Top Ten Films of the Decade

[Riff Magnum]

i haven't heard when the nationwide release is supposed to be though. It's been so under the radar.

[goochspot]

Originally Posted by Kryptonic

Those are the best movies I've seen this decade that I enjoyed the most.

Fair enough. I enjoyed most of the movies from your list, but I don't think they're the best films of the decade. But, that doesn't matter.

[Steve46]

1. Mulholland Dr. 2001 (David Lynch)
2. No Country for Old Men 2007 (Coen brothers)
3. The Departed 2006 (Martin Scorsese)
4. Inglourious Basterds 2009 (Quentin Tarantino)
5. The Prestige 2006 (Christopher Nolan)
6. There Will Be Blood 2007 (Paul Thomas Anderson)
7. Burn After Reading 2008 (Coen brothers)
8. Cast Away 2000 (Robert Zemeckis)
9. Kill Bill: Volume 1 2003 (Quentin Tarantino)
10. Kill Bill: Volume 2 2004 (Quentin Tarantino)

[goochspot]

Originally Posted by Steve46

1. Mulholland Dr. 2001 (David Lynch)
2. No Country for Old Men 2007 (Coen brothers)
3. The Departed 2006 (Martin Scorsese)
4. Inglourious Basterds 2009 (Quentin Tarantino)
5. The Prestige 2006 (Christopher Nolan)
6. There Will Be Blood 2007 (Paul Thomas Anderson)
7. Burn After Reading 2008 (Coen brothers)
8. Cast Away 2000 (Robert Zemeckis)
9. Kill Bill: Volume 1 2003 (Quentin Tarantino)
10. Kill Bill: Volume 2 2004 (Quentin Tarantino)

I agree with the other films you listed, but I felt Burn After Reading was one of the Coen Brother's weakest outings. I was very disappointed in it. What did you like about it? Maybe I need to give it another shot.

[s-ray]

Brokeback Mountain
Sideways
Cast Away
American Splendor
Zodiac
There Will be Blood

That's all I can think of, I have a horrible memory.

[nightwolf2369]

Here are mine in no real order.

Cinderella Man
No Country for Old Men
Man on Fire
The Dark Knight
Brokeback Mountain
UP
Gladiator
Million Dollar Baby
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Gran Torino

[surfdude12]

Originally Posted by zombie63

1. Return of the King.
2. The Lives of others.
3. Pans Labyrinth.
4. Downfall.
5. Tell no One.
6. Let the Right one in.
7. Micheal Clayton.
8. Moon.
9. No Country for old men.
10. Gran Torino.

good list! LEt the RIght one In and Gran TOrino were also phenomenal movies!!! No Country was phenomenal, but I preferred TWBB.

[samdaman94]

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
ZODIAC
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
ZOMBIELAND
THE WRESTLER
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
THE DEPARTED

erm....struggling to remember

[Steve46]

Originally Posted by goochspot

I agree with the other films you listed, but I felt Burn After Reading was one of the Coen Brother's weakest outings. I was very disappointed in it. What did you like about it? Maybe I need to give it another shot.

I like the subtlety of the humor. The two CIA guys at the end, for example. Pitt's character was superbly annoying. Malkovich was just brilliant. Frances McDormand in one of her best roles. It's a bizarre series of events where nothing really happens, but I can't take my eyes off it. It's my kind of humor I guess?

[zahinn]

The Dark Knight
Lord of the Rings Trilogy (I thought of it as one big movie)
Finding Nemo
The Departed
Memento
The Aviator
The Pianist
Requiem for a Dream
I am not there
UP

....

There are many more I liked....these are just from the top of my head

[Larsco]

Originally Posted by surfdude12

1. Lives of Others
2. Memento
3. There Will Be Blood
4. The Fountain
5. Pan's Labrynth
6. City of God
7. The Orphanage
8. Babel
9. Tell No One
10. Cinderella Man

It's nice to see someone remembered City of God. Fantastic film that too few people have seen.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by Steve46

I like the subtlety of the humor. The two CIA guys at the end, for example. Pitt's character was superbly annoying. Malkovich was just brilliant. Frances McDormand in one of her best roles. It's a bizarre series of events where nothing really happens, but I can't take my eyes off it. It's my kind of humor I guess?

LOL at him saying the F-word about 4,000,000 times. He came unglued...it was great.

[Steve46]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

LOL at him saying the F-word about 4,000,000 times. He came unglued...it was great.

[Show spoiler]I'm calling you...about the security...of your sh!t

[goochspot]

These are my favorite movies of the ones that I think were the best of the best. I've only listed the ones I've seen. There are a lot I missed.

In no particular order:

The Prestige
Childeren of Men
25th Hour
Requiem for a Dream
City of God
Zodiac
Traffic
Y Tu Mama Tambien
The Fog of War
Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Brokeback Mountain
Capturing the Friedmans
The Departed
No Country for Old Men
Milk
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The top spot goes to:

There Will Be Blood

Besides There Will Be Blood, I think all of these films carry equal weight. Well, maybe not Kill Bill, but those were the most fun.

[Belloche]

Here's a quick list of my favorites. I'm probably forgetting something.

1. No Country For Old Men
2. Oldboy
3. Master and Commander The Far Side of the World
4. Kill Bill 1 & 2 (yeah, I'm cheating)
5. Battle Royale
6. The Descent
7. Shaun of the Dead
8. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
9. The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
10. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

[jhiggy23]

Originally Posted by goochspot

These are my favorite movies of the ones that I think were the best of the best. I've only listed the ones I've seen. There are a lot I missed.

In no particular order:

The Prestige
Childeren of Men
25th Hour
Requiem for a Dream
City of God
Zodiac
Traffic
Y Tu Mama Tambien
The Fog of War
Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Brokeback Mountain
Capturing the Friedmans
The Departed
No Country for Old Men
Milk
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The top spot goes to:

There Will Be Blood

Besides There Will Be Blood, I think all of these films carry equal weight. Well, maybe not Kill Bill, but those were the most fun.

It baffles me that people continually forget about Traffic when talking about the best films of this decade. That was a PHENOMENAL film.

[dvd_mazter]

My Top Ten of the Decade (currently, 2009 still has a bit more time left)

1. The Dark Knight / Spider-man 2 (Always a tie for me)
2. The Departed
3. Batman Begins
4. The 40 Year Old Virgin
5. The Incredibles
6. Spider-man
7. Wall-e
8. Sin City
9. Superbad
10. Clerks II

Just missed: Shaun of the Dead, Ratatouille, Star Trek, X2 and Little Miss Sunshine.

[casablanca3]

Originally Posted by Steve46

I like the subtlety of the humor. The two CIA guys at the end, for example. Pitt's character was superbly annoying. Malkovich was just brilliant. Frances McDormand in one of her best roles. It's a bizarre series of events where nothing really happens, but I can't take my eyes off it. It's my kind of humor I guess?

Well said. Pitt and Clooney were great as always. Hilarious movie.

Hard to choose ten so I wont rank in order:

There Will Be Blood
The Departed
Almost Famous
Inglourious Basterds
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Lord of the Rings (All of them)
Dark Knight
Revenge of the Sith (Big SW fan)
Gangs of New York
Lost in Translation

Ahh, I am sure I am forgetting a bunch and mind will change tomorrow

[Gideon]

Not in any order:

The Assassination of Jesse James, 2007
Almost Famous, 2000
There Will Be Blood, 2007
Children of Men, 2006
The Lives of Others, 2006
Lost in Translation, 2003
A.I. Artificial Intillegence, 2001
Traffic, 2000
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 2001
Closer, 2004

[jhiggy23]

Originally Posted by Gideon

Not in any order:

The Assassination of Jesse James, 2007
Almost Famous, 2000
There Will Be Blood, 2007
Children of Men, 2006
The Lives of Others, 2006
Lost in Translation, 2003
A.I. Artificial Intillegence, 2001
Traffic, 2000
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 2001
Closer, 2004

I think you have a fantastic list. Love the inclusion of one of the top 5 best films of all time, and the best film of the 2000s: The Lives of Others. I also like the inclusion of the vastly underrated film The Assassination of Jesse James.