Best Year in Film 2000-2011?

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  • #16
    American Films: 2000-2011?

    Originally posted by mgwriter View Post
    ...rather those movies that capture some of the spirit of the culture of that particular time....

    Curious to see what some folks feel are entertaining films that define or speak to the 2000s and will stand up over time when people look back? I just can't think of many myself.
    The MEMENTO decade. Quite forgettable.
    JEKYLL & CANADA (free .mp4 download @ Vimeo.com)

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    • #17
      Re: Best Year in Film 2000-2011?

      Originally posted by BurningWorld View Post
      Ha, I think Insomnia is by far his best film.
      One point for this gentleman.

      Most logically sound = best.

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      • #18
        Re: Best Year in Film 2000-2011?

        How about his least interesting film?

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        • #19
          Re: Best Year in Film 2000-2011?

          Casablanca: over-rated.

          Yeah, I'm a writer and I'll say that!
          Cufk, Tish, Sips.

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          • #20
            Re: Best Year in Film 2000-2011?

            Overrated as in PG vs R
            "There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."
            -Maya Angelou

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            • #21
              Re: Best Year in Film 2000-2011?

              2007

              No Country for Old Men
              There Will Be Blood
              Gone Baby Gone
              The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
              Into the Wild
              Atonement
              Michael Clayton
              Juno
              Lars and the Real Girl
              Sunshine
              Ratatouille
              Hot Fuzz
              The Bourne Ultimatum
              Sweeney Todd
              Enchanted
              Zodiac
              Eastern Promises
              Across the Universe
              I'm Not There
              The Darjeeling Limited
              The Lookout
              Elizabeth The Golden Age

              --

              I think you guys might be a little insane. It was a great decade. If you can't love modern films, how can you expect to write modern films?

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              • #22
                Re: Best Year in Film 2000-2011?

                I have enjoyed and or appreciated some of the films listed by others. Some lists are so long that the list is meaningless with no films standing out above the rest.

                'Best of' lists are okay, I guess, especially given the title of the thread. But I'm still curious about films that capture the spirit of the times (2000s).

                Perhaps THE DARK KNIGHT might be one. Many hailed it as the greatest super hero movie ever made. However, to me it represented a time in our history when adults needed a super hero movie more than kids. Personally, that scared me. I look forward to a time when caped heroes in silly rubber costumes are better suited to entertaining children rather than the so-called adults of a particular generation. What psychological/social need did TDK fill in millions of so-called adults that made that movie so successful? Tough times we're living in when adults need a super hero to believe in more than children.

                But then I could be totally wrong about that observation. Time will tell.

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                • #23
                  Re: Best Year in Film 2000-2011?

                  Using my Top 100 Movies of 2000-2009 list, I determined that my favorite year is 2002 with 18 films accruing 811 points (giving 100 points to #1, 99 points to #2 and so on).

                  Of course, part of the reason for that was that it was the year I was living in Los Angeles and I was seeing movies constantly.

                  Here's the films from 2002 that made my Top 100 list...

                  About a Boy
                  Better Luck Tomorrow
                  Blue Car
                  The Bourne Identity
                  Bowling for Columbine
                  Catch Me If You Can
                  Changing Lanes
                  The Emperor’s Club
                  I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
                  The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
                  Max
                  Narc
                  Nine Queens
                  The Pianist
                  Punch-Drunk Love
                  Secretary
                  The 25th Hour
                  Unfaithful

                  And then there's also films like...

                  About Schmidt
                  Adaptation
                  Auto Focus
                  The Believer
                  Below
                  The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
                  The Good Girl
                  The Kid Stays in the Picture
                  Possession
                  Rabbit-Proof Fence
                  Road to Perdition
                  Roger Dodger
                  The Rules of Attraction
                  Spider-Man
                  Spirited Away
                  Talk to Her
                  24 Hour Party People

                  (I think I got these all correct in terms of the USA theatrical release dates. IMDB goes by first screenings anywhere in the world, even if it's at a festival/competition. So a film like CITY OF GOD doesn't count.)

                  Such a good year. You wouldn't know it looking at the Oscar noms that year, where mediocre "prestige" films like CHICAGO, GANGS OF NEW YORK and THE HOURS bogarted the nominations.
                  Last edited by TheKeenGuy; 10-10-2011, 10:26 PM.

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                  • #24
                    Re: Best Year in Film 2000-2011?

                    Yeah, I think 2002 was probably the best year.
                    "I ask every producer I meet if they need TV specs they say yeah. They all want a 40 inch display that's 1080p and 120Hz. So, I quit my job at the West Hollywood Best Buy."
                    - Screenwriting Friend

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                    • #25
                      Re: Best Year in Film 2000-2011?

                      It's settled then. Whew, glad we put that one to bed.
                      12 Angry Men is proof that all you need is a bunch of good actors, good characters, clear motivations and a table. -- Ben Odgren; Go into the Story

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                      • #26
                        Re: Best Year in Film 2000-2011?

                        Now let's let the 1994 vs. 1999 debate commence.

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                        • #27
                          Re: Best Year in Film 2000-2011?

                          1994: Ten years later and Big Brother is still watching me...
                          1999: Lots of partying.

                          - Bill
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