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

nearly fell asleep on this one. Liked the climax in the pool tho, mostly for one shot.

rules

dislike intensely

this is absolute crap.

awesome to see that place!

xposts for some of us more than others obv

horror flick for people "not usually into that sort of thing" = PASS

i gotta say, the entire horror film contingent in l.a. seemed to get behind this one, which was unusual to me seeing as how they're more ready to slobber over super-twisted french or japanese horror than anything this comparatively subtle or quiet.

i'm not usually into that sort of this and i definitely wasn't into this. it doesn't make a lick of sense.

neither does yr post!

i was under the impression that "horror film for those not into" didn't really stick as a criticism of this, cos it wasn't really meant to be a horror film in the 1st place?

(still have not seen, btw)

makes far too MUCH sense. compendium of vampire cliches shoved clunkily through brooding euro filter.

sign me up!

pool sequence really was all that, though. maybe i'm just bitter it was wasted on the preceding hour-plus.

Boring.

i didn't finish it, not remotely scary or interesting. maybe i should've stuck it out for the "pool sequence."

really, what does a Pulse need to do to satisfy horrorwise?

lol "likely", a rare moment of uncertainty from this guy

is zvookster anybody?

horror flick for people "not usually into that sort of thing" = PASS

― strongohulkingtonsghost, Wednesday, February 10, 2010 10:51 PM

Plus for some of us really into that sort of thing.

That kind of attitude would be repulsive if it was common -- "it's covering some new ground so obviously it's no good as a horror movie (and obviously pretensious)". Luckily most horror fans actually took it for what it was, a superb re-invention of a sub-genre that still had the right elements of that particular genre to be a 'cake and eat it too' kind of film. I'm glad it broke up the stream of 'my first favorite movie' picks we had going with Ghost World, Memento, etc.

did not like this movie

how in christ's name did this film cover any new ground?

is zvookster anybody?

contenderizer discovered rap music

i don't write for slant if that's what you mean

people said the same thing about crouching tiger hidden dragon w/r/t chinese wuxia movies too. i get it as a criticism, but, i kind of never care about that. middlebrow dilletantism 4eva!!

If most of us disliked this selections today, who voted in this poll -- trollers?

*these

zvookster is a thousand times less irritating than contenderizer

middlebrow dilletantism 4eva!!

lol (w/you on that)

yeah i can't understand why i'm the only person here who has a good word to say for Lost in Translation and i didn't even vote for it.

would love it if ppl would post one concrete reason they did not like a film besides "this is crap! that was shit!"

that was re alfred's point

edward i'm pretty sure "compendium of vampire cliches shoved clunkily through brooding euro filter" pretty neatly summarized my distaste for ltroi.

For me, Let The Right One In was just *outstanding*, but it's too recent to tell if it can be compared to Cache, Adaptation, 35 Shots of Rum, Jesse James or Miami Vice (my other favs).

Ed3, there is a lengthy thread on most every one of these pikshas.

i feel confident but have no proof that LTROI wouldnt have placed at all if it had been released anytime before 2008

There are a lot of movies that I voted for because I loved them when I first saw them but don't necessarily remember enough about why to mount a defense years later. Everything in the top 20 from my 2000-04 list made my 2000-09 list by default.

naturally i don't get your little in-joke, Lamp. i'll just presume it's douchey for now.

I thought Let The Right One In was fine, but not particularly interesting. Though kudos to the visuals - I really liked the way it looked. Excellent lighting.

i mean i'd rather watch a ploddingly paced middlebrow ecstacy-of-ennui flick about friggin' vampires rather than lovesick twentysomethings but we're talking degrees of distaste at that point.

middlebrow dilletantism 4eva!!

lol (w/you on that)

― Hoisin Murphy (jaymc)

News to all of us!

dismissing a film for appealing to people "who just don't appreciate the genre" = PASS

compendium of vampire cliches shoved clunkily through brooding euro filter.

sounds unbearable. vampire movies probably my least favorite horror movie subgenre to begin with - very rare that anyone does anything interesting with the concept.

xxp wait, what?

but yeah there doesn't seem to be much defending of this latest crop of winners, what's up with that.

One of my favourite films in a long time, who gives a shit what genre you think it's meant to be?
Made me want to read the book; haven't yet. Film is better on second watching, too.

sorry, much like snobs in other fields, i can't trust your taste in horror unless you've watched all the discs on each of the four silent night, deadly night dvds. i just can't.

DUMPLINGS! was far better.

you did that on purpose.

Just wanted to do the DUMPLINGS! thing again. Sorry. Carry on.

middlebrow dilletantism 4eva!!

lol (w/you on that)

― Hoisin Murphy (jaymc), Wednesday, February 10, 2010 4:04 PM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark

i'm kind of kidding, btw. i mean, yes, paul simon and madonna are imperialist thieves, but graceland and vogue still bang.

crouching tiger, very beautiful and romantic! i'll see all those chinese films someday (or not) i'm sure they're great.