I consider "best of" lists to measure only the credibility of the user base conducting the list, not the films themselves.
****ing this.
IMDB is only good for information (it's a great tool to see statistics and information), not "best of" lists. I agree with Kamandi and Khev. It's not an accurate tool to gauge what's the best and what isn't. It's just a popularity vote of the time, nothing more. It has nothing to do with quality.
There's a fanboy mentality on IMDB, just look at their crazy *** boards. People think there's ignorance here? Over there it's crazy. If you don't think that list is influenced by hardcore fans of certain films, well, I don't know what to say. It's telling how a brand new film can just jump right into the top 10 list. Ever think that hype, newness or other scenarios cause it to be in the place it's in. Not that it's really "the best film ever"? I can't tell you how many times I've seen, the "“I haven’t seen any films or am not familiar with the filmmaker” results on a few polls of great films. There's so many kids and trolls over there, and they're all regular voters. EVERYONE is different, there might be different agendas for why people might vote for something that isn't how they really feel. That's not the thing that accuracy is made of if you ask me.
Think of the obsessed, young users that vote down other great films to put their favorites at the top. I love the Dark Knight, but should it really be in the top 10 films? I don't think so.
Void is a young, raving Nolan Batman fan boy, I'm sure he wouldn't even refute this claim or think it rude. It's true. Of course he's going to use polls or results that put his beloved "Dark Knight movies" in a positive light and think that it's accurate. Look at the reasoning he's using. "Because these great films surround this particular film, or the community says this, it must be true". I also love how he left out Return of the King, which is in the top 10 list. I don't see how anyone could refute the idea that the Lord of the Rings films are much better crafted, with more work, sweat, and time than any of Nolan's Batman films. It might not be everyone's cup of tea, but those three films are definitely masterpieces and of a higher film making quality than "Nolan's Batman", even if they bore the crap out of you.
I don't see how anyone who TRULY loves and enjoys films can easily rate the movies they've seen. Unless they haven't seen that many of course. If you're a fan of cinema, any list or ranking SHOULDN'T come to you so quickly. Not with over 100 years of films out there. I have trouble with ****ing 5 since there's so much great stuff out there. If you do, and you're sincere about it, I guarantee your list will change again and again and again depending on your mood, mindset and life. I'll never understand lists or categorizing great movies, nor will I believe that some internet site, no matter how popular is a good way of measuring what's "teh best".
I love Batman Begins and I love The Dark Knight, everyone knows my thoughts on TDKR but there is no way any of them are "the best films ever made" like people continually try to spew from message board to message board. They're fun, they're interesting, some are thought provoking and they're definitely entertaining. But "THE BEST/TOP FILMS EVER" or "OF 2012", get out of here. Anyone that says that, again, hasn't seen that many films in their life time, nor this year and are narrow minded on one type of film. They might sincerely think that, I'm sure there are some here that do, but they're probably stir crazy for it. It's THEIR favorites, not "the best".
The only thing that's important is how YOU feel. I can't express that enough. People need to stop posting lists and polls (Solidsnake, Void, most people with a Batman avatar/sig), especially of recent films to justify what's "good" or "bad" to the world. There are no "majorities" or "minorities", not with something as vast as the world we live in with so many types of films, good and bad.
