Lights, Camera, Action Take 10 LIF

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  1. robL

    robL Initiate (0) Oct 22, 2010 California

    After winning RochesterAaron's "Light's, Camera, Action" round of this long-standing LIF, I completely dropped the ball in continuing it in a timely manner. However, there will be no excuses as to what took me so long. Instead, there will be another LIF for this movie-focused beer giveaway.

    One tradition that I've had since early high school was to personally list and rate all the movie's I've seen in a given year. My cut-off date for movies to make this list has always been the day that the Oscar Nominations are announced. Any movie I see for the given year AFTER that date is not eligible for the list.

    For example, I have yet to see Lincoln this year. Even if I were to watch it tomorrow and find it to be the greatest movie ever, it would not be eligible for my personal Best-Of list for 2012.

    So, for this LIF, I am looking for the movie's that made the top of my Best-Of list for each of the past 10 years (2003-2012). I'll give out 1 hint per day as well as status updates as to how the guesses are stacking up and allow 2 new guesses after each hint. (If, after 10 days no one has correctly guessed all 10, I'll start really pouring on the hints in a much more direct manner and allow unlimited guessing.)

    As for the prize? I haven't quite decided yet. But it will definitely be Southern California based. I will try to work out something with the winner based on their wants. It could be a mixed-sixer of Bootlegger Brewery bombers. It could be some special Bruery Beers. It could be growlers from the GABF-winner Beechwood BBQ. Or it could be something completely different. Whatever it is though, I promise to deliver happiness.

    So start guessing. The first hint is that this years top movie was nominated for 5 Oscars this morning.
     
    #1 robL, Jan 10, 2013
  2. jebsinger

    jebsinger Initiate (0) Nov 15, 2012 Minnesota

    I'll shoot out a very blind list since although i dig the movies i havent really payed any attention to the Oscars

    2012:Armour
    2011: War Horse
    2010:The Figher
    2009:Inglorious Bastards
    2008L Milk
    2007:There will be blood
    2006:Bable
    2005:Munich
    2004:Ray
    2003:Mystic River Also how the hell did master and commander get a nod?
     
    #2 jebsinger, Jan 10, 2013
  3. KevSal

    KevSal Pooh-Bah (2,940) Oct 17, 2010 California
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    yes! i love this lif glad to see it return

    question, so you just want one movie from that year that made your top list? out of curiosity, how many movies are in your top list each year?
     
    #3 KevSal, Jan 10, 2013
  4. NJOssie

    NJOssie Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2012 New Jersey

    I'm assuming he wants his #1 for each year
     
    #4 NJOssie, Jan 10, 2013
  5. shebby

    shebby Initiate (0) Feb 29, 2012 Utah

    Hm...

    2003: LOTR: Return of the King
    2004: Sideways
    2005: Capote
    2006: The Departed
    2007: There Will Be Blood
    2008: The Reader
    2009: District 9
    2010: Inception
    2011: The Descendants
    2012: Zero Dark Thirty

    Thanks!
     
    #5 shebby, Jan 10, 2013
  6. robL

    robL Initiate (0) Oct 22, 2010 California

    I just want the #1 Top movie on my list for each of the past 10 years. My lists have varied from as few as 14 movies seen in a year to as many as 42. But that number is somewhat irrelevant as I'm only looking for my personal #1 only.

    Some have been Oscar winners, some have been blockbusters, some have never won a single award anywhere, and some have made only fractions of what others cost. It's a pretty mixed bag.
     
    #6 robL, Jan 10, 2013
  7. jebsinger

    jebsinger Initiate (0) Nov 15, 2012 Minnesota

    hahah my first set of guesses were wrong then :grinning: i went with all being at least nominated for an O
     
    #7 jebsinger, Jan 10, 2013
  8. KevSal

    KevSal Pooh-Bah (2,940) Oct 17, 2010 California
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    except for 2012, ill hit ya up with a few of my favs off the bat!

    2012:Amour (how the hell did dark knight rises not make it to more than 1?)
    2011: The Descendents
    2010: Inception!
    2009: A serious man
    2008: In Burges
    2007: Into the wild
    2006: The lives of others (hopefully u saw this that year, i didnt watch this till 2009)
    2005: Crash
    2004: sideways
    2003: mystic river, this movie is just too good
     
    #8 KevSal, Jan 10, 2013
  9. NJOssie

    NJOssie Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2012 New Jersey

    03 - Lost in Translation
    04 - Eternal Sunshine
    05 - Syriana
    06 - Departed
    07 - No Country
    08 - In Bruges
    09 - Inglorious Basterds
    10 - Inception
    11 - 50/50
    12 - Argo
     
    #9 NJOssie, Jan 10, 2013
  10. robL

    robL Initiate (0) Oct 22, 2010 California

    You may have had some right on there :wink:
     
    #10 robL, Jan 10, 2013
  11. jebsinger

    jebsinger Initiate (0) Nov 15, 2012 Minnesota

    yea I figured i may but this years one is the only one im pretty sure of... giving me nothing to go with in terms of you movie style likes/dislikes.
     
    #11 jebsinger, Jan 10, 2013
  12. zach60614

    zach60614 Initiate (0) May 1, 2012 Illinois

    2012: Django Unchained
    2011: Moneyball
    2010: The Fighter
    2009: Hurt Locker
    2008: Gran Torino
    2007: Into the Wild
    2006: The Departed
    2005: Walk the Line
    2004: Ray
    2003: LOTR: Return of the King
     
    #12 zach60614, Jan 10, 2013
  13. Johnnyramirez

    Johnnyramirez Initiate (0) Nov 17, 2012 California

    2012: Armour
    2011: The Descendants
    2010: Inception
    2009: Inglorious Bastards
    2008: Wall•E (which really should be on everyone's best of 2008 list)
    2007: Juno
    2006: Pans Labyrinth
    2005: Crash
    2004: Kill Bill Vol: 2
    2003: Mystic River
     
    #13 Johnnyramirez, Jan 11, 2013
  14. robL

    robL Initiate (0) Oct 22, 2010 California

    There hasn't been quite as many guesses as I would have expected but I'll press on.

    So far, 4 movies have been guessed correctly and the most anyone has gotten is 2 out of 10.

    The next hint is that two movies from the past 10 years are based on comic books (but not necessarily the ones everyone would expect).
     
    #14 robL, Jan 11, 2013
  15. Johnnyramirez

    Johnnyramirez Initiate (0) Nov 17, 2012 California

    2012: Armour
    2011: The Descendants
    2010: Inception
    2009: Inglorious Bastards
    2008: Hellboy 2
    2007: Juno
    2006: Pans Labyrinth
    2005: Sin City
    2004: Kill Bill Vol: 2
    2003: Mystic River
     
    #15 Johnnyramirez, Jan 11, 2013
  16. zach60614

    zach60614 Initiate (0) May 1, 2012 Illinois

    2012: Armour
    2011: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
    2010: The Social Network
    2009: The Watchmen
    2008: The Wrestler
    2007: Juno
    2006: The Departed
    2005: Sin City
    2004: Eternal Sunshine
    2003: LOTR: Return of the King
     
    #16 zach60614, Jan 11, 2013
  17. Jparkanzky

    Jparkanzky Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2011 Ohio

    2003: Oldboy
    2004: Sideways
    2005: A History of Violence
    2006: Pan's Labyrinth
    2007: There Will Be Blood
    2008: Let The Right One In
    2009: Moon
    2010: Winter's Bone
    2011: The Artist
    2012: Argo
     
    #17 Jparkanzky, Jan 11, 2013
  18. KevSal

    KevSal Pooh-Bah (2,940) Oct 17, 2010 California
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    2012:zero dark thirty
    2011: tree of life
    2010: RED
    2009: Hurt locker
    2008: frost/nixon
    2007: Into the wild
    2006: V for vendetta
    2005: broken flowers
    2004: shaun of the dead
    2003: mystic river
     
    #18 KevSal, Jan 11, 2013
  19. robL

    robL Initiate (0) Oct 22, 2010 California

    Still not quite as many guesses as I would have thought, so I'll try to step up the clues.

    Since the last hint, there has only been 1 additional movie guessed correctly. However, multiple people have guessed 2006 & 2007 correctly and there has been 1 correct guess for 2008, 2009, & 2012. Still, the most anyone has gotten in a single guess was 2 out of 10.

    Hopefully this next hint will be big enough that a lot more answers and guesses will come through:

    Of the ten movies listed, only the following Oscars were won: BEST PICTURE, BEST ACTOR, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST ANIMATED FEATURE, & BEST ORIGINAL SONG.
     
    #19 robL, Jan 12, 2013
  20. mocktm

    mocktm Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2011 Virginia

    Ill just throw my list out and see how we match up!


    '03: Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
    '04: Sideways
    '05: Cinderella Man
    '06: The Departed
    '07: There Will Be Blood
    '08: The Dark Knight
    '09: Inglourious Basterds
    '10: Inception
    '11: Drive
    '12: Django Unchained
     
    #20 mocktm, Jan 12, 2013
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