What's the best movie you saw this decade?

I can see where someone would say that. I was thinking of them in terms of sheer cinematic achievement -- cinematography, production design, costume/makeup, sfx, etc. -- rather than a "best of" type inclusion.

 

Don't watch a lot of movies, but I thought Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was incredible. Anchorman is by far my favorite comedy of the decade.

 

Also a limited movie watcher, I thought Anchorman and The Hangover were the two best comedies. Otherwise, I really liked Gran Torino, The Departed and There Will Be Blood.

 

Same with the Harry Potter series. I can understand that people love them, but I for one, nearly fell asleep during the first one, and haven't seen them since, except for bits and pieces because my oldest enjoys watching it.

 

It's No Country For Old Men, for me.

The Wrestler hasn't been mentioned, and should be, as well.

 

I really wanted to like The Wrestler, and it was OK, but I expected more.

 

Best movie: There Will be Blood
Best little movie: The Lookout
Most underrated movie: Across the Universe (this had to be the most mis-marketed movie ever!)
"First" movie of the next decade: Avatar
Most entertaining movie of the decade: Ironman
The movie I just can't figure out why people like: The Departed (just nips The Wrestler)

 

Shit! I forgot about The Wrestler. Enjoyed that one very much.

 

yes, across the universe was really well done.

 

Can someone explain to me what it is some people don't like about The Departed?

I have thought about that film in every way possible and can't come up with any reason not to like it.

 

Threw together my Top 50 for the decade ... the top 15 or so are pretty solidly slotted. The rest are more in tiers as opposed to hard numbers; I could fudge a few spots either way.

1. No Country for Old Men
2. Moulin Rouge
3. In the Bedroom
4. Lost In Translation
5. American Psycho
6. A History of Violence
7. Brokeback Mountain
8. Traffic
9. Inglorious Basterds
10. Best In Show
11. Matchpoint
12. Chicago
13. Shaun of the Dead
14. The 25th Hour
15. Letters from Iwo Jima
16. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
17. Burn After Reading
18. Adaptation
19. Slumdog Millionaire
20. The Dark Knight
21. Donnie Darko
22. The Visitor
23. Where the Wild Things Are
24. Old School
25. Sideways
26. Love, Actually
27. Superbad
28. Little Children
29. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
30. The Prestige
31. Tropic Thunder
32. The Wrestler
33. Kill Bill
34. Borat
35. Finding Nemo
36. Avatar
37. United 93
38. Garden State
39. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
40. The Lord of the Rings
41. Memento
42. The 40-Year-Old Virgin
43. The Fantastic Mr. Fox
44. Minority Report
45. The Hangover
46. Closer
47. Mystic River
48. Juno
49. The Royal Tenenbaums
50. Milk

 

I have seen 11 of them, CI.

Shocking I haven't seen more, I watch a lot of films.