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

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Bleah.

Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:50 (sixteen years ago)

though i have to say i watched it again last year for the first time since it came out and it held up WAY better than i expected.

strongohulkingtonsghost, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:50 (sixteen years ago)

definitely feels more like a hangover from the '90s than a '00s film, tho

strongohulkingtonsghost, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:50 (sixteen years ago)

idk, im ok w/memento on here (cant remember if i voted for it, prob not). its a pretty well crafted little exercise, and the performances were really good imo (esp the little mustachio dude i can never remember the name of but always love when i see him).

SMALL BONES, SMALL BODIES (jjjusten), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:51 (sixteen years ago)

"funk-ay"

┌∩┐(◕_◕)┌∩┐ (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:51 (sixteen years ago)

was hoping this would show up. so much better that Bad Santa imo

Dan S, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:51 (sixteen years ago)

yea i def had 2 check release date 4 ghost world & memento 2 double check

johnny crunch, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:51 (sixteen years ago)

chaki prob summing up ilx appeal there: record club nerd + wanting to fuck thora birch

zvookster, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:51 (sixteen years ago)

after Schizopolis he made Out of Sight u klutz

― zvookster, Wednesday, February 10, 2010 11:48 AM (2 minutes ago)

I was thinking of the Ocean's movies, you CHUD

sarahel, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:52 (sixteen years ago)

just want to take this time to remind everyone* that Art School Confidential is one of the worst movies in the history of cinema.

*everyone = Bad Santa & Ghost World voters

┌∩┐(◕_◕)┌∩┐ (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:52 (sixteen years ago)

Thora Birch so much better in Pregnancy Pact.

Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:52 (sixteen years ago)

chaki prob summing up ilx appeal there: record club nerd + wanting to fuck thora birch

otm, I'm not sure what else this movie had going for it

iatee, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:52 (sixteen years ago)

i didn't mind Ghost World, but #17?

sofatruck, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:52 (sixteen years ago)

Shasta i voted both GW & BS & ttly agree

johnny crunch, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:53 (sixteen years ago)

I thought Art School Confidential was funny - but primarily because I know so many people that went to art school, and I've seen a lot of art school exhibitions - but then I didn't vote for Ghost World or Bad Santa. I don't want to fuck Thora Birch either.

sarahel, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:54 (sixteen years ago)

Results are bumming me out today.

Your body is a spiderland (polyphonic), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:54 (sixteen years ago)

Ghost World is good, but as unfair as this sounds, it's impossible for me to like it as much as the comic, mostly because of the changes it made to the story. I really don't think the Steve Buscemi character was a necessary addition, and the time devoted to him took away from the relationship between Enid and Rebecca (Rebecca was much blander in the movie), which was always the most interesting part of the comic.

Tuomas, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:54 (sixteen years ago)

really wish zwigoff and clowes had adapted "ugly girls" over "art school confidential"

strongohulkingtonsghost, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:54 (sixteen years ago)

Hahaha!

Tuomas, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:55 (sixteen years ago)

Also, Art School Confidential the movie kinda suffered from the fact that the best bits of the original comic were already used in Ghost World.

Tuomas, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:56 (sixteen years ago)

Guess I should check this out, the poster kind of put me off.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.asylum.com/media/2009/12/ghost-world-poster-ghost-world-2854137-781-1161.jpg

The Man With the Magic Eardrums (Billy Dods), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:57 (sixteen years ago)

I'm holding out for a Pixar version of "Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron".

Darin, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:57 (sixteen years ago)

most of clowes best stuff would become indefensible indie film cliches if transposed to celluoid tbh

strongohulkingtonsghost, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:57 (sixteen years ago)

can't imagine the maudlin-fest if someone got their hands on "caricature" or the juno quirk-ifying that would befall david boring

strongohulkingtonsghost, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:58 (sixteen years ago)

ghost world is so... mediocre. and art school confidential is so horrible. it's amazing how perfect bad santa is.

wall•egina (s1ocki), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:58 (sixteen years ago)

Ghost World is good, but as unfair as this sounds, it's impossible for me to like it as much as the comic, mostly because of the changes it made to the story. I really don't think the Steve Buscemi character was a necessary addition, and the time devoted to him took away from the relationship between Enid and Rebecca (Rebecca was much blander in the movie), which was always the most interesting part of the comic.

― Tuomas, Wednesday, February 10, 2010 2:54 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

i feel pretty much the same. the relationship b/w the two girls was really stripped down in a bad way. and visually it was so unambitious.

wall•egina (s1ocki), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:58 (sixteen years ago)

I have love for ghost world, but art school confidential is indeed totally wretched.

Simon H., Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:59 (sixteen years ago)

Totally meh film, but I still say "you guys up for some reggae tonight?"

caek, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 20:00 (sixteen years ago)

lol ghost world

pro bono publico (history mayne), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 20:01 (sixteen years ago)

rock and roll baby!! freedom of speech!!

goole, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 20:01 (sixteen years ago)

didn't vote for it but 'ghost world' was alright, i also figured it had to be a 90s film. enid def reminded me of one of my high school 'friends,' also i suppose i kind of dressed like that from about 94 to 97

kicker conspiracy (b. favre ha ha) (daria-g), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 20:01 (sixteen years ago)

The original comic came out in the 90s, maybe that's why.

Tuomas, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 20:03 (sixteen years ago)

I think I still make Blueshammer jokes every few years.

Darin, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 20:03 (sixteen years ago)

reggae and Blueshammer are worthwhile legacies imo

Freddy 'The Wonder Chicken' (Gukbe), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 20:03 (sixteen years ago)

yeah I totally forgot Memento and Ghost World came out in the 00s lolz.

Ghost World is okay but Thora Birch's character is such a loathsome bitch

mark kerfuffalo (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 20:04 (sixteen years ago)

yeah the problem with the film is that rebecca was so bland that you couldn't figure out why enid would be so heartbroken about the deterioration of their relationship. they seemed more like co-conspirators in the first half of the comic that came slowly out of sync.

admittedly this may be more the fault of scarjo than the script.

strongohulkingtonsghost, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 20:05 (sixteen years ago)

lol the fucking INCREDIBLES? jesus christ ilx you crypto-randian fucks.

pro bono publico (history mayne), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 20:05 (sixteen years ago)

Shakey, I think it's intentional that Enid is unlikable.

Tuomas, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 20:05 (sixteen years ago)

like she seemed bored with their antics before the movie even began.

strongohulkingtonsghost, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 20:06 (sixteen years ago)

finally, a discussion about whether the incredibles is randian

iatee, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 20:06 (sixteen years ago)

tuomas is right, shakey

caek, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 20:07 (sixteen years ago)

Has Scarlett Johansson ever been good in any movie? Do people like her only because she does indie flicks and has big boobs?

Tuomas, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 20:07 (sixteen years ago)

I don't think the indie flicks part even matters

iatee, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 20:07 (sixteen years ago)

man i cant wait for the mass pants-shitting when lost in translation shows up.

scarlett johansson is a worse actress than lindsay lohan. there, i feel better for having said it.

strongohulkingtonsghost, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 20:08 (sixteen years ago)

I don't think the indie flicks part even matters

― iatee, Wednesday, February 10, 2010 12:07 PM (7 seconds ago)

sarahel, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 20:08 (sixteen years ago)

I think it does, because she's clearly wank fodder for "cool" people who don't want to drool over the movies of Pamela Anderson.

Tuomas, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 20:09 (sixteen years ago)

man i cant wait for the mass pants-shitting when lost in translation shows up.

Was just thinking that. (I just drew up a list of what I imagine the top 16 will be -- I'll be surprised if one of them doesn't make it.)

Hoisin Murphy (jaymc), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 20:09 (sixteen years ago)

man i cant wait for the mass pants-shitting when lost in translation shows up.

― strongohulkingtonsghost, Wednesday, February 10, 2010 12:08 PM (22 seconds ago)

i think you and i were the only ones who hated it at the time it was released.

┌∩┐(◕_◕)┌∩┐ (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 20:09 (sixteen years ago)

show us yr list man xp

ice cr?m, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 20:10 (sixteen years ago)

watched it again recently and hated it even more. the loss of all those sweeping screen-sized shots of tokyo just makes you realize how empty it is even faster.

strongohulkingtonsghost, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 20:11 (sixteen years ago)


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