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Top 100 Tuesday: 100 Best Movies of the Decade
We are leaving Kubrick behind and fast approaching Hyams. If you get that reference, go grab yourself a cookie. It is time for us to reflect back on the decade that was. On January 1st, 2000, Disney released FANTASIA 2000. On Wednesday, December 30th, 2009, THE WHITE RIBBON is set to bow. Between the release of these two films, thousands of films came and went, and some of them were far more memorable than others. It was a long trek getting this list together, but here are our collective top 100 films of the past decade.
Quick Year-to-Year by the Numbers:
2009 – 11
2008 – 11
2007 – 7
2006 – 14
2005 – 12
2004 – 8
2003 – 7
2002 – 12
2001 – 10
2000 – 8
100. MILLION DOLLAR BABY (2004) – Clint Eastwood
99. JUNO (2007) – Jason Reitman
98. AN EDUCATION (2009) – Lone Scherfig
97. SPIDER-MAN 2 (2004) – Sam Raimi
96. MUNICH (2005) – Steven Spielberg
95. THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU (2004) – Wes Anderson
94. THE KING OF KONG (2007) – Seth Gordon
93. HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE (2001) – Chris Columbus
92. CLERKS 2 (2006) – Kevin Smith
91. FEMME FATALE (2002) – Brian De Palma
90. TASOGARE SEIBEI (THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI) (2002) – Yoji Yamada
89. FAR FROM HEAVEN (2002) – Todd Haynes
88. MURDERBALL (2005) – Henry Alex Rubin & Dana Adam Shapiro
87. THE HURT LOCKER (2009) – Kathryn Bigelow
86. BABEL (2006) Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
85. A MIGHTY WIND (2003) – Christopher Guest
84. ZODIAC (2007) – David Fincher
83. KIRSCHBLUTEN – HANAMI (CHERRY BLOSSOMS) (2008) – Doris Dorrie
82. CASINO ROYALE (2006) – Martin Campbell
81. 28 DAYS LATER… (2002) – Danny Boyle
80. ONCE (2007) – John Carney
79. IRON MAN (2008) – Jon Favreau
78. BORAT: CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN (2006) – Larry Charles
77. SIN NOMBRE (2009) – Cary Fukunaga
76. THE FOUNTAIN (2006) – Darren Aronofsky
75. UP IN THE AIR (2009) – Jason Reitman
74. IN BRUGES (2008) – Martin McDonagh
73. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: AI (2001) – Steven Spielberg
72. SUNSHINE (2008) – Danny Boyle
71. THE PROPOSITION (2006) – John Hillcoat
70. A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE (2005) – David Cronenberg
69. YING XIONG (HERO) (2002) – Yimou Zhang
68. HIGH FIDELITY (2000) – Stephen Frears
67. REVOLUTIONARY ROAD (2008) – Sam Mendes
66. LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA (2006) – Clint Eastwood
65. HAK SE WUI (ELECTION) (2005) – Johnnie To
64. SEN TO CHIHIRO NO KAMIKAKUSHI (SPIRITED AWAY) (2001) – Hayao Miyazaki
63. PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (2003) – Gore Verbinski
62. ONG-BAK (2003) – Prachya Pinkaew
61. MOULIN ROUGE (2001) – Baz Luhrmann
60. SIN CITY (2005) – Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller, and Quentin Tarantino
59. DES LEBEN DER ANDEREN (THE LIVES OF OTHERS) (2006) – Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
58. BIG FISH (2003) – Tim Burton
57. UNBREAKABLE (2000) – M. Night Shyamalan
56. THE DEVIL’S REJECTS (2005) – Rob Zombie
55. UNITED 93 (2006) – Paul Greengrass
54. MINORITY REPORT (2002) – Steven Spielberg
53. BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (2005) – Ang Lee
52. FANTASTIC MR. FOX (2009) – Wes Anderson
51. THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS (2001) – Wes Anderson
50. SHAUN OF THE DEAD (2004) – Edgar Wright
49. KING KONG (2005) – Peter Jackson
48. AMERICAN PSYCHO (2000) – Mary Harron
47. THE PRESTIGE (2006) – Christopher Nolan
46. LAT DEN RATTE KOMME IN (LET THE RIGHT ONE IN) (2008) – Tomas Alfredson
45. (500) DAYS OF SUMMER (2009) – Marc Webb
44. THE DEPARTED (2006) – Martin Scorsese
43. OLDBOY (2005) – Chan-wook Park
42. THE PIANIST (2002) – Roman Polanski
41. THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD (2007) – Andrew Dominik
40. 25th HOUR (2002) – Spike Lee
39. BATMAN BEGINS (2005) – Christopher Nolan
38. APOCALYPTO (2006) – Mel Gibson
37. WO HU CANG LONG (CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON) (2000) – Ang Lee
36. STAR TREK (2009) – J.J. Abrams
35. ALMOST FAMOUS (2000) – Cameron Crowe
34. ROAD TO PERDITION (2002) – Sam Mendes
33. AVATAR (2009) – James Cameron
32. LE FABULEUX DESTIN D’AMELIE POULAIN (AMELIE) (2001) – Jean-Pierre Jeunet
31. GRIZZLY MAN (2005) – Werner Herzog
30. ADAPTATION. (2002) – Spike Jonze
29. O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU (2000) – Joel & Ethan Coen
28. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (2008) – David Fincher
27. THE WRESTLER (2008) – Darren Aronofsky
26. CIDADE DE DEUS (CITY OF GOD) (2002) – Fernando Meirelles & Katia Lund
25. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001) – Peter Jackson
24. BRICK (2005) – Rian Johnson
23. SIDEWAYS (2004) – Alexander Payne
22. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (2004) – Michel Gondry
21. DONNIE DARKO (2001) – Richard Kelly
20. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (2008) – Danny Boyle
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? is boring. Bollywood is boring. Who knew a Bollywood-esque look at WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? would be so damned invigorating. Danny Boyle’s Piece de resistance (or some people would think that) is a highly stylized and hopeful look at love in the midst of impoverished India. It elicits so many emotions that, by the time the closing dance number takes its first step, you may have long hit your limits. Nonethless, the movie is heartbreaking, heartwarming, and heart-exhausting, and it remains one of if not the best movie to come out in 2008.
19. REQUIEM FOR A DREAM (2000) – Darren Aronofsky
Darren Aronofsky’s REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, based on Hubert Selby Jr.’s novel about drug abuse is one of the most powerful dramas of the last decade. It’s less about drugs than the psychology of addiction and shows that addiction to a drug, any drug, can result in chaos and suffering. This is nothing new but it is how it is conveyed that makes it such a strong and unflinching film (the split-screen effect and time-lapse motion effects certainly contribute to the overall film’s power). Ellen Burstyn deserved the Best Actress Oscar that year for her devastating, heart-wrenching performance as a pill-popping older woman and the entire cast is top-notch.
18. GLADIATOR (2000) – Ridley Scott
“My name is Gladiator.”
Almost like the “I am Spartacus” line but with added bad-ass-ery, Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe pulled no punches with GLADIATOR, an epic tale of one man’s mission to bring down the emperor that cost him everything. From it’s opening battle to the amazing “chariot” scene that reminds us of BEN-HUR on steroids to the culminating one-on-one between Crowe’s Maximus and Joaquin Phoenix’s wuss of a ruler, GLADIATOR is a sword-and-sandal epic for a new generation. The film is loaded with all kinds of goodies for action junkies and drama lovers alike. To answer Maximus’ momentous quandery to the crowd, yes, we were certainly entertained.
17. MOON (2009) – Duncan Jones
Director Duncan Jones got plenty of notice before MOON’s release for being the son of David Bowie; afterward, he was getting notice for being one of the most promising up-and-coming filmmakers we have. A true piece of science fiction in a year that did the genre justice, Jones’ tale of a lone moon miner (Sam Rockwell) could easily be performed as a stage play. Rockwell’s centerpiece performance should make him a bona fide star.
16. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (2002) – Peter Jackson
FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING was a good film, action packed had some amazing moments and special effects, it could have easily won the oscar for best picture that year, but it wasn’t a whole completed story. When TWO TOWERS came along everyone was excited to see just how well made and how much more epic the LORD OF THE RINGS Trilogy could get. While not the conclusion to the full story, it still had a lot of amazing moments and an epic finale the likes of which cinema had never seen. While the Hobbits did take a bit of a back seat in this story, the human characters really shown through. It had more locations, more actors, more drama, and and some how managed to have a convincing love story where the two people involved never actually were on screen together, a feat never pulled off in film before or since. THE TWO TOWERS is maybe the best second film in a trilogy since EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. It’s just bigger and better in every single way.
15. LOST IN TRANSLATION (2003) – Sofia Coppola
LOST IN TRANSLATION is one of my favorite films of all time. Not only is it’s cast of Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson just a blast to watch as the get lost in the brightly lit streets of Tokyo, but it’s also incredibly well directed by Sofia Coppola. It was one of the most highly praised films of 2003, getting 4 star reviews from over EIGHTY critics. That’s almost unheard of. Watching this film actually pushed me to go to Japan in 2005 and coming back I had a whole new appreciation for the film. Not only did it PERFECTLY represent what it’s like to be in Tokyo with severe jet lag, but it also captured the spirit of the city through beautiful sound design and camera work. Almost no other place in the world sounds like Tokyo, and LOST IN TRANSLATION has all that ambiance down in a way most films dream they could. It’s quite simply, a perfect film. If LORD OF THE RINGS hadn’t come out that year, it would have easily pulled the oscar for best picture, no question.
14. THE INCREDIBLES (2004) – Brad Bird
Maybe it’s just that we’ve got an insatiable disposition to superhero stories, but of all the incredible Pixar films to date, the one that is hands down the most enjoyable, most exciting and most consistent from beginning to end would have to be THE INCREDIBLES. The story itself isn’t groundbreaking, for all intents and purposes ripped straight from the textbook definition of old school comic book superhero stories. However, Brad Bird does this story great justice, developing fantastic characters and showing audiences he has a flawless eye for action, as translated into CGI filmmaking. The cast is nothing short of perfect, especially the villain Syndrome. Jason Lee was born for the role of the former Incredibles fan-boy, now all grown up and bitter that Mr. Incredible never gave him the time of day. While the film easily lent itself to a sequel, we’re better off remembering this one as a stand alone achievement.
13. UP (2009) – Peter Docter & Bob Peterson
If there’s anything you might NOT be expecting from a PIXAR film, it’s to be drenched in your own tears less than ten minutes after the opening short has come to its conclusion. That is exactly what Peter Docter and Bob Peterson with UP, the latest, and some would even say, the best PIXAR movie yet. Filled with as many emotionally tugging moments as it is with thrills, chills, and loads of laughs, the film is just about the perfect example of the care and precision the animation studio takes with each and every one of its projects. After the premise was first released and the first, few trailers came out for UP, there were a few who even felt the film looked like it could be the worst film in PIXAR’s lineup. The naysayers were silenced, and it is going to be a long, long time before anyone doubts the level of talent at work within PIXAR’s walls. UP is a triumph of animation, an immensely engaging story filled with unforgettable characters that will forever be remembered as not only one of PIXAR’s best films, but one of the best, animated films ever released.
12. THE DARK KNIGHT (2008) – Christopher Nolan
THE BEST COMIC BOOK MOVIE OF ALL TIME PERIOD. Let’s be honest for a second. The fact this film didn’t even get NOMINATED for Best Picture is a god damn crime against film. The stigma attached to comic books is bullshit and this film is a prime example of why. Heath Ledger gives one of the best performances ever put on film (EVER) and gets the Oscar for it, deservedly so, but for some reason the director and producers get snubbed because the Oscars don’t want anything to do with a genre of film based on something that was once called “the funny books”. Comics are a medium to be taken seriously as art, films based on the characters, equally so, and decades from now people will look back at THE DARK KNIGHT’s lack of nominations in those categories as a MASSIVE over site and one of the dumbest moves ever made. THE DARK KNIGHT is a great film and if you haven’t seen it, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?! (sorry for the movie geek rage)
11. MULHOLLAND DRIVE (2001) – David Lynch
MULHOLLAND DRIVE is David Lynch’s hypnotic 2001 take on the Hollywood Starlet story. Lynch skillfully blends dreams, nightmares, memories and flashbacks with reality to create a strange and twisted film-noir that is his greatest work to date. The dialogue is witty, the cinematography is gorgeous, and the music is haunting. The cast, especially Naomi Watts who delivers a technically dazzling performance, is perfect. With MULHOLLAND DRIVE, Lynch shows us a Hollywood that may be spectacular and desirable but behind the illusion, it is a nasty and contemptible place. Maybe that’s just Lynch’s worldview, but I’ll take it.
10. KILL BILL VOL. 2 (2004) – Quentin Tarantino
There are always two camps when it comes to the KILL BILL series about which half is better. No matter which side you’re on you can’t deny that they’re both incredible pieces of cinema and some of the best work Tarantino has done. Vol. 2 of the series takes the series to it’s inevitable conclusion and is quite a bit more wordy than Vol. 1, but, boy, is that dialogue good? David Carradine’s performance at the end of the film is incredibly strong and really does show that the man had range. The monologue about Superman is some of the best writing integrating pop culture in modern cinema. Maybe it’s not as good as Vol. 1, but it’s still one of the best films of the past ten years and belongs on any cinema fan’s shelf.
9. EL LABERINTO DEL FAUNO (PAN’S LABYRINTH) (2006) – Guillermo del Toro
We knew Guillermo del Toro from BLADE II, HELLBOY, and THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE, but what we didn’t know until 2006′s PAN’S LABYRINTH was that the man is a visionary storyteller. PAN’S LABYRINTH isn’t just a fully fleshed out fantasy with some of the best practical effects work on display in modern filmmaking. It’s also one of the best examples of good, classical storytelling, an art that many have forgotten.
8. INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (2009) – Quentin Tarantino
As long as it was in development, Quentin Tarantino’s World War II film was well worth the wait. INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS revels in the thought of flinging just as much verbiage at its audience as it does bullets and grenades, and there’s nothing wrong with that. The dialog in this film is truly amazing, and it is arguably Tarantino’s best screenplay since PULP FICTION. So rich in both texture and design, it is a film that succeeds on so many levels that it takes more than a couple of viewings to gather it all in for consumption. Everything works from the opening dual of languages to the closing exclamation of its own masterpiece creation, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS is epic in both action and verbosity. Leave it up to Tarantino, too, to drop a nuclear size bomb on the historical textbooks. This film is amazing.
7. THERE WILL BE BLOOD (2007) – Paul Thomas Anderson
In what is arguably one of the most all-around perfectly constructed films of the decade, and what may even be called the closest thing to Stanley Kubrick having been resurrected to embody the filmmaker, Paul Thomas Anderson has perhaps achieved his opus amongst a list of very fine films with THERE WILL BE BLOOD. Every element of this film is brilliantly crafted… the set design, the costumes, superb cinematography from Robert Elswit and music by Jonny Greenwood, but the performances in collaboration with Anderson’s direction are the true “black gold” in this powerful film about the early days of crude oil in America. Paul Dano is shockingly strong and creepy, like a weasel concealing his rabies from his prey, but Daniel Day-Lewis (as always) is extraordinary… perhaps even near his best, as the simple but ambitious prospector turned oil tycoon. From beginning to end, this film is engaging and has masterpiece written all over it.
6. WALL*E (2008) – Andrew Stanton
It’s very rare for audiences to feel the emotions of an animated character. Pixar certainly blew our minds and our hearts wide open with this one in 2008. WALL-E is a waste compactor set in the future. His only friend was a mere cockroach until EVE was sent to earth to find signs of life. Once he sets his big, metal eyes on her, he falls in love. Despite WALL-E’s isolation, his world is filled with wonder. He has a collection of things that are interesting ad valuable to him, even though they would be just trash to most of us. Pixar calculated every movement to such a tee that there is no need for much dialog throughout most of the movie. WALL-E is unlike any other film of it’s kind, landing its’ rightful place in our top 10.
5. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2007) – Joel & Ethan Coen
If there’s one thing the Coen Brothers do well, it’s never failing to surprise their audience and tell a good story. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, based on the Cormac McCarthy novel, is a strange and sinister tale told from the point-of-view of an old man witnessing the rise of a new era of crime immorality that he feels has no place for his more traditional mentality. The odd thing about the story is that Tommy Lee Jones’ aging Sheriff Bell takes something of a back seat to the unflinching coldness and brutality of Javier Bardem’s sociopath killer Anton Chigurh and Josh Brolins’ slightly dated and misguided anti-hero Llewelyn Moss. Bardem is mesmerizing and frightening in his performance and the Coen Brothers puzzle-like method of storytelling adds to the uneasiness of this contemporary story of moral ambiguity.
4. CHILDREN OF MEN (2006) – Alfonso Cuaron
Humanity can no longer have kids. Think about how scary that is for a second. It’s a bold choice making a movie about that kind of subject, and Alfonso Cuaron does an amazing job of taking that subject and turning it into a story of hope in the face of true tragedy. Clive Owen gives what is undoubtedly the best performance of his career to date, and Clare-Hope Ashitey’s portrayal of Kee, the first pregnant woman in eighteen years is so strong that it will bring tears to your eyes by the time the film ends. CHILDREN OF MEN gives a truly realistic look at the future of my generation, and that’s probably what makes it ring true so much. Michael Caine’s character in the film, is well into his 60s or more, and is actually from my generation. A character type not often, if ever, presented in film or any sci-fi really. CHILDREN OF MEN’s action set pieces also set it far apart from other films, with long single take shots that move and flow unlike anything present before. Long dramatic scenes full of pathos and drama punctuated by in your face violence and and bullets whizzing by. You know you’re in for something different right away when this film starts, and it will never let you go. A sci-fi treasure to be sure.
3. MEMENTO (2001) – Christopher Nolan
This is the movie that put Christopher Nolan on the map, securing his place as one of the rising young filmmakers to watch and has he ever proven himself worthy! MEMENTO is an incredibly meticulous but understated tale of mystery with suspense and wonderful performances from Guy Pearce, Carrie Anne-Moss and Joe Pantoliano. The film intricately weaves the main character’s desperate search for his own memory, struggling to uncover the truth about his wife’s murder, all while interpreting this in a fascinating and seemingly simple but effective visual style. This little slice of modern film noir is a must-see film that marks the beginning of a true master’s magnificent career.
2. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING (2003) – Peter Jackson
The culmination of Peter Jackson’s triumphant LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy proves that the entire journey of both Frodo and company and us as the viewer, was completely and utterly worth the wait. The film won Best Picture in 2003 and Peter Jackson snagged the award for Best Director. Highlights of the film are the epic battle sequences at Pelennor Fields and of course, the finale at Mount Doom. The most important aspect of this final film, however, is the character work of its ensemble cast. Elijah Wood and Sean Aston stand out as true carriers of the story during their mission to Mount Doom. If you haven’t experienced this victorious final chapter, do yourself a favor and get on it immediately. This is truly a vital piece of cinema and one that should be cherished for generations as one of the greatest films of the decade.
1. KILL BILL VOL. 1 (2003) – Quentin Tarantino
Here it is! Number 1! The best film of the past ten years (according to We Are Movie Geeks), and it’s Tarantino’s bloody, hack and slash homage to Japanese and Chinese cinema. What’s crazy about this film is that even with how good it is, how amazing it’s character The Bride is, and how great the action is, it’s hard to talk about in such a short block of text. Where do you start? Sure Uma Thurman portrays what might be the strongest female lead in film history, and the action is violent in a way that it over takes you, no matter what kind of sensibilities you might have on the subject of blood gore, and it’s dialogue is epic in a way few films ever approach, but there’s so much more than that. Even the small characters like Sonny Chiba’s Hattori Hanzo are incredible and really important in planting Kill Bill as a genuine piece of Asian cinema. Sonny played Hanzo thirty years earlier, and now connecting the films together he plays Hanzo’s ancestor.
Little things like that show that Tarantino really knows what he’s doing and that he has a true and pure love of this kind of film. And who can forget the anime sequence in the middle of the film, changing the way you you can tell a narrative, but still stay true to the spirit of the movie. It’s simply incredible. The mystery behind the Bride, Bill, the Deadly Viper Squad, will pull you in and never let you go. KILL BILL VOL. 1 is cinema perfection and I’m proud to have written about it on this list. Q & U have created one of the best film series in history, and we The Movie Geeks salute them.
Fight Club, Gangs of New York, Cast Away, Hotel Rwanda have to be on this list. Fight Club should be in the top ten.
Fight Club was 1999 I believe.
Don’t agree with this list much, but such is the nature of lists and art. Kill Bill is about my least favorite Tarantino movie and probably wouldn’t crack my top 100 for 2000-2009.
KIll bill sucks this list is bad theres been way better movies than this shit
Well it’s all about personal opinion then, because I thought the pair of Kill Bill movies were fantastic. Quintin’s famous dialogue, along with awesome action.
I will say though that every list of this kind has crouching tiger hidden dragon in it, which I personally didn’t like that much. And no one ever gives credit to House of flying daggers which I thought was a far superior movie in almost every way. Visually it was breathtaking, the fighting was fantastic (and way more realistic), and the love story was good, it really had everything.
WHAT ABOUT THE MATRIX!
why is there only one harry potter movie on here….!
yeah, one too many
“The Assasination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” should be higher! That was a truely great movie. And “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” should definately be #1 over “Kill Bill Vol 1.” – that movie was no where near worthy of the throne.
This is the most pretentious list of bullshit movies i’ve ever seen. Go fuck yourselves.
you go girl.
Thats what im thiking!
Awe, not enough ‘splosions for you?
Inception is 2010… not 2000-2009
amen. inception not on there? kill bill is the best movie of the decade? haha yeah blow me. go drink a pbr and talk about mythology you hipster fucks
this list sucks, this is a group of Fing geniuses
at least there is donnie darko and memento
this list is total bullshit
kill bill is a good movie but should not be in the top 100
where the fuck is forrest gump?
that came out in 1994.
hahahaha pwned
You’re a fucking idiot.
What the hell is this? Departed is hella far down the list.. no fight club.. life aquatic? Are you kidding me? This list is some bullshit..
Fight Club came out in 1999…
In every top 100 best movies list lord of the rings must be first
strongly agree kill bill vol. 1 was epic.
What a horrific list!
Any list that includes “Lost in Translation” is laughable..WORST MOVIE EVER..
Listen to his pathetic reasons for why it is “good..” Even he doesn’t know, just wants to put that horrible movie on the list to be artsy fartsy like every other critic that thought that horrific movie was watchable!
Lost in Translation was incredible, not everything has to be shot or blow up to be good. The cinematorgraphy was amazing.
No one is ragging on “Lost in Translation” because it isn’t an action movie. They’re hating on it because the movie was just an awful, terrible, horrible fucking movie. And just so you can’t make a comeback saying that I hated “Lost in Translation” for the same reasons that you are stereotyping all other people that hate this piece-of-shit movie, my favorite movie of the decade is “The Pianist”.
Haha you tell me Bryan
this list sucks the top 10 is soo weak
If you guys were to put out a list it would probably as bad as the garbage piling up at a local dump.
This is a great list, and the number 1 is nothing short from true.
and your a dumb asshole who wouldnt know a good movie if it stuck its dick in your mouth
The Assasination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” should be higher! That was a truely great movie. And “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” should definately be #1 over “Kill Bill Vol 1.” – that movie was no where near worthy of the throne.
return of the king was terrible
Really? Its record 11 oscars would beg to differ
I soooo beg to differ!! But that’s just me haha.
I expected Avatar to be one of the top 3 but #33?! Wow…
And Transformers isn’t on this!! >:(
ur obviously some dumbass girl who falls for any kind of action/love story bullshit. avatar was terrible. the best part of that movie was when the humans destroyed “home tree” and those stupid blue people were all crying.lol. and i dont even have the time to go on about transformers. shiah lebouf should be top 10 on worst actors of the decade. cool effects dont make a movie, plot and story do.
Anything directed by Michael Bay should not be in any Best List!!
this list is terrible. Incredibles??? really?
Everyone is hating on Kill Bill. why? Unreal movie, and Quentin has 3 of his movies in the top ten. Obviously he has a major following of smart movie watchers who appreciate his style of filmmaking that has broken the boundaries of the medium itself. Kill Bill Vol. 1 is totally deserving of the number one spot on this list
Inception, shutter island, cast away, 127 hours
not 2000-2009
the lord of the rings was on it but, american history x, pulp fiction, one flew over the cuckoos nest and not even the breakfast club at least theres donnie darko and big fish and how did star trek get in this list is bull
Really people???? DATES… 2000-2009
American History X – 1998
Pulp Fiction – 94
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest – 1975
Breakfast Club – 1985
Not singling you out… seems everyone didn’t pay attention to the years in question.
LIST OF MOVIES THAT SHOULD REPLACE SOME RETARDED MOVIES ON THIS LIST, RESERVOIR DOGS, FIGHT CLUB TAXI DRIVER, LEAVES OF GRASS, STONE, STAND BY ME, THE PRINCESS BRIDE, DEFIANCE, SHUTTER ISLAND, MYSTERY TEAM AND FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH
Reservoir Dogs-92
Fight Club-99
Taxi Driver-76 (no where close)
Stone-2010
Stand By Me-86
The Princess Bride-87
Shutter Island-2010
Fast Times at Ridgemont High-82
Frankly you are a dumbass for calling this retarded when you can’t even read what years this list is for, in which you only listed three movies that fall into that time period. Mystery Team being a joke of a suggestion anyways.
I think a lot of people don’t realize that their favorite movies that weren’t on this list did not come out in the 2000s (Fight Club!) But in my opinion Collateral needs to be on this list. How is it not?
love that brick, donnie darko, & eternal sunshine… are on here
v for vendetta should be in this list it was one of the best movies i have ever seen
is it just me or did anyone else find ‘There will be blood’ a yawn fest…
Yes I completely agree. Finally somebody says it. Until he kills the dude at the end, it’s just depressing
Learn to appreciate acting.
I am a blogger and film reviewer as well. I’d love to team up somehow or share about each others stuff. That would be sweet. Let me know what you guys think!
LOL at all the people here who need to go look up the word “decade” in the dictionary.
LOL exactly
Was a bit surprised at the lack of Blood Diamond to be honest. The list isn’t too bad but Kill Bill’s standings are biased and you can tell. Return of the King was the best movie of the decade and there’s really no way to argue that.
dude, are you fucking kidding me?
return of the king was the worst of the lotr series. they had ghosts fucking bail them out at the end. and the fucking hawks that saved frodo n sam? it just kept pushing the limits of how much bullshit it could fit in the ending. i dont even have to present an argument, dumbass.
I can’t tell if you are being serious or not. The most impressive thing about the LotR movies was how closely they followed the books. All that “bullshit” that was in the movie came from the book. The one major flaw of Return of the King was that the Scourging of the Shire wasn’t able to be added to the film.
woah woah woah…kill bill is good but not that good! not even close. The Prestige isn’t higher? What about Gangs of New York? that was an amazing movie. Wheres Harry Potter? Wheres the Shawshank Redemption? Sorry i’m not following this list.
AND INCEPTION!? WTF
Inception was 2010, dumbass.
shawshank redemption=1994
Some of these should be in top 100, some shouldn’t. Some should be higher and some are way too high. All it is is one person’s opinion on what the top 100 are. In my opinion about 80 of these movies truly deserve to be in the top 100, hands down. Although the order is questionable.
… oh and Avatar sucked my balls… great visually, really shitty story. Shouldn’t be as high as it is / maybe shouldn’t be on here.
Avatar wasn’t that bad. It was Pocahontas meets the 2004 King Arthur movie, with maybe a touch of Battlefield Earth.
To be honest I was rather surprised to see that only the first Pirates movie made this list, Ditto with the first Harry Potter.
Others that I think Should have been on the list: V for Vendetta, Monsters, Inc, The Bourne Identity, Supremacy, and Ultimatum
BTW, what are the qualifications for best here? Overall, money made, popular vote, theater sales?
Anyway, if you want to see a true list of the best movies of the decade (based on popular vote) go to http://www.imdb.com/chart/2000s Oh, and you might be amused to note that Kill Bill was #31, Dark Knight was the top and Return of the King was second.
you are a dumbass. avatar was gay as fuck and the entire bourne series was repeating the same bullshit story of bourne running around europe beating up like 8 guys at once. a 12 year old finds this movie “awesome”.
WHAT?! SOME FILM THAT I LIKE ISN’T INCLUDED IN THIS LIST.
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Fantastic. The list I have been looking for. Commiserations to all those who are taking personal offence to the taste of someone they will never meet. All that pent up rage! Who needs to get laid?
it’s a list on the internet, the whole point is for it to get rated and annalised. Who needs to get laid? Go fuck yourself.
this list is god awful. half of these movies should be nowhere on this list. Up, wall e, and the incredibles in like top 20??? whoever made this list knows nothing of movies and deserves to get his ass beat down for fronting like he knows movies.
this list is a pile of shit. killbill was terrible and really stupid especially the effects.
I just counted the movies on the list I’d liked and enjoyed; It came to a total of 49 out of the 100 so I think that’s pretty good going for a movie list restricted by the years of release and considering I haven’t watched a good chuck of movies mentioned in the list. I don’t agree with order but that is of course a case of “to each there own”. Over all I think this to be a much better list than most I’ve seen in a long time.
all three of the lord of the rings? they’re good, but come on – no american beauty? doubt, dogville, the hours, girl interrupted? i’d pick lots of movies over lord of the rings…
Holy fuck, What a garbage list. Children of men was a pretty terrible movie, never captured the audience. I wont even mention everything else you bypassed.
I admit that I don’t agree with the majority of this list but my quarrel is with your statement about Children of Men. Little advice. Watch it again!
Kill bill is number one? *Barf
Honestly cannot believe you left out American Beauty, but you’re right..Spider-man 2 was definitely more well done and thought provoking LOL
I feel most people make lists like this, just to make something number 1.
I second that.
And thirdly…we just made a number one list!
I call bs. Apparently a quentin tarantino fan picking these movies. Some are good, but come on, inglorious bastards, that movie sucked, I had a hard time sitting through it. Kill Bill, another nugget of poo. Ok get rid of the quentin tarantino flicks and the list is a bit better.
i’d have to agree that kill bill is also one of my least favorite tarantino movies.
can’t believe certain things aren’t on here, like v for vendetta, or i don’t know, watchmen?
MOON!!! not many people know, much less appreciate that movie i’m glad it made the list…
and if you dont appreciate quentins movies…. shoot yourself
Moon was so good! Also for a debut film that was made with a 5 million dollar, What a breakthrough!
How can a movie as great as “The Beautiful Mind” not figure on the list? The list has a few good names,but does no justice to other great movies whatsoever.
Avatar and Star Trek should not be on this list.
Star Trek should. Avatar should not.
Fight club was in 99′. Blood Diamond needs to be on this list so does Gangs of New York, and There will be Blood needs to be number 1. Kill Bill isn’t even on top 25. burn After Reading too…
A large number of inarticulate comments. I doubt whether many of the contributors have the intelligence to properly understand and appraise a good movie, instead preferring to anonymously abuse others’ opinions.
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Eternal sunshine of a spotless mind? Dark knight? Avatar? Lost in translation? King Kong? WHAT THE SHIT MAN.
harry potter makes it but not gangs of new york? horseshit
why is everyone so angry? this is just the list of one website. this is their opinion and there are some great movies on there. everyone needs to just calm down.
Estou de acordo.Realmente săos grandes filmes.Bem escolhidos.
Weak!!! No fight club!? Kill bill is 1!? Try again next decade!