Best Films of The 2000's NOMINATIONS PAGE [Oct-Dec 2008 Nominations Open]

I nominate:

The Squid and the Whale
Syriana
Brokeback Mountain
The Matador (very under-rated film)
Match Point

I second Brokeback Mountain and unnominate Waiting... (a bad American Pie wannabe).

I nominate Wallace and Gromit: Curse Of The Were-Rabbit, Saw II, Wolf Creek, Munich, Transamerica and The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.

i unominate Wolf Creek it might be the worst horror movie ever made.

You ever seen Manos: The Hands Of Fate, tranny?

no i havent seen Manos Hands Of Fate. I have been on quest recently to find really shitty movies so i might check it out.

I'll second both Syriana and Match Point.

As for Waiting, I don't think it's an American Pie wannabe so much as if you haven't worked in a restaurant or a similar job, you won't connect to it on the same level.

I'll second Walk The Line, Wallace And Gromit, Saw II, and Wolf Creek. The guy that played the villain in Wolf Creek is an actor who has made a well-respected career in Australia from playing nice guys, normal decent husbands and fathers etc. To see his transformation in this movie, totally unlike any character he has played before, was mind-blowing. For those who haven't had the oppurtunity to travel outback Australia he has captured exactly what the people who live out there are like, the way they talk, act etc. Obviously without the evil, sadistic, demented elements. I am referring to the way he is when you first meet him in the movie. The friendly, rough, helpful, charismatic story teller who is a bit strange.

I nominate:

Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang
King Kong

I have only seen a couple scenes of Manos (which in English means "Hands"): the Hands of Fate. It's probably the real answer to the worst film, of any kind, ever made. The title is freaking Hands: the Hands of Fate!!!

I proudly second Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang.

i unominate King Kong damn that movie also sucked really bad.

Oct-Dec nominations so far

Seconded
Wolf Creek
Brokeback Mountain
Walk The Line
Saw 2
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Wallace and Gromit
Syriana
Match Point
The Squid and The Whale

Nominated
The Matador
Waiting...
The Ringer
King Kong
Transamerica
Munich
Chronicles of Narnia


Only 1 more movie can get seconded into the poll nominations close tommorow.

Second The Squid and the Whale. Great movie.

I wanted to see it because I thought it looked great, but never got to. Maybe I'll have to rent it soon.

i give it a solid "meh". Baumbach was apparently unable to write in more than one voice while creating this screenplay.. so, despite there being several major characters, they all sound and act exactly the same.. and, unfortunately, that single archetypal character that Baumbach came up with comes off as a pompous ass 99% of the time..

it's pretty much like trying to recreate a Wes Anderson movie--but casting Juno in all the lead roles.. ugh..

NSpan wrote:i give it a solid "meh". Baumbach was apparently unable to write in more than one voice while creating this screenplay.. so, despite there being several major characters, they all sound and act exactly the same.. and, unfortunately, that single archetypal character that Baumbach came up with comes off as a pompous ass 99% of the time..

But the pompousity is intentional- that's where the humour comes from. As for the characters sounding the same- well they're a family influenced by a strong-minded father- it's natural that the children (especially the eldest) use the same way of speaking as their father. So that wasn't really an issue. And even saying that, I dont' think thje younger child's dialogue sounded that much like the father's.

Still, Baumbach's limitations are evident. More because of MArgot at the Wedding than this film, though.

Alright Jan-Mar 06 Nominations are open

i would like to nominate

Hostel
Grandma's Boy
Running Scared
16 Blocks
V For Vendetta
Inside Man

I unnominate Hostel.

I nominate Slither and Dave Chappelle's Block Party.

Wow this is a wasteland until March. I nominate...

What the Bleep: Down the Rabbit Hole.
Ask the Dust
Thank you for Smoking
Brick

Second
V for Vendetta
Running Scared
Inside Man

Second Brick, Thank You For Smoking, and 16 Blocks (the real Die Hard 4)

It wasn't that bad Donte, I third Brick, Thank You For Smoking and V For Vendetta.

I nominate:

Nightwatch
Fateless
Tristram Shandy: A Cock And Bull Story
Tsotsi

So far for noms we have


Seconded
V For Vendetta
Inside Man
Brick
Running Scared
16 Blocks
Thank You For Smoking
Night Watch
Hostel
Slither
Grandma's Boy
Nominated
Dave Chappelles Block Party
Ask The Dust
Tsosti
Fateless
Tristam Shandy A Cock and Bull Story



Remember only 10 movies can make it to the final poll we already have 7 so only 3 more can make it.

Second NightWatch. I missed that one. Gotta love Timur.

There are some fine movies here but I thought Jan and Feb had maybe one good movie altogether. LOL

If you haven't seen them, you should definitely check out my other nominations Donte. They all came out in those first two months and are all very good. Fateless is a very harrowing Holocaust drama from the point of view of a Jewish boy. Some fascinatingly shocking scenes with brilliant performances. Tristram Shandy is absolutely hilarious from Steve Coogan and Rob Bryden, and Tsotsi is a very brutal portrayal of South Africa and won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language film that year.

Second Hostel and What The Bleep. Coincidentaly have watched both of them the past week. Some of What The Bleep went right over my head, but some of it I hope to find useful. The whole Marlee Matlin at the wedding section was so funny.