The 6th PETER TRAVERS TOP TEN LIST contest - (Well, 6th attempt, anyway)

Sabin · Post by **Sabin** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 5:09 pm

Every year his reviews get worse. At this point, he out-Rex Reeds Rex Reed. Amazing. You need to read this garbage.

Post by **Sonic Youth** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 3:14 pm

Magilla, you're clearly an avid follower of the contest. Why don't you participate?

I'll tally the scores tonight, hopefully.

Post by **Big Magilla** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 1:03 pm

Hustler wins, getting 9 1/2 out of 10 including the top two in order.

Travers' picks:

1. The Departed
2. Dreamgirls
3. Letters From Iwo Jima/Flags of Our Fathers
4. Volver
5. Babel
6. United 93
7. The Queen
8. Borat
9. Little Miss Sunshine
10. Prairie Home Companion

Post by **flipp525** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 10:37 am

Travers' Top 10 list is up. This is your thing, Sonic, so I'll go ahead and let you get your groove on but thought you might want to know.

Post by **Sonic Youth** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:21 pm

Donchoo touch your list!

His number one film is The Departed.

Again, you're all stuck with the lists you had as of two days ago when I last checked and copied them.

Sabin · Post by **Sabin** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:15 pm

Four stars for 'Letters from Iwo Jima'.

Post by **Sonic Youth** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 8:50 am

No more submitting or revising of the lists. All your lists have been copied and saved. You're stuck with what you've got.

I've just learned what the no. 1 movie is (but I'll keep you in suspense). The list should be coming soon.

And I don't know what to do about a Roger Ebert contests. It's pretty late, he hasn't seen as many movies this year, and his illness makes this less fun for me.

Post by **anonymous1980** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:37 am

Lemme try:

01. The Departed
02. Little Miss Sunshine
03. Dreamgirls
04. The Queen
05. Flags of Our Fathers/Letters from Iwo Jima
06. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Our Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
07. A Prairie Home Companion
08. Babel
09. The Good German
10. United 93/World Trade Center

Post by **Hustler** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:50 am

Here we go again

1. The Departed
2. Dreamgirls
3. Babel
4. 'Borat: Cultural Learnings for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan'
5. Flags of Our Fathers
6. The Queen
7. Volver
8. United 93
9. Little Miss Sunshine
10.A Prarie Home Companion

Post by **Hustler** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:45 am

Sonic, Thanks for your suggestion. I don´t feel at all that you are attempting to backfire. I´m the good guy! LOL! I made a mistake with Bobby´s review. Now I´m going to correct my list.

Post by **Sonic Youth** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:18 am

I don't want to tell anyone what to do, because if my suggestion backfires I'll feel bad. But here's the thing. I can't say Travers NEVER has three star movies in his list, but it hasn't happened to my knowledge.

And Hustler, it might help if you actually read his reviews, or at least glanced at his star ratings, rather than choose blindly. He gave a terrible review to one of those films on your list.

http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie

Post by **Sonic Youth** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:01 am

Keep those submissions coming.

My ballot:

1. Babel
"Leaves you shattered. It's impossible to shake."

2. The Departed
"Pins you to your seat. Scorsese strives passionately to make movies that matter. "

3. United 93
"There's not an ounce of Hollywood bull in this movie's 111 minutes."

4. Borat
"Sets off comic and cosmic explosions in your head. You won't know what outrageous fun is until you see Borat."

5. Flags of Our Fathers/Letters from Iwo Jima
"Iwo Jima won't be out till February, but one thing is for damn sure: Eastwood will do it his way. As far as I'm concerned, that's the gold standard."

6. Children of Men
Vacuous quote forthcoming.

7. The Queen

8. Dreamgirls
"He keeps Dreamgirls charging until it moves right into your heart."

9. Volver
"Volver, a movie that leaps off the screen to take its place in your dreams."

10. Miami Vice
"The price of a ticket still buys you one terrific movie."

12/11 - Removed Apocalypto; put The Queen in no. 7.

Post by **Hustler** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 1:05 pm

Rudeboy, Okri, Casino Royale in the list? it looks so challenging!

Post by **rudeboy** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 11:15 am

Sabin wrote:The more I think about it, Travers could very easily tie 'Babel' and 'Borat' for first place with some bullshit rationale of "[these two] movies have more to say about how we live our lives and connect to the world thana ny other."

...or he could wildly revise his opinion of the Estevez film just for the hilarity that would ensue from his tying Babel, Bubble, Borat and Bobby.

Sabin · Post by **Sabin** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:55 am

The more I think about it, Travers could very easily tie 'Babel' and 'Borat' for first place with some bullshit rationale of "[these two] movies have more to say about how we live our lives and connect to the world thana ny other."

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