Movies from the past 10 years

[Lamp]

Imagine a friend had just woken up from a 10 year coma and they now want to watch the best movies - in your opinion - from the last 10 years

Can be anything from small independent movies, foreign-language films, or Hollywood blockbusters.

What would be on your list ?

Any number / any order.

 

[old.user4556]

Off the top of my head:

The Matrix
Fightclub
LotR trilogy.
Bourne trilogy.

Matrix and Fightclub make it in the decade time frame (just).

 

[ramathorn]

for a start:

the matrix (first one only)
lotr trilogy
lost in translation
garden state
kiss kiss bang bang
little miss sunshine

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Note how LotR has popped up twice despite being in the highly overrated/shit films thread.

I'd slap them to Korea, where there's a whole bunch of exciting, different films that have come out of the late 90s/00s:

OldBoy (and the other two films in the 'Vengeance' trilogy: Sympathy for Mr Vengeance & Lady Vengeance)
Joint Security Area
A Bittersweet Life
Peppermint Candy
Save the Green Planet
Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring
Arahan

would be a good place to start... although there are many, many more.

I'm still disgusted by the rumour that Hollywood are remaking OldBoy with Speilberg (awful director) and Will Smith (awful actor). There's no way either one of them are able enough to pull of something so dark and unique as OldBoy. Park's been staying well away from it as he wants no association with it, and i couldn't agree more.

 

[ECA]

some of you have terrible taste in film.



City of God
Pan's Labyrinth
Gran Torino
Burn After Reading
Old Boy
No Mercy for the rude
Audition
A Scanner Darkly


probably loads more I forgot.

 

[nath]

I'm still disgusted by the rumour that Hollywood are remaking OldBoy with Speilberg (awful director) and Will Smith (awful actor).

Until I hear otherwise I'm going to assume that rumour is a piss take. I can't think of many films those two people are less suited to be involved in.

 

[Kryten]

They'd still have a sense of humour, right?

The Big Lebowski.

 

[ECA]

They'd still have a sense of humour, right?

The Big Lebowski.

He said past decade, not name random films you like

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Until I hear otherwise I'm going to assume that rumour is a piss take. I can't think of many films those two people are less suited to be involved in.

I'm not so sure it is a pisstake, I've read some quotes/seen brief snippets of an interview with Park regarding Spielberg being at the helm... I was in the same boat as you initially... I'd love to be proved wrong though.

 

[ramathorn]

forgot about the asian stuff, old boy was awesome. i'd have to put battle royale in there too, city of god also was legendary. is this gonna be another "its mainstream / american therefore its shit" type of affair?

 

[ECA]

forgot about the asian stuff, old boy was awesome. i'd have to put battle royale in there too, city of god also was legendary. is this gonna be another "its mainstream / american therefore its shit" type of affair?

I listed

Gran Torino ( clint eastwood )
burn after reading ( brad pitt george clooney )
A scanner darkly ( keanu reeves )

so definately not any anti american/mainstream bias. ( from me anyway )

 

[Dreamor]

Snatch (2000)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Batman Begins (2005)
Ironman (2008?)
Gladiator (2000)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
The Lord of the Rings: Trilogy (2001?)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Children of Men (2006)
Gran Torino (good choice ECA )
Any Romero zombie film

I think thats the ones I would watch again, with said 00's (naughties) noob

 

[Jiggs]

Avalon (2001)
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
Memento (2000)
The Dark Knight (2008)
2046 (2004)

 

[ilaya]

Porn! after 10 years in a coma you'd fancy a wank.

 

[WiZe^]

sin city ffs!

 

[Bodhi]

Super Troopers!

 

[Raven]

Gladiator
Rambo 4
LOTR Trilogy
Black Hawk Down
The Matrix (1st one only, I like to think the second two didn't happen)
Pitch Black
Hero

 

[Fast]

Chopper
Human Traffic
In Bruges

Is a good place to start

 

[Vasconcelos]

- Match Point, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, The Curse of the Jade Scorpion,... any of Woody Allen.
- Million Dollar Baby, Mystic River, Gran Torino,....any of Clint Eastwood
- Last King of Scotland
- American Beauty
- Pan's Laberynth
- Memento
- No Country for Old Men
- Amelie
- City of God (left me speechless)
- Gangs of New York (Daniel Day Lewis....)
- The Pianist
- Requiem for a Dream
- The Royal Tenebaums (hilarious)

and for the awesomeness:

- Matrix 1
- Kill Bill 1 and 2
- LotR
- Gladiator
- Batmans
- Sin City

and many more....

 

[Wazzerphuk]

forgot about the asian stuff, old boy was awesome. i'd have to put battle royale in there too, city of god also was legendary. is this gonna be another "its mainstream / american therefore its shit" type of affair?

Not at all, I was merely giving an alternative one-nation only introductory list, will look at doing some others soon.

Also, most the films I listed ARE mainstream films, they just happen to be Korean.

 

[Lamp]

Some alternatives:

1. L.I.E. (2001, Directed by Michael Cuesta)
2. SHORTBUS (2006, Directed by John Cameron Mitchell)
3. KUNG FU HUSTLE (2005, Directed by Stephen Chow)
4. GARDEN STATE (2004, Directed by Zach Braff)
5. BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD (2007, Directed by Sidney Lumet)
6. HAPPY ENDINGS (2005, Directed by Don Roos)
7. FRANK MILLER'S SIN CITY (2005, Directed by Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino)
8. MYSTERIOUS SKIN (2005, Directed by Gregg Araki)
9. SWIMMING POOL (2003, Directed by Francois Ozon)
10. FACTORY GIRL (2006, Directed by George Hickenlooper)
11. LAKE OF FIRE (2007, Directed by Tony Kaye)
12. MILLIONS (2005, Directed by Danny Boyle)
13. BAD EDUCATION (2004, Directed by Pedro Almodovar)
14. HOT FUZZ (2007, Directed by Edgar Wright)
15. GRAN TORINO (2008, Directed by Clint Eastwood)
16. KILL BILL: VOL. 1 (2003, Directed by Quentin Tarantino)
17. HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH (2001, Directed by John Cameron Mitchell)
18. THE HISTORY BOYS (2006, Directed by Nicolas Hytner)
19. TALK TO ME (2007, Directed by Kasi Lemmons)
20. IGBY GOES DOWN (2002, Directed by Burr Steers)
21. BRICK (2006, Directed by Rian Johnson)
22. YOSSI & JAGGER (2003, Directed by Eytan Fox)
23. DOGMA (1999, Directed by Kevin Smith)
24. ONE HOUR PHOTO (2002, Directed by Mark Romanek)
25. KNOCKED UP (2007, Directed by Judd Apatow)

 

[Raven]

I forgot to add Crash, great film

 

[Wazzerphuk]

I forgot to add Crash, great film

Which one?

Neither are that good tbh.

 

[Ch3tan]

Not one person has mentioned Magnolia yet? Respect the cock!

 

[WiZe^]

Pirates
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477457/

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Not one person has mentioned Magnolia yet? Respect the cock!

Tis indeed a good film, should watch it again sometime. Even though it's 3 hours it doesn't feel that long. Also one of the few films where Tom Cruise shows that he can act when he wants to.

 

[Ch3tan]

Tis indeed a good film, should watch it again sometime. Even though it's 3 hours it doesn't feel that long. Also one of the few films where Tom Cruise shows that he can act when he wants to.

I was a bit annoyed that Crash was mentioned and this wasn't tbh, Crash was good, but Magnolia was brilliant.

Also could I get away with Being John Malkovich, that just about makes it in the last 10 years.

Equilibrium
Blade
Fight Club
Matrix
Go
Monsters Inc.
Toy Story
Oceans Eleven
Memento
Royal Tenebaums
Alien 3
Perfect Blue
Gladiator


Gah loads and loads, those were the first that sprung to mind.

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Crash is ok at best. It tries so very hard to be profound and unique and memorable but it really fails on all fronts, apart from the fact I remember Ludacris' role in it because he's AWFUL.

 

[Trem]

Fight Club
Panic Room (I really loved this film)
Man on Fire
Black Hawk Down

 

[nath]

Crash is ok at best. It tries so very hard to be profound and unique and memorable but it really fails on all fronts, apart from the fact I remember Ludacris' role in it because he's AWFUL.

It almost causes me physical pain to agree with you, but you're rigghhhhhh. You're righhhhhhhh.

You're not entirely incorrect.