Obviously it's open to a fair amount of discussion, as the defenition is hazy to say the least. There are a lot on here that I haven't even heard of, and the number 1 film, Mulholland Drive, is a bit of a odd choice. A mate of mine described it as self indulgent, and I'd have to say I thought it was a bit 'weird for the sake of it'. The anmation films are all good choices. I can claim to be an expert as it's about all I watch these days, but I can't help feeling they've missed some good ones, if only I could remember them. For example, there isn't one with Clint Eastwood directing, and the man is on a roll cinematically. Plus Inglorious Bastards by Quentin Tarentino is not one of his best in my opinion. Ah well, each to their own. Link below.
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160819-the-21st-centurys-100-greatest-films
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Judging by some of the films and directors on there, that list seems very much like a circlejerk as opposed to films judged on factors other than the narrow set of criteria film critics look for.
Can't believe Gladiator or The Departed aren't in there...?!
Has anyone seen tree of life? I have only ever heard bad things about it, maybe it isn't that bad after all.
Children of men was okay, definitely not a top 15 film of the 21st century.
Maybe we should compile our own list?
Imagine there are emails going around saying ' where's gladiator, you said you were adding to the list". , "no you said you would add it " etc
glad spirited away is high up. love that film. i would probably move a few and have let the right one in and requiem for a dream further up.
i would also include drive, inside out, sideways, little miss sunshine, The Wave, we need to talk about kevin, Rushmore, Hidden, Juno, Into the wild, Milk, Nebraska, Anvil and of course the devil wears prada.
there's probably loads more but that's of the top of my head.
Some really rubbish films in there as well. Holy Motors is way too high, sounds like one of those critics that sees a pretentious French film and thinks it must be amazing because it's French. I love French new wave movies but recently the country has been putting out some rubbish.
Grand Hotel Budapest was class though.
Good to see both The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty there though. I absolutely loved those two. Kathryn Bigelow is one of my favourite directors.
I would include Hotel Rwanda, A Beautiful Mind, Black Hawk Down, Michael Clayton (criminally underrated), Dallas Buyers Club, Prisoners, Blood Diamond, Kingdom of Heaven, Atonement, Lord of War. And maybe the Jason Bourne trilogy.
Thats just laughable as the Pianist along with Schindlers List is one of the best films to tackle the Holocaust!!
Would be high on my list
Seen about half of the movies here, and can honestly say I stopped taking it seriously when I saw "Spring Breakers" in there. Don't get 25th Hour either. I also love Inside Llewyn Davis, but wouldn't put it in the top 20.
Tree of Life can fuck off.