Man, the first Rocky... getting goose bumps just thinking about it. Went he went the distance with Apollo Creed it was literally hair raising. No rematch.
Not a final list but would include a lot of these... - A Beautiful Mind (surprised nobody mentioned this) - Old School (funniest movie ever) - Snatch - Donnie Darko - John Adams (just watch the entire miniseries in one go, it's worth it) - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Man on Fire - Catch Me If You Can - Matchstick Men - Ocean's Eleven
yup - imo, it was the one most like the first - it really brought the whole franchise around full circle, as he was pretty much back to who he was at the beginning of I. and dare i say, it was the best story of all and the best acting. someone who has never seen any of the other rocky movies could watch this and appreciate it. but again, i think rocky V was such a 'jump the shark' moment that people had a hard time taking this one seriously - but stallone did it right.
Like The_YoYo, the clear numbero uno is LOTR The rest in no order are: Red Dragon (Edward Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Anthony Hopkins and voldemort = awesome) Forgetting Sarah Marshall Lucky Number Slevin Dark Knight Memento Bourne Series Hot Fuzz Shaun of the Dead Fight Club Honorable Mentions: Count of Monte Cristo, Donnie Darko, Hebrew Hammer, Dodgeball.
EXCELLENT call on Count of Monte Cristo. Still remains my favorite roles of either Guy Pearce (and that includes Memento) and Jim Caveizel (sp?). Very underrated and one of my favorite underdog type movies ever. Plus the girl in it was uber-hot.
Wow, I didn't think anyone else even knew about the Hebrew Hammer. Thats always been a guilty pleasure. SHABBOT SHALOM MOTHER****ER! In our household where jew jokes fly around like the air, its a sure-fire winner.
In no order. United 93 No Country for Old Men Lost In Translation Pursuit of Happiness Batman TDK Blade 2 Taken Letters from Iwo Jima The Incredibles Fight Club
This is too tough for me. What's up with Donnie Darko ranking so high? I just watched it this past weekend and wasn't even sure I liked it.
I'm a little surprised at so much love for Lost in Translation. I really liked the movie, and the first few minutes are stellar for Johanssen's ass shots alone, but I always was under the impression that a LOT of people got pissed off at never learning what Bill Murray says to her in the end before they go their separate ways. Plus it was pretty slow by most present day movie standards and the general public typically hates that.
Judging by movies I'm willing to spend money on buying the Blu Ray disc: 1. The Dark Knight 2. Up And probably Infernal Affairs in the next few weeks.
I don't really get the hype either, but I guess its kind of a smart chick flick. As for Donnie Darko, I find it hilarious.
Gladiator just missed my cut, I don't think any movie's ending gets to me like that one does. Beautiful.
I was going to put it in the top 10, but took it out for the Bourne Series. I freaking love Monte Cristo though. Such a good movie. And Hebrew Hammer is awesome. I want to add UP to my honorable mentions. My favorite Pixar movie.
I Heart Huckabees: "How am I not myself?" "How am I not myself?" "How am I not myself?" "How am I not myself?" No Country For Old Men: "You in Vietnam?" "Yeah." "Me too." "What's that make us, buddies?" Farenheit 911: For all the recent talk about this being the worst decade, 2000-2004 was the most bizarre and excruiating time in our Generation (X), and Farenheit was the perfect time capsule. Munich: Eric Bana and Daniel Craig - "Don't, f**k, with the Jews." Shattered Glass: Watching Christensen's unraveling and Sarsgaard's slow, slow burn is good fun. Plus, the Jukt Micronics phone checking scene with Steve Zahn and Rosario Dawson is awesome. Seems like it would be a must watch for any journalist. Jarhead: Seems to be one of the more realistic or tangible contemporary war movies, or at least young guy movies, out there. No heavy-handed moral or political arc, just a lot of boredom, anxiety and tension. Probably edged out Hurt Locker on my list because of I've only seen that once. Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou: "I hope he remembers me" stirs up my 'indoor allergies' every time. Doubt: The most efficiently extraordinary movie I've ever seen. Three-person cast, simple, predictable story, but all Oscar performances. Amy Adams firmly entrenches herself as a lifelong top-five actress, I dare say Ms. Streep finally handed off the baton. Melinda and Melinda: The one film that I actually think uses Will Ferrel's comedic skills correctly, plus Rhada Mitchell and Chloe Sevigny are both hypnotically beautiful. Charlie Wilson's War: Great cast and two great topics; Congress and the Middle East. Shows the intersection between the legislative process, political action groups, and both US and Middle Eastern intelligence officials. Watch any related documentary to find out just how much of a sleazy cokehead Wilson genuinely was, which makes his accomplishment that much more impressive; and his marriage to Cocoa Puffs Herring equally fascinating. I really, really hope we start getting more nuanced and historical Middle East films like this one. I don't want to see anything else with the word "Lies" or a full cast of non-Arabs holding AR-15s in the damn poster. Honorable Mention: Passion of the Christ. The gospel, in Aramaic and Latin, in probably the most secular time in human history. By Riggs from Lethal Weapon. Highest grossing non-English film ever ($600 million worldwide). If we weren't locked in year forty of a culture war to the death, I think we'd all be able to respect the big bets that this film made that somehow paid off.
I like Comedy and Sci-Fi the Best. I'm no good at making lists. These are some of the movies I really really. Children of Men Minority Report Wall-E Old School Knocked Up Slumdog Gladiator Bourne Movies Eternal Sunshine Dark Knight 40 Year Old Virgin Memento Shaun of the Dead Snatch I guess pretty much stuff that has been mentioned. I saw and liked The Departed, No Country for Old Men and There Will be Blood...but all three fell into the solid, enjoyable movies, but not the best of the decade for me. The wife doesn't care much for war movies - as such, I have suffered from not seeing Letters from Iwo Jima, which I hear is awesome. I personally love war movies, especially gritty, realistic ones. I guess if I had to pick a couple that weren't mentioned, they would both be by Danny Boyle - since i really liked Slumdog, and Trainspotting is an all-time favorite, I guess not surprising. I thought 28 Days Later was awesome. So awesome that 28 Weeks Later was even ok (when on its own, not a good movie). I didn't see Millions, though it was supposed to be good (has an 88% rotten tomatoes rating), but saw and really really liked Sunshine (again, I like sci-fi). I think it is a movie best experienced in the theater, where I saw it, but the concept fascinated me, the acting was solid, the cinematography was awesome. I just really liked it.
