The list is made, I'll get to the list but first an explanation. I took all the top ten lists and gave points for each movie on each list. Putting a movie at # one on a list gave it ten points, #2 gave it 9 points and so on down to #10 which gives it a mere one. The more points the higher on the big list.
so with out further ado here's the list
(all summaries are plagiarized from various people at IMDB.com)
10. Avengers: Age of Ultron (30 Points)
When Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program called Ultron, things go horribly wrong and it's up to Earth's Mightiest Heroes to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plans.
CS Voice: "What I really liked was just the smorgasbord of characters thrown into this thing. (I mean, Vision?? I did not expect a character like him to show up.) I know that doesn't seem like it should be a good thing, but personally I love huge casts of characters all interlocking, and as I said before it is necessary for that evolution of the franchise to truly feel like a Marvel comic come to life. Yeah, its a little clunky in places, but there are a lot of balls to juggle here and I liked how most of them stayed balanced in the air pretty well. I loved the craziness of this movie." -
IanTheCool 9. Room (38 Points)
After five-year-old Jack and his mother escape from the enclosed surroundings that Jack has known his entire life, the boy makes a thrilling discovery.
CS Voice: "I don’t know that this is a story that I was ever really dying to see made into a film but I also can’t help but wonder at how skillfully the people who made it manage to escape pretty much every pitfall unscathed. Its sneaky in the way it gets its hooks into you and suddenly has you more invested in its characters than you think you would and in how it gets you on board with plot developments which would sound kind of questionable on paper." -
Dracula 8. Sicario (42 Points)
When drug violence worsens on the USA Mexico border, the FBI sends an idealistic agent, Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) on a mission to eradicate a drug cartel responsible for a bomb that had killed members of her team.
CS Voice: "The story of Sicario may contain plot elements we've seen done numerous times before, but it's what's underneath the surface that counts. This is like a modern-day Western, from the various gun-toting characters, thirst-inducing expanses of dry-land backgrounds and those questions of morality that drive the actions of the characters and the plot itself. In the world of Sicario, there's no room for virtuous do-gooders intent on abiding by the law in strict fashion, only room for those willing to combat evil with necessary evil. It's a reality as harsh as the film itself, something which Villeneueve, screenwriter Taylor Sheridan and cinematographer Roger Deakins hammer home with the force of a bullet." -
PhantomKnight 7. Inside Out (58 Points)
After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness - conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.
CS Voice: "What Pixar does better than almost any other studio is make films for everyone. Cliche I know but that's the main reason Pixar movies strike such a chord. They don't play down to the audience, the stories, characters, conflicts are all great and they're buoyed by fantastic writing. Inside Out is no exception. It plays with the themes of growing up and childhood memories and makes them so fun to absorb and also extremely relatable. Pixar is finding huge success with a formula that many film fans such as myself are wishing the rest of Hollywood could adopt; making entertaining films that are equally engaging and intelligent and not aimed at the lowest common denominator." -
Doomsday 6. Ex Machina (64 Points)
A young programmer is selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment in synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a breath-taking humanoid A.I.
CS Voice: "It's tough to be unique with robot movies these days, but the best thing you can do after that is to be smart. The movie shows this intelligence with its three great characters and screenplay... I knew very little about it [going in] and it was a very refreshing viewing experience... This movie also has great cinematography.
" -
Jibbs 5. The Hateful Eight (68 Points)
In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.
CS Voice: "When I think about the enormity of things the film does well and just how well those things are done, the few complaints I have are really the most minor of quibbles. This is an awesome film, one which not only excels in its execution, but also takes some really bold chances to create something special. It’s a film which could only have been made by Quentin Tarantino and it’s also one I can’t wait to see again, for both entertainment and analysis." -
PG Cooper 4. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (76 Points)
Three decades after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, a new threat arises. The First Order attempts to rule the galaxy and only a ragtag group of heroes can stop them, along with the help of the Resistance.
CS Voice: "J.J. Abrams is a studio director in every facet... he certainly has a style, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens is shot with the same break neck pacing that Star Trek was... He also has consistently displayed a great job balancing the latest in visual effects with practical ones, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens looks extremely polished and eye-popping because of it... Abrams crams as much as he can into the film, and it's never a bad thing when a 2+ hour film whizzes by... Abrams has delivered the essential goods with this latest installment: exciting dogfights, light saber battles, beloved characters, attention to detail, and genuine humor.
" -
SnoBorderZero 3. Mad Max: Fury Road (99 Points)
A woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in postapocalyptic Australia in search for her home-land with the help of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshipper, and a drifter named Max.
CS Voice: "Holy shit! I just got done watching this, and if it weren't for [one nitpick] it would have been absolutely spectacular... they hit it full force all the way through this movie - I really enjoyed it - makes me want to break out the maps and Micromachines and play some Car Wars lol" -
Ramplate 2. The Martian (101 Points)
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.
CS Voice: "This was a damn good movie, though even if it wasn't I'd still have awarded it a 9/10 for the Glorfindel reference.
" -
Deexan 1. The Revenant (105 Points)
A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.
CS Voices:
"The film is challenging and exhausting, but anyone willing to brave this brutally fantastic film will be greatly rewarded by phenomenal performances, the best cinematography of the year, and affirmation in the positive effect of being bold and daring in cinema. Iñárritu has returned to his signature tone and style with much more assuredness and calculation than in his previous films before Birdman, and the result is one of the most spectacular accomplishments in filmmaking of the decade." - Snoborderzero
"I liked everything about it and while there were a few things that may have been a touch overdone I still came away greatly satisfied." - Doomsday
"This is a film which excelled in pretty much every way it could, creating one hell of a cinematic journey that I cannot wait to take again. I’m not sure it is a film for everyone however. The brutal violence will definitely be hard for some audiences, and the pacing and sparse dialogue also challenge typical Hollywood conventions. That said, I urge any even slightly open minded filmgoer to see The Revenant. We don’t often get something as ambitious and purely cinematic as The Revenant and to miss it would be a damn shame." - PG Cooper
"This was a really good movie. Im not a big fan of Leo but what happens too his character would have broken most men to give up. The whole bear scene was one of the most horrific amazing scene s too be done in a movie. If Leo does not win an oscar for this then he must not be liked by The Academy. Tom Hardy does a good job too and hardys ability to change from one character too another makes him a good actor and one who will get work a long time too come." - Redvader
"The Reveneant is a beautiful movie with a captivating, edge-of-your-seat narrative. Its full of authentic performances in an authentic landscape, with lots of depth to everything. Those with weak stomachs may have a problem, especially with a couple of scenes that pop into ind immediately, but they only add to the authenticity. One of the greatest frontier films ever made." -IanTheCool
"Saw this yesterday, and my initial thoughts are that it's a brutally beautiful masterpiece... there was never a moment where I was bored or thought things could be trimmed up at all. Innaritu's storytelling is completely on the mark from beginning to end. In terms of Leonardo DiCaprio's performance...holy shit... DiCaprio's just on a whole 'nother plain here, and this role required a whole hell of a lot more out of him than any of the other nominees, and he delivers on every. single. front. Especially considering that for the majority of the film, he has to rely on facial expressions to convey everything... Anyway, The Revenant is also certainly the most well-made movie of 2015 that I've seen, and on top of that, it's completely captivating." - "PhantomKnight
"This movie mesmerised me.
All that was missing was a caption as Leo looked down the camera right at the end, reading '*Now* can I have the Oscar?'
The score was one of my favourites of recent times." - Deexan
"It is best not to get too wrapped up in the themes of revenge and the occasional bits of psychological character study that the film barters in. The Revenant is first and foremost an adventure story and is best viewed as such. That’s the lens through which I viewed it and the lens through which it thrives. It reminded me a lot of Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto, which was another film that was shot like a prestige project and had certain flashes of supernatural import but was at its heart a brutal little action movie about a guy who goes on a trying odyssey of survival and revenge. As a pure action movie the film is really effective." - Dracula
Also here is the full point chart:
Total Votes: 21
Revenant, The 105
Martian, The 101
Mad Max: Fury Road 99
Force Awakens 76
Hateful Eight, The 68
Ex Machina 64
Inside Out 58
Sicario 42
Room 38
Avengers: Age of Ultron 30
Spectre 28
Ant Man 25
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol 23
Big Short, The 21
Spotlight 21
Terminator: Genisys 21
Straight Outta Compton 20
Jurassic World 18
It Follows 13
Bridge of Spies 11
Clouds of Sils Maria 11
Creed 11
Love and Mercy 11
Steve Jobs 11
Anomalisa 10
Peanuts Movie, The 10
Son of Saul 10
What We Do in the Shadows 10
Fantastic Four 9
Furious 7 9
Alvin and the Chipmunks 8
Brooklyn 8
Gift, The 8
Insidious Chapter 3 8
Beasts of No Nation 7
Lobster, The 7
Paul Blart Mall Cop 2 7
Sinister 2 7
Cop Car 6
Hotel Transylvania 2 6
Man From Uncle, The 6
Slow West 6
Strange Magic 6
Aloha 5
Classroom 6 5
Tomorrowland 5
War Room 5
Youth 5
Jem and the Holograms 4
Spring 4
Ted 2 4
Turbo Kid 4
Carol 3
Minions 3
Point Break 3
Spongebob Movie 3
Duke of Burgandy 2
End of the Tour, The 2
Hot Tub Time Machine 2 2
Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 2
Mistress America 2
White God 2
Woman in Gold 2
Danish Girl, The 1
Final Girls, The 1
Poltergeist 1
San Andreas 1
Tangerine 1
Visit, The 1
