The (Now-Overrated) ILX Top 100 Films of the 2000s Poll Results

buckle up and enjoy the pencils jabbed into bodies.

Of sufficient complexity that the morons in Knocked Up didn't get it.

also, has Ciaran Hinds gotten a good part since this? Totally wasted in Milkshake.

(I'm pretty sure you can't blame me or Eric for those fountainfish)

― Fusty Moralizer (Dr Morbius), Monday, February 8, 2010 6:08 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

on munich

apparently spielberg has said the scene is funny. which it is. i mean part of the joke in KU is that the characters do read 'munich' simplistically; the other part is, they're not quite wrong.

100. Morvern Callar (204 pts, 13 votes)
99. The Piano Teacher (208 pts, 9 votes)
98. Dogville (208.5 pts, 8 votes)
97. Happy-Go-Lucky (210.5 pts, 11 votes)
96. High Fidelity (214 pts, 10 votes)
95. Capturing the Friedmans (215 pts, 13 votes, 1 first)
94. Napoleon Dynamite (215.5 pts, 10 votes)
93. Sideways (216 pts, 12 votes)
92. Tropical Malady (219 pts, 8 votes, 1 first)
91. Talk to Her (220 pts, 10 votes)
90. Together (220.5 pts, 9 votes, 1 first)
89. The Lives of Others (221 pts, 12 votes, 1 first)
88. Memories of Murder (222 pts, 10 votes)
87. Minority Report (223.5 pts, 14 votes)
86. All the Real Girls (224.5 pts, 12 votes)
85. Almost Famous (225 pts, 11 votes, 1 first)
84. Finding Nemo (226.5 pts, 13 votes)
83. Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle (231 pts, 13 votes)
82. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (231.5 pts, 13 votes)
81. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (236 pts, 11 votes)
80. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (237 pts, 10 votes)
79. Team America: World Police (237.5 pts, 8 votes)
78. 28 Days Later (239 pts, 12 votes)
77. The Squid and the Whale (242 pts, 13 votes, 1 first)
76. In the Loop (246.5 pts, 13 votes)
75. Y Tu Mama Tambien (250.5 pts, 12 votes)
74. In Bruges (251 pts, 14 votes)
73. The Triplets of Belleville (253 pts, 10 votes)
72. Amélie (259.5 pts, 14 votes)
71. The 25th Hour (261 pts, 12 votes, 1 first)
70. Ratatouille (263 points, 13 votes)
69. Far From Heaven (266 points, 13 votes)
68. Elephant (267 points, 12 votes, 1 first place)
67. Synecdoche, New York (267.5 points, 13 votes)
66. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (274 points, 17 votes)
65. Kung Fu Hustle (278.5 points, 16 votes, 1 first place)
64. Kings and Queen (282 points, 10 votes)
63. Wet Hot American Summer (289 points, 15 votes)
62. Borat (295 points, 16 votes, 1 first place)
61. Audition (296 points, 14 votes, 1 first place)
60. Sexy Beast (298.5 points, 15 votes, 1 first place)
59. The Host (305 points, 13 votes)
58. You Can Count On Me (308 points, 12 votes)
57. Brick (309.5 points, 12 votes, 1 first place)
56. Yi Yi: A One and a Two (313 points, 12 votes)
55. Munich (319 points, 15 votes)
54. Miami Vice (338 points, 12 votes)
53. Before Sunset (343 points, 13 votes)
52. Punch-Drunk Love (347 points, 13 votes)
51. Eastern Promises (348 points, 16 votes)
50. I'm Not There (359 points, 14 votes, 1 first place)
49. The 40 Year-Old Virgin (362 points, 16 votes)
48. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (364 points, 16 votes)
47. Best In Show (366 points, 16 votes)
46. Up (374 points, 18 votes)
45. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (376 points, 18 votes)
44. Oldboy (378 points, 18 votes, 1 first place)
43. Gosford Park (379 points, 18 votes)
42. The Hurt Locker (383.5 points, 20 votes)
41. The Dark Knight (385.5 points, 21 votes, 1 first place)

buckle up and enjoy the ride iirc

Too much whiplash iirc.

13/60. Of today's batch, I voted for Before Sunset and The Hurt Locker.

I guess it makes sense that a viscerally negative reaction to a movie (my reaction to DK) is as much a validation of its worth as an extremely positive one.

kinda striking that only 16 1st place votes are accounted for so far ?

lot of stuff from my ballot started showing up and pissing people off today (40 Year Old Virgin, Best In Show, Up, Anchorman, Dark Knight)

fun w/#s

5 highest point totals per vote:
079 Team America 29.6785 (~11th)
044 Oldboy 29.0769 (~12th)
064 Kings and Queen 28.2000 (~13th)
054 Miami Vice 28.1667
092 Tropical Malady 27.3750 (~14th)

5 lowest point totals per vote:
095 Capturing the Friedmans 16.5385 (~25th)
066 A.I. 16.1176
087 Minority Report 16.0171
098 Dogville 16.0385
100 Morvern Callar 15.6923

most voted for was tdk (21/21.875% of all ballots) least was team america and tropical malady (8/8.3%). average # of votes was only 13 which is kinda interesting. basically looks like most of the stuff got into the bottom half of the list not because it had a huge groundswell of support but because abt a dozen ppl really liked it

Only 8 of mine have appeared so far, but i've been working my way through some of the ones i haven't seen and they could have placed.

I've seen 5 of these movies. u_u

Totally digging the graphics, though. Kudos to whoever put those together.

# 91-100 had 94 total votes between them
#101-110 had 100 total votes between them

#113 had 14 total votes

I've seen 5 of these movies. u_u

Just out of curiosity: which ones?

(I've seen 44.)

p.s. the lowest ranked film with 10 or more votes was #170

ha thats p interesting... was wondering if there were things like that outside the top 100 - itd be interesting to know what which movie got the highest # of votes to fall outside the top 100 was. i mean 14 votes is more than most of the movies in 51-60 got, right?

was kinda hoping for the DK to place in the top 10, just to see all the moaning

7 out of 60 for me. Only one in the last couple of days was Oldboy.

I voted for 8 of these so far. Sadly I know my top pick doesn't stand a chance any more. Now I'm just wondering whether to mock up a Decasia #1 jpg or a Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus #1 jpg.

why are all film polls boring? and i mean ALL.

well, actually some of the individ ballots in the S&S poll are interesting.

because democracy is boring?

if people really want to wonder-out-loud why polls drawn from a pool of writers/users are always so damned boring to compared to the idiosyncratic ballots of individual respondents, there are about 900 pitchfork year-end threads on ilm.

But where's the fun in searching for those threads?

don't suppose there's any chance of A Mighty Wind placing ahead of Best in Show?

comedies to come- Shaun of the Dead, Eternal Sunshine for sure, and I'm not discounting The Hangover or Stepbrothers either. If you want to define any of the Coens or the like as comedy then there's probably another 10 or so to go yet.

TDK was overlong, over earnest and over-dumb, despite being awesome for 75% of what it tried. enjoyed Watchmen more and felt it was more successful in defining its limitations and hitting its targets/tone

You all have detention.

A Mighty Wind isn't particularly well regarded, tbh i'd be surprised if it got in the top 200

well, actually some of the individ ballots in the S&S poll are interesting.

Yeah, four or five of them, iirc.

history mayne's?

Just out of curiosity: which ones?

― Hoisin Murphy (jaymc), Monday, February 8, 2010 4:59 PM Bookmark

Dark Knight
Best in Show
A.I.
Minority Report
The Fellowship of the Ring (which I don't remember a damn thing about, I really wasn't with it. but I was never into tolkein)

Kinda surprised Old Boy wasn't called out on it's endlesssssssss third act... LOTR:ROTK's ending felt brief in comparison. Enjoyed seeing it (@AlexInSF @ The Four Star a zillion years ago) but never considered it for best of the decade.

Never bought into TDK, for a blockbuster action film it bored me to tears, saw it on a massive IMAX screen too.

my fave part of TDK is the beginning when he lands on the car. also great: shot of the joker after he breaks out with his head hanging out of the police car window.

I think my favorite ilx memory of TDK is when Bozelka called it The Dork Knight and I thought he was going for a Morbs-style nickname but it was just an honest typo

the dark blight

Wish I'd voted now, there are loads of awesome movies here that I'd forgotten about.
When voting for "film of the decade" did voters feel more like that accolade should go to some epic groundbreaking "modern classic" that has it all, or your own subjective personal favourite? Just wondering because there are tons of films I loved and would watch over and again but would feel they were too "insignificant" or w/ever to be awarded such a grand title.

subjective

11 from my ballot (27.5%) have shown up in the reveal so far (60%).

I've seen 31 of the 60.

Really enjoying this thread, and plan to catch up on what I've missed.

yeah, final list is definitely gonna form my movie watchlist for the forseeable future

4 out of 40 so far. (should have been six, re. audition and memories of murder, but oh well.) at least a few i haven't seen that i now want to, which is nice.

i usually hate lists/polls but i am LOVIN' this

From the 60 revealed so far, the ones available for instant view from Netflix:

Gosford Park
Oldboy
Best in Show
Brick
The Host
Audition
Kings and Queen
Synecdoche, New York
Together
Capturing the Friedmans
Happy-Go-Lucky

From the 60 revealed so far, the ones available for instant view from Netflix.. Best in Show

BIS has yet to appear, tho its absence has been noted enough times on this thread to make me think it has a decent chance of placing. It totally deserves to imo (& was ranked fairly high on my list fwiw).

o wait

OK, I thought I was following this thread consistently throughout the day & now realized I somehow missed the placement of one of the dark horses in my top 10. Good work, ppl!

haa similarly i had just assumed knocked up placed already due to the discussion

i missed 'brick' placing, but no way am i loading the thread fully

I guess Wedding Crashers has no chance of placing? Still love it way more than any Will Ferrell or Apatow comedy.

300 was the best comedy of the 2000s.

In terms of unintentional comedy, I would say The Happening & The Room obv, tho 300 is up there.

The Room is so making this list's top 10.