Best Films of the 2000's

[Andy Harwoos]

my top ten films of 00 are the following list of films


punch drunk love
art school confidential
funny ha ha
dark knight
where the wild things are
serious man
wet hot american sumner
devil and daniel johnston
junebug
mighty wind

[Smelodies]

The Lord of the Rings movies were good.

[Andy Harwoos]

forgot about them. they're number one

[Reeleyes]

No one has mentioned White Chicks or Little Man.

[Smelodies]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV7w16CIuSc

[Chris L]

FINAL DRAFT (probably).  There were at least 3 movies I saw this year that I liked enough to revise last year's list, plus another that increased in my estimation (all in bold). 

1. Mulholland Drive
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
3. Yi Yi
4. In the Mood For Love
5. Eureka
6. There Will Be Blood
7. Inland Empire
8. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
9. You Can Count on Me
10. No Country For Old Men
11. Spirited Away
12. Before Sunset
13. Tropical Malady
14. Synecdoche, NY
15. The 25th Hour
16. My Winnipeg
17. Los Angeles Plays Itself
18. Devils on the Doorstep
19. I’m Not There
20. Love Exposure
21. Zodiac
22. Grizzly Man
23. The Royal Tenenbaums
24. 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days
25. The Fog of War
26. Children of Men
27. Julia
28. Let the Right One In
29. Ghost World
30. Y Tu Mama Tambien
31. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
32. The White Diamond
33. Memories of Murder
34. Borat
35. The Best of Youth
36. Lost in Translation
37. Jackass Number Two
38. The Squid and the Whale
39. Kill Bill Vol. 1
40. Capturing the Friedmans
41. When the Levees Broke
42. All the Real Girls
43. WALL-E
44. Junebug
45. A Serious Man
46. George Washington
47. Together
48. The Devil and Daniel Johnston
49. American Splendor
50. In the Loop   

[cavorting with nudists]

Hey, that's a pretty good list. This wasn't as crappy a decade for movies as I thought. I take no exception at all to your top seven, which I would call a significant confluence of taste.

No Cronenberg?

[Chris L]

No Cronenberg?

Spider was actually on the previous list.  I was never all that crazy about A History of Violence, aside from the performances (the subplot with the teenage son being my least favorite part).  I liked Eastern Promises a lot.  Count me as one who misses the "old" Cronenberg.

[CaptKarl]

I am surprised that not a single person put Shotgun Stories on their list with as many people that had David Gordon Green and Malick movies in the mix. Jeff Nichols is from that same NC School of Arts crew with DGG, Paul Schneider, Ben Best, and McBride. Not to mention, anything with Michael Shanon is automatically interesting. I could watch a tight shot of that guys face for an hour.

That Evening Sun was another really good film I didn't see on anyone's list.

[JonFromMaplewood]

"North Face" anyone?

[Big Plastic Head]

"North Face" anyone?

I liked it. Also, watched A PROPHET the other night and I really liked that as well.

[jbissell]

I am surprised that not a single person put Shotgun Stories on their list with as many people that had David Gordon Green and Malick movies in the mix. Jeff Nichols is from that same NC School of Arts crew with DGG, Paul Schneider, Ben Best, and McBride. Not to mention, anything with Michael Shanon is automatically interesting. I could watch a tight shot of that guys face for an hour.

It's really good and Shannon isn't even the best part of it. The guy who played Boy was great.

[gravy boat]

FINAL DRAFT (probably).  There were at least 3 movies I saw this year that I liked enough to revise last year's list, plus another that increased in my estimation (all in bold). 

Before you turn in your final draft, please reconsider "The Lives of Others."  I am not the film buff you are but that is my top film of the 00's.

[Pidgeon]

The Lives of Others is one of those rare movies where the second half is stronger than the first.

[Matt]

Great list, Chris L. I'm glad to see that someone else is sticking up for THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES. Yeah, it's pretentious. So what? Where would we be without pretension? It's also gorgeous.

I still have to see LOS ANGELES PLAYS ITSELF. I've heard nothing but great things.