*Favorite Films of 2013*

A little late putting this one together but I'm still catching up on films from last year. I'll start with a list of my personal favorites from 2013 and then will later post the entire list of everything I saw and how I rate them.

S.D.'s Top 10

1. American Hustle (directed by David O. Russell)
2. Much Ado About Nothing (directed by Joss Whedon)
3. Short Term 12 (directed by Destin Daniel Cretton)
4. The Spectacular Now (directed by James Ponsoldt)
5. Gravity (directed by Alfonso Cuaron)
6. The Wolf Of Wall Street (directed by Martin Scorsese)
7. The Bling Ring (directed by Sofia Coppola)
8. Her (directed by Spike Jonze)
9. The World's End (directed by Edgar Wright)
10. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (directed by Francis Lawrence)

Can't disagree with American Hustle at number one. Nebraska would share that top spot for me.

Catching Fire is the only one I have seen so far on your list. I'll catch Gravity, Hustle, Much Ado, Wolf on Blu-Ray one of these days.... maybe some of the other ones too.

I think everyone should see Short Term 12 and The Spectacular Now, both stunning independent productions.

I REALLY wanna see Gravity.

jstate wrote:

Can't disagree with American Hustle at number one.  Nebraska would share that top spot for me.

A damn good movie, my list is more "favorite" than "best", I really enjoyed Nebraska and it would make my top 20.

Holy Cow I've not seen one of those yet...

Need to catch up.

Even though I've seen 40+ movies from 2013, I still haven't seen the majority of the movies up for Academy Awards, so there could be significant changes on the horizon, regarding my list.


Metalinmyveins/Cullen's Top 10

1. Stuck In Love (Directed by Josh Boone)
2. The Spectacular Now (Directed by James Ponsoldt)
3. Kings of Summer (Directed by Jordan Vogt-Robers)
4. Mud (Directed by Jeff Nichols)
5. Europa Report (Directed by Sebastian Cordero)
6. Disconnect (Directed by Henry Alex Rubin)
7. This Is the End (Directed by Seth Rogen/Evan Goldberg)
8. Drinking Buddies (Directed by Joe Swanberg)
9. Before Midnight (Directed by Richard Linklater)
10. What Maisie Knew (Directed by Scott McGehee/David Siegel)

My favorites from last year...
Lone Survivor
Bullet to the Head
American Hustle
The Family
Killing Season
A Good Day to Die Hard
Snitch
Last Vegas
We're the Millers
Machete Kills

S.D. wrote:

A little late putting this one together but I'm still catching up on films from last year.  I'll start with a list of my personal favorites from 2013 and then will later post the entire list of everything I saw and how I rate them.  

S.D.'s Top 10

1. American Hustle (directed by David O. Russell)
2. Much Ado About Nothing  (directed by Joss Whedon)
3. Short Term 12  (directed by Destin Daniel Cretton)
4. The Spectacular Now (directed by James Ponsoldt)
5. Gravity  (directed by Alfonso Cuaron)
6. The Wolf Of Wall Street  (directed by Martin Scorsese)
7. The Bling Ring  (directed by Sofia Coppola)
8. Her  (directed by Spike Jonze)
9. The World's End (directed by Edgar Wright)
10.  The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (directed by Francis Lawrence)

No room for Oblivion?

I saw and enjoyed

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Much Ado About Nothing
Lovelace
Dallas Buyers Club
American Hustle
We're the Millers
The World's End
Star Trek - Into Darkness
Elysium
Kick Ass 2
CBGB
The Host
This is the End

They range from great to okay but I honestly can't be bothered grading each one.

I enjoyed Oblivion, it just didn't make the top of the list.

I watched WAY too many movies this summer, but I saw a lot of good films and stayed away from the obvious a few bad blockbuster films, which are not on my list.

(Excellent ***3/4 to ****)

Dallas Buyer's Club
Kings of Summer
The Spectacular Now
Nebraska
Stuck In Love
The Europa Report
Gravity
12 Years a Slave
World War Z
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Inside Llwyn Davis
American Hustle
Philomena
Lone Survivor
The Best Offer
Out of the Furnace
Scenic Route
Mud

(Very Good ***1/4 to ***1/2)

The Wolf of Wall Street
Her
Saving Mr. Banks
The Counselor
About Time
The Book Thief
Captain Phillips
The Way Back
Before Midnight
This Is the End
Prisoners
What Maisie Knew
Blue Jasmine
Dead Man Down
Disconnect
Side Effects
Drinking Buddies
Star Trek: Into the Darkness
The Wolverine
The Railway Man


(Good w/Some Flaws ***)

Trance
Iron Man 3
Thor: The Dark World
Upside Down
The Family
Enough Said
Oblivion
Broken City
Warm Bodies
Adore
A.C.O.D.
Sunlight Jr.
The Place Beyond the Pines
The Call
Closed Circuit

(Average: Go Rent at your local library ** 1/4 to **3/4)

The East
The Conjuring
Snitch
2 Guns
Girl Most Likely
Kill Your Darlings
42
Le Week-End
You're Next
Much Ado About Nothing
Ender's Game
The Internship
Parkland
Elysium
Welcome to the Punch
Wish You Were Here
Stand Up Guys
We're The Millers
Man of Steel: Superman
Escape Plan
Oz
Rush
Admission
Delivery Man
The Last Stand

Awful * to Bad **

Ain't Them Bodies Saints
The Last Days On Mars
Barefoot
Don Jon
Love and Honor
Erased
Hangover III
Safe Haven
To the Wonder
Olympus Has Fallen

2013 flicks I still want to see are:

Anchorman II
Breathe In
Fruitvale Station
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Filth
Bad Grandpa