My ranking:
Before SunsetEternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindMysterious SkinThe IncrediblesKill Bill Vol. 2Nobody KnowsSideways
I still need to see: Tropical Malady, The White Diamond, Mooladé
Most glaring absence (especially considering the site): End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 8 March 2016 14:06 (eight years ago) link
Tropical Malady
Shaun of the Dead is a disgrace to cinema
― Chicamaw (Ward Fowler), Tuesday, 8 March 2016 14:18 (eight years ago) link
Shaun of the Dead is pretty hard on Shaun in fairness. It would probably have gotten my vote if Kung Fu Hustle wasn't on there - virtuoso film makers at the top of their entertaining.― Andrew Farrell, Tuesday, 8 March 2016 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Andrew Farrell, Tuesday, 8 March 2016 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
#wotAPoptimistLooksLike
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 8 March 2016 16:41 (eight years ago) link
You know I think Morbs actually repped for Kung Fu Hustle in the 00s movie poll from a few years back
― i;m the worst poster e9er (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 8 March 2016 17:17 (eight years ago) link
KFH is excellent and does not deserve shackling to SotD
― Szechuan TV (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 8 March 2016 17:29 (eight years ago) link
2046 was the end for Kar-Wai
Explain yourself...
― tangenttangent, Tuesday, 8 March 2016 17:31 (eight years ago) link
This is a difficult one. My heart would definitely vote differently to my head.
― tangenttangent, Tuesday, 8 March 2016 17:33 (eight years ago) link
Collateral was really cool. Voting that over Eternal Sunshine or Kill Bill.
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 8 March 2016 17:55 (eight years ago) link
i might go with PUSHER II tbh, it's the best of the trilogy and is pretty powerful. great mads mikkelsen performance.
Kings and Queen is in the running.
Collateral, The Nomi Song, 2046, and Primer all excellent
Shaun of the Dead and Kung Fu Hustle are both great (the latter a class, the former is just a really good comfort food movie.)
i really like The Life Aquatic, it's kind of a mess but the kind that i enjoy.
Downfall is long past the point when it turned from a movie into a meme but i find it super compelling.
― nomar, Tuesday, 8 March 2016 18:01 (eight years ago) link
Pretty good list, if weirdly erratic. At least enjoyed:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindShaun of the DeadHowl's Moving CastleNobody Knows3-IronThe Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou2046 (though the drop from ItMfL is huge & disappointing)The IncrediblesKung Fu HustleSamaritan GirlPrimerAnchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Longtime watchlist residents:
Tropical MaladyThe Taste of TeaSurvive Style 5+Innocence
― leet gentlemen's club (contenderizer), Tuesday, 8 March 2016 18:01 (eight years ago) link
Most of these are terrible. Out of the ones I've seen, Howl easily tops it.
(I quite like Bill Bailey tbh)
― emil.y, Tuesday, 8 March 2016 18:09 (eight years ago) link
It's embarrassing how few of these I've seen, but Innocence probably made the biggest impact on me, such a deeply unnerving film.
― JoeStork, Tuesday, 8 March 2016 18:15 (eight years ago) link
Of all the films here that I would have said that I liked at the time, The Life Aquatic is the one I'm least likely to revisit, largely due to having grown tired of Anderson's quirks in the year's since. Collateral is one I should probably rewatch, though.
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 8 March 2016 18:18 (eight years ago) link
Had no idea that people had turned on Shaun of the Dead. Is it another Britisher thing I wouldn't understand?
― Telephone Meatballs (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 8 March 2016 18:20 (eight years ago) link
pretty sure there's no turn involved in my part
― Szechuan TV (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 8 March 2016 18:25 (eight years ago) link
English-on-English hate is a perennial resource - sliced and processed into TV, Film, Music it makes up a significant fraction of cultural exports.
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 10 March 2016 10:15 (eight years ago) link
I am not English and English cinema is mostly horrible.
Most people here are quite positive about the quality of television. Though not so much now, especially with the hipster HBO crowd.
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 10 March 2016 10:30 (eight years ago) link
Yeah Im not English either, nor do I have to be to discern how obnoxious Shaun's sense of craft is
― i;m the worst poster e9er (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 10 March 2016 11:26 (eight years ago) link
not read thread, voted Shaun Of The Dead
― nashwan, Thursday, 10 March 2016 11:27 (eight years ago) link
^ good movie
― Keks + Nuss (contenderizer), Thursday, 10 March 2016 14:33 (eight years ago) link
Okay, looking at a more comprehensive list of 2004 movies, the most glaring omission in this poll is I Heart Huckabees, which would've been my vote if it was available. That or Seed Of Chucky.
― Anus The Untouchable (Old Lunch), Thursday, 10 March 2016 14:41 (eight years ago) link
fart fuckabees
― Keks + Nuss (contenderizer), Thursday, 10 March 2016 14:57 (eight years ago) link
Todd Solondz's Palindromes came out on 2004, right? I liked that.
I haven't seen Shaun Of The Dead since it's original cinema release, I remember enjoying it at the time but kind of have a knee-jerk negative response to the thought of it now- I guess because of the rise of LOL ZOMBIES AND BACON/geek culture hegemony in the intervening years, also the various terrible films that Simon Pegg has done without Edgar Wright since? I watched some clips from Shaun on youtube just now though, and it still seemed pretty funny
― soref, Thursday, 10 March 2016 15:06 (eight years ago) link
I really enjoyed the movies on this list that I saw:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindShaun of the DeadKill Bill Vol. 2SidewaysThe IncrediblesCollateralHotel RwandaKung Fu HustleAnchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
notable omission I also enjoyed: Ray
― i like to trump and i am crazy (DJP), Thursday, 10 March 2016 16:12 (eight years ago) link
of the ones i've seen: best is consequences of love, worst is shaun of the dead
― François Pitchforkian (NickB), Thursday, 10 March 2016 16:18 (eight years ago) link
other decent 2004 releases: 'Adam & Paul' and 'Mysterious Skin'
― i;m thinking about thos Beans (Michael B), Thursday, 10 March 2016 16:52 (eight years ago) link
Never knew about that Miles Davis documentary until this thread--was able to order a cheap copy online yesterday.
― clemenza, Friday, 11 March 2016 16:27 (eight years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Monday, 22 August 2016 00:01 (eight years ago) link
Anyone seen The Nomi Song?
― it's sort of a layered stunt (sheesh), Monday, 22 August 2016 02:14 (eight years ago) link
Yes, and just voted for it before seeing your question!
― Josefa, Monday, 22 August 2016 03:30 (eight years ago) link
I see! Fell in love with Nomi years ago yet I never saw this, somehow, will track down post haste thank you
― it's sort of a layered stunt (sheesh), Monday, 22 August 2016 06:14 (eight years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 23 August 2016 00:01 (eight years ago) link
Really I just need to put Tropical Malady, Nobody Knows, Howl, and 2046 on my Amazon queue rn (*already own Mysterious Skin)
Ok I now own all of these on DVD. I'm trying to figure out which one to watch tonight (maybe I should poll it LOL)
― jorts l0chinski (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 6 March 2017 22:32 (seven years ago) link
Watch 2046 - BEAUTIFUL film
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Monday, 6 March 2017 23:03 (seven years ago) link