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Top 20 Favorite Films of the Decade (2000-2009)
Jan 1st
Happy New Year to All!
The past 10 years have been very exciting for cinema. Below I’ve compiled my list of 20 movies that stood out the most for me. Albeit there were countless great movies that have come out and well deserving to be on this list, these seemed to stick with me the most and have made a big impact. As with my top films of 2009, my favorite movies of the decade are comprised of mainstream, foreign, and independents that I have enjoyed. Without further ado, here’s the list (in alphabetical order):
1. 13 Tzameti 2. 500 Days More >
Roman de gare (2007)
Dec 30th
Director: Claude Lelouch | Rated: R | Review date: 30-Dec-2009
A magic-trick-wielding sadistic killer on the loose, a missing husband and father, and a best-selling author being questioned by the police about the disappearance of her alleged ghostwriter; if this doesn’t sound like the groundwork for an excellent novel than I don’t know what does. Claude Lelouch directs this mysterious crime thriller about an author, played by Fanny Ardant, and three different tales intertwined to inspire her next great novel. Dominique Pinon stars as…well saying who he stars as might give too much away. Pinon gives an excellent performance and is More >
Boondock Saints, The (1999)
Dec 29th
Director: Troy Duffy | Rated: R (violence) | Review date: 29-Dec-2009
It’s been a decade since the release of the cult-shooter favorite which has finally graced us with a sequel. When coming of college age, watching The Boondock Saints is almost a right of passage. When one finishes the movie, undoubtedly the phrase “they’ve gotta make a sequel” has always come about. But let’s take a look back shall we? Was the movie really that good, so good that it kept fans on the edge of their seats, spinning rumor mills about their dreams of a sequel becoming reality?
Watching it roughly five More >
Bangkok Dangerous (1999)
Dec 28th
Director(s): The Pang Brothers | Rated: R (violence) | Review date: 29-Dec-2009
Oxide Pang Chun and Danny Pang, otherwise known as the Pang Brothers, did something very interesting. They remade one of their own films for the English speaking audience. By this remake I am of course referring to Bangkok Dangerous (2008), starring Nicolas Cage. Fans were in outcry, offended that Hollywood bigwigs seem to feel the need to tamper with perfectly good cinema for an audience that’s too lazy to read. As strange as it was for the Pang brothers to redo one of their own films, I have to admire More >
Top 10 Favorite Films of 2009 Video
Dec 27th
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