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

daria's right. i do think scarlett johansson is a terrible actor, but LiT is pretty much the perfect role for her. it delayed my realization of what a terrible actor she is.

I DONT EVEN KNOW WHO HE IS ANYMORE

i mean what the hell, i really did think 'ghost world' was interesting & sort of realistic in portraying these two teenage girls messed up friendship, um, i took it as not only being created based on whether or not guys were into one/both of the actresses

I was talking about Scarlett Johansson's career in general, not about Ghost World. She was still kinda unknown when GW came out. And sure GW was interesting because of those things, but a better actor than Johansson might've made it even more interesting. She's been in some good films, but I can't think of any film that was good because of her.

everyone is welcome to have bad taste in movies! this thread is proof of that, i don't particularly mind, but i do think maybe i ought to speak up & say there is another perspective in the audience that isn't men ogling actresses.. find it annoying when it's suggested that's the only reason anyone might sort of like a movie, is all.

yeah but let's be honest 96 ilx votes, how many were from women? 25?

i guess it has some of that old waspy saddo privilege porn except transported to LOL WACKY JAPAN!

re LiT: fuck you guys btw

― SMALL BONES, SMALL BODIES (jjjusten)

I agree, but you're too understated. Loathe this movie with all my being. Well, at least the first 40 minutes before I left.

yeah but let's be honest 96 ilx votes, how many were from women? 25?

but wait, like 40 are from gay guys, so I dunno

find it annoying when it's suggested that's the only reason anyone might sort of like a movie, is all.

I didn't say it was the only reason anyone likes a movie, only that it seems to be the main reason people love Johansson.

oh my god i just saw the cankles bill murray/takeshi kitano connection for maybe the first time ever and finally i think we have a vehicle for 21st-century sad-eyed bill

I'll cop to voting for LiT, and I liked it at the time, but I sincerely don't think I've seen it since it first came out, so I have no idea of what my opinion would be now. I think my ballot would've been all kinds of different if I'd actually watched all of the movies that I considered nominating immediately before casting my ballot.

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i love adaptation, but seeing it here makes me wish The Weather Man would place on this list, though i doubt it got a single vote.

some of the things I liked about Lost In Translation were things I liked about Elephant...natural movement of story without a concrete-seeming screenplay (its "writinglessness", which is common to these directors and seems very un-American, in a good way), its gorgeous visual sense, and choice of soundtrack. I don't understand the hate this seems to inspire

I don't think Scarlett Johansson was ever quite as appealing as an actress in any movie as she was in Ghost World.

The LIT soundtrack was really good! : )

eh it's not my problem if people like shitty movies because they think the lead actresses are hot. i got a little annoyed when the 'ghost world' discussion started & it was suggested that the only people who did like it were guys, for this reason.

Three ScarJo movies in a row in the top 25 would probably cause an entire wing of ILX explode.

'TO explode'

Fuck posting in a window the size of a cassette tape, man... Effing work.

i voted 'adaptation', v. bemused that ppl hate it/are surprised it's there.

The LIT soundtrack was really good! : )

lol that's true, but the film is still hell of annoying

edit this movie down, and you have a good 10-minute video for "just like honey" (extended 12" mix).

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, September 22, 2003 8:50 AM (6 years ago)

adaptation is a great movie; had i voted it probably would have been top ten for me

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)
40. The Bourne Identity (406.5 points, 16 votes)
39. A Serious Man (416.5 points, 18 votes)
38. 24 Hour Party People (418.5 points, 24 votes)
37. A History of Violence (423.5 points, 24 votes)
36. Brokeback Mountain (425.5 points, 20 votes)
35. Bad Santa (433 points, 20 votes)
34. The Bourne Supremacy (437 points, 17 votes)
33. Rachel Getting Married (442.5 points, 15 votes)
32. The New World (444.5 points, 15 votes)
31. Battle Royale (450 points, 19 votes)
30. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (452 points, 21 votes)
29. Shaun of the Dead (453.5 points, 24 votes)
28. Pan's Labyrinth (456 points, 20 votes)
27. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (469.5 points, 21 votes)
26. American Psycho (473 points, 21 votes)
25. Superbad (483.5 points, 24 votes)
24. The Departed (485.5 points, 26 votes)
23. Donnie Darko (486 points, 24 votes, 1 first place)
22. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (519 points, 22 votes, 1 first place)
21. The Incredibles (524.5 points, 24 votes, 1 first place)
20. Caché (536 points, 21 votes)
19. Adaptation (545.5 points, 27 votes)
18. Memento (546 points, 30 votes)
17. Ghost World (554 points, 21 votes)
16. Lost in Translation (597.5 points, 28 votes)

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stfu

some of the things I liked about Lost In Translation were things I liked about Elephant...natural movement of story without a concrete-seeming screenplay (its "writinglessness", which is common to these directors and seems very un-American, in a good way), its gorgeous visual sense, and choice of soundtrack. I don't understand the hate this seems to inspire

I think the hate it inspires comes from it being way way overrated (ie placing as the 16t best film of the last 10 years) more than from it being a BAD movie. it's just an okay movie that somehow got some people really too excited.

kinda blows my mind someone thinks the incredibles is the best movie of the decade but w/e

ayn rand voted btw

kinda blows my mind someone thinks the incredibles is the best movie of the decade but w/e

Incredible, isn't it?

i'm guessing 'marie antoinette' isn't going to place, i quite liked that..

re: LiT young, aspiring hipters and 'thinking' college students loved it because it was, like, so deep and shoegazey. that's where the h8 comes from.

Seriously, The LIT soundtrack is so perfect, I can't tell if it's any good as a film. I'll take your all's word for it though.

Wow Momento & Lost in Translations have had the highest number of votes. WTF?

dare I say it, these poll results are fucking MIDDLEBROW

oh god how I hate Marie Antoinette

not seen virgin suicides in years, so i can't attest to how it holds up (i expect dunst-on-the-field and 'come sail away' are still great), but it's funny that thinking back marie antoinette might be soficop's best work.

i didn't think it was deep at all, but it do think it's v. pretty

momento moproblems

people who only saw 40 movies last decade shouldnt really have vote - its kinda irresponsible imo

I loathed it because it was about the problems of people of a higher social status than myself, and I just felt a strong degree of contempt for them in a "do you want some cries with that waahburger?" way. It has nothing to do with how highly the movie was "rated" at all.

aspirational depression

marie antoinette was better than lost in translation

by q a long way

ASSpirational depression http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:2Vfi5ZVhgKoveM:http://www.tatteredcoat.com/images/opening-lost-in-translation.jpg

marie antoinette was better than lost in translation

― vag white band (history mayne), Wednesday, February 10, 2010 8:37 PM (23 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

by q a long way

I... guess. I had fewer issues with it, but it still seem kinda slight and empty and not much deeper than "poor little rich girl is poor little rich girl". thought it was a cop-out to skip the entire revolution and just show a ransacked palace.

dare I say it, these poll results are fucking MIDDLEBROW
― mark kerfuffalo (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, February 10, 2010 2:34 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Obvious, but true. Anyone who argues otherwise is boring contrarian.

on the plus side, Schwarzmann was in it

i liked and still like LiT quite a bit. didn't vote for it though

xp That's not a plus.

lol does everyone remember CQ?!?! haha coppola's fucking kids, i tell you

LiT got a lot of flack for basically being two rich, priveleged people moping through their fuxxing awesome life, but i hate that line of thinking.

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the people in LIT are awfully rich, aren't they?