Why couldn’t Paul or Amy be bothered to read the “Methodology” section at the bottom of the list? The NYT site states plainly that in addition to the ballots they presented participants with one-on-one battles, where they chose which of two movies they preferred. You can do this as a reader too on the site. Seems to me that some movies kept winning those one on ones even if they were on fewer ballots. I think it helps reveal people’s true preferences regardless of what they put on their ballots. I thought it was a pretty neat approach.
Thanks for the clarification; I was confused by their confusion since I assumed the individual ballots must be ranked. Yet Amy and Paul kept asserting editorial meddling was to blame. I guess we were all wrong.
The top 4 are definitely the top 4, the 5th is at thos exact moment my pick of at least 20 right behind them. Of the super popular ones you mentioned, Maverick definitely my favorite. It & Jennifer's Body are probably the 2 21st century films I've rewatched most often for fun.
Wait, it was ranked? My choices were not only sorted automatically but two of them were categorised as 'additional entry' or something, because they weren't even on the list.
So I intentionally didn’t include films on mine that were already on there. So, I can’t include
In the Mood For Love
Kill Bill (vol 1)
Mulholland Drive
Even though they are just as important to me than the others.
Also, I’m just gonna say it, Freddy Got Fingered. I will champion this movie till I die. We would not have mid to late 2010s humor, like Eric Andre, without it.
I’m an unashamed MCU fan boy, so Marvel’s The Avengers from 2012 is my number one. Pure popcorn entertainment that had the 6 year old inside me grinning from ear to ear…
I didn't understand about the list placement equals ranking either. Wonder if they did that intentionally? (shrugs)
Here's my Top 5:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (really the whole trilogy but if I have to pick one it's Fellowship)
Anchorman
Mulholland Drive
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
The Dark Knight
Why couldn’t Paul or Amy be bothered to read the “Methodology” section at the bottom of the list? The NYT site states plainly that in addition to the ballots they presented participants with one-on-one battles, where they chose which of two movies they preferred. You can do this as a reader too on the site. Seems to me that some movies kept winning those one on ones even if they were on fewer ballots. I think it helps reveal people’s true preferences regardless of what they put on their ballots. I thought it was a pretty neat approach.
Thanks for the clarification; I was confused by their confusion since I assumed the individual ballots must be ranked. Yet Amy and Paul kept asserting editorial meddling was to blame. I guess we were all wrong.
Not sure about order but
Winter's Bone
Mulholland Drive
King Kong
Hell or High Water
The Menu
The top 4 are definitely the top 4, the 5th is at thos exact moment my pick of at least 20 right behind them. Of the super popular ones you mentioned, Maverick definitely my favorite. It & Jennifer's Body are probably the 2 21st century films I've rewatched most often for fun.
I do love an emergency Unspooled episode! My top 5:
White Material
Uncut Gems
20th Century Women
Inland Empire
Exhibition
As with the Sight and Sound lists…. Rankings are often fluid and a measure of a moment.
We’re better for having the measure than no measure. It’s just not permanent.
Wait, it was ranked? My choices were not only sorted automatically but two of them were categorised as 'additional entry' or something, because they weren't even on the list.
I guess my top five is:
Petite Maman
Before Sunset
The Holdovers
The Summit of the Gods
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
My top 5:
Napoleon Dynamite
Battle Royale
May (2002)
Mean girls (2004)
The Ring (2003)
So I intentionally didn’t include films on mine that were already on there. So, I can’t include
In the Mood For Love
Kill Bill (vol 1)
Mulholland Drive
Even though they are just as important to me than the others.
Also, I’m just gonna say it, Freddy Got Fingered. I will champion this movie till I die. We would not have mid to late 2010s humor, like Eric Andre, without it.
I’m an unashamed MCU fan boy, so Marvel’s The Avengers from 2012 is my number one. Pure popcorn entertainment that had the 6 year old inside me grinning from ear to ear…
And the rest of my top five?
2. Mr & Mrs Smith (2005)
3. Godzilla (2014)
4. Mission: Impossible III (2006)
5. Fast Five (2011) (yes, really)
I look for excitement and entertainment in my movies. Life is depressing enough, so no apologies for this list.
Loved your episode on the NYT List! Would love an episode on any of my 5 picks.
My Top 5:
Almost Famous
No Country For Old Men
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Arrival
Us
I’ll play! Here are my top 5, in no particular order:
Mad Max Fury Road
Burn After Reading
The Fountain
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Elvis