What's the best movie of the decade?

**Tarbox** · 05-28-2009, 10:10 AM

Not to troll but.....wow....just wow

Man on Wire
The King of Kong
Pan's Labrynth
LOTR
Children of Men
There Will be Blood
The Matrix
The Blair Witch Project
The Assasination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
A History of Violence
Traffic
8 Mile
Borat
Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai
Oldboy
The Protector
Road to Perdition
Once
Spirited Away
Hedwig and the Angry Inch

To name just a few...
srsly though...enough with the FOOTBALL IN THE GROIN's and RIDE THAT EXPLOSION's you are all better than that, right?

**bos** · 05-28-2009, 10:13 AM

Blair Witch? you serious Clark?

**Mr Janny** · 05-28-2009, 10:16 AM

Originally Posted by Tarbox

Not to troll but.....wow....just wow

Man on Wire
The King of Kong
Pan's Labrynth
LOTR
Children of Men
There Will be Blood
The Matrix
The Blair Witch Project
The Assasination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
A History of Violence
Traffic
8 Mile
Borat
Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai
Oldboy
The Protector
Road to Perdition
Once
Spirited Away
Hedwig and the Angry Inch

To name just a few...
srsly though...enough with the FOOTBALL IN THE GROIN's and RIDE THAT EXPLOSION's you are all better than that, right?

agree. However, some of those are not from this decade. Pan's Labrynth was amazing. Road to Perdition was just ok, in my opinion.

Has Oh Brother Where Out Thou? been mentioned?

**Tarbox** · 05-28-2009, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by bostinelosd

Blair Witch? you serious Clark?

100%

Name a horror film that came before it that had as much impact on future filmmaking or pop culture in general with the exception of maybe The Exorcist...I'll give you that the film is polarizing but to discount it as not one of the best/most important films in the last ten years is asinine.

**Tarbox** · 05-28-2009, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by jdewaard

agree. However, some of those are not from this decade. Pan's Labrynth was amazing. Road to Perdition was just ok, in my opinion.

Has Oh Brother Where Out Thou? been mentioned?

A decade is 10 years right?

**4429 mcc** · 05-28-2009, 10:20 AM

Forgot about There Will Be Blood...great movie.

**bos** · 05-28-2009, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by Tarbox

100%

Name a horror film that came before it that had as much impact on future filmmaking or pop culture in general with the exception of maybe The Exorcist...I'll give you that the film is polarizing but to discount it as not one of the best/most important films in the last ten years is asinine.

It was unique, but honestly I cant see anything from it that really paved the way. If the shakey cam effect was never invented would it really devastate the movie industry? Please explain what it brought to the table. Im not trying to antagonize you, I seriously would like to know. Educate me.

**IcSyU** · 05-28-2009, 10:25 AM

8 Mile? 8 Mile. Are you serious?
Borat? Seriously?

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed Borat from a comedic standpoint, but that was by NO means a good movie. Neither was 8 Mile.

**Mr Janny** · 05-28-2009, 10:29 AM

Originally Posted by Tarbox

A decade is 10 years right?

The title of the thread is best of the decade. I think most have interpreted that to mean 2000-present.

**Tarbox** · 05-28-2009, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by bostinelosd

It was unique, but honestly I cant see anything from it that really paved the way. If the shakey cam effect was never invented would it really devastate the movie industry? Please explain what it brought to the table. Im not trying to antagonize you, I seriously would like to know. Educate me.

The fact that it cost $20,000 to make and grossed near $250,000,000 makes it important because it proves that story and unique and creative camera and sound work are way more important than marquis names and billion dollar fx.

That and I can't remember a film before it that used what is now known as "viral marketing" to promote itself leading to many techniques used to create buzz for movies before they hit the street....*see cloverfield.

**cmoneyr** · 05-28-2009, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by Tarbox

Not to troll but.....wow....just wow

Man on Wire
The King of Kong
Pan's Labrynth
LOTR
Children of Men
There Will be Blood
The Matrix
The Blair Witch Project
The Assasination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
A History of Violence
Traffic
8 Mile
Borat
Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai
Oldboy
The Protector
Road to Perdition
Once
Spirited Away
Hedwig and the Angry Inch

To name just a few...
srsly though...enough with the FOOTBALL IN THE GROIN's and RIDE THAT EXPLOSION's you are all better than that, right?

Football in the Groin should have won the Springfield Film Festival and you know it.

**cmoneyr** · 05-28-2009, 10:37 AM

*see cloverfield.

Are you just naming all bad movies in an attempt to fool us? I'm on to you.

**bos** · 05-28-2009, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by Tarbox

The fact that it cost $20,000 to make and grossed near $250,000,000 makes it important because it proves that story and unique and creative camera and sound work are way more important than marquis names and billion dollar fx.

That and I can't remember a film before it that used what is now known as "viral marketing" to promote itself leading to many techniques used to create buzz for movies before they hit the street....*see cloverfield.

This is where the credit is due. That crew was able to get their message out for independent film. The fact that so many believed the movie to be a true story was in itself genius and goes to show you some people will believe anything. I cant tell you how many people ran out to see this thing just because they thought it was real. The movie itself really didnt do anything. Suspense, lack of music to help build such suspense, and creepy sound effects are nothing new and innovative.

**Tarbox** · 05-28-2009, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by jdewaard

The title of the thread is best of the decade. I think most have interpreted that to mean 2000-present.

Fair enough.....then the matrix, ghost dog and blair witch are striken from record.

Replace them with:
Moulin Rouge
This Film is Not Yet Rated
The Pianist
The Passion of the ******