Board 8 > Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - The Final Chapter - *THE RANKINGS*

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BetrayedTangy posted...

Hmmm I might look into making a list for War movies, I doubt I'd be able to host though.

I'd love to see your list because I almost hosted War movies over 2010s horror.

I actually like LMSs idea (2010s franchise revivals), but I think the choice of films is not good because theres too many sequels to revivals rather than just the revivals themselves.

So looking at the sheet, what's next? The Redwall series on Netflix?

Lightning Strikes posted...

I actually like LMSs idea (2010s franchise revivals), but I think the choice of films is not good because theres too many sequels to revivals rather than just the revivals themselves.

Might even do better to expand the range on this to "Post-2000." Then you can have movies like Rocky Balboa (2006) and the new Top Gun movie that just came out.

More importantly, how long does a franchise need to be on hiatus for it to be considered a "revival"? 10 years? 15?

War movies lets see

Braveheart
Saving Private Ryan
Last Samurai
We Were Soldiers
Thin Red Line
Gladiator
Troy
Full Metal Jacket
Black Hawk Down
Enemy At the Gates
Pearl Harbor
Flags of our Fathers
Platoon
Kingdom of Heaven
Ironclad
Patriot
Alamo
Alexander
Apocalypse Now

Corrik7 posted...

High School movies anyone?

Clueless
Mean Girls
She's All That
Easy A
Can't Hardly Wait
Not Another Teen Movie
Scream
American Pie
High School Musical
10 Things I Hate About You
Breakfast Club
Election
Lucas
Varsity Blues
Bring It On
Superbad
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
John Tucker Must Die
Save the Last Dance
Friday Night Lights
Heathers

Etc etc etc

I'm not even sure how you could rank this list.

Everything would probably be tied for first except for heathers which is clearly just last.

Heathers is great take that back!

This is what I've got so far, definitely open to some suggestions though. Especially to potentially trim down on some of the WWII and Vietnam movies.

Seven Samurai (1954) - Sengoku Period
Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) - World War II
Dr. Strangelove (1964) - World War II
The Deer Hunter (1978) - Vietnam
Apocalypse Now (1979) - Vietnam
Stripes (1981) - Post Vietnam
WarGames (1983) - Cold War
Platoon (1986) - Vietnam
Salvador (1986) - Salvadorian Civil War
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) - Vietnam
Full Metal Jacket (1987) - Vietnam
Schindler's List (1993) - World War II
Forrest Gump (1994) - Vietnam
Braveheart (1995) - First War of Scottish Independence
Saving Private Ryan (1998) - World War II
Black Hawk Down (2001) - Aftermath of Somalian Civil War
Downfall (2004) - World War II
300 (2006) - Persian Wars
Pan's Labyrinth (2006) - Spanish Civil War
The Hurt Locker (2008) - Iraq War
Inglourious Basterds (2009) - World War II
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) - World War II
American Sniper (2014) - Iraq War
Fury (2014) - World War II
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) - Cold War
Hacksaw Ridge (2016) - World War II
Dunkirk (2017) - World War II
Wonder Woman (2017) - World War I
1917 (2019) - World War I

1. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930, WWI)
2. Sergeant York (1941, WWI)
3. The Steel Helmet (1951, Korean War)
4. Paths of Glory (1957, WWI)
5. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957, WWII)
6. The Longest Day (1962, WWII)
7. Dr. Strangelove (1964, Cold War)
8. Zulu (1964, Anglo-Zulu War)
9. The Dirty Dozen (1967, WWII)
10. Where Eagles Dare (1968, WWII)
11. Patton (1970, WWII)
12. The Deer Hunter (1978, Vietnam War)
13. Apocalypse Now (1979, Vietnam War)
14. Das Boot (1981, WWII)
15. Platoon (1986, Vietnam War)
16. Full Metal Jacket (1987, Vietnam War)
17. Empire of the Sun (1987, WWII)
18. Dances with Wolves (1990, American Civil War)
19. Braveheart (1995, First War of Scottish Independence)
20. The Thin Red Line (1998, WWII)
21. Saving Private Ryan (1998, WWII)
22. The Patriot (2000, American Revolution)
23. Black Hawk Down (2001, Somali Civil War)
24. Troy (2004, Trojan War)
25. The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006, Irish War of Independence / Irish Civil War)
26. The Hurt Locker (2008, Iraq War)
27. American Sniper (2014, Iraq War)
28. Inglourious Basterds (2009, WWII)
29. Dunkirk (2017, WWII)
30. 1917 (2019, WWI)

I think between the two of our lists we'd have something pretty damn solid.

Snake5555555555 posted...

Heathers is great take that back!

Like 5 girls I talked to in a row all said this so I watched it... and now I hate my life.

BetrayedTangy posted...

This is what I've got so far, definitely open to some suggestions though. Especially to potentially trim down on some of the WWII and Vietnam movies.

Seven Samurai (1954) - Sengoku Period
Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) - World War II
Dr. Strangelove (1964) - World War II
The Deer Hunter (1978) - Vietnam
Apocalypse Now (1979) - Vietnam
Stripes (1981) - Post Vietnam
WarGames (1983) - Cold War
Platoon (1986) - Vietnam
Salvador (1986) - Salvadorian Civil War
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) - Vietnam
Full Metal Jacket (1987) - Vietnam
Schindler's List (1993) - World War II
Forrest Gump (1994) - Vietnam
Braveheart (1995) - First War of Scottish Independence
Saving Private Ryan (1998) - World War II
Black Hawk Down (2001) - Aftermath of Somalian Civil War
Downfall (2004) - World War II
300 (2006) - Persian Wars
Pan's Labyrinth (2006) - Spanish Civil War
The Hurt Locker (2008) - Iraq War
Inglourious Basterds (2009) - World War II
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) - World War II
American Sniper (2014) - Iraq War
Fury (2014) - World War II
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) - Cold War
Hacksaw Ridge (2016) - World War II
Dunkirk (2017) - World War II
Wonder Woman (2017) - World War I
1917 (2019) - World War I

Definitely take out forest Gump. Add Alexander.

I'd definitely add Kingdom of Heaven also. (Yeah take out First Avenger)

Oh and screw you and Snake for not adding me to your list merge funz.

I'm sorry Corrik I forgot you posted a list too!

I'm actually working on compiling all three of ours right now!

I feel like First Avenger and Wonder Woman as war movies is haha fun but its not very tangible to the plot. It's about as tangible as Underworld as a horror movie. *glances at Snake* (It's also why I said about taking out Forrest Gump... it's a passing fancy in the movie.)

Underworld is a long-running series which uses Gothic horror and well-established horror monsters to support its action! I stand by it!

BetrayedTangy posted...

I'm actually working on compiling all three of ours right now!

Throw in:
Casualties of War (1989)
Lord of War (2005) - this one might be more of a crime story, but I'll let you decide

So far the ones at least two of us agree on are.

Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Platoon (1986)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Braveheart (1995)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
The Patriot (2000)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Troy (2004)
The Hurt Locker (2008)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
American Sniper (2014)
Dunkirk (2017)
1917 (2019)

So that leaves 13 spots.

Some easy cuts from my list are

• Forrest Gump
• Pan's Labyrinth
• Cap and Wonder Woman
• Fury
• Uncle
• Hacksaw

I'm also not super attached to Schindler or WarGames, although I do think they add some variety

BetrayedTangy posted...

So that leaves 13 spots.

Some easy cuts from my list are
* Forrest Gump
* Pan's Labyrinth
* Cap and Wonder Woman
* Fury
* Uncle
* Fury
* Hacksaw
I'm also not super attached to Schindler or WarGames, although I do think they add some variety

I say Hacksaw Ridge should absolutely make the list. Doss' perspective and a medic/conscientious objector is very unique.

I love that Fury was so bad you cut it twice.

Corrik7 posted...

I love that Fury was so bad you cut it twice.

Haha I caught it right before reading this

plasmabeam posted...

I say Hacksaw Ridge should absolutely make the list. Doss' perspective and a medic/conscientious objector is very unique.

I agree actually.

Here's the remaining movies that were mentioned. I figured we could vote for the remaining movies? Went ahead and added mine as well as the Hacksaw Ridge votes.

Corrik
Last Samurai
We Were Soldiers
Gladiator
Enemy At the Gates
Pearl Harbor
Flags of our Fathers
Kingdom of Heaven - Tangy
Ironclad
Alamo
Alexander - Tangy

Tangy
Seven Samurai
Stripes
Salvador
Good Morning Vietnam
Downfall
300
Hacksaw - Plasma, Corrik

Snake
All Quiet on the Western Front - Tangy
Sergeant York
Steel Helmet
Paths of Glory
The Longest Day
Zulu - Tangy
Dirty Dozen
Where Eagles Dare
Patton - Tangy
Das Boot
Empire of the Sun - Tangy
Dances with Wolves
The Wind That Shakes the Barley - Tangy

Plasma
Casualties of War - Tangy
Lord of War

I will throw votes in for Enemy At the Gates, Alamo, Kingdom of Heaven, Downfall, & 300.

Corrik7 posted...

War movies lets see

Braveheart
Saving Private Ryan
Last Samurai
We Were Soldiers
Thin Red Line
Gladiator
Troy
Full Metal Jacket
Black Hawk Down
Enemy At the Gates
Pearl Harbor
Flags of our Fathers
Platoon
Kingdom of Heaven
Ironclad
Patriot
Alamo
Alexander
Apocalypse Now

I guess since we are talking possible inclusions I should give them some comeuppance.

Last Samurai. This movie is awesome. It's interesting. It has a good story (haha fern gully dances with wolves avatar etc). Good actors. Shows the transition of technology in war.

We Were Soldiers. It has to be there right? The innovation of the helicopter as air cavalry. They just renamed the fort after the guy this movie is based on and his wife for how the notifications of death evolved due to her.

Gladiator. Eh. Not really a war movie.

Enemy at the Gates. The battle of Stalingrad. Few movies focus on the snipers in the actual battlefield. Use of propaganda in war. Rachel Weisz? Need I say more Rachel Weisz hello. Plus it seems apt to see some Russian tactics in the beginning that many attributed to going on now in Ukraine to an extent.

Pearl Harbor. You might not like the love story. But, so what? This depicts the devastating attack of Pearl Harbor and the Doolittle raid. It's Hollywood but it's a well done movie too. Not sure why it gets hate.

Flags of our Fathers. I feel like this or Letters of Iwo Jima have to be here to represent Eastwoods foray into war directing. Its interesting telling the war from both perspectives.

Kingdom of Heaven. Directors cut and go. Crusades represent. Saladin. Orlando Blooms best role ever. Liam Neeson? Lezz go.

Ironclad. Moreso a siege movie than a war movie. But it's a lesser known gem.

Alamo. Underrepresented in the list. Again moreso a siege movie. Interesting though. Despite critically panned.

Alexander. This cannot be missing from a war movie list. War epics like this probably will never be made anymore. This is as close as you are getting to LOTR relatively in real life. And it's about the greatest conqueror the world has ever known. Colin Farrel miscast but still great and my God is that Angelina Jolie. Good lord.

I was really hoping we'd be doing crime movies next >_>

Votes for 300 and Downfall.

Also nominate the real war movie that should have overshadowed Dunkirk that year... The Darkest Hour.

I think this is just planning for now.

Hey where did the list of future projects go? I wanted to take a look at that but it seems like that post was eaten.

Inviso posted...

I was really hoping we'd be doing crime movies next >_>

Snake5555555555 posted...

I think this is just planning for now.

Haha sorry, I just got really hyped up by the idea! I didn't even notice the future projects tag, I just looked at genres on Letterboxd.

1. Full Metal Jacket
2. Inglourious Bastards

I agree We Were Soldiers is a good inclusion

Inviso posted...

I was really hoping we'd be doing crime movies next >_>

Gone Girl number 1. Lol
Wild things number 2.

Fuck it I'm convinced to vote for We Were Soldiers too

Anyone looking to do revenge movies? Last Knights.

Oh The Last Duel has to be in Crime movies?

Revenge is a really fun theme that I'd be down for depending on the movie list.

I'm not the biggest fan of war movies, but honestly that list looks pretty appealing so I'd probably do that too.

Has anyone done "blockbuster" movies before? Like highest grossing movies over a span? The 2010s are kind of a mess but there are other decades or eras where that might be interesting to look at.

thesmark posted...

So looking at the sheet, what's next? The Redwall series on Netflix?

So that's where it gets tricky. Next will be the first Crime list.

Ermine was next in rotation but hesitates to try to run because the lists he'd have interest in are pretty limited appeal (like Redwall) and would likely suffer for participation.

Scarlet, JONA and Wickle don't really participate anymore, and KBM does but isn't available to host right now, hence why it dropped all the way down to Crime.

I updated the timeline as it looks right now, subject to change on availability, but basically:

John - Crime 1
Ermine/Wickle/KBM if they decide to host
Stifled - Westerns 2
Karo - Animation 4
Snake - War
John - Crime 2

Suprak the Stud posted...

Hey where did the list of future projects go? I wanted to take a look at that but it seems like that post was eaten.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BU5FjXnnNQgnHN9VSCAvGTNlA4ZTvkQDAhLoLwW95pQ

It's also pinned in the #gauntlet room of discord if you lose the link

What is on the crime list? I might participate.

Corrik7 posted...

What is on the crime list? I might participate.

So there's a couple of crime lists broken down from what I started with, but the one I'm leaning toward right now is the organized crime list, with these:

The Public Enemy
Little Caesar
Scarface
White Heat
The Italian Job
The Godfather
The Godfather Pt. II
Scarface
Once Upon a Time in America
The Untouchables
Miller's Crossing
Goodfellas
Reservoir Dogs
Carlito's Way
Pulp Fiction
Casino
L.A. Confidential
Donnie Brasco
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Snatch
Gangster No. 1
Training Day
Gangs of New York
City of God
The Departed
Lucky Number Slevin
American Gangster
Sicario
You Were Never Really Here
The Irishman

Is public enemy the God awful Ben Affleck movie?

Corrik7 posted...

Is public enemy the God awful Ben Affleck movie?

Was live by Night

Public Enemy is the James Cagney movie (one of a couple on the list)

Corrik7 posted...

Also nominate the real war movie that should have overshadowed Dunkirk that year... The Darkest Hour.

Yeah, Darkest Hour kicks the shit outta Dunkirk. I second that one.

@Johnbobb Very solid list. If you're at all flexible with suggestions for the list: are you familiar at all with the Battles without Honor and Humanity series? A Yakuza film makes sense for the list and the first film in the series is kind of the gold standard within Japan for them. Tokyo Drifter is another one of my favorite Yakuza films that I would highly recommend.

Speaking of Japanese films, Kurosawa has some great war movies. Kagemusha and Ran both come to mind off the top of my head.

plasmabeam posted...

Speaking of Japanese films, Kurosawa has some great war movies. Kagemusha and Ran both come to mind off the top of my head.

I almost mentioned Ran.

Yeah I heavily considered Ran, but I also really want to watch Seven Samurai, so I let my bias take over even if Ran is probably a better fit.

We can just put in the Last Samurai and call it a day.

thesmark posted...

@Johnbobb Very solid list. If you're at all flexible with suggestions for the list: are you familiar at all with the Battles without Honor and Humanity series? A Yakuza film makes sense for the list and the first film in the series is kind of the gold standard within Japan for them. Tokyo Drifter is another one of my favorite Yakuza films that I would highly recommend.

So

I was going to say no because I spent a while on the crime lists limiting them down to what they are

BUT I looked that up and man does that seem like a good fit. Literally referred to as the "Japanese Godfather" on Wikipedia

I might need to think about it, but also wouldn't be opposed to it in any other list either

Johnbobb posted...

So

I was going to say no because I spent a while on the crime lists limiting them down to what they are

BUT I looked that up and man does that seem like a good fit. Literally referred to as the "Japanese Godfather" on Wikipedia

I might need to think about it, but also wouldn't be opposed to it in any other list either

Are you going by the poll results because I don't think organized crime is gonna win?

You had me at "Japanese Godfather"