Empire's 50 Best Films of 2014

MakeEmLaugh · 19-12-2014 09:38AM #1

Empire magazine has published its list of the 50 best films released in the UK/Ireland in 2014.

Any surprising entries or glaring omissions? Personally I think this has been a pretty underwhelming year for cinema.

*Note: Please don't spam this thread with "Empire magazine is sh-te! Why would you read it?" style posts.

1. Boyhood
2. Nightcrawler
3. The Wolf of Wall Street
4. Inside Llewyn Davis
5 Guardians of the Galaxy
6. Edge of Tomorrow
7. The Grand Budapest Hotel
8. What We Do in the Shadows
9. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
10. Her
11. Mr. Turner
12. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
13. X-Men: Days of Future Past
14. Gone Girl
15. Interstellar
16. Calvary
17. The Lego Movie
18. The Guest
19. Under the Skin
20. 12 Years a Slave
21. Locke
22. Blue Ruin
23. The Imitation Game
24. Pride
25. ’71
26. Godzilla
27. Dallas Buyers Club
28. 22 Jump Street
29. Only Lovers Left Alive
30. Starred Up
31. Paddington
32. The Raid 2
33. Leviathan
34. Frank
35. Tim’s Vermeer
36. How to Train Your Dragon 2
37. Obvious Child
38. The Babadook
39. Cold in July
40. Fruitvale Station
41. Chef
42. Next Goal Wins
43. 20 Feet from Stardom
44. Two Days, One Night
45. The Two Faces of January
46. Maps to the Stars
47. Winter Sleep
48. American Hustle
49. Of Horses and Men
50. Human Capital

crazygeryy · 19-12-2014 09:41AM

22 Jump Street? Really?

Bluftoni · 19-12-2014 10:34AM

Heartening to see Nightcrawler getting the affection it deserves.

Granolite · 19-12-2014 10:38AM

Bit of a populist shuffle really (is this a reader's poll?)..surely 'Leviathan' deserves to be much higher up the list. Film of 2014 for me.

lawred2 · 19-12-2014 10:39AM

Empire magazine is sh-te! Why would you read it?

maximoose · 19-12-2014 10:39AM

I enjoyed Nightcrawler, but really surprised it's that high.

Locke :mad:

tomatofruit · 19-12-2014 10:50AM

few surprises going down through the list, then i got to 15 & 16, had to shut off my computer and go for a walk, not really, but no way should they be beside each other on any list

ct5amr2ig1nfhp · 19-12-2014 12:00PM

The Wolf of Wall Street... seriously?

ricero · 19-12-2014 12:08PM

I really dont get the love for wolf of wall street. I found it far too long and wanted it to end which is never a good sign. It was an okay to good movie. I thought the best movies I saw this year was cap america 2, dawn of the apes, guardians of galaxy and interstellar. Also enjoyed american hustle and 12 years a slave which really should be higher up the list. Surprised to see edge of tomorrow so far up there. I really enjoyed that movie but found the ending to be very clichéd

Frank O. Pinion · 19-12-2014 12:39PM

I know it says "released in the UK/Ireland in 2014", but a lot of those films are really 2013 films, not 2014. The Wolf of Wall Street, Inside Llewyn Davis, Her, 12 Years A Slave, etc.

I've seen 60 films from 2014. The Grand Budapest Hotel is #1 for me.

Beano · 19-12-2014 12:53PM

Dawn of the planet of the apes at 9? really? very disappointing film.

Andersonisgod · 19-12-2014 01:46PM

The Wolf of Wall Street above Her? What is this madness?

Frankie5Angels · 19-12-2014 02:15PM

Please tell me that's not in order of the best from 1-50? Calvary was pure and utter drivelly sh1te, dunno how it made top 50 let alone 16 on that list. Was very disappointed with the Winter Soldier and X-men as well. Some far better films down the list (if, indeed, it is ordered).

e_e · 19-12-2014 03:39PM

Funny that Nightcrawler and The Wolf of Wall Street are side by side in the list, because the former succeeded for me everywhere that the latter completely failed.

Very meh list though. Stinks of "let's just chuck in a few generic blockbusters to not put people off too much!"

My top 50 so you all can take my opinion with a grain of salt. :P

Outkast_IRE · 19-12-2014 03:43PM

Lot of blockbusters there that to be honest, are only there so they could make up the list to 50 films.

But there is a lot of titles there that i am glad so see, especially grand budapest hotel, calvary, her & nightcrawler

ancapailldorcha · 19-12-2014 04:36PM

Before I clicked on this thread, I thought to myself, "Have we even had 50 good films this year?" It's been a great year IMO with some real crackers.

Dont be at yourself · 19-12-2014 06:11PM

Removing films I haven't seen:

MakeEmLaugh wrote: »

1. Boyhood
3. The Wolf of Wall Street
5 Guardians of the Galaxy
6. Edge of Tomorrow
12. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
13. X-Men: Days of Future Past
15. Interstellar
17. The Lego Movie
18. The Guest
20. 12 Years a Slave
26. Godzilla
27. Dallas Buyers Club
41. Chef
48. American Hustle

I don't actually have too many problems with the above ranking. I'd have The Guest much higher and Captain America + X-Men much lower, but otherwise not a million miles off where I'd be thinking.

I listen to the podcast quite a bit, and they seem to dovetail quite a bit with my own opinions.

OldeCinemaSoz · 19-12-2014 11:55PM

How can anyone take seriously a BEST OF THE YEAR LIST
with the MARVEL MUCK on it?!?!?!

Speaks VOLUMES.

cloud493 · 20-12-2014 12:15AM

Decent list. Is it in order or just random?

OldeCinemaSoz · 20-12-2014 12:42AM

RANDOM considering THE SHYTE.

NoMore MrNiceGuy · 20-12-2014 12:46AM

Guardians was atrocious.

cloud493 · 20-12-2014 12:49AM

Just cos you don't like the marvel movies doesn't make them **** lads :rolleyes:

NoMore MrNiceGuy · 20-12-2014 12:58AM

cloud493 wrote: »

Just cos you don't like the marvel movies doesn't make them **** lads :rolleyes:

Well they're basically movies for kids. Which is fine if they are good. Guardians wasn't good.

cloud493 · 20-12-2014 01:01AM

.... No not really. Kinda backwards thinking there. Nothing wrong with superhero movies that are fun, and know how to have a good time, and not be angsty grumpy sods.

OldeCinemaSoz · 20-12-2014 01:01AM

NoMore MrNiceGuy wrote: »

Well they're basically movies for kids. Which is fine if they are good. Guardians wasn't good.

8 year olds and 30 somethings who never grew up MAY I SAY.

guardians is actually on my TO VIEW LIST.

cloud493 · 20-12-2014 01:04AM

So not only have you condemned the audience of these movies, you haven't actually seen the movies in question?

:rolleyes:

Charlie19 · 20-12-2014 01:10AM

Nice to see FruitVale Station making the list.

OldeCinemaSoz · 20-12-2014 01:25AM

cloud493 wrote: »

So not only have you condemned the audience of these movies, you haven't actually seen the movies in question?

:rolleyes:

Never, son. I would NEVER CONDEMN.

e_e · 20-12-2014 01:54AM

cloud493 wrote: »

Just cos you don't like the marvel movies doesn't make them **** lads :rolleyes:

On the contrary, just because people like them doesn't make them good.

Marvel are fast becoming the cinematic equivalent to Call of Duty to me. Only very very superficial differences between them with the same story telling formulas and generic direction. The samey action climaxes of Captain America and Guardians nearly put me to sleep.

ziggy · 20-12-2014 09:23AM

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20-12-2014 01:12PM

MakeEmLaugh wrote: »

Empire magazine has published its list of the 50 best films released in the UK/Ireland in 2014.

Any surprising entries or glaring omissions? Personally I think this has been a pretty underwhelming year for cinema.

*Note: Please don't spam this thread with "Empire magazine is sh-te! Why would you read it?" style posts.

1. Boyhood
2. Nightcrawler
3. The Wolf of Wall Street
4. Inside Llewyn Davis
5 Guardians of the Galaxy
6. Edge of Tomorrow
7. The Grand Budapest Hotel
8. What We Do in the Shadows
9. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
10. Her
11. Mr. Turner
12. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
13. X-Men: Days of Future Past
14. Gone Girl
15. Interstellar
16. Calvary
17. The Lego Movie
18. The Guest
19. Under the Skin
20. 12 Years a Slave
21. Locke
22. Blue Ruin
23. The Imitation Game
24. Pride
25. ’71
26. Godzilla
27. Dallas Buyers Club
28. 22 Jump Street
29. Only Lovers Left Alive
30. Starred Up
31. Paddington
32. The Raid 2
33. Leviathan
34. Frank
35. Tim’s Vermeer
36. How to Train Your Dragon 2
37. Obvious Child
38. The Babadook
39. Cold in July
40. Fruitvale Station
41. Chef
42. Next Goal Wins
43. 20 Feet from Stardom
44. Two Days, One Night
45. The Two Faces of January
46. Maps to the Stars
47. Winter Sleep
48. American Hustle
49. Of Horses and Men
50. Human Capital

I thought Llewn davis was very overrated. Although the clancy brothers part was cool.

Empire's 50 Best Films of 2014

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