[Archived] Best Films Of The Last Two Decades

[DeadlyDirk]

So many films have been mentioned, just gonna throw 'Trainspotting' out there.

[tcj_jones]

I'd honestly put The Dark Knight up there after watching it the other week. Absolutely fantastic film.

[colin]

So many films have been mentioned, just gonna throw 'Trainspotting' out there.

Oh yes, how did we miss that one?

[American]

The TV Gods love me these last 2 days: The Usual Suspects and Wall Street are the AMC double-bill tonight!

[Flopsy]

Oh yes, how did we miss that one?

I thought I mentioned, but I've mentioned loads of them.

I saw Die Hard 4.0 on Sunday night, i really enjoyed it but in a switch brain off after no sleep for 30 odd hours kind of way.

[Majiball]

The thin red line is a pile of pretentious crap. Dull and tiresome in the extreme. Only film ive ever fallen asleep at. Crimson tide is an excellent film

You obviously never got dragged to the cinema to watch Titanic

Platoon - no idea when it was made though

IT - never looked at clowns in the same way again

Empire Strikes Back - Luke I am your father! that shocked the world

Back to the Future - can't believe no-one else has said it

Trainspotting - not a patch on the book though

Semi pro - I laughed from start to finish

Team America - see above

Dusk till Dawn - Vampire strippers quality

Any Bruce lee film - I know they don't fit but their mint

Kill Bill 1 & 2

Dune - real sci fi

Breakfast Club - gave detention status

Goldeneye - proper Bond

Chronicles of Riddick - I'm allowed one poor one

Ferris Beuler's day off - If only I had the balls he had at school

Many more but that'll do for now!

[broadsword]

Watched "There will be Blood" last night.

Very disturbing film in my view, but an excellent one.

The character Daniel Day Lewis plays is an absolute nut-bar, his performance captures your attention, it's absolutely stellar.

A real sense of foreboding in the film, there are large tranches for which no words are spoken. It also looks quite gothic as well.

Good film, but not your usual.

I normally don't like films where nothing much happens (eg About Schmidt, bloody terrible film that), but this was something else.

[Rovermatt]

It's fantastic. Plainview is a complete lunatic, best demonstrated when he turns his nose up at the $1M being offered.

[broadsword]

Or when the Esso man keeps on mentioning his son.

I kept thinking to myself: "You should really leave alone there, pal!"

i didn't quite understand how Eli's brother goes to see Plainview at teh beginning of teh film, then you never see him again. What happened to him?

[Rovermatt]

Did he not say he was going off to find work elsewhere and simply wanted money from Plainview in exchange for the tip-off? You'll notice of course that both Sunday brothers were played by the same guy.

[broadsword]

Ah, OK, that does make sense in that case, because he took his money and ran.

I think the fact both brothers were played by the same actor threw me a little, hence the confusion.

[rebelmswar]

Thanks again for all of this information and the great conversation, I have been crunching the paper and the movies mentioned.

When I get home from uni this afternoon I have some questions about previously mentioned movies, any opinions will be appreciated.

[Mc Love]

TDK = best movie

[rebelmswar]

TDK = best movie

If it was made 18 years ago , I loved it too though, best movie of the year easy.

[colin]

Bryan mentioned Daniel Day Lewis.

That immediately got me in mind of "My Left Foot." The film about the life of the writer Christy Brown who was born with cerebral palsy and was considered to be mentally handicapped

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christy_Brown

Both Daniel Day Lewis & Brenda Fricker quite rightly received Oscars for their performances. It's a very moving film.

And as for the "important film" nomination... I thought that this was a bit ethemeral. Maybe this one fits the bill.

[Nelsta]

Just watching Steven Seagal in Belly of the Beast, Surley worthy of the title Best Film ever....How there was never any oscars or awards for not just his acting, story, plot, fight Scene's, But the amazing social commentry of a country on the edge and how us as outsiders take another culture for gran-- Sod it i cant do it, It was a load of crap and i really need to go and bang my head agains the wall a few times to get the memory of that tripe out of my head!

[rebelmswar]

Just watching Steven Seagal in Belly of the Beast, Surley worthy of the title Best Film ever....How there was never any oscars or awards for not just his acting, story, plot, fight Scene's, But the amazing social commentry of a country on the edge and how us as outsiders take another culture for gran-- Sod it i cant do it, It was a load of crap and i really need to go and bang my head agains the wall a few times to get the memory of that tripe out of my head!

Anything that has that Chuck Norris/Lorenzo Amoruso wantabe in it should be avoided.

Nauseating crap.

[Billy Castell]

The previous two posters have obviously got no taste. Steven Segal is a towering actor of the highest quality. He shows the full range of the human experience in each and every film.

Actually he is ___, but that is why I love his films.

[rebelmswar]

The previous two posters have obviously got no taste. Steven Segal is a towering actor of the highest quality. He shows the full range of the human experience in each and every film.

Actually he is ___, but that is why I love his films.

Kurt Russell is a far far better actor than Seagull.

[Billy Castell]

But that's why Segal films are so good. You have to laugh at seeing a fat man who can't act lumber about the screen like a kung-fu darlek.

His films are far better than The Matrix sequels that is for sure. That should have been just one film.

[Nelsta]

His films are far better than The Matrix sequels that is for sure. That should have been just one film.

Agree with you there, The Matrix took it's self way to serious.The only bit worth watching in the second one was the bike chase down the wrong side of the free-way.

At least with Seagal,Norris,Russell you know they dont take themselves too serious and you can just switch off drink a beer and enjoy.

[neekoy]

Can we merge this with the common movie thread now the lad has got what he needed?

Nothing wrong, just am very interested in the discussions and two threads gets me little confused