Best Movies from the 2000s

[Heroine of the Dragon]

Which of these movies have you seen?
Which are your favourites?
Of those you haven't seen, and based solely on the title, which would you most like to watch?
Which movies are missing from this list that you consider a favourite of yours?


The Devil Wears Prada
Gladiator
Sin City
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
The Hangover
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Requiem for a Dream
Oldeuboi
The Royal Tenenbaums
Tropic Thunder
Bridget Jones's Diary
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Love and Basketball
Barbershop
Ocean's Eleven
Fahrenheit 9/11
Avatar
Elf
Mulholland Drive
Serenity
Paranormal Activity
Walk The Line
In Bruges
Mean Girls
Erin Brockovich
Kill Bill: Volume 1
500 Days of Summer
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Bend It Like Beckham
Billy Elliot
The Descent
Garden State
Collateral
Inside Man
28 Days Later
SuperBad
Battle Royale
Donnie Darko
Broken Flowers
Brokeback Mountain
Inglourious Basterds
Shrek
Amélie
District 9
In the Mood for Love
Coraline
Shaolin Soccer
Zodiac
City of God
Borat
Little Miss Sunshine
There Will be Blood
Whale Rider
School of Rock
Adaptation
Million Dollar Baby
Slumdog Millionaire
Hot Fuzz
Minority Report
The Departed
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Memento
The Lives of Others
Talk to Her
Y Tu Mamá También
Ghost World
The Bourne Ultimatum
Shaun of the Dead
Children of Men
No Country for Old Men
Spider-Man 2
The Host
Iron Man
Spy Kids
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Dark Knight
Casino Royale
Star Trek
Best in Show
Juno
The Pianist
Lost in Translation
Pan's Labyrinth
Before Sunset
WALL-E
4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days
Sideways
Persepolis
Chicken Run
The Incredibles
The Hurt Locker
Once
Spirited Away
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Let the Right One In
The Wrestler
Up
Finding Nemo
Man on Wire
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[CaptHayfever]

I've seen the ones I've recopied below. I love the ones in bold. I don't care for the italicized ones.

Gladiator
Sin City
The Hangover
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Tropic Thunder
Bridget Jones's Diary
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Ocean's Eleven
Avatar
Elf
Serenity
Mean Girls
Erin Brockovich
Kill Bill: Volume 1
500 Days of Summer
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Garden State
28 Days Later
SuperBad
Donnie Darko
Inglourious Basterds
Shrek
District 9
Coraline
Little Miss Sunshine
There Will be Blood
School of Rock
Slumdog Millionaire
Hot Fuzz
Minority Report
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Shaun of the Dead
Spider-Man 2
Iron Man
Spy Kids
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Dark Knight
Star Trek
Juno
Lost in Translation
Pan's Labyrinth
WALL-E
Persepolis
The Incredibles
Once
Spirited Away
Up
Finding Nemo

I would *like* to see:
The Royal Tenenbaums
Barbershop
Walk The Line
Shaolin Soccer
Memento
Ghost World
Best in Show
Sideways
Chicken Run
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

I also really liked:
Stranger Than Fiction
Shrek 2
X-Men
X2
Spider-Man
LotR: Two Towers
LotR: Return of the King
Big Fat Liar
She's the Man
Hairspray
Jersey Girl
Scooby-Doo
Saved
Anchorman
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Dodgeball
Death to Smoochy
One Hour Photo
Proof
Batman Begins
Napoleon Dynamite
Kill Bill vol. 2
Clerks 2
Snakes on a Plane
Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince
Walk Hard
Live Free or Die Hard
Across the Universe
Hancock
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
Watchmen
...& I'm sure I'm forgetting more.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

[I REALLY HATE POKEMON!]

From that list I've seen:

Gladiator (don't remember it, seems cool)
Sin City (8/10)
The Hangover (6/10)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (8/10)
Fahrenheit 9/11 (don't remember it but I think it was a crappy Michael Moore film)
Avatar (5/10)
Elf (5.5/10)
Kill Bill: Volume 1 (6.5/10)
The 40-Year-Old Virgin (4.5/10)
28 Days Later (7.5/10)
Brokeback Mountain (friend put it on as a joke, didn't finish it)
Shrek (6/10)
District 9 (7/10)
Borat (2/10)
Slumdog Millionaire (6.5/10)
Minority Report (9.5/10)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (9.5/10)
Memento (8/10)
Shaun of the Dead (6/10)
No Country for Old Men (8.5/10)
Spider-Man 2 (10/10)
Iron Man (5.5/10)
The Dark Knight (7/10)
Casino Royale (5.5/10)
Star Trek (don't remember, seems meh)
Pan's Labyrinth (8.5/10)
WALL-E (7/10)
The Hurt Locker (2/10)
Spirited Away (7/10)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (don't remember it, seems okay)

Favorite of those was easily Spider-Man 2. Definitely the best superhero movie, and just a very good film generally. Minority Report is really good too, a great "warning" film.

Haven't seen Tropic Thunder but have heard of it, guess I'd watch that one. Based solely on the name though, There Will Be Blood sounds action packed if not a bit generic, maybe that.

The Last Samurai is one of my favorites from the '00s (top 10 in general possibly), it's got a little bit of everything and ties it up nicely. Dinosaur was the last good traditionally animated Disney film (one of the last in general, actually), that deserves a mention. Matrix Reloaded was amazing, non-stop action. There's lots of other good movies too.

[Booyakasha]

^'There Will Be Blood' has very little action. It's a drama--------pretty much a character study. A really good, well-acted character study, but a character study. I mean, you might like it, but...like, if you're hoping for the next 'Tombstone', you're going to be disappointed.

^^Off your 'want to see' list, I'd definitely recommend everything except 'Barbershop', 'Walk the Line' and 'Memento' (not a dig on them--------simply haven't seen them). Think you'd like 'Oldeuboi' and 'In Bruges', too. Former is a crazy Korean revenge story----------latter is a comedic British gangster flick. Good biz.

So here's the ones I've seen. Plus sign indicates a movie I like watching. Minus sign for a movie I'd actively avoid.

Sin City
The Hangover
+Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
+Oldeuboi
+The Royal Tenenbaums
+Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
-Fahrenheit 9/11
-Avatar
-Elf
Serenity
+In Bruges
+Kill Bill: Volume 1
28 Days Later
SuperBad
+Battle Royale
Donnie Darko
-Inglourious Basterds
Shrek
+Coraline
+Shaolin Soccer
Borat
+There Will be Blood
Slumdog Millionaire
+Hot Fuzz
Minority Report
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (- for any of the extended editions)
+Ghost World
+Shaun of the Dead
Children of Men
+No Country for Old Men
+Spider-Man 2
+The Host
+Iron Man
+The Dark Knight
+Casino Royale
Star Trek
Best in Show
WALL-E
Sideways
+Chicken Run
+The Incredibles
+Spirited Away
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
+Let the Right One In
Up
-Finding Nemo

Not on the list...assuming 2000 itself counts as part of the 2000s, I think 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?', 'Castaway' and 'American Psycho' are all dynamite.

I liked 'Black Snake Moan' a lot. My friends didn't really get it. And hey, 'Saddest Music in the World' came out in '03----------it's one of the weirdest, funniest movies I can think of. Ooh, and 'Dhoom' is really good.