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 12 Years a Slave 

What grade would you give this film?
A 48%  48%  [ 10 ]
B 29%  29%  [ 6 ]
C 10%  10%  [ 2 ]
D 5%  5%  [ 1 ]
F 10%  10%  [ 2 ]
Total votes : 21

 12 Years a Slave 
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Bump. Time for a rewatch now.


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Can't think of a worse film that's win BP

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Can't think of a worse film that's win BP

This is a very poorly constructed excuse for a sentence. Please try harder or stop wasting our time.

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12 Years is far from a masterpiece, but this is no Argo or Slumdog Millionaire or Million Dollar Baby

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Yes. It's more like Crash.


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Shack is a parody of Armond White.

This is a great, and deserving winner.

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shack is simply a moron

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Well I do agree with bradley's reviews more consistently than anyone's

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Quite a few people also feel 12 YAS is overrated and a mediocre execution trumped up by importance card. Other than people in this thread its imdb board is polarized for example. (And I also nod in approval at the "Hated it" section's insights)

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Everyone I know outside of the internet has been blown away by it. And my Uncle, who is pretty tough to please, LOVED it.

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Ranking since the century began.

1. Return Of The King
2. Gladiator
3. The Departed
4. Slumdog Millionaire
5. No Country For Old Men
6. The Hurt Locker
7. Argo
8. Million Dollar Baby
9. The Artist
10. 12 Years A Slave
11. The King's Speech
12. Chicago
13. Crash
14. A Beautiful Mind

So certainly not the worst. And I like new-Shack. For awhile I thought we were losing him to the snobs.


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Oh, 12 Years a Slaveis a good movie, but sure as hell overrated.

List, huh?

1. Return of the King
2. The Departed
3. Gladiator
4. The Hurt Locker
5. Slumdog Millionaire
6. Argo
7. No Country for Old Men
8. Crash
9. Million Dollar Baby
10. Chicago
11. 12 Years a Slave
12. The Artist
13. A Beautiful Mind
14. The King's Speech

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Shut up, Dev Patel.

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1. Gladiator
2. No Country for Old Men
3. 12 Years a Slave
4. The Departed
5. The Hurt Locker
6. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
7. The Artist
8. A Beautiful Mind
9. Slumdog Millionaire
10. Argo
11. The King's Speech
12. Million Dollar Baby
13. Crash
14. Chicago

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Magnus wrote:
This is the best and most deserving BP since NCFOM by a wide margin.

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Shack wrote:
Can't think of a worse film that's win BP

This is a very poorly constructed excuse for a sentence. Please try harder or stop wasting our time.


Shack manages to incorrectly overanalyze parts of films and throws his support and bashes the wrong films.

I'll give him credit for not falling in any of the niche groups of internet movie geek, film snob, mainstream joe popcorn, etc. But that's about all the credit I'll give to him.


Which category do I fall into?

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Oh lists huh? Okay

Wins I Supported:
1. Gladiator
2. No Country For Old Men
3. The Departed
4. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

Wins I can live with:
5. 12 Years a Slave

Good films, but there were better:
6. The King's Speech
7. Chicago
8. A Beautiful Mind
9. Argo

Yeah, no:

10. The Hurt Locker
11. The Artist
12. Slumdog Millionaire
13. Crash
14. Million Dollar Baby

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Quite a few people also feel 12 YAS is overrated and a mediocre execution trumped up by importance card. Other than people in this thread its imdb board is polarized for example. (And I also nod in approval at the "Hated it" section's insights)


its not just 12YAS. You're general insight has become worriessome. I fear for you bro.


Nah, most years here I've been in the conversation for most psychological issues other than BKB and Goldie, I am on ups not down

1. No Country for Old Men
2. The Departed
3. The Artist
4. Chicago
5. The Hurt Locker
6. Gladiator
7. The King's Speech
8. A Beautiful Mind
9. Crash
10. Return of The King
11. Slumdog Millionaire
12. Million Dollar Baby
13. Argo
14. 12 Years A Slave

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So it was The Artist that turned you into what you are now...

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1.Slumdog Millionaire

I don't care about all the other years

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Some truly despicable characters in this movie. I wanted to see Fassbender and Paulson's characters whipped to death. Wasn't totally blown away or anything but it's a very good film. Well-shot and acted.

8/10 (B+)


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Well, that was an eye-opener. Powerful film. McQueen impeccably captures misfortune and hardship. Performances are stellar all around. Definitely worthy of its Best Picture nomination. Not as brutal as I expected (even after seeing the Patsey whipping scene), but the sense of wrong and imprisonment and hatred and fear exceeded expectations, and that's why the film excels. With its sheer realism and unhinged faithfulness, it captures an entire movement. They could show this film in schools.

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It seemed as if he was a slave for less than 12 years, though.

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Glad you watched it!! And liked it too, nice review.

Agree it doesn't feel like 12 years, it might have been tough to film that without extending the run time. The book is similar like that, it isn't very thick, the film is a great adaption of it.


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