Best Of Decade

Last post for the day and the last one till friday. Don't know how indepth I'll go with this one but here's my list of the Top Ten Films of the decade:

10. Wild Hogs(2007)
Can't remember when I laughed this hard for this long that my face literally hurt before the movie was even over. It's been awhile but I might have to go back as far as when I first saw Home Alone 2: Lost In New York(the brick scene killed me everytime).

9. District 9(2009)
Such a unique and original story mixed with some awesome special effects. Still can't believe this movie only cost about $30 million to make and absolutely crushed everyone's expectations by making over $200 million worldwide. The only movie I could compare this one to is Behind The Mask: The Rise Of Leslie Vernon where it begins as a documentary and part-way through the film changes into a full-blown horror(and in District 9's case a full-blown sci-fi movie).

8. Inglourious Basterds(2009)
As I said before, been waiting a long time for this one and having no idea what it was going to turn out like Quentin Tarantino created an epic war movie we all wish actually happened. Christoph Waltz and Brad Pitt deserve everything they get for giving such incredible performances(and hopefully an oscar for Christoph Waltz).

7. X-Men Origins: Wolverine(2009)
Yes, another movie from 2009, so what? There were so many great movies out this past year. And yes, this was one of the best in my opinion. One of my favourite comic book movies of all time next to the Blade series(yes, all three).

6. 25th Hour(2002)
Was my all-time favourite for several years and my personal favourite of all Spike Lee's films. Edward Norton deserved an oscar for his performance in this film and he's not the only one. This should have been a best picture contender to say the least.

5. Slumdog Millionaire(2008)
I remember thinking how good could this movie possibly be after hearing a simple summary of it's storyline. A kid from India on it's own version of who wants to be a millionaire? Quite amazing as it turns out. While I would have preferred another movie winning most of the awards this one got at last year's oscars, at the same time Slumdog deserved everything it got.

4. Seven Pounds(2008)
Absolutely could not believe the harsh, depressing reviews this movie received on it's opening weekend. It's one of Will Smith's best performances of his entire career and it's sad that certain people apparently fell asleep during this movie and just decided to single it out as they're token bad review. Just my opinion though, can't imagine someone not loving every minute of this film.

3. Man On Fire(2004)
Best revenge/soldier of fortune movie I've ever seen and certainly one of Denzel and Tony's best films. Looks amazing, sounds amazing and with Christopher Walken makes this one you should watch over and over and cheer everytime he gets the little girl back.

2. The Dark Knight(2008)
Heather Ledger made this movie amazing but he's only part of the equation. Aaron Eckhart gave an almost equally menacing portrayal as two-face and pushed me to see this film 4 times during it's opening weekend. Unbelievable. Best comic book movie ever. EVER.

1. The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button(2008)
Just a beautiful masterpiece of storytelling and visual effects artistry. I personally love narration and Brad Pitt's made this one what I feel should have been the best picture of last year. David Fincher's crowning achievement and one of the few looooong movies I don't mind sitting through repeatedly.

Ciao.