Best films of Past decade 2000-09

[P_R]

Especially Weerasethakal, Malick and Hsien films.

I saw Malick's celebrated Badlands recently. Frames ellAm remba azhagA irunch. I would have loved seeing it in a cinema hall.
Much credit to my computer not having a remote with a ffw button

Weerasethakal

indha pErukkaagavE oru padamaachum paathuraNumnu irukkEN.

[P_R]

I dig The Prestige/Memento over The Dark Knight.

Oh surely. My also.

It's just that TDK is dismissed as 'just another superkero filim' , only Nolantards can like it etc. Adhaiyin thaaNdi, Malaysia maaNikkam aNNan kiravusOkku pidichadhula oru sandhOsam.

[kid-glove]

Moreover, majority of the films on my list borders on non-narrative. Sue me. :P

Sticking to Indian films. Apart from the four (Viru, Maq, Omkara, H!R), following were impressive to me:

Blue Umbrella
Mithya
Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
Love, Sex aur Dhoka
Kanchivaram
No Smoking
Black Friday
Dev D
Pithamagan
Nandha
Naan Kadavul
Nandhalala
Kaadhal
Alaipayuthey*
Kannathil Muthamital
Ore kadal
Kazhcha
Nizhalkoothu
Kutty Srank
Dweepa
Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (sp?)
Alavandhaan

But 2000's is a disappointing decade in terms of Tamil and Malayalam cinema in terms of outright classics. Although Tamil cinema had grown in other ways (not always healthy, but still..)

[ajithfederer]

Seriously, .

Many fight scenes in Kill Bill look very silly now. KB-2 is not that bad considering it has more narrative.

Inglorious Basterds (Tarantino, 2009) [many times over 'Kill Bill']

[P_R]

KB silly-A :click: remoos saftey catch

eppidiyin padam paarkka vachuruveenga pOla irukkE.
naan paartha oNNu reNdu allegedly cool dialock/moment scenes suthamA pudikkalai.
So when I eventually watch it the film will be up against a lot of cynical prejudice. pArppOm.

[kid-glove]

Feddy, But I still love KB and the entropy of revenge, not to forget the seamless juxtaposition of genres and action sub-genres. And of course, It's still might well be among my most revisited films. Death proof is also super-entertaining. I'd put QT up there with Lynch, WKW, Jia, PTA, Coens, Noe and rest, as one of the top 'auteurs' of the decade.

[groucho070]

TDK konja naala another well-made superhero padamnuthan nenechen, but looking at it again, it's amazing how what could have been another superhero sequel elevated to such superior level. A standalone piece, completely overshadowing Batman Begins which was wonderful and something you don't even have to remember. Fantastic balance of humour, action, human drama, politics, and pure geeky superhero fantasies. Add one of the best on screen performances of that decade and that movie can stand the test of time. The next one seriously will have to be directed by Orson Welles to be better :P (yarappa athu Citizen Kane inferior, Touch of Evil low grade-nu sonnathu? )

[groucho070]

The popularity of TWBB is heartening. The possibility of world peace increases with man's capacity for patience.

Actually I don't know why. Annan Daniel-in performance oru pakkam irukka, there's something absolutely mesmerising about this film. Not an epic, but very Citizen Kane-sque. Most in my list seemed to have dark protagonist, antha kizhavan utpada.

[kid-glove]

I think Mann, Ridley Scott, or for that matter Tom Twyker, could direct Batman Series better than Nolan. But they won't.

[groucho070]

TDKla Mann-oda influence romba-ve terinjucchu, particularly Heat. The background score is definitely inspired, and I think they (yar theriyila, Nolan-nu nenekkiren) have mentioned it. Heat is an awesome-fest, influence aanathu tappe illa! Scott has lost it methinks. Twyker yarunu theriyila, but sounds like "Striker" with speech impediment.