My Best Movies of 2000s

There were two kinds of movies during the last decade: Lord of the Rings and the rest of ‘em. What did it say in the movie? One Ring to rule them all.

In noir country, the Coens are king. Ironically, they won Oscars for something they adapted.

Michael Gondry and Charlie Kaufman combined. 'Nuff said.

Hayao Miyazaki's masterpiece. In the top 10 animated movies of all time.

A movie told in reverse. Oh, what the mind could do!

A fertility epidemic and the world went bitch fit. The best socio-political sci-fi of the decade.

A killing-spree, revenge, heist, political, war, suspense movie all-in-one. Underappreciated.

Better scripted, acted & directed. In every cinematic, ionic instance, better than Hurt Locker.

Mentally-challenging or mentally-challenged? Cult-superior.

An epic tale of oil, greed and men...and Daniel Day-Lewis unmatched performance.

Sam's speech to Frodo summarized it all.

Brazilian gangsta exploded that year. Violence and the Foreign film were never the same.

Drugs...as was never filmed before.

Every shot is like a comic book panel come to life with an attention to detail that’s almost “spidey-sense”

It was the movie event of the decade.

District 9 and Children of Men is the change that sci-fi needed.

Something that could make you feel like a rock star, and an almost writer, is one heck of a great movie.

On a good, whimsical day, Amelie could be the best movie of all time.

Graphic novel, graphic violence, unforgettable characters.

Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung fall in love in the most camera-operatic way.

Tragic story of nature-lover Timothy Treadwell who tried to live among the Alaskan grizzlies, only they said “no.” The best documentary of the decade.

Any list wouldn't be complete without Lynch.

The kung-fu lords could walk over trees, magical all-over.

Few movies could show so much with silent, limited gestures.

How could something so over-acted be so good? Scorsese triumph at last.

How else to describe the movie...like fine wine.

Tarantino doesn't pay homage to cult, he re-invents it. How about samurai ballet?

It's quite hard for repeated viewings, if only to relive the ironic twist and that corridor fight scene.

The best Holocaust movie made by someone who’d experienced it.

Spike Jonze and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman is the Luis Bunuel and Salvador Dali of the modern era.

Just a little better than UP.

Jai Ho’d its way into the Oscars, this is Bollywood…Boyle-style.

One of (if not) the best western novels put to screen.

This is what comic book movies should be. Bat-ass! Bad-ass!

When it came out, it didn't look anything like any other movie you've seen.

A movie that makes you feel fortunate to have eyes.

Much ignored, much underrated dark comedy.

The most talked about movie before, during and after its release. Controversy alone deserves a meritorious mention.