No idea about an individual year but adjacent to the contrarian video game opinion discussion I’ll say it’s not 2007! Which I think in the same vein is something I hear from film fans of a certain age and social milieu who were once and may still be really plugged into the Academy Awards. Granted I think in terms of mainstream American films there were some good ones that year, but it’s ahistorical and foolish to point to that as representing the height of the form. I’ve heard similar (and similarly goofy) claims that 2014 is a standout year. I’m not even sure it’s a standout year in the 2010s! A formative decade for me and the one where I was most concerned with keeping up with current releases. Looking at a lot of them now I wish I’d spent a little more time in high school exploring more widely.
I might ask which decade was the best for film (or video games). Ten years is as arbitrary a metric as anything but you’re able to compare stylistic and technological trends more broadly rather than try to split hairs between, say, 1960 and 1961. I’m not studied enough to really have an answer but the '60s seems like a good one for the reasons Tradegood mentioned (strong arguments to be made for the '20s, the '70s, the '50s, maybe even the '90s…).
(Sorting by highest ratings on Letterboxd it’s amusing to note that the top two '90s “movies” are Cowboy Bebop and Berserk. 3. Nirvana Unplugged; 4. Shawshank Redemption; 5. Neon Genesis Evangelion.)
Never released in high definition!
Video game forum video game movie news:
There is a film adaptation of computer game Exit 8 which is premiering tonight at the Cannes film festival.