Cellar Field of 64, #5: recent films

Nominate your favorite films since 2000. The nominations are part of the seeding, so don't just list at random - only mention your favorites. If others have already mentioned films you like, you can second them. Seconding goes into the seeding too.

For eligibility of films we'll rely on imdb.com's release year.

To get a good list of films to choose from, you can use IMDB's advanced search feature.

http://www.imdb.com/list

In section 2 of that page, you can enter a year or range of years. In section 3, exclude TV and video stuff using the drop-down boxes. Set a minimum of 3000 voters to limit your results to most popular films. In section 4, hide AKA titles.

Almost Famous
Best In Show
Big Fish
Cinderella Man
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
40 Year Old Virgin
Gladiator
Good Night and Good Luck
The Incredibles
Memento
A Mighty Wind
Napoleon Dynamite
O Brother Where Art Thou
Sideways
Snakes On A Plane
Traffic
Walk the Line

the butterfly effect
fucking amal
vanilla sky
minority report
red dragon
fight club [it came out at the end off 99]
girl interupted [also at the end of 99]
american history x [i think it was 99, i hope these count]

The Aristocrats
Donnie Darko
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Hamlet
Kill Bill Vol. 1
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Requiem for a Dream
The Ring
Serenity
Sin City
V for Vendetta

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

i 2nd that

I second Incredibles,The

Aeon Flux
Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and Wardrobe
Fantastic Four
Hellboy
I, Robot
Ice Age
Italian Job
King Arthur
Knight's Tale, A
Lilo & Stitch
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings
Madagascar
Serenity
Shark Tale
Shrek
Spiderman
V for Vendetta
X-men
xXx

i second Napoleon Dynomite, Lord of the Rings, Kill Bill, and Gladiator

2nd's for: Big Fish, The Incredibles, Donnie Darko, Italian Job, Madagascar, and Gladiator.

Finding Nemo
The Sweetest Thing
The Family Guy Movie: Stewie the Untold Story
Goldmember
Oceans 11
Moulin Rouge
What Lies Beneath
Blow

It was difficult, but I managed to narrow it down to…

Almost Famous (2000)
Amelie (2001)
City of God (2002)
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Elling (2001)
Finding Neverland (2004)
Garden State (2004)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Lost In Translation (2003)
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
Thank You For Smoking (2005)
Whale Rider (2003)

HM nominated a documentary! I thought we were just doing movies?! If not, I’ll have a few more :D

LOTR Trilogy
Chicago
Pirates of the Caribbean
Big Fish
Love Actually
The Incredibles
Napolean Dynamite
Ray
I Heart Huckabees
Saved!
O' Brother Where Art Thou?
Almost Famous
Moulin Rouge
Shrek
Monsters, Inc
Donnie Darko
Heartbreakers

chainsaw wrote:

HM nominated a documentary! I thought we were just doing movies?! If not, I’ll have a few more :D

Is there a difference? I saw it in a movie theater...

I'll second:

Moulin Rouge
Thank You for Smoking
Amelie
Garden State
Rabbit Proof Fence

The Constant Gardener
The Inside Man
Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (first film)
Sin City
Swordfish
Three Kings
Pride and Prejudice
Donnie Darko
Ring
Basic
Chronicles of Narnia
AI
I, Robot
Closer
Perfect Storm

(Think we may have to use a bot of cinematic licence about the accuracy of the year 2000 cutpoint)

I hereby rescind my wet blanket statement in the other thread. There are plenty of good movies since 2000. Good idea, Cyclefrance.

Happy Monkey wrote:

Is there a difference? I saw it in a movie theater...

Yeah, but... They're different. Aren't they? No? Ok then...

I 2nd The Aristocrats (2005)
Bowling for Columbine (2002)
Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001)
Fog of War (2003)
March of the Penguins (2005)
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)
Murderball (2005)
Ringers: Lord of the Fans (2005)
Spellbound (2002/I)
Super Size Me (2004)
Touching the Void (2003)

War of the Worlds
Collateral
Gangs of New York
Sea Biscuit
Castaway

Cyclefrance - Three Kings was released in 1999 :( Total bummer, I love that movie, too.

chainsaw wrote:

Cyclefrance - Three Kings was released in 1999 :( Total bummer, I love that movie, too.

You're right - I saw The 3 Kings on the checklist but turns out this one was an obscure movie about the 3 Wise men....

Behind Enemy Lines
Van Helsing
Dodgeball
Zoolander
50 first date
The Longest Yard


2nded
Gladiator
O Brother Where Art Thou
Fight Club
Oceans 11
Moulin Rouge
Blow
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Swordfish
Perfect Storm

Lost in Translation

LOTR .......


can we have some consenus on whether the films should be done indididually or as a trilogy ( I would favour the second option...)?

seconds Chicago and Moulin Rouge and LOTR as trilogy

nominates Saving Grace

Might as well put all the LOTRs into one slot. Tolkien considered it a single book, after all.

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
Memento (2000)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Incredibles, The (2004)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Garden State (2004)
Mystic River (2003)
Shrek (2001)
Serenity (2005)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)

This was an interesting excercise in that I've only seen about 40 of the 400+ movies with > 10000 votes. I really have to see more movies. So, here is my list:

28 Days Later...
Almost Famous
Aviator, The
Bourne Identity, The
Chicago
K-Pax
Lost in Translation
Memento
Million Dollar Baby
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Perfect Storm, The
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Ring, The
Spanglish
What Lies Beneath

seconds Serenity for the hell of it.....

not a great film, but a great film to watch.....


(voted film of the year by the BBC's Film 2005)


.... and ditto Pirates of the Carribbean.


also nominates....

the spy kidz trilogy
once upon a tiime in mexico

Anchorman
Capturing the Friedmans
Adaptation
Harry Potter movies

2nded
Fightclub
O brother
Castaway
40yo virgin
Family Guy presents....

Fight Club was released in 1999.

I'd also like to add The Long Way Round. Awesome film and even better if you're a motorcycle rider.

Ok, I'll really stop now. :D

Super Troopers

littering and...um, littering and...um, littering and....

Oh right, Super Troopers! I'd like to watch that right about meow.

mmmmm........ lets be honest here.....


there's not been a *great* many *great* films made since 2000........

OMG I forgot Super Troopers!!!

2nded

Actually, I'm looking forward to the contest helping me to decide what movies to watch to catch up to the 21st century. Go Cellar-64-Movies!!!! Ra !!!!!!!!!!!

There is a UK movie that didn't get much press here in the US called "Millions". It's maybe the most perfect family movie ever made - innocent enough for children, but complex and wonderfully made. See it.

The rest of the list:

Crash (2004)
Hotel Rhwanda (2004)
Cinderella Man (2005)
Finding Neverland (2004)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Secondhand Lions (2003)
The Incredibles (2003)

Have to add:

Keeping Mum

Nice Patrick Swayze, Rowan Atkinson and Maggie Smith black comedy in the true 'Ealing' style - it won't win, but is one to get out on DVD if you fancy something light and chuckly to watch....(suppose it should go in the DVD thread but probably everyone interested is looking here anyway at the moment, and, hey, it's lazy Friday...)

Serenety is thirded. I don't much watch movies anymore, I have about the same contempt for modern movies as I do for modern music. But Firefly/Serenety are really good, getting the right balance between sci-fi and old-fashioned, funny and serious, inane and intellectual.

smoothmoniker wrote:

There is a UK movie that didn't get much press here in the US called "Millions". It's maybe the most perfect family movie ever made - innocent enough for children, but complex and wonderfully made. See it.

I agree. Very cute and well done. :thumb2:

Millions is a good movie, but my kids would be scared to see it. There are a few frightening scenes. (For little kids.)

Points of procedure:

- By general consensus we treat the LOTR films as one. Anyone disagrees speak now or forever hold your peace.

- There was no consensus on the Harry Potter movies, the floor is open to debate this question.

- After figuring out the Potter matter, there will be a massive renomination round of all films nominated once.

Might as well lump Harry Potter together too.

LOTR is one story set over three films

Potter is a series of stories set in the same place with the same people.

Treat LOTR as one, treat Potter individually.

I concur with SM.

Pitch Black
Chronicles of Riddick
Sin City
Team America: World Police
Gladiator
The Passion of the Christ
The Matrix (series)
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Sorry to keep being the movie Nazi, but The Matrix (1) was released in 1999.

Like LOTR, it's one movie released in three segments, IMHO.

Go along with Smoothmoniker - LOTR = 1, HP = several

The Passion of the Christ
Chronicles of Narnia
Black Hawk Down
Shawn of the Dead
The Ring
Legend of Bagger Vance
Man on Fire
Men of Honor
The Others
Italian Job
Road to Perdition
Swordfish
The Tailor of Panama
The Terminal
Walk the Line
The Whole Nine Yards

Sin City
Serenity
Moulin Rouge
The Italian Job

Serenity
Chicago
Moulin Rouge
Saving Grace
Once upon a time in Mexico
Spy Kids
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams
Spy Kids 3D; Game Over
Pirates of the Carribean

oh yeah,
High Fidelity

Well now we're gonna need a consensus on the Matricies

Potter is like the Bond films. They are distinct.

The Matrix series is one.

I'd go with The Matrix as one

Blues Brothers 2000, but only for the music.

Matrix as one is my vote as well.

Regarding The Passion of the Christ...are we going to *allow* snuff films?

Oh man, how could I forget Moulin Rouge. Absolutely yes.

When's this one gonna roll, Mr De Mille - oops, Sorry, UT...!

Well, it's pretty safe to say it won't be the Da Vinci code, but is this thread going to run or is it consigned to the WPB?

My enthusiasm in entertaining you all in this manner, wanes.

I can give someone the password to the tool that builds the field.

Undertoad wrote:

My enthusiasm in entertaining you all in this manner, wanes.

I can give someone the password to the tool that builds the field.

You need someone on Stateside time zone again....it's already nearly my bedtime....