Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Top 10s: 1990-2010

These are subject to change after more numerous viewings:

1990:

1. Goodfellas-****
2. Miller's Crossing (1990)-*** 1/2
3. Total Recall-*** 1/2
4. Wild At Heart-*** 1/2
5. Dances With Wolves-*** 1/2
6. The Hunt For Red October-*** 1/2
7. Arachnophobia-***
8. The Rescuers Down Under-***
9. Tremors-***
10. Gremlins 2: The New Batch-***

1991:

1. JFK-****
2. Terminator 2: Judgement Day-****
3. Boyz N the Hood-*** 1/2
4. The Silence of the Lambs-*** 1/2
5. The Fisher King-*** 1/2
6. Homicide-***
7. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country-***
8. City Slickers-***
9. Dead Again-***
10. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead-***

1992:

1. Unforgiven-****
2. Dead Alive-****
3. Bob Roberts-****
4. Porco Rosso-*** 1/2
5. Sneakers-*** 1/2
6. Hard Boiled-*** 1/2
7. Reservoir Dogs-***
8. Hero-***
9. The Last of the Mohicans-***
10. Wayne's World-***

1993:

1. Wallace and Gromit in The Wrong Trousers-****
2. Dazed and Confused-****
3. Groundhog Day-*** 1/2
4. Jurassic Park-*** 1/2
5. The Fugitive-*** 1/2
6. Cronos-*** 1/2
7. Menace II Society-*** 1/2
8. Army of Darkness-***
9. True Romance-***
10. The Sandlot-***

1994:

1. Pulp Fiction-****
2. Ed Wood-****
3. Hoop Dreams-****
4. Forrest Gump-****
5. The Shawshank Redemption-*** 1/2
6. Chungking Express-*** 1/2
7. The Lion King-*** 1/2
8. Leon: The Professional-*** 1/2
9. To Live-*** 1/2
10. Speed-*** 1/2

1995:

1. Seven-****
2. The Usual Suspects-****
3. Casino-****
4. Dead Man-*** 1/2
5. Toy Story-*** 1/2
6. Apollo 13-*** 1/2
7. Babe-*** 1/2
8. Goldeneye-*** 1/2
9. In The Mouth of Madness-*** 1/2
10. Wallace and Gromit in a Close Shave-***

1996:

1. Fargo-****
2. Lone Star-*** 1/2
3. Trainspotting-*** 1/2
4. Sling Blade-*** 1/2
5. Tin Cup-***
6. Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie-***
7. Scream-***
8. The People vs. Larry Flynt-***
9. Bottle Rocket-***
10. The Crucible-***

1997:

1. Lost Highway-****
2. L.A. Confidential-****
3. Geri's Game-****
4. Donnie Brasco-****
5. Jackie Brown-*** 1/2
6. Good Will Hunting-*** 1/2
7. As Good As It Gets-***
8. 12 Angry Men-***
9. The Fifth Element-***
10. Grosse Point Blank-***

1998:

1. Rushmore-****
2. The Big Lebowski-****
3. The Truman Show-****
4. Saving Private Ryan-****
5. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas-*** 1/2
6. He Got Game-*** 1/2
7. Bulworth-*** 1/2
8. Pi-***
9. Enemy of the State-***
10. Zero Effect-***

1999:

1. The Limey-****
2. Fight Club-****
3. Toy Story 2-*** 1/2
4. Three Kings-*** 1/2
5. Galaxy Quest-*** 1/2
6. South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut-*** 1/2
7. The Sixth Sense-*** 1/2
8. Office Space-*** 1/2
9. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai-***
10. Sleepy Hollow-***

2000:

1. The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen-****
2. In The Mood For Love-****
3. George Washington-****
4. Unbreakable-****
5. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon-*** 1/2
6. For the Birds-*** 1/2
7. American Psycho-*** 1/2
8. Battle Royale-***
9. Chicken Run-***
10. Snatch-***

2001:

1. Mulholland Drive-****
2. Memento-****
3. Amelie-****
4. The Royal Tenenbaums-****
5. Apocalypse Now Redux-****
6. Band of Brothers-****
7. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring-*** 1/2
8. 61*-*** 1/2
9. Pulse (Kairo)-***
10. Series 7: The Contenders-***

2002:

1. Adaption-****
2. Spirited Away-****
3. Narc-****
4. 28 Days Later-*** 1/2
5. Gangs of New York-*** 1/2
6. A Season On The Brink-*** 1/2
7. Road to Perdition-*** 1/2
8. Dog Soldiers-***
9. About Schmidt-***
10. Bubba Ho-Tep-***

2003:

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King-****
2. Finding Nemo-*** 1/2
3. All The Real Girls-*** 1/2
4. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World-*** 1/2
5. The Triplets of Belleville-***
6. Bad Santa-***
7. Badasssss!-***
8. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl-***
9. School of Rock-***
10. Confidence-***

2004:

1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind-****
2. The Life Aquatic-****
3. I Heart Huckabees-****
4. Hotel Rwanda-*** 1/2
5. Collateral-*** 1/2
6. Kill Bill Vol. 2-*** 1/2
7. Shaun of the Dead-*** 1/2
8. Friday Night Lights-*** 1/2
9. Primer-*** 1/2
10. Spartan-*** 1/2

2005:

1. The Proposition-****
2. A History of Violence-****
3. Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the WereRabbit-****
4. Brick-*** 1/2
5. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang-*** 1/2
6. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith-*** 1/2
7. Batman Begins-***
8. The Call of Cthulhu-***
9. Dave Chappelle's Block Party-***
10. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room-***

2006:

1. Children of Men-****
2. A Scanner Darkly-****
3. The Departed-****
4. This is England-*** 1/2
5. Slither-*** 1/2
6. Casino Royal-*** 1/2
7. Borat-***
8. The Host-***
9. V For Vendetta-***
10. Stranger Than Fiction-***

2007:

1. Gone Baby Gone-****
2. No Country for Old Men-****
3. Hot Fuzz-****
4. Sicko-****
5. Perspolis-*** 1/2
6. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford-*** 1/2
7. The Simpsons Movie-*** 1/2
8. Ratatouille-*** 1/2
9. Control-*** 1/2
10. Superbad-***

2008:

1. The Wrestler-****
2. The Dark Knight-****
3. Burn After Reading-*** 1/2
4. Frost/Nixon-*** 1/2
5. Tropic Thunder-*** 1/2
6. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button-*** 1/2
7. Wallace and Gromit in a Matter of Loaf and Death-*** 1/2
8. Terribly Happy (Frygtelig lykkelig)-*** 1/2
9. Gran Torino-***
10. Waltz With Bashir-***

2009:

1. A Serious Man-****
2. In The Loop-****
3. (500) Days of Summer-****
4. Antichrist-****
5. Up-****
6. Inglourious Basterds-*** 1/2
7. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans-*** 1/2
8. The Hurt Locker-*** 1/2
9. District 9-*** 1/2
10. Up In The Air-*** 1/2

2010:

1. The Social Network-****
2. Inception-*** 1/2
3. Black Swan-*** 1/2
4. The Fighter-*** 1/2
5. Winter's Bone-*** 1/2
6. Hesher-*** 1/2
7. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World-*** 1/2
8. Kick-Ass-***
9. Shutter Island-***
10. How To Train Your Dragon-***