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Wednesday 9 December 2009
You Missed It: Most Unfairly Overlooked Movies Of The Decade

When people look back on the early years of the new millennium they’ll remember it for movies like The Dark Knight and Lord of the Rings. Or they’ll geek out with their friends about the cult classics they discovered together, rewatching copies of the original version of Donnie Darko or spreading around copies of Idiocracy and laughing at its accuracy. Or we’ll remember the prestige movies, the big Oscar winners like No Country For Old Men and Chicago. 

But in a better world, maybe we’d remember these movies. These are the other guys, the great films you missed through circumstance or stupidity, through studio stumbling or simply bad timing. The best movies don’t always get seen, the best movies don’t always win the awards. This isn’t a list of critically acclaimed indies which didn’t do well at the box office, or films with huge fan followings which couldn’t get anyone else to turn out (sorry Serenity). Nor is this a list of movies which flopped at the box office but later found cult success. These movies fell between the cracks and never really found the audience they deserved. When you’re thinking back on the aughts, you won’t think of these films, but maybe you should. Consider giving these movies a second chance. Unique and strange, funny and weird, challenging and sexy; they’re the most unfairly overlooked movies of the past decade.

Notes

  1. erefere reblogged this from thememegeneration and added:
    When people look back on the early years of the new millennium they’ll remember it for movies like The Dark Knight and...
  2. clembastow reblogged this from jakec and added:
    Stardust was a pile of steaming horseshit. I have never been more perplexed and infuriated by a movie (except perhaps...
  3. veiledyellow reblogged this from peterwknox
  4. jakec reblogged this from peterwknox and added:
    fucking shitty End Of The Decade lists, this is the only one I’ve found not just tolerable, but brilliant. It’s a shame...
  5. cssboy reblogged this from thememegeneration and added:
    Brick was awesome. Come to think of it, I’m sure we can do a lot better than 10 movies. For starters: Once Oldboy...
  6. lystra reblogged this from peterwknox
  7. thememegeneration reblogged this from cssboy and added:
    I haven’t seen several of these, but some comments on a few I have: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - When we watched this, I think...
  8. cssboy reblogged this from peterwknox and added:
    I haven’t seen fourteen of these; added to the queue.
  9. peterwknox reblogged this from thegreg and added:
    Saw 8 of these and excited to see more.
  10. foureleven reblogged this from leeshiebean and added:
    Stardust is one of my fave movies of this decade. I loved The Wackness too. Ben Kingsley owned that movie. This is a...
  11. onebirdsang reblogged this from emilygracethinks and added:
    I have actually seen more than half of these. Eagle Vs. Shark is both hilarious and adorable. Especially if you like...
  12. wfb reblogged this from azspot and added:
    Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and the 25th Hour especially
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