My Top Ten Films of the Decade
My list of the top ten films of the decade went online today, and will be published in tomorrow's edition of The Dispatch. You can read the full write up here, but for now, here's the list:
1
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
(Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007)
2
DOGVILLE
(Lars von Trier, 2004)
3
MULHOLLAND DRIVE
(David Lynch, 2001)
4
THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY
(Peter Jackson, 2001, 2002, 2003)
5
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS/LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
(Clint Eastwood, 2006)
6
SPIRITED AWAY
(Hayao Miyazaki, 2002)
7
CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
(Ang Lee, 2000)
8
SILENT LIGHT
(Carlos Reygadas, 2008)
9
4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS, AND 2 DAYS
(Cristian Mungiu, 2007)
10
GOSFORD PARK
(Robert Altman, 2001)
HONORABLE MENTIONS (11-20)
CHILDREN OF MEN (Alfonso Cuaron, 2006)
THE NEW WORLD (Terrence Malick, 2005)
DANCER IN THE DARK (Lars von Trier, 2000)
IN THE BEDROOM (Todd Field, 2001)
MOULIN ROUGE (Baz Luhrmann, 2001)
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (Michel Gondry, 2004)
COWARDS BEND THE KNEE (Guy Maddin, 2004)
THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD (Andrew Dominick, 2007)
MUNICH (Steven Spielberg, 2005)
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (Ang Lee, 2005)
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
(Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007)
2
DOGVILLE
(Lars von Trier, 2004)
3
MULHOLLAND DRIVE
(David Lynch, 2001)
4
THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY
(Peter Jackson, 2001, 2002, 2003)
5
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS/LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
(Clint Eastwood, 2006)
6
SPIRITED AWAY
(Hayao Miyazaki, 2002)
7
CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
(Ang Lee, 2000)
8
SILENT LIGHT
(Carlos Reygadas, 2008)
9
4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS, AND 2 DAYS
(Cristian Mungiu, 2007)
10
GOSFORD PARK
(Robert Altman, 2001)
HONORABLE MENTIONS (11-20)
CHILDREN OF MEN (Alfonso Cuaron, 2006)
THE NEW WORLD (Terrence Malick, 2005)
DANCER IN THE DARK (Lars von Trier, 2000)
IN THE BEDROOM (Todd Field, 2001)
MOULIN ROUGE (Baz Luhrmann, 2001)
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (Michel Gondry, 2004)
COWARDS BEND THE KNEE (Guy Maddin, 2004)
THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD (Andrew Dominick, 2007)
MUNICH (Steven Spielberg, 2005)
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (Ang Lee, 2005)
Comments
Happy holidays.
It was actually really hard for me to rank the films of this decade. I mean, I whittled the tally down to 25...and at that point I could make a case for any of them taking the number one spot.
Funny - even though I love every movie on your ten, none of 'em made my own 00's Top Five (which I'll be posting New Year's Day).
Your list includes thirteen films.
Also, the regular edition of The Two Towers was weak. Are you referring to the extended edition of that film?
For what it's worth, I've always said TOWRES was the best of the three - theatrical edit or directors cut.
I never took the concurrent filming of LOTR into consideration. Most of the decade lists I have seen count the films separately. Your point of view will certainly change my decade list.
I have actually seen The Tow Towers more than the other two parts of the film.