TIFF Cinematique's Top 30 films of the last decade...

Holy batshit.

I'm a movie snob -- and readily admit it -- but I've only seen two of those.

I'm Not There was very interestingly done, and I'm not sorry I saw it, but great? No.

Far From Heaven was an excretion.


I'll be here all week.

 

I've seen The Death of Mr. Lazarescu and was fairly bored throughout. Never even heard of anything higher on the list. Cache was interesting enough, I guess. Mulholland Drive's a screwed-up mess that was supposed to be a TV series. A History of Violence was good, but the graphic novel had a better finale. Pan's Labyrinth is a great-looking movie.

That's all I've seen, and almost all I've heard of off there.

 

In the last decade 50 films have been nominated for Best Picture. I don't think any (Talk to Her maybe?) made that list.

 

Mullholland Drive is a highly overrated movie that most people only saw because of a sweet lesbian scene.

 

Crash could certainly make the list of worst films of the decade

 

You must not get to the movies too often.

 

I am the average moviegoer, I haven't seen any of them.

I still don't get the hatred for Crash, I thought it was brilliant. I know a lot of people think Brokeback should have won that year. I liked Brokeback, Ledger was awesome, but I think Crash was a better film.

 

Sure, I see plenty of flicks. I've seen 4 or 5 on that list and I've seen plenty of Hollywood crap (Crash is Hollywood crap).
Just saw "Detour" based on Erroll Morris' list of the five best films of all-time. It was great and silly.

 

I've only heard of five of them.

 

That was partially my point. Those were pretty mainstream movies--and you had to see them at an indpendent movie house.

My point is, even if you live in a major North American market such as TO, your chances of being able to see them are slim to none--outside of TIFF So, what chance does any movie buff who lives in Podunkville, Manitoba have to see them? None.

The fact that hardly anyone here has heard of them is well, not surprising.

I'm not defending them...I think it shows that there's another world of movies out there that we don't even hear about it in major newspapers or magazines.

 

Pan's Labyrinth is outstanding, it got Del Toro The Hobbit gig.