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Dragons. Are there any cooler creatures in all of mythology? Unfortunately, in the world of celluloid, these great creatures of imagination have not really gotten their due. (At least, not in live-action cinema; why I have not yet seen How to Train Your Dragon is still beyond me.)

Is there any live-action film in which dragons have truly come off as cool as they deserve? Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire wasn’t too bad, but the dragons aren’t the stars. As I impatiently await the day when Peter Jackson brings his vision of the ultimate dragon, Smaug, to life in The Hobbit, I think about other dragon-themed movies that I have enjoyed in the past. None of them are deserving enough to be called “great”, but I’m very forgiving of movies I want to like. In one of these cases, I was the perfect age to see a dragon with real presence brought to life on the big screen – even if the movie he inhabited was far from perfect. Without further adieu, I present, in ascending order on my Flickchart, my picks for Guilty Pleasures starring dragons.

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As the Oscar telecast creeps up on us again, it begs the question: How many times has the Academy really gotten this “Best Picture” thing right, anyway?

Think about it. How many controversial decisions are there in the Academy’s history? How many times is a movie other than Best Picture long remembered as the best of the year?

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During 2010, we received over 49 million rankings where movie fans have been placing new films from the year onto their lists and putting them up against the best movies of all time. This list culminates those rankings to generate the movies of 2010 that are highest ranked by all of the users of Flickchart. This list is only accurate up to the day this was published, so if you’re eager to see if things have changed, you can check the daily results at http://www.flickchart.com/charts/2010.

Don’t forget too that once you’re there, you can further filter the list to get the best of 2010 combined with any of your favorite actors or genres. Best animated movies of 2010? Check. Best Jonah Hill movies of 2010? Check. Best animated movies starring Jonah Hill of 2010? Check.

While there certainly may be some debate on what made the cut and where each film landed on the list that may not line up with your personal best of 2010, we’re surprised and interested to see such a wide variety of blockbusters, indie films, animated, documentary, comedy, sci-fi, and action make their presence this year. We’ve been making strides to improve the global rankings to be as accurate as possible, and we’ll have even more innovations on this front in the new year – along with a laundry list of new features we’ve got cooked up.

Remember, if you watched and ranked these movies on your Flickchart, you helped to create this list! If not, be sure to rank your favorites of 2010 to influence the list for the future! Without further adieu, here are your Top 20 of 2010:

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Rank the week of December 14th’s Blu-ray and DVD releases against the best movies ever made

The Town (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)

The Town reviews and rankings How would you rank it amongst the best crime movies of all time?

Flickchart Ranking: #625
Times Ranked: 4727
Win Percentage: 72%
How Many Top-20′s: 8 Users

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Has Affleck taken the #2 spot in the list of top actor/directors working today (behind Clint Eastwood of course)? I’m beginning to think so…

Released on Friday the 17th

The A-Team (DVD and Blu-ray | PG-13 | 2010)

The A-Team reviews and rankings How would you rank it amongst the best action movies of all time?

Flickchart Ranking: #1249
Times Ranked: 8931
Win Percentage: 56%
How Many Top-20′s: 10 Users

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What do your fellow Flickcharters have to say?

willhunting“Aren’t these pretty much the same movie? Either way, The A-Team was actually damn fun. Just turn off your brain and enjoy. I was afraid of how Rampage was going to do but I thought he did great. Every character, even the bad guys are enjoyable in some way. ”

Avenger7“The A-Team is what The Losers was trying to be but failed. The Hannibal character said it best with one line of dialogue, “Overkill is underrated” and in this case, it’s probably true.”

(From The A-Team vs. The Losers discussion)

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How do this week’s Blu-ray and DVD releases rank against the best movies of all-time?

How to Train Your Dragon (Friday October 15th) (DVD and Blu-ray | PG | 2010)

How to Train Your Dragon reviews and rankings How would you rank it amongst the best animated movies of all time?

Flickchart Ranking: #2829
Times Ranked: 10704
Win Percentage: 72%
How Many Top-20′s: 29 Users

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I never got a chance to see this in theaters. Does it end with a pop song and big dance scene like every other DreamWorks Animation movie? I firmly believe that’s the main reason DreamWorks (Sony and Fox’s animation studios are guilty of this too) will never make a truly great film.

Jonah Hex (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)

Jonah Hex reviews and rankings How would you rank it amongst the best movies based on comic books of all time?

Flickchart Ranking: #8515
Times Ranked: 694
Win Percentage: 34%
How Many Top-20′s: 0 Users

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The biggest turkey of the year. Sad, considering there’s probably a good movie to be made with the source material.

I Am Love (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2009)

I Am Love reviews and rankings How would you rank it amongst the best dramatic films of all time?

Flickchart Ranking: #9237
Times Ranked: 269
Win Percentage: 62%
How Many Top-20′s: 2 Users

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Read Ebert’s review. There’s a reason he won a Pulitzer.

Leaves of Grass (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2009)

Leaves of Grass reviews and rankings How would you rank it amongst the best movie comedies of all time?

Flickchart Ranking: #8470
Times Ranked: 167
Win Percentage: 57%
How Many Top-20′s: 0 Users

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Edward Norton in a dual-role as a set of wildly different twins. Or as I call it, cinematic bliss.

Lost Boys: The Thirst (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)

Lost Boys: The Thirst reviews and rankings How would you rank it amongst the best thrillers of all time?

Flickchart Ranking: Just Added
Times Ranked: NA
Win Percentage: NA
How Many Top-20′s: 0 Users

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The original Lost Boys definitely deserves to remain in the public’s consciousness. I’m pretty sure these DTV sequels do not.

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