I think you meant The MistOriginally Posted by Still Servant
Incorrect. 1408 will run away with it.
For me, the top five movies of the decade were probably The Departed, Apocalypto, No Country for Old Men, Munich, and Spirited Away. That's from a ranked list I did six years ago, but it still feels right.
Great movie and I love the directors cut. Much more intense and the ending. Oh that ending.Incorrect. 1408 will run away with it.
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I have the mist but have yet to watch it. Maybe tomorrow.I think you meant The MistIncorrect. 1408 will run away with it.
For me, the top five movies of the decade were probably The Departed, Apocalypto, No Country for Old Men, Munich, and Spirited Away. That's from a ranked list I did six years ago, but it still feels right.
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Man, I was on vacation without internet so missed the whole nominations process.
Also, I would've nominated The Terminal as well. I love that one.
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Sorry, Ricky, but the nomination process went way faster than I anticipated. We finished in six days. It took us 14 days for the 1990s.
I hope a lot of what you would've nominated made it in?
Yeah, it seemed like you guys finished up pretty quickly. But yes, there's a ton of great ones nominated that I'm happy with. It's going to be hard for sure. Wish I would've been around to second Underworld, Insomnia, The Skeleton Key, and National Treasure.
And who nominated The Happening?! I need to give them a stern talking-to.
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With how huge Denis Villeneuve is these days I'm a little surprised his 2009 movie Polytechnique went un-seconded. Has no one seen it? I also nominated his first feature film for the 1990s tournament, and it too was overlooked. If y'all are fans of his (Enemy, Arrival, Sicario, etc.) then these are must-see. Every movie he makes is different but it's always an engrossing watch.
I was wondering where you were! I was going to message you.Man, I was on vacation without internet so missed the whole nominations process.
Also, I would've nominated The Terminal as well. I love that one.
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I was at sea!
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Bummer, I was wondering where you were. Glad you had a nice vacation at least
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
Ricky, feel free to mention any others that weren't nominated that you would have nominated, just as honorable mentions and such.Yeah, it seemed like you guys finished up pretty quickly. But yes, there's a ton of great ones nominated that I'm happy with. It's going to be hard for sure. Wish I would've been around to second Underworld, Insomnia, The Skeleton Key, and National Treasure.
And who nominated The Happening?! I need to give them a stern talking-to.
The Skeleton Key is a very underrated film.
1408 is really good. That director did another great film called Evil which I recommend. Forgot about Capote and Good Night and Good Luck and still thinking about ones I missed. I really wanted to second Russian Ark but got here too late. It's a really good list though. Thanks for wrangling us all in, Mae and keeping order.
oooh and Frost/Nixon and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, man! This decade really is brimming with terrific cinema.
I think it's safe to say we all like a bit of horror in our entertainment, so I implore everyone to give the unrated version of Inside a chance if they can. It still shocks me every time I see it and without giving too much away, it is a rarity among the horror genre for one very specific reason.
The 2000s was a great decade for sure. That first half produced a lot of very specific kinds of movies I don't think are being made anymore. At least not in the same way. I'm talking about movies like Donnie Darko, Session 9, The Machinist, Memento, Identity, One Hour Photo. Very dark and twisted tales.
Our current decade has some outstanding cinema as well. And as big of a comics nerd as I am, I do hope our 2010s nominations are not full of superhero movies. It's a big part of the decade, for sure, but it's just a part. Looking over my lists on Letterboxed for the following decade I'm already anticipating some painful decisions on what to nominate. But that's gotta wait till January...
That's not fair though because most of the films that bow out in the first round will be great films that most people aren't familiar with. The films that move on will be average films that are popular like Resident Evil.Those eliminated in round one should automatically qualify.We shall see.Still Servant hopefully will grace us with his wonderful analysis of actors with multiple nominations like last time
When does the worst films of the 2000s tournament start?
It's the only Villeneuve film I haven't seen yet.
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Let's get this show on the ROAD.
Mae, when we starting?
Agree with The Skeleton Key. A very creepy movie. I would have seconded that but it just got lost in the shuffle.Ricky, feel free to mention any others that weren't nominated that you would have nominated, just as honorable mentions and such.Yeah, it seemed like you guys finished up pretty quickly. But yes, there's a ton of great ones nominated that I'm happy with. It's going to be hard for sure. Wish I would've been around to second Underworld, Insomnia, The Skeleton Key, and National Treasure.
And who nominated The Happening?! I need to give them a stern talking-to.
The Skeleton Key is a very underrated film.
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Next Monday. Check out my post yesterday in the Overview thread. I'm still gathering the necessary posters and trailers, and this week should give us plenty of time to catch up with any nominees we haven't seen to make our voting fairer.
As with most of these movie tournaments, there's no way I'm going to have time to catch up on the 170 nominations I haven't seen.Next Monday. Check out my post yesterday in the Overview thread. I'm still gathering the necessary posters and trailers, and this week should give us plenty of time to catch up with any nominees we haven't seen to make our voting fairer.
Hearts are tough, she said, most times hearts don't break, and I'm sure that's right . . . but what about then? What about who we were then? What about hearts in Atlantis?
Just watch My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas and you will be all set.As with most of these movie tournaments, there's no way I'm going to have time to catch up on the 170 nominations I haven't seen.
Yeah, I'm feeling the same way. I've only seen about 80 on the list. I might be wrong, but for the Sci-Fi tournament it felt like we had a longer time between nominations and actually starting the tournament. I remember watching a lot of nominations that I hadn't seen yet so I could be a more informed voter. Wish there was a period of "Movie Catch-up Time" before actually starting the tournament so everyone had a chance to watch some they hadn't seen yet.As with most of these movie tournaments, there's no way I'm going to have time to catch up on the 170 nominations I haven't seen.
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Before posting the remaining films from my list, I wanted to mention that the most surprising thing to me during the nomination process was the absence of The Patriot. I always thought that was a beloved film. There were so many mainstream blockbusters that got nominated, that I was shocked to see nobody nominate it.
Anyway, here is my list of films that didn't get into the tournament.
Primer
Sexy Beast
Rachel Getting Married
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Hunger
Timecrimes
Cassandra's Dream
Bourne Ultimatum
The Manchurian Candidate
Mysterious Skin
Revolutionary Road
The Good Shepherd
Knocked Up
Crazy Heart
Savages
Brick
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Black Dynamite
The Proposition
Frozen River
Inside Man
Sunshine Cleaning
Tsotsi
Days of Glory
Blood Diamond
Unfaithful
Half Nelson
The Believer
Shoot 'em Up
Big Fan
The Memory of a Killer
The Cooler
Brothers
Anchorman
Reservation Road
Role Models
I Love You, Man
Reindeer Games
The Whole Nine Yards
Perfect Storm
Rush Hour 2
Bandits
The Mexican
We Were Soldiers
Equilibrium
Old School
Phonebooth
Owning Mahowny
Out of Time
Garden State
Man on Fire
Taking Lives
Open Water
Ray
Unleashed
Wedding Crashers
Red Eye
Rocky Balboa
Stay
Derailed
Red Eye
Alpha Dog
Disturbia
Jindabyne
Angel-A
Atonement
In the Valley of Elah
Rambo
The Bank Job
21
Stop-Loss
The Strangers
Wanted
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
State of Play
Pandorum
The Messenger
An Education
Team America World Police
Lucky #Slevin
The Midnight Meat Train
11:14
Pride and Glory
Havoc
Nothing But the Truth
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
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Anchorman is a big one I'm surprised wasn't nominated. It wasn't on my list cause I was sure someone would nominate it.
It's OK tho cause we got My Little Pony in there, LOL.
I'll actually make a good-faith effort and check it out. I've seen some MLP stuff but not that.
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