[Film] The 100 best films of the 21st century - The Guardian

[vegster]

Crap list in my book, but, good films are in the eye of the beholder, not the remit of a list compiler. I think here are so many better films overlooked in this " top hundred" but notable by their absence are Winter's Bone, Pride, Nocturnal Creatures, and Animal Kingdom ( NOT the Disney film ) … even Birdman does not make the list.. ridiculous !

 

[Palacefinder General]

Crap list in my book, but, good films are in the eye of the beholder, not the remit of a list compiler. I think here are so many better films overlooked in this " top hundred" but notable by their absence are Winter's Bone, Pride, Nocturnal Creatures, and Animal Kingdom ( NOT the Disney film ) … even Birdman does not make the list.. ridiculous !

100% Animal Kingdom, what a film that was and what an acting ensemble. A few Hollywood careers were launched off the back of that film, Ben Mendelsohn and Joel Edgerton the pick of the bunch.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Crap list in my book, but, good films are in the eye of the beholder, not the remit of a list compiler. I think here are so many better films overlooked in this " top hundred" but notable by their absence are Winter's Bone, Pride, Nocturnal Creatures, and Animal Kingdom ( NOT the Disney film ) … even Birdman does not make the list.. ridiculous !

Difficult not to judge the validity of the entire list on the one dud note. Yup, that'll be Gravity then.

 

[Brightonfan1983]

The debate continues with a few readers' reactions. Kinda strengthens the notion that the only purpose of these lists is to start discussions! I hadn't realised that neither The Lives of Others, Downfall nor Pan's Labyrinth were in the original 100? Facepalms x 50.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/20...ng-readers-pick-of-the-best-movies-since-2000

And some actual filmmakers' choices for number 1 - https://www.theguardian.com/film/20...-choose-the-best-movies-of-the-century-so-far

 

[Palacefinder General]

should have been in there ......


Zodiac, Ex Machina, Headhunters, Dead Man's Shoes, A History of Violence, Three Billboards, Napolean Dynamite, Skyfall, Dread, Blade Runner 2049, Let The Right One In, Children of Men, City Of God, Pan's Labyrinth, House of Flying Daggers, Sunshine, Gone Girl, Son of Rambow, Baby Driver, Grizzly Man, In Bruges and Hard To Be A God.


that was off the top of my head earlier today


I'd add

The Big Short and one of the Planet of The Apes films (not the Tim Burton one)

Some absolute bangers on there.

My mind is officially blown on realising that the actor Toby Kebbell, who played Anthony (Considine’s ‘mentally challenged’ younger brother) in Dead Man’s Shoes, played Joy Division’s manager Rob Gretton in Control.

 

[spongy]

Crap list in my book, but, good films are in the eye of the beholder, not the remit of a list compiler. I think here are so many better films overlooked in this " top hundred" but notable by their absence are Winter's Bone, Pride, Nocturnal Creatures, and Animal Kingdom ( NOT the Disney film ) … even Birdman does not make the list.. ridiculous !

Winters bone is fantastic. And to think that Leave No Trace (also by Debra Granik) was also shitehoused by US.

 

[Weststander]

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is on Film4 at 9.

I’ve not seen it before, it gets good reviews, worth watching?

 

[Is it PotG?]

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is on Film4 at 9.

I’ve not seen it before, it gets good reviews, worth watching?

Absolutely brilliant film. You won't be disappointed.

 

[Weststander]

Absolutely brilliant film. You won't be disappointed.

Thanks, I’ll record it in case I get distracted by this poor England v Wales game.

 

[Machiavelli]

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is on Film4 at 9.

I’ve not seen it before, it gets good reviews, worth watching?

It's good, but not as good as the two films in the post directly above yours which, to save you looking back, are Winter's Bone and Leave No Trace.

 

[Is it PotG?]

It's good, but not as good as the two films in the post directly above yours which, to save you looking back, are Winter's Bone and Leave No Trace.

Indeed, probably the best two mentioned on the thread.

 

[Palacefinder General]

Indeed, probably the best two mentioned on the thread.

Good films, but probably the best mentioned on this thread? A film in a similar vein to Winter’s Bone is Wind River starring Jeremy Renner, great watch.

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Not 1 Marvel film in the list, and they have basically owned the 21st century from a box office perspective.

Deadpool should have been in there.

 

[Birdie Boy]

It's good, but not as good as the two films in the post directly above yours which, to save you looking back, are Winter's Bone and Leave No Trace.

They are both on Netflix. I've added them to my list to watch.

 

[Weststander]

On Amazon Prime we just watched Once Upon a Time in America.

I couldn’t recall if I’d watched it before, but instantly recognised it (probably late night BBC2 viewing a long time ago).

What an astonishingly movie on every level, touching, not yet another mafia blood-fest, aided by a backdrop of a beautiful Ennio Morricone film score. De Niro at his very best.