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Poll
Question: Best Film
Option 1: 12 Years A Slave votes: 6
Option 2: The Great Beauty votes: 6
Option 3: Blue Is the Warmest Color votes: 7
Option 4: Gravity votes: 4
Option 5: Her votes: 15
Option 6: Inside Llewyn Davis votes: 12
Option 7: Post Tenebras Lux votes: 8
Option 8: Spring Breakers votes: 3
Option 9: Upstream Color votes: 11
Option 10: The Wolf of Wall Street votes: 14
Title: Best Film
Post by: Jeremy Blackman on April 16, 2014, 05:01:54 PM
Welcome to the 2014 Xixax Awards! The nominees have been carefully chosen by Xixax users and administrators. Vote in the poll above to help decide the winner!

The Best Film category is a bit special. You can cast up to 3 votes!

This should also serve as the general discussion thread for the awards.
Title: Re: Best Film
Post by: Axolotl on April 18, 2014, 01:32:48 AM
Surprised at the lack of The Great Beauty. 3 people nominated it on page 1 itself.
Title: Re: Best Film
Post by: Jeremy Blackman on April 18, 2014, 11:23:05 AM
The Great Beauty was a glaring oversight. I've added it to the poll.

You can now change your vote in this category. Click "REMOVE VOTE" under the poll. I might remove this option in a few days, so if you want to change your vote for The Great Beauty, do it soon.

It replaced Behind the Candelabra, which hadn't received any votes.
Title: Re: Best Film
Post by: Cloudy on April 19, 2014, 01:41:18 PM
I'm curious who chose what...just for reference...I chose Llewyn and Lux

Kind of surprised by Her (kinda)...makes me think I should watch it again.
Title: Re: Best Film
Post by: Jeremy Blackman on April 23, 2014, 06:34:44 PM
Voting ends Sunday!

At that time, I'll lock the polls and winners will be final. Probably Sunday afternoon.
Title: Re: Best Film
Post by: jenkins on April 25, 2014, 03:43:22 PM
Quote from: Cloudy on April 19, 2014, 01:41:18 PM
I'm curious who chose what...just for reference...

i like how the illustrative perspective here is that people prefer to say the worst. i voted for the great beauty, i voted once, and my 2nd woulda been post tenebras lux if my head was on

there's a 3way tie right now and i'd enjoy seeing that conclusion, which now won't happen for sure bc i've said this
Title: Re: Best Film
Post by: polkablues on April 25, 2014, 07:26:24 PM
I'm depressed about Llewyn Davis. I voted for it and Upstream, but I really wanted it to win. The only truly great film from last year (I haven't seen Great Beauty or Post Tenebras Etc.).
Title: Re: Best Film
Post by: jenkins on April 25, 2014, 11:34:43 PM
^felt emotional here. i think llewyn davis has lasting qualities. i think his fight will always exist. i couldn't vote for two so i swapped to davis \m/
Title: Re: Best Film
Post by: Lottery on April 25, 2014, 11:46:21 PM
ILD, Her and UC is the way to go folks.
Title: Re: Best Film
Post by: Alexandro on April 26, 2014, 11:13:05 AM
I voted the Great Beauty, Post Tenebras Lux and Wolf of Wall Street. I sincerely believe those are the three lasting films on our list. I know the next versions of ourselves will still be discussing them when they're our age. ILD and Her are up there too. Upstream Color I admired more than I liked, but the only film I really didn't like in the list is 12 years a Slave.
Title: Re: Best Film
Post by: Jeremy Blackman on April 26, 2014, 02:54:56 PM
One more day! Let's get some more votes in.
Title: Re: Best Film
Post by: Drenk on April 26, 2014, 05:38:11 PM
Blue Is The Warmest Color is the best movie, though.
Title: Re: Best Film
Post by: polkablues on April 26, 2014, 06:54:55 PM
Blue is the Warmest Color is a showcase of two astounding performances, but I can't really get behind it on any level beyond that.

I'm just confused by the Wolf of Wall Street love. I finally saw it, and it was... better than the trailers insinuated. The best 21st Century Scorsese, sure, I'll entertain that argument. Best movie of the year? Not even within dwarf-tossing distance.
Title: Re: Best Film
Post by: Lottery on April 26, 2014, 07:18:51 PM
It's pretty clear why Wolf is winning. It's a cool flick but it's far from best film of the year. However, people are given three votes of equal weighting and it might not be the number one film for many but it's likely their second or third. So because of the equal weighting, it's unintentionally going to be voted best film. If first choice was worth 3, second 2, third 1- something else would win.
Title: Re: Best Film
Post by: 03 on April 26, 2014, 07:23:18 PM
very good point
Title: Re: Best Film
Post by: polkablues on April 26, 2014, 07:26:39 PM
Damn it, you found the flaw in our methodology.
Title: Re: Best Film
Post by: jenkins on April 26, 2014, 07:46:29 PM
ooook. unvoted davis to triple revote beauty davis blue. that's teamworkish. except now i'm all "daaaang why is enter the void 2 in last place :/" seems it'll win best cinematography, from void 1's dp, so ok, brushing off all my worries, remembering what this is anyway, and yeah. doners. ready for sunday and family brunch
Title: Re: Best Film
Post by: Jeremy Blackman on April 26, 2014, 08:02:40 PM
Quote from: Lottery on April 26, 2014, 07:18:51 PM
It's pretty clear why Wolf is winning. It's a cool flick but it's far from best film of the year. However, people are given three votes of equal weighting and it might not be the number one film for many but it's likely their second or third. So because of the equal weighting, it's unintentionally going to be voted best film. If first choice was worth 3, second 2, third 1- something else would win.

This is what I was afraid might happen but we couldn't be sure. I was convinced that wasn't happening when Upstream Color and Her were clearly in the lead, but Wolf's surge might mean that you're right.

There's kind of a built-in remedy. Anyone who picked Wolf but does not want it to win can easily remove it.

Personally I voted for only Upstream Color because I wanted to give it the strongest possible advantage. And that's what anyone can do if they want Upstream Color to win. Or do the same with Her.

Even though there is a way around the "everyone's second choice" problem, it's probably not ideal, so we could certainly do it differently next year.
Title: Re: Best Film
Post by: Reel on April 26, 2014, 09:52:00 PM
whoever voted for spring breakers with me is my mu'fuckin soulmate


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Title: Re: Best Film
Post by: tpfkabi on April 27, 2014, 11:46:35 AM
I have only seen Her and Gravity from this list, so I definitely vote Her.

I have had the Upstream Color DVD for a while, but haven't watched it. Kinda like with Tree of Life - they seem like the kind of films where I need zero distraction for several hours to be able to watch them. Just haven't found the time yet.

My favorite 2013 film of what I've watched so far will not be popular:
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III

It's been over a year since I saw it, so I wonder if I will even feel the same way if I watch it again.
Title: Re: Best Film
Post by: Jeremy Blackman on April 27, 2014, 02:22:48 PM
Voting has been locked. The winner is:

Her
Title: Re: Best Film
Post by: Sleepless on April 28, 2014, 10:21:47 AM
Quote from: Reelist on April 26, 2014, 09:52:00 PM
whoever voted for spring breakers with me is my mu'fuckin soulmate


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Shall we get a room? Crying shame Franco didn't win either.