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Movies We Love (Despite Their Flaws)
2, Mar 2011
by Nigel Druitt
This is a bit of a companion piece to another article I wrote about movies I don’t love, despite containing some great scenes. In this case, I have movies that I do love, despite the fact that I can acknowledge them to have flaws. These are not necessarily the “Guilty Pleasures” – movies that you know are bad, but love anyway. These are films that are generally considered to be at least pretty good; they all rank in the global Top 2000 on Flickchart, and three rank in the global Top 200. They all rank in my personal Top 200, and two of them are in my Top 20. One is a Best Picture Oscar winner. Three of the other four were nominated for at least one Oscar, and the fifth made many critics’ Top 10 lists the year it came out. I love them all, but I can admit each of them has certain “issues”. Here they are, in ascending order on my Flickchart:
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- Tags: 1991, 1995, 2004, 2005, Al Pacino, Alan Rickman, Amy Brenneman, Ben Affleck, Cary Elwes, Cloverfield, Diane Venora, Elijah Wood, film, films, Flickchart, Green Zone, Heat, James Bond, Karl Urban, kevin costner, Kevin Reynolds, King Kong, Matt Damon, Mel Brooks, Michael Mann, Morgan Freeman, movies, Naomi Watts, Paul Greengrass, Peter Jackson, Ridley Scott, Robert De Niro, Robin Hood, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Sean Astin, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Lord of the Rings, The Town
by Dan
What’s new to the DVD and Blu-ray Release Schedule This Week?
Cop Out – (DVD and Blu-ray)
Flickchart Ranking: #5313
Times Ranked: 2692
% Times Won: 40.30%
Times Top 20′d: 4
Kevin Smith’s latest. Critics savaged the flick but it seems like there has been some decent word-of-mouth on it.
The Losers – (DVD and Blu-ray)
Flickchart Ranking: #5242
Times Ranked: 2270
% Times Won: 52.86%
Times Top 20′d: 3
There have been quite a few action movies about a team on a mission this year, and will be more, so this seemed to get lost in the shuffle. Seems like people liked it somewhat though…
The Runaways – (DVD and Blu-ray)
Flickchart Ranking: #6575
Times Ranked: 898
% Times Won: 62.53%
Times Top 20′d: 1
Biopic starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning.
A Town Called Panic – (DVD and Blu-ray and Netlfix Instant)
Flickchart Ranking: #8303
Times Ranked: 110
% Times Won: 63.32%
Times Top 20′d: 0
Animated film starring Cowboy, Indian, and Horse.
Mother – (DVD and Blu-ray)
Flickchart Ranking: #6633
Times Ranked: 234
% Times Won: 75.13%
Times Top 20′d: 0
The latest from the director of The Host. If you’ve seen that, you’re no doubt excited to pick this up.
- In: New Releases
- Tags: a town called panic, black narcissus, circle of iron, cop out, fear city, fools rush in, forbidden world, galaxy of terror, Green Zone, mother, oxygen, plaent 51, sleepers, stanley & iris, the boondock saints 2: all saints day, the endless summer, The Losers, the millionairess, the red shoes, the runaways, tim, water's edge
by Dan
New Releases:
Green Zone – (DVD and Blu-ray)
Flickchart’s Global Ranking: #5159
Total Times Ranked: 1723
Percentage of Times Won: 55.59%
Users Who Have It In Their Top 20: 1
She’s Out of My League – (DVD and Blu-ray)
Flickchart’s Global Ranking: #6256
Total Times Ranked: 1177
Percentage of Times Won: 50.43%
Users Who Have It In Their Top 20: 2
Remember Me – (DVD and Blu-ray)
Flickchart’s Global Ranking: #7884
Total Times Ranked: 395
Percentage of Times Won: 51.57%
Users Who Have It In Their Top 20: 0
The Last Station – (DVD and Blu-ray)
Flickchart’s Global Ranking: #7292
Total Times Ranked: 277
Percentage of Times Won: 65.81%
Users Who Have It In Their Top 20: 0
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