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Zodiac; the best film of the past 10 years? If not, what is?

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    #32
    e_e
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    AnonoBoy wrote: »
    "I drink your milkshake" - I was laughing at how silly the whole enterprise was by the time that Dr. Suessesque scene happened.
    It's kind of intentional though, the whole film has a strain of unhinged black humor to it.


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    #33
    Ole Rodrigo
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    Good to see No Country getting so many votes.


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    Sleepy
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    From that list, the film that had the greatest emotional impact on me was Toy Story 3. An absolute masterclass in making a movie that's genuinely entitled to the label "family entertainment".


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    AnonoBoy
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    e_e wrote: »
    It's kind of intentional though, the whole film has a strain of unhinged black humor to it.

    Yeah but it didn't sit well for me with the start of the film which is played fairly straight.

    The smacking in the face scene was good-funny
    The Cat in the Hat I Drink Your Milkshake was just too over the top.

    I was laughing at the film, not with it.

    Personally I think Boogie Nights and The Master were far better films.


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    Tony EH
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    The Road?

    TBH, though, it's absolutely impossible to pick a "best" from 10 years of material.


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    FlashD
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    Kikin wrote: »
    Why is rec in your poll, it's alright but best film of the last decade :confused:
    .

    It's the OP's personal list, gonna be different for everyone really.
    Kikin wrote: »

    I voted dark knight but for me it would have to be David Lynch’s "inland empire", released in 2006. Absolute cinematic perfection. The plot is very confusing and difficult to follow and often dismissed as pretentious crap,but when you start to dig beneath the surface you can see how many levels the genius mind of DL is working on.

    Nice that you mention David Lynch, although I thought 'Inland Empire' dragged quite a lot, 'Mullholland Drive' is a superior film although after checking this was 2001, how time flies!

    Someone else mentioned Moon, which is already headed for cult status.


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    Kess73
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    Very hard to pick just one film from that list, let alone from the many great english and other language films from the past decade.


    From the list itself, I think it would be one from No Country..or Zodiac for me as I enjoyed those films immensely first time around, and they have also rewarded many rewatching.


    But my favourite english language film (and am avoiding non English language films as it would make a single choice far too difficult a task) from the past decade is probably Moon.


    It is such a perfect film for me. Beautifully shot. A very layered film that tickles the funny bone one minute and has you pondering moral complexities the next. Easily Rockwell's best performance(s) in a film, and Spacey is outstanding as the voice of Gerty.


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    #39
    e_e
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    Some of my favorites not in the OP: The Tree of Life, Certified Copy, Syndromes and a Century, Drive, Inception, Wendy and Lucy, The New World, Mary and Max, 13 Assassins, Poetry, The Illusionist, A Prophet, Inland Empire, Dogtooth, Tokyo Sonata, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and A Serious Man. :)


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    krudler
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    The Social Network is definitely up there for me, I'll admit I groaned when I heard "facebook...the movie!" but it turned out to be one of the best films of the last few years. Razor sharp script, brilliant soundtrack, excellent performances and crazy good use of CGI that you'd never notice(it has more effects shots than Star Wars Episode III).

    Honourable mentions for The Assassination of Jesse James, Sideways, The Master, There Will Be Blood, Good Night And Good Luck, Apocalypto and Munich.


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    SuprSi
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    WatchWolf wrote: »
    There Will Be Blood is widely considered to be a masterpiece

    What didn't you like about it?

    I'll chime in on this one. I absolutely hated it. It bored the pants off me and the only redeeming feature of it was DDL and his amazing performance. I went to the cinema to see it too and walked out well annoyed as it had been bigged up so much. It almost put me off my popcorn! Couldn't understand the hype around it.

    Back to the OP, Inception is the best movie I've seen in the last 10 years. It's the first movie since the Matrix that I've wanted to watch immediately after seeing it in the cinema. Amazing idea, soundtrack, visuals, action, story - just brilliant. I'm actually watching it in stages at the moment, whenever I get 30 minutes I'll stick the headphones in on the laptop.


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    #42
    bellinter
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    From that list, I went for Pan's Labyrinth. Its close between that and Shutter Island


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    Adamantium
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    Zodiac was astounding, but on the other extreme Anchorman is tight as a drum, a real one off.

    Not to mention that its filmed with that wonderful,retro warm summery hue of 70's San Diego makes me want to move there immediately. This is not often said comedies visually , but Its truly beautiful. and endlessly rewatchable and cosy.

    Anchorman 2 has gone for that typical gone to the blockbusters blue and teal look and just looks so bland, artificial

    Shaun of the Dead has the very same tight as a drum, lovingly made quality as the original Anchorman

    Casino Royale might well be the best action thriller of the last 10 years. One of the best cinema experiences ever, a pity that series got scared just as it was getting legitmately good


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    Dirty Dingus McGee
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    Love Zodiac I read the book first and I though the film was brilliant.I hav ebeen meaning to watch it agan for a good while.

    I didnt like there Will Be Blood at all.Thought it was quite boring overall.I didnt like the Hurt Locker (first twenty minutes were brilliant but
    the rest of the film was just a repetition of the first twenty minutes and it got boring very quickly)

    The ending for No Country for Old Men is brlliant can't understand how anyone would dislike it it suits the film perfectly

    I'd have the Lives of Others, Downfall and Mesrine as 3 of the best foreign language films of the last 10 years.Inglourious Basterds,Inception,500 Days of Summer,The Dark Knight,Munich,Million Dollar Baby,Casino Royale,Gran Torino,the Departed,Atonement,Good Night and Good Luck,Michael Clayton,Warhorse,Zero Dark Thirty,Gone Baby Gone and Argo as some of my favourites of the last 10 years.


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    Dirty Dingus McGee
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    krudler wrote: »
    The Social Network is definitely up there for me, I'll admit I groaned when I heard "facebook...the movie!" but it turned out to be one of the best films of the last few years. Razor sharp script, brilliant soundtrack, excellent performances and crazy good use of CGI that you'd never notice(it has more effects shots than Star Wars Episode III).

    Honourable mentions for The Assassination of Jesse James, Sideways, The Master, There Will Be Blood, Good Night And Good Luck, Apocalypto and Munich.

    I forgot about The Assassination of Jesse James and Social Network both brilliant films.


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    oldholborn888
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    Have to go with Moon. Just a brilliant film. The Road is also a contender.


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    TheDoc
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    Wow, I saw Zodiac and can't remember much about it, which doesn't bode well.

    Might watch it again this evening see what comes from it a second time around. Looking at that list only really one sticks of for me as being my favourite. While you can critique and show appreciation for this that and the other, the simple fact is I go to the cinema to be entertained, and abstracted to a completely surreal world that should prompt wonder and amazement.

    Of course I appreciate thrillers, dramas and the likes, but you could just as easily get the same experience watching it on a tablet then if you saw it in the cinema.

    For it's critique, it's possible flaws and what not, Man of Steel was the only film I can remember coming out of the last ten years where I was in a genuine state of amazement and trance, where I had felt like I was just mad five years old again and shown a magic trick or something.


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    #48
    eviltimeban
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    Inception should be on your list.


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    DeanAustin
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    Little Miss Sunshine for me. Adore that film on every level.

    Honourable mentions for No Country and Inception too. Also loved The Diving Bell and The Butterfly. Incredible story told quite beautifully.


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    krudler
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    Adamantium wrote: »
    Zodiac was astounding, but on the other extreme Anchorman is tight as a drum, a real one off.



    Anchorman 2 has gone for that typical gone to the blockbusters blue and teal look and just looks so bland, artificial

    I agree, saw the new trailer and it looks all digital and graded to an inch of it's life, unlike the purposefully retro looking original which was at least colourful.


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    WatchWolf
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    AnonoBoy wrote: »
    The Cat in the Hat I Drink Your Milkshake was just too over the top.

    The quote actually has roots in a historical document related to a 1924 congressional hearing over oil-drilling rights. The original quote, "Sir, if you have a milkshake and I have a milkshake and my straw reaches across the room, I’ll end up drinking your milkshake" was said my Albert Fall.

    In any case, your Suess comparison is bewildering.


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    R P McMurphy
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    City of god would just about make it in on release date but 11 years for production. One of the best films ever made. Exceptional story, acting, production and pacing. It got everything just right


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    old hippy
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    "The Skin I Live In"

    Amoldovar does mad scientist/horror in only the way he can. It's not "The Human Centipede", so don't panic. It's not even "Dead Ringers" but it is still disturbing and uniquely Amoldovar.

    I can't say what it's about without giving too much away but it's about love, obsession, revenge and skin...


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    jonon9
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    Its got to be The Prestige a film that will keep you thinking till the end well worth a place on the poll me thinks


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    Tipsy McSwagger
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    No Adam Sandler films in the poll? Thread fail.


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    #56
    roboshatner
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    Fight Club

    best film ever compared to your whole list.


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    longshotvalue
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    Before Sunset & Lost in Translation for sure along with maybe l'augerge espanyol, silver linings. But for overall impact over the 10 years the Bourne Trilogy is something I've watched a few times and is class in every way, along with Band of Brothers which isn't a film obviously..


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    longshotvalue
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    Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »
    No Adam Sandler films in the poll? Thread fail.

    in fairness Punch Drunk Love is 2002 and might make it other than that.. That said for overall effect i cant think of another film he has done that worth a watch


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    The Narrator
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    Children of Men or Oldboy.

    Kiss Kiss Bang Bang deserves a mention also.


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    almighty1
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    Inception for me. Loved Inglorious Basterds too.


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    AnonoBoy
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    WatchWolf wrote: »
    The quote actually has roots in a historical document related to a 1924 congressional hearing over oil-drilling rights. The original quote, "Sir, if you have a milkshake and I have a milkshake and my straw reaches across the room, I’ll end up drinking your milkshake" was said my Albert Fall.

    Good for the quote. The Suess comparison has little to do with what he says but more to do with how he says it.
    In any case, your Suess comparison is bewildering.

    Bewildering?

    Watch Daniel Day Lewis in that scene... he's channeling the Grinch Who Stole Christmas!


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