The Top 164 (166) Movies of the 21st Century. On to the TOP 10!! (5 Viewers)

[rockaction]

Ilov really liked Barbie. I did the typical "woke" argument thing and he protested. I trust him. Although his love of Sean Baker leaves me a little bit skeptical. I watched the one in the motel and couldn't stand it. I forget its name. I turned it off.

Wikkid was on my side with The Florida Project so I will wear that as my shield.

This thread inspired me to start writing down my favorite movies of this century. I’m up to about 70.

The Florida Project will be in my top 30 for sure—-maybe higher.

Sometimes I really do think that how we process certain elements in art is predictive of our politics. I'm sort of with the people I'm normally with on the film. I didn't read them beforehand. In fact, Kyle Smith liked Baker's first one (Smith is NR and the New York Post). I didn't read anything about The Florida Project other than from here and within forty minutes I just didn't want to watch it. It's just my temperament and opinion so it's not a big deal but I didn't get the love at all.

 

[Ilov80s]

Also to take a doll and make it into a real movie is pretty tough to do. I still can’t believe they pulled it off. And it makes sense it’s sort of controversial. The dolls likely had a weird history bouncing from an image of feminist empowerment to being a relic of outdated culture. That is a whole other deep context for the movie that I’m not really educated enough to dive into.

 

[Ilov80s]

Ilov really liked Barbie. I did the typical "woke" argument thing and he protested. I trust him. Although his love of Sean Baker leaves me a little bit skeptical. I watched the one in the motel and couldn't stand it. I forget its name. I turned it off.

Wikkid was on my side with The Florida Project so I will wear that as my shield.

This thread inspired me to start writing down my favorite movies of this century. I’m up to about 70.

The Florida Project will be in my top 30 for sure—-maybe higher.

Sometimes I really do think that how we process certain elements in art is predictive of our politics. I'm sort of with the people I'm normally with on the film. I didn't read them beforehand. In fact, Kyle Smith liked Baker's first one (Smith is NR and the New York Post). I didn't read anything about The Florida Project other than from here and within forty minutes I just didn't want to watch it. It's just my temperament and opinion so it's not a big deal but I didn't get the love at all.

That would make a very interesting different thread or topic of research. Though maybe not here because of Joe’s rules.

 

[rockaction]

Ilov really liked Barbie. I did the typical "woke" argument thing and he protested. I trust him. Although his love of Sean Baker leaves me a little bit skeptical. I watched the one in the motel and couldn't stand it. I forget its name. I turned it off.

Wikkid was on my side with The Florida Project so I will wear that as my shield.

This thread inspired me to start writing down my favorite movies of this century. I’m up to about 70.

The Florida Project will be in my top 30 for sure—-maybe higher.

Sometimes I really do think that how we process certain elements in art is predictive of our politics. I'm sort of with the people I'm normally with on the film. I didn't read them beforehand. In fact, Kyle Smith liked Baker's first one (Smith is NR and the New York Post). I didn't read anything about The Florida Project other than from here and within forty minutes I just didn't want to watch it. It's just my temperament and opinion so it's not a big deal but I didn't get the love at all.

That would make a very interesting different thread or topic of research. Though maybe not here because of Joe’s rules.

I curtailed it and don't plan to expound upon it or ruin your thread.

 

[Scoresman]

Interstellar will be number one, right....?

I am woefully behind on movies over the last 20 years that isnt horror, so I'm using this list to create a backlog of things to watch.

First additions are The Father and Beau is Afraid.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

Ilov really liked Barbie. I did the typical "woke" argument thing and he protested. I trust him. Although his love of Sean Baker leaves me a little bit skeptical. I watched the one in the motel and couldn't stand it. I forget its name. I turned it off.

Wikkid was on my side with The Florida Project so I will wear that as my shield.

This thread inspired me to start writing down my favorite movies of this century. I’m up to about 70.

The Florida Project will be in my top 30 for sure—-maybe higher.

Would love to see these if people have lists of their favorites.

I'll PM you my list when I finish it and rank it.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Ilov really liked Barbie. I did the typical "woke" argument thing and he protested. I trust him. Although his love of Sean Baker leaves me a little bit skeptical. I watched the one in the motel and couldn't stand it. I forget its name. I turned it off.

Wikkid was on my side with The Florida Project so I will wear that as my shield.

This thread inspired me to start writing down my favorite movies of this century. I’m up to about 70.

The Florida Project will be in my top 30 for sure—-maybe higher.

Would love to see these if people have lists of their favorites.

I'll PM you my list when I finish it and rank it.

Love it! I am not going to redo math, but i can shout out movies that are on yours, too!

 

[Ilov80s]

Interstellar will be number one, right....?

I am woefully behind on movies over the last 20 years that isnt horror, so I'm using this list to create a backlog of things to watch.

First additions are The Father and Beau is Afraid.

Interested to hear what you think. The Father is a tough watch, especially as we get older and deal with aging parents. KP knows I strongly disliked Beau is Afraid (well there is a sex scene with Parker Posey and I did like that a lot). Not because it's poorly made- certainly not, everyone involved is talented. But it's definitely going to cause a reaction and I can appreciate that. It's one of the most divisive movies I can think of. I am curious where you come down on it.

 

[KarmaPolice]

BTW, the offer above only applies to fellow Mariners fans. I won't incorporate any other opinions into the countdown.

 

[Scoresman]

Interstellar will be number one, right....?

I am woefully behind on movies over the last 20 years that isnt horror, so I'm using this list to create a backlog of things to watch.

First additions are The Father and Beau is Afraid.

Interested to hear what you think. The Father is a tough watch, especially as we get older and deal with aging parents. KP knows I strongly disliked Beau is Afraid (well there is a sex scene with Parker Posey and I did like that a lot). Not because it's poorly made- certainly not, everyone involved is talented. But it's definitely going to cause a reaction and I can appreciate that. It's one of the most divisive movies I can think of. I am curious where you come down on it.

I've been so torn with The Father. On one hand I love Anthony Hopkins and this kind of movie. On the other I had a very difficult struggle with my grandmother going through dementia so this would probably wreck me.

 

[KarmaPolice]

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[KarmaPolice]

A second Ryan Gosling movie for the day!! I had forgotten how good Blue Valentine was, but I rewatched that one during my "time" theme week. This one tells the story of Gosling's and Michelle Williams' relationship through flashbacks and non-linear structure. Both actors are two of my favorites of the 21century. I am actually surprised I don't have more Williams representation on the list, but I think we will see her again sometime. I seem to gravitate to movies about rocky relationships that still have great scenes with some romance. I'm not a big fan of "happily ever after" movies it seems and like ones that are more realistic or like Before Sunrise where people are together for a limited time and connect strongly.

 

[Ilov80s]

Interstellar will be number one, right....?

I am woefully behind on movies over the last 20 years that isnt horror, so I'm using this list to create a backlog of things to watch.

First additions are The Father and Beau is Afraid.

Interested to hear what you think. The Father is a tough watch, especially as we get older and deal with aging parents. KP knows I strongly disliked Beau is Afraid (well there is a sex scene with Parker Posey and I did like that a lot). Not because it's poorly made- certainly not, everyone involved is talented. But it's definitely going to cause a reaction and I can appreciate that. It's one of the most divisive movies I can think of. I am curious where you come down on it.

I've been so torn with The Father. On one hand I love Anthony Hopkins and this kind of movie. On the other I had a very difficult struggle with my grandmother going through dementia so this would probably wreck me.

Yeah I immediately texted my friend who is really struggling with his dad's dementia and gave him a big warning about it. I could see how it could help you understand what they are experiencing and get some empathy but I also could see how it could just hit too close and wreck someone.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

I can provide those too if you and others prefer it with those posts.

but then we'd have to read your posts

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

I've still only seen Midnight in Paris and UP. UP was good.

 

[Ilov80s]

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Another movie likely lost in COVID. It's a fictionalized account of a Muhammad Ali, Sam Cooke, Jim Brown and Malcolm X the day and night Ali beat Liston for the heavy weight title. Apparently they did really gather and hang out but obviously we don't really know what happened behind doors. It's based on a play but I do think it manages to bring enough cinematic flair to it to exceed those limitations. 1965, these 4 larger than life Black stars struggle with their roles in America and the part they are supposed to play in each others lives and in the Civil Rights Movement as a whole. I thought it was really adept at taking a large philosophical discussion and making it entertaining. It sounds like it might be a drag or too serious but it manages not be because of the friendships between the 4 leads.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

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This was pretty well done.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

A second Ryan Gosling movie for the day!! I had forgotten how good Blue Valentine was, but I rewatched that one during my "time" theme week. This one tells the story of Gosling's and Michelle Williams' relationship through flashbacks and non-linear structure. Both actors are two of my favorites of the 21century. I am actually surprised I don't have more Williams representation on the list, but I think we will see her again sometime. I seem to gravitate to movies about rocky relationships that still have great scenes with some romance. I'm not a big fan of "happily ever after" movies it seems and like ones that are more realistic or like Before Sunrise where people are together for a limited time and connect strongly.

Michelle Williams is so unbelievably great in this movie.....

 

[Ilov80s]

Up's Married Life opening scene, 4 minutes.

Wordless. Absolutely will break your heart.

 

[KarmaPolice]

A second Ryan Gosling movie for the day!! I had forgotten how good Blue Valentine was, but I rewatched that one during my "time" theme week. This one tells the story of Gosling's and Michelle Williams' relationship through flashbacks and non-linear structure. Both actors are two of my favorites of the 21century. I am actually surprised I don't have more Williams representation on the list, but I think we will see her again sometime. I seem to gravitate to movies about rocky relationships that still have great scenes with some romance. I'm not a big fan of "happily ever after" movies it seems and like ones that are more realistic or like Before Sunrise where people are together for a limited time and connect strongly.

Michelle Williams is so unbelievably great in this movie.....

I feel i say this every time she is in a movie i watch, which is why i was suprised i didn't have more of her work on my list. I tried not to pay too much attention to directors and actors, but it did happen a little.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Up's Married Life opening scene, 4 minutes.

Wordless. Absolutely will break your heart.

This is what i was talking about and the power of movies. Just knowing what that is makes my eyes mist up a bit - i don'thave to click on it. Powerful stuff.

 

[Mr. Mojo]

She was gre

A second Ryan Gosling movie for the day!! I had forgotten how good Blue Valentine was, but I rewatched that one during my "time" theme week. This one tells the story of Gosling's and Michelle Williams' relationship through flashbacks and non-linear structure. Both actors are two of my favorites of the 21century. I am actually surprised I don't have more Williams representation on the list, but I think we will see her again sometime. I seem to gravitate to movies about rocky relationships that still have great scenes with some romance. I'm not a big fan of "happily ever after" movies it seems and like ones that are more realistic or like Before Sunrise where people are together for a limited time and connect strongly.

Michelle Williams is so unbelievably great in this movie.....

I feel i say this every time she is in a movie i watch, which is why i was suprised i didn't have more of her work on my list. I tried not to pay too much attention to directors and actors, but it did happen a little.

She was also great in My Week With Marilyn.

 

[KarmaPolice]

She was gre

A second Ryan Gosling movie for the day!! I had forgotten how good Blue Valentine was, but I rewatched that one during my "time" theme week. This one tells the story of Gosling's and Michelle Williams' relationship through flashbacks and non-linear structure. Both actors are two of my favorites of the 21century. I am actually surprised I don't have more Williams representation on the list, but I think we will see her again sometime. I seem to gravitate to movies about rocky relationships that still have great scenes with some romance. I'm not a big fan of "happily ever after" movies it seems and like ones that are more realistic or like Before Sunrise where people are together for a limited time and connect strongly.

Michelle Williams is so unbelievably great in this movie.....

I feel i say this every time she is in a movie i watch, which is why i was suprised i didn't have more of her work on my list. I tried not to pay too much attention to directors and actors, but it did happen a little.

She was also great in My Week With Marilyn.

Still one I haven't seen. I've seen the Riechardt movie, Take this Waltz, Shutter Island, Manchester, Certain Women, etc. She is great in all of those.

 

[KarmaPolice]

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[Dr. Octopus]

Spotlight isn’t a big rewatch movie but it was really good and well done covering a tough topic.

 

[Gally]

164 - MARTYRS
163 - MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
162 - I'M NO LONGER HERE
161 - JACKASS SERIES
160 - REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
159 - THE FATHER
158 - BEAU IS AFRAID
157 - AMOUR
156 - THE SQUID AND THE WHALE
155 - UP
154 - BARBIE
153 - THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
152 - BLUE VALENTINE
151 - ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
150 - Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN
149 - SPOTLIGHT

Welp, only heard of four of these movies and only seen one of them (Spotlight). I am not surprised.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

That rolling stone list may not be so bad anymore

 

[KarmaPolice]

164 - MARTYRS
163 - MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
162 - I'M NO LONGER HERE
161 - JACKASS SERIES
160 - REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
159 - THE FATHER
158 - BEAU IS AFRAID
157 - AMOUR
156 - THE SQUID AND THE WHALE
155 - UP
154 - BARBIE
153 - THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
152 - BLUE VALENTINE
151 - ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
150 - Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN
149 - SPOTLIGHT

Welp, only heard of four of these movies and only seen one of them (Spotlight). I am not surprised.

I am not either for most people. We are doing more movies than we did for the 90s and 80s because we covered 2.5X the years. I think both of us leaned a bit toward obscure movies that stuck with us toward the bottom of our list. One tonight is a blockbuster and the 1st in a reboot franchise. Starting tomorrow night, there will be even more blockbusters and known movies trickling in. We still have some under the radar foreign movies and horror movies to come, but I think (hope?) people will start recognizing more and more soon. You might not like them and still think we are nuts for having them in our top 100, but you will start to recognize more titles.

 

[rockaction]

That rolling stone list may not be so bad anymore

Ilov and KP like America eight times as much as those schleps because they’re not completely isolated and jaded. Believe me, that article was loony.

 

[KarmaPolice]

That rolling stone list may not be so bad anymore

Dude, there is a lot of crossover here of that Rolling Stone list you grumble about, or at least a big crossover of those type of movies. Did you see our 80s and 90s countdowns?

[which reminds me, I should post the links to those in the OP here]

 

[Gally]

164 - MARTYRS
163 - MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
162 - I'M NO LONGER HERE
161 - JACKASS SERIES
160 - REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
159 - THE FATHER
158 - BEAU IS AFRAID
157 - AMOUR
156 - THE SQUID AND THE WHALE
155 - UP
154 - BARBIE
153 - THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
152 - BLUE VALENTINE
151 - ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
150 - Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN
149 - SPOTLIGHT

Welp, only heard of four of these movies and only seen one of them (Spotlight). I am not surprised.

I am not either for most people. We are doing more movies than we did for the 90s and 80s because we covered 2.5X the years. I think both of us leaned a bit toward obscure movies that stuck with us toward the bottom of our list. One tonight is a blockbuster and the 1st in a reboot franchise. Starting tomorrow night, there will be even more blockbusters and known movies trickling in. We still have some under the radar foreign movies and horror movies to come, but I think (hope?) people will start recognizing more and more soon. You might not like them and still think we are nuts for having them in our top 100, but you will start to recognize more titles.

Please don't take my comment as there being an issue with it. I don't watch a lot of movies. I tend to re-watch movies I like then search new ones. It's just easier. Having these type of lists introduces me to more and more possibilities which is a good thing. I appreciate these lists even if I only know about 10% of the movies on them....haha

 

[KarmaPolice]

That rolling stone list may not be so bad anymore

Ilov and KP like America eight times as much as those schleps because they’re not completely isolated and jaded. Believe me, that article was loony.

I didn't read any of the reviews or reasons for their rankings, I mostly just laughed to myself as I glanced at titles knowing we both have similar tastes and have some of those movies on our lists. I am sure similar with the NYTs list and others that have come out. I didn't really read them because I was working on my list, but I did glance at a few like that after I had my core ideas down.

 

[KarmaPolice]

164 - MARTYRS
163 - MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
162 - I'M NO LONGER HERE
161 - JACKASS SERIES
160 - REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
159 - THE FATHER
158 - BEAU IS AFRAID
157 - AMOUR
156 - THE SQUID AND THE WHALE
155 - UP
154 - BARBIE
153 - THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
152 - BLUE VALENTINE
151 - ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
150 - Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN
149 - SPOTLIGHT

Welp, only heard of four of these movies and only seen one of them (Spotlight). I am not surprised.

I am not either for most people. We are doing more movies than we did for the 90s and 80s because we covered 2.5X the years. I think both of us leaned a bit toward obscure movies that stuck with us toward the bottom of our list. One tonight is a blockbuster and the 1st in a reboot franchise. Starting tomorrow night, there will be even more blockbusters and known movies trickling in. We still have some under the radar foreign movies and horror movies to come, but I think (hope?) people will start recognizing more and more soon. You might not like them and still think we are nuts for having them in our top 100, but you will start to recognize more titles.

Please don't take my comment as there being an issue with it. I don't watch a lot of movies. I tend to re-watch movies I like then search new ones. It's just easier. Having these type of lists introduces me to more and more possibilities which is a good thing. I appreciate these lists even if I only know about 10% of the movies on them....haha

No, not at all. I am just aware of how many movies we both watch and how off the beaten path we can get with our rankings sometimes. I would expect people to have seen a ton of movies to be shuked on some of our titles as well. Hell, I am pretty sure 80s said he didn't know one in my top 10 was a thing.

 

[rockaction]

That rolling stone list may not be so bad anymore

Ilov and KP like America eight times as much as those schleps because they’re not completely isolated and jaded. Believe me, that article was loony.

I didn't read any of the reviews or reasons for their rankings, I mostly just laughed to myself as I glanced at titles knowing we both have similar tastes and have some of those movies on our lists. I am sure similar with the NYTs list and others that have come out. I didn't really read them because I was working on my list, but I did glance at a few like that after I had my core ideas down.

Oh yeah. I figured there would be overlap but it was nasty at points. That’s all. Critiques are fine, but there was an undercurrent of just ingratitude. Like, high pop culture doesn’t exist without pop culture.

 

[KarmaPolice]

That rolling stone list may not be so bad anymore

Ilov and KP like America eight times as much as those schleps because they’re not completely isolated and jaded. Believe me, that article was loony.

I didn't read any of the reviews or reasons for their rankings, I mostly just laughed to myself as I glanced at titles knowing we both have similar tastes and have some of those movies on our lists. I am sure similar with the NYTs list and others that have come out. I didn't really read them because I was working on my list, but I did glance at a few like that after I had my core ideas down.

Oh yeah. I figured there would be overlap but it was nasty at points. That’s all. Critiques are fine, but there was an undercurrent of just ingratitude. Like, high pop culture doesn’t exist without pop culture.

I don't want to read through it. Do you have an example of what you are speaking of?

Peter Travers from RS was a critic I seemed agree a lot with on movies and best of the year stuff. 0 clue if he is doing that still or was involved with the rankings this year. I probably haven't looked at those in a decade +.

 

[rockaction]

That rolling stone list may not be so bad anymore

Ilov and KP like America eight times as much as those schleps because they’re not completely isolated and jaded. Believe me, that article was loony.

I didn't read any of the reviews or reasons for their rankings, I mostly just laughed to myself as I glanced at titles knowing we both have similar tastes and have some of those movies on our lists. I am sure similar with the NYTs list and others that have come out. I didn't really read them because I was working on my list, but I did glance at a few like that after I had my core ideas down.

Oh yeah. I figured there would be overlap but it was nasty at points. That’s all. Critiques are fine, but there was an undercurrent of just ingratitude. Like, high pop culture doesn’t exist without pop culture.

I don't want to read through it. Do you have an example of what you are speaking of?

Peter Travers from RS was a critic I seemed agree a lot with on movies and best of the year stuff. 0 clue if he is doing that still or was involved with the rankings this year. I probably haven't looked at those in a decade +.

I’m in the airport and will post later. It was subtle but a bit assumptive and disparaging in unspoken ways.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

That rolling stone list may not be so bad anymore

Dude, there is a lot of crossover here of that Rolling Stone list you grumble about, or at least a big crossover of those type of movies. Did you see our 80s and 90s countdowns?

[which reminds me, I should post the links to those in the OP here]

There like 50% overlap with our tastes and then we are just on complete opposite ends of the spectrum

 

[KarmaPolice]

That rolling stone list may not be so bad anymore

Dude, there is a lot of crossover here of that Rolling Stone list you grumble about, or at least a big crossover of those type of movies. Did you see our 80s and 90s countdowns?

[which reminds me, I should post the links to those in the OP here]

There like 50% overlap with our tastes and then we are just on complete opposite ends of the spectrum

We will see in a few weeks, i guess.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Y tu Mama Tambien was my intro to Alfonso Cuaron. It's about two friends who see their girlfriends off on their trip. Empty promises of fidelity that they had no intention of keeping. They meet an older woman and the trio take off together. They confront their pasts, their sexualities, and their mortality. It is a sexy, touching ride.

It is alao nuts to me that he went from this to the Harry Potter franchise

 

[KarmaPolice]

Right thread this time.

 

[rockaction]

That rolling stone list may not be so bad anymore

Ilov and KP like America eight times as much as those schleps because they’re not completely isolated and jaded. Believe me, that article was loony.

I didn't read any of the reviews or reasons for their rankings, I mostly just laughed to myself as I glanced at titles knowing we both have similar tastes and have some of those movies on our lists. I am sure similar with the NYTs list and others that have come out. I didn't really read them because I was working on my list, but I did glance at a few like that after I had my core ideas down.

Oh yeah. I figured there would be overlap but it was nasty at points. That’s all. Critiques are fine, but there was an undercurrent of just ingratitude. Like, high pop culture doesn’t exist without pop culture.

I don't want to read through it. Do you have an example of what you are speaking of?

Peter Travers from RS was a critic I seemed agree a lot with on movies and best of the year stuff. 0 clue if he is doing that still or was involved with the rankings this year. I probably haven't looked at those in a decade +.

**** like this.

“he reduces America to a poisoned hellscape of small-minded reactionaries who destroy or exploit everything around them, secure in their unearned moral righteousness. Von Trier’s scorching condemnation took aim at the post-9/11 Bush era, but the movie now feels like a permanent warning to anyone, especially U.S. viewers, who still thinks of this country as the Land of the Free: abandon all hope, ye who enter here.”

Like, **** you. This is a hellscape? Try NoKo or Russia or some God forsaken third-world country with a ruthless dictator. Or this one

“But beneath the patiently observed labor, tensions simmer — between pigheaded men and headstrong women, between the interlopers and the indigenous of a windswept wilderness, between different social strata equalized by an unforgiving nature indifferent to matters of class. Contemporaneous reviews reached for an Iraq War metaphor; years of conflict later, any number of American quagmires glimmer in Meek’s folly.“

More

“King lived to see the Voting Rights Act made into law. He would be long gone when the Supreme Court blithely dismantled it in 2021.”

More

“you make something equally as cryptic, complicated and ambitious in its look at the morally dubious men who made this nation what it is today.”

 

[KarmaPolice]

Yikes.

 

[rockaction]

More

“Alfonso Cuarón’s singular take on the source material is a cinematically-jarring exploration of where hope, power, and desolation find themselves at the so-called end of the world. At the time it was released, the movie felt like a worst-case-scenario fantasy. Now, two years away from the story’s time period, its premise feels even more prophetic — and politically urgent”

Or

“Just as thoughtful in its examination of Simpson’s sports career as his murder trial, this Oscar-winning documentary connects the dots between race, class, politics and stardom, illustrating how each of them impacted O.J. — and, also, how he came to symbolize the conflicting impulses within the country itself. Americans love a triumph-over-the-odds saga because we like telling ourselves fantasies. Made in America disabuses us of such fanciful notions, arguing that his sobering downfall couldn’t have happened in any other nation on Earth”

It actually gets worse, IIRC. I don’t think I’m being hypersensitive. It’s garbage.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

I miss hate reading Entertainment Weekly

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN

if you look at the online top 100 movies of the 21st century it seems to always be up there so its interesting to see it so low on here. I have either never seen it or have seen it and it wasn't memorable to me.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

I'll take people who are horrible party guests and terrible lays for $1000, Alex.

1.01 - Taylor Swift

 

[krista4]

We are home from the pool early, so I will post 2 sets of ties tonight. One now, and one in a few hours.


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Spotlight was really interesting. Don't know if it would make my list overall, but certainly very good.

I can't believe Y Tu Mama Tambien was in the 2000s. It started my lifelong, though apparently not so lifelong, love of Gael Garcia Bernal. It seems like that has gone on longer. Oh, and I hated the movie, though.

 

[krista4]

Oh man. Yeah. I messaged to KP when this began that I wasn't sure how long I could last in this thread. KP and 80s put so much work into them, and I feel like most people want to come in and **** all over it. Whether for shtick, which is some, or for genuine lack of knowledge of movies, it's just so painful to read. Quick check: if your reaction is, "I've never heard of these," said in a negative way, then that's on you. Why are you even in a movie thread if you don't know a lot of stuff and are not looking to learn?

I'll look forward to seeing their lists in a PM instead! Some (and not all!) of you should think about what you're doing here and what you are contributing to, rather than subtracting from, the thread. Gross.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN

if you look at the online top 100 movies of the 21st century it seems to always be up there so its interesting to see it so low on here. I have either never seen it or have seen it and it wasn't memorable to me.

Our system isn't perfect, but I think it's fun because I usually agree on movies with 80s, and when I don't I at least appreciate the opinions and passions. It being this low only means it was on one of our lists, and on the lower end. This time it was mine, and I had it at #88. I'm not sure if he has seen it or not, or maybe didn't like it like Krista. It is not a movie I revisit all the time, but it was a key movie in generating an interest in watching more and more foreign language movies. If I have 13-15 foreign movies on my list, it feels right to me that it's #12 or so. We didn't combine and decide together on our 164 movies. We each did a list of 100, had 36 the same, which instead of 200 movies total gave us the 164 for the countdown.

I watched a lot of movies in HS and college, but my taste was a bit different and not a lot of variety. I basically refused to watch a foreign language movie around that time as well. When I bought the video store, I took the stance that I probably should try to branch out and watch different stuff so I could recommend movies to whoever came in the doors, and the old guy we bought it from had a small section of decent foreign movies. The one that really triggered my passion for foreign language movies is way up the list and is my highest ranked foreign language movie because of that door it opened. One of the next ones was Audition (no spoilers, that was a 90s movie). That blew my mind and opened the flood gates to expand into foreign horror movies. Y Tu is similar in that it was an early one that really stuck with me, but it's not one I revisit like I do others.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Last two for the night -

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