The MoFo Top 100 of the 2000s Countdown

No votes. I generally like Shane Black's work but somehow Kiss Kiss Bang Bang has never clicked with me no matter how many chances I give it. I've seen The Devil's Backbone once and never felt much like revisiting it.

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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is ok but I don't think it belongs on a list like this.

Devil's Rejects is a film that I may or may not like. It's certainly one of them that I haven't seen that I may watch sooner rather than later.

Have not seen either. But am a fan of Del Toro, so it's on my list.

The Devil's Backbone is OK horror. Not Del Toro's best, but surely not his worst either. Haven't seen the other. No votes from me.

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Eh, I recognise that it has enough of a cult reputation that I could see it on the low end of a list like this. I'm not going to be surprised when Donnie Darko ends up in the top 25.

Seen The Devil's Backbone a couple of times and I like it quite a bit. I like how what could be an average story is elevated by staging it in a more unusual time and place.

Seen Kiss Kiss Bang Bang once and didn't care for it.

Haven't seen either film, but I've been meaning to check them both out for a while. I chose a different Del Toro for my list.

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I generally enjoy Shane Black's ridiculous buddycop writing but I didn't care much for KKBB when I watched it again at some point a year ago.

The Devil's Backbone on the other hand I did enjoy quite a bit and it found a spot on my list for this countdown. #15

3 days in a row a movie from my list made it. Love KKBB. Goofy, fun, endlessly rewatchable.

Devil’s Backbone is probably my favorite Del Toro and it’s a sin I forgot about it when making my list.

Still just two from my list but not these.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is probably the best, funniest of Shane Black's comedy-mysteries. This is an example of why you will [or won't] like it.
The Devil's Backbone is a solid horror no matter what. I know people who think it's better than Pan's Labyrinth, but I'm not one of them.

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Devil's BackBone is an exceptional del Torro film. I had seen this after Hellboy and was impressed by this slow-burning film where the tension permeates and lurks in your peripheral. Building it up instead of unrelentingly hitting you over the head.
It has been a while since seeing this and should get a revisit as is it's due.

And, yeah, @mark f Pan's Labyrinth IS better.


Kiss Kiss Bang Bang was #14 for me.



Who thought that scene-stealing Robert Downey Jr would be shown HOW it's done, and it's one of the many things I get an utter f@ckin delight for when he is paired up with Val Kilmer AND Michelle Monaghan, who rises above the trope of Love Intrest/Girl in Distress.
KKBB is a tongue-in-cheek poke, as well as a tip of the hat to the Sh#t Goes Sideways Crime Film with noir influences infused with a fast-paced smart-@ss comedy and a penchant for f@cking with the fourth wall.


Oh, and for @CosmicRunaway:




Films Watched 15 out of 26 (57.69%)
14. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (#76)
17. Mother (#96)
25. A Bittersweet Life (One Pointer)


One Pointers: 10 out of 38 (26.31%)

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None of them were on my list, but both are really good. Thats all I have to say I guess.

So far this countdown feels so weird to me. Such a weird mix of movies thus far.

I don't really like Del Toro so I haven'T seen the Devil's Backbone.

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is one of the film I most passionately hate. It is unfunny, boring, uninteresting. It tries to be subversive and meta, but it tries to hard and it makes me roll my eyes constantly. An absolute trash of a film if you ask me hahahaha.

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Never heard neither #75 nor #76 and there is a small chance to conceive an interest...

Looking forward to see tomorrow's pair of films...

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Have seen and loved both films. The Devil's Backbone was the first Del Toro I ever saw and I was immediately drawn into his world of, um, otherworldliness. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is an utter hoot and made my list. I'm surprised by how many from the 2000s I've seen that are actually making the list. Haven't had this much success on a list so soon in a long while, maybe since the 70s Countdown, although I'm going by memory and that's an iffy thing these days.

#20.Iron Man 83
#23.The Descent 80
#25.Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 76

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Yeah, I thought KKBB was a cute comedy, and probably is as good a fit as any other for #76. I especially enjoyed Val Kilmer in his part.

I haven't seen The Devil's Backbone.

Heeey, here I am... I've seen these last two films. I remember liking The Devil's Backbone quite a bit, but I haven't seen it in a very long time. That's why I didn't considered it. I really wanted to rewatch it last month when I had a challenge to watch a Guillermo del Toro film, but went with Crimson Peak instead, which was pretty good also.

As for Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, I didn't have it on my list, but I like it a lot. But since it begs the comparison, I kinda prefer The Nice Guys. @Takoma11 has said a few times that some people's preference might depend on which one you saw first, and I did see The Nice Guys first. Not sure if that's why I prefer it, but there's that, but KKBB is pretty good, and it does have one of my favorite quotes ever






Seen: 15/26

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76. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang : After an eternity, and having remembered enjoying it, I rewatched Kiss Kiss Bang Bang early on in my preparation for this countdown. Quick-witted, it gives Val Kilmer another chance to show off a sense of humour he came to the acting profession well-equipped with, and although I don't like Robert Downey Jnr all that much he's excellent here and matches Kilmer, playing off of him quite well. A very loose and funny take on the adaptations of hardboiled crime novels of earlier times. I knew it wasn't quite enough to break into my list, but my fondness for it made me wish and hope that it would show up in the countdown and I'm pretty happy that it did. Shane Black would go on to make another even better version of this kind of film with Russel Crowe and Ryan Gosling - The Nice Guys. To all of those who voted for this : Thank you!

75. The Devil's Backbone : I'd watched a lot of Guillermo del Toro's stuff by the time I got around to this, and really liked it. Something about The Devil's Backbone simply didn't click with me though, and I've sat through it twice to be sure. I remember kids, the bomb, a supposed ghost - something to do with cruelty to the kids or one of the kids. It hasn't stuck with me really well, but if I were to watch it again it would all come flooding back. I watched the trailer, and while I still remember it, it didn't help bring back all of the plot details. It's been too long. There's another, better Guillermo del Toro film that's sure to crack this list much higher up. In the meantime I'll ponder whether I should give this film yet another go considering how it's held in such high regard.

Seen 17/26

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