Comments on: Top 9 Movies Of The Decade – 2000-2009 http://www.banalleakage.com/2010/01/03/top-9-movies-of-the-decade-2000-2009/ Random Bits of Whatever Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:25:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: martymankins http://www.banalleakage.com/2010/01/03/top-9-movies-of-the-decade-2000-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3513 martymankins Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:26:05 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=2610#comment-3513 <b>ren</b> - I don't remember keeping lists before, but for some reason, at the end of a year and a numerical decade, I thought it would be fun. For the films you mentioned in your quick pick, they are really well done movies, both in character situation, story and for the Bourne series.. action packed. You are right that Goodfellas rivals The Departed without question (hard to believe that movie will be 20 years old this year). I would be curious to hear your thoughts on the Kill Bill movies after the re-watch. The Dark Knight bothered me on a few levels, one of which was Christian Bale's voice. It was too much. Too enunciated. I liked it, but it fell behind Iron Man. <b>kilax</b> - Thanks, Kim. Good choices. ren – I don’t remember keeping lists before, but for some reason, at the end of a year and a numerical decade, I thought it would be fun.

For the films you mentioned in your quick pick, they are really well done movies, both in character situation, story and for the Bourne series.. action packed. You are right that Goodfellas rivals The Departed without question (hard to believe that movie will be 20 years old this year).

I would be curious to hear your thoughts on the Kill Bill movies after the re-watch.

The Dark Knight bothered me on a few levels, one of which was Christian Bale’s voice. It was too much. Too enunciated. I liked it, but it fell behind Iron Man.

kilax – Thanks, Kim. Good choices.

]]> By: kilax http://www.banalleakage.com/2010/01/03/top-9-movies-of-the-decade-2000-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3473 kilax Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:36:54 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=2610#comment-3473 Marty, my three were <i>The Departed</i> (said with Boston accent), <i>Ratatouille, and Iron Man</i>. :) Marty, my three were The Departed (said with Boston accent), Ratatouille, and Iron Man. :)

]]> By: Ren http://www.banalleakage.com/2010/01/03/top-9-movies-of-the-decade-2000-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3471 Ren Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:00:42 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=2610#comment-3471 I haven't made such a list, not even for a single year. I took a look at the favorites of what I own, but it's really sorted by how often I like to rewatch a movie, which is a measure of several factors (The Six Sense, for instance, requires me to wait several years between viewings). My quick opinion on your list is that I agree with Almost Famous and the Bourne films, but that's probably it. The Departed, as with all other gangster movies, pales in comparison to Goodfellas. Perhaps unfair, but I can't help it. I should probably rewatch the Kill Bill movies as they just annoyed me when I saw them at the theater. At this point, I've forgotten what bothered me, so perhaps I would appreciate them more on a second viewing. As for Iron Man, I'm so enamored of (the second half of) Spider-Man 2, that I'm probably jaded. I was singularly unimpressed by both Iron Man and The Dark Knight. (Can I be singularly unimpressed by two things? What does that even mean?) Ratatouille was pretty good, but the pinnacle of Pixar is The Incredibles. I haven’t made such a list, not even for a single year. I took a look at the favorites of what I own, but it’s really sorted by how often I like to rewatch a movie, which is a measure of several factors (The Six Sense, for instance, requires me to wait several years between viewings).

My quick opinion on your list is that I agree with Almost Famous and the Bourne films, but that’s probably it. The Departed, as with all other gangster movies, pales in comparison to Goodfellas. Perhaps unfair, but I can’t help it. I should probably rewatch the Kill Bill movies as they just annoyed me when I saw them at the theater. At this point, I’ve forgotten what bothered me, so perhaps I would appreciate them more on a second viewing.

As for Iron Man, I’m so enamored of (the second half of) Spider-Man 2, that I’m probably jaded. I was singularly unimpressed by both Iron Man and The Dark Knight. (Can I be singularly unimpressed by two things? What does that even mean?)

Ratatouille was pretty good, but the pinnacle of Pixar is The Incredibles.

]]> By: martymankins http://www.banalleakage.com/2010/01/03/top-9-movies-of-the-decade-2000-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3470 martymankins Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:50:10 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=2610#comment-3470 <b>b.e. Earl</b> - Love the play on words with your praise of Almost Famous. <b>kilax</b> - What were the 3 you agreed on? Was <i>The Departed</i> one of the 3? <b>tori</b> - another Ratatouille fan. Yay! And you should really check out some of the other films. <b>delmer</b> - Yep, you are thinking of the right movie. Mark Wahlberg is the guy. <b>kevin</b> - I regularly watch the Bourne movies, too. For me, it's how well they are put together and how well the cast works together. b.e. Earl – Love the play on words with your praise of Almost Famous.

kilax – What were the 3 you agreed on? Was The Departed one of the 3?

tori – another Ratatouille fan. Yay! And you should really check out some of the other films.

delmer – Yep, you are thinking of the right movie. Mark Wahlberg is the guy.

kevin – I regularly watch the Bourne movies, too. For me, it’s how well they are put together and how well the cast works together.

]]> By: Kevin Spencer http://www.banalleakage.com/2010/01/03/top-9-movies-of-the-decade-2000-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3467 Kevin Spencer Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:55:27 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=2610#comment-3467 I've only seen four of your top nine. So it appears I have some movies to add to our Netlix queue ;-) Oh, and I own your tenth (Bourne's 1-3) and they never ever get old. Don't know what it is about them but I watch them every couple of months. I’ve only seen four of your top nine. So it appears I have some movies to add to our Netlix queue ;-) Oh, and I own your tenth (Bourne’s 1-3) and they never ever get old. Don’t know what it is about them but I watch them every couple of months.

]]> By: delmer http://www.banalleakage.com/2010/01/03/top-9-movies-of-the-decade-2000-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3463 delmer Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:33:41 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=2610#comment-3463 I've never seen (or heard of) "Adaption" but it sounds interesting. I was trying to recall the name of "The Departed" this past weekend. I saw a box of blue rubber gloves at work and was reminded of Marky Mark at the end (if I'm thinking of the right movie). I’ve never seen (or heard of) “Adaption” but it sounds interesting.

I was trying to recall the name of “The Departed” this past weekend. I saw a box of blue rubber gloves at work and was reminded of Marky Mark at the end (if I’m thinking of the right movie).

]]> By: radioactive tori http://www.banalleakage.com/2010/01/03/top-9-movies-of-the-decade-2000-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3462 radioactive tori Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:59:10 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=2610#comment-3462 I have only seen one of the movies (Ratatouille). When I read Kapgars list, I had only seen one of his also. I think I need to start seeing grown up movies instead of only kids. Maybe that should be one of my resolutions this year. I have only seen one of the movies (Ratatouille). When I read Kapgars list, I had only seen one of his also. I think I need to start seeing grown up movies instead of only kids. Maybe that should be one of my resolutions this year.

]]> By: kilax http://www.banalleakage.com/2010/01/03/top-9-movies-of-the-decade-2000-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3460 kilax Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:09:13 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=2610#comment-3460 I've seen 6 of those. 3 I agree on... the other 3, meh, but that is what's fun about movie preferences! Ha. We love <i>The Departed</i>. We laugh so much at Mark Wahlberg and Alec Baldwin's characters. What a fun movie. We must like gangster movies. We watched <i>The Godfather</i> (I and II) this week. I had never seen them! I’ve seen 6 of those. 3 I agree on… the other 3, meh, but that is what’s fun about movie preferences!

Ha. We love The Departed. We laugh so much at Mark Wahlberg and Alec Baldwin’s characters. What a fun movie. We must like gangster movies. We watched The Godfather (I and II) this week. I had never seen them!

]]> By: B.E. Earl http://www.banalleakage.com/2010/01/03/top-9-movies-of-the-decade-2000-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3448 B.E. Earl Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:56:22 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=2610#comment-3448 You had me at Almost Famous. One of my favorite films of all time! You had me at Almost Famous. One of my favorite films of all time!

]]> By: martymankins http://www.banalleakage.com/2010/01/03/top-9-movies-of-the-decade-2000-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3446 martymankins Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:39:38 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=2610#comment-3446 <b>kapgar</b> - Kill Bill Vol 2 wasn't as action packed as the first, but it ties the story up nicely. <b>sybil law</b> - Thank you. Another fan of Ratatouille... Yay! <b>dave2</b> - Thanks for the correction on Infernal Affairs (which I've corrected in the post). Differences do keep life more interesting. Let's see how much in common my best of decade in albums we'll have. Transformers 2 didn't make my 2009 best of list, either. :-) kapgar – Kill Bill Vol 2 wasn’t as action packed as the first, but it ties the story up nicely.

sybil law – Thank you. Another fan of Ratatouille… Yay!

dave2 – Thanks for the correction on Infernal Affairs (which I’ve corrected in the post). Differences do keep life more interesting. Let’s see how much in common my best of decade in albums we’ll have. Transformers 2 didn’t make my 2009 best of list, either. :-)

]]> By: Dave2 http://www.banalleakage.com/2010/01/03/top-9-movies-of-the-decade-2000-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3445 Dave2 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:05:21 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=2610#comment-3445 Wow. I didn't think it was possible for us to be more different in our choices. I'd definitely include the Tarantino films... possible Iron Man... but that's about it. Loved Almost Famous and The Bourne Films, and enjoyed Mulholland Drive, but don't consider them contenders for my Top Ten. Was completely indifferent to Adaptation. Hated Sideways with a passion despite having Sandra Oh in it. Loathed the watered-down remake of the Infernal Affairs films (which aren't Japanese, they're Hong Kong cinema at its finest). And thought Ratatouille was by far the weakest of the recent Pixar offerings. Oh well... our differences just keep life more interesting! But really... no Transformers 2 on the list? :-D Wow. I didn’t think it was possible for us to be more different in our choices. I’d definitely include the Tarantino films… possible Iron Man… but that’s about it. Loved Almost Famous and The Bourne Films, and enjoyed Mulholland Drive, but don’t consider them contenders for my Top Ten. Was completely indifferent to Adaptation. Hated Sideways with a passion despite having Sandra Oh in it. Loathed the watered-down remake of the Infernal Affairs films (which aren’t Japanese, they’re Hong Kong cinema at its finest). And thought Ratatouille was by far the weakest of the recent Pixar offerings. Oh well… our differences just keep life more interesting!

But really… no Transformers 2 on the list? :-D

]]> By: Sybil Law http://www.banalleakage.com/2010/01/03/top-9-movies-of-the-decade-2000-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3444 Sybil Law Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:00:10 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=2610#comment-3444 Man, I really, really love Ratatouille! Also, more on the list, but I am too tired to recount them all. :) Good choices! Man, I really, really love Ratatouille! Also, more on the list, but I am too tired to recount them all. :)
Good choices!

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