EW's Best Movies of the Decade 2000-2009

[Josquius]

WTF to that list. Though LOTR is a big yey.
I would make one but its too hard- especially for the early 2000s, I thought Almost Famous was a 90s iflm.

Off my head two that aren't mentioned yet-
L'Auberge espagnole , Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

[Sheilbh]

Bjork?  Uuuuugggghhhhh.

You're dead to me

Communism angle? Wasn't she really convicted and hanged because she said something positive about Communism?  I thought that was the entire point; that she's a martyr because she believes "communism is better for people"?

I always felt it as just an emotional melodrama to do with escapism and sacrifice (she's a martyr because she dies so her son won't be blind) and the other (the immigrant, blindness, Hollywood musicals and so on) rather  than any grand political film.

But then I love Ken Loach films because of their emotional force - though occasionally I enjoy the politics too - rather than his 'message'.  Art isn't very good at 'messages'.  If it's any good it's too big to just contain one.

[Capetan Mihali]

L'auberge espagnole irritated me.  Waltz With Bashir was one of the finest films I've seen.  There Will Be Blood was elegant and excellent.

[Admiral Yi]

I tried to watch There Will Be Blood about 3 times, gassed out each time.

Never even heard of Waltz for Bashir, will keep my eyes open for it.

[Maximus]

I've seen 4 of this list which is pretty good for me. Obviously I'm no connoisseur. Of those I've seen, I thought 40 Year Old Virgin and Lord of the Rings were enjoyable, but was surprised to see them here. Gladiator was dull. Children of Men I thought was excellent.

[FunkMonk]

1) There Will Be Blood

You're a good man.

[frunk]

Here's my list of the top 20, according to Flickchart.  Which, let me tell you, is a really crappy sorting algorithm but addictive anyway:

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Pan's Labyrinth
Ratatouille
Good Night, and Good Luck
High Fidelity
Kill Bill Vol. 1
Kung Fu Hustle
Sin City
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
O Brother, Where Art Thou
No Country for Old Men
City of God
The Incredibles
Memento
The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
The Constant Gardner
Shaun of the Dead
Thank You for Smoking
Adaptation

[MadImmortalMan]

Nobody's mentioned any Star Wars movies. Jolly good. Carry on. 

[katmai]

Frunk!

You have good taste so sayeth me!

[Slargos]

Another list for pretentious art whores.

They could've at least removed the cigarette butts and berets before they presented the list.

And they claim that the cultural establishment has lost touch with the common man.

UNPOSSIBLAE!

[katmai]

Yeah EW is Pretentious art whore central

[frunk]

Here's the AV Club's list, which isn't too bad although it does include a fair number I haven't seen:

20.The Squid and The Whale (2005)
19. The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
18. Mulholland Dr. (2001)
17. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
16. Almost Famous (2000)
15. Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
14. Talk To Her (2002)
13. Grizzly Man (2005)
12. Before Sunset (2004)
11. Time Out (2001)
10. Children Of Men (2006)
9. The New World (2005)
8. Capturing The Friedmans (2003)
7. Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)
6. Spirited Away (2001)
5. Memento (2000)
4. No Country For Old Men (2007)
3. There Will Be Blood (2007)
2. 25th Hour (2002)
1. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)

[MadImmortalMan]

These threads feed my Netflix queue.

[CountDeMoney]

Yeah EW is Pretentious art whore central

lol, no shit. 

[CountDeMoney]

There's a lot of pap in the list, which is what I would expect from Entertainment Weekly.

My personal Top 10 of 2000-2009 (not foreign)--
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood
The Last King of Scotland
Munich
Team America: World Police
The Station Agent
Primer
The Royal Tennebaums + The Life Aquatic
Michael Clayton
The Science of Sleep


I thought Lost In Translation was a lovely little film.  Children of Men was wholly underwhelming.