Re: FilmBuffs' Best Films of All Time Countdown Thread. (WE HAVE OUR WINNER!!)

[Sagar1098]

Divye bhai this was
"The one"
Kya dance scene
Kya fight scene
Kya antagonist
Sab karra

[Sagar1098]

Well I guess top 5 yeh hongi (not in this order though)
Lotr 1
Fight club
Shawshank
Grave of the fireflies
12 angry men

[InfernusAdmin]

No. 7
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)



Score - 454
No. Of Lists - 5
Average Rank - 5.6
Rotten Tomatoes - 97%
IMDB - 8.5
MyAnimeList - 8.6

Personal Comments

Let me be clear and declare it - This is THE PERFECT FILM. I have watched countless countless films and ths is the closest to perfection ever. The most beautiful animation. The greatest music. The most touching story. The most relatable characters. This is the most flawless film ever. And you can see it - It had an average ranking of 5!!! Every single person who saw this film loved it. I ranked it 2, Saiyyam 3, Pranav 4, Akshit 2. Only ayush rated it low at no. 17.
This is the film, which after seeing it, I selpt instantly and then cried for more than an hour after waking the next day.
You will never ever forget this film. Never Ever
Anybody who still hasn't - Watch this now. NOW
Also, this is the last film from the 80s.

Synopsis and info

A devastating meditation on the human cost of war, this animated tale follows Seita (Tsutomu Tatsumi), a teenager charged with the care of his younger sister, Setsuko (Ayano Shiraishi), after an American firebombing during World War II separates the two children from their parents. Their tale of sur… More

Initial release: 16 April 1988 (Japan)
Director: Isao Takahata
Featured song: Home! Sweet Home!
Story by: Akiyuki Nosaka
Adapted from: Grave of the Fireflies
Cast: Ayano Shiraishi, Tsutomu Tatsumi, Akemi Yamaguchi, Yoshiko Shinohara

Critic reviews

Even seen-it-all critics such as Roger Ebert admit to having been moved to tears by this stirring and memorable film -- which is based on actual events. Full review

Charles Cassady Jr.
Common Sense Media
A devastating heart-stab of a movie, this certainly isn't a family film. It is, however, a beautifully constructed, animated drama. Full review

Dan Jolin
Empire

[InfernusAdmin]

Divye bhai this was
"The one"
Kya dance scene
Kya fight scene
Kya antagonist
Sab karra

Haan villain ko mention karna to bhool hi gaya. It has one of the greatest villains EVER.

[Sagar1098]

Oh oh
Grave of the fireflies misses out top 5
Ab saala bachi konsi jo ho Sakti hai
SAB toh Nikal gyi
Ab Top 5 mein kuch hai bhi ya nahi ?

[ingenious 2401]

Any topics that u have in mind for the next countdown

[InfernusAdmin]

No. 6
Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring (2001)



Score - 462
No. Of Lists - 5
Average Rank - 4.8
Rotten Tomatoes - 91%
IMDB - 8.8
Metacritic - 92

Personal Comments

And THE BEST FILM EVER just misses the top 5. Let me clarify, I called grave of the fireflies the perfect most flawless film but I put it at number 2 and this at number 1. Its because this has some very very very minor flaws but what it does correct, it does the BEST. The grandest tale, the grandest adventure, the grandest effects, the grandest Music, the Best characters. Oh God this film is THE BEST at so many things. And you can see it through the average ranking. This film had the BEST AVERAGE RANKING  among all films in 3 or more lists and thats when it was on 5 lists!!! If more people had seen this, this would have been number 1 and I hope it is, the next year.

This is also the only film to be FIRST on TWO LISTS

Synopsis and info

A young hobbit, Frodo, who has found the One Ring that belongs to the Dark Lord Sauron, begins his journey with eight companions to Mount Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.

Release date: 15 March 2002 (India)
Director: Peter Jackson
Featured song: May It Be
Music director: Howard Shore
Awards: People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie, more

Critic reviews

Somewhere, there are future Hollywood directors who will tell magazine feature writers that they first decided to make movies as they watched this film; it's that good. Full review

Nell Minow
Common Sense Media
Middle-earth, with its diverse population of men, elves, hobbits, dwarves and wizards, stands at a crossroads. Full review
Bob Smithouser
Plugged In
The eagerly awaited adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s colossal Lord Of The Rings trilogy, shot concurrently at a budget approaching $300…Full review
Scott Tobias
A.V. Club

[InfernusAdmin]

Sagar bhai tum no. 6 tak aate bhi sahi top 5 nahi guess kar paae.... But I guess even you thought LOTR 1 will definitely make it. It was ranked the highest on lists but very few had seen it sadly...

[Sagar1098]

Bhai LOTR misses top 5
Hell yeah

Whoo!!

[F-8]

Ab toh bas yehi reh gayi hai
Fight club
Se7en
Dark knight
Shawshank

[Sagar1098]

Koi ek aur hai par samajh nhi aa rha konsi hai

[Sagar1098]

Saiyam Benjamin button Nikal gyi!???

[Sagar1098]

Abe 12 angry men bhi toh reh gayi hai!!!!

[F-8]

Saiyam Benjamin button Nikal gyi!???

Haa yaar nikal gayi kuch badwo ne achi ranking nahi di thi

[Ashra]

Ye ho Kya rha hai

[F-8]

12 angry men hogi agli

[Sagar1098]

Agli dark knight hogi at no 5
Then seven at 4
12 angry men at 3
Aur baaki dono bahut tight hai

[Sagar1098]

Rupak Bhai ab wait nhi ho rha post karo ab jaldi se 5 no

[F-8]

Rupak Bhai ab wait nhi ho rha post karo ab jaldi se 5 no

Sagar Bhai ka pressure ban raha hai Rupak jaldi karo

[InfernusAdmin]

No. 5
12 Angry Men (1957)



Score - 472
No. Of Lists - 6
Average Rank - 11.66
Rotten Tomatoes - 100%
IMDB - 8.9

Personal Comments

Oh this is one film I am proud of you guys to have made it to the top 5. An old film. The only one from the 50s. This is an all time classic. A film that NOONE has ever thought was not great. This is the only film ever to be LOVED BY EVERYONE EVERYWHERE. This is a fantastic fantastic film. Every character has been scripted legendarily. Its superb and everything.
Just fucking watch this now

Synopsis and info

A dissenting juror in a murder trial slowly manages to convince the others that the case is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court.

Initial release: April 1957 (USA)
Director: Sidney Lumet
Story by: Reginald Rose
Screenplay: Reginald Rose
Awards: BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor, more

Critic reviews

Though this is an older film, its examination of the jury system is as valid as ever, and it may be even more important today when media sensationalism has such a strong effect on public perceptions.Full review

M. Faust
Common Sense Media
Startlingly moving and powerful for a one-room, wordy drama...Full review

William Thomas
Empire

[Sagar1098]

Ohh bhai 12 angry men at 5
Dark knight Kahan tak aagyi
Ohh hoo

[F-8]

Yeh hui na baat
Maine sahi guess kara tha Sagar Bhai

[Sagar1098]

Bhai Mene dark knight Ko 36th rank Kiya tha
*36* !!!!
Tab bhi top 4 mein kaise??
How man??

[F-8]

Any topics that u have in mind for the next countdown

10 worst films ever

[Sagar1098]

10 worst films ever
And Adam sandler movies rock this list

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