Best of The Decade: Nominate Your Favorites

[GOAT]

Originally Posted by jhiggy23

great, this argument again.

well im not going to argue back as if he does not agree then he can just not particpate. The Decade awards are coming out now.

[zombie63]

This is from Wikapedia - A decade is a period of ten years. The word is derived (via French) from the Late Latin decadem, accusative of decas, from Greek decas, from deca. The other words for spans of years also come from Latin: lustrum (5 years), century (100 years), millennium (1000 years). The term usually refers to a period of ten years starting with 0 and ending in 9.

'nuff said - Lets Do it

[casablanca3]

Movie: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actor: Daniel Day Lewis
Actress: Kate Winslet
Animated: The Incredibles
Breakout: Heath Ledger......soo much promise

I think you could also add TV show? Lost or Sopranos for me tough call

[jhiggy23]

Originally Posted by GOAT

well im not going to argue back as if he does not agree then he can just not particpate. The Decade awards are coming out now.

Agreed. The people that argue that the decade goes from 1-0 instead of 0-9 are absolutely crazy.

[jhiggy23]

Breakout Star

1) Sam Mendes (director--American Beauty, Road to Perdition, Jarhead, Revolutionary Road)

2) Javier Bardem (Before Night Falls, The Sea Inside, No Country for Old Men

3) Penelope Cruz (Volver, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Abre Los Ojos, Vanilla Sky, Elegy)

4) Todd Field (director--Little Children and In the Bedroom)

5) Joe Wright (director--Pride and Prejudice and Atonement)


As you can see, I think there are some great directors that came out in this decade that we will really have to watch for in the near future, especially considering the projects each are working on.

[zombie63]

Best Picture

1. Let the Right one In
2. Downfall
3. Pan's Labyrinth
4. No Country for Old Men
5. The Return of the King
6. The Lives of Others
7. The Incredibles
8. Changeling
9. Gran Torino
10. Gladiator.

[jhiggy23]

Originally Posted by zombie63

Best Picture

1. Let the Right one In
2. Downfall
3. Pan's Labyrinth
4. No Country for Old Men
5. The Return of the King
6. The Lives of Others
7. The Incredibles
8. Changeling
9. Gran Torino
10. Gladiator.

That's a very good list. I especially like the inclusion of The Lives of Others, which I think is by far the best picture of the decade, with Downfall being second. I also like that you included Changeling, which I think was the second best film of last year.

[jhiggy23]

Best Score


1) The Fountain

2) The Last Samurai

3) Blood Diamond

4) LOTR: The Two Towers

5) Atonement

[BostonMA22]

Batman Begins
Collateral
The Dark Knight
The Departed
Kill Bill
Letters from Iwo Jima
No Country for Old Men
The Prestige
Punch-Drunk Love
Requiem for a Dream

most are some of my all time favorites, others are some i consider to be some of the very best of the decade that i do love and i thought i'd throw them on there.

[jhiggy23]

Originally Posted by BostonMA22

Batman Begins
Collateral
The Dark Knight
The Departed
Kill Bill
Letters from Iwo Jima
No Country for Old Men
The Prestige
Punch-Drunk Love
Requiem for a Dream

most are some of my all time favorites, others are some i consider to be some of the very best of the decade that i do love and i thought i'd throw them on there.

While they are all domestic films (despite Iwo Jima being in Japanese), I think you have a pretty nice list here.

[Kryptonic]

I'm not going to do every category.

Best Motion Picture
1. Superman Returns
2. A.I. Artificial Intelligence
3. Zodiac
4. King Kong
5. Avatar
6. Casino Royale
7. Minority Report
8. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
9. Batman Begins
10. Valkyrie

Best Director
1. Steven Spielberg
2. Bryan Singer
3. Peter Jackson
4. Christopher Nolan
5. Quentin Tarantino
6. The Wachowski Bros.
7. Darren Aronofsky
8. David Fincher
9. Sam Raimi
10. Zack Snyder

Best Musical Score
1. Lord of the Rings Trilogy - Howard Shore
2. Superman Returns - John Ottman
3. Revenge of the Sith - John Williams
4. Dark Knight - Zimmer and Howard
5. Casino Royale - David Arnold
6. War of the Worlds - John Williams
7. Peter Pan - James Newton Howard
8. Mission Impossible III - Michael Giacchino
9. Drag Me to Hell - Christopher Young
10. Matrix Revolutions - Don Davis

Best Blu-Ray/HD DVD/DVD Release
1. Lord of the Rings Extended Editions (DVD)
2. James Bond Films (BD)
3. Queen Rock Montreal (BD)
4. Superman Ultimate Collection (DVD)
5. Alien Quadrilogy (DVD)
6. Ultimate Matrix Collection (BD)
7. E.T. Ultimate Gift Set (DVD)
8. Blade Runner (BD)
9. King Kong Extended Edition (DVD)
10. Planet of the Apes: The Ultimate Collection (DVD)

[zombie63]

Originally Posted by jhiggy23

That's a very good list. I especially like the inclusion of The Lives of Others, which I think is by far the best picture of the decade, with Downfall being second. I also like that you included Changeling, which I think was the second best film of last year.

Thanks , I always make a point of trying to see as many of the oscar foreign film nominations and this decade has been a real treasure trove of goodies as usual. I still think more people need to see these films though.

[jhiggy23]

Originally Posted by zombie63

Thanks , I always make a point of trying to see as many of the oscar foreign film nominations and this decade has been a real treasure trove of goodies as usual. I still think more people need to see these films though.

Agreed

[Gamma_Winstead]

Yes I'm absolutley crazy. Apparently then so is the American school system. You can go ahead and look up year 0 all you want. It doesn't exist. 1-100 is the first century. 101-200 is the second. 1901-2000= 20th century.

You can insult me all you want. Anyways. I'll play along.

Best picture:
Hmm. That's a challenge. I'm gonna go with A Beautiful Mind. Maybe. I don't know.


Best actor
Leonardo DiCaprio.
Best actress
Jennifer Connely
Best score
Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix
Best director
Peter Jackson
Best animated:
Spirited Away
Breakout star:
Michael C Hall
Best blu:
I'm gonna go with Wall-E. It has 5 star everything. It's certainly not my favorite blu, but it's the complete package.

[jhiggy23]

Originally Posted by gamma626

Yes I'm absolutley crazy. Apparently then so is the American school system. You can go ahead and look up year 0 all you want. It doesn't exist. 1-100 is the first century. 101-200 is the second. 1901-2000= 20th century.

You can insult me all you want. Anyways. I'll play along.

Best picture:
Hmm. That's a challenge. I'm gonna go with A Beautiful Mind. Maybe. I don't know.


Best actor
Leonardo DiCaprio.
Best actress
Jennifer Connely
Best score
Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix
Best director
Peter Jackson
Best animated:
Spirited Away
Breakout star:
Michael C Hall
Best blu:
I'm gonna go with Wall-E. It has 5 star everything. It's certainly not my favorite blu, but it's the complete package.

I like your selections. I also will not comment on the decade thing other than to say that you are incorrect, no disrepect meant. You have to be aware of the history behind the numbers, which is another story completely and shouldn't take away from this thread

[dvd_mazter]

I'll do three for each catergory

Best Motion Picture

- The Dark Knight
- The Departed
- Spider-man 2

Best Director

- Christopher Nolan (TDK)
- Martin Scorsese (The Departed)
- Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds)

Best Actor

- Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)
- Jack Nicholson (The Departed)
- Heath Ledger (TDK)

Best Actress

- Marisa Tomei (The Wrestler)
- Kate Winslet (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)
- Vera Farmiga (The Departed)

Best Musical Score

- The Dark Knight - Hans Zimmer
- Star Trek - Michael Giacchino
- The Incredibles - Michael Giacchino

Best Animated Feature

- The Incredibles
- Wall-e
- Ratatouille

Breakout Star [can be an actor, actress or director]

- Christoper Nolan (Memento, Insomnia, Batman Begins, The Prestige and TDK)
- Christian Bale (American Psycho, Batman Begins, The Prestige, 3:10 To Yuma and TDK)
- Cillian Murphy (28 Days Later, Sunshine, Red Eye, Batman Begins and TDK)

Best Blu-Ray/HD DVD/DVD Release

- Ratatouille
- Monsters Inc.
- The Dark Knight

[jhiggy23]

Originally Posted by dvd_mazter

I'll do three for each catergory

Best Motion Picture

- The Dark Knight
- The Departed
- Spider-man 2

Best Director

- Christopher Nolan (TDK)
- Martin Scorsese (The Departed)
- Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds)

Best Actor

- Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)
- Jack Nicholson (The Departed)
- Heath Ledger (TDK)

Best Actress

- Marisa Tomei (The Wrestler)
- Kate Winslet (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)
- Vera Farmiga (The Departed)

Best Musical Score

- The Dark Knight - Hans Zimmer
- Star Trek - Michael Giacchino
- The Incredibles - Michael Giacchino

Best Animated Feature

- The Incredibles
- Wall-e
- Ratatouille

Breakout Star [can be an actor, actress or director]

- Christoper Nolan (Memento, Insomnia, Batman Begins, The Prestige and TDK)
- Christian Bale (American Psycho, Batman Begins, The Prestige, 3:10 To Yuma and TDK)
- Cillian Murphy (28 Days Later, Sunshine, Red Eye, Batman Begins and TDK)

Best Blu-Ray/HD DVD/DVD Release

- Ratatouille
- Monsters Inc.
- The Dark Knight

There's a lot of choices I disagree with, but def a nice list all the same. I like your inclusion of Giacchino's scores.

[dvd_mazter]

Originally Posted by jhiggy23

There's a lot of choices I disagree with, but def a nice list all the same. I like your inclusion of Giacchino's scores.

Ya, I looked at his IMDB page and realized the guy has done so many of my favourite movie scores.

I can see how you disagree with my list..I do have some odd choices and my inclusion of Spider-man 2 and The Dark Knight as Best films isn't for everyone.

[surfdude12]

Originally Posted by gamma626

Yes I'm absolutley crazy. Apparently then so is the American school system. You can go ahead and look up year 0 all you want. It doesn't exist. 1-100 is the first century. 101-200 is the second. 1901-2000= 20th century.

here's why you're wrong: you would consider it accurate to say Goodfellas (1990) was the best film of the 80's. that's just nonsensical. i'm just using your logic as applied to what you would call the 1981-1990 "eighties" decade.

[jhiggy23]

Originally Posted by surfdude12

here's why you're wrong: you would consider it accurate to say Goodfellas (1990) was the best film of the 80's. that's just nonsensical. i'm just using your logic as applied to what you would call the 1981-1990 "eighties" decade.

And Raging Bull being called the best film of the 70s.