The IMDb Top 250 - 365 challenge

[divine]

Originally Posted by Pumpkinstew

How come The Departed is on the list and the original (and superior) Infernal Affairs isn't?
Where's Ghost in the Shell?

Because the list has become ruined in the last couple of years by scores of 15 years olds voting every new release 10/10 even if it wasn't actually very good.

[Mondo]

Originally Posted by Pumpkinstew

How come The Departed is on the list and the original (and superior) Infernal Affairs isn't?
Where's Ghost in the Shell?

It is a brokelist

I know, there are lots of films thats on there which i disagree with, and films that should be on there which isn't. Usually the list settles down after a year or so after the movie comes out but I can't find The French Connection, Toy Story 2 in there. And I don't see any romantic comedies either, When Harry Met Sally is a great movie, certainly better than Children of Men FFS, so is Shakespeare in Love.

[Creature]

I was more suprised about Titanic not being on there, but also very relieved.

[Pumpkinstew]

Originally Posted by Pumpkinstew

My list is 112 seen and 138 still to see. Although I need to check some of the foreign films as I may know them by the english title.

Yep, now up to 116 seen.

[Jhadur]

I'm on 102 seen maybe a few more as I'm not sure on a few.

This is gonna be very hard work.

[Feek]

I am right though aren't I? It doesn't matter whether you've seen the films already, the challenge is to watch all 250 in 2009 or am I misunderstanding it?

[leowyatt]

We were planning on watching the lot as there are so many good films we'd miss out on if we didn't watch them

[NokkonWud]

Originally Posted by semi-pro waster

The problem with the IMDB list is that at any given time there are too many new films in it, although that usually gets sorted out in time you can see several films from 2008 in the listing, while there have been some great films released in 2008 I struggle to believe there are anywhere near as many as the list would suggest that are stone cold classics.

This is an issue and I had been toying with the idea of updating the list every month, so it would mean having to potentially watch more than the 250, but that's starting to border on the ridiculous. Everyone can have complaints about the list as it's personal opinion, personally I think it's shocking that Flight of the Navigator, Truman Show and the first 2 Bourne movies aren't there.

In this list there are 4 noticeable 2008 movies, The Wrestler, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Milk and Gran Torino, and whilst it may be a surprise that they are all there and quite possibly at least 1 will drop from the list, I would be surprised if they weren't all great films and better than some in that list (such as The Sixth Sense).

I've personally already watched The Wrestler and whilst it's new, it's brilliant and I'm sure it will maintiain it's Top 250 status for years to come.

Originally Posted by Mondo

I know, there are lots of films thats on there which i disagree with, and films that should be on there which isn't. Usually the list settles down after a year or so after the movie comes out but I can't find The French Connection, Toy Story 2 in there. And I don't see any romantic comedies either, When Harry Met Sally is a great movie, certainly better than Children of Men FFS, so is Shakespeare in Love.

Biggest surprise for me was the lack of The Notebook.

Originally Posted by leowyatt

We were planning on watching the lot as there are so many good films we'd miss out on if we didn't watch them

Yep. And the thing is, the ones you've seen I would say 80% of them are bound to be brilliant anyway and you'd want to watch them again. Stuff like 12 Angry Men is that good I could literally watch that every day.

[NokkonWud]

Well, I'm another film done, this time Snatch, one of my favourite British movies purely for the brilliantly funny script and Brad Pitt hamming it up as One Punch Mickey. Legendary stuff from Dennis Farina too.

Don't know what I'll be watching tomorrow, opened the DVD cupboard which is 3 rows deep and 2 shelfs, around 300-350 DVD's and without pulling any out I grabbed 15 movies from the 250 out of the front .

[Will]

I've seen 87 of 'em, but some of the classics I haven't... I don't have time to watch 'em all unfortunately I couldn't do the remaining 163... Though it has made me want to watch them and see the "classics" so to speak. I shan't be taking part, but certainly will acquire some of the movies.