<p>I’ve been reading a bunch of articles on this topic, so I was wondering what CC thought. In your opinion, what are the 10 best movies of 2000-2009?</p>
<p>I feel like I would need to see a list of all the movies I have seen, but I will <em>attempt</em> to make a list.</p>
<p>I don’t want to order it.</p>
<p>~There Will Be Blood
~Children of Men
~Into The Wild
~Up
~Up in the Air
~Memento
~Donnie Darko
~Michael Clayton
~Wall-E
~Milk</p>
<p>Others: Dark Knight, The Diving Bell and The Butterfly, A Beautiful Mind, Almost Famous, Frozen River, This is England, No Country For Old Men</p>
<p>I will probably think of other stuff later…but for now.</p>
<p>The Dark Knight, Avatar, Atonement, Transformers.</p>
<p>Twilight and HP movies are too overrated…</p>
<p>Transformers? That movie is overrated and wow, just not one of the best of the decade. I mean it was entertaining enough…but…just not much depth or anything really.</p>
<p>Avatar is better than Transformers, but it’s story is trite and its script isn’t too great. I know it will get nominated for Best Pic, but I’ll be extremely ****ed if it wins. </p>
<p>I don’t think many people would put Twilight/HP, though I think it’s unfair to lump those two together, as Harry Potter is much much better. HP/Azkaban was the best MOVIE in my opinion.</p>
<p>-Dark Knight
-A Beautiful Mind
-The Phantom of the Opera</p>
<p>I’m not too fond of movies, but those are the movies that I enjoy:)</p>
<p>Warts, how can you not be fond of movies? </p>
<p>I love love love love love love movies. Even if I haven’t seen everything I need to. Kind of the same with books: so much to see, not enough time, love them.</p>
<p>If you want, tell me some more movies you enjoy or what type and I can attempt to make recommendations. We already have two movies in common we like!</p>
<p>I haven’t seen the movie version of Phantom, but I saw it in Baltimore (Broadway-caliber, I thought) and it was really good!</p>
<p>There Will Be Blood
The Pianist
Lust, Caution
Last King of Scotland
Dark Knight
Gangs of New York
Bourne Series
LOTR trilogy</p>
<p>and there are others i am not remembering of the top of my head.</p>
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<p>Exactly! :)</p>
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<p>I LOVE books!
However, movies don’t make me think, at least not to the extent that books would. There aren’t too many good movies that I’ve seen. Most of them possess meaningless plots. With books, I’m enabled to formulate my own opinions, predict possible outcomes, and truly think about the plot. Books are usually more intricate and are more thought-provoking, as opposed to movies, which just consist of me staring at a screen while the setting, characteristics, and plot itself are displayed before me. Books can also serve as a reflection of who you are. I’m not going into detail with that, but hopefully that makes sense.</p>
<p>You should see the movie! I love the songs in it:)</p>
<p>LOTR Triology probably tops the list
Gladiator (2000)
Remember the Titans (2001)
Bourne Trilogy
Blood Diamond
Casino Royale
A Beautiful Mind
Master and Commander
Catch Me If You Can</p>
<p>The first 5 are actual picks. The last 4 are just some of my other favorite movies.</p>
<p>Paranormal Activity
Die Hard
The Simpsons’ Movie
Anchorman
School of Rock</p>
<p>Don’t take these seriously, they were the first that came to mind</p>
<p>I don’t watch a lot of movies, so while i was searching for others, I came upon
<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros._(film[/url])”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros._(film)</a> <-***???</p>
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<p>You would love memento (well unless you’re not into the whole murder mystery thing)</p>
<p>I can never give these lists any consideration because they’re always biased towards recent movies (myself included).</p>
<p>Off the top of my head:
-Memento
-Slumdog Millionaire
-The Dark Knight
-No Country for Old Men
-LOTR Trilogy
-Pixar Movies (I’m going to lump these into one group, they all are excellent anda mazing but any one movie isn’t necessarily going to make the top 10)
-Pan’s Labyrinth (though I haven’t seen)
-Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (I think I’ve seen it, I don’t remember it well because I was too small)
-The Departed (haven’t)
-Spirited Away (to me, best animated film of all time)</p>
<p>Honorable mention to Hotel Rwanda, which I haven’t seen. Also to Gangs of New York (though I haven’t seen it)</p>
<p>I’ve never heard of it, but I’ll look into it. Thanks!</p>
<p>Hotel Rwanda is a good movie too. I’d recommend that you see it.</p>
<p>To me, nothing trumps the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Great story, great graphics, intense scenes and dialogue…just some of the best movies ever made. Avatar had great graphics but a cliche story line. No doubt I still liked it though. Dark Knight was great too (my top 5 list). Transformers not so much, only liked it for its “cool factor” and Megan Fox.</p>
<p>Okay, Warts, I NEED/WANT/DESIRE to transform your cinematic perspective.</p>
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<p>For a while now, I have hated the idea that people look down on movies and television. Just because something is entertaining and perhaps more mass appeal does not make it have less artistic merit. Look, I agree with you that lots of movies are NOT thought-provoking (90% of what is in theaters), but it is the other 10% that makes it worth it. Yes, you can stare at a screen, but I don’t mindlessly stare: my mind is analyzing the characterization, the plot formulation, the use of lighting, the implementation of score, the utilization of cinematography. There is, in some ways, more to analyze about movies due to its visual+auditory impacts. Movies CAN be just as intellectually enlightening and artistic in my opinion (as can television, though this is rarer). I love books and movies, and both have been able to provoke thoughts and deep introspection, even making me have new perspectives on a multitude of topics, as cheesy as that may sound.</p>
<p>Okay, let me try to describe some of the movies I picked.</p>
<p>Let’s start with animation, as more people tend to like that. And honestly, animated features have the potential to be just as good as live-action. And PIXAR IS AMAZING.</p>
<p>Up: The best way I can tell of this masterpiece is tell of one scene that is a microcosm of its events. At the beginning, there is a wordless montage in which the life of a couple is played out–there are hopes and dreams, achievements and heartbreaks, which all transcend to the screen and honestly made me misty-eyed (no shame). It is an incredible 4 minutes that manages to convey so much with stunning visuals (Pixar’s eye to detail is INCREDIBLE). The movie itself deals with redemption, hope, lost dreams, idolization, and so much more. Plus, it’s fun, funny, and heartwarming. Entertaining and artistic.</p>
<p>Wall-E: Another Pixar masterpiece. Incidentally, there is an almost 30 minute wordless beginning, which manages to be quite engaging. The movie deals with human laziness, lack of concern with environment, the advance of technology as a detriment to communication, and love between robots (which happens to be very cute). Also amazing.</p>
<p>Okay, moving on.</p>
<p>There Will Be Blood: I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE! I DRINK IT UP! Best. Lines. Ever. But also, just telling the rise and fall of an oil tycoon through deception, manipulation, and also hard work…it is epic and just pure great cinema that made me rethink my own ambitions.</p>
<p>Okay, I will stop. But the point is that there are great movies out there, and I see it as a shame to let it pass you by. Don’t let Daddy Day Care and the next big action flick shadow over the, perhaps less visible, cinematic visions and masterpieces that continue to come out in theaters. Great movies are being produced now; they aren’t a relic of the Golden Ages of the 1930s. </p>
<p>Sorry for the long post…I guess I can get passionate via internet.</p>
<p>Lol, no problem. I’m also going to say something “cheesy.”</p>
<p>Books initiate a greater sense of thinking than movies, in my opinion. As I mentioned, books can serve as a reflection of who I am. I comprehend that there are certain aspects that movies can portray, such as lighting and an insight to the characters’ lives. However, everything is being thought for me in terms of characteristics, music, and the setting itself. When I’m reading, I’m formulating my own thoughts towards the characters’ physical aspects, what they are pondering, and how their lives relate to mine. When I’m viewing a movie, I can’t incorporate any personal aspects. Books serve as a reflection of who I am because it is not solely the quality of their material and their descriptions, but it’s my viewpoints and perspectives embedded into the literature. I can argue with the author by writing all over the pages and gain insight to the thoughts of the characters’, not their actual actions. It makes reading more personal to the point in which I’m not solely acquiring information regarding the characters themselves, but also information regarding who I truly am as a person.</p>
<p>Interesting.</p>
<p>I think you can still make movies “personal” to you, if you wish. You can still wonder what motivates characters, what you would do, how they are like in other situations, how a character’s philosophy relates to you, and so on and so on and so on…</p>
<p>I’m not sure making any form of art “personal” it even the only–or primary–value. To me, one of the things I like best is when art forms make me think, view new perspectives, and just cause me to have some introspection…</p>
<p>I think it’s easier to find the masterpiece book than the masterpiece movie, and that the average artistic merit of books is higher…but I honestly think movies can be a perspective-changing, and VERY VERY VERY personal experience. Certain scenes in movies really hit home with me.</p>
<p>There are movies that I’ve seen that have served as inspiration. However, the movies don’t reflect you as a person, they reflect other individuals’ lives. It’s up to you to replicate those actions in an effort to acquire similar results. Reading is different for me. Reading and books in general are perspectives. The physical aspects of the characters are irrelevant, and don’t serve as distracting factors. Instead, ideas are greater emphasized and force the reader to think. That’s what I love about books. They serve as a reflection for the reader because the literature itself is like art, it is what you believe it to be. It’s a perspective.</p>
<p>The book is always better than the movie. My kids are required to read the book before they see the movie, afterwards they also agreed the book was better. </p>
<p>Best Movie - Fellowship of the Ring, watched on giant screen with live adult and children’s chorus and professional symphony performing the sound track. What an experience for Mom/Daughter night out!</p>
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<p>That is different from what I’m saying. Though that is true most of the time, there are exceptions.</p>
<p>However, not all movies are adapted from books, but even those that are CAN take on a new perspective. Truly great movies can be as good as truly great books.</p>
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<p>That seems pretty limiting. Yes, the characters have physical forms and I can physically see, but that doesn’t mean I can’t have new perspectives and it’s “distracting.” I honestly believe both art forms are valuable. Ideas can be just as greatly emphasized in movies as in books–in fact, it can be emphasized yet subtler at the same time. I think movie-making itself is like art–if you disagree with that, you are putting down an entire business. You can make movies “what you believe it to be.” I think movies can be “perspectives” as well.</p>
<p>Sorry if I seem like someone out to make an argument, I just feel pretty passionate that movies are viable as a great art form and getting semi-angry when it is dismissed. Same goes with television.</p>