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

[spOOfy]

Your list reminded me to bump Nightcrawler up my list and watched it today. Great stuff

 

[facook]

10/50. Even a tiny desire to watch: 7/remaining 40.

Which movies are these?

Saw: Interstellar, The Grey, Source Code, Shutter Island, The Town, Zero Dark Thirty, Inception, Edge of Tomorrow, The Master :X , Drive

Would See: Bad Words, Inside Out, Rango, The Fighter, Cabin in the Woods, Lego Movie, Whiplash

I have a very narrow band of movies I will watch. I'm not much into the sequels/remakes/super-hero stuff; I REALLY am not into the arts fartsy pretentious crap. I don't need to see the lesbian quadriplegic raise her autistic interracial troglodyte twins "film." The only film on my list there I think is Master and it sucked hard. Pretty much I just want to watch some good movies. Whiplash seems like it might be a film but I've heard really good things, so at the risk of having it be painfully depressing, I'd watch it.

Thanks for your list. It's interesting!

Was The Master the only movie of that initial 10 that you didn't like?

It was. I thought Source Code was ok. I loved loved loved Inception and loved Edge of Tomorrow. I thought the others were pretty good to good. My wife and I still joke about how much we hated the Master.

ETA: I should amend that. We both really like Phoenix and were big fans of PSH. Also like Amy Adams a lot (my wife more than me because of the Julia Childs movie). So we had high hopes going in. PSH is starting a cult, and he's luring Phoenix in! This is gonna be so good! But then it just turned into a bunch of dreck in my opinion. The perfect example of a writer trying to be too artsy and clever - again in my opinion. I actually thought the three actors played their roles well - I just thought the script stunk. I'd sure welcome your feedback though, if you feel like I'm being unfair or inconsistent. I do respect your opinion and especially the fact you admit to liking the artsy fartsy stuff.

 

[sbonomo]

Usually someone has a top movies of the year thread, but I haven't seen one yet, so I'm going to drop my top 10 films of 2015 here. At least so far:

10. Carol

9. The Dutch Girl

8. The Martian

7. Ex Machina

6. Still Alice

6. Room

4. The Big Short

3. Mad Max

2. Spotlight

1. Brooklyn

Haven't yet seen which could maybe break in: The Revenant, Creed, Straight Out of Compton, and the one I am most excited about Anomalisa

mad max was just a disaster....not sure how some many are likeing it here...

 

[KarmaPolice]

Your list reminded me to bump Nightcrawler up my list and watched it today. Great stuff

Glad you liked it.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Usually someone has a top movies of the year thread, but I haven't seen one yet, so I'm going to drop my top 10 films of 2015 here. At least so far:

10. Carol

9. The Dutch Girl

8. The Martian

7. Ex Machina

6. Still Alice

6. Room

4. The Big Short

3. Mad Max

2. Spotlight

1. Brooklyn

Haven't yet seen which could maybe break in: The Revenant, Creed, Straight Out of Compton, and the one I am most excited about Anomalisa

mad max was just a disaster....not sure how some many are likeing it here...

It blows my mind that Mad Max is seriously winning awards and is up for best picture in categories.

 

[KarmaPolice]

10/50. Even a tiny desire to watch: 7/remaining 40.

Which movies are these?

Saw: Interstellar, The Grey, Source Code, Shutter Island, The Town, Zero Dark Thirty, Inception, Edge of Tomorrow, The Master :X , Drive

Would See: Bad Words, Inside Out, Rango, The Fighter, Cabin in the Woods, Lego Movie, Whiplash

I have a very narrow band of movies I will watch. I'm not much into the sequels/remakes/super-hero stuff; I REALLY am not into the arts fartsy pretentious crap. I don't need to see the lesbian quadriplegic raise her autistic interracial troglodyte twins "film." The only film on my list there I think is Master and it sucked hard. Pretty much I just want to watch some good movies. Whiplash seems like it might be a film but I've heard really good things, so at the risk of having it be painfully depressing, I'd watch it.

Thanks for your list. It's interesting!

Was The Master the only movie of that initial 10 that you didn't like?

It was. I thought Source Code was ok. I loved loved loved Inception and loved Edge of Tomorrow. I thought the others were pretty good to good. My wife and I still joke about how much we hated the Master.

ETA: I should amend that. We both really like Phoenix and were big fans of PSH. Also like Amy Adams a lot (my wife more than me because of the Julia Childs movie). So we had high hopes going in. PSH is starting a cult, and he's luring Phoenix in! This is gonna be so good! But then it just turned into a bunch of dreck in my opinion. The perfect example of a writer trying to be too artsy and clever - again in my opinion. I actually thought the three actors played their roles well - I just thought the script stunk. I'd sure welcome your feedback though, if you feel like I'm being unfair or inconsistent. I do respect your opinion and especially the fact you admit to liking the artsy fartsy stuff.

Nah, I am not going to argue with your opinion on The Master, of course it's valid. I was more asking to see if I could think of anything that I might not have listed that I could recommend based on if you liked those ones that you listed. Honestly I am surprised that you like Drive then. If there is an "artsy" action movie, that would be it. Do you guys not like rom-coms either?

 

[KarmaPolice]

Oh, and I didn't see any comedies mentioned that should be considered in a top 50 list like this.

 

[TripItUp]

Oh, and I didn't see any comedies mentioned that should be considered in a top 50 list like this.

50/50?

 

[facook]

10/50. Even a tiny desire to watch: 7/remaining 40.

Which movies are these?

Saw: Interstellar, The Grey, Source Code, Shutter Island, The Town, Zero Dark Thirty, Inception, Edge of Tomorrow, The Master :X , Drive

Would See: Bad Words, Inside Out, Rango, The Fighter, Cabin in the Woods, Lego Movie, Whiplash

I have a very narrow band of movies I will watch. I'm not much into the sequels/remakes/super-hero stuff; I REALLY am not into the arts fartsy pretentious crap. I don't need to see the lesbian quadriplegic raise her autistic interracial troglodyte twins "film." The only film on my list there I think is Master and it sucked hard. Pretty much I just want to watch some good movies. Whiplash seems like it might be a film but I've heard really good things, so at the risk of having it be painfully depressing, I'd watch it.

Thanks for your list. It's interesting!

Was The Master the only movie of that initial 10 that you didn't like?

It was. I thought Source Code was ok. I loved loved loved Inception and loved Edge of Tomorrow. I thought the others were pretty good to good. My wife and I still joke about how much we hated the Master.

ETA: I should amend that. We both really like Phoenix and were big fans of PSH. Also like Amy Adams a lot (my wife more than me because of the Julia Childs movie). So we had high hopes going in. PSH is starting a cult, and he's luring Phoenix in! This is gonna be so good! But then it just turned into a bunch of dreck in my opinion. The perfect example of a writer trying to be too artsy and clever - again in my opinion. I actually thought the three actors played their roles well - I just thought the script stunk. I'd sure welcome your feedback though, if you feel like I'm being unfair or inconsistent. I do respect your opinion and especially the fact you admit to liking the artsy fartsy stuff.

Nah, I am not going to argue with your opinion on The Master, of course it's valid. I was more asking to see if I could think of anything that I might not have listed that I could recommend based on if you liked those ones that you listed. Honestly I am surprised that you like Drive then. If there is an "artsy" action movie, that would be it. Do you guys not like rom-coms either?

Yeah, Drive was more artsy for an action movie. Maybe it was actiony enough I didn't mind.

We like rom-coms somewhat. Like Julie and Julia, Dan in Real Life, Date Night. It's rare that we both WANT to see one though. If we go to the theater it's usually to see something more intense. Once in a while we'll do a rom-com night in on Netflix or Redbox. Pretty few and far between though. We've really become much more tv series centric.

 

[Daywalker]

I still don't understand people not watching comedic movies. Those are the best ones and I'll choose a comedy at least 75% of the time.

Another issue is subject matter. Let's look at Whiplash. Now, I really like Miles Teller and the Juno dad guy who does the Farmers Insurance commercials, but no matter how good you tell me that movie is, a plot revolving around a drum kid getting berated by a douschey/mean teacher does nothing for me.

Maybe your friend didn't think there were any good movies lately due to the subject matter sucking?

Wanted to chime in on Whiplash and this is as good as any to further the conversation. I am with eoMMan on this movie, I really detested the 2 hours or whatever I spent watching Whiplash. I understood the movie and I got what they were trying to do, it was well made but I wanted to choke Simmons. I think some of my hatred towards the film(wife loved it btw) is in the way the teacher behaves. I get that it's a movie but negative re-inforcement and bludgeoning a student over the head with it and there was a sadistic nature that I hated. I wanted for that kid so desperately to stand up and go kick that teacher's tail all over the stage until he broke his drumsticks over his head. My wife claims that is exactly what I was supposed to feel...it just didn't leave me with a good taste in my mouth, the ending to me didn't justify the means in any way. I just didn't like the feel of that film and I hated the way I felt after. Her was a disturbing movie in a lot of ways but they felt important and worth talking about. Whiplash was a movie I wanted to forget about quickly. Having said that I think Whiplash was well made, obviously the acting is pretty good, just didn't like the story.

X...not my tempo!

I appreciate the film, I just didn't love it. But please understand I am not saying the film is bad like the way I say "Crash" was the worst movie to ever win best film and it's almost not even close. I can appreciate that so many like Whiplash or think it was a good quality movie, just for me I never want to watch it again.

I would add Out Of Africa, Chicago, The English Patient and Birdman in the discussion of the worst Best Picture winners.

Don't get the hate for English patient. Amazing visuals. Enjoyed the story.8/10

 

[dparker713]

Oh, and I didn't see any comedies mentioned that should be considered in a top 50 list like this.

Pitch perfect was mentioned.

 

[Fariq]

Tree of Life and The Master were two of the biggest piles of artsy fartsy crap I ever saw. Both are played on endless loops at Gitmo, in fact, as part of the torture of prisoners.

I like the artsy fartsy crap. This is an art form after all.

I enjoyed "Days of Heaven" and "The Thin Red Line" so the cinematography and pensiveness and shots of plant life are no problem for me. But Sean Penn opening a door and then he steps onto a beach and all sorts of other junk made "Tree of Life" the movie equivalent of explosive diarrhea. Look at that orange and Brown stuff. Oh shucks. Some landed on the wall. Oh no. I got some of the floor behind the bowl too.

 

[Fariq]

I still don't understand people not watching comedic movies. Those are the best ones and I'll choose a comedy at least 75% of the time.

Another issue is subject matter. Let's look at Whiplash. Now, I really like Miles Teller and the Juno dad guy who does the Farmers Insurance commercials, but no matter how good you tell me that movie is, a plot revolving around a drum kid getting berated by a douschey/mean teacher does nothing for me.

Maybe your friend didn't think there were any good movies lately due to the subject matter sucking?

Wanted to chime in on Whiplash and this is as good as any to further the conversation. I am with eoMMan on this movie, I really detested the 2 hours or whatever I spent watching Whiplash. I understood the movie and I got what they were trying to do, it was well made but I wanted to choke Simmons. I think some of my hatred towards the film(wife loved it btw) is in the way the teacher behaves. I get that it's a movie but negative re-inforcement and bludgeoning a student over the head with it and there was a sadistic nature that I hated. I wanted for that kid so desperately to stand up and go kick that teacher's tail all over the stage until he broke his drumsticks over his head. My wife claims that is exactly what I was supposed to feel...it just didn't leave me with a good taste in my mouth, the ending to me didn't justify the means in any way. I just didn't like the feel of that film and I hated the way I felt after. Her was a disturbing movie in a lot of ways but they felt important and worth talking about. Whiplash was a movie I wanted to forget about quickly. Having said that I think Whiplash was well made, obviously the acting is pretty good, just didn't like the story.

X...not my tempo!

I appreciate the film, I just didn't love it. But please understand I am not saying the film is bad like the way I say "Crash" was the worst movie to ever win best film and it's almost not even close. I can appreciate that so many like Whiplash or think it was a good quality movie, just for me I never want to watch it again.

I would add Out Of Africa, Chicago, The English Patient and Birdman in the discussion of the worst Best Picture winners.

Don't get the hate for English patient. Amazing visuals. Enjoyed the story.8/10

In comparison to The Master and Tree of Life, The English Patient is an enjoyable action film.

 

[Fariq]

Drive is outstanding. I'm a bit surprised to see it this high but it's outstanding. Love the soundtrack and vibe. Absolutely do not watch it on TV though. Something about the TV edit makes it horrible.

Drive and Sicario are my favorite two of the decade to this point.

 

[eoMMan]

Oh, and I didn't see any comedies mentioned that should be considered in a top 50 list like this.

I gotta look to see what timeframe stuff was released.....

Fwiw, I saw both Sisters and The Night Before in theaters over the past few months and both were funny. They probably wouldn't make my list but both worth a rental if you like to laugh.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Drive is outstanding. I'm a bit surprised to see it this high but it's outstanding. Love the soundtrack and vibe. Absolutely do not watch it on TV though. Something about the TV edit makes it horrible.

Drive and Sicario are my favorite two of the decade to this point.

We went and saw Sicario at the theater. I did enjoy the movie but I would be at the 3 out of 4 star range. Best movie of the decade I did not see. I did like it but I had a tough time with the last 1/3 of the movie, Josh Brolin kind of bugged me. Del Toro was very good and played the role to a T.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Oh, and I didn't see any comedies mentioned that should be considered in a top 50 list like this.

I gotta look to see what timeframe stuff was released.....

Fwiw, I saw both Sisters and The Night Before in theaters over the past few months and both were funny. They probably wouldn't make my list but both worth a rental if you like to laugh.

Wife and MIL saw Sisters and they fell out of their seats laughing at times. I think I would enjoy it, I liked Bridesmaids and thought the wimmens were funny.

 

[VA703]

trainwreck was pretty good if we are talking recent comedies

ive heard night before was very good

 

[KarmaPolice]

Tree of Life and The Master were two of the biggest piles of artsy fartsy crap I ever saw. Both are played on endless loops at Gitmo, in fact, as part of the torture of prisoners.

I like the artsy fartsy crap. This is an art form after all.

I enjoyed "Days of Heaven" and "The Thin Red Line" so the cinematography and pensiveness and shots of plant life are no problem for me. But Sean Penn opening a door and then he steps onto a beach and all sorts of other junk made "Tree of Life" the movie equivalent of explosive diarrhea. Look at that orange and Brown stuff. Oh shucks. Some landed on the wall. Oh no. I got some of the floor behind the bowl too.

I find that interesting. It seems like TRL is one of his more jarring movies because you have such extremes in the movies. You will have battle scenes and then pensive long nature shots. Like I said, I think the middle bit got a tad much with the dinosaurs and stuff, but thought Tree of Life was what he was meant to make - a movie about a man remembering his life and thinking about his place in the universe. Days of Heaven is fantastic though. Such a beautifully shot movie.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Oh, and I didn't see any comedies mentioned that should be considered in a top 50 list like this.

Pitch perfect was mentioned.

Ok there is one. I haven't seen it, so I can't comment.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Oh, and I didn't see any comedies mentioned that should be considered in a top 50 list like this.

I gotta look to see what timeframe stuff was released.....

Fwiw, I saw both Sisters and The Night Before in theaters over the past few months and both were funny. They probably wouldn't make my list but both worth a rental if you like to laugh.

Here a couple I glanced through to get an idea. probably better lists somewhere:

Comedies after 2010

Best 70 since 2000

Top 10 since 2010

 

[KarmaPolice]

trainwreck was pretty good if we are talking recent comedies

ive heard night before was very good

Want to see Night Before. I saw Trainwreck and thought it was quite funny at parts, but did suffer through that too long factor.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Like I said, it is not like I haven't enjoyed any comedies, I usually don't find myself laughing all the way through. I would need to enjoy all the movie before putting it on a list like this or a best of the year list.

The only ones that I saw scanning the lists that might apply for me:

Bad Words - already listed

21 Jump Street - remake, but love this one

The Other Guys - only saw the once, but remember laughing a bit.

The World's End - wanted to watch again before ranking it. Is it a 'comedy' or a hybrid like Cabin in the Woods, etc..

Easy A - not sure I would call it a comedy, but loved it. Not quite as good as Mean Girls, but in that same ballpark

Everything else I remember laughing at was more rom/coms (Crazy Stupid Love, etc. ) or kids stuff (The Muppets)

A few that I got several laughs out of, but not enough to love overall:

Ted

This Is the End

Bridesmaids

IMO there is nothing close to the run of comedy movies from the decade before:

Step Brothers

Superbad

Team America

Super Troopers

Old School

Pineapple Express

Tropic Thunder

Borat

Idiocracy

Hangover

40 Year Old Virgin

Bad Santa

Role Models

Wedding Crashers

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

I Love You, Man

Elf

Napoleon Dynamite

Grandma's Boy

Shaun of the Dead

Dodgeball

Meet the Parents

I am sure I missed a few as well

I would probably watch any of these before the movies I listed from the past 5 years.

 

[Brony]

Isn't this one of the guys that thought Anchorman sucked?

Yeah, I didn't think Anchorman was that good, and I usually like Will Ferrell movies. Not sure what that has to do with this list though.

Thanks KP

 

[KarmaPolice]

Isn't this one of the guys that thought Anchorman sucked?

Yeah, I didn't think Anchorman was that good, and I usually like Will Ferrell movies. Not sure what that has to do with this list though.

Thanks KP

Got it - Anchorman is the one movie you use as a barometer of a person's ability to judge moives?

 

[jamny]

I'm not a fan of Amy Poehler or Tina Fey. The 2 of them together are unwatchable.

 

[dparker713]

The Muppets really deserves to be on the list. That's really a fantastic film.

 

[Mr. Mojo]

I still don't understand people not watching comedic movies. Those are the best ones and I'll choose a comedy at least 75% of the time.

Another issue is subject matter. Let's look at Whiplash. Now, I really like Miles Teller and the Juno dad guy who does the Farmers Insurance commercials, but no matter how good you tell me that movie is, a plot revolving around a drum kid getting berated by a douschey/mean teacher does nothing for me.

Maybe your friend didn't think there were any good movies lately due to the subject matter sucking?

Wanted to chime in on Whiplash and this is as good as any to further the conversation. I am with eoMMan on this movie, I really detested the 2 hours or whatever I spent watching Whiplash. I understood the movie and I got what they were trying to do, it was well made but I wanted to choke Simmons. I think some of my hatred towards the film(wife loved it btw) is in the way the teacher behaves. I get that it's a movie but negative re-inforcement and bludgeoning a student over the head with it and there was a sadistic nature that I hated. I wanted for that kid so desperately to stand up and go kick that teacher's tail all over the stage until he broke his drumsticks over his head. My wife claims that is exactly what I was supposed to feel...it just didn't leave me with a good taste in my mouth, the ending to me didn't justify the means in any way. I just didn't like the feel of that film and I hated the way I felt after. Her was a disturbing movie in a lot of ways but they felt important and worth talking about. Whiplash was a movie I wanted to forget about quickly. Having said that I think Whiplash was well made, obviously the acting is pretty good, just didn't like the story.

X...not my tempo!

I appreciate the film, I just didn't love it. But please understand I am not saying the film is bad like the way I say "Crash" was the worst movie to ever win best film and it's almost not even close. I can appreciate that so many like Whiplash or think it was a good quality movie, just for me I never want to watch it again.

I would add Out Of Africa, Chicago, The English Patient and Birdman in the discussion of the worst Best Picture winners.

Don't get the hate for English patient. Amazing visuals. Enjoyed the story.8/10

In comparison to The Master and Tree of Life, The English Patient is an enjoyable action film.

I agree, but neither of those bombs won Best Picture.

 

[E Street Brat]

Seen 5/50

I need to put the kindle down and watch some more movies.

 

[CGRdrJoe]

as far as comedy goes I'd throw the other guys on that list :thumbsup:

 

[Fennis]

KP, comedies you might like include Lego Movie and Inside Out.

 

[KarmaPolice]

KP, comedies you might like include Lego Movie and Inside Out.

 

[The Future Champs]

To continue the Sicario discussion:

Spoiler

Yes, in the end we realize that they only wanted her for the FBI cover and sig, but we kinda knew that all along. And she wasn't some patsy in the story who was played by rogue actors in the system. She had expressed her doubts about the operation to her boss, who assured her that higher level people in the govt wanted this to happen. She tried to stop Alejandro, and she gave her signature under duress. The sig on the paper was worthless anyways, as she can recant immediately.

I didn't hate the movie, and I loved parts of it, but in the end it didn't work for me.

 

[The Future Champs]

Anyways, skimmed the thread previously, but I didn't find and answer to the following: Your thoughts on Snowpiercer? Also, it's the wrong decade, but how about another post apocalyptic movie, Children of Men?

 

[KarmaPolice]

Anyways, skimmed the thread previously, but I didn't find and answer to the following: Your thoughts on Snowpiercer? Also, it's the wrong decade, but how about another post apocalyptic movie, Children of Men?

Sorry, I did see that question while I was doing it and meant to reply after I finished the list.

Honestly, I probably had a worse reaction to Snowpiercer than I did to Mad Max. A bit of that was expectation - the 3 other movies that I saw from that director were great (Mother, The Host, and Memories of Murder). I liked a little of Snowpiercer, but it just got to be too much for me at the end. Wasn't quite to the level of Mad Max, but it did seem to do better with the critics and I just didn't get what the fuss was about.

I am currently watching some movies from the 2000-2009 decade for another list/countdown. Children of Men is one that I want to rewatch. I remember loving it. A lot has to do with the few fantastic long takes that are in the movie. I have seen them so many times now, that I am not sure if the whole movie still that good for me, or is just a few scenes that elevate the movie. Wondering the same thing about Inglorious Basterds as I look over my rankings.

I am planning on doing a top 100, and not having the same constraints that I did for this one - just my favorite 100 movies of that decade - sequels, foreign, docs, comedy, whatever.

 

[sports_fan]

Anyways, skimmed the thread previously, but I didn't find and answer to the following: Your thoughts on Snowpiercer? Also, it's the wrong decade, but how about another post apocalyptic movie, Children of Men?

Sorry, I did see that question while I was doing it and meant to reply after I finished the list.

Honestly, I probably had a worse reaction to Snowpiercer than I did to Mad Max. A bit of that was expectation - the 3 other movies that I saw from that director were great (Mother, The Host, and Memories of Murder). I liked a little of Snowpiercer, but it just got to be too much for me at the end. Wasn't quite to the level of Mad Max, but it did seem to do better with the critics and I just didn't get what the fuss was about.

I am currently watching some movies from the 2000-2009 decade for another list/countdown. Children of Men is one that I want to rewatch. I remember loving it. A lot has to do with the few fantastic long takes that are in the movie. I have seen them so many times now, that I am not sure if the whole movie still that good for me, or is just a few scenes that elevate the movie. Wondering the same thing about Inglorious Basterds as I look over my rankings.

I am planning on doing a top 100, and not having the same constraints that I did for this one - just my favorite 100 movies of that decade - sequels, foreign, docs, comedy, whatever.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Anyways, skimmed the thread previously, but I didn't find and answer to the following: Your thoughts on Snowpiercer? Also, it's the wrong decade, but how about another post apocalyptic movie, Children of Men?

Sorry, I did see that question while I was doing it and meant to reply after I finished the list.

Honestly, I probably had a worse reaction to Snowpiercer than I did to Mad Max. A bit of that was expectation - the 3 other movies that I saw from that director were great (Mother, The Host, and Memories of Murder). I liked a little of Snowpiercer, but it just got to be too much for me at the end. Wasn't quite to the level of Mad Max, but it did seem to do better with the critics and I just didn't get what the fuss was about.

I am currently watching some movies from the 2000-2009 decade for another list/countdown. Children of Men is one that I want to rewatch. I remember loving it. A lot has to do with the few fantastic long takes that are in the movie. I have seen them so many times now, that I am not sure if the whole movie still that good for me, or is just a few scenes that elevate the movie. Wondering the same thing about Inglorious Basterds as I look over my rankings.

I am planning on doing a top 100, and not having the same constraints that I did for this one - just my favorite 100 movies of that decade - sequels, foreign, docs, comedy, whatever.

It will probably be awhile. Don't want to half-### it.

 

[The Future Champs]

Anyways, skimmed the thread previously, but I didn't find and answer to the following: Your thoughts on Snowpiercer? Also, it's the wrong decade, but how about another post apocalyptic movie, Children of Men?

Sorry, I did see that question while I was doing it and meant to reply after I finished the list.

Honestly, I probably had a worse reaction to Snowpiercer than I did to Mad Max. A bit of that was expectation - the 3 other movies that I saw from that director were great (Mother, The Host, and Memories of Murder). I liked a little of Snowpiercer, but it just got to be too much for me at the end. Wasn't quite to the level of Mad Max, but it did seem to do better with the critics and I just didn't get what the fuss was about.

I am currently watching some movies from the 2000-2009 decade for another list/countdown. Children of Men is one that I want to rewatch. I remember loving it. A lot has to do with the few fantastic long takes that are in the movie. I have seen them so many times now, that I am not sure if the whole movie still that good for me, or is just a few scenes that elevate the movie. Wondering the same thing about Inglorious Basterds as I look over my rankings.

I am planning on doing a top 100, and not having the same constraints that I did for this one - just my favorite 100 movies of that decade - sequels, foreign, docs, comedy, whatever.

It will probably be awhile. Don't want to half-### it.

Looking forward to it.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Anyways, skimmed the thread previously, but I didn't find and answer to the following: Your thoughts on Snowpiercer? Also, it's the wrong decade, but how about another post apocalyptic movie, Children of Men?

Sorry, I did see that question while I was doing it and meant to reply after I finished the list.

Honestly, I probably had a worse reaction to Snowpiercer than I did to Mad Max. A bit of that was expectation - the 3 other movies that I saw from that director were great (Mother, The Host, and Memories of Murder). I liked a little of Snowpiercer, but it just got to be too much for me at the end. Wasn't quite to the level of Mad Max, but it did seem to do better with the critics and I just didn't get what the fuss was about.

I am currently watching some movies from the 2000-2009 decade for another list/countdown. Children of Men is one that I want to rewatch. I remember loving it. A lot has to do with the few fantastic long takes that are in the movie. I have seen them so many times now, that I am not sure if the whole movie still that good for me, or is just a few scenes that elevate the movie. Wondering the same thing about Inglorious Basterds as I look over my rankings.

I am planning on doing a top 100, and not having the same constraints that I did for this one - just my favorite 100 movies of that decade - sequels, foreign, docs, comedy, whatever.

It will probably be awhile. Don't want to half-### it.

Looking forward to it.

It will be a chore. I think that is when I really started branching out in my movie tastes, so I think I went overboard on watching movies. I have an initial list of 200+ movies that I would guess I gave a 7/10 rating to, and I really haven't dug much deeper. I am sure I missed stuff on the initial pass. So many movies I love from that decade - I might have to go top 150.

 

[Sweet J]

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).

No Back to the Future, Karate Kid, Big, or Pee Wee's Big Adventure?

I know it's not a popular opinion, but Beetlejuice really doesn't hold up. (not sure I liked it much to begin with)

Watched "A League of Their Own" with my 12 year old daughter and 15 year old son.

Son was entertained.

Daughter LOVED it. She was absolutely riveted.

I thought it held up surprisingly well. Maybe because it was a period piece anyway.

 

[Sweet J]

Anyways, skimmed the thread previously, but I didn't find and answer to the following: Your thoughts on Snowpiercer? Also, it's the wrong decade, but how about another post apocalyptic movie, Children of Men?

Sorry, I did see that question while I was doing it and meant to reply after I finished the list.

Honestly, I probably had a worse reaction to Snowpiercer than I did to Mad Max. A bit of that was expectation - the 3 other movies that I saw from that director were great (Mother, The Host, and Memories of Murder). I liked a little of Snowpiercer, but it just got to be too much for me at the end. Wasn't quite to the level of Mad Max, but it did seem to do better with the critics and I just didn't get what the fuss was about.

I am currently watching some movies from the 2000-2009 decade for another list/countdown. Children of Men is one that I want to rewatch. I remember loving it. A lot has to do with the few fantastic long takes that are in the movie. I have seen them so many times now, that I am not sure if the whole movie still that good for me, or is just a few scenes that elevate the movie. Wondering the same thing about Inglorious Basterds as I look over my rankings.

I am planning on doing a top 100, and not having the same constraints that I did for this one - just my favorite 100 movies of that decade - sequels, foreign, docs, comedy, whatever.

There are some movies from the 2000s that were really fantastic. I remember a weird vampire movie that blew me away. Nightwatch? (or maybe it was "Daywatch"). Just awesome.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Or was it Daybreakers?

 

[Fennis]

KP, comedies you might like include Lego Movie and Inside Out.

For some reason, comedies seem to be more accepted when they are animated.

 

[tdoss]

Still don't understand how "Warrior" didn't make the cut.

I'll watch just about anything Tom Hardy is in and that movie is very enjoyable.

 

[KarmaPolice]

KP, comedies you might like include Lego Movie and Inside Out.

For some reason, comedies seem to be more accepted when they are animated.

The unsure look was because they were on my list.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Oh, and I didn't see any comedies mentioned that should be considered in a top 50 list like this.

How about The Martian?

 

[AAABatteries]

Nothing wrong with liking About Time. Great movie

Great movie - the scene with his father towards the end had me in tears.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Still don't understand how "Warrior" didn't make the cut.

I'll watch just about anything Tom Hardy is in and that movie is very enjoyable.

Very rarely do I really like sports movies. I can't think of any that would be in my favs all-time. I only saw the movie once, remember thinking that it was above average with a couple good performances. Also remember something about the ending that I didn't love, but can't specifically remember what.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Oh, and I didn't see any comedies mentioned that should be considered in a top 50 list like this.

How about The Martian?

A laugh riot according to the Hollywood Foreign Press.

 

[Tick]

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).

No Back to the Future, Karate Kid, Big, or Pee Wee's Big Adventure?

I know it's not a popular opinion, but Beetlejuice really doesn't hold up. (not sure I liked it much to begin with)

Watched "A League of Their Own" with my 12 year old daughter and 15 year old son.

Son was entertained.

Daughter LOVED it. She was absolutely riveted.

I thought it held up surprisingly well. Maybe because it was a period piece anyway.

We should start a new thread, since everyone at FBG is 41 years old, married, with kids who are 8-14 years old.

I think Groundhog Day will be next for us. I'll add League to the list.