Your favorite film(s) of the last decade

[Spoonsky]

The discussion in the other thread made me wonder about this. What's the best film released between 2005 and 2015? Here's my list:

The Master
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Frances Ha
Under the Skin
Nightcrawler
Ida
Force Majeure
The Great Beauty
Bridge of Spies
Carol
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Moonrise Kingdom
Whiplash
Gravity
Upstream Color
Computer Chess

Going through lists like this (http://www.avclub.com/article/100-best-films-decade-so-far-51-100-217387) has made me realize how many films I still need to watch.

[Lewis]

There Will Be Blood.

[CJay]

I've seen precisely 0 from Spoonsky's list.

[Boydy]

Avoid Uncle Boonmee on that list. Biggest load of shit I've ever seen in a cinema.

[QE Harold Flair]

I really liked Moon. There's probably something I'm forgetting but that is one that sticks in my head.

[Boydy]

Moon was brilliant.

[QE Harold Flair]

It's a good job a big Hollywood studio didn't get hold of it or it would have been shit, most likely. Saying that, I quite enjoyed The Martian as well, but even that was a little bit over the top for me. The protagonist got almost every decision right and just happened to be a genius botanist.

Gravity was only a nice view and nothing else.

[CJay]

I just got Moon on BluRay. :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It's a good job a big Hollywood studio didn't get hold of it or it would have been shit, most likely. Saying that, I quite enjoyed The Martian as well, but even that was a little bit over the top for me. The protagonist got almost every decision right and just happened to be a genius botanist.

Gravity was only a nice view and nothing else.
Yeah stupid Hollywood, don't they know that only average joes are chosen to be astronauts in real life?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

1-20 in that link, of the films I've seen is a bit :cab:

I like Scott Pilgrim a lot but the 19th best film of the decade?

Plus The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Tree of Life shouldn't have been included at all.

[phonics]

I've seen precisely 0 from Spoonsky's list.

I've seen Bridge of Spies and if that's speaking for the rest of the list it's a lot of savagely average fare.

Lucky Number Slevin just slips in being released on the 24th Feb 2006 :cool:

[phonics]

It's a good job a big Hollywood studio didn't get hold of it or it would have been shit, most likely. Saying that, I quite enjoyed The Martian as well, but even that was a little bit over the top for me. The protagonist got almost every decision right and just happened to be a genius botanist.

Gravity was only a nice view and nothing else.

Moon was produced by the low budget arm of Sony Pictures. Sorry to burst your bubble.

Although I did find this while I was looking

Moon grossed £700,394 from its domestic release (UK)

Christ. It felt like it was in the Top 10 for ages. Goes to show how little you have to sell these days to have staying power.

[Alex]

Lewis got it in one, There Will Be Blood.

[phonics]

That and No Country For Old Men being bummed to bejesus was when I realised that pop culture and I were no longer one being.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Scott Pilgrim is turgid shit.

Having a quick glance online to jog my memory I'd probably go with The Prestige if I had to pick one.

[ItalAussie]

Yeah stupid Hollywood, don't they know that only average joes are chosen to be astronauts in real life?

If he hadn't have been a genius botanist (and you can definitely see why they'd send one to Mars for soil analysis, etc.), then it'd have been a very short film.

I generally don't mind contrivances in the setup of a film, as long as the resolution is sensible. I get that it's a weird distinction, but you feel like they have to earn their happy ending, even if the situation they find themselves in is desperately fortunate/unlucky.

[ItalAussie]

On films that haven't been mentioned:

District 9
Pan's Labyrinth
Toy Story 3
Mad Max: Fury Road
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Zero Dark Thirty

Also, Grand Budapest Hotel is the best Wes Anderson film I've seen, although I haven't seen Moonrise Kingdom.

[John]

There's so much shit on that AVClub list, but The Act of Killing appearing at five is great. I've mentioned that a few times both here and on the old board, and I'm not sure anyone's bothered to watch it yet. It's a documentary so doesn't really fit in here, but fucking watch it.

A huge lol at Tree of Life being the third best film of the decade. Third worst would be far closer to reality.

Most of my favourites have been mentioned but I'll add a couple that haven't.

The Intouchables
Robot and Frank
The Man From Nowhere
Amour
The Raid
Predestination
Inside Out
Room
Cache

I had to check the release date on Cache, and although I'm two and a half hours late I'm having it anyway.

[QE Harold Flair]

Yeah stupid Hollywood, don't they know that only average joes are chosen to be astronauts in real life?

Yes, because that's what I definitely said.

[QE Harold Flair]

Moon was produced by the low budget arm of Sony Pictures. Sorry to burst your bubble.

By an unknown director and with a low budget. When I was referring to Hollywood I was referring primarily to the big budget arm.

[Pepe]

I have no fucking clue as I don't keep a tab on release dates. Of what has been mentioned:

Moonrise Kingdom
Moon
Lucky Number Slevin
The Prestige
The Intouchables

are all quite good.

EDIT: A quick glance at that link shows The Social Network at 9. :harold:

[QE Harold Flair]

A Beautiful Mind was good as well, not sure how long ago that was.

[Pepe]

I found it to be complete shite. Preferences and all init.

[Giggles]

I've seen precisely 0 from Spoonsky's list.

I've only seen one and it was complete horse shit. Though with it being Spoon, it could more be taken as a handy reference list of ones to avoid.

[mugbull]

There's been maybe 5 movies ever that I've enjoyed, 3 of which (I can think of) were 20th century. I guess Shutter Island?

[Boydy]

There's been maybe 5 movies ever that I've enjoyed, 3 of which (I can think of) were 20th century. I guess Shutter Island?
You are a very odd fellow.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Spoonsky naming Fantastic Mr Fox has left me reeling. I can't remember ever enjoying a film less.

[Henry]

For that time period, I've scored these as 8 or above.

Amour
Mad Max: Fury Road
Inception
Warrior
12 Years a Slave
Gravity
Inside Job
The Wind that Shakes the Barley
The Lives of Others
Batman Begins
Hunger
Fish Tank
The Dark Knight
The Departed
The Prestige
No Country for Old Men
Into the Wild
The New World
Sunshine
The Descent
The Man from Earth
Cinderella Man
Paranormal Activity
Agora
Tree of Life
This is England
Letters from Iwo Jima

[leedsrevolution]

Think I'm the only person who thought this is England is shit. All style no substance for me.

[Henry]

Think I'm the only person who thought this is England is shit. All style no substance for me.

Surely the degeneration of 60s skinhead culture from its roots in the Soul and Reggae scene into white supremacy is plenty substantial?

[Pepe]

Throw Incendies and The Secret in Their Eyes in there. :drool:

The Skin I Live In was superb too.

[Toby]

The discussion in the other thread made me wonder about this. What's the best film released between 2005 and 2015? Here's my list:

The Master
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Frances Ha
Under the Skin
Nightcrawler
Ida
Force Majeure
The Great Beauty
Bridge of Spies
Carol
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Moonrise Kingdom
Whiplash
Gravity
Upstream Color
Computer Chess

Going through lists like this (http://www.avclub.com/article/100-best-films-decade-so-far-51-100-217387) has made me realize how many films I still need to watch.

Decent list. Bolded the ones that would definitely be in mine. I watched Her again the other night and it really is superb - I think I might even put it above Lost in Translation for that sort of film.

That that and Eternal Sunshine are now more than a decade old is a bit grim though.

EDIT: My nines on IMDB are:

Her
The Great Beauty
The Master
The Selfish Giant
Amour
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Blue Jasmine
Inherent Vice

Bottom two in particular I'd probably need to watch again to see if I stand by that.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Throw Incendies and The Secret in Their Eyes in there. :drool:

The Skin I Live In was superb too.

Good shout.

I agree with a lot of Henry's list.

[SvN]

Following Henry's lead, here are my 8 and aboves for the last 10 years:

8/10
Room
Bridge of Spies
The Lobster
The Gift
Inside Out
Mad Max Fury Road
Ex Machina
Kingsman
Interstellar
Gone Girl
Predestination
Whiplash
Her
Before Midnight
Mud
Django Unchained
Sivler Linings Playbook
The Master
Hugo
Moneyball
Tryannosaur
The Social Network
Black Swan
Inception
Toy Story 3
Kick Ass
Shutter Island
The Ghost
A Serious Man
500 Days of Summer
Gran Torino
The Wrestler
The Dark Knight
In Bruges
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead


9/10
The Martian
The Grand Budapest Hotel
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street
Senna
Inglorious Basterds
District 9
Up
No Country for Old Men
Zodiac
Blood Diamond
The Prestige
The Departed


10/10
Cloud Atlas
The Artist


A lot more there than I expected

[Boydy]

Is Predestination that one with Ethan Hawke?

I thought that was pretty forgettable.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Senna was fucking ace. That might be my answer actually.

[Boydy]

I like threads like this (I swear we had something similar about good films recently) because it reminds me of loads of things I haven't got round to seeing yet. I'll probably forget about this thread when it comes to actually watching a film and not knowing what to watch though.

[Giggles]

I like threads like this (I swear we had something similar about good films recently) because it reminds me of loads of things I haven't got round to seeing yet. I'll probably forget about this thread when it comes to actually watching a film and not knowing what to watch though.

It probably could have just went in the film thread.

[John]

Nah, this is a specific discussion with legs enough to carry its own thread.

[Manc]

Whiplash, Drive and 12 Years a Slave would be my top three.

[TG09]

Following Henry's lead, here are my 8 and aboves for the last 10 years:

10/10
Cloud Atlas



A lot more there than I expected

I couldn't get in to this, don't think I watched all of it. Might have to try and watch it again.

[The Merse]

Much more big, Hollywood focused than my overall list it would seem, I don't know if my viewing habit has changed, my taste or what I'm exposed to, or perhaps just that this decade has seen big Hollywood studios pumping out all of the best movies.

10/10
Inception

9/10
Shutter Island
Cloud Atlas
Dallas Buyers Club
The Dark Knight
The Master
Interstellar

8/10
Up
Star Wars Ep 7: Force Awakens
In Bruges
Grand Budapest Hotel
Gravity
Nightcrawler
Inglorious Basterds
No Country for Old Men
Wolf of Wall Street
Argo
Whiplash
The Departed
Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Casino Royale
Ex Machina
Skyfall
How To Train Your Dragon
Pan's Labrynth
Senna
Birdman
An Unreasonable Man

[SvN]

I voted Nightcrawler 8/10 on IMDB, not sure how I missed it.

[SvN]

I couldn't get in to this, don't think I watched all of it. Might have to try and watch it again.

It's a polarising film for most people. There are a few people here who can't stand it. I thought it was a masterpiece, obviously.

[The Merse]

Similarly yours has made me realise how many I haven't rated on IMDB - Social Network, A Serious Man, Tyrannosaur and Black Swan would all have featured with a 9 for Black Swan I should think.

[The Merse]

Surely the degeneration of 60s skinhead culture from its roots in the Soul and Reggae scene into white supremacy is plenty substantial?

Little disappointing that you think the culture descended into white supremacy. The perception was dragged down into it, but the culture didn't. Non-racist skinheads still outnumbered those that were racist, and the anti-racist skinhead groups were pretty numerous.

[ItalAussie]

I really enjoyed Cloud Atlas. I think I may have missed its bigger point, but it was a really enjoyable watch.

[TG09]

I will have to watch it again, too many films over the years I have enjoyed.

Creed,Dallas Buyers Club, The Dark Knight, Star Wars Ep 7: Force Awakens, In Bruges, Nightcrawler, Inglorious Basterds, No Country for Old Men, Wolf of Wall Street, Argo, Inception, Shutter Island, Gone Girl, Blood Diamond, The Prestige, The Departed to name a few for me.

[-james-]

Probably Interstellar, though the ending was a bit shit. I don't really watch films.

[Spoonsky]

I don't think I'd ever consciously made the association between Her and Lost in Translation, it seems so obvious now to me.


Spoonsky naming Fantastic Mr Fox has left me reeling. I can't remember ever enjoying a film less.

Maybe it's an American thing. I love it and all my friends do. You're probably the first person I've heard who's disliked it.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It was a load of smart-alec east coast metropolitan coffee-drinking cunts making clever quips at each other for two hours amid really annoying visuals. Why is the camera always fucking perpendicular?

'Hey Fox, is this film the lowest postmodernism can sink?'
'How would I know? I'm a fox.'