The 10 Best Films of the Decade
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The 10 Best Films of the Decade
2009's halfway done, so unless there's a groundswell of classic movies that come out in the next six months everyone's list should at least be 80% to 90% complete. We can do this now and revisit in in January 2010.
RE: Samdoom's question. I meant this thread to be people's "best of" list, not a favorites list, but do what you want because no one's truly subjective, bleh bleh bleh.
My list is something like this, but will probably change after people list films that slipped my mind. 1 & 2 for me are pretty much fixed, but the rest are interchangable.
1. No Country for Old Men
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Punch Drunk Love
The New World
Ratatoille
A History of Violence
The Dreamers
The Proposition
Zodiac
10. Rachel Getting Married / Catch Me If You Can / Munich / City of God (Haven't decided yet)
RE: Samdoom's question. I meant this thread to be people's "best of" list, not a favorites list, but do what you want because no one's truly subjective, bleh bleh bleh.
My list is something like this, but will probably change after people list films that slipped my mind. 1 & 2 for me are pretty much fixed, but the rest are interchangable.
1. No Country for Old Men
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Punch Drunk Love
The New World
Ratatoille
A History of Violence
The Dreamers
The Proposition
Zodiac
10. Rachel Getting Married / Catch Me If You Can / Munich / City of God (Haven't decided yet)
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I hate doing lists like these, because I know I'm forgetting a bunch of shit and will want to make changes later.
No Country For Old Men
City of God
Anchorman
Pan's Labyrinth
History of Violence
Almost Famous
Up
The Wrestler
Brotherhood of the Wolf
The Dark Knight
Just missed:
American Psycho
Spirited Away
Wall-E
Ratatouille
The Proposition
Ice Age
No Country For Old Men
City of God
Anchorman
Pan's Labyrinth
History of Violence
Almost Famous
Up
The Wrestler
Brotherhood of the Wolf
The Dark Knight
Just missed:
American Psycho
Spirited Away
Wall-E
Ratatouille
The Proposition
Ice Age
Nah, this is best films of this decade.samdoom wrote:so this is just our ten favorites of the decade right, not what we think are the best? i know that sounds redundant, but i have some guilty pleasure picks that i realize aren't of the highest caliber
If it wasn't Ice Harvest would have been all up in my list.
Justify your list if you have some time:
All the films on my list there either because they blazed new ground in teh cinema, they're just superbly made films, or they tackle important subjects in a new way. For example Eternal Sunshine and PDL are unique additions to the romantic dramedy genre, there's nothing like them; Ratatoille and The Proposition are superb examples of storytelling and character development; A History of Violence dealt with America's reaction to 9/11 in a unique way.
Films like NCFOM and Zodiac might have accomplished all three criteria.
All the films on my list there either because they blazed new ground in teh cinema, they're just superbly made films, or they tackle important subjects in a new way. For example Eternal Sunshine and PDL are unique additions to the romantic dramedy genre, there's nothing like them; Ratatoille and The Proposition are superb examples of storytelling and character development; A History of Violence dealt with America's reaction to 9/11 in a unique way.
Films like NCFOM and Zodiac might have accomplished all three criteria.
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you were doing so good until this pointIcesickle wrote:A History of Violence dealt with America's reaction to 9/11 in a unique way.
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not that i don't believe you, but pretty much every movie you support ends up somehow being either about 9/11 or the iraq war. you're the boy that cried wolf in arabicIcesickle wrote:You know Cronenberg said the film addressed this point himself right?drizzle wrote:you were doing so good until this pointIcesickle wrote:A History of Violence dealt with America's reaction to 9/11 in a unique way.
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I've been meaning to check these both out for a while, especially The Descent.Spartan wrote: The Descent
From Hell
Didn't know From Hell was that good. Always thought it looked interesting just because Hughes Bros. + Johnny Depp + 19th Century England is a funny combination, but I didn't know it THAT good.
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The only films that I've said that about were Munich (obvious connection), War of the Worlds (I cited about 30 reviews that said the same thing when someone called me crazy for thinking that), NCFOM (this is the biggest stretch, but I think shades of it are there just because it deals with salt of the earth red staters addressing unknown, overtly malicious foreign threats), and History of Violence.
http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-09-13/ ... -the-gun/1
The only films that I've said that about were Munich (obvious connection), War of the Worlds (I cited about 30 reviews that said the same thing when someone called me crazy for thinking that), NCFOM (this is the biggest stretch, but I think shades of it are there just because it deals with salt of the earth red staters addressing unknown, overtly malicious foreign threats), and History of Violence.
http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-09-13/ ... -the-gun/1
It sounds modest, but "just looking" carries moral import in a time when the bodily costs of a faraway war often go conveniently unseen. Cronenberg says the Iraq connection was never far from his mind: "Seeing all that footage without seeing any bodiesגone day you do see the bodies and it's shocking, what happens to the burned corpses. You have to see those things. Otherwise it's all theoretical."
An inquiry into territorial aggression that questions what it means to live with blood on our hands, Violence has an unmistakable political subtext. "It's the idea of a man with a gun standing up to protect his family against bad guys," Cronenberg says. "If you're attacked that way, is any response justified, no matter how violent or how all encompassing?" On set during the 2004 presidential campaign, the cast and crew, at Mortensen's urging, staged a mock election (which will appear on the DVD). "Viggo decorated his trailer like a voting stationגwe had a U.N. observer and a bomb-sniffing dog," Cronenberg says. "I should add that Kerry won our election."
Given the film's purposeful ambiguities, the Toronto-born and -based Cronenberg concedes that Violence "could be seen as a red-state movie in a red state and a blue-state movie in a blue state." At the Cannes premiere, "People wanted to take it as a critique of America, and perhaps perversely, I'd say, well, let's not just jump on the U.S., because there's no country in the world that doesn't have a history of violence. Every country was founded on the suppression of other peoples whether by invasion or war or annexing. Even Canada. The focus is on the U.S., of course, because it's the superpower. It's a legitimate discussion, but it's not the only discussion."
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iron man
star trek
transformers
transformers 2 revenge of the fallen
batman begins
the dark knight
the Saw series (i count them all as one)
tokyo gore police
let the right one in
kill bill 1 and 2 (i consider this one 2 disk movie)
iron man
star trek
transformers
transformers 2 revenge of the fallen
batman begins
the dark knight
the Saw series (i count them all as one)
tokyo gore police
let the right one in
kill bill 1 and 2 (i consider this one 2 disk movie)
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The thing about Borat is that it was one of the funniest movies I've ever seen, but it has very little replay value to me. That's not a diss to the film though because it's greatness is predicated on the audience being shocked by how far Baron Cohen goes and what he does in the film and once you already know what happens that angle is gone.Gregg Popabitch wrote: Borat
I think people who make lists automatically factor in replay value when making a Best Of list, especially of a decade, and this works against Borat. But should replay value automatically trump the experience you had when you first saw a film?
This question is also valid for movies like The New World and the IMAX version of Batman Returns (IMAX Batman Returns is top 30). Both of these films are made to be seen in theaters and lose something when you watch them at home. Even though a film loses something when it's viewed on a less-than-optimum medium I don't think you should hold it against it, yet I often have a knee-jerk reaction to do so.
Deep thoughtz yo.
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i see what you meant now, although the broader interpretation at the end of the quote makes more sense to me than 'it's all about 9/11'.Icesickle wrote:
http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-09-13/ ... -the-gun/1
It sounds modest, but "just looking" carries moral import in a time when the bodily costs of a faraway war often go conveniently unseen. Cronenberg says the Iraq connection was never far from his mind: "Seeing all that footage without seeing any bodiesגone day you do see the bodies and it's shocking, what happens to the burned corpses. You have to see those things. Otherwise it's all theoretical."
An inquiry into territorial aggression that questions what it means to live with blood on our hands, Violence has an unmistakable political subtext. "It's the idea of a man with a gun standing up to protect his family against bad guys," Cronenberg says. "If you're attacked that way, is any response justified, no matter how violent or how all encompassing?" On set during the 2004 presidential campaign, the cast and crew, at Mortensen's urging, staged a mock election (which will appear on the DVD). "Viggo decorated his trailer like a voting stationגwe had a U.N. observer and a bomb-sniffing dog," Cronenberg says. "I should add that Kerry won our election."
Given the film's purposeful ambiguities, the Toronto-born and -based Cronenberg concedes that Violence "could be seen as a red-state movie in a red state and a blue-state movie in a blue state." At the Cannes premiere, "People wanted to take it as a critique of America, and perhaps perversely, I'd say, well, let's not just jump on the U.S., because there's no country in the world that doesn't have a history of violence. Every country was founded on the suppression of other peoples whether by invasion or war or annexing. Even Canada. The focus is on the U.S., of course, because it's the superpower. It's a legitimate discussion, but it's not the only discussion."
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fuck man 'best' is hard, favorite is much easier
judging by some of these lists the idea of 'best' isn't really working out well for some others either.
judging by some of these lists the idea of 'best' isn't really working out well for some others either.
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I worded it wrong in my initial statement. I should have said one of the things History of Violence addressed was America's reaction to 9/11. What makes History of Violence great is that issue is wrapped up in larger, more encompassing issues of how we view violence, how we reconcile with the fact that "civilized society" is founded and supported by violence, etc.
It also has one of my favorite supporting performances by Ed Harris and Cronenberg's direction is virtually flawless. The way he shoots the scene where Viggo wrecks shop in the diner is .
It also has one of my favorite supporting performances by Ed Harris and Cronenberg's direction is virtually flawless. The way he shoots the scene where Viggo wrecks shop in the diner is .
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the only thing that always bugs me about history of violence is william Hurt as teh mob boss. just wrong in every way.
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Drama
No country for old men
Sexy Beast
House of Sand and Fog
City of God
Gattaca
Action
Dark Knight
Batman Begins
Spider Man 2
Matrix trilogy (I count this as one movie)
Comedy
Grandma's Boy
Just Friends
40 yr old Virgin
Harold & Kumar go to White Castle
Documentary
What the bleep do we know?
Smartest Men in the Room
Bowling for Colombine
Crude Awakening
No country for old men
Sexy Beast
House of Sand and Fog
City of God
Gattaca
Action
Dark Knight
Batman Begins
Spider Man 2
Matrix trilogy (I count this as one movie)
Comedy
Grandma's Boy
Just Friends
40 yr old Virgin
Harold & Kumar go to White Castle
Documentary
What the bleep do we know?
Smartest Men in the Room
Bowling for Colombine
Crude Awakening
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well making an actual list could be a good start to correct matterssamdoom wrote: i'm also a little disappointed this is a "best" of list that has already become a favorites list.
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