10 good films since 2000

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by Rileyoriley

Best movie I've seen in the last few years was "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas".

I saw your post and watched this movie last night.

The movie both hit and missed with me. First of all, you have to suspend a lot of disbelief. Huge holes in the story such as:

1. Where were the guard towers and riflemen?
2. How was that Jewish kid able to sneak off to the fence every day without anyone seeing him?
3. How was it possible that an 8 year old german boy during the time, not to mention the son of a death camp comandant, not have already been brainwashed?
4. Why were there guards at the front of the house but none to the rear?
5. If he could get in, why couldnt he have just helped get the kid out?
6. Were there no phones or radios between the house where the comandant's office was and the death camp in which he ran? It would seem simple enough to make a call if his son was missing.


Okay. The director did an amazing job of dehumanizing the victims. The best that i have seen in a movie on the subject. And you don't really catch it until after the movie of what he made you feel. By focusing on the boy and his family and their pain and making the plight of the jews mysterious and hidden for much of the movie, you are almost fooled into thinking the real tragedy is what happened to the little german boy. But what about Schmuel and Pavel and the rest of the poor souls that were gassed at the same time? The director makes them almost an after thought until the fade out with the picture of the striped concentration camp pajamas hanging.

That is the brilliance of the movie in my opinion and it made the movie truly unique. For a second, he brought you into the world of a german during that time.

[Arletta]

Anyone else see it/liked it?

Just finished watching the movie and highly recommend it.... Two thumbs up for sure

[timmgirvan]

I really liked this one!

[_ed_]

My top 5 since 2000:

1. Amelie
2. Slumdog Millionaire
3. Adventureland
4. In Bruges
5. Sweeney Todd

[miraja2]

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 may need to add Exit through the Gift Shop to this list.
I saw it last night and I think it is absolutely brilliant (and hilarious). I'm not sure if it has been released outside of NYC, LA, and Chicago yet, but if it is playing near you I highly recommend it.

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by miraja2

I may need to add Exit through the Gift Shop to this list.
I saw it last night and I think it is absolutely brilliant (and hilarious). I'm not sure if it has been released outside of NYC, LA, and Chicago yet, but if it is playing near you I highly recommend it.

i just saw this last night and i agree. i think the entire movie is probably a brilliant prank but i don't care. and if it is, i hope it's never outed.

btw: mr. brainwash had a 2nd show in new york (all original material) that just closed.

[GPK]

Five Minutes of Heaven

Originally Posted by _ed_

My top 5 since 2000:

1. Amelie

Brilliant film.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmIdU...eature=related