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KP's top 50 movies of the decade (so far) (1 Viewer)

Spotlight is one I really need to see this year.
Stellar. Ruffalo and Shreiber are great as are others. How Ruffalo was not nominated for a GG (for that movie) is perplexing.
Touchier subject? Seems like I have noticed more buzz around The Big Short and Concussion.
Concussion is kinda garbage. It's not awful I guess but not really in the league of these other films. Haven't seen the Big Short but will in the coming days. Spotlight is just solid performances and solid filmmaking. Room goes for the visceral but the 2nd half bugged and bored me. I've only seen the first 15 minutes of Revenant but it was a great 15 minutes. Beast of No Nation, 99 Homes, Bridge of Spies this week. Not going to bother with Carol, will probably skip Trumbo.
Trumbo was pretty good, worth seeing IMO.
I'll see it at some point i guess.

 
These I really liked, but have problems with the endings or a decent chunk of the movie:

50. It Follows:

I think it is the only "true" horror movie on the list. I didn't really like the ending - felt like a poor knock off of Let the Right one In. It gets more points for trying a different take on a tired genre (it is basically just a new take on a slasher movie). What it did for me is really ramp up the tensing. Shot and paced so well, and when this movie was "on", I don't think I was a scared as I was watching any other movie in the last 5 years.

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I'm not a horror guy, and I don't know my top 50, but for me if I had to pick a horror it would have been A Cabin in the Woods, which was also a refreshing take on the genre.
"true horror" for me = purposely trying to scare you. Something like Scream is a horror movie, but is slightly different subcategory. Not sure if I am making sense af this hour.

 
Don't normally care for others tastes in film...just can't be bothered, really.

However, you listed "It Follows"...so I'm in...
As in you don't find people you agree with, or just not interested enough to bother knowing other people's tastes in movies?
Usually just can't be interested enough in others opinions of movies and the lists they make...

But I'm onboard for yours...you hooked me early...

 
Ended up spending most of the night in ER with m'lady (she is fine), so didn't get to post any last night - just replying to stuff on my phone. Time for some catch-up:

I actually am surprised how this list turned out. Not as "snobby" as I would have expected (well, maybe at least not at the bottom 1/2 of the list ;) ). The next block is a bunch of genre movies that took me by surprise and ended up being a lot better than I thought.

45. The Grey:

Liam Neeson and others being chased by a pack of wolves in the Alaskan wilderness after a crash. Not sure about the very end, but I ended up getting really sucked in to the look of this movie. I had a slightly different take on the movie than others seem to, and I am sticking to it, and maybe that added some points where there might not have been otherwise.

44. About Time:

Ok, I am a ####in' sap. I probably watch more rom/coms and romance movies than I do action movies. I adore Love, Actually and probably like Notting Hill more than a grown man should, so I was all over this one. The humor I liked in the other two was there, but there was another level of sentimentality that the previous two didn't have (IMO, in a good way). Trust me, you can do a lot worse in the rom/com genre than this one.

43. Bad Words:

I am guessing the only true comedy to show up on the list. My humor tends to go towards the cringe/uncomfortable type, and this had that in spades. Big fan of Bateman, and we have no right liking him or rooting for him after hearing the #### that comes out of his mouth, but we end up doing just that. He says that crap with the charisma that he always has, and I loved that combo. Bonus points for the uncomfortably funny sex scenes too.

42. Source Code:

I was a huge fan of Duncan Jones' first outing Moon. One of the best sci-fi movies in recent memory. This one didn't quite live up to that, but still a damn good time travel/thriller movie. Big fan of Gyllenhaal as well - he seems to be in a lot of movies that are on my 'best of the year' lists.

41. Kick-###:

Holy ####, a movie Nick Cage couldn't ruin for me. Over the top, crass, kinda dumb, and loved every minute of it. I love the "everyday Joe" superhero movies and seeing them struggle/fail. This and another movie that didn't make the list but I loved, Super, scratched that itch for me. I will take this over movies like Thor any day of the week. Worth the price of admission for the scenes with Hit Girl, especially towards the end. Stay far away from the sequel though....

 
Kick-###

Holy ####, a movie Nick Cage couldn't ruin for me. Over the top, crass, kinda dumb, and loved every minute of it. I love the "everyday Joe" superhero movies and seeing them struggle/fail. This and another movie that didn't make the list but I loved, Super, scratched that itch for me. I will take this over movies like Thor any day of the week. Worth the price of admission for the scenes with Hit Girl, especially towards the end. Stay far away from the sequel though....
Comic book movie.

 
47. Boyhood:

Another huge swing for the fences that missed for me. I think Linklater does a similar thing with characters in movies with a better result (we will discuss that more later). Took a huge risk with this one that is for sure, and could have blown up in his face a dozen different ways. Just like the movie above it, I liked it a tad more on second viewing, and without that might not have made this list.
This seems to be a bit of a love/hate movie, other than for you, but I put it firmly as not only head and shoulders above anything that year but likely one of my top 50 all time. Since I very much respect your thoughts on movies, what is it that you didn't like? Saying it "swung and missed" or was done better in other of his movies didn't really give any idea of why.
I am sure that a lot it was that there is another series of movies that Linklater does that I absolutely adore. Similar thing - catching up with a core couple over time and seeing the progression of their relationship. He just took the next step and did it in one movie. Maybe chopping it up into separate movies works better for me? (I was also watching the "UP" documentaries about the time that Boyhood came out too). Don't get me wrong, what he did was huge, hence the swinging for the fences comment. It truly was something that we haven't seen done in a movie before it was amazing watching those kids grow up in front of us. I wonder if that aspect will hit me more for me if I watch this movie in a decade when my son is 19. The miss for me was probably more to do with not really liking a single person on the screen, and the ending rubbed me the wrong way. I did like this more on a repeat watch, so I am willing to admit this might grow on me and move up the list in the future.

 
Whiplash must make this list.
Whiplash was all sorts of awesome.
This was a movie that I had every reason to think I wouldn't like, yet I haven't been able to get it out of my mind. Outstanding. I love a movie without anyone likable, but it keeps you enthralled anyway.
Watched this again last night. Gets better on each view. I liked it the first time, now j think it's one of the best movies of the last few years and certainly better than birdman (although I thought citizen four was the best film last year)

 
Kick-###

Holy ####, a movie Nick Cage couldn't ruin for me. Over the top, crass, kinda dumb, and loved every minute of it. I love the "everyday Joe" superhero movies and seeing them struggle/fail. This and another movie that didn't make the list but I loved, Super, scratched that itch for me. I will take this over movies like Thor any day of the week. Worth the price of admission for the scenes with Hit Girl, especially towards the end. Stay far away from the sequel though....
Comic book movie.
I have a couple cheats in my list - there will also be one foreign movie on it. I was too lazy to verify if this was from a comic/graphic novel, though I assume it was. If people take issue, just replace it with Super - I thought that was an original.

 
47. Boyhood:

Another huge swing for the fences that missed for me. I think Linklater does a similar thing with characters in movies with a better result (we will discuss that more later). Took a huge risk with this one that is for sure, and could have blown up in his face a dozen different ways. Just like the movie above it, I liked it a tad more on second viewing, and without that might not have made this list.
This seems to be a bit of a love/hate movie, other than for you, but I put it firmly as not only head and shoulders above anything that year but likely one of my top 50 all time. Since I very much respect your thoughts on movies, what is it that you didn't like? Saying it "swung and missed" or was done better in other of his movies didn't really give any idea of why.
I am sure that a lot it was that there is another series of movies that Linklater does that I absolutely adore. Similar thing - catching up with a core couple over time and seeing the progression of their relationship. He just took the next step and did it in one movie. Maybe chopping it up into separate movies works better for me? (I was also watching the "UP" documentaries about the time that Boyhood came out too). Don't get me wrong, what he did was huge, hence the swinging for the fences comment. It truly was something that we haven't seen done in a movie before it was amazing watching those kids grow up in front of us. I wonder if that aspect will hit me more for me if I watch this movie in a decade when my son is 19. The miss for me was probably more to do with not really liking a single person on the screen, and the ending rubbed me the wrong way. I did like this more on a repeat watch, so I am willing to admit this might grow on me and move up the list in the future.
Agree completely on the ending, by the way.

 
Surprised at the comments about not seeing a lot of these so far.

40. Life of Pi

Was blown away by this one on a big screen. Only read a little bit of the book, and that didn't grab me, so I was hesitant to watch this one. Supposedly the film that couldn't be made? I have been a fan of Ang Lee's work for a long time (yes, I even kinda like Hulk). All the talk in the other thread about movies like Mad Max are made for viewing big and in 3D, and I would guess this is like that. I would say it is well worth the experience to crank this one up and immerse yourself in the visuals. (If I remember right, one of the few movies actually shot in 3D?)

39. Inside Out

Brought Pixar back in the mix of great animated movies after a dreadful run of sequels. This is another movie I expect to crawl up the rankings as I liked it a little more the second time. Goes a little darker than some of the other Pixar movies, but also introduces a great short hand way to talk to kids about emotions. Lewis Black as anger was $. To me was held back a tad by hitting a lot of the same beats that the Toy Story movies did before it.

38. Tucker and Dale vs. Evil

Big fan of horror comedy done right, and this was one that I kind of heard rumblings about but didn't know a lot about going in. Labine and Tudyk were perfect as the friends just wanting to get away for some fishing and get caught up in a case of mistaken identity of sorts. Had so much fun with this movie. I am probably ranking this one too low.

37. Mud

Jeff Nichols' third movie (all are good) has Matthew McConaughey as a fugitive that gets discovered by a couple teens. Great performances all around, and I think it was the first time that I really noticed the acting chops of Mr. McConaughey. Seems like 2011 and 2012 flipped a switch for him and he started doing darker and more dramatic roles, and I am glad for that. Probably will show up on the list again, and is also great in True Detective and Killer Joe.

36. Shutter Island

Probably not the Scorsese movie that people would have on the list, but I think this is one of the most effective thrillers in awhile. Great, creepy performances all around. Who knew Marty could do a movie without voiceover all the way through? ;)

 
2/15

Eta: Im not sure inside out makes my top 50 of the year, let alone the decade. Both kids and I thought it sucked

Second edit bc im not sharpest tool in the shed

 
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Eta: Im not sure inside out makes my top 50 of the year, let alone the decade. Both kids and I thought it sucked

Second edit bc im not sharpest tool in the shed
How old are the kids, and do you guys usually like the Pixar movies?
daughter is 8, son is 6 and a hockey player. Love Pixar flicks, this one was a big miss for us. I wanted to like it, but just never connected with it. My daughter thought my son liked it and bought it for his birthday. He said, this movie sucked and we returned it.Eta: my 7 year old niece thinks it's the greatest. Everything on her birthday list this year was inside out.

 
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The 9 I have seen:

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50. It Follows:

I think it is the only "true" horror movie on the list. I didn't really like the ending - felt like a poor knock off of Let the Right one In. It gets more points for trying a different take on a tired genre (it is basically just a new take on a slasher movie). What it did for me is really ramp up the tensing. Shot and paced so well, and when this movie was "on", I don't think I was a scared as I was watching any other movie in the last 5 years.

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48. Interstellar:

I know, I know. If I hadn't watched it again, this would not have even made the list. Warmed up to it, and Nolan really swung for the fences, which always gets points from me. Movies that look like this is exactly what I want to populate the theaters in the summer. That said, I find the last 1/4 or so of the movie to be downright stupid. Starting to worry a tad about Nolan, as I haven't loved his last two movies. We will see what he has up his sleeve next.

47. Boyhood:

Another huge swing for the fences that missed for me. I think Linklater does a similar thing with characters in movies with a better result (we will discuss that more later). Took a huge risk with this one that is for sure, and could have blown up in his face a dozen different ways. Just like the movie above it, I liked it a tad more on second viewing, and without that might not have made this list.

46. Place Beyond the Pines:

REALLY wish I could have this one higher, but couldn't do it. To me, this is 2/3 of a fantastic movie, but the 1/3 act really dragged it down. Thought Cooper and Gosling were great in this. The director is one to keep an eye on, and looks like he has a movie coming out this year starring Mr. Fassbender :wub:
KarmaPolice said:
44. About Time:

Ok, I am a ####in' sap. I probably watch more rom/coms and romance movies than I do action movies. I adore Love, Actually and probably like Notting Hill more than a grown man should, so I was all over this one. The humor I liked in the other two was there, but there was another level of sentimentality that the previous two didn't have (IMO, in a good way). Trust me, you can do a lot worse in the rom/com genre than this one.

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42. Source Code:

I was a huge fan of Duncan Jones' first outing Moon. One of the best sci-fi movies in recent memory. This one didn't quite live up to that, but still a damn good time travel/thriller movie. Big fan of Gyllenhaal as well - he seems to be in a lot of movies that are on my 'best of the year' lists.

...
Surprised at the comments about not seeing a lot of these so far.

40. Life of Pi

Was blown away by this one on a big screen. Only read a little bit of the book, and that didn't grab me, so I was hesitant to watch this one. Supposedly the film that couldn't be made? I have been a fan of Ang Lee's work for a long time (yes, I even kinda like Hulk). All the talk in the other thread about movies like Mad Max are made for viewing big and in 3D, and I would guess this is like that. I would say it is well worth the experience to crank this one up and immerse yourself in the visuals. (If I remember right, one of the few movies actually shot in 3D?)

39. Inside Out

Brought Pixar back in the mix of great animated movies after a dreadful run of sequels. This is another movie I expect to crawl up the rankings as I liked it a little more the second time. Goes a little darker than some of the other Pixar movies, but also introduces a great short hand way to talk to kids about emotions. Lewis Black as anger was $. To me was held back a tad by hitting a lot of the same beats that the Toy Story movies did before it.

37. Mud

Jeff Nichols' third movie (all are good) has Matthew McConaughey as a fugitive that gets discovered by a couple teens. Great performances all around, and I think it was the first time that I really noticed the acting chops of Mr. McConaughey. Seems like 2011 and 2012 flipped a switch for him and he started doing darker and more dramatic roles, and I am glad for that. Probably will show up on the list again, and is also great in True Detective and Killer Joe.
Of the nine, I really liked Mud and Place Beyond the Pines a lot. The rest, for me, are varying degrees of good, but not great movies. Without my own list its hard to know where they should fall. I would give all of them 'thumbs up', but its hard to know if they deserve their placement or not.

I'm enjoying reading your assessments.

 
9/15 (4,2,3)
Curious which ones you guys have seen, and if you agree/disagree on their quality.
50. It Follows

49. Hanna

48. Interstellar

47. Boyhood

46. Place Beyond the Pines

45. The Grey

44. About Time

43. Bad Words

42. Source Code

41. Kick-###

40. Life of Pi

39. Inside Out

38. Tucker and Dale vs. Evil

37. Mud

36. Shutter Island

I disliked Boyhood and didn't care for Kick-### or Life of Pi. I liked the others. Tucker and Dale would top my list so far and About Time would be higher up.

 
The 9 I have seen:

:

50. It Follows:

I think it is the only "true" horror movie on the list. I didn't really like the ending - felt like a poor knock off of Let the Right one In. It gets more points for trying a different take on a tired genre (it is basically just a new take on a slasher movie). What it did for me is really ramp up the tensing. Shot and paced so well, and when this movie was "on", I don't think I was a scared as I was watching any other movie in the last 5 years.

.

48. Interstellar:

I know, I know. If I hadn't watched it again, this would not have even made the list. Warmed up to it, and Nolan really swung for the fences, which always gets points from me. Movies that look like this is exactly what I want to populate the theaters in the summer. That said, I find the last 1/4 or so of the movie to be downright stupid. Starting to worry a tad about Nolan, as I haven't loved his last two movies. We will see what he has up his sleeve next.

47. Boyhood:

Another huge swing for the fences that missed for me. I think Linklater does a similar thing with characters in movies with a better result (we will discuss that more later). Took a huge risk with this one that is for sure, and could have blown up in his face a dozen different ways. Just like the movie above it, I liked it a tad more on second viewing, and without that might not have made this list.

46. Place Beyond the Pines:

REALLY wish I could have this one higher, but couldn't do it. To me, this is 2/3 of a fantastic movie, but the 1/3 act really dragged it down. Thought Cooper and Gosling were great in this. The director is one to keep an eye on, and looks like he has a movie coming out this year starring Mr. Fassbender :wub:
KarmaPolice said:
44. About Time:

Ok, I am a ####in' sap. I probably watch more rom/coms and romance movies than I do action movies. I adore Love, Actually and probably like Notting Hill more than a grown man should, so I was all over this one. The humor I liked in the other two was there, but there was another level of sentimentality that the previous two didn't have (IMO, in a good way). Trust me, you can do a lot worse in the rom/com genre than this one.

.

42. Source Code:

I was a huge fan of Duncan Jones' first outing Moon. One of the best sci-fi movies in recent memory. This one didn't quite live up to that, but still a damn good time travel/thriller movie. Big fan of Gyllenhaal as well - he seems to be in a lot of movies that are on my 'best of the year' lists.

...
Surprised at the comments about not seeing a lot of these so far.

40. Life of Pi

Was blown away by this one on a big screen. Only read a little bit of the book, and that didn't grab me, so I was hesitant to watch this one. Supposedly the film that couldn't be made? I have been a fan of Ang Lee's work for a long time (yes, I even kinda like Hulk). All the talk in the other thread about movies like Mad Max are made for viewing big and in 3D, and I would guess this is like that. I would say it is well worth the experience to crank this one up and immerse yourself in the visuals. (If I remember right, one of the few movies actually shot in 3D?)

39. Inside Out

Brought Pixar back in the mix of great animated movies after a dreadful run of sequels. This is another movie I expect to crawl up the rankings as I liked it a little more the second time. Goes a little darker than some of the other Pixar movies, but also introduces a great short hand way to talk to kids about emotions. Lewis Black as anger was $. To me was held back a tad by hitting a lot of the same beats that the Toy Story movies did before it.

37. Mud

Jeff Nichols' third movie (all are good) has Matthew McConaughey as a fugitive that gets discovered by a couple teens. Great performances all around, and I think it was the first time that I really noticed the acting chops of Mr. McConaughey. Seems like 2011 and 2012 flipped a switch for him and he started doing darker and more dramatic roles, and I am glad for that. Probably will show up on the list again, and is also great in True Detective and Killer Joe.
Of the nine, I really liked Mud and Place Beyond the Pines a lot. The rest, for me, are varying degrees of good, but not great movies. Without my own list its hard to know where they should fall. I would give all of them 'thumbs up', but its hard to know if they deserve their placement or not.

I'm enjoying reading your assessments.
Honestly, I would agree with you. I did take into account the rewatchability of the movie and how recommendable they are. If it were just movies I thought were great - at least 8/10 rating, this list would look different and have the docs, foreign movies, and some sequels that I chose to leave out of this experience. Shame would be a good example of this. Fantastic movie, great acting, and I am sure was at the top of my list for that year. However, it is about as fun to rewatch as Requiem for a Dream, so it didn't make this list. (that said, there are still movies on this list that are tough to watch again). I think the top 10-20 will have more movies that I would say were great, as they would be more like the top 3 or so movies of each year.

Like I said, this started off more as an exercise to prove that there are a lot of good movies out there and it just isn't all sequels and remakes. I will also list the others that I had written down and liked at the end of this, so combining all these plus the docs and foreign movies if people are so inclined there should be 100+ in the last 6 years listed. That would still miss stuff that I haven't seen or that I didn't like that others might mention. A lot of options for people to try if they want to avoid the Point Break remake or another Transformers movie.

 
Another vote for Whiplash. One of the few movies in recent years that has stuck in my mind for weeks after seeing it. Repeat watchability.

 
Dang, I spent the break watching 80s movies with the kids. This would have been a good place to start.

 
I've seen all of the ones mentioned so far and I have liked all of them a lot. Not sure my order would be nearly the same but I can't argue the choices. :thumbup:

 
Life of Pi, Inside Out, Tucker & Dale all big yeses.

Shutter Island was worth watching.

Mud wasn't bad but was kind of a bore.

 
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Dang, I spent the break watching 80s movies with the kids. This would have been a good place to start.
What did you watch?
14 yo girl, 8 yo boy, plus 11 yo boy for a few of them.

Indiana Jones 1 - kids loved it

IJ 2 - didn't care for it

IJ 3 - liked it

Goonies - really liked it

Ferris Bueller's Day Off - loved it.

Jumanji - okay

Labyrinth - younger liked it, older didn't

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids - liked it

Ghostbusters - loved it

Mummy 1 - loved it

Mummy 2 - meh

Mummy 3 - surprised and liked it okay

Beetlejuice - disliked except for dinner dance

Stand By Me - didn't like it

Christmas Story - okay

Sandlot - liked it

I couldn't find a good version of Mighty Ducks. I still might show them Breakfast Club, Dark Crystal, War Games, and Flight of the Navigator (I've never seen it), but we might just continue watching a Flash marathon instead (13 eps in).

 
Happy New Year!

Odd mix of a couple genre movies and Oscar winners in this wave:

35. The Sessions

Sounds like a teen comedy, but this one is based on a true story and has John Hawkes as a man in an iron lung looking for help losing his virginity. By the description, I thought this one would be a trainwreck. Not for everybody due to the content, but I would be hard pressed to find a movie on my list that did a better job tackling relationships, compassion, and sex than this one. Plus, William H. Macy as a priest is $$.

34. The Town

I am sure that most of us joke about his talents in front of the camera. He is the bomb in Phantoms, yo! Gone Baby Gone showed me that he belongs on the other side of the camera. The relationship might have been a little over done, but thought the performances and action were very well done. Argo was good as well, but didn't quite make my personal list. However, I just looked at his director link on imdb and saw "Untitled Batman Reboot" listed. Not enough :yucky:s for that.

33. Side Effects

Can't think of another movie that took me quite off guard like this one did. I liked Contagion from Soderbergh, but it was very clinical and deliberately paced. This one started off like that as well, but went in a different direction. I have recommended this one to a lot of people in the last few years, and always tell them to stick with the movie at the beginning. Not going to say much more than that or even describe what it reminds me of. If you have seen it, you know what I mean, if you haven't, check it out.

32. 12 Years a Slave

Steve McQueen is one of the best directors working today. I mentioned Shame before and Hunger is also brilliant. Takes on some pretty bleak topics and themes though, so the movies are not easy watches. 12 Years is a tad more accessible and a powerful topics. People seemed to take issue with the way he told the story and a certain distracting small role towards the end of the movie. I agree with the 2nd one, but thought the rest of the movie was great. Great performances all around from a cast of some of my favorites working today - have I mentioned my Fassbender man crush... :wub:

31. Dallas Buyers Club

I guess this is the Academy Award, based on a true story tier. Mr. McConaughey in a fantastic performance as someone diagnosed with AIDS in the mid 80s and his struggle with finding the help and medication that he needs. Leto turns in an even better performance as someone he meets along the way. The performances really carry this movie, but also makes you think even more about the medical system and how it it set up.

 

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