Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Movies of the Last Decade

It's that time of year [and of the decade] so my lists continue and hopefully this is a helpful resource list at least in part as well!! I need to be clear that I have only included films I have seen and this is my list of 'memorable' films from 2000-2009 e.g. I haven't seen Pans Labyrinth]...
They are also just the ones I can recall... perhaps you have other suggestions or glaring omissions to comment about...
Some I'm suggesting were: funny; or landmark; or inspirational; or useful in ministry with young people; or just good films whether any of the other descriptors are true or not... you might need to figure out which and as ever, preview any for use with young people!!
Some were memorable but not perfect... good scripts are the making of good films and sometimes a film has that 30mins that makes it different to TV but they could have done without, other times they don't know how to finish and I am definitely a fan of films 98 to 139 mins max...

2000
Almost Famous
Billy Elliot
Bridget Jones Diary
Cast Away
Chicken Run
Chocolat
Erin Brokovich
Finding Forrester
Gladiator
High Fidelity
Keeping the Faith
Meet the Parents
Miss Congeniality
Remember the Titans
Traffic

2001
A Beautiful Mind
About a Boy
The Dish
Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone
Last Castle
Monsters Inc
Moulin Rouge
Riding in Cars with Boys
Shrek

2002
Bend It Like Beckham
Bowling for Columbine
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Rabbit Proof Fence
Signs
Spiderman
The Bourne Identity

2003
Bruce Almighty
Finding Nemo
Lost in Translation
Love Actually
Matrix Revolutions
Mystic River
Whale Rider

2004
50 First Dates
Batman Begins
Dodgeball
Meet the Fockers
Napoleon Dynamite
Saved
Sideways
Spiderman 2
Star Wars Ep III Revenge of the Sith
The Incredibles
School of Rock
The Terminal

2005
Brokeback Mountain
Cinderella Man
Coach Carter
Keeping Mum
Worlds Fastest Indian
Walk the Line
Wedding Crashers

2006
As It Is in Heaven
An Inconvenient Truth
Cars
Casino Royale
The Da Vinci Code
The Devil Wears Prada
Happy Feet
Kenny
Little Miss Sunshine
Night at the Museum
Pursuit of Happyness
The Queen
Rocky Balboa
Superman Returns

2007
Amazing Grace
The Bee Movie
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bucketlist
Death at a Funeral
Diehard 4
Freedom Writers
Juno
Lars and the Real Girl
Reign Over Me
Transformers the Movie

2008
27 Dresses
Australia
Body of Lies
Burn After Reading
The Changeling
The Dark Knight
Gran Torino
Hancock
Incredible Hulk 2008
Iron Man
Quantum of Solace
Rambo 4
The Secret Life of Bees
Seven Pounds
Sex and the City the Movie
Slumdog Millionaire
U2 3D
Vantage Point
Yes Man

2009
500 Days of Summer
The Hangover
He's Just Not That Into You
The Informant
State of Play
Terminator Salvation
The Time Travellers Wife
Transformers 2
Whip It
The Invention of Lying
Up

And now 2010 and predictions...
Invictus
Edge of Darkness

Wall Street 2
Iron Man 2
Robin Hood
Shrek 4
Sex and the City 2
Toy Story 3 3D
Karate Kid 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Green Hornet
Rambo 5
Walter the Farting Dog [great books]

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