Congratulations to Our Contest Winners

Well November has ended and so has our rankings contest.  Congratulations to garv who ran away with First Place in both the Total Ranked Categories and Incremental Ranked Categories contests for a total of $80 ($40 in each contest) in Amazon gift cards. Garv started the month with only 3 ranked categories and ended with a whopping 269 ranked categories.  WOW!  Here is a link to all of Garv's rankings

David_mikec pushed garv the entire month and ended in a fairly close second place in both categories with a total of 208 categories ranked. David joined Rankography during November so all his rankings were Incremental.  David won Second Place in both contests for a total win of $50 ($25 in each contest).  Here is a link to all of david_mikec's rankings

TheHollywoodRevue made a very respectable run at the contest and finished third with a total of 48 categories ranked.  Although she finished just outside the money, we have decided to give her a $20 Amazon gift card for her stellar effort.  Here is a link to all of TheHollywoodRevue's rankings

In total, we gave away $150 for contest winners.  Congrats to all three and thanks for the excellent effort.  We plan to run similar contests again sometime in the New Year, so stay tuned.

The best thing about the contest is the vast and deep knowledge that these three excellent film fans passed along to the community.  They added over 800 movies to the database and created almost 200 new categories during the month, such as:

Cary Grant Movies
Best Revenge Films
It Should have Won Best Picture
Most Deserving Best Picture Winners
Movies that Survived Keanu Reeves
Movies based on TV Shows

And many, many more.

They put a lot of thought into new categories and all their rankings and we will all benefit by browsing through their ranked categories.

The Rankography Team

November Ranking Promotion for Rankography Members

EXCITING NEWS!

We are giving away four (4) Amazon gift cards to certain members in a Rankings promotion during November. We know that increasing the total number of rankings per category increases the discovery value of the site for all users. We also know that our members' time is valuable so we are creating an incentive for you to rank more categories.

Specifically, we have created two member challenges. The first challenge is called The Total Challenge and we are giving two (2) Amazon gift cards to the two members with the most total categories ranked (with at least 5 entries per category) at the end of November. The first place winner of The Total Challenge will receive a $40 Amazon gift card and second place will get a $25 Amazon gift card.

The second challenge is called The Incremental Challenge and we are giving away two (2) Amazon gift cards to the two members that rank the most additional categories (with at least 5 entries per category) during the month of November (from and including 10-31-10 to 11-30-10). The first place winner of The Incremental Challenge will receive a $40 Amazon gift card and second place will get a $25 Amazon gift card.

Now there are a couple of rules you need to be aware of in these Challenges.
1. Only category rankings with at least 5 movies will be counted as a ranked category. We prefer that members fully rank a category with all of the movies they like that applies to a category, but you must have at least 5 valid movies in a ranking to be counted.
2. Your rankings will not count if it is clear that you are just randomly inputting movies or using the same movies on all your rankings just to increase the number of ranked categories. We understand rankings are subjective and we will allow latitude if it is clear you are making an effort to create actual rankings for each category, but we reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to disqualify any member that we believe is trying to thwart the spirit of the contest to create bulk rankings with bogus rankings.
3. Rankings that are clearly copies of another member just to increase rankings will also be disqualified. That is not to say that you can't have the same rankings as another member because we know that will happen. But if all of your rankings appear to be simply copied from one or more members in order to quickly increase your total rankings, you run the risk of disqualification, again at our sole discretion. Bottom line, just make an honest and valid effort and you shouldn't run into trouble.
4. You do not need to be an existing member to participate, but you do need to sign up and start ranking categories if you are not yet a member because several members have a head start on you.
5. You still need to adhere to the normal Terms of Service of the site. So, please take a read through those Terms to avoid running the risk of disqualification or losing your account.
6. Several members that are affiliated with the site are not participating in the promotion and they include Tonto, brooklyn77, CallingDrBombay, brewster, Roundersbuzz and Keysersoze.
7. Winners may not request substitutions of prize winnings. All winners are solely responsible for any and all taxes and/or fees as well as all additional costs that may be incurred.
8. In the event of a tie for any of potential prizes, the member with the most total movies included on all of their ranked categories will be deemed the winner. In the event there is still a tie after all the movies are tallied, then the member that has been a member of Rankography the longest will be deemed the winner of said award.
9. See below for some additional contest terms.

Note:  Please do a keyword search of the existing categories (on the Categories page) before adding a new category because often times there is a similar category already.  We want to avoid duplicate categories so that we can calculate true Composite Rankings.

Below we have included a benchmark of rankings as of October 30th for calculating the results of the Incremental Challenge. October 31st will be considered the first day of the Challenge and any rankings today will count toward the Incremental Challenge. This also gives you an idea of current Leaderboard for the Total Challenge. MDotMovieMan has set the ranking bar at 22 categories, but that is a very reachable goal with a concerted effort during the month.

So here are the number of ranked categories for members (with at least 5 ranked entries) as of the end of October 30th. All members not listed below or in Rule 6 above does not currently have any qualified rankings (with at least 5 movies) as of the end of October 30th:

Categories Ranked as of 10-30-2010
MDotMovieMan 22
filmforager 12
john49 8
MosaicMan 7
Pokernutz 7
BigThoughtsFromASmallMind 5
blogcabins 5
Evil Dead Junkie 5
LolitasClassics 5
TheHollywoodRevue 5
DEMayo2 4
DVDSpinDoctor 4
goodoldparanoia 4
hal0000 4
rebzombie 4
Red 4
AaronIMTV 3
filmgeek 3
garv 3
Izzy 3
mugison 3
nicola-t 3
bitchinfilms 2
Clarabela 2
Dancinghotdogs 2
eangevine 2
GloriaOliver 2
J_Jammer 2
Joeeholman 2
MyFilmHabit 2
TheOpinionatedB 2
utsav 2
amiableamy 1
anfieldreds09 1
Chase Kahn 1
daphnelaura 1
IHateFilmDotCom 1
Jack 1
jejozi 1
Joel Gunz 1
June Zach 1
jw1023 1
Katie 1
KidReviewer 1
Lady Horror 1
littlemisszombie 1
loisgrl 1
Mattsuzaka 1
Movie Muse 1
moviesatmidnight 1
mylastoscar 1
Taliesin_ttlg 1
TheMike31 1
TotalBurke 1

Best of luck everyone and get ranking!!

Additional contest/promotion terms and conditions:
10. Rankings after 11/30/2010 will not count toward the promotion.
11. JT Webmedia Inc. and its site, Rankography.com are not responsible to any interruptions of internet service either for the Rankography.com website or any of its members access to the internet. In the event of such an outage of service for Rankography.com, such time will be lost from the promotion and NO additional time will added to the promotion.
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Six Classic Halloween Favorites

Happy Halloween, Rankography! I'm sure you've read plenty of lists about horror films this year, but what's the harm in one more?

1. Nosferatu (1922): This is one of the most genuinely creepy movies I've ever seen. If the Maltese Falcon is the stuff dreams are made of, Nosferatu is the stuff nightmares are made of. The scene where Nosferatu is coming up the stairs and all we see is his shadow is just so incredibly eerie, I just love it.

2. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931): Fredric March was simply brilliant as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde! Miriam Hopkins was fantastic as well. Not only does it have great performances, it's got great special effects. Gotta love the scenes of Dr. Jekyll turning into Mr. Hyde. And if you like pre-codes, there are some incredibly pre-code moments worth watching for here.

3. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962): Because let's face it, few things are more disturbing than watching an aging Bette Davis singing "I've Written a Letter to Daddy" while wearing little girl dresses and hairstyles.

4. I Walked With a Zombie (1943): This is a pretty unique horror movie. You expect a horror movie to be full of screaming, violence, and blood, but you never actually see any blood, the only violence happens off-screen, and there's only one scream in the whole movie. And even though it's a movie about a zombie, this isn't a zombie like you'd see in Night of the Living Dead. But despite all this, it remains wonderfully atmospheric and eerie.

5. Freaks (1932): Even though I don't think I'll ever fully understand why this was such a controversial movie, I do know that all the freaks banding together to take down Cleopatra is quite scary. It's the classic "outer beauty doesn't always equal inner beauty" message with a horrifying twist.

6. Halloween (1978): Like I Walked With a Zombie, the original Halloween was made on a pretty small budget. These two movies are proof that you don't need a big budget to become a Halloween classic.

Want to rank your favorite classic horror movies or want to see what other people had to say? Head on over here and go to town!

Shocktober: 5 Horror Films Worth a Watch

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Growing up, October was always Shock-tober - a time when the whole family gathered around to watch classic (and not-so-classic) Horror films. Instead of blogging about the best Horror movies of all time that we all know - Halloween, The Exorcist, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Shining, Psycho, Nightmare on Elm Street, The Omen, Friday the 13th, etc. - I thought I would cover five 'modern'/post 2000 Horror films worth checking out.

The House of the Devil (2009): I was a bit skeptical upon learning of this homage to kitchsy '80s horror movies, but this is surprisingly well done -- it is respectful to the genre without being overly tongue in cheek...it is fun to look at, supported by a terrific soundtrack (putting to excellent use "One thing leads to another" by the Fixx), and is well cast with unknowns to support the illusion of a straight-to-video horror flick. "House of the Devil" does boast one well-known face: character actor Tom Noonan, best known for his portrayal of Francis Dollarhyde in Michael Mann's "Manhunter." There are some genuine scares in this one, but it is particularly memorable because it is one of those rare examples of a "tribute" movie that is actually better than what it is setting out to honor.

The Strangers (2008): Yikes. I do believe that this will become a horror classic. This startlingly simplistic, yet original, scarefest does not leap out at you with ghosts, creatures from the beyond, aliens, or the demonically possessed. Instead, it unmercilessly attacks you with your worst fears -- psychopaths without a motive, assaulting you at their own pace in the middle of nowhere. If you have no patience for a feature length horror flick, but still want to be frightened, just watch the two-minute trailer and you will leave your lights on...indefinitely. Unfortunately, this chiller ultimately derails with the unnecessarily brutal and unredeeming ending...which keeps it from being perfect.

Vacancy (2007): Much like "The Strangers," Nimrod Antal's "Vacancy" relies on our worst fears, our fellow man, to scare the bejeezus out of us...this time, the setting is in one of those ramshackle flea fests of a motel that one often passes on a road trip... and then makes a mental note to never run out of gas. Ever. This was Antal's first English language film and I expect bigger things to come. Unlike "The Strangers," the ending makes for a very satisfying revenge flick. Starring Luke Wilson (surprisingly effective in a non-comedic role) and Kate Beckinsale.


Joy Ride (2001): Joy Ride - directed by John Dahl ("Unforgettable", "Rounders") - is a taut thriller about 3 twenty-somethings on a roadtrip who mess with the wrong truck driver. This highly entertaining film crisscrosses several genres and, at the end of the day, works well as a straight up thriller (with elements of a psycho slasher on the loose). Much better than similar road trips from hell (e.g., "The Hitcher"...both original and remake), this is one of those films that plays with our psyche because the events that transpire are not entire implausible and there is enough comic relief (delivered by Steve Zahn) to lighten the load. Also stars Paul Walker and Leelee Sobieski.

From Hell (2001): Detroit-brethren the Hughes Brothers ("Menace II Society," "The Book of Eli") deliver with a creepy thriller investigating the Jack the Ripper murders in 19th century London. Not surprisingly, Johnny Depp puts on his best period face and acting chops and helps carry the trite Heather Graham. Moody, suspensful, atmospheric, and terse. For an evening of films in the same vein -- I also recommend Tim Burton's "Sleepy Hollow."
Finally, I have a bit of a soft spot for Rob Zombie films - his remake of Halloween is definitely worthy of a watch as is The Devil's Rejects (as we all know how white trash can make me shiver in my boots). Just stay away from Rob Zombie's Halloween 2...terrible.

To rank your favorite Horror films or check out other user rankings, go to Rankography.com.

The 7 Best Baseball Movies

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In tribute to the baseball playoffs which are in full swing, I thought I would highlight my favorite seven movies about baseball and the fall classic.  If you want to add your own two cents, you can rank the category here.  And also check out our member rankings for other great Sports Movies.

Before I get started, lets talk a little bit about criteria.  I was looking for the baseball movies that gave me the best appreciation of the players that played the game and/or made me feel good about the game.  These are not necessarily the most technically accurate or most humorous, but rather these are Movies that embody the spirit of the game.


7.  Eight Men Out - We start with a downer film, but yet a very good movie that honestly portrays the early days professional baseball.  Eight Men Out follows the story of the infamous 1919 Chicago White Sox, nicknamed the "Black Sox", who threw the World Series for a big payday from gamblers.  Feeling spurned by a miserly owner, most of the players on the team conspired to lose the Series that they were heavily favored to win.  The film also follows the brilliant play of Shoeless Joe Jackson, who was part of the conspiring group but who chose not to cooperate and actually had a brilliant series.  It is a very good period piece on the early years of professional baseball.


6.  Bull Durham - This hilarious romp follows the players at the Durham Bulls minor league ball team, in particular an up and coming Pitcher (Tim Robbins) and a washed up Catcher (Kevin Costner).   Then you throw in sexy Susan Sarandon trying to woo both players and it makes for a fun filled romp around the bases.  


5.  A League of their Own - Following the All American Girls Professional Baseball league which was formed during World War II, this poignant film is both funny and touching.  Tom Hanks is brilliant as a "has been" alcoholic Manager that inherits a girls team, the Rockford Peaches, near Chicago.  It follows his transformation from reluctantly accepting the "insulting" job to gaining respect and admiration for his team of female players.  Geena Davis plays the teams star and Lori Petty is outstanding as her "overshadowed" younger sister.  The cast includes Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell and Jon Lovitz, who all give their career best performances in this one of a kind classic.


4.  Bang the Drum Slowly - One could call this tear-jerker a Brian's Song for baseball.  The movie includes a young and unknown Robert DeNiro as a rookie catcher who has been diagnosed with Hodgkins disease and is playing in his last season and Michael Moriarty as a veteran pitcher who befriends him during this sad but beautiful movie.


3.  Pride of the Yankees - I don't know what it is about Gary Cooper but I just love watching his movies.  There is a comfortableness in his roles that is just a joy to watch.  Of course, then you give Gary Cooper the role of Lou Gehrig, one of the greatest stories in baseball history, and it is a combination that is tough to beat.  The film follows Lou Gehrig's rise from a shy rookie to the baseball legend that he became.  Cooper delivers Gehrig's famous farewell speech, after learning he has an incurable degenerative disease later named Lou Gehrig's Disease, with such grace that you really feel as if you were there.


2.  Field of Dreams - I am not a huge Kevin Costner fan, per se, but this is Costner's seminal work -- in Field of Dreams he paints his masterpiece.  I love this movie and frankly it was really hard to pick a number 1 and a number 2 between my two favorites.  The movie follows the life of a couple in Iowa struggling to save their family farm but it is really much more.  The film is an exploration of four "unfulfilled lives" seeking one last shot at redemption, the tragedy of Shoeless Joe's brilliant career tainted by the Black Sox cheating scandal and of course America's love of the game of baseball.  The final scene in which James Earl Jones delivers his oration on America and baseball is also one of my favorite movie scenes ever.  The richness of his phenomenal voice, the cadence of his voice...I can listen to it over and over.  "If you build it, they will come Ray...they will come, Ray...they will come to Iowa for reasons they cannot even fathom..."   You can listen to this beautiful speech on Youtube.


1.  The Natural - From a baseball perspective, this movie has it all; a young star, scandal, an amazing comeback and all the while great baseball.  Ultimately, I chose it over Field of Dreams because it was more fully a baseball movie than Field of Dreams.  What an intriguing story, Roy Hobbs, once a great young prospect that only plays briefly in the majors because of a shadowy scandal with a woman (Kim Basinger) ending in his being shot.  Then Hobbs attempts a comeback 14 years later to try to save a franchise from an "evil" owner.  All the story elements are there and then a brilliant cast including Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close and Wilford Brimley carry it home.  I can still call up the song every time I think of Hobbs climatic home run...Da Na Na...Da da duuuu.  It is a must see for any baseball fan.


Enjoy the playoffs and the World Series.

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The Not So Hot Top Ten of 2010

The Not So Hot Top Ten Of 2010
The summer is officially over and so the summer of 2010 movie numbers are finally in. While the Summer movie offering was way under par from what we have come to expect in recent years, we still recording one of the largest money making Summer’s when it comes to movies in 2010. There are plenty of reasons why this was able to occur and yet it occurred for all the wrong reasons. It was 3D movies that seemingly resurrected the summer movies from a horrible and painful death all together. It seems that flash and loud noises still seemingly win 9 times out of 10 over movies with an interesting story or substance. That being said a few movies that made this years top ten were very notable and worth the money spent on them. However the dismal results were a result of lazy filmmakers trying to do what they can to cash in on fads, rather then take a chance on interesting story lines.

Why Did This Fail?
There were movies that came out this summer that managed to fail when it came to money making at the box office. Most notably would have to be the Michael Cera movie “Scott Pilgram vs The World”. The movie had a unique and interesting premise, plus the movie itself was by far one of the more unique movies that have been released in 2010. Why exactly did the movie fail, well first of all the movie aims to please comic books fans and movie geeks like myself more then it attempts to serve as a mainstream movie. When you market a movie to a core audience then chances are you are likely to flop a little. I would not say like others that Michael Cera is not capable of opening a major summer blockbuster; I would say it was just not the right movie for the general public. The general public were more concerned with watching Stallone still attempt to become an actor.
There were also some indie films which hardly saw too much attention at all. I have yet to see some of them but I took the time the other day to watch the Ben Stiller movie “Greenburg”. Ben Stiller to this date is one actor that I almost can not stand to watch any movie that he is a part of. With that being said I actually really enjoyed watching “Greenburg”. In fact the role portrayed by Stiller in this movie reminded me that once and a while actors like Stiller can surprise and pick up a worth while role for themselves. Stiller in Greenburg reminded me a lot of when Adam Sandler took on roles in movies such as “Punch Drunk Love” and “Spanglish”. That being said movies with any form of substance never seem to hold their head above water in a market crowded by simple minded movies.

A Rundown Of What Made Money In 2010
Well you are likely wondering to yourself which movies did land some large numbers and you may also wonder if you have not already seen them if they are worth your time and money to see them when they make their way to DVD and Blu-Ray. This list here is as follows:

10. Salt $113.3 Million – The movie stars Angelina Jolie and managed to garner some mixed reviews from critics and movie fans alike. I have heard some great things and also been told some bad things about this particular movie. I have not yet taken the time to watch this movie and I would have to admit that it is not on my list of movies that I am dying to see. I will take the time to watch this one in time, but as of yet I am unable to report on whether or not this is worth the time.

9.The Last Airbender $130.6 Million – The latest from director M. Night Shymalan was reviewed as one of the worst movies of 2010 summer season. I have enjoyed and defended the directing ability of M. Night Shymalan now for years, but yet I stayed clear of this movie simply because the reviews kept me from spending the excess amount on this particular movie. I will get around to seeing this eventually, but for what it is worth I have been told this is not a movie that is worth your time to even bother with.

8.Grown Ups $159.4 Million – Adam Sandler made his return to the comedy big screen this summer with a movie that contained absolutely no laughs at all. In fact the only thing that was remotely funny about Grown Ups was that someone green lighted what will go down in my humble opinion as one of the worst comedies I have ever had to suffer through. The talent in this movie you would think could draw at least a laugh or two, and yet I found myself disgusted and frustrated as I watched this movie. Sandler needs to have someone tell him that tasteless jokes and slapstick comedy do not always make for a good movie.

7.The Karate Kid $175.9 Million – As the remake fad continues in Hollywood we found ourselves positioned with having to accept Will Smith’s very annoying son as the lead role in a movie that I truly do not understand the purpose for remaking. The original Karate Kid was fun, comical, and worth the time. The new Karate Kid while not nearly as bad as I would have expected still did not manage to do anything to make me really enjoy it. I will give many props to Jackie Chan for his role in the movie which is what I feel saved this particular movie from total and utter failure. I want for Will and Jada Smith to tell young Jayden that acting like a 10 year old version of your fathers Fresh Prince character will not make audiences enjoy your acting ability at all.

6.Despicable Me $236.3 Million – Well here is a movie that I wish I could say that I got around to seeing as I have heard so many great things about it. This movie not only managed to get some fantastic critical acclaim, but again it proved that well thought out cartoons tend to be more entertaining then the majority of live action movies that crawl their way to the big screen these days. Despicable Me will be at the top of my list of movies yet to see this year.

5.Shrek Forever After $238.1 Million – Now here is the perfect example of when and how cartoon movies do not work. Shrek Forever After is by far the worst of the Shrek movies, and that is a sad title to hold seen as past the first Shrek movie they really did not have a leg to stand on. When will Mike Myers learn that people eventually will get sick of your boring repeat characters. Yes Mike you can be a funny man, but now e do not need anymore Shrek movies, or Austin Powers movies, or Wayne’s World movies, or well I hope to god that he never makes a follow up to the Love Guru. Mike Myers it is time to find yourself an all new role to take on and quick. Shrek Forever After plumits what was once a unique film into the realm of “WHAT WERE THEY THINKING”

4.Inception $270.5 Million – It goes without saying that when you mix Christopher Nolan and say anyone with acting talent then you are bound for greatness. Inception was in my opinion the best movie of the summer and at this point is the best movie of 2010. Leonardo Dicaprio is a lead man that draws a crowd, and well simply put he is worth the money spent. Leo has come a long way since his debut on the big screen, but he continues to deliver magnificent roles that we continue to love to watch. Inception was brilliant on so many levels and if you still are having trouble figuring out what was going on in the movie then please refer to another post of mine Christopher Nolan Think Therefor He Is…Brilliant! which I had posted over at Rankography Movies.

3.The Twilight Saga: Eclipse $298.0 Million – Sadly enough I have seen all the movies in this series. My girlfriend Shaunna enjoys watching these movies and so together we have seen all three of them. While the third installment of this horrible series was probably the best of the three, it really does not say too much. The Twilight series is about as interesting as slow drying paint on the walls. The acting is terrible, the directing is equally as bad, and the scripts well I almost wonder if they actually had scripts or whether they just allowed these actors to ramble on their psycho-babble. Eclipse does not deserve to have ever made its way in to a top ten list of any sorts, unless it is the top ten list of movie sequels that are bad and yet still outshine the other dribble in their series of movies. The Twilight Saga needs to be introduced to Garlic, Holy Water, and a Stake To The Heart so that we can finally put this melodramatic teen franchise of glittery Vampire to rest once and for all.

2.Iron Man 2 $312.1 Million – A movie that was not quite as good as the original but yet managed to keep itself just interesting enough to hold its own. I was impressed by the direction of the movie which chose once again not to go down the same road as many Superhero sequels and make an attempt to contain more story then what would be expected from a movie such as this. Iron Man 2 also held its own with a cast that makes it worth the while, plus Robert Downey Jr. is pretty much box office gold at the moment.

1.Toy Story 3 $405.7 Million – If it were not for Inception I would consider Toy Story 3 to be the best movie of 2010 so far. The third installment of the series from Pixar Animation was a strong entry and amazed audiences worldwide. The team at Pixar should be proud of their continued ability to produce superior movies. It is not often that a film company does everything right for this many years. Hopefully the trend of originality and unique movie making continues for Pixar over the year.

The Future of Movies In 2010
Now that the summer is officially over it is time to start looking to the dramatic and Oscar worth movies to start making their way to the big screen soon. Hopefully for the sake of movie geeks like myself the best of 2010 is yet to come. This time last year I could name you a list of ten movies from 2009 that I enjoyed and would recommend, this year I am having trouble even outing together a top 5 list.
It will be a year to forget when it comes to movies unless something comes along soon to save us from this horrible dry spell. I am anxiously awaiting the fall/winter season to see if we can still yet get a list of movies that is worth our time and money.
In a movie season that was dry and boring I could only imagine that even a documentary about my mindless rants would come across as a more award winning feature this year. Ladies and gentlemen then Academy goes to “Good Job Rob!”

Rob Munson (MDotMovieMan) is the author of his new website Good Job Rob which can be found at robmunson.blogspot.com. If you like what you read please comment, if you don't like what you read also comment because Rob always wants to get as much feedback as possible.