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John Doe’s 60 Favourite films of the Decade – Part 2 of 3.
JD’s favourite films of the decade - From Number 40 to 21
Click HERE to see John Doe’s picks for numbers 41-60
A hitman, a dwarf and an actress walk into a bar...
Continuing on from the previous post, here is “John Doe’s Favourite Films of the Past Decade” from 40 to 21. No easier to mold and still questionable in rank.
21. Mullholland Drive (2001)
"She's letting me stay here while she's working on a movie that's being made in Canada. But I guess you already know that. Well, I couldn't afford a place like this in a million years... unless, of course, I'm discovered and become a movie star. Of course, I'd rather be known as a great actress than a movie star. But, you know, sometimes people end up being both. So that is, I guess you'd say, sort of why I came here." – Betty Elms
Director David Lynch and his pair of corruptible nymphs.
22. Narc (2002)
"You two had better get a goddamn groove going, 'cause you're in a life and death struggle as of right fucking now!" – Henry Oak
All hail the French Connection
23. American Psycho (2000)
"There is an idea of a Patrick Bateman; some kind of abstraction. But there is no real me: only an entity, something illusory. And though I can hide my cold gaze, and you can shake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours and maybe you can even sense our lifestyles are probably comparable... I simply am not there." – Patrick Bateman
Christian Bale begins his reign of dark terror.
24. The Dark Knight (2008)
"Oh, you. You just couldn't let me go, could you? This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. You are truly incorruptible, aren't you? Huh? You won't kill me out of some misplaced sense of self-righteousness. And I won't kill you because you're just too much fun. I think you and I are destined to do this forever". – The Joker
Aaron Eckhart shines as Harvey Dent
25. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
"Why would a reviewer make the point of saying someone's *not* a genius? Do you especially think I'm *not* a genius? You didn't even have to think about it, did you?" - Eli
The family that lacks perspective.
26. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
"Look at it out here, it's all falling apart. I'm erasing you and I'm happy!" - Joel
A science fiction comedy? A romantic drama? A Jim Carrey film that made the cut?
27. Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2002)
"I know. It's all wrong. By rights we shouldn't even be here. But we are. It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger, they were. And sometimes you didn't want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you. That meant something, even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back, only they didn't. They kept going. Because they were holding on to something." - Sam
JD won't argue. It's the Star Wars of the new millenium.
28. District 9 (2009)
"He was an honest man, and he didn't deserve any of what happened to him." – Fundiswa Mhlanga
This human likes prawns.
29. Casino Royale (2006)
"I would ask you if you could remain emotionally detached, but that's not your problem, is it, Bond?" - M
007 returns with Steve McQueen as Bond.
30. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
"Do not play detective. This is not a book. This is not a movie." - Perry
Shane Black gives Robert Downey Jnr and Val Kilmer the secret code to chemistry.
31. Syriana (2005)
"What are they thinking? They're thinking that it's running out. It's running out... and ninety percent of what's left is in the Middle East. This is a fight to the death." - Syriana
Clooney wobbles and witnesses the hazzards of smoking without an ashtray
32. El Laberinto del Fauno (Pan’s Labyrinth) (2006)
"A long time ago, in the underground realm, where there are no lies or pain, there lived a Princess who dreamed of the human world. She dreamed of blue skies, soft breeze, and sunshine. One day, eluding her keepers, the Princess escaped. Once outside, the brightness blinded her and erased every trace of the past from her memory. She forgot who she was and where she came from. Her body suffered cold, sickness, and pain. Eventually, she died. However, her father, the King, always knew that the Princess' soul would return, perhaps in another body, in another place, at another time. And he would wait for her, until he drew his last breath, until the world stopped turning..." - Pan
Fantasy in the real world, those aren't eyeballs he has on his feet!
33. Cidade de Deus (City of God) (2002)
"A kid? I smoke, I snort. I've killed and robbed. I'm a man." – Steak and Fries
Life and death in the slums of our world.
34.The Prestige (2006)
"Are you watching closely?" – Alfred Borden
When Wolverine meets Batman...abracadabra
35. Inglorious Basterds (2009)
"Actually, Werner, we're all tickled to here you say that. Frankly, watchin' Donny beat Nazis to death is the closest we ever get to goin' to the movies." – Lt Aldo Raine
The revenge fantasy to drink too..
36. Primer (2004)
"Look, everything we're putting into that box becomes ungrounded, and I don't mean grounded like to the earth, I mean, not tethered. I mean, we're blocking whatever keeps it moving forward and so they flip-flop. Inside the box it's like a street, both ends are cul-de-sacs. I mean, this isn't frame dragging or wormhole magic this is basic mechanics and heat 101". - Abe
Time Travel IS real...and so are paradoxes
37. Spartan (2004)
"One riot, one Ranger." You ever heard that?" - Scott
Now you will sit here and watch Real Genius and Top Secret till you appreciate the nuance
38. Waking Life (2001)
"The trick is to combine your waking rational abilities with the infinite possibilities of your dreams. Because, if you can do that, you can do anything." – Guy Forsythe
As your brain explodes it opens
39. Kill Bill Parts 1 and 2 (2003)
"I'm calling you a killer. A natural born killer. You always have been, and you always will be. Moving to El Paso, working in a used record store, goin' to the movies with Tommy, clipping coupons. That's you, trying to disguise yourself as a worker bee That's you tryin' to blend in with the hive. But you're not a worker bee. You're a renegade killer bee. And no matter how much beer you drank or barbecue you ate or how fat your ass got, nothing in the world would ever change that." - Bill
Yep JD thinks the Leone style chapter 2 quickdraws the Shaw Brothers of Chapter 1
40. In Bruges (2008)
"Ken, I grew up in Dublin. I love Dublin. If I grew up on a farm, and was retarded, Bruges might impress me but I didn't, so it doesn't." - Ray
The Hitmen with a View
Coming next Number 20 down to number 1
Click HERE to see John Doe’s picks for numbers 41-60
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In Bruges is good fun but far from a great film. Haven't seen Waking Life, Primer or Basterds.
On the other hand I love Narc, The Prestige, Dark Knight, The Royal Tenenbaums, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and American Psycho!
A few weeks ago I prepared a list of the 20 worst sci-fi movies I've ever seen. I hope I didn't piss too many people off.
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and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a great little film, some very clever and funny dialogue
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Dennis has survived Coppolla and Apocalypse Now, His own ego and The Last Movie, campfire joints and Easy Rider. He has swallowed, snorted and smoked most mind altering substances. Hung out with James Dean and co starred with him twice and butted heads with John Wayne on a pair of films.....anyway point is he has survived a lot of shit and I refuse to believe the big "C" can take the man down.
Anyway that's what I tell myself
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If you click on the yellow highlighted title of Kiss Kiss bang Bang above the picture you can read my review for the film. Such a fun film.
I assume your talking Lord of the Rings and I say the second film, The Two Towers was the most enjoyable film.
What were your favourites of the last 10 years?
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In Bruges is good fun but far from a great film. Haven't seen Waking Life, Primer or Basterds.
On the other hand I love Narc, The Prestige, Dark Knight, The Royal Tenenbaums, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and American Psycho!
Hi David,
I can understand the Syriana negativity because it is a very love it or hate it type deal...but dishing on Bond finally coming back as "the blunt instrument" of Ian Fleming's and Sean Connery's original Bond is just going to far...joking.
If your interested you can read my casino royale and also syriana reviews through the links in the title text - never could resist a free plug.
in Bruges was fun on it's surface but there was a lot underneath. The acting was superb and the characters were rich, the script sharp and witty and the cinematography captured the cities essence. For me In Bruges is A grade entertainment but also more.....a little defensive today aren't I
cool your a fan of Narc and Kiss kiss bang Bang
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A few weeks ago I prepared a list of the 20 worst sci-fi movies I've ever seen. I hope I didn't piss too many people off.
Great to see you psychocinemapath,
Glad you liked the list.
Can you put a link to your list in the comments?
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and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a great little film, some very clever and funny dialogue
Hi Morgan,
Mullholland Drive is so one of a kind and can man so many things that i still obsess on it sometimes.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is what quality EEEEntertainment is all about.
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Yeah a review of those two i would be eager to read.
Amelie
The Lives of Others
American Psycho
Best in Show
Crash
Darjeeling Limited
Donnie Darko
Encounters at the End of the World
Dude Where’s My Car?
The Emperor’s New Groove
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Forgetting Sarah Marshal
The Forbidden Kingdom
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Hot Fuzz
Grizzly Man
Hotel Rwanda
In Bruges
Inglourious Basterds
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
The King of Kong
Let the Right One In
The Last King of Scotland
Letters from Iwo Jima
The Return of the King
Matchstick Men
Memento
Milk
Millions
No Country for Old Men
Once Upon A Time in Mexico
Oldboy
Pan’s Labyrinth
Perfume: Story of a Murderer
The Pianist
Rachel Getting Married
The Reader
Requiem for a Dream
Rescue Dawn
Role Models
Royal Tenenbaums
Shadow of the Vampire
Shaun of the Dead
Shoot ‘Em Up
Slumdog Millionaire
Spirited Away
Sweeney Todd
Habla con Ella
Thank You for Smoking
Tideland
Traffic
Traitor
Wanted
Watchmen
Wet Hot American Summer
Whale Rider
Wristcutters
Y Tu Mama Tambien
Zombieland
I wasn't extremely picky about them and some i chose because i have a cult love of (Dude Where's My Car entertained me for hours when i had shingles, and the Emperor's new groove never gets old! "Pull the lever, Krunk! Wrong leverrrrrrrrrrrr. Why do we even HAVE that lever?!) and shoot em up really did not get enough attention, or people thought they were completely serious about it. I think, for some reason, Don Cheadle is my favorite actor of the decade, i don't know why but i love his acting in Crash and Traitor and Hotel Rwanda. Once Upon a Time in Mexico is my favorite movie with Johnny Depp, he's really such a fantastic actor but he keep getting dragged into these Tim Burton roles, which, don't get me wrong are fantastic but they get old after a while. I'm also tired of seeing Helena Bonham Carter. Obviously none of these are in the order of favorite to least favorite because that's so hard to dooooooooo.
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a wide selection there.
I loved Shoot Em Up, juts like Smokin Aces good tongue in cheek fun. You can find reviews of both on this site.
Emperor's New groove amused me too, 'Cusco...Cusco's poison....the poison for Cusco."
Don Cheadle rules for sure though i fucking hated Crash and its series of contrivances, way to heavy handed for me.
Johnny does rule and i loved El mariachi and Desperado, but OUATIM just failed to rock me..even with the help of my fave Mickey Rourke.