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[El Pibe]

http://www.metacritic.com/feature/the-best-movies-of-the-decade

Best films of the decade according to reviews at the time.

Don't get Hurt Locker up there.

I enjoyed it, but its a very silly film isnt it, as far from a thoughtful reflection on the human cost of imperial adventurism as you can get.

[maxxi]

Finally saw Dom Hemingway other day (the casting had intrigued me when it came out) - poor. very poor.

[DulwichFox]

El Pibe Wrote:

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> http://www.metacritic.com/feature/the-best-movies-

> of-the-decade

>

> Best films of the decade according to reviews at

> the time.

> Don't get Hurt Locker up there.

>

> I enjoyed it, but its a very silly film isnt it,

> as far from a thoughtful reflection on the human

> cost of imperial adventurism as you can get.

My old school mucker Ray Beckett from William Penn School 1964-68 won an Oscar for best sound

on The Hurt Locker.

Foxy

[El Pibe]

Well the sounds of *THINGS EXPLODING* were excellent in the silly film ;)

[DulwichFox]

El Pibe Wrote:

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> Well the sounds of *THINGS EXPLODING* were

> excellent in the silly film ;)

Ray developed a system of putting radio mikes in the helmets of the troops to capture their breathing.

Foxy

[Otta]

I thought I watched a lot of films but have seen only about 20 from that list.

[El Pibe]

36, but i haven't managed to get to the cinema in about 5 years.

I'm glad Waltz with Bashir is up there, i did manage a trip for that.

The lord of the rings are technically and visually amazing whilst simultaneously being quite boring, but perhaps critics came away still wowed by the time they did their piece.

Remember all scores are reviews at the time averaged, not in reflection.

Pixar deserrve to have a few in there. first half of Wall-E is masterly, I loved Up and the incredibles. Surprsied Toy Story 3 not there.

[Jeremy]

I've seen at least 40 of them... maybe because we take quite a lot of long haul flights.

There are a lot of "WTF" moments on that list... Borat? Knocked Up?

[El Pibe]

I actually enjoyed Knocked Up, but yeah, top 100 films of the decade?!?!

[El Pibe]

Ooh there'#s a bottom 50 at the bottom.

I've seen bits of 3 of them. Battlefield Earth, it was just bewilderingly bad, i had to switch off after about 15 minutes as it physically hurt!

[StraferJack]

Freddie Got Fingered is easily the worst film ever made

I got rid of my tv after that - the pixels were tarnished

[Otta]

It may not be high brow, bt compared to some of the films on that list how the hell is Kick Ass (and Kick Ass2) not on that list. One of the few comedies that I've watched more than once and has really made me laugh in recent years.

[Jeremy]

I honestly haven't seen any of those worst movies... I've only heard of 6 or 7 of them.

[joanaj87]

Has anybody seen dracula in the cinemas ? . Just wondering if its anygood.

[19laura93]

joanaj87 yeah tottaly worth going to the cinema for. really good film i enjoyed it with my boyfriend. wont say more to not spoil it. anybody else agree??

[StraferJack]

hmmmmm

[El Pibe]

Enjoying The Inkeepers, in a big, empty, cavernous, echoing house with the wind whipping through the trees and the sheet metal outside.

Thank god nothing seems to actually happen, thus far. It's a refreshing take on horror after all the recent post 80s excesses.

Also lovely, knowing, pastiche of the shining.

[El Pibe]

Oh ffs, even rentaghost will tell you. Don't go into the cellar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ladygooner]

Just been to see Gone Girl the new David Fincher film with Ben Affleck and Rosamunde Pike. Very enjoyable, lots of twists and turns to the story and a very unexpected ending!

[El Pibe]

What's the film where someone jumps out of nowhere and says 'ironyyyyy' in a really camp fashion?

I keep finding myself doing this and can't for the life of me work out where I picked up this annoying habit.

Did it this morning in the security check in at Dublin airport. Man was loudly and vocally berating people for not having their boarding passes ready or belts off or coats off or ipads out (it was a long queue, we got fifteen flavours of this rant bellowing out) as they got to the front.

Then he got there and hadn't put his liquids in a bag, he got all flustered and i thought i did 'ironyyyy' in my head, but turns out it was out loud.

If looks could have killed.

The security staff then decided to go through his bag with a toothcomb just to annoy him too. Marvellous!!!

[????]

Saw War Horse last night (I know TV etc)..... fook me one of the most awful films I've ever seen - fleeting carboard characters barely developed, mawkish beyond belief, huge requirement for willing suspense of disbelief, awful, awful dialogue...hard to feel empathy for the horse even, felt almost like a 'Spinal Tap' WW1 film.

[Alan Medic]

Have you seen 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, Quids? You'd enjoy that.

[El Pibe]

a couple of good ones this weekend.

Zero Dark Thirty. I thought her previous films rather silly so wasnt expecting much, but given the subject matter pleasantly surprised by the relatively low key nature of it, even a bit boring at times.

But as a sort of objective procedural of the ugly nature of secret war it was fascinating.

The Grand Hotle Budapest.

we'd never heard of it or knew what to expect, but what an unusual gem of a film. Fantastic cinematography, great script, amazing cast, wonderful humour throughout. Give it a go!!

[Otta]

I watched Big Hero 6 on my own a couple of evenings ago, and really liked it.

I then watched with my 3.5 year old daughter, and she was really laughing at the more slapstick elements.

Great animation, and good fun. Even if the story has been done before.

 

[StraferJack]

Took 4 year old to the cinema to watch it a couple of weeks ago and she loved it

She laughed at the funny bits, clung to me for the scary bits, cheered at the action bits and shed a few tears in the sad bits

Perfect

And of course now every time we agree on something we have to fistbump (with the noises)