Rogerebert.com's Top 25 movies of the decade
by 206er (2019-11-15 12:03:49)

#1 gave me motion sickness halfway through and I had to stop watching.
#2 is one-third of a good movie (middle), and the other parts are mediocre (first third) and terrible (last)

#23 is terrible, except for Michelle Williams, who's only in it for 10 minutes

I've seen 18 of these, and the ones that stood out, in no particular order, are #3, #12, #13, and #22.

25. “Boyhood” (2014)
24. “Melancholia” (2011)
23. “Manchester by the Sea” (2016)
22. “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood” (2019)
21. “The Act of Killing”/”The Look of Silence” (2012/2014)
20. “Inherent Vice” (2014)
19. “Cameraperson” (2016)
18. “This is Not a Film” (2011)
17. “12 Years a Slave” (2013)
16. “If Beale Street Could Talk” (2018)
15. “Parasite” (2019)
14. “Inside Out” (2015)
13. “Silence” (2016)
12. “A Separation” (2011)
11. “The Social Network” (2010)
10. "The Master" (essay by Glenn Kenny)
9. "Get Out" (essay by Odie Henderson)
8. "Roma" (essay by Monica Castillo)
7. "Under the Skin" (essay by Simon Abrams)
6. "The Wolf of Wall Street" (essay by Sheila O'Malley)
5. "Phantom Thread" (essay by Peter Sobczynski)
4. "Mad Max: Fury Road" (essay by Christy Lemire)
3. "Inside Llewyn Davis" (essay by Tomris Laffly)
2. "Moonlight" (essay by Brian Tallerico)
1. "The Tree of Life" (essay by Matt Zoller Seitz)





I really dislike 6
by DakotaDomer  (2019-11-15 21:09:08)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I don’t know why Manchester by the Sea received hate below...it’s a fantastic movie.

I count 0 comedies, 1 action movie, 0 fantasy sci-fi but I could be wrong on that count.


Why? He owned multiple homes too.
by The Holtz Room  (2019-11-15 21:34:16)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I too enjoyed Manchester. Score one for brooding Uncles everywhere!


Fury Road may be one of the most overrated films in history. *
by Nitschke  (2019-11-15 16:43:22)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Act of Killing is ugly
by Molly Maguires  (2019-11-15 15:30:35)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

It's very well done but it's a pretty nasty doc.


I've seen all these but the documentaries
by harmonica  (2019-11-15 13:31:32)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Not getting into my own opinions, I'm surprised by how low Boyhood is, the inclusion of two Scorsese movies that are not The Irishman (which I haven't seen yet), and the exclusion of Zero Dark Thirty. Everything else is about what I'd expect.


They included 3 PTA movies..
by Der Jager  (2019-11-15 13:23:58)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

And none of them were There Will Be Blood, which should be #1 on the list.


There Will Be Blood was the previous decade *
by 206er  (2019-11-15 13:25:15)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


It also sucked *
by 3AONEILL08  (2019-11-15 19:35:15)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


My bad. Thanks. *
by Der Jager  (2019-11-15 13:26:43)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


That was a good year for movies, though.
by No Right Turn on Red  (2019-11-15 13:55:02)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

There Will Be Blood, No Country for Old Men, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Michael Clayton, Charlie Wilson's War, Into the Wild, Gone Baby Gone, Atonement, 3:10 to Yuma, American Gangster, Juno, The Kite Runner, and, of course, Transformers.


Let's be honest: The Road Warrior is better than Fury Road.
by CMillar  (2019-11-15 13:08:26)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Fury Road (which is basically a mildly enhanced reboot of The Road Warrior) would have to be a thousand times crazier to be as shocking of a movie as The Road Warrior was when it came out. Hell, I think I even like Beyond Thunderdome better than Fury Road.

And "Manchester By The Sea" shouldn't be on anyone's list, ever. I'll admit it's a heartrending study of male grief...which means no one should have any interest in watching it.

I haven't watched "The Tree of Life" but am guessing I'd prefer just watching Malick's "The Thin Red Line" instead, anyway.


We only seem to agree...
by Porpoiseboy  (2019-11-15 14:34:02)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

about 110% of the time (Red Wings omitted for various reasons).

Please don't hate me, but I chose to skip Manchester. Yes, my agreement is based on ignorance, however it's based more on trust.

I too skipped Tree of Life.

Inherent Vice is likely my #1 (but I admit it's not everyone's cup-o-soup).

Blade Runner 2049 is top 10 for me.

What We Do In The Shadows is probably #2.

The Lobster is probably top 10 for me (THR hates it).

Last, I am too tired to do any more work on this. Roger Ebert's dead. Those running his legacy seem like Jenkins/Swarb/BK.


Skipping Tree of Life
by captaineclectic  (2019-11-16 18:37:11)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

is error.

Probably a top five film of the millennium so far.


Agree on Blade Runner 2049 and I even think
by 206er  (2019-11-15 17:31:13)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

the original, which I've seen three times, is completely overrated.

My film of the decade is Bohemian Rhapsody, which mainly illustrates how awful most critics are.


Yes...Yes, I do. *
by The Holtz Room  (2019-11-15 16:07:29)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Sailing familiar seas upon his bloated corpse. *
by CMillar  (2019-11-15 14:49:51)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


I've seen 18 of the 25
by rutfilthygers  (2019-11-15 12:53:22)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I had the same reactions to Tree of Life and Moonlight that you did. I'm surprised not to see Grand Budapest Hotel or Lady Bird on that list. Also surprised Social Network isn't higher. That's a movie that's really aged well.

Parasite is still in theaters and is definitely worth your time if you haven't seen it. Don't look up anything about it before going, it's more fun that way.


Social Network has indeed aged well.
by circle07  (2019-11-15 14:19:12)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I know this was true at the time, but, despite theoretically being impossible, it's even more true now:


The casting was extremely well done across-the-board *
by Raoul  (2019-11-15 22:11:09)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Grand Budapest was indeed great. Whiplash too *
by 206er  (2019-11-15 13:27:28)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Not my tempo *
by rutfilthygers  (2019-11-15 14:07:23)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Are you rushing or dragging ?
by crazychester  (2019-11-15 14:40:31)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

That movie was awesome.

Social Network should be higher.

Wolf of Wall Steet shouldnt be on the list

I think La La Land should be on there.

Moonlight was terrible. As was Shape of Water, which is unsurprisingly not on the list.....as it sucked.


I've seen 14 of them, which surprised me.
by milhouse  (2019-11-15 12:33:48)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

25. “Boyhood”
23. “Manchester by the Sea”
20. “Inherent Vice”
17. “12 Years a Slave”
14. “Inside Out”
13. “Silence”
11. “The Social Network”
10. "The Master"
9. "Get Out"
7. "Under the Skin"
6. "The Wolf of Wall Street"
4. "Mad Max: Fury Road"
3. "Inside Llewyn Davis"
2. "Moonlight"

I intend to see 22 (“Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood”) and 15 (“Parasite”) in the next few weeks.


Roma but no Lady Bird. Nope, invalid. *
by 1NDGal  (2019-11-15 12:32:33)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


I'm cinemaholic, and I've only seen 6 of them
by sprack  (2019-11-15 12:21:38)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I didn't even like them all, and of the ones I haven't, most of them don't interest me.

I miss the real Roger Ebert.


Is that an alcoholic that only drinks Hot Damn? *
by doolinbanjos  (2019-11-15 20:09:01)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


He was my cinematic lodestar.
by circle07  (2019-11-15 14:21:14)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I've yet to find a single reviewer I trust half as much as I trusted Roger.


The site has 10 reviewers, which is nuts *
by 206er  (2019-11-15 13:03:10)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Also known as, 23 movies I haven't seen and
by elcortez01  (2019-11-15 12:08:03)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

15 I've never even heard of.


Better than me. I've seen 1 of those 25 (Social Network) *
by Irisharab  (2019-11-15 12:47:42)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


0 for me. *
by Lloyd Braun  (2019-11-15 13:06:28)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Watch Mad Max: Fury Road immediately then *
by NavyJoe  (2019-11-15 12:48:45)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


What am I missing with that movie?
by Rockbrig97  (2019-11-15 13:06:48)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I really didn't like it. I'm not a big fan of sci fi type movies, though, so perhaps that was my issue.


I don’t get it either. It bored me, eventually turned it off
by gozer  (2019-11-15 21:27:15)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I think it was the lack of Lord Humongous. Or even Master Blaster was more compelling than whatever was in that movie.


Hard to pull off 90 minutes of non-stop action
by NavyJoe  (2019-11-15 13:18:23)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Special effects, cinematography, and acting we all top-notch.


The fade to black about half an hour in
by harmonica  (2019-11-15 13:32:50)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

is the only time in a theater I've noticed myself taking a deep breath after extended action.