Best films of Past decade 2000-09

[kid-glove]

Could be Top 5/10/25/50 or 100.

Shoot.

[Nerd]

Holly/Foreign?

[kid-glove]

World at large.

[ajithfederer]

From another thread which has been archived

Fav films this decade from Holly

The Dark Knight (2008)- Writer Director Nolan; Heath Leger, Christian Bale and Michael Caine.
The Bourne Ultimatum(2007) and the series in General - Director : Paul Greengrass; Matt Damon, Franka Potente and Julia Stiles.
Babel (2006)- Alejandro Gonzales Innaritu; Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. :clap:
The Good Shepherd(2006) - Robert De Niro; Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie. Bobby what a subject to handle :clap:
Little Children(2006) - Todd Field; (Kate Winslet, Patrick Wilson). Winslet and Wilson were too good.
Blood Diamond(2006) - Edward Zwick; Dicaprio and Jennifer Connelly.
Kill Bill Vol 2(2004) - Quentin Tarantino; David Carradine and Uma Thurman. Vol 1 has turned quite sour to me these days.
Rocknrolla(2008) : Guy Ritchie; Mark Strong, Gerard Butler, Tom wilkinson, Tom Hardy, Thandie Newton and idris Elba. Play fun British humor.
No Country For Old Men(2007) - The Coen Brothers; Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin and Javier Bardem.

The Departed (2006)- Scorsese; Dicaprio, Damon, Wahlberg and Martin Sheen

Might have missed a few and they will be added later. Honorable Mentions too will be added Later.
kid-glove

[venkkiram]

Up
WALL-E
Cars
The Polar Express
Finding Nemo
Ratatouille

[P_R]

Could be Top 5/10/25/50 or 100.

Shoot.

Tof 10

1 Adaptation
2 Kill Bill(s)
3 Memento
4 Big Fish
5 Burn After Reading
6 Vicky Christina Barcelona
7 City of God
8 Waltz with Bashir
9 Amelie
10 Revolutionary Road/ ESOTSM/ The Dreamers/ Dark Knight/ The Prestiege/ Monster's Inc./ Spirited Away

[Dinesh84]

Memento,
No Country for Old Men,
Wall - E,
Dark Knight,
Ratatouille,
Artificial Intelligence - AI,
Blood Diamond,
The Downfall,
The Lord of the Rings (Fellowship),
Up/Monster's Inc/Cars/Finding Nemo

[groucho070]

You got to be kidding me, Thilak. It'll be tough, considering not many are worthy, and my movie watching habits sort of wavered last decade. But muyarchi pannuren.

[Nerd]

My favorites from the ones already listed:


The Dark Knight (2008)
Babel (2006)
Kill Bill Vol 2(2004)
No Country For Old Men(2007)


Toy Story 3
WALL-E




1 Adaptation
2 Kill Bill(s)
3 Memento
7 City of God


More later.

[venkkiram]

Removed "Toy Story 3" from the list as its released on year 2010.
Included Ratatouille.

[salaam_chennai]

1. Apocalypto
2. Bobby
3. Gladiator
4. Gran Tarino/Mystic River/Million Dollar Baby
5. Requeim for a Dream
6. The Departed
7. The Incredibles
8. The Man from earth
9. The Prestige
10. There will be Blood

Honourable mentions
Das Experimet, Kill Bill(s), Donnie Darco, Big Fish, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Crash, In Bruges, Mulholland Dr., Thank you for smoking, Little Children

[ajithfederer]

Paathadhe konjam than. Waeld Cinema (Excluding Tamil/Telugu/Hollywood and British films in general)

Downfall (German)
Goodbye Lenin (German)
The Lives of Others ( " " )
The Counterfeiters ( " " )
My Sassy Girl (Korean)
Joint Security Area ( " " )
In the Mood for Love (Hongkong/Cantonese) - Probably the best in this category :clap:
Red Cliff 1 and 2 (Mandarin) - Saw the condensed version. Would like to see the full version.

P.S: List may be edited in future.


Indhi films, later.

[groucho070]

On my mind this morning, all Hollywood:

1. Collateral
2. The Dark Knight
3. Good Night & Good Luck
4. Million Dollar Baby
5. Gran Torino
6. Avatar
7. Gladiator
8. There will be blood
9. Iron Man
10. Up

[kid-glove]

Top 25:

Enter the Void (Noe, 2009)
There will be blood (PT Anderson, 2007)
Werckmeister Harmonies (Bela Tarr, 2000)
Casino Royale (Martin Campbell, 2006)
Paranoia Agent (Satoshi Kon, 2004) [Over 5 Hrs, this mini Anime series might be the longest feature on this list]
The World (Jia Zhang Ke, 2004)
Three Times (Hou H-Hsien, 2005)
Collateral (Michael Mann, 2004) [Could be 'Public Enemies' next time]
Yi yi (Edward Yang, 2000)
Tropical Malady (Weerasethakal, 2003)
Red Riding Trilogy (2009)
Maqbool (Vishal Bharadwaj, 2003) [Could be 'Omkara' tonight]
Extraordinary Stories (Llinas, 2008)
El Aura (bielinsky, 2004) [Could change to 'Nine Queens' any time]
Virumandi (Kamal Haasan, 2004) [over Hey! Raam for now]
House of Mirth (Terence Davies, 2000)
Far from heaven (Todd Haynes, 2002)
Mulholland Dr. (David Lynch, 2002) [Still absorbing "Inland Empire", so this might change]
Love Exposure (Sono, 2008)
The New World (Malick, 2005)
Inglorious Basterds (Tarantino, 2009) [many times over 'Kill Bill']
Three burials of melquiades estrada (Tommy Lee Jones, 2005)
A Serious Man (Coens, 2009) [over TMWWT and NCFOM to me]
Cache (Haneke, 2005)
Howl's moving castle (Miyazaki, 2004) [Possibly my fav. Miyazaki of all time]

P.S: If you can't leave out a Pixar, Ratatouille or UP for me.

I also squirm for missing out, In the mood for Love/2046 (WKW), Zodiac (Fincher, 2007), Adaptation (Jonze, 2002), ESOSM (Gondry, 2004), Synecdoche, NY (Kaufman, 2008), Century of the Self (Adam Curtis, - ), The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Andrew Dominik, 2007), Bad Education (Almodovar, 2004), Goodbye Dragon Inn (Tsai), Bus 174, 12:08 East of Bucharest, 35 shots of Rum, etc - Maybe they call for a top 50/100.

[P_R]

Maqbool (Vishal Bharadwaj, 2003) [Could be 'Omkara' tonight]
Virumandi (Kamal Haasan, 2004) [over Hey! Raam for now]
Hey Seating phlow ! Waeld means non-Indian no?

Thanks for the list, 2011 endukuLLa pfullA paathura vENdiyadhu. I have sen only 4-5 movies in it.

[kid-glove]

I didn't say that. :lol:

[P_R]

2. The Dark Knight :thumbsup: Feddy aNNanukku oru uRuppinar attai ready paNNirunga.

The popularity of TWBB is heartening. The possibility of world peace increases with man's capacity for patience.

[kid-glove]

The possibility of world peace increases with man's capacity for patience.

Good luck for checking out the other titles in the list. Especially Weerasethakal, Malick and Hsien films. :D

[kid-glove]

I dig The Prestige/Memento over The Dark Knight.

[ajithfederer]

In kg's list i mistakenly read one of the film's release date as 2080

:rotfl:

[P_R]

Especially Weerasethakal, Malick and Hsien films. :D
I saw Malick's celebrated Badlands recently. Frames ellAm remba azhagA irunch. I would have loved seeing it in a cinema hall.
Much credit to my computer not having a remote with a ffw button :-)


Weerasethakal indha pErukkaagavE oru padamaachum paathuraNumnu irukkEN.

[P_R]

I dig The Prestige/Memento over The Dark Knight.
Oh surely. My also.

It's just that TDK is dismissed as 'just another superkero filim' , only Nolantards can like it etc. Adhaiyin thaaNdi, Malaysia maaNikkam aNNan kiravusOkku pidichadhula oru sandhOsam.

[kid-glove]

Moreover, majority of the films on my list borders on non-narrative. Sue me. :P

Sticking to Indian films. Apart from the four (Viru, Maq, Omkara, H!R), following were impressive to me:

Blue Umbrella
Mithya
Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
Love, Sex aur Dhoka
Kanchivaram
No Smoking
Black Friday
Dev D
Pithamagan
Nandha
Naan Kadavul
Nandhalala
Kaadhal
Alaipayuthey*
Kannathil Muthamital
Ore kadal
Kazhcha
Nizhalkoothu
Kutty Srank
Dweepa
Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (sp?)
Alavandhaan

But 2000's is a disappointing decade in terms of Tamil and Malayalam cinema in terms of outright classics. Although Tamil cinema had grown in other ways (not always healthy, but still..)

[ajithfederer]

Seriously, .

Many fight scenes in Kill Bill look very silly now. KB-2 is not that bad considering it has more narrative.


Inglorious Basterds (Tarantino, 2009) [many times over 'Kill Bill']

[P_R]

KB silly-A :click: remoos saftey catch

eppidiyin padam paarkka vachuruveenga pOla irukkE.
naan paartha oNNu reNdu allegedly cool dialock/moment scenes suthamA pudikkalai.
So when I eventually watch it the film will be up against a lot of cynical prejudice. pArppOm.

[kid-glove]

Feddy, But I still love KB and the entropy of revenge, not to forget the seamless juxtaposition of genres and action sub-genres. And of course, It's still might well be among my most revisited films. Death proof is also super-entertaining. I'd put QT up there with Lynch, WKW, Jia, PTA, Coens, Noe and rest, as one of the top 'auteurs' of the decade.

[groucho070]

TDK konja naala another well-made superhero padamnuthan nenechen, but looking at it again, it's amazing how what could have been another superhero sequel elevated to such superior level. A standalone piece, completely overshadowing Batman Begins which was wonderful and something you don't even have to remember. Fantastic balance of humour, action, human drama, politics, and pure geeky superhero fantasies. Add one of the best on screen performances of that decade and that movie can stand the test of time. The next one seriously will have to be directed by Orson Welles to be better :P (yarappa athu Citizen Kane inferior, Touch of Evil low grade-nu sonnathu? :evil:)

[groucho070]

The popularity of TWBB is heartening. The possibility of world peace increases with man's capacity for patience.Actually I don't know why. Annan Daniel-in performance oru pakkam irukka, there's something absolutely mesmerising about this film. Not an epic, but very Citizen Kane-sque. Most in my list seemed to have dark protagonist, antha kizhavan utpada.

[kid-glove]

I think Mann, Ridley Scott, or for that matter Tom Twyker, could direct Batman Series better than Nolan. But they won't.

[groucho070]

TDKla Mann-oda influence romba-ve terinjucchu, particularly Heat. The background score is definitely inspired, and I think they (yar theriyila, Nolan-nu nenekkiren) have mentioned it. Heat is an awesome-fest, influence aanathu tappe illa! Scott has lost it methinks. Twyker yarunu theriyila, but sounds like "Striker" with speech impediment.

[kid-glove]

spelling mistake. His name is Tykwer. He should do the next Bond film, not Sam Mendes. :sigh2:

[P_R]

Twyker yarunu theriyila, but sounds like "Striker" with speech impediment. :lol: Elmer Fudd

[Nerd]

Blue Umbrella
Mithya
Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
Love, Sex aur Dhoka
Kanchivaram
No Smoking
Black Friday
Dev D
Pithamagan
Nandha
Naan Kadavul
Nandhalala
Kaadhal
Alaipayuthey*
Kannathil Muthamital
Ore kadal
Kazhcha
Nizhalkoothu
Kutty Srank
Dweepa
Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (sp?)
Alavandhaan

Whoa, +1 on everything except Alaipayuthey/Aalavanthan/Nandhalala and the mallu films. And Omkara is not top-rack-stuff for me.

Kill Bill sillyaaa? KB 1 > KB 2 > IB > 97% of all holly films in the last decade.

[ajithfederer]

Silly in the sense not the entire film but sila scenegal nambum padiyaga illainu vechukaren.

[groucho070]

spelling mistake. His name is Tykwer. He should do the next Bond film, not Sam Mendes. :sigh2:Muthalla olunggana scriptwriter venum. Still using Purvis and Wade, hangover from Brosnan years. Pattama Judi Dench vera :hammer: okay, end of digression.

[kid-glove]

Haggis's contribution is more pronounced in the post-DC era..

More importantly a filmmaker like Tykwer could be as influential as likes of Scorsese in shaping up the script to something powerfully cinematic.

Martin Campbell's hand is more than felt in Royale. How about re-signing him? Mendes :hammer:

[cinema]

My favorite in world cinema
Beautiful Mind,
No country for Old men,
Gladiator,
Cast Away,
Mullholland Drive,
Pianist,
Brokeback Mountain,
Good night and good luck.

In Indian cinema
Hey Ram
Taare Zameen Par,
Lage Raho Munnabhai,
omkara,
Virumaandi,
Naan Kadavul

[AravindMano]

The Top 10

3-Iron(2004) (For the silence that remains with you after the film)
4 Months 3 Weeks 2 Days(2007) (Come on, Romania!)
Amelie(2001) (Dream, this one)
Ameros Perros(2000) (As intense as it can get)
In The Mood For Love (2000) (Mise-en-scene)
Talk To Her (2002) (God forbid, Swan song of Almodovar)
The White Ribbon (2009) (The living master’s tour de force)
The Edge Of Heaven (2007) (Intimate, personal and moving)
The Return (2003) (Stunning)
Tropical Malady(2004) (Avant garde)




The honourable mentions

Baran (2004)
Bad Education (2004)
Cache (2005)
Dancer In The Dark (2000)
Gomorroh (2008) (More to compensate the fact that I haven’t watched City Of God)
Finding Nemo (2003)
Synecdoche, Newyork (2008)
The Son’s Room (2001)
The Class (2008)
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)


And the minor movies, off-beat etc.,


Be With Me(2005)
Juno(2007)
Ten (2002)
The Band’s Visit(2007)
Three Monkeys(2008)
Tricks(2007)
Vicky Christina Barcelona (2008)
What Time Is It There? (2001)
Whisky(2004)
You, The Living (2007)

[AravindMano]

Great thread Doc! :clap:

[kid-glove]

Excellent. There are couple of titles there that I want to check out ASAP. Pretty obscure ones that calls for attention & engagement. :clap: