. It was boring and is just another example of an overrated Disney movie. Zergling: The Departed deserved the Oscar hands down. Don't get me wrong I loved Pan's Labyrinth, but it does not even compare to how great of a movie The Departed is. Pan's Labyrinth is one of those movies that a lot of critics and people are going to pretend like they really like because it is "different" and from another country. I hate it when people try to pretend like something is so great simply because it comes from another country. I have a friend who is like that and has one of the worst DVD collections I have ever seen. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 16 2008 09:48 PM First, there is no reason that "The Queen" should have been the best reviewed movie of 2006. "Pan's Labyrinth" and "The Departed" are two of the best movies ever made. "The Queen" was just a stuffy movie about some old woman. If I wanted to watch something about an old woman I would just turn on The View. Second, these Pixar films are completely overrated. No movie should be put before "No Country For Old Men." These reviewers are just playing it safe by giving these Disney movies such good reviews. I can't believe Wall-E is at 97%, my seven year old niece fell asleep. It was boring and is just another example of an overrated Disney movie. Zergling: The Departed deserved the Oscar hands down. Don't get me wrong I loved Pan's Labyrinth, but it does not even compare to how great of a movie The Departed is. Pan's Labyrinth is one of those movies that a lot of critics and people are going to pretend like they really like because it is "different" and from another country. I hate it when people try to pretend like something is so great simply because it comes from another country. I have a friend who is like that and has one of the worst DVD collections I have ever seen. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 16 2008 09:50 PM Is it juts me or are the majority of these movies made from Pixar, I am not surprised but still (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 16 2008 10:00 PM In reply to this comment (#1881636) It isn't just you. (Reply to this) |
on Jul 16 2008 10:05 PM toy story 2 forever reigns supreme (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 16 2008 10:13 PM It's not like Rotten Tomatoes hand-picked these movies. Disagree all you want, but these were the best-reviewed movies of their respective years. Sure, Pixar dominated the list - but frankly, what production outfit comes even close to their level of excellence and consistency? It's just like Disney's resurgence in the late 80's and early 90's. And for that matter, why do people look to the Academy to shape and inform their decisions about what is good in cinema? At this point, the Oscars are barely more credible than the Grammy Awards. Give it a rest. The Departed winning Best Picture doesn't make it overrated, it simply means it won a popularity contest. I know plenty of people who thought Pan's Labyrinth was overwrought. I don't agree with them, but I respect their opinion. Look at the movies this year. Wall-E fits with an emerging trend. Sure, we as adults may prefer Iron Man or The Dark Knight - butyou can't deny the Pixar's pedigree. Honestly, I thought Casino Royale was horribly overlooked by the Oscar voters, but oh well, so was The Shawshank Redemption. Can't win 'em all. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 16 2008 10:59 PM In reply to this comment (#1881140) Doofus, these are based on the percentage of good reviews by critics. As to the person who said Pan's was better than Departed, I mean I love both, but it's not like Departed sucked. That's a killer movie. (Reply to this) |
on Jul 16 2008 11:01 PM hey woah. 1998 Truman SHow is one of my favorite Jim Carrey movies ever. i do not think it was better than American Beauty or Being John Malkovich. it was better than Shakespeare in Love though. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 16 2008 11:05 PM Nemo was my favorite. until they came out with Wall-E. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 16 2008 11:06 PM where were the reviews for THE DEPARTED. come on. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 16 2008 11:06 PM face it, the Oscar winners are voted on by pretensious Hollywood snibs that ony care about judging as too what they perceive to be art. I mean take Philadelphia. Okay movie, Tom Hanks does alright in it. But great? I think not. I thought Harrison Ford was better in the Fugitive, which I thought was a much more wellthought out movie. But, hey!! Philadelphia has gay people ith Aids!! Give Hanks an Oscar! An who gives 2 ****s about that movie anymore. No one. CAuse it's boring and unoriginal. It had the basic plot of half the movies they play on the Lifetime network. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 16 2008 11:07 PM Queen was good but Departed and Pan's kicked *** (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 16 2008 11:08 PM In reply to this comment (#1880950) i can't believe Ratatouille beat out NCFOM and TWBB. WOW. PIXAR IS GOOD (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 16 2008 11:08 PM I wish the Academy had made animation Oscars sooner. Chicken Run would have been a winner for sure. One of my all time faves. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 16 2008 11:09 PM It is amazing how many cartoons are among these films... I guess this reflects the fact that mature movies are a hard one to do in Hollywood (dont know if this buisness aint on the level of a 8 year old)... Well I keep my fingers crossed for TDK this year! (Reply to this) |
on Jul 16 2008 11:34 PM i dont understand smoe of the crying in this forum about the animated films making it to the top 10 when there's no bias involved in the selection. maybe you might not agree that animated films are up to par with others like "there will be blood" because they're warm and nearly universably engoyable, that it takes little thought to digest them, but they also steal everyone's thunder without the help of sex and violence which many other live-action films use as a crutch. i say that makes them even. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 16 2008 11:37 PM In reply to this comment (#1881741) Youre 100% right! Academy award is a joke these days. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 17 2008 12:20 AM I think the reason Pixar is dominating is because of a combination of their movies being well made but also being inoffensive. This is not a list necessarily of movies that are critics favorites or resonated with them the most. It is a list of movies with the least bad reviews. Pixar movies do not really have a political or philosophical point of view for someone to disagree with, or find it pretentious or preachy. They are never too long, violent, bleak or crass for anyone. And they are never ambiguous or hard to follow so no one is confused by them. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 17 2008 01:06 AM Theres no way Ratatouille can be greater than No Country for Old Men. No Country for Old Man >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ratatouille. That obsession with Pixar stuff is downright ridiculous, I think its basically opportunism. Admittedly their stuff is good, but not THAT good. Btw, the golden tomatoes dont display the really best movies, just those appealing to the most. The real masterpieces wont appeal to many people, since most wont even understand them. Like "The Fountain" or "The Jacket", too subtle and too complex at the same time for people to like them. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 17 2008 01:21 AM In reply to this comment (#1881625) How can you rate Departed and not make mention to Infernal Affairs, of which Departed copied 99% of its material almost scene by scene. Can a movie that is a knock off of another be a masterpiece when its originality would get a 0? Sure the movie was good, but to give it best picture is ludicrous, especially given that the movie it copied was better and the movie it competed against was better. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 17 2008 01:25 AM As for your comments on animation, I am positive that in the top 25 films ever, critics will surely have lion king, spirited away, nemo, alladin, and the toy storys. And in terms of the past 15 years, animated films have dominated the market not only because they appeal to a broader audience but also because they are simply much better. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 17 2008 02:42 AM I would not list any of the animated films you listed i nmy top 25 and being I have seen well over 2000 movies i think my opinion matters a wee bit . ( But the Incredibles might make it ... loved that movie .. ) anyway ! The love for animated films is obvious , almost everybody likes them if they are presented halfway decently . Plus , remember that the nature of RT's rating system is ups and downs not stars . ( which tend to give a broader view of overall quality.) So it doesn't say wether or not the critics would vote for those movies as the best of their perspective years , but rather that they had the least overall negative reviews. If there are ten cars and 10 critics and all ten liked the Beetle and only 9 out of the ten liked the ferrari ( because one thinks italian sports cars are ugly and overrated ) It doesn't make the Beetle the better car , just the least hated . (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 17 2008 02:59 AM In reply to this comment (#1882092) You can't hate on the departed for not being original. You should know 90 percent of what's in Hollywood is regurgitated (and that's a lowconservative number). I'm sure Internal Affairs stole from another film before it. The corrupt cop bit isn't exactly fresh. But you know what, I would watch The Departed over Internal affairs anyday. I mean it's Scorsese. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 17 2008 03:05 AM In reply to this comment (#1882212) Well, I think you come off as a little contemptuous. I have to agree with your analysis. These aren't the best movies just the least hated. Which as a pixar film, they're pretty much guaranteed to be. I am shocked about the Queen though. That's a curious one that should warrant some debate. I personally have never gotten myself to watch the film. Something about an old hag on the cover that makes me say pass. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 17 2008 03:27 AM The only film I really, really have to take exception to is "The Truman Show." This film re-invented bland. It was one hell of a snoozer and I was so relieved when it ended. Everything else on the list is fine, though I think in retrospect LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring is truly the best picture of the last decade though its not on here. (Reply to this) |
on Jul 17 2008 05:07 AM I know this is only based on Tomatometer scores, which are woefully unrelated to actual quality, but seriously - any such list that doesn't include Mulholland Drive and The Sixth Sense is highly questionable. (Reply to this) |
on Jul 17 2008 05:37 AM In reply to this comment (#1882092) Wow, in terms of understanding cinema you my friend get an F that was most literalist non-intuitive take on a movie I've ever read. It's true that the plots of Infernal Affairs and The Departed followed similar patterns and yes there were some scenes that were in both movies but the two couldn't be more different stylistically from everything to the music, dialogue, and directing style. What's more there was actually a lot of plot added to The Departed and if you don't believe me about the plot, the proof is in the pudding The Departed(151 minutes) and Infernal Affairs(101 minutes). (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 17 2008 05:46 AM wow, they DID have quality movies that critics loved...but it was years ago. i thought critically acclaimed movies meant they were boring overrated artsy sh3t. like nowadays. alot of those new "critically acclaimed" movies...are absolute garbage. Rat was overrated, Sideways was EXTREMELY boring, and Old Country should be reshot with an ending. great movie until the end, then...its garbage. can't wait till this years's list with megaborefest WallE taking #1. i guess if you have crap dialogue, boring characters, and try to do something unique that fails(no talking, no ending, a movie about wine) then you're golden with critics. gimme Transformers, Wanted, Bourne Identity(all of em really)...Knocked Up...anyday. ya know, movies that ENTERTAIN sorry, i loved the Truman Show but...better than Saving Private Ryan? nope...sorry... (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 17 2008 05:52 AM In reply to this comment (#1882092) A couple of things of note 1. The popularity of animated films on the tamatometer is not something exclusive among Pixar film, I believe Chicken Run also won a year and Iron Giant was a runner up in 1999. 2. The tamatometer only judges what films that critics liked and didn't. If a critic gave say five 4 star reviews in a year it has no methodology for differentiating which films they thought were best among those. I find moviecitynews.com which compiles averages among top ten lists to be a much more complete and thorough way of judging what films are most critically acclaimed for a particular year. Even though Finding Nemo may have been the film that the most critics would have agreed on as being good in 2003 there were very few critics who would have said it was the best film of the year and most critics probably wouldn't have even put it in a top ten. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 17 2008 08:45 AM This top ten list is god awful. I agree with none of the choices and I have seen all of them. What is so great about these animated films? I personally find them to be an epic bore. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 17 2008 09:49 AM This shows you the potential of animated movies. While most are pieces of trash trying to make a quick buck, some are truly works of art. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 17 2008 12:55 PM The Departed was average. When I saw it, I was entertained. Then during Oscar season, people started mentioning it. I thought, well its a weak year it might get a nomination, and to my horror it ended up winning. Over much superior films like Letters From Iwo Jima and The Queen. The Queen was truly one of the best films of 2006. Scene for scene if The Departed had been made by another director, it wouldn't even have entered the people's mind who nominate. Ratatouille should have won best picture last year. I think it was better than No Country but No Country was pretty great too. Only 2 films came close to Ratatouille last year, the absolutely magnificent Zodiac and There Will Be Blood. Ratatouille and Wall-E could hardly be classified as children's films. Infact they are decidedly adult. Ratatouille was I believe the best-written film last year. And yes, many critics HAD mentioned Ratatouille as a best picture candidate last year. It made more Top 10 lists than Juno, Michael Clayton & Atonement. So its not like that Rataouille was the least hated, it was actually one of the most loved films of last year(my favorite). It got unfairly snubbed because it happened to be animated. I hope Wall-E is justly treated. Casino Royale was truly over-looked at the Oscars that year. Daniel Craig should have probably won Best Actor. (Reply to this) |
on Jul 17 2008 03:46 PM In reply to this comment (#1881140) Are you insane? Is something wrong with you? Okay the queen wasn't great but Pixar? You're insulting Pixar? Toy Story?? Come on!!! (Reply to this) |
on Jul 17 2008 07:57 PM well since humans are naturally flawed it's pretty easy for a movie without them to not be yes those movies are all great with no disrespect (except the incredibles which i thought was terrible) im saying the same as everyone else in that those movies are all safe cause its not very controversial subject manor and when people start to argue they go overboard and bash movies that dont deserve it hence lower tomato meter (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 17 2008 07:59 PM well since humans are naturally flawed it's pretty easy for a movie without them to not be yes those movies are all great with no disrespect (except the incredibles which i thought was terrible) im saying the same as everyone else in that those movies are all safe cause its not very controversial subject manor and when people start to argue they go overboard and bash movies that dont deserve it hence lower tomato meter (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 17 2008 08:28 PM well obviously half of them are all Pixar... (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 17 2008 08:48 PM WOW you guys really like Pixar. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 17 2008 09:09 PM I think it essentially comes down to the fact that Pixar is good at what they do. And to the people trying to discredit animated films, if you think back on your life to which movies have made the greatest impacts on your perception of the world and life in general and you can't name at least 1 animated film....consider yourself HEARTLESS! I've always wondered why people don't give them more recognition, like the Academy Awards. I think Wall-E has the potential to break down barriers this year and I really hope it does. This list just proves they deserve so much more. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 17 2008 09:10 PM Oh yeah, and you can mark off 2008 for best-reviewed movie already as well....since it will DEFINITELY be WALL-E!!! Sorry, The Dark Knight will be settling for winner up. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 17 2008 09:53 PM I just thought of this when I saw the thing for the Incredibles and I know that somebody is going to get all bitchy with me about how this is off topic, cuz thats just how some people are, but does anyone think that the Increadibles is strikingly similar in some ways to Watchmen? Think about it. Super heros were big, but then people turned on them and they became illegal. Someone is killing off supers, just like Rorschach said. I know it's not huge, just something I noticed. Anyone? (Reply to this) |
on Jul 17 2008 11:52 PM Dude above (the_duckling), I saw the similarities, it also reminds me off Marvel's Civil War series. The theme of Rataouille was that critics say the things they do because they looooove the thing they critic. Pixar seems to touch the hearts of the critics like how pixar touches mine. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 18 2008 05:02 AM What are you people talking about? pixar's movies are formulaic. I think your thinking of different company. Pixar seems to innovate every it comes out with a movie(except Cars, which was just OK) (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 18 2008 07:34 AM Just out of curiosity, I looked at what the list would be if you went by average rating. Let's just say it looks quite a bit different. (Pixar only made the list once) Saving Private Ryan Toy Story 2/Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Chicken Run Memento/LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring Spirited Away LOTR: The Return of the King Sideways Murderball Pan's Labrynth No Country For Old Men (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 18 2008 07:37 AM This movie looks great even though it's old (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 18 2008 08:02 AM How come most of the best movies of the year are animated? Is this the future of America's society? Can't we find movies that cartoons we remembered growing up. There will be blood was the best movie of the year and it wasn;t even up there. Most of this choice are simply braindead. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 18 2008 12:45 PM In reply to this comment (#1881130) pans labrynth is cool, but leave it at that, if it had been an American movie it would have gotten way less respect and a bit more money, which is what it deserved, no relevance whatsoever but a contrived "innocence dies" supposed message just to have one, accompanied by stupid fantasy trials like killing a frog mario bros 1 style or knowing that the stupid girl is going to (showing bad acting skills, to her credit, as rarely in the film) take food from the table not because you feel the temptation is real, but because you know they couldn't have gone without it..... and I could go on and on.... Don't get me wrong, labyrinth is a great movie that masterfully blended genres, but one that has nothing to say, that has serious flaws, and that is just NOT close to being one of the greatest. The departed might have had little to say also (yet is more powerfully relevant), but it is a testament for moviemaking in so many ways, you just can't compare scorcesse's skill as shown in the departed to del toro's which is sloppier and uninteresting when you get over the original "cool ideas" which remain mostly as such.. Given that that year was so weak, I can only have some respect for the departed, the queen, and the lives of others, and to a lesser extent, little miss sunshine and the more flawed Labyrinth%u2026 Considering the terrible year it was, I could even add cars here for a few accomplishments it had.. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 18 2008 12:58 PM In reply to this comment (#1882084) I agree that no Country is superior to Ratatouille. It looks almost perfect, it works in many levels, its masterfully put together to have a powerful impact in so many subtle ways and still being relevant and having quite a bit to say. Yet, you are overlooking a lot in Ratatouille's deceptive simplicity. For me it is an achievement that should have been respected above other good movies like Atonement, the diving bell and the butterfly, before the devil knows you are dead, and even Juno which I really loved... The pacing of the movie is just impressive, all the elements brought together magnificently, working perfectly as a comedy that never gets boring for children even if it is long, the most adult characters and animated movie for children has had, and more complex even if the movie never tries to dwell on each and their individual concerns, which still play in the whole of the movie beautifully. Now... subtlety in the Fountain?? I like certain aspects of the movie, but come on.... Aronosky thinks it could be cool dealing with the theme of eternal life, does some researech, thinks to himself the movie HAS then to talk about how obsessing for eternal life is not good: "Ok, lets write a script where we put all this somehow together so that we can say obsessing in eternal life to have an excuse to make a serious movie". The movie looks cool, but the whole is too contrived, the "meaning" of it, is not only forced but trite and not that effective. I like it as a cinematic sort of poem, but maybe a shorter movie would have worked better for that. Aronosky shows he has skill, but so far makes you think he needs a genius to work with for a good story. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 18 2008 06:22 PM What's the point of doing an article like this if it's inaccurate? Ratatouille had 192 positive reviews and 11 negative with an average score of 8.4. No Country for Old Men had 195 positive reviews, 11 negative, and an average score of 8.6. Why does Ratatouille get the glory when it's clearly beaten? No Country flat out reviewed better. .2 points better. 3 more reviews better. Then why Ratatouille? (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 18 2008 07:41 PM Can't Pixar make anything BAD? I mean, you have to be all-rounded. ;)Can't make good movies all the time! (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 18 2008 08:03 PM I agree with alot of comments on here... That the scores are just based on the tomatometer scores. And I don't think that a lot of critics really review right, in my opinion. They just review on how well they enjoyed it, really. I think they should pay attention to better details... (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 18 2008 08:37 PM YE gods1 HOW OLD ARE YOUR CRITICS/REVIEWERS? The Truman Show better than Saving Private Ryan? If you're 10 years old, maybe. I've heard about this website, but now I wonder if it's a waste. I'll be looking in for any improvements. If not, I'm outta' here. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 18 2008 08:37 PM YE gods1 HOW OLD ARE YOUR CRITICS/REVIEWERS? The Truman Show better than Saving Private Ryan? If you're 10 years old, maybe. I've heard about this website, but now I wonder if it's a waste. I'll be looking in for any improvements. If not, I'm outta' here. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 18 2008 09:13 PM (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 18 2008 09:16 PM Okay, this is just a mockery of a system. I've said it over and over again: critics rarely -- if ever -- get the good stuff its recognition so that sheeple will go see them. Seriously. This list is a joke. Le cinema est mort. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 19 2008 11:16 AM In reply to this comment (#1881674) Just keep in mind, the Oscars are like any other election. People lobby and campaign to make their movie get noticed. I saw No Country For Old Men, The Departed and Pan's Labyrinth. All movies were OK, some better than others. The fact that they were contenders or winners just shows how bad the selection was for those years. Nothing personal, just pickin's were slim. Animated movies are a safer bet, because there is no getting into character or suspension of belief. You don't have to buy whether a villian or hero did a good job, because there is no character, just voice acting. I am surprised that Spirited Away did not make the list though. I guess it shows that there are differences in taste and we should remember that when we use reviews to decide whether a movie is worth seeing or not. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 19 2008 11:33 AM In reply to this comment (#1887651) Saving Private Ryan -Agree Toy Story 2/Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon -Agree/Agree Chicken Run - Didn't see it Memento/LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring - Replace with Sixth Sense/Agree Spirited Away - Definitely LOTR: The Return of the King - Agree Sideways - Replace with Pleasantville Murderball - Didn't see Pan's Labrynth - Replace with Snatch No Country For Old Men - Replace with Sunshine. I see Sideways and No Country as art house. I typically hate art house. Hero is an exception. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 19 2008 02:49 PM In reply to this comment (#1881214) how about iron man being one of the runner ups for this year, or say the dark knight will win and wall-e will suck on my nuts. (Reply to this) |
on Jul 19 2008 05:29 PM pretty much all of them are pixar movies. and this year is going to be Wall-E. So, good job to pixar. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 19 2008 07:49 PM "In the Mood for Love" is the finest film that's been made in recent memory. Each frame reflects perfect composition, color, dramatic tension and story telling. Only a handful of critics understand or appreciate the techniquer of film making. I do not speak from an elitist point of view -- film should be accessible to the average person. But most critics simply retell the story in their review, and write about the pretty actors in the film. I loved Monsters, Inc. -- it's one of the few DVD's I actually own. But comparing Monsters ti In the Mood, would be the equivalent of comparing a great hamburger and fries to a fine French (Italian, Japanese, New American etc,)meal. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 19 2008 07:53 PM If it was so easy to create a movie to appeal everyone, then why are so few rated over 95%? And if it was only a matter of being an animated movie, then why a lot of the Disney regular animated movies are not on the list, and so others of Dreamworks and other studios? If Pixar's movies are following a formula so clear and obvious that delivers both high praises and big box offices, why aren't there other studios following the same recipe? If there is a formula, then it must be so difficult to copy that no one else is having success at copying it. Maybe it is no coincidence that Pixar excells in making the best movies because they found a formula with the highest standards, difficult to replicate, and because they're disciplined and committed to be the best of the best. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 20 2008 01:02 AM PANS LABYRITH WAS SNUBED! AT THE OSCARS AND ON ROTTEN TOMATOES! (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 20 2008 01:14 AM WHO EVER COMPLAINS ABOUT PIXAR GENIUS IS OUT OF PURE ENVY. I WHISH LIVE ACTION FILMS (INDEPENDENT OR BIG BUDGET) COULD BE AS CREATIVE AND GUTSY AS ANY PIXAR FILM (EXCEPT FOR BUGS AND CARS, WHICH I PERSONALLY DIDNT LIKE). MY FAVORITE MOVIES OF THE YEAR. THE DARK KNIGHT AND WALL-E (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 20 2008 03:00 AM Probably the reason why this list is biased towards the anime movies is that in the non-animated films, the critics on RT very minutely scrutnize the performances of each and every actor, the direction, the history and what not...!! But in the cartoon films you just check the script, which, if it is good, gets the movie 95% plus on the tomatometer, as they have nothing to go against in such cases! I've always maintained that there's a difference b/w the films that the audiences enjoy and the films that critics enjoy. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 20 2008 03:01 AM Probably the reason why this list is biased towards the anime movies is that in the non-animated films, the critics on RT very minutely scrutnize the performances of each and every actor, the direction, the history and what not...!! But in the cartoon films you just check the script, which, if it is good, gets the movie 95% plus on the tomatometer, as they have nothing to go against in such cases! I've always maintained that there's a difference b/w the films that the audiences enjoy and the films that critics enjoy. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 20 2008 07:40 AM If an animated film ever wins the best picture oscar, I will gladly burn down the Kodak theatre. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 20 2008 11:47 AM Wow..., Finding Nemo over The Fog of War, Toy Story 2 over The Insider, Chicken Run over Traffic, Monsters Inc. over Memento, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers over Bowling for Columbine, The incredibles over Maria Full of Grace, Ratatouille over No Country for Old Men. Somewhere at a lonely desk at RT is a single staffer without children who is very frustrated at the moment, and I am there with ya bud! One sees this thing happen at work. Flashback to five years ago, a co-worker is having an intelligent discussion with you over a Chomsky essay then cut ahead to the present post-childbirth tranmogrified person who now only talks about the merits of some cartoon about trains with faces... (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 20 2008 04:22 PM to Arendr...You can't honestly say that pixar's films are safe. A rat chef? Talking cars? Those are off the wall. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 20 2008 04:23 PM to Arendr...You can't honestly say that pixar's films are safe. A rat chef? Talking cars? Those are off the wall. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 20 2008 04:36 PM Saving Private Ryan is an awesome movie, but I hated the sandwich of "Old Man Ryan" at the cemetary before and after the movie. It was completely unnecessary and detracted from the movie. Ryan never asked them to stay-that was their choice-and should feel no responsibility to Hanks' character or constantly be questioning the life he lived after the war, as the movie would have us believe. It was a typical Spielberg ending, though not as god-awful as the one he put on AI. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 20 2008 04:56 PM What the F***!!! 5 pixar disney!!! 6 anited if we include chicken run!! are u official site of disney?? what is this S#iT?? i'm not a fan of blockbusters like spiderman or stuff like that but if u want to loook cool and put animated movies, at least do us a favor and put ice age, shrek or the barnyard, far better that ''toy story'' or ''the incredible''. i think it's the first time i see a so stupid classment. usually rottentomatoes is pretty unfair with their critics but now they're off limits (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 21 2008 02:34 AM Go Ratatouille! (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 21 2008 02:40 AM Hey I didn't see Ratatuie so I don't know if it's beter but you didn't even but JUNO in the runners up?! Gosh!! (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 21 2008 07:41 AM Sorry rotten tomatoes but this list is terrible. Toy story 2 and the Lord of the rings are the only movies I agree with. I hated Chicken Run and i thought the truman show was boring(but then again I only saw the first half). Sure the animated films are good but they dont deserve the best of the year (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 21 2008 10:54 AM A lot of people are complaining about some of the movies on this list. They forget that this isn't a "best movies of the year" list. It's a list of the "best reviewed" movies of those years. That is, the movies that had the best tomato-meter rating. There's a difference. Many movies loved by critics and the Academy Awards are not popular with the general public. Someone I know, for instance, liked the recent Die Hard movie and thought that Michael Clayton was boring. It's all a matter of preference. The critics tend to like "artsy" movies so those are the ones that usually have the best tomato-meter ratings. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 21 2008 01:23 PM how it should have been: 1. Truman Show (very good movie, great choice) 2. Toy Story 2 (again great choice) 3. Gladiator (just good) 4. Donnie Darko (one of my top 10 movies) 5. Catch me if you can (One of my top 10 movies) 6. LOTR: Return of the king (not one of my favorite movies better than nemo) 7. The Aviator (simply a great movie) 8. Crash (obviously) 9. Casino Royale (THE QUEEN?) 10. No Country for old men (one of my top 10) (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 21 2008 02:51 PM I checked it out, and the highest rated movie of 07 was once, which got 97% on the tomatometer, wheres, the rat film only got 95% (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 21 2008 09:38 PM well I guess my 5 year old niece made this list. Oh well. And one other thing, best picture of 05, Children of Men. Sorry to the others. One non-cut scene alone in that movie should make any true film critic give it a thumbs up. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 21 2008 10:27 PM In reply to this comment (#1903333) I really really hope you re being sarcastic (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 21 2008 10:34 PM In reply to this comment (#1903333) this is just a list that measure something very specific, not the best movies so there's no need to whine Stop saying hundreds of critics don't know how to watch movies because you disagree with them, you look stupid. I personally disagree with critics at times, and that's ok and expected. I think Pan;s and Mystic River were horribly overrated, while i think No country is a gem as hadn't been seen in many years, while I agree with the glory that pixar gets, while I do enjoy sandler movies, its all ok... dont you think the only opinion on earth is yours and hence critics are stupid. I personally trust the consensus of these critics who have watched a lot more movies than the average poster and have developed a keener sense to detect good stuff from junk, more than the guy that says didnt find anything good in ratatouille or the incredibles, i just see the lack of understanding in the latter, and go on with my day.. I still believe that when putting all the critics together, you get to count the opinion of people with more and with less insight, but that should be ok and expected too even if that affects tomatometers and whatnot. (Reply to this) |
on Jul 22 2008 01:12 AM Pixar makes fun movies but "best movie of the year worthy?" i don't think so the only two good movies that i saw on this list were "truman show" (which Jim Carrey should have won a ****ing oscar for and "two towers" other than that, it was just animated pixar stuff.... and apparently muderball's good but i never got around to watching it (Reply to this) |
on Jul 22 2008 03:48 AM An absolutely pathetic list acknowledging that "best reviewed" does not necessarily mean best. Of those listed, only "LTR: The Two Towers" is worthy and yet no "Return Of The King"? A list dominated by cartoons which should be relegated to Saturday morning viewing is an absolute disgrace to true admirers of the cinematic art form and its traditions. You have combined shame and sham into a new low for movie viewers in what has to be the wieniest list of all time....Mr. Neutron (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 22 2008 04:45 AM Come on!! Is this a joke??? Monster Inc is better than LOTR Fellowship of the ring???? I think the 2 movie can't even be compared to each other. This list is a bad joke. (Reply to this) |
on Jul 22 2008 09:09 AM Nice. All fairly solid movies, but maybe about one of them might be in the top ten for me. I like how the list jumps up from 7 years old at number eight. I'm assuming these are the top ten strictly from the tomato meter. Out of all the awesome movies of the last decade, aside from two of the Pixars, this is an incredibly lukewarm list. (Reply to this) |
on Jul 22 2008 09:36 AM Makes me sad now, that because of a few stubborn New Yorkers, The Dark Knight can't ever take the throne over WALL-E... *sigh* The boys at Pixar are the gods of the silver screen right now. It cannot be denied. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 22 2008 10:55 AM I can only see a child liking this list (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 22 2008 11:07 AM In reply to this comment (#1908811) man, relegating some of pixarīs masterpieces to saturday morning tv just shows your own close mindedness. You sound like someone who would do the same to lotr just for being a fantasy, whom Iīd probably blame of close mindedness too. Lotr is a classic to behold with all its flaws, ratatouille too, which though appears simpler and smaller, is even less flawed (yet hard to compare). Many people rightfully dislike lotr (not me), they are not stupid, just as you might have overlooked the cinematic art in ratatouille, which is not bad either, but do put things in perspective. Like many have said, due to its solidity as film and artistic endeavor, movies like ratatouille are easier to like than riskier ones that end up having a few flaws (lotr, and the truly impressive accomplishment that is the dark knight) or are harder to dig by all tastes (like no country for old men, there will be blood, or even movies like the hours or punch drunk love). This list simply awards movies that got a higher number of positive reviews from insightful and not so insightful critics around the country that in some way put out more careful than not reviews out there after digging into their cinematic experience. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 22 2008 11:12 AM heck do consider that mediocre but solid pop corn flicks that turn out to be decently made with such a limited commercial scope, such as iron man and spiderman, get a higher proportion of good reviews, even if I am sure that most critics or RT would never consider them better movies than so many that are between 70% to 90% in the tomatometer (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 22 2008 02:44 PM This should be the list 1. The Truman Show 2. Toy Story 2 3. Traffic 4. The Fellowship of the Ring 5. The Two Towers 6. The Return of the King 7. The Incredibles 8. Capote 9. Pan's Labirybth 10. Once (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 22 2008 03:33 PM I can't believe this list. I won't, although a billion flies can't be wrong. Sorry, I didn't want to be rude, I'm just a bit sceptical. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 22 2008 07:56 PM In reply to this comment (#1910003) The list is a travesty. Monsters Oink, Rattootie, Finding Lamo? These are not cinematic gems by any stetch of the imagination and it's obvious that you are a great admirer of cartoons, not movies. Too bad H.R Puffinstuff and The Herculoids couldn't be included with these other Saturday morning offerings. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 22 2008 11:22 PM I loved "The Queen," I'm sure it was a close race with "The Departed" and "Pan's." I like all three of those so I didn't mind that The Queen won. But I do agree that there's a bit too much animation nation goin on here. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 22 2008 11:45 PM In reply to this comment (#1911380) I dont like animated movies outside of pixar, I can respect what Pixar did in Ratatouille, and to a degree in Monsters Inc and the Incredibles, but I dont think they are the best movies of their respective years. Still, I can see how they could get very positive reviews from an important number of critics and thus get awards like the rottentomatoes one while not awards like the oscars (though if Ratatouille had been from a year like 2006, it would probably have deserved a nomination). I do think these pixar movies should be mentioned as part of the great movies in the whole canon of cinema, yet they should not of course replace the rest. I won't spend time defending all pixar movies, but I will not doubt in defending ratatouille as a gem of film. You call yourself a true admirer of cinematic tradition, but your mind seems too closed to accept part of this tradition and to see its value. Peter Jackson did a neat adaptation and made use of a huge group of people for an imposing and memorable accomplishment, but don't let this exhaustive job make you overlook Bird's triumph in crafting an almost perfect little story that offers a well delivered commentary on art among other simpler topics and that masterfully uses characters, dialogue, photography, story, wording, creativity, pacing, comedy, action, and digital animation to depict it. Again, this is not the best movie of 2007, and these awards are not measuring but a few data about reviews regarding them; yet overlooking the merits of such a movie is simply not part of a true admirer of cinema and of the full range within. When it comes to admirers of the cinematic tradition, I simply have to trust more the critics who spend a substantive part of their lives admiring movies than someone who gets so angry for not having the sloppiest (but commercially viable, visually stunning, exciting, and efficiently reminiscent of part of a masterpiece in fantasy literature) movie from an important, solid, but far from perfect movie series as is The Lord of the Rings. These critics do seem to perceive the value in these movies as they do assign a certain value to other commercially relevant movies like lotr. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 23 2008 08:13 AM I am amazed at how much trouble people are having understanding the point of this list. I am a little confused at how Ratatouille beat out No Country. According to RT No Country had a slightly better review rating. (Reply to this) |
on Jul 23 2008 10:13 AM im pretty sure that juno had the best rating of last year anyway (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 23 2008 10:56 AM nice article, thanks for the MURDERBALL, I never heard about it, ill look to see it this weekend, almost your best movies were nice!! but I dont agree with you for TRUMAN SHOW, INCREDIBLES and THE QUEEN, not so great for the moment (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 23 2008 12:08 PM Maybe others have realized this, but since No Country For Old Men had more positive reviews than than Ratatoullie- and more reviews overall- shouldn't that movie be considered "The Best Reviewed Movie of 2007"? It's possible that if the rat movie had three more reviews it could end up with one less positive review than No Country... right? (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 23 2008 02:57 PM I'm thinking that animated movies, especially by Pixar, are fairly bullet-proof. Kind of surprising, though I guess they do appeal to not only a child's imagination, but also to the best in each of us as adults... (Reply to this) |
on Jul 23 2008 08:22 PM Are you kidding me with this list??? Ok seriously people, I have to agree with some of the posters on here, I do enjoy a very good 'animated' film. And yes I think some of them do deserve to be mentioned. but when it dominates a Top Ten that just sounds a little odd. not to mention a documentary called Murderball??? Listen, I know that this is all a matter of opinion but seriously here. I have to shake my head and wonder what half of those critics were smoking. One guy on here even asked about The Return of The King. I was shocked they picked The Truman Show over Saving Private Ryan.. THE TRUMAN SHOW!??!?! I mean it was ok but it's no Saving Private Ryan. If anything this supposed 'top ten' has done nothing for me but seriously doubt a critic who submits their vote on this thing. Now I know that they will most likely swoon over a cartoon or a dum-witted plot then something that is actually well written, well acted, and well produced! Pixar and Stuido Ghibli being 'aesthetically pleasing'??? Looks like someone pulled out a dictionary on that one! LOLOL (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 23 2008 08:47 PM Did anyone see The Triplets of Belleville? It had a similar plot as Finding Nemo but was more adult and I thought it was a better movie. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 24 2008 02:25 PM Ok people need to calm down. The Golden Tomato is not the film that has the highest average ratings for the year but the film that gets the most good reviews (i.e the film that gets the most "it's a solid B or better" reviews). The very nature of Pixar films and the fact that they appeal to a wider cross section should mean that more often than not they will outscore films like There Will Be Blood (dark and violent) or The Lord of the Rings (fantasy). So under Rotten Tomatoes' rating scheme a film that gets 10 B ratings is given a 100% fresh and rated the same as a film that gets 10 A ratings. Doesn't mean one's not clearly better than the other. If you're interested in average ratings then visit Metacritic. Metacritic's best films of the last 7 years (released in the same year)? 2007 - Ratatouille, 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth, 2005 - The Best of Youth, 2004 - Sideways, 2003 - The Return of The King, 2002 - Spirited Away, 2001 - The Fellowship of the Ring (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 25 2008 09:26 AM In reply to this comment (#1919232) good post Sidius, the main thing that people canīt see here is that these awards are not the consensus of the critics, but some datum taken in consideration to give a best of a different spin or perspective. Metacritic is a bit better, but still takes in consideration a specific datum that does not necessarily represent what all the critics together would come up with as best of the year, plus metacritic has less reviews in consideration. Still I like that list better. After defending pixar from people who are opposed to considering it for being animation and child friendly, I got to say that I would not put Ratatouille as best from 2007 though I would have if it had gone against the movies in 2006. Similarly, There will be blood would be the best movie in my list for any of the years from 2001 to 2006, but in 2007 itīs got to be the better artistic accomplishment that was No Country for Old Men. Other than Ratatouille in case of having been out in a weaker year, I wouldnt consider an animated movie a best of the year in any other year, that includes the impressive Spirited Away which falls short from perfection or a relevance that would make it a best (Unless we are talking about best animated; and like someone said I do consider Triplets a better movie than Nemo but also than Spirited). I would never consider a failure of a commentary, a flawed fantasy, and a predictable drama like Panīs Labyrinth even close to a best one. I am happy that that German flick beat it at the Oscars. The Return of the King is important only as a closure to an epic pop culturally important trilogy that is but a decent adaptation of a classic, which ius its main important accomplishment. In retrospect the better movie is Fellowship, and not even that doesnt make it one of the best in the decade as a piece of cinematic art, even if it is still one of the most memorable being part of such a monumental series. I am not dismissing Panīs, LOTR or Pixar films for being either fantasy or animated films, but they just donīt have the artistic reach and aim to perfection (without considering Ratatouille here) of other movies. Yet, I m ok with this list given what it really represents, and pixar does deserve accolades of different types after all. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 25 2008 09:30 AM In reply to this comment (#1919232) good post Sidius, the main thing that people canīt see here is that these awards are not the consensus of the critics, but some datum taken in consideration to give a best of a different spin or perspective. Metacritic is a bit better, but still takes in consideration a specific datum that does not necessarily represent what all the critics together would come up with as best of the year, plus metacritic has less reviews in consideration. Still I like that list better. After defending pixar from people who are opposed to considering it for being animation and child friendly, I got to say that I would not put Ratatouille as best from 2007 though I would have if it had gone against the movies in 2006. Similarly, There will be blood would be the best movie in my list for any of the years from 2001 to 2006, but in 2007 itīs got to be the better artistic accomplishment that was No Country for Old Men. Other than Ratatouille in case of having been out in a weaker year, I wouldnt consider an animated movie a best of the year in any other year, that includes the impressive Spirited Away which falls short from perfection or a relevance that would make it a best (Unless we are talking about best animated; and like someone said I do consider Triplets a better movie than Nemo but also than Spirited). I would never consider a failure of a commentary, a flawed fantasy, and a predictable drama like Panīs Labyrinth even close to a best one. I am happy that that German flick beat it at the Oscars. The Return of the King is important only as a closure to an epic pop culturally important trilogy that is but a decent adaptation of a classic, which ius its main important accomplishment. In retrospect the better movie is Fellowship, and not even that makes it one of the best in the decade as a piece of cinematic art, even if it is still one of the most memorable features being part of such a monumental series that was so widely watched. I am not dismissing Panīs, LOTR or Pixar films for being either fantasy or animated films, but they just donīt have the artistic reach and aim to perfection (without considering Ratatouille here) of other movies. Yet, I m ok with this list given only what it does represent, and pixar does deserve accolades of different types after all. (Reply to this) |
on Jul 26 2008 10:56 PM The Two towers and the Truman show are the two best of those. Pixar in my opinion is largely over-rated. the return of the king was way better than Finding Nemo. And 300, The Bourne Ultimatum and Transformers were way better than Ratatouille. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 30 2008 05:22 PM In reply to this comment (#1927346) Thank you RT for 10 years of easy access reviews. For a next step, maybe getting more than just U.S. perspectives on movies would be appreciated (maybe keep the actual shown percentage out of all U.S. reviewers, with an optional international rating in a tab). As for the droll that is people mistaking "best reviewed" for "best movie", go get 'em. And for Ratatouille beating out NCFOM despite the latter actually having more positive reviews (195/206>192/203; both being 95%), I suspect that there is a weighting system on the reviews probably giving a heavier value to "Top Critics" than other reviewers (Ratatouille was at 100% (38/38) with Top Critics while NCFOM was at 90% (35/39)), despite the weighting by actual number of reviews (my personal favorite for last year was Triad Election, which stands at 96% with 43/45 reviews (100% top critics 19/19); and further taking this narcissistic notion that my opinion matters, I also thoroughly enjoyed There Will Be Blood and I'm Not There). (Reply to this) |
on Aug 03 2008 02:14 PM In reply to this comment (#1881214) I agree with you 100%! Pixar is the best! They blow Dreamworks out of the water. Dark Knight and Wall-e, the two best movies this year. (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 11 2008 12:26 AM I have seen every Pixar movie in theaters with high hopes, given how everyone i respect loves them. To date, Toy Story is the only one I enjoyed. But as I said, everyone I respect loves them, so I cannot object to their being on this list, as much as I would like to. (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 13 2008 01:11 AM I'm liking the list! All the people complaining that animated films aren't as good are just being rediculous. If a movie is art, it's art. Live action, animated, fantasy, super hero ect. it doesn't matter. Art is art. The only two things I would change. Number 1 would be the Truman Show, I don't remember it too well (not a good sign) and I only saw it once (also not good), but from what I remember I was bored, and I walked out. Number 2 would be 2002. I'm a huge fan of the LOTR trilogy, but Spirited Away is my all time favorite movie (yeah its animated) so I would bump it too the top (but Metacritic agrees with me on this at least). Spirited Away eve has a higher rating on the Tomatometer if I'm not mistaken. (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 13 2008 12:02 PM Is anyone else kinda depressed by the fact that 50 percent of this list are Pixar films, and one of them is a children's claymation movie? (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 18 2008 10:03 AM Funny how most of the best films are animations! Can't argue with the choices though...loved all of them (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 19 2008 08:13 PM it's nice to see the most of them are animations and family movies, so I can watch good movies with my future kids. (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 13 2009 12:42 PM The problem with this list is that it's per year.. there should be the 10 best movies of the decade...mine are (in no order) Memento, The Dark Knight, The Departed, Ratouille, There Will Be Blood, No Country For Old Men, Inglorious Basterds, Gladiator, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Lord of the Rings:Return of the King. but i havent watched all great movies this decade, so some might be replaced. (Reply to this) |
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