Comments on: (R)editorial: Top Ten Films of the 2000s

By: mc.incid

mc.incid — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:33:54 +0000

Almost Famous shouldn’t be on the list. Almost Famous: Untitled should. It’s a shame Redbox stocked the theatrical release instead of the director’s cut because the extended film really is the superior experience.

By: normang

normang — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:57:43 +0000

My Top 10
In no specific favorite order

Monsters Inc (2001)
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Incredibles (2004)
Star Trek (2009)
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001 to 2003)
Harry Potter 2001 to 2009
Wall-E (2008)
Bourne Trilogy (2002-2007)
Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
(the other two were ok, but they went overboard, some pun intended)
Finding Nemo (2003)

I know my top 10 includes series films that make the total more than 10, but some just needed to be bundled together. (IMHO)

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:20:27 +0000

How does no one mention Super Troopers? It’s got to be one of the funniest movies OF ALL TIME!

By: Shemp Howard

Shemp Howard — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:45:00 +0000

Here are a few more that haven’t been mentioned:

High Fidelity (2000)
Catch Me if You Can (2002) [available @ redbox Replay]
City of God (2002)
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Eastern Promises (2007)
The Hurt Locker (2009)

By: Shemp Howard

Shemp Howard — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:46:13 +0000

Thanks for the kind words rb!

-Infernal Affairs (2002) ["Mou gaan dou" in phonetic Chinese]

is properly spelled. It’s one of the best cop films of all times:

check out rottentomatoes:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/infernal_affairs/?critic=creamcrop

or imdb:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338564/

for a summary.

By: rb

rb — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:35:32 +0000

Well, for the first time I agree with John Small. None of Feste’s top ten would be on my top ten list either!

By: rb

rb — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:26:53 +0000

Shemp…You’re top ten choices demonstrate that deep down, you’re very sophisticated! And to think that some posters relate you to one of the 3 stooges! Odd, just yesterday I got There Will be Blood out of the library AGAIN and actually watched it. Agree, it’s a very good movie. Got it out before but got busy, couldn’t watch it, and had to return it to the library before due. Agree with The Pianist, but not Munich, Syriana, United 93(maybe I watched it too soon after 911), and I think you mean Internal Affairs (Richard Gere?). Well, I’ll put the others on my list to watch when I can find them :-)

By: Shemp Howard

Shemp Howard — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:38:49 +0000

Nice topic Shane…

I hope you follow it up at a later date with similar “top” lists: Performer categories;
Director, etc.

By: John Small

John Small — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:10:23 +0000

You will not be surprised to know that none of the films on Feste’s list would make my Top 10.

I would have to go over my previous lists to see which one’s would but off the top of my head I would include:

Oldboy
Wall-E
Battle Royale
Kill Bill (Vol 1 if I have to choose one)
Audition
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The Royal Tennenbaums
Spirited Away
No Country for Old Men
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

These are in no particular order and I’m sure there are 4 or 5 others that might bump some off of this list.

Not bad for someone who “doesn’t even like movies” I guess.

By: The Turnip

The Turnip — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:49:00 +0000

Shane, I think the movies you listed are pretty terrific! I will say that if you reversed your “honorable mentions” with your “best of” we would be more compatible in our opinions. I thought Prestige, Master & Commander, V for Vendetta and Minority Report were the better movies, although I also love Almost Famous, Brother and the LOTR trilogy. Ratatouille just creeped me out due to the notion of a rodent anywhere near food preparation. Dark Knight was incredibly overrated due to the Heath Ledger over-hype.

To add 10 more of my favorites that haven’t been mentioned yet:

Batman Begins (2005)
The “Bourne” series (2002 – 2007)
Freedom Writers (2007)
Ghost Town (2008)
Grandma’s Boy (2006)
Hellboy (2004)
Hoodwinked (2005)
The Incredibles (2004) BEST Pixar of them all in my opinion
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)

And another 10 that fall within my beloved sci-fi genre:

28 Days Later (2002)
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Cloverfield (2007)
Fanboys (2008)
Signs (2002)
Star Trek (2009)
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005) If you can ignore Hayden Christensen
Wall-E (2008)
War of the Worlds (2005) I know… I’m one of the very few who liked it
X-Men (2000)