Metacritic recently compiled its own list of the best reviewed films of the decade. That’s right! We’re at the end of the 2000s, time flew by like it was nobody’s business, didn’t it?! Felt like yesterday was Y2K fear and then boom, 10 years later and countless movies have come and gone. I’ve created with my own list as well. It’s a tough one, too, because I’ve narrowed it down to just 25, meaning I’m forced to leave out certain good titles. You might not agree with some of them but if you can name a few more that I may have unintentionally forgotten, do voice your opinion in the comment section.So, here it is.. my list of top 25 most awesome movies of the decade, after the jump…
- THE DARK KNIGHT
- GLADIATOR
- PAN’S LABYRINTH
- THE DEPARTED
- KILL BILL VOL. 1
- SHAUN OF THE DEAD
- WALL-E
- KUNG FU HUSTLE
- UP
- LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD
- HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLETS OF FIRE
- FROST/NIXON
- THE INCREDIBLES
- MOULIN ROUGE!
- TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE
- SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
- UNBREAKABLE
- SCHOOL OF ROCK
- THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
- THE LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING
- NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
- BORAT
- KING KONG
- SERENITY
- THE HOST
Other Worthy Contenders:
DISTRICT 9
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST
CASINO ROYALE
AMELIE
THE PROPOSITION
MEMENTO
CITY OF GOD
Serenity?! Seriously?! I thought it was a lame imitation of The Fifth Element! And the 4th Harry Potter? I’m sorry, I know it’s your list and all but…I mean, it’s just not what I think, that’s all
I can’t believe Avatar isn’t on this list
I respect your opinion… but I didn’t think AVATAR was all that great
Here’s my list
1 – The Dark Knight
2 – Live Free Or Die Hard
3 – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
4 – Lord of the Ring: Fellowship of the Ring
5 – The Incredibles
6 – The Hangover
7 – King Kong
8 – The Patriot
9 – Taken
10 – Troy
11 – Lord of the Ring: Return of the King
12 – Iron Man
13 – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
14 – Gladiator
15 – The Bourne Identity
16 – Up
17 – 300
18 – Passion of the Christ
19 – Slumdog Millionaire
20 – The Bourne Ultimatum
21 – Star Trek
22 – The Departed
23 – Quantum of Solace
24 – Unbreakable
25 – The Host
HONORABLE MENTION:
Borat
A Knight’s Tale
Gran Torino
Lord of the Ring: The Two Towers
The Bourne Supremacy
ah yes… PASSION OF THE CHRIST was definitely on of the best of this past decade…thank you for reminding me of that.
avatar? hello? probably the best movie of the year…definiately best movie to close out the decade!!
once again… AVATAR wasn’t a bad movie… but I didn’t think it was all that great
ummmmmm…what happened to City Of God?????? one of the greatest movies OF ALL TIME!? 2002 buddy…cmon. And Moulin Rouge????? really!?!?!?!?!
ah, yes.. CITY OF GOD.. i’ll put that under honorable mention, no problem
MY TOP TEN
1.City Of God
2.Pan’s Labyrinth
3.The Royal Tenenbaums
4.The Dark Knight
5.Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
6.Bowling For Columbine
7.Amores Perros
8.American Psycho
9.Ratatouille
10.Shaun of the Dead
I take it you don’t think AVATAR was all that great either?
HA HA HA! i hear great things, but i havent seen it yet, so unfortunately, i cant add it.
well, let us know what you think about it once you’ve seen it
Not in order, i’m sure i missed a lot, but here’s my top 20 of the decade on top off my head:
1. Inglourious Basterds
2. City of God
3. 500 Days of Summer
4. Battle Royale
5. Amores Perros
6. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
7. The Song of Sparrows
8. The Chorus
9. Oldboy
10. Slumdog Millionaire
11. Amelie
12. The Pianist
13. The Lives of Others
14. Requiem for a Dream
15. Downfall
16. Hotel Rwanda
17. Into the Wild
18. Changeling
19. Paranormal Activity
20. Talk to Her
I’ve always thought Slumdog Millionaire was a very poor man’s imitation of City of God.
However I’m surprised that Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is not on here.
Eternal Sunshine was a great movie but I just don’t think it was great enough to make my top 25..
what’s your top 25 of the decade?
Rather than repost the list here I just link to my post.
http://nevermindpopfilm.blogspot.com/2009/12/best-of-decade.html