Movie Forums Top 100 of the Aughts (the 00s) - Preliminary Thread
 

It's ON! You all asked for it! By popular demand, we're on our way to our next countdown: the 2000s, the 00s, the "aughts", the new millennium. So get your air guns ready, grab a milkshake, and prepare to vote for the best films of the decade.

LIST OF GENERAL RULES


So here's the list of who continues to live, and who gets the end of the sword:

• Submit your ranked list of twenty-five (25) titles, from best to worst, using our nifty, new ballot tool (see below)
• Films will be awarded points as follows: 25 points for 1st place, 24 points for 2nd place, 23 for 3rd and so on, all the way down to one point for your 25th placed film.
• If you submit less than 25 films, then points will be redistributed accordingly (i.e. if you submit 10 films, your top film will receive 10 points, then 9 for your 2nd place, 8 for your 3rd place, etc.)
• Generally speaking, new members can send in a list as soon as they've been a member here for one month. Other cases can be treated on a case-by-case basis.
• Films that are part of a series or trilogy (Lord of the Rings, Kill Bill, etc.) must be submitted as separate films.
• Any film listed as 2000-2009 on IMDb is eligible for our list (see below)
• No peeking! Anyone who reveals their submitted list before the countdown has ended will be disqualified.
• The deadline for entries will be December 2, 2021. That gives you three (3) full months to catch up, research, dig up, or refresh anything you might put up on your list.

THE BALLOT


Where do you put your vote for Pedro? Well, just like we did on the previous Foreign Language Film Countdown, we're gonna be using our new ballot toy, courtesy of Yoda, which you can access here:


It will look like this:

• Just type the name of the movie you want and select it from the drop-down list.
• If the movie doesn't appear, you can click the link on the upper right corner ("movie you want not showing up") and paste the URL of the movie from the IMDb or TMDb.
• Check, and double-check, the names and dates of the film as you choose them, to avoid mistakes and confusion. Remember that there can be several films with the same title (especially, foreign films)
• There should be a minimum of ten (10) entries per ballot.
• You will receive a copy of your list via PM after you submit.
• All ballots are final, so make sure everything is set before submitting.

ELIGIBILITY


So, who can join this "fellowship" of films? As was said above, the basic premise is that any film listed as 2000-2009 on IMDb is eligible for our list.

As for other eligibility situations:

• There are bound to be some edge cases (limited releases, foreign releases, etc.) which can be brought forward in the thread and discussed accordingly.
• Television series and mini-series are NOT eligible.
• Other eligibility questions can be politely discussed in this thread. Curator's decision is final :cool:

There is a recommendation thread available where you can share lists and thoughts on eligible films for others to check.



So choose well, choose wisely, always respect the opinions and thoughts of others, but most of all, HAVE FUN!

May the best 2000's film win!!

(please, not The Dark Knight! not The Dark Knight!)

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Ballots received

1. Tugg
2. John W Constantine
3. MovieFan1988
4. mrblond
5. Guaporense
6. Nope1172
7. Steve Freeling
8. The Rodent
9. Hey Fredrick
10. donniedarko
11. Torgo
12. sumantra roy
13. Harry Lime
14. Citizen Rules
15. TheUsualSuspect
16. SpelingError
17. Allaby
18. Thursday Next
19. ahwell
20. Skepsis93
21. KeyserCorleone
22. Takoma11
23. Wooley
24. kgaard
25. ash_is_the_gal
26. John Dumbear
27. GulfportDoc
28. Thief
29. Daakmore
30. Aidanc
31. ScarletLion
32. seanc
33. Captain Spaulding
34. PHOENIX74
35. edarsenal
36. Miss Vicky
37. thracian dawg
38. Deschain
39. John McClane
40. Fabulous
41. mattiasflgrtll6
42. Rockatansky
43. AgrippinaX
44. pahaK
45. MovieMeditation
46. Okay
47. John-Connor
48. Chypmunk
49. CosmicRunaway
50. ueno_station54
51. xSookieStackhouse
52. gomorra82
53. Holden Pike
54. mark f
55. resopamenic
56. rbrayer
57. Captain Terror
58. Diehl40
59. cricket
60. Kaplan
61. Wyldesyde19
62. Yomi
63. rauldc14
64. Yoda
65. Jinnistan
66. Frightened Inmate No. 2
67. ynwtf
68. Pussy Galore
69. crumbsroom
70. Cobpyth
71. ApexPredator
72. Taz
73. Siddon
74. dadgumblah
75. Jabs
76. gbgoodies
77. jiraffejustin
78. Iroquois
79. gandalf26
80. Sedai
81. beelzebubble
82. Death Proof
83. WHITBISSELL!
84. Derek Vinyard
85. CaptainT
86. JayDee
87. ScannerDarkly
88. sarah f

Re: Movie Forums Top 100 of the Aughts (the 00s) - Preliminary Thread
 

Eligibility issues and clarifications:

• Each Lord of the Rings film counts as a separate entry/film.
• Same applies to Kill Bill. Each Volume counts as a separate entry/film, since that's how they were originally released.
• The Japanese anime Redline is eligible, even though TMDB lists it as a 2010 release.

Re: Movie Forums Top 100 of the Aughts (the 00s) - Preliminary Thread
 

Interesting that partial ballots will be prorated. I don't think that's ever actually been done with any of the previous countdowns.

Not that the change will affect me. I could fill four ballots and still have leftovers. I doubt I'll even try for a one-pointer this time.

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Ok, question.

How do we navigate between "hey guys are you sure you know about that movie before voting for another ?" and "hmm, no no, just asking, doesn't mean it's on my secret vote list or anything" ?

I think it makes for a more balanced voting. I mean, if the only 2000's film I saw was Battlefield Earth and I say "well, it was crap, but I'll vote for it", that film will automatically get 25 points, when it would've probably been just one if I had seen/voted more films (of course, this is an example. We all know Battlefield Earth deserves the win)

Plus, it also helps to encourage people to submit complete ballots, hence more films in the mix.

Re: Movie Forums Top 100 of the Aughts (the 00s) - Preliminary Thread
 

I saw Battlefield Earth in theatres. Yup.

Re: Movie Forums Top 100 of the Aughts (the 00s) - Preliminary Thread
 

Very cool Thief! So glad you're doing it and hopefully more of the RT/Corries will particiapte this time around (if not you should bug the hell out them!):D

I like that, it's fresh and it's not been done before.

THANK YOU for doing this countdown for our MoFo community:)

And it was amazing!

https://media4.giphy.com/media/xT9KV...giphy.gif&ct=g

Not sure if I get what you're asking, but if you're referring to the rule about not "revealing your submitted list", it refers to just that. People can still ask around and recommend their favorites to other people (and we have a thread for that), but you just can't go and post your whole list 1 thru 25 while we're in the middle of the countdown.

Let me know if that answers your question.

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Well done Thief. This will be good. Are documentaries allowed? Can't remember.

Yes, they are.

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Yay, it's starting!

Ok. There's a bit of a fine line between "recommending your favorites" and "disclosing your selection", but the fact it goes both ways (others people also recommending favorites we haven't watched yet) does probably alter our initial selections enough to shuffle the cards, I imagine.

It's all certainly obvious for those who participated in it already. I'm only progressively seeing the difference between this and a simple, five minutes long, "post your faves and go home" kind of vote.

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Thanks Thief for running the show.

Now three grueling months of turning 39 into 25!

Recommend more than 25? :p

In all seriousness I will be recommending films that won't make my 25 just because they won't make my 25 but I still want them in the top 100.

I think there are some members where we absolutely know certain films they will vote for, that isn't the same as disclosing your exact 25 in order.

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Thanks for hosting this, Thief!

Yay! Don’t worry Thief, I’m sure you’ll do fine.

My belly button has been puckering and unpuckering in anticipation of this event!

Thanks Thief, for taking one for the corrie.

Re: Movie Forums Top 100 of the Aughts (the 00s) - Preliminary Thread
 

I guess I aught to get on this.

Re: Movie Forums Top 100 of the Aughts (the 00s) - Preliminary Thread
 

Excellent!

I will make sure to get a list in after I have had some time to catch up with some films I have yet to see...

Re: Movie Forums Top 100 of the Aughts (the 00s) - Preliminary Thread
 

Letterbox has helped me order what films I've seen and ranked them. So now I have to seek out some great films of the decade I have yet to watch and get through those.

Make sure you don't miss the Recommendation Thread where there are a lot of good sources of recommendation.

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Do made for cable TV movies count? Asking for a friend.

Check out the first post for most general questions about the ballot, eligibility, the timeframe, etc.

But the general rule is as follows...

I'll take it as a yes. They are on imdb and they are not a mini-series or a series. Just HBO and Showtime movies.

Re: Movie Forums Top 100 of the Aughts (the 00s) - Preliminary Thread
 

Remember to share any questions, comments, or doubts about the logistics of the countdown, eligibility, or whatnot. Otherwise, just get to watching more 2000s films, with the help of our handy Recommendation thread.

Re: Movie Forums Top 100 of the Aughts (the 00s) - Preliminary Thread
 

When can we start submitting our ballots?

Re: Movie Forums Top 100 of the Aughts (the 00s) - Preliminary Thread
 

Yoda is tinkering with the ballot, but I'm sure it'll be ready soon. We'll post it here as soon as it's available.

Re: Movie Forums Top 100 of the Aughts (the 00s) - Preliminary Thread
 

Was just about to ask if anyone submitted yet.

Re: Movie Forums Top 100 of the Aughts (the 00s) - Preliminary Thread
 

Yeah, sorry for the delay. I figured requiring people to wait a few weeks to submit is pretty close to standard practice anyway.

Hopefully this week. Watch a few more to be safe in the mean time! :)

Re: Movie Forums Top 100 of the Aughts (the 00s) - Preliminary Thread
 

I will most likely send my ballot in the week before the deadline. This time around, I am making a concerted effort to get as many films in that I haven't seen yet as possible. I still have many, many films to watch.

Okay, in theory the ballot tool should be good to go!

NOTE: for this countdown, the curator has chosen weighted scoring, which is to say the points your ballot gives out is based on how many total films you have. So obviously, like normal, a full 25 films means your top film gets 25 points, your next film gets 24, etc...but if your ballot is only 10 films your top film will only receive 10 points. If your ballot is 15 films your top film receives 15 points...and so on.

I had to modify the software a bit for this, and after some testing it seems to work fine, but there's, like, a 5% chance I'll have to storm in here and announce I'm closing the tool for a bug fix in case I missed something. :laugh: I'll monitor submissions today and tomorrow to make sure it's working as intended, though.

Okay, those are the caveats. Here's the tool, basically identical on the front-end to last time:

https://www.movieforums.com/ballot.php

Should I wait for 2000s ballot tool or submit in the provided tool even if it's titled Foreign?

Re: Movie Forums Top 100 of the Aughts (the 00s) - Preliminary Thread
 

Wait.

Re: Movie Forums Top 100 of the Aughts (the 00s) - Preliminary Thread
 

Thanks for checking. My bad, just a text update. You're good. :up:

Re: Movie Forums Top 100 of the Aughts (the 00s) - Preliminary Thread
 

For what it's worth, just updated the original post to include the link to the ballot.

Thanks to @Yoda for all the hard work and for subjecting to my petty wants :laugh:

Re: Movie Forums Top 100 of the Aughts (the 00s) - Preliminary Thread
 

I'm a forum admin, subjecting myself to people's petty wants is the whole job.

You mean all those people other than Camo actually wanted to be banned??? :D

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Is the submission really open now?
Is it risky?
Is there someone who did it?

I'm asking because I'm ready with my top movies of the 2000's.

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Go ahead. I've already received one ballot. The risk, well, that's for you to decide :shifty:

You're concerned about going to the trouble and losing the "work" or something?

If so, it looks fine. We tested it yesterday and one ballot has come in already.

Assuming you have the list written somewhere already it's really only "risking" a few minutes effort anyway.

Here is the serious response, while I was being all jokey. Gotta get better at this hosting thing. My apologies, mrblond.

Make sure you update on the first page on who sent in the ballots like they do in all countdown lists, I don't see no names on there yet, so I don't know if I should send in my list yet, it's ready though

Yeah, the second and third post are reserved for that, and will be updated accordingly. Thanks.

Ah ok, cool and your welcome

Does Paul Blart: Mall Cop count? Asking for a friend.

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@Thief - did you get my message about my ballot list, it only let me submitted 10 films instead of 25

Re: Movie Forums Top 100 of the Aughts (the 00s) - Preliminary Thread
 

Just replied to you :)

@MovieFan1988, got the ballot a while ago :up:

Nice 👍

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Probably a stupid question but... the submitted ballots have to be ranked order from #1 The Best, right?
Meaning that 1. Film = 25 pts ... 25. Film = 1 pt

It is not a countdown, right?

The title of the ballot is named "Submit 2000s Countdown Ballot"
That's very confusing, moreover in the description below the title there is nothing about it?

Sorry for the delayed response, but to your first question, yes. You should rank them in order which is detailed in points 1 thru 3 in the first post.

To your second question, it is a countdown because as soon as the votes are all in, and the ballots are tallied, we will be counting down from 100 to 1.

Hope that clarifies it. Let me know if you have any other question.

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@mrblond, got your ballot. Thank you, sir!

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Friendly reminder to everyone that we're exactly two months away from the deadline (DECEMBER 2, 2021) so make sure you schedule those watches and get those ballots in during the next two months. Feel free to ask any questions about the logistics of the countdown or issues with the ballot in this thread, and also stop by the Recommendation Thread for tips on what to watch.

It does. Every ballot that's been submitted so far has had it on their list.

From 1 to 25.

That's cheating!

How do I submit my form if I don’t have a computer?

It says since this feature is in beta, I need a computer

Can we publicly post our lists here as well? @Thief

Maybe PM him

Let's wait to see until @Yoda checks it out, but don't post the list here.

No biggie, I can probably borrow one from someone, I’ll figure it out

Yeah, currently not working on mobile, and frankly a lot of work and testing to get that done. It's also just a very tedious thing for you to do on mobile anyway, so I would strongly advise using a desktop even if it were possible to do either.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

All good, I’ll figure it out.

How you do any of this is beyond me, all is impressive though, especially your list section. How if you save a movie on one list, it carries over to all others as well

You still have two months, so I'm sure you can figure out something before the deadline. If after that time, you haven't been able to do so, then send me a DM and we'll see what we can do.

Could a mobile user send their voting ballot to Thief the old fashion way as a numbered list 1-25? Does that still work or does the ballot have to be sent by the new ballot submission tool?


*I have a desktop so I'm asking for other people just to be helpful:)

I think it's better for people to use the ballot tool since it does the work of totaling the amounts and a bunch of other things, so doing it the old fashioned way sorta defeats the purpose of having it. However, like I told @BooBooKittyFock, if all options are wasted, then something else can be agreed. But again, you all have two months to make the arrangements necessary. I'm sure most of you can get access to a computer at work, school, etc. before the deadline. We'll cross any other rivers when we get there.

Thanks! That took awhile. :laugh: Mostly because I built the system one (relatively simple) way, then had to expand it over time.

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Yeah, definitely use the ballot tool on desktop first. If it's absolutely necessary, I'll say yes, you'll probably be able to just PM me your ballot and I can find a way to enter it for you. But please only as a last resort. :)

I of course will use the ballot tool, I did last time...I liked it.

Question, just for my own curiosity:

I've thought about hosting another countdown, one of these days, just maybe. So, I'm curious how the ballot tool works on your end for the host? Does it automatically put the info into a spreadsheet for you? Or does it arrive in your PM box looking like a numbered list?

https://thumbs.gfycat.com/Enchanting...ew-max-1mb.gif


EDIT: Seriously, though, there's a combination of those that should make it easy for you to do it. You know this is my first time and so far, I think the only "heavy requirement" is to make time to promote the countdown and, when it starts, to post the entries... and even that shouldn't consume too much time.

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Submitted, at first, I wanted to wait for Dune before submitting since I have high expectations but I decided to submit what I have now because I see that if Dune is really good other people will submit it (it is not like it can become an obscure favorite movie of mine).

edit: I now noticed it only includes films form 2000-2009, need to change my ballot ASAP

Dune? But this list is 2000-2009, I’m confused

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I though it was top movies of the 2000s, that is 21st century, but I noticed its for the first decade

Nah, promotion is easy, spreadsheets are hard! I don't know how to use a spreadsheet and I didn't when I hosted the 1930s Top 100 countdown. So if using a spreadsheet is now a requirement (I'm still not clear on that aspect)? I might have to pass on future hosting of a countdown.

Re: Movie Forums Top 100 of the Aughts (the 00s) - Preliminary Thread
 

Finally changed it. Now it has a superhero movie in the top 10 even! I never thought I would do such a thing, but this superhero movie is actually great.

Let me know if you have any issues re-submitting your ballot. @Yoda, should there be any issue? Do you have to clear something on your side?

I'm a spreadsheet freak, so I'm on the other end of the spectrum, in that I might find myself doing one just for fun... but so far, the answer seems to be "NO" to needing to use spreadsheets.

Yeah, I have to wipe it out manually. @Guaporense, when you said you "changed it" you just mean you updated your list on a text file or something somewhere, yeah?

Thanks Thief:)

I assume that's it. He/she sent me a DM with a revised list, but the ballot I have from the tool is the previous one.

Re: Movie Forums Top 100 of the Aughts (the 00s) - Preliminary Thread
 

Ah. If it's just a handful of changes can you send me them so I can update manually?

I might have to see if I can augment the tool to throw an error if someone tries to do this, because fixing this stuff manually is fairly tedious.

Done.

Re: Movie Forums Top 100 of the Aughts (the 00s) - Preliminary Thread
 

Cool, I'll fix that today.

Meanwhile, I think I managed to restrict the ballot tool to films from 2000 to 2009. It should now throw an error if you try to select anything else. Only took a couple of minutes, too, assuming I did it right.

I think there's a chance there'll be some edge cases, with films that saw a limited or North American release or something right around the cutoff, so we'll see how it goes. Right now it's just using the year on TMDB.

I send a PM with the new list. Like the old way these countdowns were done.

Re: Movie Forums Top 100 of the Aughts (the 00s) - Preliminary Thread
 

Just to clarify - are you accepting ballots from people with shorts on?
Or will I have to finally concede summer is over when submitting mine late-Nov / early-Dec and put on me long trousers to go through the process :)


(really hope I'm still allowed submit a ballot after this post)

The primary thing we're encouraging people to do is submit their ballots with a helicopter beanie. That's the only one we must insist. Once we go below the neck, everything is game, I guess.

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I've given up on pants completely at this point... Still have my socks on, though.

Re: Movie Forums Top 100 of the Aughts (the 00s) - Preliminary Thread
 

To keep up with some more recommendations, here are the eligible films from the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die list, edited by Steven Jay Schneider.

• In the Mood for Love (2000)
• Gladiator (2000)
• The Gleaners & I (2000)
• Memento (2000)
• Requiem for a Dream (2000)
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
• Spirited Away (2001)
• LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
• Bowling for Columbine (2002)
• City of God (2002)
• Russian Ark (2002)
• LOTR: The Two Towers (2002)
• Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003)
• Elephant (2003)
• Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
• Oldboy (2003)
• Osama (2003)
• LOTR: The Return of the King (2003)
• Downfall (2004)
• Head-On (2004)
• Moolaadé (2004)
• Brokeback Mountain (2005)
• The Lives of Others (2006)
• Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
• Paranormal Activity (2007)
• There Will Be Blood (2007)
• Let the Right One In (2008)
• The Dark Knight (2008)
• The Hurt Locker (2008)
• Avatar (2009)
• District 9 (2009)

Re: Movie Forums Top 100 of the Aughts (the 00s) - Preliminary Thread
 

Gladiator for the win!!!!!

Re: Movie Forums Top 100 of the Aughts (the 00s) - Preliminary Thread
 

And this is from Jennifer Eiss's 500 Essential Cult Movies. The list has 500+ films, but these are the eligible ones for our countdown...

• Almost Famous (2000)
• Amores Perros (2000)
• Baise-moi (2000)
• Battle Royale (2000)
• Best in Show (2000)
• Chopper (2000)
• Ginger Snaps (2000)
• Memento (2000)
• Requiem for a Dream (2000)
• Together (2000)
• Unbreakable (2000)
• Das Experiment (2001)
• Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001)
• Donnie Darko (2001)
• Ghost World (2001)
• 24 Hour Party People (2002)
• 28 Days Later (2002)
• Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
• Dog Soldiers (2002)
• Far from Heaven (2002)
• Funny Ha Ha (2002)
• Irreversible (2002)
• Ju-on (2002)
• Infernal Affairs (2002)
• Capturing the Friedmans (2003)
• Elephant (2003)
• Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)
• Oldboy (2003)
• Touching the Void (2003)
• Dead Man's Shoes (2004)
• Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)
• Night Watch (2004)
• Primer (2004)
• Saw (2004)
• Shaun of the Dead (2004)
• Brick (2004)
• Caché (2005)
• Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
• Mirrormask (2005)
• Black Sheep (2006)
• Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
• The Host (2006)
• Tell No One (2006)
• Renaissance (2006)
• A Scanner Darkly (2006)
• Juno (2007)
• In Bruges (2008)
• Man on Wire (2008)

The list was released in 2010, which is probably why there aren't any 2009 films.

Re: Movie Forums Top 100 of the Aughts (the 00s) - Preliminary Thread
 

I appreciate all the effort you're putting into this, Thief. Keep up the great work :up:

Just trying to keep up the engagement.

Dammit! Forgot all about " Bubba Ho-Tep". Now my list is at 37, going the wrong way...

Just bumping to say this should be fixed now.

It is. Thanks!