DGT ranks THE 10 BEST FILMS OF THE PAST DECADE!

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DGT ranks THE 10 BEST FILMS OF THE PAST DECADE!; DONE! #1 on p. 28, full list in 1st post
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<span style=recyclehumans	Nov 12 2010, 04:12 AM Post #221
BOOM! CROASTED. Posts: 2,287 Group: ORG Gamerr Member #93 Joined: January 13, 2008	Got really delayed tonight. Haven't even gotten more than a paragraph in, so it'll be finished tomorrow. For now, here are the Honorable Mentions I would've put in after the entry, but just to have something posted for every day… THE CHORUS ZOMBIELAND VERA DRAKE LOST IN LA MANCHA SEPARATE LIES CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON SOLARIS AWAY FROM HER ZODIAC FINDING NEMO



<span style=Blondzilla5150	Nov 12 2010, 04:19 AM Post #222
Dracotrix <3 Posts: 8,664 Group: ORG Gamerr Member #226 Joined: May 24, 2009	I've still never seen the last 20 minutes of Zombieland and I probably never will. Finding Nemo is a kids movie I have seen! But that's a good kids movie. I think it's a travesty that Closer isn't even in contention or going to be an honorable mention, that movie is awesome. And I think it's also a travesty that you have seen and enjoyed Dodgeball ((which I haven't seen, cus Ew, Dodgeball? Seriously? )) but aren't a Vince Vaughn fan, you is a stupid. And you NEED to see Swingers, because it's a shame that you haven't, Plus you kinda need to for the sake of personal connection and such.
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<span style=Mister Plum	Nov 12 2010, 04:34 AM Post #223
SurviBoy Posts: 4,662 Group: ORG Gamerr Member #186 Joined: February 1, 2009	Ya'll need to see Adaptation. It's a great movie. Vera Drake



<span style=GnarlsOakley	Nov 12 2010, 04:36 AM Post #224
WWLVD? Posts: 5,786 Group: ORG Gamerr Member #84 Joined: October 21, 2007	If you only see 2 Nic Cage movies in your life Adaptation and Bad Lieutenant Port Of Call New Orleans should be said movies.



<span style=madhackrviper	Nov 12 2010, 10:07 AM Post #225
"The FKACMF" Posts: 6,593 Group: ORG Gamerr Member #100 Joined: February 18, 2008	From that list I have seen and loved Crouching Tiger, Finding Nemo, and Zombieland.
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<span style=midnight problay	Nov 12 2010, 11:55 AM Post #226
Disgruntled Vet Posts: 503 Group: ORG Gamerr Member #341 Joined: February 16, 2010	Mike Leigh representation <333 I just watched Zombieland Wednesday night and I... don't really get the fuss. Woody Harrelson was awesome though.



<span style=Rudy	Nov 12 2010, 02:18 PM Post #227
Sorry for being so awesome Posts: 8,311 Group: ORG Gamerr Member #34 Joined: June 4, 2007	Solaris h8



arasfromexile	Nov 12 2010, 02:20 PM Post #228
Unregistered	DGT is a softie at heart, I can tell this by all the romantic movie posters popping up.
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<span style=growsonballs	Nov 12 2010, 02:24 PM Post #229
Amazing Ace Posts: 1,414 Group: ORG Gamerr Member #18 Joined: May 31, 2007	Finding Nemo is out.
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<span style=SurvivorFan GP	Nov 12 2010, 02:38 PM Post #230
Not the brightest crayon in the box Posts: 6,302 Group: ORG Gamerr Member #12 Joined: May 31, 2007	Hm..if #8 wasn't Finding Nemo what else could it be? Finding Nemo especially the ending <33 I like to think that Marlin and Dory get married. <3



<span style=Cassidy666	Nov 12 2010, 02:40 PM Post #231
ORG Legend Posts: 2,997 Group: ORG Gamerr Member #54 Joined: June 15, 2007	GnarlsOakley Nov 12 2010, 04:36 AM If you only see 2 Nic Cage movies in your life Adaptation and Bad Lieutenant Port Of Call New Orleans should be said movies. If 3, include Face-Off. And Leaving Las Vegas for 4.
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<span style=ts2	Nov 12 2010, 02:45 PM Post #232
Mother Hen Posts: 4,990 Group: ORG Gamerr Member #23 Joined: June 1, 2007	SurvivorFan GP Nov 12 2010, 02:38 PM Hm..if #8 wasn't Finding Nemo what else could it be? Finding Nemo especially the ending <33 I like to think that Marlin and Dory get married. <3 Maybe it is Elf? Although I prefer School of Rock...



alffly	Nov 12 2010, 02:48 PM Post #233
Occasional Player Posts: 96 Group: Ghostie Member #210 Joined: April 11, 2009	i like movie



<span style=makcrabs	Nov 12 2010, 03:39 PM Post #234
...lol... Posts: 1,430 Group: ORG Gamerr Member #354 Joined: March 14, 2010	I love Les Choristes! . We watched it one year in French and I seriously fell in love with the boy's choir's singing.



<span style=recyclehumans	Nov 12 2010, 05:31 PM Post #235
BOOM! CROASTED. Posts: 2,287 Group: ORG Gamerr Member #93 Joined: January 13, 2008	This write-up is a little short, mainly because I just want to get it out. Those of you who were expecting FINDING NEMO were close. #8. THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE 2003 written and directed by Sylvain Chomet starring Beatrice Bonifassi, Lina Boudreau and Mari-Lou Gauthier THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE is the most entertaining and bizarre animated film to come out of the past decade, and I say that without question. Featuring some of the most rich and inventive animation in years, it tells a very simple story with a massive amount of detail and ingenuity. And the most interesting thing for me to write that is that none of you will agree. Champion is an orphan boy filled with depression over the death of his parents. He now lives with his grandmother, Madame Souza, who is desperate to find a way to brighten the spirits of the poor child. But no matter what she tries -- train sets, television, a new puppy named Bruno -- Champion is inconsolable. That is until she finds a little notebook stashed under his bed, filled with newspaper and magazine clippings of bicycles. She takes the hint and surprises him with his first bike, and the delight Champion expresses cannot be described in words. Fast forward about 15 years or so and Champion has transformed himself into a master cyclist training for the Tour du France, with Souza as his undyingly devoted trainer and maintainer. Bruno stands by (with much wobbling, as he's now extremely huge with tiny tiny legs) his master as the hopelessly devoted companion. When the day comes for Champion to officially compete, he proves himself to be an ample racer, but not enough to push himself the entire time without needing to stop. And it's when he stops from exhaustion that he's kidnapped by a mafia group along with several other racers. Lost without Champion, Madame Souza takes it upon herself to find her grandson no matter what. And with no resources besides a Bruno and a single franc to rent a paddleboat, she sets out on an epic journey to save Champion. She eventually finds herself in Belleville (not pretending to be unlike New York at all, and whoa, does this movie like to make fun of American consumption and consumerism). Along the way, she encounters (and is taken in by) the famed Triplets of Belleville, a former prominent vaudeville act, now much older and much more… unique. The joy of THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE does not lie in its story. It's one of simplicity, free of complex plot machinations. Rather, the wonder of this film is in how it delivers its world and its characters. I have never watched a movie with characters and environments drawn so unusually, with such a different flair than I've ever seen. And yet, it never strikes me as weird or uncomfortable to see every single character have such quirky traits and features, such "misshapen" bodies. Everything just works. If you're open to the world it gives you, you buy the details and the little gifts in the animation (found in every frame) and it draws you into its warm, fantastical, delightfully just-barely-insane playground. And when I say every character is full of exquisite detail, I don't understate it. Everything from Souza's legs being different lengths and her one occasionally lazy eye to the paddleboat renter's tiny eyes and massively bucked teeth (and obsessive fascination with pictures of muscular men in speedos) to Bruno's adorable face and abnormally shaped body… everything is there to make you smile and chuckle and get a laugh without a single joke being used. The comedy and the enjoyability of the film does not employ gags or witty dialogue to make you smile. More than just its delightful visual style, the film's power is equally present in its use of sound. And by sound, I have to re-emphasize that THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE stays very far away from cracking jokes like a traditional animated film. Because THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE has maybe 4 or 5 lines of dialogue. Total. I'm serious. And these aren't even lines spoken by characters on screen. I'm talking about a stray line you'll hear from the radio or the television. Aside from a single line (spoken off-screen) by Madame Souza at the very beginning of the film to establish she's Champion's grandmother, our characters never speak. It's a huge challenge to try and deliver an animated film based solely on what it shows you and the general atmosphere of sound design. City noises. Trains whizzing by. The clatter of a bicycle's operation. Flicking glasses back into a nose. Bruno's precious whimpers and yelps. Every single sound you hear is artfully crafted and very carefully used. It's all just enough to give you the world of Madame Souza and let you invest yourself completely in her. The most important part of the sound design, though? The music. WOW. The music might be by far the most unique and clever aspect of the film. Traditional musical instruments are in almost all ways ignored in favor of more unorthodox instrument choices. And these include vacuum cleaners, bicycle wheel spokes and seats, tea kettles, newspapers and more. It might be some of the most awesome music I've ever heard in my life, truth be told. The centerpiece of the film is the song "Belleville Rendez-vous" and it simply must be experienced to be believed. It is not a movie for everyone, by any means. No way would I say "if you don't like THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE, then you're an idiot". It's the closest thing I think you can get in this day and age to a "silent" French film. Many may find it boring without characters getting to communicate with language. Others may find it tedious. And that's fine. But others will love it. And with THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE, I'm one of them. So why THIS movie? There's something to be said for a film that defies all your expectations when you see it, and defies them in a way that's exciting and thrilling for you. Going into the 2004 Oscar ceremony, I hadn't experienced a second of THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE. So when I saw a tiny little clip of it during the Animated Feature category, I was intrigued. Later, when I saw the live performance of "Belleville Rendez-vous", I thought, "Okay, what the hell is this movie." I knew I was in for something different and strange when I sat down to see it. I had no idea what I was really in for. For me, this movie highlights the power of animation in a way few films possibly could. It doesn't tug at your heartstrings and go for the jugular like TOY STORY 3. It doesn't try to wow you with heartstopping visuals and action like HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON. It doesn't try to bowl you over with an attempt at being Big And Exciting And Trying To One-Up Every Other Animated Movie Ever (see all of Pixar). THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE goes in the opposite direction. It goes for less. It tries to be smaller. It wants to create a tiny little world to let yourself get lost in and fall in love with its style and its presentation. It's a movie that isn't heavy on substance at all, but it is loaded with style. And for me, it's a rare example of how a little bit of substance, without a bit of it being forced or strained, can actually be a wonderful thing. This is a film that's all about LESS IS MORE. It wants you to sit back and just go for its charming, quirky ride. And if you're willing to do that and be open to the oddities it will show you, you're in for a very special treat, one that I think is unmatched in animation in the past 10 years -- and more. SCORE SAMPLE: "The Triplets of Belleville" SCORE SAMPLE: "Cabaret Hoover"



<span style=SurvivorFan GP	Nov 12 2010, 05:36 PM Post #236
Not the brightest crayon in the box Posts: 6,302 Group: ORG Gamerr Member #12 Joined: May 31, 2007	Haven't seen this movie...but there was a routine done on So You Think You Can Dance to Cabaret Hoover, and it was awesome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_cWs2W1oAw



messiebessie	Nov 12 2010, 05:36 PM Post #237
ORG GOD Posts: 4,674 Group: Guests Member #235 Joined: June 25, 2009	Ew. I saw that in my French class and I was NOT a fan.
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<span style=Mister Plum	Nov 12 2010, 06:41 PM Post #238
SurviBoy Posts: 4,662 Group: ORG Gamerr Member #186 Joined: February 1, 2009	I don't know that at all. Never heard.



<span style=recyclehumans	Nov 12 2010, 06:46 PM Post #239
BOOM! CROASTED. Posts: 2,287 Group: ORG Gamerr Member #93 Joined: January 13, 2008	Hint about #7 -- it's from 2005. The title is two words or less.



<span style=Mister Plum	Nov 12 2010, 06:48 PM Post #240
SurviBoy Posts: 4,662 Group: ORG Gamerr Member #186 Joined: February 1, 2009	King Kong


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