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The Dark Knight just blew away the competition.

http://www.imdb.com/chart/top

TDK is currently sitting at number 1 on the IMDB top 250 with a user rating of 9.5 and nearly 24,000 votes cast. This is head an shoulders above the number two film sitting at a 9.1 rating - The Godfather.
Including all unrated voters the film is sitting on a 9.7 rating, also number 2 in unflitered rating The Godfather sits at a mere 9.2. I think its safe to say this movie is unprecedented, the marketing and anticipation was spectacular, the film itself was brilliant, if I could give Christopher Nolan a pat on the back I would.

See, didn't I tell you it was technically #1? haha

Yesterday it was only "technically" because of unrated voters, today after the flood of votes, its official

Heh, and ya'll said it wasn't worth it in Ultimate.

EDIT: And that was my 600th post!

And the phesants rejoice.

The fanboy effect reigns once again.

Buscemi wrote:

The fanboy effect reigns once again.

Boo!! Hisssss!! Hiss!!!

Fanboy effect? To be honest I have always found the Godfather to be overrated (yeah I know, everyone probably hates me now) but I honestly think it is. So I am glad this happened.

I just saw the number one rated movie in the world yesterday!

i think i might set my own personal record on this one for the most times seeing the same movie in theatres. my current record is three times for red eye.

It is without doubt the fanboy effect. Every one of the 9 films in the Top 10 are vastly superior to TDK, as good as it is. The Fanboy Effect is getting increasingly ridiculous these days, with something like Iron Man making the top 250. Don't get me wrong, it's entertaining, but it's no classic.

I can only presume in the following weeks TDK will drop... but the question is how far. Considering where it is now, I think it'll remain in the Top 20 for quite a while.

six this is a rarity but i got to agree from the 6 or 7 ive seen from that Top 10 they are all better than TDK except for Casablanca wasnt that good yes fanboys for sure are responsible for this.

Honestly, in my opinion, the only movie in the top 15 that rivals TDK is LOTR Return of the King. But that is just my opinion.

The Godfather is a piece of shit.

Talk about overrated.

tuan69 wrote:

The Godfather is a piece of shit.

Talk about overrated.

Touche sir, I could not have put it better myself. That actually made me laugh out loud.

I've got to agree with those for TDK being in the top ten. It just took out the great wall, broke down an untouchable list. Half the movies up there are no longer relevant in our world, they're known for their quality as "classics" even though few people actively seek to watch them. In my mind the films at the top of the list have been placed on a pedestal and been left there too long simply because people are too afraid to challenge them.
Will TDK stay number 1? probably not... Will it stick around in the top 5 or 10? YES, and deservingly so.
We need far more modern masterpieces.

becs wrote:

I've got to agree with those for TDK being in the top ten. It just took out the great wall, broke down an untouchable list. Half the movies up there are no longer relevant in our world, they're known for their quality as "classics" even though few people actively seek to watch them. In my mind the films at the top of the list have been placed on a pedestal and been left there too long simply because people are too afraid to challenge them.
Will TDK stay number 1? probably not... Will it stick around in the top 5 or 10? YES, and deservingly so.
We need far more modern masterpieces.

Excellent, excellent point. I mean the Godfather and Godfather II in the top 5? And Cuckoos nest? I mean come on those films aren't relevant at all anymore, the only ones in the top 10 that still are are Shawshank and Pulp Fiction

Damn Q, you were one of my boys but I have to disagree with you here. I like Godfather but I wouldn't put it on my top 50, but top 100 sure. Cuckoo's Nest on the other hand is one of the perfect movies ever. I watch it a few times a year and it always moves me. How can a movie not be relevant anymore?? Human emotions are always going to be relevant as long as there are humans. Cuckoo's Nest explores those emotions; from isolation and lonliness to rebellion against authority to finding friendship in the unlikeliest place. The movie (and the book holy shit the book) is a work of art with the deranged human mind as the medium.
Some movies, or books, or any type of work of art will never become irrelevant. Art is intrinsic to the human soul, nature, mind, whatever you call it.

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