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2005-09. Definitely a good five-year run based on the selections above.
Nice call-out for the fantastic "The Lives of Others." Incredible.
Yep...absolute fiction about Freddie and about the group in general.
I like military history a lot, so... Blackhawk Down, Zerø Dark Thirty, The Pianist, and Hacksaw Ridge were great films.
Documentary favorite- Searching for Sugarman
Fun / popcorn films - Lord of the Rings, Sing Street, Wedding Crashers, and any Wes Anderson movie.
I could watch Forest Gump over and over. It a movie I always watch when i catch it on TV.
I know its a little older than 20 years but you cant have a great movie discussion with out mentioning Tombstone. Great movie!
1) Watchmen-this is a must see for any movie buff. Done by one of my fav writer/directors Zach Snider. Set the tone for literally every action movie since...fight moves are copied from that style as much as the Matrix.
2) The Wolf of Wallstreet-its just great & never gets old. Bonus, features the hottest chic ever
3) Fury-I'm fascinated with the history of war & good war movies. This is raw & has an outstanding ensemble cast.
Honorable Mentions
-The Dark Knight- Christopher Nolan, Bale, Heath Ledger...nuff said
-Drive- little know movie starring Ryan Gosling. If you've seen Baby Driver, this is what that movie should've been. Darker, great performances & one movie I've never been able to explain...just see it
No Scott Pilgrim vs The World? A travesty. Talk about an original concept that also delivers.
And it just happens to be on Netflix right now.
I forgot about Zero Dark Thirty. Outstanding, watched it at least 6 times.
The Royal Tenenbaums is one of the best Anderson films that deserves some kudos.
Haven't gotten to 2001 yet, but I'm sure it will make the cut.
"Something about Mary" -- a favorite.
Definitely an all-time great, but released in 1998. Time flies!
Hell or High Water
3 billboards outside of Ebbing Missouri
Both are underrated imho..
I love No Country for Old Men. I'm a big Cormac McCarthy fan. The book was a little more from the side of the Sheriff.
I’ve started going through this list and watching those I’ve not seen.
So Far:
Will continue to update as I work through them.
A few of my favorites. Some already mentioned, others not.
2005 - Munich. One of the best films I've seen. When I went to the theater, I had no idea what the movie was about other than the Munich games tie in.
2006 - The Lives of Others. Best Foreign Film. Would suggest reading John Koehler's Stasi either before or after seeing this film.
2007 - Weak year for movies IMO so I will go with 300.
2008 - May have been the best year for movies in the past 20 years. Felt like I was at the theater every week. Too many to list but it's worth a shot. Dark Knight, Slumdog, Reader, Wrestler, Hurt Locker Iron Man. If I had to pick a favorite, Gran Torino. Eastwood at his finest late in his career. Underrated - Adventureland. Very good cast. And Lisa P.
2009 - Hangover. I never cried so hard laughing in a theater during a movie. Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart deserved the Oscar.
2010 - Kings Speech. Firth with an Oscar worthy stammer. Social Network was a close 2nd.