Andy Wallis, of Islay High and Scottish Screen fame, has been encouraging me to list my top ten films of the decade.
I must admit I am not a huge fan of one thing over another. I tend to think these fav lists are really difficult. They tend to be transient and depend on mood.
I see it as something that guys to do which I don’t. The example from ‘High Fidelity’ by Nick Hornby. Of the constant making of the top 5’s
So I have struggled.
Struggled to get it down to 10 that is. An example is the remarkable project that was the Lord of The Rings Trilogy.
They were a great drama and stories, they were a remarkable body of work and were all released in the beginning of the decade. I would quite happily sit down and watch these and feel that they deserve a place in my favs but not 3 valuable places.
So here is a collection of some of my fav films of the decade Which ones I like more than others moves according to my mood and company……. in chronological order:
I have a whole list of films which could be above, Touching the void for example but its ok because the list will change tomorrow
3 comments:
I know what you mean about top tens - always changing. I'm glad you didn't put the Lord of the Rings trilogy in! I think they're terrible (sorry!). Interesting choice with The Machinist - I haven't seen it yet, thinking it looked a bit bleak but it did look very interesting. You've got a great mix of genre in there - Kill Bill and The Pianist (wow what a film, how could I forget!)
A wee question, why The Dark Knight? Was it Heath Ledgers performance or the film overall which tipped it into your top ten?
The Machinist is hugely bleak.
The Dark Knight I feel was a huge, epic of story.
Yes Heath Ledgers performance was good but I also think Aaron Eckharts performance was powerful as Harvey Dent/two-face. Every time I watch it I pick up more back stories from all the characters
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