Tuesday, December 08, 2009

My 10 top films of the decade

December means "list time" and we can do a whole decade. List number 1...films in no particular order.

Donnie Darko
It has to be Richard Kelly´s director´s cut if you are to get near to understanding the fluffy rabbit.
Mulholland drive
David Lynch weirdness with the movie as masturbatory fantasy, gotta love it.
Memento
Chilling tale of revenge all cut up that just edges Irreversible out of this list.
Mclibel
In a decade of biting political documentaries (Enron, Supersize me, Wal Mart, Faranheit 911, The Corporation and Bowling for Coloumbine), this was the most inspiring.
Crash
I thought Hollywood could have nothing interesting to add to a conversation on race. This proved me wrong.
Traffic
The other Hollywood entry to surprise me in the decade.
Borat
He stepped over the line, then squatted and shat on it. Great exposé too.
Spirited Away
Because I spent 3 years in Japan, this film was just so natsukashii and beautifully made.
Gangster number 1
Paul McGuigan shows Guy Richie how it is done: Paul Bettany´s dead eyes make this the best British gangster film bar none.
Shaun of the Dead
If only because he refuses to throw a Prince record at the zombie.

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