The Guardian: "The 100 Best Films of the 21st Century"

Meows · Sep 13, 2019

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/sep/13/100-best-films-movies-of-the-21st-century

And here are the top ten:

1. There Will Be Blood
2. 12 Years a Slave
3. Boyhood
4. Under the Skin
5. In the Mood for Love
6. Hidden
7. Synecdoche, New York
8. Moonlight
9. Zama
10. Team America: World Police

Did your faves make it?

Apathy · Sep 13, 2019

No country for old Men is way too low

Siggy-P · Sep 13, 2019

Under the skin at 4th place? I'm surprised it's even on the list.

Killer · Sep 13, 2019

I'm fine with #1

FTF · Sep 13, 2019

#1 is correct...lots of questionable ones after that though lol.

ElephantShell · Sep 13, 2019

Team America in the top 10 is hilarious.

Deleted member 4367 · Sep 13, 2019

No Blade runner? They cray cray.

CoyoteSpitfire · Sep 13, 2019

Ted gets 60th place and Fury Road isn't even mentioned?

Unforgivable.

Violet · Sep 13, 2019

Good:

- Zama, Under the Skin, In the Mood for Love making the top 10
- Obvious picks like Yi Yi and Tropical Malady and You, The Living and White Material make the cut (not a given for non-artsy lists)
- Nice inclusion of recent movies that haven't been fully beloved yet like Capernaum and The Souvenir and Happy as Lazzaro

Bad:

- Weird comedy picks that scream more "we should get a comedy here, any will do" There are lots ofp icks better than fucking TED
- Surprising nods towards forgotten also-rans like Nebraska, Anomalisa, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Waltz with Bashir, and Philomena

Dyle · Sep 13, 2019

The Incredibles wouldn't have been my choice for a Pixar rep

And I probably would have picked Inception or Interstellar over the Dark Knight for a Nolan rep

No idea what Ted is doing on this list

Violet · Sep 13, 2019

Siggy-P said:
Under the skin at 4th place? I'm surprised it's even on the list.

it's one of the most beloved films of the decade lmao

Meows · Sep 13, 2019

Siggy-P said:
Under the skin at 4th place? I'm surprised it's even on the list.

One of my favorite movies, the score is something out of this world, the whole thing is just totally disturbing yet interesting to watch.

EN1GMA · Sep 13, 2019

Maybe I'm missing it but I don't see Fury Road on that list.

It would make the entire thing invalid.

Stove · Sep 13, 2019

Interesting to see Team America so high.

I really need to see In the Mood for Love.

Timbuktu · Sep 13, 2019

I guess the positions within the 100 can be interchangeable, but that is a good list to go through. Strange to see Ted on there though, but I guess it's just an opinion.

Camwi · Sep 13, 2019

No Fury Road, huh?

Nah, I'll pass.

BrutalInsane · Sep 13, 2019

What's the deal with 'There Will Be Blood?' Someone explain to me why it's so strongly regarded? It's great in terms of the acting and cinematography, but the plot did nothing for me. Genuinely curious as to why I don't get it. To me it leans more towards a 'character study.'

Links to good articles I could digest would be appreciated.

Dust · Sep 13, 2019

Boyhood was so boring, worst part is I don't know if people are giving it a pass for the 12 years in the making thing or genuinely like the movie.

Noodle · Sep 13, 2019

That's a very US centric top ten. I don't mean made-in-Hollywood, but that the films focus on putting aspects and cultures of Americana front-and-center. You either have to be a native or an Americanophile to get the most out of them.

Flaurehn · Sep 13, 2019

CoyoteSpitfire said:
Ted gets 60th place and Fury Road isn't even mentioned?

Unforgivable.

What? I was like "Well, it surely is between 11-15" but not even in the top 100 is crazy talk, I won't even bother with a click

Meows · Sep 13, 2019

Stove said:
Interesting to see Team America so high.

I really need to see In the Mood for Love.

This is on The Criterion streaming channel right now and I highly recommend it, Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung are masterful in it.

It also made me want to have a good looking meal afterword.

HStallion · Sep 13, 2019

Aside from the undertaking of filming over years of time Boyhood is not at all deserving of the praise it gets. It's not bad nowhere in the top 10 films of the century. Not even top 25.

Mollymauk · Sep 13, 2019

The 100 films that make up the MCU are all I need.

Violet · Sep 13, 2019

BrutalInsane said:
What's the deal with 'There Will Be Blood?' Someone explain to me why it's so strongly regarded? It's great in terms of the acting and cinematography, but the plot did nothing for me. Genuinely curious as to why I don't get it. To me it leans more towards a 'character study.'

- Beautifully shot and crafted
- One of the most darkly funny hollywood films this side of........... well Phantom Thread I guess
- Awesome acting

I mean, those are what make a great movie

EN1GMA said:
Maybe I'm missing it but I don't see Fury Road on that list.

It would make the entire thing invalid.

Flaurehn said:
What? I was like "Well, it surely is between 11-15" but not even in the top 100 is crazy talk, I won't even bother with a click

no Fury Road is odd but "anyone who doesnt have it in their top 20 is crazy" is a nuts take. It's a perfectly crafted action movie and one of my favorite theater experiences of the decade and it still would be out of my top 30 i think.

TacomaSCDisaster · Sep 13, 2019

Team America?

Fuckin WHAT?

abellwillring · Sep 13, 2019

Yi Yi down at 26 is SCANDALOUS. I demand a recount.

HStallion · Sep 13, 2019

BrutalInsane said:
What's the deal with 'There Will Be Blood?' Someone explain to me why it's so strongly regarded? It's great in terms of the acting and cinematography, but the plot did nothing for me. Genuinely curious as to why I don't get it. To me it leans more towards a 'character study.'

Links to good articles I could digest would be appreciated.

You answered your own question lol

EN1GMA · Sep 13, 2019

Blue Valentine deserves to be there.

Scrobbles · Sep 13, 2019

Well, they got number one right at least

abellwillring said:
Yi Yi down at 26 is SCANDALOUS. I demand a recount.

I'm just glad it's there at all

whatsinaname · Sep 13, 2019

I think my tastes align a lot more with the BBC list than this one.

Surprised to see gangs of Gangs of Wasseypur on here.

No Country and Burning too low on the list for my liking.

Would have stuck Memories of Murder in there too.

BrutalInsane said:
What's the deal with 'There Will Be Blood?' Someone explain to me why it's so strongly regarded? It's great in terms of the acting and cinematography, but the plot did nothing for me. Genuinely curious as to why I don't get it. To me it leans more towards a 'character study.'

Links to good articles I could digest would be appreciated.

Dust said:
Boyhood was so boring, worst part is I don't know if people are giving it a pass for the 12 years in the making thing or genuinely like the movie.

I got super bored during both movies.

Cocolina · Sep 13, 2019

Uninspiring list

Stove · Sep 13, 2019

Meowster said:
This is on The Criterion streaming channel right now and I highly recommend it, Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung are masterful in it.

It also made me want to have a good looking meal afterword.

The film genuinely intrigues me because I know next to nothing about it. I suspect I will absolutely love it based on the friends who have recommended it to me specifically.

Unfortunately we don't have Criterion in Australia yet.

blonded · Sep 13, 2019

Needs more Korean films. Parasite should be on there but I guess it did come out really recently.

LGHT_TRSN · Sep 13, 2019

The lack of Whiplash baffles me.

Moppeh · Sep 13, 2019

I love that Synecdoche is so high.

Richiek · Sep 13, 2019

Team America in the top 10??

Dan · Sep 13, 2019

Bladerunner 2049 not in that list at all. Unless I'm blind.

If I'm not, they are.

Heshinsi · Sep 13, 2019

Mad Max Fury Road not in the top 10 (never mind not being anywhere on the list at all), but somehow Team America made it? Come on Guardian this is bullshit.

BrutalInsane · Sep 13, 2019

HStallion said:
You answered your own question lol

I mean, you can say great acting and cinematography is pretty much an assumed for any movie that's making a top 20, I'm just curious as to what else makes it so revered, as someone that has no attachment to it.

Emiya777 · Sep 13, 2019

Utter shame the Battle Royale isn't on the list.

Blue Skies · Sep 13, 2019

Siggy-P said:
Under the skin at 4th place? I'm surprised it's even on the list.

I truly don't see what people like about that movie besides the obvious

Dabanton · Sep 13, 2019

It's their own personal choice, but some good films on there especially

Synecdoche, New York

Which has an even more haunting effect on me now than when I orginally saw it.

Gloam · Sep 13, 2019

Under the Skin? Get tae fuck.

Flaurehn · Sep 13, 2019

Moppeh said:
I love that Synecdoche is so high.

Is truly a masterpiece, I really miss PSH

Speaking of him, this is also not on the list, along with Children of Men (not related to PSH, just wanted to pointing out)

Catvoca · Sep 13, 2019

Ted, the Seth MacFarlane comedy, is at 60, higher than movies like No Country For Old Men lmao

Jordan117 · Sep 13, 2019

No Country for Old Men is #86, but Team America: World Police is #10? Only one Pixar movie -- and it's The Incredibles? Bizarre list.

Dabanton · Sep 13, 2019

Blue Skies said:
I truly don't see what people like about that movie besides the obvious

It's certainly a marmite film. I enjoyed the sheer off-kilterness of it.

It's a film made for the cinema. I remember seeing it at a packed screening and afterward, it was funny hearing the comments coming out.

Narratively it's all over the place but it's surreal mood saves it for me.

Dabanton · Sep 13, 2019

I love how upset people get over these lists

jph139 · Sep 13, 2019

Comedy options are very weird. And There Will Be Blood as the only PTA movie there is mildly baffling since I think I like pretty much every other movie he's made as much if not more.

skaityr · Sep 13, 2019

No Children of Men? What?

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