Blankments Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 (edited) Yes, I'm going to do one of these. Write-ups for 100 movies, the ones I consider the best ever released after December 31, 1999 but before January 1, 2015. I've been wanting to do this for a while, so I figured halfway through 2015 would be the best time. So yeah, I'll start this up very soon. First up though: a list of acclaimed movies that'll NOT be in the countdown, as I have not seen them: Spoiler 127 Hours 13 Assassins 28 Days Later... 300 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days 50/50 A Beautiful Mind A History of Violence A Separation Adaptation Almost Famous Amelie American Psycho Amores Perros The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Band of Brothers Before Midnight Before Sunset Best in Show Big Fish Black Hawk Down Black Swan Blue Valentine Brick The Cabin in the Woods Cast Away City of God Children of Men Collateral Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon The Departed The Devil's Backbone The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Donnie Darko Drive Eastern Promises Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind The Fall The Fighter Gangs of New York Garden State The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Gone Baby Gone Gran Torino Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Hedwig and The Angry Inch High Fidelity Hot Fuzz Howl's Moving Castle The Hurt Locker I Saw the Devil In Bruges In the Loop In the Mood for Love Infernal Affairs Inside Llewyn Davis Into the Wild The Intouchables Ip Man Juno Kick-Ass Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair Kill Bill Vol. 1 Kill Bill Vol. 2 Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Knocked Up Lady Vengeance Let the Right One In Little Miss Sunshine The Lives of Others The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Lost in Translation The Master Memento Memories of Murder Midnight in Paris Milk Minority Report Moon Moonrise Kingdom Mulholland Dr. Mystic River No Country for Old Men O Brother, Where Art Thou? Oldboy Once Pan's Labyrinth Paprika The Pianist Primer Requiem for a Dream Road to Perdition The Royal Tenenbaums Shame Shaun of the Dead Shutter Island Sin City Snatch. The Station Agent Superbad Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance Synecdoche, New York The Town Traffic Training Day The Tree of Life True Grit Unbreakable Up in the Air V for Vendetta Watchmen Walk the Line Warrior The Wolf of Wall Street The Wrestler X2 Y Tu Mama Tambien You Can Count on Me Zombieland That's just a small example of what I haven't seen. I'll post the honorable mentions later tonight and start the official countdown tomorrow Thanks for reading in advance! Edited January 5, 2016 by Blan Solo 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 You Haven't seen ROTK??? how or Harry Potter? also I would highly suggest watching Warrior before starting, as well as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, X2, Requiem for a Dream and Walk the Line, if you have time.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 I've been watching 2000s movies for the past month; sadly will not be able to hit anymore before starting this since I don't want this to take longer than a few weeks at most to finish Anyway, have honorable mentions: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Oh boy... this is gonna be a roller coaster, isn't it? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 I'll cut to the chase. This list is great. This list is pretty good. This list could be better. This list is shit 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 100. Release Date: May 3, 2002. Director: Sam Raimi. Starring: Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, and Kirsten Dunst. Adjusted Domestic Box Office: 564.216M RottenTomatoes: 89% Average BOT Reviews: 88% (39 votes) Let’s start the countdown with the first PG-13 movie I ever saw. Spider-Man captured my imagination in a way most films failed to; after seeing this, I wanted to read and watch as much Spider-Man as possible. Looking back on it, it’s easy to see why it’s so great: the cast is one of the best for a superhero movie. Tobey is still the best Peter Parker we’ve got, and Willem Dafoe hams it up perfectly as Osborne. Cliff and Rosemary are excellent too, and who could forget J.K. Simmons? Raimi’s direction is pitch perfect too, making the film actually feel like a comic book. There are definitely moments of cheese, but Spider-Man is still a truly excellent superhero movie, and a worthy kick-off to the insanity that soon would follow. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 99. Release Date: May 29, 2009. Director: Pete Docter. Starring: Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, and Jordan Nagai. Adjusted Domestic Box Office: 318.903M RottenTomatoes: 98% Average BOT Reviews: 86% (24 votes) One fantastic sequence can make a great movie. Everyone knows what I’m talking about: the Married Life sequence that makes you cry every freaking time. Giacchino’s score does wonders for this movie, and it definitely deserved the win. That said, although I find the rest of the film slightly disappointing, Asner’s voice-acting is impeccable, and the humor, though oddly placed at points, really works. Dug is still hilarious on the many rewatches I’ve given it. Where the film actually succeeds is the heart, as I remember the first time seeing it, I teared up on four different occasions. Up is a worthy first mention of Pixar on this countdown, and one I definitely enjoy owning despite the flaws of the film. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Oh boy... this is gonna be a roller coaster, isn't it? Based on those honorable mentions this list will have more twists and turns than a Laurel Canyon switchback street. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 98. Release Date: May 26, 2011. Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson. Starring: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, and Dustin Hoffman. Adjusted Domestic Box Office: 166.632M RottenTomatoes: 81% Average BOT Reviews: 80% (19 votes) In 2011, I remember stating there was a Pixar movie out: Kung Fu Panda 2. I meant that this movie has the quality expected from 2007-2010 Pixar with memorable moments and good heartwrenching scenes. The first Kung Fu Panda isn’t that great at all, but this one ups the ante incredibly by adding Gary Oldman’s excellent villain and a fascinating story about Po’s relationship to his adoptive father and his own history. I’m really excited for Kung Fu Panda 3, mostly because this film has excellent action, a great story, and is one of DreamWorks’ best. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 97. Release Date: November 19, 2013. Director: Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. Starring: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, and Jonathan Groff. Adjusted Domestic Box Office: 400.738M RottenTomatoes: 89% Average BOT Reviews: 91% (87 votes) Yes, the songs are overplayed. Yes, there are plenty of better Disney animated films in recent times. Frozen is still wildly entertaining, with a charm to it only shared by another recent Disney animated film. Is it revolutionary? Eh... I thought so at the time, but really, it’s a clever twist that’s a bit overrated. The music is great though, and Kristen Bell and Josh Gad both prove that they have a natural gift for voice acting. Frozen was in the right place at the right time, but it’s still a worthy addition to the Disney Animated Canon. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Up starts and dies with its intro sorry. The grandpa/child dynamic was boring. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 96. Release Date: December 18, 2009. Director: James Cameron. Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, and Stephen Lang. Adjusted Domestic Box Office: 789.742M RottenTomatoes: 83% Average BOT Reviews: 85% (72 votes) Avatar is the biggest film of all time. It got this high for a reason. I’ll admit, I haven’t been entertained by it much at home, but the first theatrical experience is one I will always take with me. The 3D effects were astounding and the story was actually pretty emotionally resonant, even if Cameron stuck with something pretty generic. Actually, I guess that shouldn’t be a knock against it, so ignore that aside. Still, the effects still work, with the Na’vi being incredibly believable creatures and Pandora being a world I wanted to go to. There’s a reason the world became obsessed with Avatar for a brief while, and I’m happy to have been a part of it. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 AVATAR above FROZEN? Good man. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 AVATAR above FROZEN? Good man. Just wait for when he puts the original Avatar over Cameron's Avatar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Just wait for when he puts the original Avatar over Cameron's Avatar. Oh, I'm already expecting ridiculous shenanigans like that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 95. Release Date: September 20, 2013. Director: Denis Villeneuve. Starring: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Viola Davis. Adjusted Domestic Box Office: 61.073M RottenTomatoes: 82% Average BOT Reviews: 87% (27 votes) Back to live-action, we’ve got one of the more interesting thrillers out in recent memory. I remember all the hype for Hugh Jackman’s performance... which is pretty serviceable. The real star of the movie is Jake Gyllenhaal, turning in a now characteristically exquisite performance as Detective Loki, a man you just can’t stop watching. What could be a flat character breathes great life with Gyllenhaal, and the plot asks some interesting questions. Also, as always, Roger Deakins’ cinematography makes the film absolutely gorgeous. The ending is a bit eh, but this is a movie that has grown on me quite a bit as time has gone by. We need more original thrillers like this one. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorschach Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Zodiac was awesome. I'd have to tie it with Prisoners as my favorite Jake Gyllenhaal movie (Note: I have Nightcrawler on Blu-Ray but have yet to watch it). Jarhead is also a really good one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 95. Release Date: September 20, 2013. Director: Denis Villeneuve. Starring: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Viola Davis. Adjusted Domestic Box Office: 61.073M RottenTomatoes: 82% Average BOT Reviews: 87% (27 votes) Back to live-action, we’ve got one of the more interesting thrillers out in recent memory. I remember all the hype for Hugh Jackman’s performance... which is pretty serviceable. The real star of the movie is Jake Gyllenhaal, turning in a now characteristically exquisite performance as Detective Loki, a man you just can’t stop watching. What could be a flat character breathes great life with Gyllenhaal, and the plot asks some interesting questions. Also, as always, Roger Deakins’ cinematography makes the film absolutely gorgeous. The ending is a bit eh, but this is a movie that has grown on me quite a bit as time has gone by. We need more original thrillers like this one. Great choice! Zodiac was awesome. I'd have to tie it with Prisoners as my favorite Jake Gyllenhaal movie (Note: I have Nightcrawler on Blu-Ray but have yet to watch it). Jarhead is also a really good one. You should really watch Nighcrawler. Really good. I have Jarhead in my PC, but I havent watched it yet (I'll do it today or tomorrow). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share Posted July 7, 2015 (edited) 94. Release Date: May 4, 2012. Director: John Madden. Starring: Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, and Penelope Wilton. Adjusted Domestic Box Office: 46.721M RottenTomatoes: 78% Average BOT Reviews: 97% (7 votes) First weird choice of my list I think. You ever watch a movie that should be a lot better than it is but is still very entertaining? That’s where this lands. The great charming cast and pretty tight direction for the type of movie it is makes this a very fun dramedy. Wilkinson and Dench are the highlights, but really, I find it hard to imagine anyone not being taken in by the breeziness of this movie. I haven’t seen the sequel yet, but I don’t really see how it could match the surprisingly mature attitude this film has at points. It’s just super fun with a decent amount of substance. Edited July 7, 2015 by Blankments 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 At least Prisoners is on the list. But dat Zodiac snub. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...