tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post6840289857014875188..comments2023-10-30T05:55:18.818-04:00Comments on THE AWARDS CIRCUIT BLOG: The Best of the Decade Series StartsClayton Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579286727951387234noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-75993715828654046002009-12-29T14:44:15.946-05:002009-12-29T14:44:15.946-05:00Indeed sir, it's a classic, to me.Indeed sir, it's a classic, to me.Joey Magidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465870030357008701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-59622464587899266212009-12-29T13:09:41.662-05:002009-12-29T13:09:41.662-05:00So glad to see some love for All The Real Girls--I...So glad to see some love for All The Real Girls--Its definitely in my top 10 of the decade and one of my favorite films of all time as well...David Dangelicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760482715623291112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-11471724268230993382009-12-28T02:53:11.338-05:002009-12-28T02:53:11.338-05:00Talk about upsetting...I took a film class where b...Talk about upsetting...I took a film class where both of those films were shown...Joey Magidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465870030357008701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-22838520958412591532009-12-28T02:51:17.792-05:002009-12-28T02:51:17.792-05:00I've been working on an article for the last t...I've been working on an article for the last two years trying to come up with a way to clearly define a "classic" or "masterpiece". We use the terms so loosely, but we know that every movie can't be a classic or masterpiece. We have standards, but they're not clearly described. It's unsettling to know that we don't have a more sophisticated (and less Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-79021122190346629022009-12-28T02:42:22.148-05:002009-12-28T02:42:22.148-05:00Indeed. Nice reference too...Indeed. Nice reference too...Joey Magidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465870030357008701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-5959952086338643252009-12-28T02:41:05.138-05:002009-12-28T02:41:05.138-05:00I've been here for the last 6 years or so. Th...I've been here for the last 6 years or so. The only standard I've come to accept is the "know it when I see it" standard. Justice Potter Stewart used this standard when describing the term "obscenity". In terms of movies, I feel like masterpieces or classics are created largely in the aggregate. You need a large group of people to "know it when they see it&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-75997582993461642732009-12-28T02:26:43.160-05:002009-12-28T02:26:43.160-05:00Been there, my friend. Been there...Been there, my friend. Been there...Joey Magidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465870030357008701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-5814456457117978072009-12-28T02:24:05.624-05:002009-12-28T02:24:05.624-05:00Movies speak to people for all sorts of reasons. ...Movies speak to people for all sorts of reasons. I've tried (unsuccessfully so far) to at least attempt at making my list with some objectivity involved. Of course, even my objective standards are infused with subjectivity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-45484708626713925672009-12-28T02:11:52.221-05:002009-12-28T02:11:52.221-05:00Indeed it does, surprisingly. Also, that's th...Indeed it does, surprisingly. Also, that's the beauty of the list. Where else will you find City of God excluded, but Elizabethtown included? By the by, I completely forgot to include High Fidelity, so consider that my #51...Joey Magidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465870030357008701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-42604261848627100782009-12-28T02:06:29.845-05:002009-12-28T02:06:29.845-05:00Fair enough.
I do believe that it's more pe...Fair enough. <br /><br />I do believe that it's more persuasive to exclude a movie from your list if it does not move you (as oppose to not being compelled to watch it twice). There are many reasons that can compel a person to watch a movie twice. As I mentioned before, the movie could just be very tricky. If a movie does not move you, then it does not move you. It does not mean there is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-4422403550514561042009-12-28T01:54:02.102-05:002009-12-28T01:54:02.102-05:00Just a method for determining my favorites. I won...Just a method for determining my favorites. I won't argue it's accomplished nature, but it just never moved me to consider it something I thought of as my favorite of the decade. A top 100 or top 75, yes though...Joey Magidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465870030357008701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-86576987037874825562009-12-28T01:51:26.167-05:002009-12-28T01:51:26.167-05:00Joey, you're my boy, but I don't think bei...Joey, you're my boy, but I don't think being compelled to watch a movie more than twice is necessary. The only (major) problem with list making is that it is entirely subjective. However, if a movie is technically masterful with a more than adequate story and acting, and it is considered a modern masterpiece, I don't get how not feeling compelled to watch it twice could completely Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-52303820582760893572009-12-27T22:22:03.056-05:002009-12-27T22:22:03.056-05:00Thank you kindly...Thank you kindly...Joey Magidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465870030357008701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-41387432846624000292009-12-27T22:20:22.230-05:002009-12-27T22:20:22.230-05:00I love your list. I'm a huge Darren Aronofksy ...I love your list. I'm a huge Darren Aronofksy fan and I always love to see him included.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117301948989952143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-21816475909106708692009-12-27T19:37:08.258-05:002009-12-27T19:37:08.258-05:00It's not a movie I've been compelled to se...It's not a movie I've been compelled to see twice, and I tried to make multiple viewings one of the mandates for eligibility in my top 50...Joey Magidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465870030357008701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-46799523274606993002009-12-27T18:58:12.441-05:002009-12-27T18:58:12.441-05:00I know this is your list, but I'm little surpr...I know this is your list, but I'm little surprised at why City of God is not on there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-53284050843501816012009-12-27T15:31:49.617-05:002009-12-27T15:31:49.617-05:00and no worries Kevin...and no worries Kevin...Joey Magidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465870030357008701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-53291294332901134722009-12-27T15:31:37.354-05:002009-12-27T15:31:37.354-05:00Thank you sirThank you sirJoey Magidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465870030357008701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-27280821638128077502009-12-27T14:27:22.027-05:002009-12-27T14:27:22.027-05:00The Fountain came dangerously close to making my t...The Fountain came dangerously close to making my top 10, but after rewatching Munich and The Fountain, something about Munich really blew me away in a way I didn't expect it to.Kevin K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09706276828853829294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-4039928614139283252009-12-27T12:40:57.691-05:002009-12-27T12:40:57.691-05:00The only mivie from this decade that I would have ...The only mivie from this decade that I would have put atop The Fountain would be Eternal Sunshine. <br /><br />Very good list though!Hr. Cules...https://www.blogger.com/profile/03008280704098390561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-22101165842645782942009-12-27T01:04:10.261-05:002009-12-27T01:04:10.261-05:00indeed, though since I don't care for the film...indeed, though since I don't care for the films, I'd be untrue to myself to include them anywhere in the list...thanks for the support otherwise though!Joey Magidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465870030357008701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-12911242561815354062009-12-27T00:59:40.832-05:002009-12-27T00:59:40.832-05:00As much as I liked your list Joey, you know how I ...As much as I liked your list Joey, you know how I feel about your LOTR omission. lol :PKevin K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09706276828853829294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-36004786331362449272009-12-27T00:43:56.586-05:002009-12-27T00:43:56.586-05:00I know, right? I was excited to see it and I wrot...I know, right? I was excited to see it and I wrote the thing!Joey Magidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465870030357008701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-22256054889606254282009-12-27T00:38:22.060-05:002009-12-27T00:38:22.060-05:00THE FOUNTAIN!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!THE FOUNTAIN!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!wild things for best picture!https://www.blogger.com/profile/15394677681088946353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-39347404320817130382009-12-26T22:16:29.193-05:002009-12-26T22:16:29.193-05:00Thank you kindly Dave as well!Thank you kindly Dave as well!Joey Magidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465870030357008701noreply@blogger.com