10 good films since 2000

[miraja2]

My top ten since 2000:

10) Being John Malkovich
9) The Squid and the Whale
8) Mystic River
7) Match Point
6) Sideways
5) Adaptation
4) Little Children
3) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2) Before Sunset
1) The Diving Bell and the Butterfly


I never really thought about it before, but I guess Charlie Kaufman really is responsible (at least partially) for three of my ten favorite movies in the last decade.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by miraja2

My top ten since 2000:

10) Being John Malkovich
9) The Squid and the Whale
8) Mystic River
7) Match Point
6) Sideways
5) Adaptation
4) Little Children
3) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2) Before Sunset
1) The Diving Bell and the Butterfly


I never really thought about it before, but I guess Charlie Kaufman really is responsible (at least partially) for three of my ten favorite movies in the last decade.

I LOVED those two movies.

[miraja2]

My top five most overrated movies of the decade:

5) Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (A good movie, but I'm still not sure how this movie won tons of awards despite being the worst offering in the trilogy).

4) Gladiator (Ummm.....okay....what is supposed to be good about this movie?)

3) Michael Clayton (Above average movie that somehow garnered more critical acclaim and box office attendance than it deserved).

2) Avatar (Visually amazing, and it is worth seeing for that, but the script reads like somebody told Cameron to take all of the worst elements of Dances with Wolves and The Matrix and combine them into one movie).

1) Moulin Rouge (One of the worst movies of the decade and yet it somehow made a bunch of money and won a lot of awards. Insane.)

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by miraja2

My top five most overrated movies of the decade:

5) Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (A good movie, but I'm still not sure how this movie won tons of awards despite being the worst offering in the trilogy).

4) Gladiator (Ummm.....okay....what is supposed to be good about this movie?)
3) Michael Clayton (Above average movie that somehow garnered more critical acclaim and box office attendance than it deserved).

2) Avatar (Visually amazing, and it is worth seeing for that, but the script reads like somebody told Cameron to take all of the worst elements of Dances with Wolves and The Matrix and combine them into one movie).

1) Moulin Rouge (One of the worst movies of the decade and yet it somehow made a bunch of money and won a lot of awards. Insane.)

It's the only one I have seen on the list and are you kidding me? I thought that all the coliseum scenes were worth the price of admission alone. I thought that it was overall an excellent movie.

[Gaelic Storm]

The overrated list should include any George Clooney movie after 2000 (especially Michael Clayton) and anything from Jim Carrey after 2001.

Here's my 10 best:
10 Almost Famous
9 Juno (my wife's favorite)
8 Catch Me If you Can
7 Little Children (loved Kelly Leak in that one)
6 The Last King of Scotland (Garlick was great)
5 Blood Diamond
4 Unbreakable
3 Thank You For Smoking
2 Inside Man
1 Slumdog Millionaire

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

my top 15 movies id watch at anytime if they were on

trading places
race track doc
first sat in may doc
wall street
13 days .a great movie about the cuban missle c
platoon
godfather
o brother where at thou
blow
apollo 13
apoclypse now
saving prvt ryan
the sting
patton
the african queen
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rumors have a frank sinatra bio pick with leo..he wont sing.dir martin sc

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by Gaelic Storm

The overrated list should include any George Clooney movie after 2000 (especially Michael Clayton) and anything from Jim Carrey after 2001.

Here's my 10 best:
10 Almost Famous
9 Juno (my wife's favorite)
8 Catch Me If you Can
7 Little Children (loved Kelly Leak in that one)
6 The Last King of Scotland (Garlick was great)
5 Blood Diamond
4 Unbreakable
3 Thank You For Smoking
2 Inside Man
1 Slumdog Millionaire

Catch Me if You Can and Thank You for Smoking both just missed making my top ten. I think Thank You for Smoking is actually better than Jason Reitman's other recent pictures (Juno and Up in the Air) even though those two received a lot more acclaim. Those two films are really good, but Thank You for Smoking is outstanding.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by miraja2

My top five most overrated movies of the decade:

5) Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (A good movie, but I'm still not sure how this movie won tons of awards despite being the worst offering in the trilogy).

4) Gladiator (Ummm.....okay....what is supposed to be good about this movie?)

3) Michael Clayton (Above average movie that somehow garnered more critical acclaim and box office attendance than it deserved).

2) Avatar (Visually amazing, and it is worth seeing for that, but the script reads like somebody told Cameron to take all of the worst elements of Dances with Wolves and The Matrix and combine them into one movie).

1) Moulin Rouge (One of the worst movies of the decade and yet it somehow made a bunch of money and won a lot of awards. Insane.)

I haven't seen Avatar, but this guys review of it is devasting, and I should add quite hilarious. It's long but well worth it.
http://www.redlettermedia.com/

[Gaining Ground]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

I haven't seen Avatar, but this guys review of it is devasting, and I should add quite hilarious. It's long but well worth it.
http://www.redlettermedia.com/

was that larry flynt doing the review?

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by Gaining Ground

was that larry flynt doing the review?

yeah he's kind of a cross between Larry Flynt and Jamie Gumb.
freakin hilarious if you ask me, especially his Phantom Menace review.

[AeWingnut]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

I haven't seen Avatar, but this guys review of it is devasting, and I should add quite hilarious. It's long but well worth it.
http://www.redlettermedia.com/

yes, while he sounds like the guy from Idiocracy that "Not Sure" crashes into. He mostly has the movie down.