Stronger Decade For Film?

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Senor Cage

riv6672
Just going by what I like, the 90s were the better/stronger decade.

Right off, the 00s lose points for having The Dark Knight. And, counting LOR as one, that 00s list only has 4 movies on it that I really like as opposed to about 20 on the 90s list.

Senor Cage
Originally posted by riv6672
Just going by what I like, the 90s were the better/stronger decade.

Right off, the 00s lose points for having The Dark Knight. And, counting LOR as one, that 00s list only has 4 movies on it that I really like as opposed to about 20 on the 90s list.

Yeah, I'd agree. I love all the 90's films, for the exception of Silence of the Lambs. I liked SOTL, but I wouldn't put it in my top 100.

rudester
70s best era of films hands down

Ridley_Prime
Where is Batman Begins? TDK would not exist without it and in some regards I still like Begins better.

The 90s wins there by a long mile, regardless.

jaden_2.0
Most of that 00's list is overrated by a large degree.

Requiem for a Dream
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Oldboy
The Pianist
The Lives of Others
City of God

All way overhyped.

The Dark Knight simply would not get the plaudits it does if Ledger was still alive.

I haven't even heard of 3 Idiots or Like Stars on Earth

The 90's is far FAR superior.

Senor Cage
Originally posted by jaden_2.0
Most of that 00's list is overrated by a large degree.

Requiem for a Dream
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Oldboy
The Pianist
The Lives of Others
City of God

All way overhyped.

The Dark Knight simply would not get the plaudits it does if Ledger was still alive.

I haven't even heard of 3 Idiots or Like Stars on Earth

The 90's is far FAR superior.

I agree with you on City of God. Why is it so damn high on IMDB ratings? Its a solid film, but nothing special, IMO.

I really liked Pianist, Oldboy, and Requiem. Especially Requiem.

Still, nothing compared to most of the 90's flicks.

I just chose from the top 100, BTW.

Pretty much all of Kevin Smith's flicks that were great were in the 90's, Same with Jackie Chan flicks, too.

Didn't add Jurassic Park, Heat, LA Confidential, or even Casino.

playa1258
Both smoke the Disney suck off decade of the 2010's. Personally I go with the 90's by a good margin.

Robtard
90's is an easy one for me.

But these are ****ign great from the 00s:


LOR Trilogy
Gladiator
The Pianist
The Departed
WALL-E

John Murdoch
No Country for Old Men, Children of Men, and There Will Be Blood are instant misses that somehow aren't on their 2000's list.

And I'm sorry, The Departed is a solid flick, but it pales in comparison to Scorcese's other heavy hitters, and he even directed a better flick from the 2000's (Gangs of New York).

My personal favorites of the 2000's flicks besides the aforementioned Prestige (probably Nolan's best movie), Inglorious Basterds, Gladiator, TDK, Wall-E, and LOTR trilogy wouldn't ever make IMDB's list (The Passion of The Christ, Apocalypto, Watchmen, 300, Sin City, Spider-Man 2, Unbreakable, American Psycho, Training Day, Black Hawn Down, Pirates of the Caribbean, Casino Royale). I know it's "IMDB's Top 100", but my personal picks are less likely to all-time filmmaking classics when you compare my 2000's list to my 90's one.

90's wins this list even though LOTR are my favorite movies out of everything in both lists sans maybe The Matrix. There are too many films on the 90's that could be considered the best in their genre ever to put IMDB's 2000's list down.

At this stage though in life, I think the 2010's surpassed them in terms of pure quality of films output.

Robtard
Children of Men is seriously underrated.

John Murdoch
Originally posted by Robtard
Children of Men is seriously underrated.

Yes sir, incredibly.

Robtard
OP should have posted all 100 film for each decade. I was going off only what was listed.

90's still wins it for me though

Senor Cage
Originally posted by John Murdoch
No Country for Old Men, Children of Men, and There Will Be Blood are instant misses that somehow aren't on their 2000's list.

And I'm sorry, The Departed is a solid flick, but it pales in comparison to Scorcese's other heavy hitters, and he even directed a better flick from the 2000's (Gangs of New York).

My personal favorites of the 2000's flicks besides the aforementioned Prestige (probably Nolan's best movie), Inglorious Basterds, Gladiator, TDK, Wall-E, and LOTR trilogy wouldn't ever make IMDB's list (The Passion of The Christ, Apocalypto, Watchmen, 300, Sin City, Spider-Man 2, Unbreakable, American Psycho, Training Day, Black Hawn Down, Pirates of the Caribbean, Casino Royale). I know it's "IMDB's Top 100", but my personal picks are less likely to all-time filmmaking classics when you compare my 2000's list to my 90's one.

90's wins this list even though LOTR are my favorite movies out of everything in both lists sans maybe The Matrix. There are too many films on the 90's that could be considered the best in their genre ever to put IMDB's 2000's list down.

At this stage though in life, I think the 2010's surpassed them in terms of pure quality of films output.

00s and 90s? Or just 00s?

I like the 2010s more than 00s, but not the 90s. Super-hero flicks give the 2010s an edge, but other than that, dramas, comedies, action all go to 90s.

Ridley_Prime
Originally posted by playa1258
Both smoke the Disney suck off decade of the 2010's. Personally I go with the 90's by a good margin.
Implying Disney wasn't also strong in the 90's? Lion King, Toy Story, and such were the GOAT's. Was mostly when they were doing great with their own created IP's though, instead of relying mostly on ones they later bought.

Old Man Whirly!
Originally posted by Robtard
OP should have posted all 100 film for each decade. I was going off only what was listed.

90's still wins it for me though for me as a 10 year period I'll take 67-77 starting with planet if the apes and ending with Star Wars. With so many ground breaking films in between fro the Godfather, Rocky, the Omen etc. If I take a decade it's the 70's.

Robtard
I love those movies as well, but was a bit too young to enjoy them when they came out. Wonder if that's a factor.

playa1258
Originally posted by Ridley_Prime
Implying Disney wasn't also strong in the 90's? Lion King, Toy Story, and such were the GOAT's. Was mostly when they were doing great with their own created IP's though, instead of relying mostly on ones they later bought. Animation was their thing back then. Both of those are great. It's just that idiots think now that Disney is the only game in town these days.

Old Man Whirly!
Originally posted by Robtard
I love those movies as well, but was a bit too young to enjoy them when they came out. Wonder if that's a factor. The 70s laid the groundwork for everything. I think the last 20 years have been the worst, getting progressively worse with the dominance of Superhero films which are just fluff. In terms of action, give me Gladiator over Iron Man and Iron Man over all subsequent fluff films except John Wick 1, which like so many film series should have stopped there.

riv6672

Raptor22
Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!
for me as a 10 year period I'll take 67-77 starting with planet if the apes and ending with Star Wars. With so many ground breaking films in between fro the Godfather, Rocky, the Omen etc. If I take a decade it's the 70's. Agree with u on the 70's.

To add a few to the ones u mentioned. Jaws, Alien, Animal House, Halloween, Close Encounters, The French connection.

It doesn't get much better than that.

jaden_2.0
That 90s list is also missing some seminal movies from that decade that heavily influenced how the big blockbuster films were developed after them. Jurassic Park and Independence Day for example. They were a technological turning point that transitioned from stuff like Total Recall into far more visually believable effects in a very short period of time.

As much as people say Avatar did a similar thing you have to question whether its new style 3d was really embraced. Certainly doesn't seem to have been. Fewer and fewer movies seem to bother with it probably because 3d TVs didn't catch on.

jaden_2.0
And don't get me started on The Hobbit and it's absolutely horrible looking high frame rate attempt.

rudester
Originally posted by Raptor22
Agree with u on the 70's.

To add a few to the ones u mentioned. Jaws, Alien, Animal House, Halloween, Close Encounters, The French connection.

It doesn't get much better than that.

I said it first laughing

rudester
You guys have bad taste in films. I barfed literally from listening to some of the choices.

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