Favorite Films of the Decade

Nektonic said:
Ehh. Close enough for me.

But I'll make a note in my original post.
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I was going to put footloose in mine bc it has so many catchy tunes. :) eyes wide shut, maybe my personal favorite Kubrick film is firmly in 1999.



VGurcu said:
I am not there (2008, Nope I aint Bob Dylan fan, but Haynes is genius...)
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This was in an out of my top 20. If I was choosing top 20 performances, Kate Blanchett would have been on the list for her work in this.
 
Nektonic said:
J
For the life of me I can't think of anything starting with "J".



Q
Again, can't think of any that start with "Q".


X - Y - Z
I can't think of anything for X,Y, or Z either.
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Juno

Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vols. 1 & 2 :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

eXistenZ (ok 1999 and not really x)
X-Men

Y Tu Mama Tambien
Yi Yi

Zatoichi
 
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Originally Posted by VGurcu
I am not there (2008, Nope I aint Bob Dylan fan, but Haynes is genius...)
This was in an out of my top 20. If I was choosing top 20 performances, Kate Blanchett would have been on the list for her work in this.
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Agreed, who would've thought Blanchett would pull it best of all the actors played Dylan?

Btw while we are on unpredictable Haynes check out his 'Velvet Goldmine'; you'll see a very different 'young padawan' McGregor...

Also, why isnt this thread in the 'Film Disccusion' forum? Zak you started it, finish it ;)
 
My faves - No particular order

The Fog of War
Sideways
Avatar
The Departed
Gangs of New York
The Aviator
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Kill Bill V1 – V2
Inglorious Basterds
Once
No Country For Old Men
Lost in Translation
Children Of Men
The Hurt Locker
Gladiator
The Devil’s Rejects
Black Hawk Down
Signs
Casino Royale
Munich
Walk The Line
Rocky Balboa
21 Grams
Deathproof
Planet Terror
Black Book
 
J.R. Hudson said:
My faves - No particular order
The Devil’s Rejects
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I was really pleasantly surprised by this film. William Forsyth's amazing performance as the obsessed Sheriff knocked my socks off. And I pray I get to work with Bill Moseley some day. A shockingly brilliant actor.

And of course, the climax should go down as a classic. Love, love, loved it.
 
Films I loved; 2000-2009:

Spirited Away
Breaking the Waves
Eastern Promises
2046
About Schmidt
Superbad
Three Burials of Melquides Estrada
Old School
Amores Perros
Lost in Translation
Amelie
Sideways
There Will Be Blood
Old Boy
Secretary
The Good Girl
Memento
Hero
No Country for Old Men
The Hangover
 
Alright - I'm certain there are many films I'm forgetting... and many that I haven't seen.
But - In no particular order.....here are my favorites of the decade:

  • All the Real Girls
  • City of God
  • Lord of the Rings Trilogy
  • Punch Drunk Love
  • You Can Count on Me
  • Devil's Backbone
  • There Will be Blood
  • George Washington
  • Amelie
  • No Country for Old Men
  • About Schmidt
  • Little Miss Sunshine
  • Monsters, Inc
  • The Departed
  • Big Fish
  • The Squid And The Whale
  • Bloody Sunday
  • Traffic
  • Catch Me If You Can
  • Primer
 
I thought the script/acting in million dollar baby was so awful that i turned it off. What am I missing? Maybe It's because I only saw like 30min of it...
 
The Fall

Hable con ella

Antichrist

Adaptation

Lost In Translation

The science of sleep

Being John Malkovich (1999 nov)

Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind

Synecdoche, New York

Zoolander

Children of Men

The science of sleep

CITY of GOD

Donnie Darko

Maiko Haaaan!!!

Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims

Babel

No Country for Old Men

The Royal Tenenbaums

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

The Darjeeling Limited

Thirst

Funky forest - the first contact

American Psycho

Kamikaze Girls
 
no country for old men
road to perdition
the departed
kill bill vol. 1 & 2
crash
3:10 to yuma
the dark knight
pan's labrynth
anchorman
knocked up
inglorious basterds

just some that come to mind
 
Was hard narrowing down to at least no more than 25. But here's what I came out with.

Star Trek
The Dark Knight
The Prestige
District 9
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Casino Royale
Catch Me If You Can
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
All Pixar Films in the decade
Slumdog Millionaire
Gran Torino
Speed Racer (I actually enjoyed this film)
King Kong
Wanted
Tranformers 1
Sweeney Todd
National Treasure
Harry Potter 4 & 6
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Friday Night Lights
Mission Impossible III
Horton Hears a Who
Juno
Stardust
Shrek 1
300
The Number 23
Saw I
Spier-man 1,2
The Hangover
The Blind Side
The Guardian
The Village, Signs, Unbreakable
Adventureland
3:10 to Yuma
Black Hawk Down
The Pursuit of Happiness
The Patriot
Sherlock Holmes
 
Now that I've finally seen it, I'd probably add Avatar to my list. Just not sure where it'd fit in right now...too soon after seeing it.
 
Gladiator (2000)
Mule Skinner Blues (2001)
Amelie (2001)
Rock Star (2001) [sorry for this one, but...its my list, heh!]
Ong Bak (2003)
Pirates of the Caribbean:The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Old Boy (2003)
Constantine (2005)
Crash (2005)
The Constant Gardener (2005)
The Departed (2006)
Zak and Miri Make a Porno (2008)
Tyson (2008)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Avatar (2009)
 
FAVORITES:
Children of Men
Gone Baby Gone
Punch-Drunk Love
Pan's Labyrinth
City of God
District 9
Cloverfield
The Wrestler
Amores Perros
Moulin Rouge!
The Wes Anderson films of the past decade
 
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'City of God' fans; check out the complimentary Brazilian doc 'Manda Bala' (Send a Bullet, 2007).
Frog farms, kidnappings, corruption, slums, and ultra rich plastic surgeons, guess why...
Once in a decade documentary...
 
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chris f said:
7. Ne le dis a personne (Tell No One) *Rent this now!*
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Streamed this off Netflix, really enjoyed this. Thought, as most suspense mysteries tend to do, it fell apart a little in the third act. Really good pick though and worthwhile.

Also caught Up In The Air last night. Entertaining film, but can't for the life of me understand all the Oscar buzz. I like Clooney but I never once saw past him to the character and the story IMO didn't earn Clooney's arc or the comment on existentialism it was hoping for. Anna Kendrick was the best thing in this.
 
I'm coming out of semi-retirement for this one...
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The Callaghan Best Films of the Decade (2000's) List:

#1 Gladiator (2000)
#2 Moulin Rouge! (2001)
#3 A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
#4 Big Fish (2003)
#5 Apocalypto (2006)
#6 In Bruges (2008)
#7 Cinderella Man (2005)
#8 Chicago (2002)
#9 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
#10 District 9 (2009)
#11 War of the Worlds (2005)
#12 We Were Soldiers (2002)
#13 Finding Nemo (2003)
#14 The Last Samurai (2003)
#15 Million Dollar Baby (2004)
#16 Troy (2004)
#17 3:10 to Yuma (2007)
#18 Taken (2008)
#19 The Reader (2008)
#20 The Incredibles (2004)
 
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