The Blu-ray Community Top 25 films of 2013 - (Read First Post) - Blu-ray Forum

Foggy · 12-20-2013, 01:50 PM

Yeah, your old pal Foggy is getting this ball rolling this year and I'm going to make sure that this is going to be bigger and better than previous years.

So let's lay down the rules like always, make sure to at least look at them as there are a few changes this year to rule book

Guidelines

Like previous years, simply list your top 20 - 25 films in order descending from your favourite, the higher up the film is the more points it'll get, like this:

1. 25 Points
2. 19 Points
3. 18 Points
4. 17 Points
5. 16 Points
................
16. 5 Points
17. 4 Points
18. 3 Points
19. 2 Points
20. 1 Point
................
21. 1 Point
22. 1 Point
23. 1 Point
24. 1 Point
25. 1 Point

Your top film gets 25 points, because it's your favourite so it deserves a little bit extra. This year I've added the addition of 21 - 25 as I believe everyone should have a chance to add some runners up, they all get 1 point each, which will hopefully avoid us getting many tie breakers and might allow us to add some little known films that wouldn't of initially gotten many peoples attention last year. If you can't think of extra 5 films worth mentioning, then don't worry, the minimum amount of submission is 20 films, the extra 5 are for people who might want them.

And please, list your films in the order given, no randomly ordered submission will be counted.

The Rules

1) Like mentioned above, Minimum amount of films listed is 20 and Maximum is 25. If you can't list 20 movies you've seen this year, all the films on your list will only receive 1 point each towards the total so be sure to reach that 20 milestone.

2) What counts as a 2013 release? - A film must have been released either limited, wide, on demand, or straight-to-dvd (which ever comes first) in the United States in 2013. This does not include film festivals or released internationally. It may be hard to determine if some films were released in 2012 or not, so that's what the strict rules on this are for.

Use the release dates on IMDb if you are unsure if it's eligible. For example, Sightseers was released in some countries and festivals in 2012, but did not get a limited release in the U.S. until May 10th, 2013. So that film will count as eligible. Likewise, Lone Survivor doesn't get a wide release until January, but it had a limited release on December 25th, 2013. So it will also count as a 2013 film.

Classic films that were re-released ARE NOT ELIGIBLE! Please do not include them on your list, you'll be asked to change it and if you haven't changed before the deadline, the films on your list will get 1 point each.

And if you're unsure if a film is eligible, just ask and we will help figure it out for you!

3) Please only make one list - Make only one list on this thread. However, you are free to update and change your original post as often as you'd like until the deadline. It will make tallying very hard if there are multiple lists from one person. Just find your original post and click 'Edit' to make your changes. If you do re-post your list twice or more, I'll message you to remove them.

4) Add a short review of your film choices - A new addition to this year's list. In an attempt to personalise the list as a whole, I want members to post a short bit of prose about their choice. This can range from a short sentence consisting of a couple of words to a couple of lines long paragraph, or you can link to a previous review you wrote when the film was released.

This is not compulsory, and you can write these short pieces on however many of your choices you want, even if it's only for your first pick., however the more input the better, the short words of wisdom will be included on the final tallied up list in a well presented manner, and you're list will be linked with you're description so others who see your words will hopefully want to look at your other choices as well.

5) Finally, the Deadline is set for Friday 14th February, 2014 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time. Someone will have to tell me when we've passed that time, I'm from the UK so I probably won't know, but hopefully that'll allow all the people to catch up with the big films from all around the world and fully condense their thoughts. And if that's not enough time...tough.

I'll be adding some more detail to this post as time goes by, like links to the previous winners and lists. If there are any issues, raise them in the comments below. And underneath this post, I'll be adding my list in the format the final tallied list will be put up in for people to judge and put in their comments about, like how it should look and what stuff should be included.

Other than that, have fun and don't complain at anyone else's list, just focus on your own.

12-20-2013, 01:50 PM	#1
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:3594 DVD collection:47	The Blu-ray Community Top 25 films of 2013 - (Read First Post) Yeah, your old pal Foggy is getting this ball rolling this year and I'm going to make sure that this is going to be bigger and better than previous years. So let's lay down the rules like always, make sure to at least look at them as there are a few changes this year to rule book Guidelines Like previous years, simply list your top 20 - 25 films in order descending from your favourite, the higher up the film is the more points it'll get, like this: 1. 25 Points 2. 19 Points 3. 18 Points 4. 17 Points 5. 16 Points ................ 16. 5 Points 17. 4 Points 18. 3 Points 19. 2 Points 20. 1 Point ................ 21. 1 Point 22. 1 Point 23. 1 Point 24. 1 Point 25. 1 Point Your top film gets 25 points, because it's your favourite so it deserves a little bit extra. This year I've added the addition of 21 - 25 as I believe everyone should have a chance to add some runners up, they all get 1 point each, which will hopefully avoid us getting many tie breakers and might allow us to add some little known films that wouldn't of initially gotten many peoples attention last year. If you can't think of extra 5 films worth mentioning, then don't worry, the minimum amount of submission is 20 films, the extra 5 are for people who might want them. And please, list your films in the order given, no randomly ordered submission will be counted. The Rules 1) Like mentioned above, Minimum amount of films listed is 20 and Maximum is 25. If you can't list 20 movies you've seen this year, all the films on your list will only receive 1 point each towards the total so be sure to reach that 20 milestone. 2) What counts as a 2013 release? - A film must have been released either limited, wide, on demand, or straight-to-dvd (which ever comes first) in the United States in 2013. This does not include film festivals or released internationally. It may be hard to determine if some films were released in 2012 or not, so that's what the strict rules on this are for. Use the release dates on IMDb if you are unsure if it's eligible. For example, Sightseers was released in some countries and festivals in 2012, but did not get a limited release in the U.S. until May 10th, 2013. So that film will count as eligible. Likewise, Lone Survivor doesn't get a wide release until January, but it had a limited release on December 25th, 2013. So it will also count as a 2013 film. Classic films that were re-released ARE NOT ELIGIBLE! Please do not include them on your list, you'll be asked to change it and if you haven't changed before the deadline, the films on your list will get 1 point each. And if you're unsure if a film is eligible, just ask and we will help figure it out for you! 3) Please only make one list - Make only one list on this thread. However, you are free to update and change your original post as often as you'd like until the deadline. It will make tallying very hard if there are multiple lists from one person. Just find your original post and click 'Edit' to make your changes. If you do re-post your list twice or more, I'll message you to remove them. 4) Add a short review of your film choices - A new addition to this year's list. In an attempt to personalise the list as a whole, I want members to post a short bit of prose about their choice. This can range from a short sentence consisting of a couple of words to a couple of lines long paragraph, or you can link to a previous review you wrote when the film was released. This is not compulsory, and you can write these short pieces on however many of your choices you want, even if it's only for your first pick., however the more input the better, the short words of wisdom will be included on the final tallied up list in a well presented manner, and you're list will be linked with you're description so others who see your words will hopefully want to look at your other choices as well. 5) Finally, the Deadline is set for Friday 14th February, 2014 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time. Someone will have to tell me when we've passed that time, I'm from the UK so I probably won't know, but hopefully that'll allow all the people to catch up with the big films from all around the world and fully condense their thoughts. And if that's not enough time...tough. I'll be adding some more detail to this post as time goes by, like links to the previous winners and lists. If there are any issues, raise them in the comments below. And underneath this post, I'll be adding my list in the format the final tallied list will be put up in for people to judge and put in their comments about, like how it should look and what stuff should be included. Other than that, have fun and don't complain at anyone else's list, just focus on your own.

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