@ Colin - I really do feel that The Dark Knight is a really well made film and I think Ledger's performance really was as good as everyone says it is. Yes it does have it's faults, but overall for me, just a solid entertaining ride. As for The Prestige, I really love that film as well but for some reason, the re-watchability factor for me didn't work. I just saw it again recently and it didn't hold up quite as well as I remembered by I still feel it's Nolan's second best movie.
@Devon - Eternal Sunshine came in at a close #2 but TWBB is just so damn good and has so many great qualities going for it that it had to be my #1. PT Anderson, to me, is probably the top filmmaker around right now. As depressing as TWBB is, it's such a powerful story and such a reflection of our greed as humans that I thought it was the best of decade. Day-Lewis's performance is probably among the best I've seen.
Thank you. I know A.I. really divides people, there are some that are 100% passionate about it and some that downright despise it. I was completely mesmerized by it - everything in it just really worked for me. When I saw it in the theater, it was one of those experiences where I forgot where I was and was completely zoned in. For me it just had this dream-like quality. The ending was a little disappointing (the reunion with the mother) and didn't gel well with the rest of the movie. I even liked the jump in time leading up to the ending and the look of the robots, just didn't like the last 5 minutes or so. I thought it was a pretty terrifying scenario that only the A.I. were left, all humans wiped out.
Your list is also quite good, love the ones that did not make mine except Dark Knight, which I like, but I would watch the Prestige over it any day.
Your number 1 is exactly correct!
@ Colin - I really do feel that The Dark Knight is a really well made film and I think Ledger's performance really was as good as everyone says it is. Yes it does have it's faults, but overall for me, just a solid entertaining ride. As for The Prestige, I really love that film as well but for some reason, the re-watchability factor for me didn't work. I just saw it again recently and it didn't hold up quite as well as I remembered by I still feel it's Nolan's second best movie.
@Devon - Eternal Sunshine came in at a close #2 but TWBB is just so damn good and has so many great qualities going for it that it had to be my #1. PT Anderson, to me, is probably the top filmmaker around right now. As depressing as TWBB is, it's such a powerful story and such a reflection of our greed as humans that I thought it was the best of decade. Day-Lewis's performance is probably among the best I've seen.
Love the top 10, with the exception of A.I... I just never could get myself to like that movie.
Thank you. I know A.I. really divides people, there are some that are 100% passionate about it and some that downright despise it. I was completely mesmerized by it - everything in it just really worked for me. When I saw it in the theater, it was one of those experiences where I forgot where I was and was completely zoned in. For me it just had this dream-like quality. The ending was a little disappointing (the reunion with the mother) and didn't gel well with the rest of the movie. I even liked the jump in time leading up to the ending and the look of the robots, just didn't like the last 5 minutes or so. I thought it was a pretty terrifying scenario that only the A.I. were left, all humans wiped out.
Most of these wouldn't make a similar list if I made it but there isn't much here to really disagree with. Good picks.