The MoFo Millenium Top 100

[Brodinski]

Hello all,



I promised you guys an announcement soon in another thread and here it is. It's been almost a year and a half now since Badger started his MoFo all-time Top 100 countdown. Most of the regulars here know it was a smashing success: over 40 members sent in their all-time Top 25 and the Top 100 thread counts an impressive 1,559 posts. So, I, Badger and Yoda figured it was time for another Top 100 in the similar vein, but with one important difference:

The films you can put into your Top 25 must be those that were released starting from 01-01-2000 up until and including 12-31-2011. The release dates that we'll take are the USA ones. So, if a film was released in your home country in, say, February 2000, but it was already released in the USA in December 1999, then you can't nominate it. This 'rule' is installed merely so that everyone is clear on which films they can and cannot put in their Top 25.
This choice was made by myself and Yoda for several reasons. First of all, a lot of members on this board are fairly young and thus, chances are that they've pretty much only watched contemporary films, bar some ultimate classics. So, if we make a Top 100 with only contemporary films in it, there's a good possibility that it will spark more discussion, because more members have watched the films that appear on it.

A second consequence of limiting the timespan from 2000-2011 is that not only the most well-known and critically-acclaimed Hollywood films of the millenium will appear on the list, but also some lesser known gems and 'foreign' releases will find their way onto the list, possibly even very high up. In that way, we'll get a) many surprises on the list and b) the MoFo members might discover some new films that they simply hadn't even heard of.

The last and final argument in favor of the Millenium Top 100 is that it will be even more unpredictable as the MoFo Top 100. Yes, there were some surprises on the MoFo Top 100, but pretty much everyone expected either Pulp Fiction or The Godfather to win and a lot of people had a good idea of what the top 10 would look like. As far as I can tell, there's no real frontrunner for # 1 in the Millenium Top 100, let alone a clear view of what the top 10 would look like.

Hoping to have all of you won over by now :D, the Millenium Top 100 will be created as follows:

1) As many members as possible send in their personal Top 25 of 2000-2011. This can be done from as of right now until June 2011. Points will be allocated like this: # 1 = 25 points; # 2 = 24 points and so on.

2) New members can send in their Top 25 as soon as they've been on the MoFo for one month. This measure is taken so that the list isn't influenced by members who've been on here for a week and then pack their bags and never come back. If we get too many of such lists, the Top 100 wouldn't be really representative of the MoFo's taste.

3) Films that are part of a series (Kill Bill, LOTR, Harry Potter,...) must be regarded as SEPARATE films. It is not permitted to submit an entire trilogy as one entry.

4) All Top 25s must be sent to me via PM. Don't bother sending in a Top 100, because only the 25 first films will receive points.

5) In July, I will jot up the scores via Excel.

6) The MoFo Millenium Top 100 countdown thread will be posted mid-August, early September. If it would be the case that I don't have enough spare time or am on holiday, the countdown will be continued by either Badger of Yoda.


Well, that's all I have to say for now. I hope each and everyone of you will send in your Top 25 of the millenium so that we have a big pool of lists to create the MoFo Millenium Top 100 from. If you have any questions or comments, you can always post them here or simply PM me.

[MadMikeyD]

My first big - and maybe stupid - question: Do we count The Lord of the Rings as a single title or three separate titles? It is obviously three individual films, but is often counted as a whole on such lists.

[TheUsualSuspect]

If I recall Fight Club was the #1 film the first time we did the mofo top 100. o I suspect it will be top 2 this time around.

[Brodinski]

@ MadMikeyD: I would personally consider them to be 3 separate films, because they were released as such. The Harry Potter movie series aren't considered as one huge film either. Yoda on the other hand prefers to consider the LOTR Trilogy as one film, because they were filmed at the same time and because when judging them as separate films, they might be badly represented on the Top 100, i.e. too low because they will snatch points off each other. I'll leave this open to discussion for now.

@ TUS: Fight Club was released in 1999, so no dice ;).

[JayDee]

Like the idea of this list. Like you said Brodinski should make it quite interesting.

And I would consider the Lord of the Rings trilogy to be just one movie. But then that's only so I can submit 24 other films instead of 22!!! :D

I could send the list right now but will wait a while and try and see more films from this century first.


PS - Just so I and others know is it just films whose original release was between those dates? For example would the 3D version of The Lion King count or not? Or any other similar examples

[Brodinski]

Yeah, the original release date must be between 01-01-2000 and 12-31-2011. So The Lion King 3D and other re-releases can't be put on your list.

[JayDee]

I assumed not but just wanted to check so both myself and others were clear.

[Skepsis93]

Hell yeah. I'll be putting quite a bit of thought into this.

[HitchFan97]

This. Is. Awesome. Very cool, I'll definitely be catching up on some contemporary classics that I've been meaning to see.

[Pyro Tramp]

I wish i'd made top of year lists starting since 2000 :(

Maybe someone with some time could hunt down the respective threads for individual year discussion to spark ideas for members.... i.e. me


Is there any emphasis on an objective or subjective list or, as I imagine, entirely at our own disgression

[Sexy Celebrity]

Personally, I don't like the timing. You announce something like this and the results won't be shown until July? I understand it gives people time to see all they wanna see from 2011, but, sheesh, Brodinski, you are a movie dominatrix from Hell. That's a long time until you'll allow everybody to get off.

[JayDee]

Maybe someone with some time could hunt down the respective threads for individual year discussion to spark ideas for members.... i.e. me


Well I had a few minutes so here you are. Was actually really quick to do

2000 - http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=615&highlight=2000
2001 - http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=1664&highlight=2001
2002 - http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=3906&highlight=2002 / http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=3347&highlight=2002
2003 - Couldn't find any
2004 - http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=9302&highlight=2004
2005 - http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=11468&highlight=2005
2006 - http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=12730&highlight=2006
2007 - http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=14914&highlight=2007
2008 - http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=18335&highlight=2008
2009 - http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=21327&highlight=2009
2010 - http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=24494&highlight=2010


Here's another handy website for top films by year

http://www.films101.com/y2000r.htm

Or if you were really committed you could look at every film released since 2000! :D

http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/index.php#YearIndex

[Sexy Celebrity]

Lord of the Rings. That's what's gonna win. Oops, I should have used spoiler tags. Oh, well.

[Miss Vicky]

Lord of the Rings. That's what's gonna win. Oops, I should have used spoiler tags. Oh, well.

^I certainly hope not.

I'll have to give this some thought and turn in my list. Chances are my top five or so will be the same as they've been for ages, but the rest may change. Also I need to watch some more films from the last decade, though that may be a bit of a challenge since I've cancelled my Netflix account.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Hmm, Miss Vicky. I wonder if I might put I'm Still Here on my list. It's certainly unique - I think.

[Sexy Celebrity]

(looking over the lists from each year)

Oh, God, if it's not The Lord of the Rings, it'll be Amelie.

[Miss Vicky]

Hmm, Miss Vicky. I wonder if I might put I'm Still Here on my list. It's certainly unique - I think.

Unique? Yes. Among the best of the last decade? I don't know. I'll have to rewatch it. Spent the whole movie just mouthing the words "What the f***?" the first couple times through.

My list will definitely be including at least 3 Phoenix movies, maybe more.

ETA:
Oh, God, if it's not The Lord of the Rings, it'll be Amelie.

Again, I certainly hope not.

[MadMikeyD]

Well, being a list of the top 100 films from only the last 12 years, I'm wouldn't be suprised to see either Lord of the Rings as a whole or one of the individual films (depending on how they're counted) take the top spot.

[HitchFan97]

Lord of the Rings is certainly a likely candidate. Others that I would expect to see rank very highly include Memento, Eternal Sunshine, The Departed, Amelie, Mulholland Drive, The Dark Knight, City of God, Requiem For A Dream, and There Will Be Blood. That's probably a pretty accurate lineup for the top 10, actually.

[Sexy Celebrity]

My early, rough, ridiculous Top 25 of the Millenium (not gonna send in an official ballot until June because there's still a lot I might end up seeing):

1. Ghost World
2. Adaptation
3. Kill Bill (can both volumes count as one movie?)
4. The Town
5. Black Swan
6. Brothers
7. No Country for Old Men
8. Brokeback Mountain
9. Observe & Report
10. Little Miss Sunshine
11. Cloverfield
12. The Dark Knight
13. Synecdoche, New York
14. Superbad
15. Source Code
16. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
17. Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
18. Spiderman 2
19. Signs
20. The Matrix Reloaded
21. Bruno
22. Precious
23. Up
24. Wonder Boys
25. The Help

[MadMikeyD]

If LotR counts as one I would say Kill Bill would also. That may be an arguement against it though. It becomes "where do you draw the line?"

[Miss Vicky]

1. Ghost World
2. Adaptation
3. Kill Bill (can both volumes count as one movie?)
4. The Town
5. Black Swan
6. Brothers
7. No Country for Old Men
8. Brokeback Mountain
9. Observe & Report
10. Little Miss Sunshine
11. Cloverfield
12. The Dark Knight
13. Synecdoche, New York
14. Superbad
15. Source Code
16. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
17. Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
18. Spiderman 2
19. Signs
20. The Matrix Reloaded
21. Bruno
22. Precious
23. Up
24. Wonder Boys
25. The Help

Only one Phoenix movie and one Pixar movie? :(

I didn't know you were so fond of Ghost World. Excellent movie. Just rewatched it the other day in fact. Not sure if it'll make my top 25 though.

[Sexy Celebrity]

I like Joaquin, but I'm a Jake Gyllenhaal man. And Up is largely boring, but it manages to have some strong parts. Some of the films I listed I'm not even totally sure about (Lemony Snicket, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) -- I know I've seen them a lot and I have good memories of them, but it's been years since I saw them.

Ghost World, to me, is the millenium. I would love for it to win, but I'm pretty sure it won't.

[honeykid]

Kill Bill was one film split into two, whereas the Rings are three seperate films which tell one story. Kill Bill could be one choice, but the Rings should one each.

[Skepsis93]

Personally, I'd say we should be separating movies in a series. It really does end up being a question of where you can draw the line.

I mean, I happen to much prefer the first Kill Bill over the second, and I'd prefer to differentiate the two. Just an example.

[ash_is_the_gal]

i'm looking forward to this, but gosh, we have to wait six months? what if this thread gets lost in the shuffle between now and then and some of the regs who haven't been around lately (Caitlyn, Destiny, etc) miss it?

[Miss Vicky]

On the subject of film series: I think it's fine to lump them all together (provided that all films in the series were released during or after 2000) or to list them individually. However, I think a decision needs to be made one way or the other and be applied to all film series, not just a select few. Otherwise I think it could make voting for and arranging the list rather confusing.

[ash_is_the_gal]

in case anyone wanted an official 'best of' list as a starting point of what they haven't seen, here's IMDB's Top 50 movies of the 00's (that's 2000-2009, specifically), for starters.

IMDB'S Best "2000s" Titles (http://www.imdb.com/chart/2000s)

[TheUsualSuspect]

Oh yeah, for some reason I thought Fight Club was released later than that.

[Pyro Tramp]

Mulholland Drive wins or I leave.

[Pyro Tramp]

If LotR counts as one I would say Kill Bill would also. That may be an arguement against it though. It becomes "where do you draw the line?"

LoTR I can see both arguments but each Kill Bill varies so drastically stylistically they're their own entities imo.

[Holden Pike]

You gotta pick each film separately, not lump a series or trilogy or even a duo together. If you want to list all three LOTR movies, more power to you, but one at a time. You like Harry Potter? Great, there are eight potential slots for you.


Turned in my list: two Lars von Triers, two David Finchers, three scripted by Charlie Kaufman, and seven that primarily use a language other than English. And Sexy and I only have four overlaps.

[Tyler1]

Shouldnt we all post our lists on some other thread? i dont want to wait till July before the mystery is revealed.



and seven that primarily use a language other than English.

Uhhh.. I have seventeen non-english movies... out of twenty five.

[Yoda]

My argument on LOTR being lumped together is twofold. Ya'll can tell me what you think:

1) It was filmed as one and only released separately. It is one "production," which sets it apart from, say, the Harry Potter series.

2) The point of these lists is to produce an accurate representation of what people think of the films of this decade. Splitting LOTR up will almost certainly lead to it being lower than is truly indicative of how beloved it is by most of us. And indicating how beloved the films on this list are is the entire point.

I think that second point is really all that matters. Which will place it in a ranking more in line with how much most of us like it: by splitting its vote, or consolidating it? Seems like it'd definitely be the latter. And I think the first point provides us with a good way of drawing the line.

[MadMikeyD]

I can agree with Lord of the Rings being counted as one entity. However, I think the same argument then applies also to Kill Bill and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, since it's my understanding they were also filmed as one but split up for release. Those three would be all I can think it can be applied to, though. Of course there may be others I'm not aware of, and if there are, it certainly diminishes the argument.

[Yoda]

Yeah, I'd agree about those other two examples, as well.

[linespalsy]

I've sent mine in. 9 non-English movies, and 5-6 more British or international English-language productions. 2 that I've seen for the first time in the last 6 months. The bottom 5 or so were all surprises to me and might have changed several times between now and the deadline. 7 are on my top-100 (+12) of all time, and a few others will likely be added to it eventually.

I have 4 overlaps with Holden's Top 25 of 2000-2009 (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=21604&highlight=decade) with a couple others that almost made mine.

No overlaps with Sexy Celebrity but he also has 2 or 3 that I almost picked.

[Holden Pike]

Frankly, I don't rate all three of the LOTR films equally. I think Fellowship is superior to the other two, and I would have The Two Towers down much further than the first and third installments. So by averaging them together and combining them as one, you're also disallowing geeks to, well...be geeks. I think it's much more interesting to find out, at least among the MoFo contingent, which of the three is The Empire Strikes Back, to see if there is one true film that places above the others.

And perhaps mostly, it just feels like a way to cheat and get two extra slots. I say if you love all three parts of LOTR, use three precious places on your list.

And yes, "precious" was intentional. :D

[Yoda]

I guess it comes down to what you feel the list is "for," then: is it "for" the process of submitting our entries (hence the emphasis on slots as a precious commodity), or is it "for" the creation of a list that best summarizes the best films of the decade? For me, it's the latter, so that's why I prefer combining them. If someone else thinks it's more about the former, then it makes sense that they'd rather break them up.

Obviously, it's not my game and not my call. That's how I'd roll if it was, but whatever's decided, I'll naturally go with.

[Sexy Celebrity]

I say don't waste a slot on something you know will never win. If the film is really, really, really that important to you, maybe, but if it's something you know nobody else is gonna vote for and you can live without including it -- ditch the bitch.

[MadMikeyD]

Obviously, it's not my game and not my call. That's how I'd roll if it was, but whatever's decided, I'll naturally go with.

Yeah, I'm prepared either way. And I agree with Holden that The Two Towers is the weakest of the three individual pictures, but give The Return of the King a slight edge over The Fellowship of the Ring.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Due to peer pressure, I sent in my list to Brodinski. I changed some:

1. Ghost World
2. Hedwig and the Angry Inch
3. Brokeback Mountain
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings
5. Inception
6. Spiderman 2
7. No Country for Old Men
8. Black Swan
9. The Town
10. Wonder Boys
11. The Help
12. Transamerica
13. Brothers
14. Precious
15. The Dark Knight
16. Up
17. Signs
18. Observe and Report
19. Sideways
20. Source Code
21. Adaptation
22. Jarhead
23. Little Miss Sunshine
24. Kill Bill: Volume 2
25. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

[MadMikeyD]

If several such lists are already coming in viewing Lord of the Rings, Kill Bill and such as separate films, it would probably be best to go that way with it.

[Sexy Celebrity]

A movie's a movie. If you hated Kill Bill: Volume 1 when it was released maybe you didn't bother seeing Volume 2, which you possibly could have liked more. Don't separate your movie into pieces if you want it all to be viewed as one entity. People do have their preferences. I'm one sexy person, but if a cannibal chopped me up and put me in a refrigerator and ate me over the course of a week, he might rate my right leg as being better than my left leg, my head better than my butt, etc.

[ash_is_the_gal]

i would rather see a specific film from the LOTR trilogy rather than lumping it all into one. It's like Holden said: if you love it so much, use up 3 slots. i think people will be more honest of how they rate those films if they're separate, even if that means it's lower.

[TheUsualSuspect]

So what happens when half the people split it up and the other half lump them together?

[TheUsualSuspect]

A movie's a movie. If you hated Kill Bill: Volume 1 when it was released maybe you didn't bother seeing Volume 2, which you possibly could have liked more. Don't separate your movie into pieces if you want it all to be viewed as one entity. People do have their preferences. I'm one sexy person, but if a cannibal chopped me up and put me in a refrigerator and ate me over the course of a week, he might rate my right leg as being better than my left leg, my head better than my butt, etc.

Best comparison ever?

[Yoda]

I assume Brodinski will just pick and we'll all abide by whichever way it goes.

You'll all see how wrong you are when LOTR finishes, like, way too low and stuff and future generations will think we didn't like it that much. WHATEVER!

[ash_is_the_gal]

You'll all see how wrong you are when LOTR finishes, like, way too low and stuff and future generations will think we didn't like it that much. WHATEVER!

good!

[JayDee]

I've drawn up my current top 25 but won't submit until nearer the closing date to give me a chance to catch up on unseen films and revisit others for repeat viewings

Though if it's decided that Lord of the Rings is 3 seperate entries I'm going to have a hell of a time deciding where each would go. I think RotK is the 'best' of the three, but Fellowship might be my favourite. Tough to call


Lord of the Rings is certainly a likely candidate. Others that I would expect to see rank very highly include Memento, Eternal Sunshine, The Departed, Amelie, Mulholland Drive, The Dark Knight, City of God, Requiem For A Dream, and There Will Be Blood. That's probably a pretty accurate lineup for the top 10, actually.

Was having a little think last night and these are just about the same suspects I came up with.

Others that I think could challenge for a top 10 spot include Inception and Wall-e. And I think the surprise of the list could be Super. While I've not seen it on many people's top 10/100 lists so far any time it has appeared it has been right up at the top

[Sexy Celebrity]

You people are so goofy. Just vote for several films in a collection - or all of them - if you love them so much. You can choose 25 different movies!

[rauldc14]

I was wondering when something like this would roll up again. Glad to see it. I won't be submitting my list for quite a while though

[Brodinski]

Ok guys, thanks very much for all your comments so far and big thanks to linepalsy, Holden and SC who've already sent in their list.

Looking over the thread, I see the majority of people prefer separate films to just be regarded as such, and like I said earlier, I'm of that mind as well. So, films must be submitted individually and NOT as a series. I'll also put this up in my first post, so that it's clear for all.

I'll read this thread more into detail during the weekend when I've got more spare time.

[Miss Vicky]

So, films must be submitted individually and NOT as a series.

Dang. I was secretly hoping the decision would go the other way, so that LOTR would take up fewer slots on the final list. :laugh:

Did up a quick preliminary list for my picks:

1. Quills (http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/TorysMovies/MoviesPQR/Quills.html)
2. Gladiator (http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/TorysMovies/MoviesGHI/Gladiator.html)
3. Ratatouille (http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/TorysMovies/MoviesPQR/Ratatouille.html)
4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/TorysMovies/MoviesDEF/EternalSunshineOfTheSpotlessMind.html)
5. Brotherhood of the Wolf (Le Pacte Des Loups) (http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/TorysMovies/MoviesABC/BrotherhoodOfTheWolf.html)
6. Bubba Ho-Tep (http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/TorysMovies/MoviesABC/BubbaHoTep.html)
7. The Departed (http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/TorysMovies/MoviesDEF/TheDeparted.html)
8. Milk
9. 3:10 To Yuma (http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/TorysMovies/MoviesSTU/310ToYuma.html)
10. The Cell (http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/TorysMovies/MoviesABC/TheCell.html)
11. Up (http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/TorysMovies/MoviesSTU/Up.html)
12. Catch Me If You Can (http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/TorysMovies/MoviesABC/CatchMeIfYouCan.html)
13. A Mighty Wind (http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/TorysMovies/MoviesMNO/AMightyWind.html)
14. Saved! (http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/TorysMovies/MoviesSTU/Saved.html)
15. Zodiac (http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/TorysMovies/MoviesVWXYZ/Zodiac.html)
16. Tropic Thunder (http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/TorysMovies/MoviesSTU/TropicThunder.html)
17. WALL·E (http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/TorysMovies/MoviesVWXYZ/WallE.html)
18. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse Of the Black Pearl (http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/TorysMovies/MoviesPQR/POTCCurseOfTheBlackPearl.html)
19. Blood Diamond (http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/TorysMovies/MoviesABC/BloodDiamond.html)
20. The Libertine (http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/TorysMovies/MoviesJKL/TheLibertine.html)
21. Cold Mountain (http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/TorysMovies/MoviesABC/ColdMountain.html)
22. Black Snake Moan (http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/TorysMovies/MoviesABC/BlackSnakeMoan.html)
23. Doubt (http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/TorysMovies/MoviesDEF/Doubt.html)
24. The Reader (http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/TorysMovies/MoviesPQR/TheReader.html)
25. Walk The Line (http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/TorysMovies/MoviesVWXYZ/WalkTheLine.html)

I'll probably give it a few months before I submit a final list though.

ETA: Not sure why it posted as links since I just copied and pasted from a word document, but oh well.

[Tyler1]

Since everyone is posting their list... Here's mine:



Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2000)
Spirited Away (Hiyao Miyazaki, 2001)
Memories Of Murder (Bong Joon-ho, 2003)
Still Walking (Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2008)
Werckmeister Harmonies (Bela Tarr, 2001)
Yi Yi (Edward Yang, 2000)
Wall-E (Andrew Stanton, 2008)
Inglorious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, 2009)
City Of God (Fernando Meirelles, 2003)
Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring (Peter Jackson, 2001)
Cache (Michael Hanake, 2005)
Black Swan (Darren Aronofsky, 2010)
Kung Fu Hustle (Stephen Chow, 2004)
Gladiator (Ridley Scott, 2000)
Still Life (Jia Zhangke, 2006)
Mother (Bong Joon-ho, 2009)
The Lives Of Others (Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, 2006)
Amelie (Jean Pierre Jeunet, 2001)
Ratatouille (Brad Bird, 2007)
Moon (Duncan Jones, 2009)
Goodbye Dragon Inn (Tsai Ming Liang, 2003)
Three Times (Hou Xiao Xian, 2005)
Waltz With Bashir (Ari Folman, 2008)
The Pianist (Roman Polanski, 2002)
A Prophet (Jacques Audiard, 2009)

[TheUsualSuspect]

I'm not posting mine, I'm sending mine in. Adds more mystery to what will be on it.

[honeykid]

Since everyone is posting their list... Here's mine:
Memories Of Murder
The Lives Of Others
Amelie

Wow! Either I missed a lot of something in Memories Of Murder or you just love that film. I liked it, but it's not a patch on the other two (much lower) I've left from your list, IMO.

Also, I agree with TUS. While I understand why people are posting their lists, it makes the overall list a little redundant.

[Tyler1]

:shrug: I really like Memories Of Murder. It's my favourite Korean film, and I feel that i need to have at least one (eventually i settled for 2 korean films, both by Bong Joon-ho) on my list. Never really liked Oldboy. Memories Of Murder is an astounding serial killer movie, the best i've seen. Yes, better than Zodiac imho.

As for The Lives Of Others, its great but not as re-watchable as Memories. Initially i wanted to have Downfall or Head-on, both are great films as well.

And lastly, Amelie. It's still pretty high on my list. The other French film is Cache, which i very much prefer.

[Tyler1]

I feel that i should give an short explanation for my top 10. Everyone's just gonna submit their lists quietly. :p

1. Mulholland Drive

from my top 50 thread:

Lynch takes two simple concepts of dreams and reality, and draws up a complex relationship between them. He merges them together, then dissects them, then attempts to turn them into each other. And if that is not enough, he confuses us further by not establishing which is which in the first place. This is the cinematic equivalent of the ultimate Rubik’s cube.

2. Spirited Away

Miyazaki's mind is so creative, so full of youthful ideas. This film is pure magic, and i enjoyed immersing myself into Miyazaki's endlessly expressive world.

3. Memories Of Murder

Memories of Murder offers something which all other murder suspense films fail to offer - an in-depth character study. The most fulfilling message from Memories of Murder is that nothing is as what it seems; in our crazed and insatiable pursuit for knowledge and justice, we find ourselves plunging deeper into the unknown... Just when we are about to think that everything is clear, all that we have known is suddenly torn asunder.

4. Still Walking

This is the single greatest film i've seen which has emerged over the past few years. Quiet, beguiling, charming and utterly subtle. The Japanese sure know how to make quality family drama. Depicting the events of a family over the course of one day, Still Walking is a refreshing respite from the unnecessary violence/ action movies of recent years.

5. Werckmeister Harmonies

Audacious and uncompromising. Deliberately slow but effective film about human desperation in dark times. And an unseen, unfathomable evil that pervades every frame, threatening to engulf the viewer.

6. Yi Yi

Edward Yang does it again! A masterpiece which is insightful and profoundly humane in depicting the struggles of a modern Taiwanese family. The ending is one of the best in cinema, and it will rip your heart to shreds.

7. Wall-E

As a big fan of 2001, Wall-e is both a humble homage and an indictment of the way humans take advantage of our environment and technology. The visuals are ground-breaking and this may be the only dystopian movie for kids.

8. Inglorious Basterds

I thought Tarantino was basking in his fame after Pulp Fiction with nothing interesting to say in his subsequent films. Inglorious Basterds won me over. The dialogue is so well done that only Tarantino could pull off minutes of continuous talking and at the same time maintain or even heighten the tension of the scene.

9. City Of God

There's another great movie about the slums of Brazil and that is Pixote. City Of God is the MTV-style Goodfellas of South America, and one of the reasons why I continue to explore foreign cinema with such passion.

10. Lord Of The Rings: FoTR

A movie blockbuster of epic, epic, EPIC scale that I seriously doubt if Hollywood can repeat in the future. Middle Earth never looked so fascinating... I wish this film (and trilogy) could go on for hours and hours and never stop.

[HitchFan97]

I was hoping I wouldn't be the only one picking Mulholland Drive for the top spot ;)

Still a bunch of movies I want to see before I submit my list, though... like LOTR... :eek:

[Sexy Celebrity]

Death to David Lynch.

[ash_is_the_gal]

i'm now actually kind of glad the deadline is so far away because i'm going to stalk up on some movies before i write out my list. yay.

[HitchFan97]

Thus far, the top 10 looks something like this:

1. Mulholland Drive
2. The Dark Knight
3. The Departed
4. Zodiac
5. The Social Network
6. Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
7. Inglourious Basterds
8. Toy Story 3
9. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
10. Inception

Again, LOTS of interesting and acclaimed movies to catch up on. Off the top of my head, there's LOTR, Mystic River, There Will Be Blood, Inland Empire, Million Dollar Baby, Pan's Labyrinth, City of God, and anything by Aronofosky.

[honeykid]

Just make sure you watch City Of God. I wouldn't bother with much of the rest, though I've still not seen Inland Empire or Pan's Labyrinth, even Lynch fans don't seem too fond of IE. As usual, I own both of them even though I've not seen them. :D

[ash_is_the_gal]

Just make sure you watch City Of God. I wouldn't bother with much of the rest, though I've still not seen Inland Empire or Pan's Labyrinth, even Lynch fans don't seem too fond of IE. As usual, I own both of them even though I've not seen them. :D

Hitch, you may or may not know this by now, but fyi, never listen to honeykid when it comes to these things, because he happens to be extremely picky and you'll just walk away with a load of Drew Barrymore films.

/love

[honeykid]

... But on the plus side, you won't have seen Million Dollar Baby. Y'see? Swings and roundabouts. :D

[Skepsis93]

I have a 31-strong shortlist and several movies I can't not see before sending my list in (e.g. City of God, Spirited Away, Requiem For a Dream). Plus I have to order them. This'll be difficult.

500 Days of Summer
Almost Famous
Amelie
Battle Royale
Black Dynamite
Black Swan
Chicago
Donnie Darko
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Finding Nemo
Hard Candy
Inglorious Basterds
Into the Wild
Juno
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Lars and the Real Girl
Let the Right One In
Little Miss Sunshine
Lost In Translation
Midnight In Paris
Mulholland Drive
Pan's Labyrinth
Punch-Drunk Love
Super
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
The Help
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Social Network
There Will Be Blood
Wall-E

[JayDee]

Wow Skepsis, looks like we could have some very similar lists. :yup:

[Brodinski]

Take your time, guys. I don't really care whether you send in your list right now or whether I get them on June 30 (although I will be harassing the regulars incessantly by then to ensure they send in a top 25).

I myself have drawn up a shortlist of 35 films, but I've still got some to watch of 2010 and 2011 before I can make an informed choice.

If you want some more inspiration, here are some Best of the Year lists that were created by MoFo members: Tyler Durden's (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=24310&highlight=year), Ludinator's (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=24204&highlight=year) and my own (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=23744&highlight=year). And here's (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=23023&highlight=year) a Best Film of Each Year thread from the MoFo game section.

[JayDee]

I myself have drawn up a shortlist of 35 films, but I've still got some to watch of 2010 and 2011 before I can make an informed choice.


Wow I'm so envious of people on here talking about just needing to catch up on films from the last year or two. Going back to like 2005/2006 I've still got loads from each year I'd like to see. It really can take me years to thoroughly catch up

[Yoda]

Still working on my list. :) I'll probably give it a bit of time to see a few more films from this past year.

[Thursday Next]

Great idea, working on my list.

[wintertriangles]

It may be nearly inarguable this was a decade for the rest of the world. I might do write ups...?

1. Mulholland Dr.
2. The Fountain
3. Pan's Labyrinth
4. Lady Vengeance
5. Dancer in the Dark
6. Spring Summer Autumn Winter...and Spring
7. Amelie
8. Between The Folds
9. You, The Living
10. Three Extremes
11. Hero
12. Yi Yi
13. The Wayward Cloud
14. Werkmeister Harmonies
15. Millennium Actress
16. The Man Without A Past
17. Let The Right One In
18. The Good, The Bad, The Weird
19. Mother
20. Still Walking
21. Inglourious Basterds
22. Battle Royale
23. Martyrs
24. Quills
25. Ratatouille


Leaving out Dolls, Big Bang Love Juvenile B, High Fidelity, Synecdoche New York, Big Fish, Moliere, Suicide Club, Sin City, Perfume, There Will Be Blood, Eternal Sunshine, and Wristcutters really sucks but it had to be done. Ranking this was ridiculous.

[Pyro Tramp]

Liking all the inspiration from other lists, got a few flicks this is going to push me to watch and hopefully will get it done in few weeks. If Inception makes it though, i'll cry.

[wintertriangles]

Ugh I hope not. Though I'd prefer that over Memento

[rauldc14]

Inception will make it on my list. It's probably a top 5 candidate as far as visuals go, and the story is so complex that it makes it easily on my list.

[Miss Vicky]

I strongly suspect that both Inception and Memento will make the final 100 list, which is fine with me. Both are excellent movies and only narrowly missed my preliminary list. Still need to watch some more movies before I submit a final though.

[HitchFan97]

Inception will make my list. I don't care for Memento very much, though.

[Tyler1]

Seen these:


1. Mulholland Dr.
2. The Fountain
3. Pan's Labyrinth
5. Dancer in the Dark
6. Spring Summer Autumn Winter...and Spring
7. Amelie
11. Hero
12. Yi Yi
13. The Wayward Cloud
14. Werkmeister Harmonies
17. Let The Right One In
18. The Good, The Bad, The Weird
19. Mother
20. Still Walking
21. Inglourious Basterds
22. Battle Royale
25. Ratatouille



What do you think about Almodovar's Talk To Her? Is it one of the best of the decade, as many cineastes claim it to be?

Good to see someone liking Tsai Ming Liang. I'm not a really big fan of his, I prefer Hou and Yang. Tsai's films are pretty much hit or miss for me. The Hole and Goodbye Dragon Inn are the 2 Tsai films I love. The Hole is my fav Tsai. Didnt like the rest i've seen from him.

[wintertriangles]

What do you think about Almodovar's Talk To Her? Is it one of the best of the decade, as many cineastes claim it to be?When I see it I'll get back to you.

Good to see someone liking Tsai Ming Liang. I'm not a really big fan of his, I prefer Hou and Yang. Tsai's films are pretty much hit or miss for me. The Hole and Goodbye Dragon Inn are the 2 Tsai films I love. The Hole is my fav Tsai. Didnt like the rest i've seen from him.Well I don't know near anything about Thailand films but Planet showed me Goodbye Dragon Inn and then I saw the rest of them. I wouldn't say they're hit or miss but rather you really, really need to be in the mood and understand you're about to watch Tsai film. Who are the two you mentioned?

[Tyler1]

^ You mean the two other leading players of Taiwanese New Wave- Edward Yang and Hou Hsiao Hsien? Tsai's films sometimes are too minimalist for my liking. But The Hole is really, really good with memorable musical numbers.

[ash_is_the_gal]

i just realized a flaw in my logic of catching up on new movies before submitting a list... sometimes when i've just watched something and really enjoy it, my feelings would boost the rating i'd normally give it. i think i need time to let movies sink in before they settle into their proper place on the potential list. i won't have much time for this deadline, though, so now i'm wondering if i should refrain from adding any films to the list that i have only just watched.

either way it won't be accurate. but i guess it's practically impossible to make an accurate list, anyway, since my feelings towards these things never seems to be ever-present. :shrug:

[Brodinski]

1. Mulholland Dr.
2. The Fountain
3. Pan's Labyrinth
4. Lady Vengeance
5. Dancer in the Dark
6. Spring Summer Autumn Winter...and Spring
7. Amelie
8. Between The Folds
9. You, The Living
10. Three Extremes
11. Hero
12. Yi Yi
13. The Wayward Cloud
14. Werkmeister Harmonies
15. Millennium Actress
16. The Man Without A Past
17. Let The Right One In
18. The Good, The Bad, The Weird
19. Mother
20. Still Walking
21. Inglourious Basterds
22. Battle Royale
23. Martyrs
24. Quills
25. Ratatouille


Is that a definitive list, WT?

[wintertriangles]

I'm letting it sit for a day or two to make sure

[Pyro Tramp]

Needs some whittling down and also some catching up on other films to do (Almodovars, Mother).

Oldboy
Mulholland Drive
INLAND EMPIRE
Spider
A History of Violence
Black Dynamite
Borat
Miami Vice
Inglorious Basterds
Dancer in the Dark
[rec]
Pans Labyrinth
The Social Network
City of God
(500) Days of Summer
The Hurt Locker
Grizzly Man
Assassination of Jesse James
American Psycho
Kill Bill Vol 2
The Dark Knight
Cache
The Lives of Others
Amelie
The Fountain
Four Lions
Black Swan
13 Assassins
Zatoichi
The Departed
Shaun of the Dead
The Hills Have Eyes
Dead Man's Shoes
The Business
A Bittersweet Life
Casino Royale
Chopper
Superbad
A Prophet
LotR: FoT

[wintertriangles]

I was thinking about Casino Royale just to annoy purists

[Tyler1]

One thing I hate about doing lists is that whenever I look back at them a few days later I really want to change something...

I would replace Goodbye Dragon Inn with The Incredibles, and bump up Three Times by a few. Nevermind Brodinski, I've already submitted the list and i wont bother you to change it.

[rauldc14]

I'm not sure if i should vote for films that probably don't have a shot at the overall 100 or not. It's a tough decision.

[Masterman]

is this open to everyone to have a go ?

[Brodinski]

is this open to everyone to have a go ?

All the information can be found in the thread-starting post.

[Brodinski]

I'm not sure if i should vote for films that probably don't have a shot at the overall 100 or not. It's a tough decision.

I say you should just put in the films you think are best. There's at least 10 films on my provisional top 35 that imo have little chance of making the top 100. Besides, if we get a healthy pool of films (say over 300-400 in total), then there's not too bad of a shot that one of those unlikely films does make it to the top 100. Only 2 or 3 people have to put it in their top 5 before it makes top 90-100 I reckon...

[Pyro Tramp]

I don't know whether to put preference of favourites or objectively 'good' films

[honeykid]

Always put favourites. There's plenty of lists out there that are 'official' and we could probably name almost all of the films that'd be on them without even looking.

[mark f]

... and it's boring...

[Brodinski]

... and it's boring...

You better send in a Top 25, Mark. I'm coming for you if you don't. No matter how far you'll run, one day I'll catch up with you. I don't know when, but I'll catch up. Every time you turn around, expect to see me, 'cause one time you'll turn around and I'll be there.


Tyler1 will go bonkers if he sees this.

[mark f]

Whoa... I'm really scared now.

[rauldc14]

I've got my choices whittled down to 32 films. No clue on the rankings either. It's pretty sad that I made a top 100 a year and a half ago and the rankings have changed drastically since then.

[wintertriangles]

It's pretty sad that I made a top 100 a year and a half ago and the rankings have changed drastically since then.I would say that's a great thing for it means you're actively learning/viewing.

[Brodinski]

Whoa... I'm really scared now.

I thought you'd of noticed the reference by now.

[mark f]

I did. That's why I'm scared.

[Brodinski]

I'll be awaiting your Top 25 then. No better man to pick 25 Hollywood flicks than you, Mark :cool:.

[Yoda]

Mine's mostly done but I still need to catch a few films about to come out on DVD. :)

[Thursday Next]

I watched Submarine last night which has only made me less sure about my list. I've narrowed it down to 29. I have my top 10 sorted, it's the next 15 giving me trouble.

My problem is deciding whether my favourite movies are the ones I've seen once or twice which really impressed me (City of God, 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days, Dancer In the Dark), or the ones I know are a bit cheesy but enjoy watching multiple times (Stardust, Latter Days, Sherlock Holmes). And while I don't quite like the idea of tactical voting, and the almost certain knowledge that nobody else will vote for my number one film doesn't deter me from adding it to my list, I do wonder whether it's a waste to put something in at 25 that isn't going to get any other votes when there are just so many films I want to give points to.

[ash_is_the_gal]

Submarine is on my potential list also. :)

i know what you mean, though, i've watched several more films off other Mofos list since this thread was started and a couple of them have been added as 'potentials'. knowing we have nearly 6 months to finish this makes it too tempting to try to see as many new films as possible between now and then.

[rauldc14]

I'm thinking of submitting my list, but at the same time wondering if I should see a bit more beforehand.

[Brodinski]

You still have time. It'll be a few more months before I start harrassing all the regulars incessantly.

[Thursday Next]

Sent my list in (finally)

A few stats:
No films from 2010
1 animated film
2 films with an exclamation mark in the title
4 musicals
9 in imdb's top 250
9 in a language other than English

1 the same as Miss Vicky's list, 2 the same as Sexy Celebrity's list, 3 the same as Tyler1's, 4 the same as wintertriangles, 5 the same as Pyro Tramp's longlist

[gandalf26]

Just seen this thread for the first time. I must be blind or retarded or summat.

Will PM my list to you shortly.

[Brodinski]

I will be awaiting it with clenched buttcheeks. Thanks!

[Skepsis93]

What is it with this site and butts lately? :p

[TylerDurden99]

Maybe its the flavor of the month (though you probably shouldn't be tasting it).

[Skepsis93]

Lovely.

[TylerDurden99]

I have that effect.

[HitchFan97]

Butt maybe people have really developed an interest.

[gandalf26]

I will be awaiting it with clenched buttcheeks. Thanks!

Spending too much time reading The Prestige's closed thread are we?

[TheUsualSuspect]

I forgot about this, will try sending mine in this weekend.

[Harry Lime]

List sent!

[Brodinski]

Thanks to gandalf and Lime for sending in their lists. Awaiting yours, Sus!

[Skepsis93]

Sent mine!

[Pyro Tramp]

This (http://www.imdb.com/list/nNgyrEvokzU/) is the list i've been hunting, seems not be on the original site but some great obscure and quality picks there. (Even rates Miami Vice, which seems to be considered a guilty please)

[tramp]

I've been away and just recently returned and got a PM about this (thanks, Brodinski), and I'm making up my list.... but I am a bit disappointed Lord of the Rings (my favorite film of all time) is being separated. I treat it as one film.

And yes, I read the entire argument you guys had back in January! :laugh:

[honeykid]

Damn, Pyro. That's a terrible list. There again, if I had to come up with 150 films made since 2000, I doubt it'd be much better. Well, not without a lot of blank spaces, anyway. Charlie's Angels isn't on it but Million Dollar Baby is?!? WTF is that all about? Stoopid list. :D

[rauldc14]

My list is sent as well. I'll be really surprised if more than 10 make the actual top 100

[rauldc14]

When is the actual deadline for submitting the lists? And how many do we have thus far?

[TheUsualSuspect]

Sent mine. Twice, made a few mistakes.

[Brodinski]

When is the actual deadline for submitting the lists? And how many do we have thus far?

Deadline is the end of June. So far, 14 members have sent in their list. A lot should be sending in theirs shortly.

Regulars who haven't sent in their list in the penultimate week of June can expect harrassment. Constant harrassment...

[Pyro Tramp]

I've drawn up a list but want to try and squeeze in a few more films and rewatches before final submission :)

[Brodinski]

1 month to go. Get 'em in.

[Godoggo]

My list is pretty much done, but I want to hold one to it a couple more days in case I decide to change something.

[rauldc14]

Countdown getting rather close now. Time to start harassing people :p

[The Rodent]

Haven't seen this one till now :(

Do I still have time to get my 25 together?

[mark f]

Yes, you've got the rest of the month.

[The Rodent]

Done. Sent a PM to Brodinski.

Slightly dodgy choices from me but, hey, you lot are used to that by now...

[gandalf26]

Quite looking forward to seeing the list.

So is the "official release date" basically a few days after the end of this month or, like immediately after this month.

[Brodinski]

Quite looking forward to seeing the list.

So is the "official release date" basically a few days after the end of this month or, like immediately after this month.

All of that information can be found in my thread starting post.

Don't really need to do too much harrassing really, a lot of people have already confirmed me they'd send in a list. There's some people I haven't heard of yet, I'll PM them this week.

[Fiscal]

Sent mine in.

A few of my list trends:

3 Charlie Kaufman scripts, 2 Wes Anderson, 2 Paul Thomas Anderson, 2 David Gordon Green, 2 Darren Aronofsky

[mark f]

I can balance those out since I have none on my list. :cool:

[linespalsy]

I don't think I had any of them on mine either.

[The Rodent]

I don't think I've ever seen any of their films... beat that.

[gandalf26]

I really need to get round to watching "Mulholland Drive" and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind".

They seem to be at the pinnacle of a lot of millenium lists.

Not going to alter my 25 though unless I somehow watch either of the above before June 30th, and I'm literally blown away.

[HitchFan97]

Crunch time for me. This week alone I've managed to see Donnie Darko, Brick, and There Will Be Blood. If you check my favorite movies tab, you'll see I was absolutely blown away by that last one. It will top my list.

[Tyler1]

Almost everyone will be blown away by that movie the first time they watch it. For me, it doesnt hold up with repeated viewings.

[genesis_pig]

Does Apocalpse Now Redux count.
It was released in 2001.

[genesis_pig]

Does Apocalpse Now Redux count.
It was released in 2001.

Just went through the thread, re-releases don't count.

:(

[TylerDurden99]

Almost everyone will be blown away by that movie the first time they watch it. For me, it doesnt hold up with repeated viewings.

Same here. I like it enough, but it's easily one of Anderson's weakest films, and while Daniel Day-Lewis is brilliant as Plainview, I found his performance in Gangs Of New York much more engaging, powerful and intense (and I'm not even a big fan of THAT movie, either).

[Tyler1]

And I thought TWBB fizzled out toward the end. Scenes like the final conversation with his son and the murder at the bowling lane detracted too much from the story. However, the first half of the movie is a masterpiece, until Plainview sent his son off.

[TylerDurden99]

And I thought TWBB fizzled out toward the end. Scenes like the final conversation with his son and the murder at the bowling lane detracted too much from the story. However, the first half of the movie is a masterpiece, until Plainview sent his son off.

Also agree with you on that. Although, that final line of dialogue made me lol.

[Tyler1]

Also agree with you on that. Although, that final line of dialogue made me lol.

Lol, what was it? I didnt take note of that.

[TylerDurden99]

It's something like "I'm finished!", but it's the over the top music and camera angles that make it a lol moment, at least for me.

[gandalf26]

I'm not trying to be a pain but why the long wait for the thread to start?

From the end of June to mid August is like 50 days. Surely it can't be such a task that it takes that long to jot up the scores and start posting the resluts. Unless I'm missing something.

Again I'm not trying to be a A****.

Perhaps the reason for the delay is that you will be visiting the Cinema daily around that time for repeated viewings of TDKR.

[Brodinski]

The longer the wait, the longer the reward.

2 weeks to go. Those who've yet to send in their list, get cracking.

[Tyler1]

The longer the wait, the longer the reward.

2 weeks to go. Those who've yet to send in their list, get cracking.

I've sent my list in a few months ago. Can I send a new one in?

[akatemple]

List Sent, but thought I would post it anyways to allow anyone that wants to to get their jabs in now.

1. Martyrs
2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
3. Kill Bill vol.1
4. Battle Royale
5. Ink
6. I Saw the Devil
7. Oldboy
8. Black Swan
9. Brotherhood of the Wolf
10. Inglorious Bastards
11. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
12. Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
13. Bellflower
14. Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
15. Moon
16. Gladiator
17. Hurt Locker
18. Hero
19. Donnie Darko
20. Into the Wild
21. 13 Assassins
22. Mystery Team
23. Animal Kingdom
24. Children of Men
25. Frontier(s)

[rauldc14]

aka we have 1 in common.

By the way, you have Inglorious Basterds listed twice.

[Tyler1]

List Sent, but thought I would post it anyways to allow anyone that wants to to get their jabs in now.

1. Martyrs
2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
3. Kill Bill vol.1
4. Battle Royale
5. Ink
6. I Saw the Devil
7. Oldboy
8. Black Swan
9. Brotherhood of the Wolf
10. Inglorious Bastards
11. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
12. Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
13. Bellflower
14. Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
15. Moon
16. Gladiator
17. Hurt Locker
18. Inglorious Bastards
19. Donnie Darko
20. Into the Wild
21. 13 Assassins
22. Mystery Team
23. Animal Kingdom
24. Children of Men
25. Frontier(s)

We have 3 in common- Inglorious Basterds, Lotr and Gladiator.

[gandalf26]

List Sent, but thought I would post it anyways to allow anyone that wants to to get their jabs in now.

1. Martyrs
2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
3. Kill Bill vol.1
4. Battle Royale
5. Ink
6. I Saw the Devil
7. Oldboy
8. Black Swan
9. Brotherhood of the Wolf
10. Inglorious Bastards
11. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
12. Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
13. Bellflower
14. Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
15. Moon
16. Gladiator
17. Hurt Locker
18. Inglorious Bastards
19. Donnie Darko
20. Into the Wild
21. 13 Assassins
22. Mystery Team
23. Animal Kingdom
24. Children of Men
25. Frontier(s)

Only got 2 of those. I'll be damned if I tell ya which 2 though.

[Skepsis93]

List Sent, but thought I would post it anyways to allow anyone that wants to to get their jabs in now.

1. Martyrs
2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
3. Kill Bill vol.1
4. Battle Royale
5. Ink
6. I Saw the Devil
7. Oldboy
8. Black Swan
9. Brotherhood of the Wolf
10. Inglorious Bastards
11. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
12. Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
13. Bellflower
14. Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
15. Moon
16. Gladiator
17. Hurt Locker
18. Inglorious Bastards
19. Donnie Darko
20. Into the Wild
21. 13 Assassins
22. Mystery Team
23. Animal Kingdom
24. Children of Men
25. Frontier(s)

No jabs. I share... six of those.

[Brodinski]

All aboard the harassment train.

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/DI0PMCrxBqQ/0.jpg

Thus it begins...

[rauldc14]

how many lists we got if you don't mind me asking?

[Brodinski]

28 so far. I'm expecting at least 10 more. Those who promised to send in their list and don't will be banned indefinitely.

[Godoggo]

You got mine, right?

[HitchFan97]

I'm waiting until the very end to send mine, knowing me I'll probably find a 21st century film that I love to death right after I submit it and then I'll be upset that I didn't include it :D

[Aniko]

Brodinski, I sent my list in.

Thanks again. :)

[Brodinski]

You got mine, right?

That's a negative. Eagerly anticipating it.

[gandalf26]

Maybe you should post a list of members who's lists you HAVE received. Just incase you missed someone.

Obviously that could be a time consuming pain in the ass but it would be a shame if someone was missed.

[mark f]

Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice, shame on Bush. :cool:

[JayDee]

Ok finally submitted my list. It's actually the exact same 25 films I listed in January. I had great plans to catch up on a bunch of films I'd missed but only got to very few of them. And none I felt comfortable going with after just one viewing.

[Sedai]

1. Mulholland Drive
2. Amelie
2. Unbreakable
2. Inglorious Basterds
3. The Dark Knight
4. Children of Men
5. The Fountain
6. No Country for Old Men
7. The Lord of the Rings : Fellowship of the Ring
8. Donnie Darko
9. Gangs of New York
10. Kill Bill Volumes 1 & 2
11. Master and Commander
12. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
13. Slumdog Millionaire
14. Pan's Labyrinth
15. There Will Be Blood
16. Let the Right One In
17. Requiem for a Dream
18. Traffic
19. Sunshine
20. Hero
21. Inland Empire
22. Avengers
23. The Social Network
24. Inception
25. Black Swan


OK, so there is just a TON of stuff I have yet to see that could make it on to this list. Films like Winter's Bone, The King's Speech, 127 Hours, The Ghost Writer, and on and on... I went with stuff I really liked to watch, more of a favorites list than what I think are the technically the best films.

[Flimmaker1473]

1. Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless mind
2. Lost in Translation
3. The 25th Hour
4. The Prestige
5. Inception
6. The Black Swan
7.Almost Famous
8.High Fidelity
9 Juno
10. Lord of the Rings Return of the King
11. There will be Blood
12. Lord of the Rings the Two Towers
13. No Country for Old Men
14. The Social Network
15. Ratatouille
16. Finding Nemo
17. Half Nelson
18. The Departed
19. Catch me if you can
20. The Dark Knight
21. Toy Story 3
22. Spiderman 2
23. 127 Hours
24. Donnie Darko
25. A Beautiful Mind.

[JayDee]

22. Avengers


18. The Avengers


Hey guys, just to let you know that unless the rules have been changed and I missed it The Avengers won't be eligible. From the first page where Brodinski laid out the rules -

The films you can put into your Top 25 must be those that were released starting from 01-01-2000 up until and including 12-31-2011.

[Brodinski]

JayDee is right. Can't pick The Avengers, so either pick another one or that one will be left out.

And thanks for sending 'em in, guys!

[Flimmaker1473]

Replace the Avengers with Catch me if you can.

[Pyro Tramp]

Ok, I think i'm away for submission date so quickly dropping this here

1. Oldboy
2. Mulholland drive
3. Dancer in the dark
4. Four lions
5. amelie
6. assassination of jesse james
7. The fountain
8. A history of violence
9. Lives of others
10. hidden
11. black dynamite
12. Inland empire
13. Borat
14. Social network
15. Battle royale
16. Spider
17. American psycho
18. A prophet
19. Pans labyrinth
20. 500 days of summer
21. Miami vice
22. Kill bill 2
23. let the right one in
24. Lilya for ever
25. [rec]


And some close calls

Team America
Superbad
Descent
Crank
Hot rod
The class
White material
Black swan
imglorious basterds
lotr
chopper
amores perroes
Three burials
Bittersweet life
Mother
zodiac
there will be blood

[DexterRiley]

i think i misunderstood the instructions, as i pm'd brods already but didnt post my list.

so here it tis:

25)The Bourne Identity (2002)
24)I am Sam (2001)
23)Oceans Eleven (2001)
22)Walk the Line (2005)
21)Inglorious Basterds (2009)
20)Traffic (2000)
19)Inside Man (2006)
18)Moneyball (2011)
17)Iron Man (2008)
16) Mystic River (2003)
15)A History of Violence (2005)
14) Sin City (2005)
13) Syriana (2005)
12.)Million Dollar Baby (2004)
11.) Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
10.)The Departed (2006)
9.) Inside Job(2010)
8.) Children of Men (2006)
7) Thank You For Smoking (2005)
6.) Hotel Rwanda (2004)
5.)Almost Famous (2000)
4)There Will Be Blood (2007)
3) Gone Baby Gone (2007)
2) Memento (2000)
1) Crash (2004

[mark f]

No one was ever supposed to post their list. That would unfairly influence others. Shut up, mark!

[TheUsualSuspect]

Yeah, what up wit dat guys?

[Pyro Tramp]

Was too lazy to PM. Ironically, not even left so could have easily done just that

[HitchFan97]

Sent (finally)!

[honeykid]

1. Charlie's Angels
2. Chopper
3. Fever Pitch/The Perfect Catch
4. Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind
5. Black Dynamite
6. 50 First Dates
7. Ginger Snaps
8. Amelie
9. Monster's Inc
10. Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back
11. Gosford Park
12. City Of God
13. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
14. Death Proof/Grindhouse
15. The Lives Of Others
16. Downfall
17. Battle Royale
18. Bring It On
19. Hedwig And The Angry Inch
20. Catch Me If You Can
21. Dog Soldiers
22. Pardise Lost 2: Revelations
23. Touching The Void
24. Final Destination
25. Dead Man's Shoes

[gandalf26]

Stop posting lists MoFos! It will ruin the surprise!

[DexterRiley]

i think i misunderstood the instructions, as i pm'd brods already but didnt post my list.

so here it tis:

edit: no longer here

because of :

No one was ever supposed to post their list. That would unfairly influence others. Shut up, mark!

[honeykid]

Stop posting lists MoFos! It will ruin the surprise!
Yeah, I don't think posting mine will ruin anything. It's not like Charlie's Angels (or most of my other choices) is going to make the list.

[The Rodent]

We were all thinking that HK, but we didn't want to say anything.


:D :D

[honeykid]

Just one of the reasons I wasn't going to bother sending one in. :yup:

[Brodinski]

That was that. 41 members sent in their list. More to follow later, including pre-countdown poll threads.

[HitchFan97]

I have this feeling that Mulholland Drive is gonna win. By a lot.

[mark f]

I hope not.

[Skepsis93]

I have this feeling that Mulholland Drive is gonna win. By a lot.

Nah. I would say a LOTR movie, but the three choices might cancel each other out. Mulholland Dr will be up there but I have a horrible feeling The Dark Knight is gonna win it.

[The Rodent]

I reckon one of the Resident Evil movies will take it.

Or Terminator 3.

[gandalf26]

I reckon one of the Resident Evil movies will take it.

Or Terminator 3.

Are you smoking ****?

It's a dead heat between Matrix Revolutions, Transformers 2 and 3, Battfield Earth, Gigli and Catwoman.

Deciding in which order to place them in my top 6 was probably the hardest task that I have undertaken in my 28 years.

[Solopop]

If I was able to PM this'd be my top 25.

1) Dancer in the Dark
2) Moulin Rouge!
3) Margaret
4) Martha Marcy May Marlene
5) In the Mood for Love
6) Yi Yi
7) Mullohand Dr
8) Lost in Translation
9) Mary & Max
10) There Will Be Blood
11) Y tu mamá también
12) A.I.
13) Dogville
14) Mean Girls
15) Children of Men
16) Ghost World
17) Finding Nemo
18) Gosford Park
19) In The Bedroom
20) Shaun of the Dead
21) School of Rock
22) Sky High
23) L.I.E.
24) Battle Royale
25) Looking for Alibrandi

[rauldc14]

We are all growing impatient. Wait a minute it's just me.

[Tyler1]

If we are talking about the 10 most accomplished films that seek to expand the medium instead of using it then I can most objectively pen it down to:

Cache Michael Hanake 2005
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind Michel Gondry, 2004
Millennium Actress Satoshi Kon, 2001
Mulholland Drive David Lynch, 2001
On The Occasion of Remembering The Turning Gate Hong Sang Soo, 2002
Russian Ark Aleksandr Sokurov, 2002
Synecdoche, New York Charlie Kaufman, 2008
Werckmeister Harmonies Bela Tarr, 2000
Yi Yi Edward Yang, 2000
You, The Living Roy Anderson, 2007

But of course its also about my favourites and while a couple of the above films did not make the list, others like Save The Green Planet, Black Dynamite, Red Cliff, Pan's Labyrinth, Inglorious Basterds, Kung Fu Hustle and Tucker & Dale VS Evil were eventually included because they left such a big impression on me.

One movie that I regretted not including into the final list was Max Manus, and that was only because I watched it after submitting the list.

So... here's the final list if anybody's curious:

Mulholland Drive
Spirited Away
Talk To Her
Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring
Werckmeister Harmonies
Synecdoche, New York
Inglorious Basterds
Memories Of Murder
Pan's Labyrinth
The Skin I Live In
Save The Green Planet
Red Cliff
Gladiator
City Of God
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring
Downfall
Kung Fu Hustle
Goodbye Dragon Inn
Eternal Sunshine On The Spotless Mind
Dancer In The Dark
Wall-E
Yi Yi
Cache
Black Dynamite
Tucker & Dale Vs Evil

[Justin]

There's a few that I forgot, like Gladiator, Downfall and The Proposition that deserved to make the list.

[Godoggo]

The Proposition made my list. I left off Winter's Bone and Monsters and I'm kind of regretting that.

[DexterRiley]

We are all growing impatient. Wait a minute it's just me.

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:D

[rauldc14]

I can't wait to see Million Dollar Baby make the list. Then we will get to hear people say how terrible it is again :p

[honeykid]

You only have to ask. I'm more than happy to tell you how crap that is. :D

[Justin]

Mystic River is a great movie, but Million Dollar Baby....not so much.

[HitchFan97]

I saw Inland Empire a few days ago and now I'm kicking myself for not including it. Would've made my top five.

[Flimmaker1473]

I will never get people calling a movie that won best picture crap. Same with Crash. It may be crap TO YOU. But it is good to he general public.

For example I did not like Burn After Reading. But it got a lot of good reviews. So I will not call it crap. Maybe I just missed the boat. Roger Ebert gave The Usual Suspects 1 and half stars. But he doesn't call it a bad movie because so many people enjoyed it.

Maybe the movie isn't bad. Maybe it is you that didn't get it.

[Harry Lime]

I will never get people calling a movie that won best picture crap. Same with Crash. It may be crap TO YOU. But it is good to he general public.
The general public doesn't have a general clue. For example: Avatar.

[rauldc14]

I will never get people calling a movie that won best picture crap. Same with Crash. It may be crap TO YOU. But it is good to he general public.

For example I did not like Burn After Reading. But it got a lot of good reviews. So I will not call it crap. Maybe I just missed the boat. Roger Ebert gave The Usual Suspects 1 and half stars. But he doesn't call it a bad movie because so many people enjoyed it.

Maybe the movie isn't bad. Maybe it is you that didn't get it.

I'm with you on most of that post. Generally I do think there's a few that are indeed crap. But I disagree with people that think 80% are crap.

[Flimmaker1473]

The general public doesn't have a general clue. For example: Avatar.
Avatar is overrated. But it is still a good film. Just should have been nominated for best film.

[Pyro Tramp]

Quite excited that Black Dynamite looks like it might crack it

[The Prestige]

As long as Memento makes it, i'm cool.

[Pyro Tramp]

24)I am Sam (2001)


Underrated comedy of the decade

[The Rodent]

I'm still betting on Matrix Revolutions, Jurassic Park 3 and Spider Man 3 making the top 3, in that order.

[Justin]

If only. I'm also hoping for From Justin to Kelly.

[Skepsis93]

Quite excited that Black Dynamite looks like it might crack it

Missed my list by a hair's breadth.

[wintertriangles]

I feel like this has been going on forever. Did I submit mine already?

[Brodinski]

Ey, I had to be damn patient for you guys to send in your lists, now you can wait while I take my sweet time. Expect the show to get on the road by late August, early September, as was outlined in the thread-starting post.

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljm5j6eyPZ1qfq1lso1_500.jpg

[gandalf26]

I thought it was early August, but now your gonna keep us drooling until early sept.

[rauldc14]

He said mid August to early September. It just one of those things where if we keep talking about it, it will be more mid September early October

[rauldc14]

alright, when is this going to start :D

[Brodinski]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG_K-gtqV3E

[gandalf26]

Lol I just started working my way through The Sopranos again after a year or two. Currently halfway through series 2.

Don't know wtf that clip has to do with this thread though.

Here are some of the things that are going to happen to you if you don't start the damned top 100 soon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkxmstBuB24

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeJdVwyTFfc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x5uO2NyWOQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rMdmiBL6YI

[Harry Lime]

It's still the summer, give Brod a chance to enjoy it, let's not start the threatening posts and PMs until at least September.

[donniedarko]

I will never get people calling a movie that won best picture crap. Same with Crash. It may be crap TO YOU. But it is good to he general public..

Slumdog millionaire was absolute ****. Bottom line. It should've had a razzy sweep and not an Oscar one. It was a waste of footage and time. Watching grass grow it less boring and a better use of your time. If it was intended to make you sleepy I'll give it credit for that but I highly doubt it.

[Watch_Tower]

I really liked Slumdog Millionaire even though I was ready to hate it! That's pretty impressive by Boyle to make me into a believer. I still think Boyle's best movie this century is Sunshine closely followed by 28 days.

So quick question, can I send in my list? Is that how this whole thread works?

[Brodinski]

Nice that you want to participate and I hate to break this to you, but you're too late. You should read the thread-starting post, everything is outlined there.

[Watch_Tower]

Ah, that's ok, np.

[TheUsualSuspect]

Wait, when is this list going up?

[mark f]

Mwahahahahaha!

[DexterRiley]

Wait, when is this list going up?

October 2014

[The Rodent]

Wait, when is this list going up?


The Day After Tomorrow

[donniedarko]

October 2014

You think it'll be that early?

[gandalf26]

Finally watched "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" the other day.

Thought it was really good, predictable ending.

Don't quite understand why a lot of people have it so highly rated though.

I mean for me personally, for a film to be great it has to have rewatchability, and I really don't see myself wanting to watch this multiple times.

Chick flick I guess.

[Skepsis93]

Chick flick I guess.

Nope.

[Miss Vicky]

Because Eternal Sunshine has rewatchability for those who love it. A lot of it, actually. And it is most definitely NOT a "chick flick."

Plenty of people love the LOTR movies, but personally I'd rather gouge my eyes out than ever sit through one again.

[TheUsualSuspect]

Finally watched "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" the other day.

Thought it was really good, predictable ending.

The ending wasn't a "they get back together and everything is roses" ending. They agreed to give the relationship one last try. I don't see how it is "predictable". We leave them when they are lost, confused, and delirious. They are strangers with a history together. How will this play out in their relationship? We don't know, the film never tells us. All it tells us is that they will try at least one more time.

The last images are of them on a loop, what does this tell us? Maybe their relationship is full of break-ups and start-overs. This isn't a happy ending, or even a predictable one in my books.

Beautiful film.

[gandalf26]

The ending wasn't a "they get back together and everything is roses" ending. They agreed to give the relationship one last try. I don't see how it is "predictable". We leave them when they are lost, confused, and delirious. They are strangers with a history together. How will this play out in their relationship? We don't know, the film never tells us. All it tells us is that they will try at least one more time.

The last images are of them on a loop, what does this tell us? Maybe their relationship is full of break-ups and start-overs. This isn't a happy ending, or even a predictable one in my books.

Beautiful film.

What I meant was that we were going to loop back to the start of the film again and they would obviously get back together.

[x] Confimred Chick Flick

[Skepsis93]

What I meant was that we were going to loop back to the start of the film again and they would obviously get back together.

[x] Confimred Chick Flick

Again, no. Eternal Sunshine bears pretty much no resemblance to your run-of-the-mill "chick flick" (which is a very problematic term anyway) - it's not aimed at a predominantly female audience; it doesn't have a female protagonist; it doesn't feature a cliched plotline or characters; it has an ambiguous ending rather than a clear-cut happy one, and leans heavily on elements of Sci-Fi, stereotypically a "male" genre.

[Flimmaker1473]

How is Eternal Sunshine a chick flick? It's someone's right not to like a great movie. But give me a break. The ending is these two people decide to give their relationship one more shot, confused and we don't know if it is even going to work. I clearly love this movie (it's in my top 20). And I do think it is a brilliant film in every sense of the word. One of the finest to have come out in the last 10 years.

[gandalf26]

Jesus I'm just being a troll. I know it isn't a chick flick.

[Brodinski]

Sorry for the long wait, guys. I've been extremely busy at work lately, but now I've got 2 weeks of vacation. Tomorrow, my girlfriend and myself depart for a small roadtrip through Luxemburg, various cities in France and the Belgian seaside. As a result, I won't have access to internet during the coming week. Rephrase: In the coming week, I refuse to lon onto the internet, take any calls or check my mails. I basically don't want to hear from anyone except my girlfriend and will go on a hedonistic rampage in terms of food and drinks, and will (hopefully) catch up on films and books I've been meaning to watch / read. After that trip, I hope my batteries will be fully recharged.


Oh, and the countdown will commence on 9/11.

[DexterRiley]

well that blows chunks.

[Skepsis93]

Sorry for the long wait, guys. I've been extremely busy at work lately, but now I've got 2 weeks of vacation. Tomorrow, my girlfriend and myself depart for a small roadtrip through Luxemburg, various cities in France and the Belgian seaside. As a result, I won't have access to internet during the coming week. Rephrase: In the coming week, I refuse to lon onto the internet, take any calls or check my mails. I basically don't want to hear from anyone except my girlfriend and will go on a hedonistic rampage in terms of food and drinks, and will (hopefully) catch up on films and books I've been meaning to watch / read. After that trip, I hope my batteries will be fully recharged.


Oh, and the countdown will commence on 9/11.

9th November or 11th September? I don't know where you're from, so I don't know which way 'round you put your dates. :p

Northern France, I assume? We road-tripped 'round there this summer, Calais then about halfway down the Eastern border, West just underneath Paris, around the Eastern/Northern coast, actual Paris for a day, then back up to Calais. 10 days altogether. Saw a sh't-ton of awesome places and had a blast. Have fun!

Looking forward to the list, too. :)

[mark f]

I thought he was from Belgium but he's using 9/11 the famous way... you know, the day that Bob Dylan's new album comes out.