Dec
25
Best Films of the Aughts
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2010 is right around the corner, bringing us that much closer to a whole pile of “best of” lists that will all be more or less the same. Oh, some might rearrange the order a bit. But it’s all going to be a bunch of interchangeable pretentious art house fare you never saw or is languishing somewhere in the middle of your Netflix queue.
My list is different, I guarantee you that. You ain’t gonna see “Crash” anywhere near it. I haven’t even seen that movie. Why would I see that movie? No, the movies on my list are what I consider to be the best the past decade has had to offer.
Instead of choosing one movie from each year, I’m selecting two — one indie and one mainstream Hollywood film. See if you can guess which is which! Also, each of these films are actually in my DVD collection or will be upon their home video release. I can’t claim to love these movies if I don’t own ‘em.
All that being said, here’s my top 20 of the 2000s:
2000 – “Requiem for a Dream” & “Gladiator”
2001 – “Memento” & “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”
2002 – “Monster’s Ball” & “Spider-Man”
2003 - “Oldboy” & “Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World”
2004 – “Fahrenheit 9/11″ & “Spider-Man 2″
2005 – “Brokeback Mountain” & “Batman Begins”
2006 – “Babel” & “Casino Royale”
2007 – “No Country for Old Men” & “Superbad”
2008 – “The Wrestler” & “The Dark Knight”
2009 – “The Hurt Locker” & “Avatar”
Clearly, some years were stronger than others. It was generally more challenging for me to find a solid popcorn flick each year than it was to single out a fine drama. And no, none of the “Lord of the Rings” movies made the cut because I just don’t like them. Meanwhile, comic book movies came strong for the first time in the history of the recorded image.
What are you top films of the past ten years? Please don’t say, “Crash.”
-Brad Lohan
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