Author Topic: 50 Favorite Films 2000 - Present (Read 2259 times)

Anna Karina · « **on:** June 17, 2015, 02:45:20 AM »

Apparently this is how I bide my time while drinking through a cold.

50. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) dir. Andrew Dominik
49. Antichrist (2009) dir. Lars Von Trier
48. Adaptation (2002) dir. Spike Jonze
47. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) dir. Wes Anderson
46. Rust and Bone (2012) dir. Jacques Audiard
45. Yi Yi (2000) dir. Edward Yang
44. No Country for Old Men (2007) dir. Joel and Ethan Coen
43. Solaris (2002) dir. Steven Soderbergh
42. Hard to Be a God (2013) dir. Aleksey German
41. I Heart Huckabees (2004) dir. David O. Russell
40. The Raid: Redemption (2011) dir. Gareth Evans
39. Take Shelter (2011) dir. Jeff Nichols
38. Sleep Tight (2012) dir. Jaume Balagueró
37. The Proposition (2005) dir. John Hillcoat
36. City of God (2002) dir. Fernando Meirelles
35. George Washington (2000) dir. David Gordon Green
34. Oldboy (2003) dir. Park Chan-wook
33. Why Don’t You Play In Hell? (2013) dir. Sion Sono
32. The Wrestler (2008) dir. Darren Aronofsky
31. Dogtooth (2009) dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
30. Conversations with Other Women (2005) dir. Hans Canosa
29. Bernie (2012) dir. Richard Linklater
28. Children of Men (2006) dir. Alfonso Cuarón
27. Snowtown (2012) dir. Justin Kurzel
26. Enter the Void (2010) dir. Gaspar Noé
25. We Need To Talk About Kevin (2011) dir. Lynne Ramsay
24. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) dir. Wes Anderson
23. Inside (2007) dir. Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo
22. Wet Hot American Summer (2001) dir. David Wain
21. Milk (2008) dir. Gus Van Sant
20. Calvaire (2004) dir. Fabrice Du Welz
19. American Splendor (2003) dir. Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini
18. Caché (2005) dir. Michael Haneke
17. Zodiac (2007) dir. David Fincher
16. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) dir. Shane Black
15. Wendy and Lucy (2008) dir. Kelly Reichardt
14. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010) dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul
13. Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) dir. Sean Durkin
12. Killer Joe (2012) dir. William Friedkin
11. Inherent Vice (2014) dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
10. In the Mood for Love (2000) dir. Wong Kar-Wai
9. It’s Such a Beautiful Day (2012) dir. Don Hertzfeldt
8. I Saw the Devil (2011) dir. Kim Jee-woon
7. The Squid and the Whale (2005) dir. Noah Baumbach
6. Inglourious Basterds (2009) dir. Quentin Tarantino
5. A Serious Man (2009) dir. Joel and Ethan Coen
4. Let the Right One In (2008) dir. Tomas Alfredson
3. Synecdoche, New York (2008) dir. Charlie Kaufman
2. There Will Be Blood (2007) dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
1. A Prophet (2009) dir. Jacques Audiard

CrackyMcCrackerson · « **Reply #1 on:** June 17, 2015, 09:46:25 AM »

I'm surprised to see Inherent Vice so high on this list. That movie is beyond confounding to me. I was so goddamn excited and I was thoroughly let down. I know what PTA is going for and I didn't go in expecting something to the caliber of TWBB but, goddamn. Pynchon is dense enough.

ramblinrabble · « **Reply #2 on:** June 17, 2015, 10:31:28 AM »

Why is Sharknado not on this list?

Anna Karina · « **Reply #3 on:** June 17, 2015, 10:51:16 AM »

If I were to add a confoundingly dumb film to the list, Sharknado would be nowhere near it. Sweet Prudence and the Erotic Adventure of Bigfoot, however, holds a special place in my heart.

In fact, Ghost Shark is ten times the movie Sharknado is.

pronetoaccidents · « **Reply #4 on:** June 17, 2015, 11:08:34 AM »

nice to see wet hot american summer, i saw the devil and serious man.

Also I thought I was the only one who saw Antichrist. a little excessive with the genital mutilation and the deer fetus scene but still a viscerally stunning and raw flick. I like to be beat over the head from times to times with something so stark and savage.

We need to talk to Kevin is amazing and devastating as fuck too. very pleased to see that noted.

Zodiac was sweet but my favorite david fincher is seven and i was gonna put that in a list similiar to yours but it's a 90's flick.

I'm not sure if I can do 50 so here's 40

1Irreversible
2Black Swan
3Brick- Rain Wilson
4Lords of Salem- Rob Zombie
5Lord of the Rings (All Three)
6The East- Zal Batmanglij
7Mouth to Mouth- Alison Murray
8A Single Man-
9Blue is the Warmest Color -
10A Serious Man -
11Inside- Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury
12We Need To Talk About Kevin- Lynne Ramsay
13Inside Llewn Davis
14visitor Q- Takashi Miike
15Biutiful - Alejandro González Iñárritu
16Gladiator- Ridley Scott
17Memento- Christopher Nolan
18The Pianist- Roman Polanski
19Gangs of New York- Martin Scorsese
20The Departed- Scorsese
21Eastern Promises- David Cronenberg
22 City of god - Fernando Meirelles
23 Oldboy
24 Child of God - James Franco
25 Milk- Gus Van Sant
26 Mystic River- Clint Eastwood
27 Blood Diamond- Edward Zwick
28 Apocalypto- Mel Gibson
29 Pan's Labyrinth - Guillermo del Toro
30 No Country for Old Men - Coen Bro's
31 There Will Be Blood - Paul Thomas Anderson
32 Slumdog Millionaire- Danny Boyle
33 The Devils Rejects- Rob Zombie
34 Grimm Love - Martin Weisz
35 The Wrestler- Aaranofsky
36 American Hustle David O. Russell
37 True Grit- Coen Bro's
38 Winters Bone - Debra Granik
39 Wet Hot American Summer- David Wain
40 Synecdoche, New York - Charlie Kaufman

skateandannoy · « **Reply #5 on:** June 24, 2015, 07:02:23 PM »

It amazes me that people can make lists like these. I can't make any coherent order out of this many items and I consume too much to know where to begin. Most of my favorite movies were made before 1930 so I guess it doesn't matter anyway.

Anna Karina · « **Reply #6 on:** June 25, 2015, 01:15:46 AM »

I've made a list of my favorite movies of all time before as well.

I am positive I will always end up leaving shit out, but how I tackled this list was browsing through my ratings on Letterboxd.com since I started using it, looking at previous lists I've made, and looking at the DVDs I own as well as other similar lists for things I may have forgotten.

I actually had like 75 movies that I had to narrow down to 50 and had to omit a few things I would've liked to keep, like Spirited Away.

But also I have a real dumb long memory span of things nobody else cares about, like my favorite movies.

Paris, Texas will always be the best movie.

Pat2099 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 28, 2015, 12:49:33 PM »

No Frances Ha?

Pat2099 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 28, 2015, 01:51:27 PM »

Some of these movies I haven't seen in years, and I'm sure I left a lot out. Some are here for pure nostalgia, or just being in a good mood watching them at the time. 50 is a lot!

1. Frances Ha
2. The Master
3. Spirited Away
4. Drive
5. In the Mood for Love
6. Inherent Vice
7. Kung Fu Hustle
8. Pootie Tang
9. Black Swan
10.Let the Right One In
11. Punch Drunk Love
12.Mad Max- Fury Road
13. House of the Devil
14. Grand Budapest Hotel
15. Scott Pilgrim
16. Inglorious Basterds
17. Wendy and Lucy
18. Wet Hot American Summer
19. 28 Days Later
20. A Serious Man
21. Punch Drunk Love
22. Under the Skin
23. The Dance of Reality
24. Inside Llewyn Davis
25. Ginger Snaps
26. Mulholland Drive
27. Royal Tenenbaums
28. Children of Men
29. Wall E
30. Talk to Her
31. Y tu Mama También
32. Shaolin Soccer
33. George Washington
34. It Follows
35. Django Unchained
36. There Will be Blood
37. The Triplets of Belleville
38. Tropic Thunder
39. Moonrise Kingdom
40. Ponyo
41.A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
42. Pan's Labyrinth
43. Upstream Color
44. Uncle Boonme who Can Recall His Past Lives
45. Cache
46. Zombieland
47. The Departed
48.Burn After Reading
49. Margot at the Wedding
50. Lords of Salem

pronetoaccidents · « **Reply #9 on:** July 02, 2015, 10:45:48 AM »

nice, another lords of salem fan!

skateandannoy · « **Reply #10 on:** July 06, 2015, 10:21:04 AM »

Also I just realized, Brett you think Fantastic Mr Fox is better than The Royal Tenenbaums? I haven't seen FMF in years. Maybe it's time for a rewatch.

Anna Karina · « **Reply #11 on:** July 06, 2015, 10:30:57 AM »

Fox was a perfect style for Wes Anderson. Tenenbaums gets too cutesy for me and it annoys me at times. Rushmore is my favorite but is pre-2000 so (obviously) wasn't listed.

skateandannoy · « **Reply #12 on:** July 06, 2015, 10:46:09 AM »

Quote from: Anna Karina on July 06, 2015, 10:30:57 AM

Fox was a perfect style for Wes Anderson. Tenenbaums gets too cutesy for me and it annoys me at times. Rushmore is my favorite but is pre-2000 so (obviously) wasn't listed.

Gotcha! It's been on my rewatch list but I've been trying to see stuff I've never seen before recently.

bort · « **Reply #13 on:** July 10, 2015, 06:54:29 PM »

Quote from: Anna Karina on July 06, 2015, 10:30:57 AM

Fox was a perfect style for Wes Anderson. Tenenbaums gets too cutesy for me and it annoys me at times. Rushmore is my favorite but is pre-2000 so (obviously) wasn't listed.

Brett

RankResistance · « **Reply #14 on:** July 10, 2015, 09:13:31 PM »

I don't necessarily hate Wes Anderson movies. In fact, I think they're really pretty movies to look at. But all my friends adore them and most of the time, I sit there and wonder if there's something I'm missing, and if so, what? Grand Budapest Hotel was the one I have enjoyed the most, I believe.

rory · « **Reply #15 on:** July 10, 2015, 10:06:57 PM »

Grand Budapest was definitely more fun for me than any others I've seen.

Anna Karina · « **Reply #16 on:** July 11, 2015, 01:14:54 AM »

Quote from: bort on July 10, 2015, 06:54:29 PM

Quote from: Anna Karina on July 06, 2015, 10:30:57 AM
Fox was a perfect style for Wes Anderson. Tenenbaums gets too cutesy for me and it annoys me at times. Rushmore is my favorite but is pre-2000 so (obviously) wasn't listed.
Brett

Yes, Bort?

AaronTheCabe · « **Reply #17 on:** July 11, 2015, 09:03:47 PM »

he was saying, "Tennenbaums too cute, sir? you've gone mad!" long before indie films started being particular to cute or quirky. just sayin'

one of my top fav movies of all time, i have watched it too many times to count, though not recently, i tend to get the same amount of pleasure/pain everytime i do see it, whether six months or six years since the last time i saw it.

Anna Karina · « **Reply #18 on:** July 12, 2015, 12:53:38 AM »

Quote from: AaronTheCabe on July 11, 2015, 09:03:47 PM

he was saying, "Tennenbaums too cute, sir? you've gone mad!" long before indie films started being particular to cute or quirky. just sayin'

I have no idea what this is even supposed to mean. Who gives a shit if it was annoying before Little Miss Sunshine was annoying? It's still annoying.

Wes Anderson's whimsy is gag-inducing at times and Tenenbaums most definitely suffers from it. There's enough to offset it, including my favorite line of any of his films (Custard) but god, is some of it irritating.

Thankfully he mostly focused on throwing all the worst aspects of his filmmaking into Darjeeling so I can pretend that doesn't exist and am able to enjoy most everything else.

But Moonrise Kingdom suffers from the same problems as Tenenbaums. It's great for the first half, then completely falls apart by the end. Fantastic Mr. Fox keeps a steady pace throughout it and the animation style actually works really well for him. Also has some of my favorite song choices of his. Rushmore is just fucking funny. Grand Budapest has some good moments but suffers from Tenenbaums/Moonrise Kingdom syndrome and feels more like a Wes Anderson caricature.

Baumbach is the better of the two directors anyway.

skateandannoy · « **Reply #19 on:** July 13, 2015, 08:08:18 AM »

Life Aquatic is my favorite.