Monthly Poll: Favorite Wes Anderson Feature Film

In honor of the release of The Grand Budapest Hotel, which one of director Wes Anderson's feature films is your favorite?

Bottle Rocket

Rushmore

The Royal Tenenbaums

The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou

The Darjeeling Limited

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Moonrise Kingdom

The Grand Budapest Hotel

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Film Intuition's September Poll Results: Which Contemporary Latin American Filmmaker's Works Do You Find the Most Compelling?

The Question:

Film Intuition Salutes Hispanic Heritage Month:

Of the following critically acclaimed contemporary filmmakers, whose cinematic works do you find the most compelling?

The Results:

1) Alfonso Cuarón

2) Guillermo del Toro

3) Tie:
Pedro Almodóvar & Alejandro González Iñárritu

4) Carlos Saura

5) Robert Rodriguez

6) Tie:
Juan José Campanella, Isabel Coixet, Julio Medem & Fernando Meirelles

7) Tie:
Alejandro Amenábar, Walter Salles, Juan Carlos Tabío & Fernando Trueba

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Film Intuition's August Poll Results: What Is Quentin Tarantino's Best Directorial Effort?

Before QT Produced His Inglorious Basterds



We Asked The Question:

"In anticipation of his newest release--
considering the following films, which movie would you select as Quentin Tarantino's finest directorial achievement so far?"

The Choices:
(in chronological order)

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The Results:

Pulp Fiction 37%
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 24%
Reservoir Dogs 19%
Jackie Brown 14%
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 4%

Jen's Take

When the poll began at the start of August, Kill Bill: Vol. 1 had an enormous lead and it seemed like it's greatest rival would be Reservoir Dogs but the sword turned as the month went on, making it a three way race between winner Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and Reservoir Dogs.

I was surprised to see Jackie Brown pick up some momentum but then again, I've always found the underrated film to be his most accessible work for all generations and QT has even gone on to acknowledge that he has so many mothers come up to him and say, "My kid loves ____ but I love Jackie Brown." This reviewer's mother would probably agree although she is partial to Kill Bill as well so much that when a surprise advanced screening of Vol. 2 popped up on Easter Sunday, I asked her to come along as my guest. Films first, food second is our family's motto!

I'm a bit stunned over the paltry 4% vote given to Kill Bill: Vol. 2 but grant that it is missing the action-packed sequences of the first including that final masterful--man, nearly hour long showdown-- as Uma Thurman takes on endless villains including my personal favorite, Go-Go Yubari and not just because she has my hairstyle.

I still feel that Pulp Fiction is one of the greatest films of the '90s and I'd have to agree with it being Tarantino's best especially because it's a wonderful gateway movie for film buffs to study what it was about it that made it so unique including breaking the traditional Syd Field preached three-act screenplay structure and using all of the films he'd seen before him as his own version of film school. Instead of the "film school generation," the "film geek generation" was born and suddenly people realized they could become self-taught minus the student loans by analyzing his influences especially the French New Wave which became a new obsession of mine after viewing Quentin's stunning Fiction.



Although we had to suffer endless copycat filmmakers in the '90s as well as QT's over-exposure as he spread himself far too thin. However, the demand was there and so was QT which perhaps led to his decision to adapt an Elmore Leonard novel as his feature-length follow-up film since-- with so much success so soon-- the pressure has to be insane. Yet to his credit and our great amazement, he continued to produce truly excellent works.

While they were indeed controversial as I still remember the Spike Lee/QT battle over Jackie Brown (and can see and appreciate both sides) and a few ensemble projects including his post-Fiction uneven Four Rooms and his superior half of Grindhouse with Death Proof (that I feel I'm the only person on the planet who genuinely dug).

However, when he unleashed the opus of Kill Bill onto masses, a whole new younger generation felt the same thrill we'd experienced with Fiction and hopefully began turning towards the Criterion Collection and Dragon Dynasty DVDs to discover just which movies had led to the work that introduced us to a memorable Bride who (unlike Francois Truffaut's) did not wear black but that awesome yellow suit to exact bloody revenge.



Whether you love him or hate him or hate or love his movies, his influences and the films he's influenced by are a vital part of our cinematic landscape and American moviemaking, in my opinion, has become all the better for it.

Thank you for making this our most successful and popular poll so far-- September's topic will be announced soon.

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Film Intuition's July Poll Results: What Do You Think of 3D?

In July We Asked:

With so many feature films being released in 3D to get viewers back into theatres, there's no shortage of the trend stopping from a studio's point-of-view but how do audience members feel?

The Results:

(Note: We let readers select as many options as they'd like since this topic could have a few variables such as "I dislike it but I may like it better if" or vice versa):

I hate it; it should've stayed in the 1950s. 29%
It's distracting and/or it gives me a headache. 29%
Studios should be more critical in their choices of which movies to release in 3D. 29%

Hollywood needs a new trend. 27%
The ticket to a 3D screening costs too much. 25%
There are too many 3D titles. 22%

If they're theatrically released in 3D, then that format should be available on DVD & Blu-ray too. 18%
Given the right material, 3D enhances the movie. 16%
I would pay more for a ticket only if I REALLY wanted to see the movie in 3D. 12%

I like 3D better when it's used for animated movies like Up and Monsters vs. Aliens. 8%
I love it; more films should be made in 3D. 8%
It's making going to the movies fun again. 8%
I prefer 3D for live action (non-animated) features like My Bloody Valentine. 6%

Get Ready for August:

And now for August: To prepare you for one of the most discussed and highly controversial upcoming summer movies-- Quentin Tarantino's World War II Epic, Inglorious Basterds-- we're announcing our new poll which asks you to select the best directorial achievement QT has created so far on film.

Your mind may immediately leap to one movie with the initials of P.F. but seriously guys, it's harder than you think when you go back and review the rest. Furthermore, to keep it more succinct than July's poll, I'm only going with his work as a filmmaker-- not a screenwriter, guest director, or co-director so True Romance, Death Proof and Sin City etc. are all out and I do apologize for that. However, to this end, all complaints can be filed with Brad Pitt's character c/o Inglorious Basterds. Just kidding! Enjoy and click here to vote as well as e-mail the poll, embed it on your site and get as many fans involved as possible. :)

Additionally, if you haven't checked the site in awhile, followed the Twitter updates or feeds-- we're currently running TWO contests for readers in the month of August. Check 'em out.

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Film Intuition's June Poll Results: Cast Frank Sinatra in the Upcoming Biopic

June Poll:

In honor of the recent release of the CD Classic Sinatra II-- which we gave away to one lucky reader-- we surveyed visitors to FilmIntuition.Com requesting their dream casting suggestions for the slated Sinatra biopic. And in doing so, we compiled a list of some of the most popular and interesting selections for inclusion in our final poll for the month.

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The Question:

A new Martin Scorsese biopic about Frank Sinatra is in the works; which actor would you cast to play Sinatra today?

The Results:

Harry Connick Jr. 24%
Daniel Craig 4%
Johnny Depp 8%
Leonardo DiCaprio 4%
Shia LaBeouf 4%
Jude Law 16%
Ewan McGregor 8%
Robert Pattinson 4%
Chris Pine 12%
Jim Sturgess 0%
Patrick Wilson 4%
None of the Above: Cast An Unknown 12%

Thanks for Voting!

Stay Tuned for July's Poll.

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Film Intuition Polls: January, 2009 -- USA Network Poll Results

January Poll Results

In case you missed it, readers were asked the following question:

"This Month, USA Network Unveils New Episodes of Burn Notice, Monk, & Psych. For Our January Poll, Please Select Your Favorite USA Original Series from the Following Alphabetical List..." (Burn Notice, In Plain Sight, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Monk, Psych, The Starter Wife).

And Without Further Ado, Here Are Film Intuition's Favorites:

Psych (35% of the vote)
Monk (28% of the vote)
TIE: Burn Notice & The Starter Wife (14%)
In Plain Sight (7%)
Law and Order: Criminal Intent (0%)

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