2008-poor student me had barely any money but I did discover a cinema in Aberystwyth where you could go to a film for £2 if you were a student.

 

Saw Clone Wars, Madagascar 2 and Quantum of Solace.

 

Interesting to see Margot Robbie making her debut then. I was watching her debut in Neighbours at the time!

2006:

 

A solid year for 2006! 'The Host' is so much fun. If you enjoyed 'Parasite' and want to check more of Bong Joon Ho's films, I recommend that one. I want to see more of his myself. 'Mother' looks like it could be good!

 

'Little Miss Sunshine'... I can't recommend this enough. One of my absolute favourite movies and everyone in it are flawless. There is not one weak link and the story is beautiful!

 

Ooh this was the year both 'The Prestige' & 'The Illusionist' came out. I often mix them up myself, but 'The Prestige' is my favourite. Brilliant performances all round! The one time I saw 'Da Vinci Code' (at the cinema lol) I really liked it. I just can't be bothered to bring myself to watch it again lol oops.

 

I only saw 'Half Nelson' in the last year and a half or so, but it's brilliant. One of Gosling's best performances. Top 4 anyway (with 'Lars & The Real Girl', 'Drive' & 'La La Land'). Such a good indie drama movie.

 

'Saw III' is my favourite of the 'Saw' sequels. Some really grim scenes like

the surgery on his head

and again the twist was executed nicely! Also, this is my bad bitch moment as I saw this at the cinema... I was only 17 *.*

 

'Final Destination 3' was the first of them I saw at the cinema and it's still the most "fun" and genuinely good of the 5! The reason why everyone is scared of sun beds!!!! ICONIC. Oops I wrote about 'Hostel'in 2005, but love that film x

 

'Slither' I keep meaning to give another go. I remember going to the cinema to watch this and I wasn't expecting it to be what it was... but my film taste has developed a lot over the years after this that I think I'd "get" it's humour and understand it more now than I did back then.

 

'Superman Returns' is fun. It also has one of the best visual moments in cinema history, imo.

The bullet hitting his eye scene... stunning

.

 

'Blood Diamonds' is brilliant. One of Leo's most underrated imo. I REALLY need to see 'The Last King Of Scotland'. James McAvoy is a great actor! 'Casino Royale'... not into Bond films, but this is alright.

 

'Cars' is a lot of fun. I think it gets bashed on a lot and although it's bottom of the pack of Pixar for me, it's just a testament to how strong Pixar animations are. Yes, super controversial opinion alert... I preferred this to 'The Incredibles'. Lol. OMG 'The Wild'... absolutely ABYSMAL.

 

'Pan's Labyrinth'... what a movie. I've only seen it the once, but it made an impact and although there are better movies not in the English language, this is definitely recommended for people looking for a quirky foreign language movie recommendation.

 

'Children Of Men' I want to see. I've heard really great things about it in the last couple of years. 'The Departed' is alright. Solid but not memorable.

 

'United 93' is actually a decent film! I really liked it, although I do think it was a bit too soon. I never saw WTC but I never had the desire too.

 

'The Descent' was "decent". Overrated but it's alright. 'Snakes On A Plane' is so bad it's actually good. LOVE it. 'She's The Man' is great fun too!

 

We've spoke about this already, but 'Dreamgirls'... good Lord. Thank God that didn't get the Oscar for anything other than J Hud! (But 'Listen' losing Best Original Song? Pfft - disgusting).

 

Alan Arkin completely deserved his Oscar :wub: WHAT a performance :heart:

 

I didn't realise Blu-Rays were released so soon after the DVD format! :o

 

L M A O at 'Zyzzyx Road'!!! $30 but then changed to $20 coz of a refund! SCREAMING!

 

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2007:

 

A great year for me. 2 of my favourite foreign language movies were released. '[REC]' & 'The Orphanage'! 'The Orphanage' is the first "creepy"/horror film to ever make me cry (due to it's emotional value not coz it was that scary necessarily lmao). '[REC]' is top 10 favourite films of all time that got a Hollywood remake just one year later called 'Quarantine' - it was a shot for shot remake more or less, but nowhere near as fulfilling.

 

'Lars And The Real Girl' is a fantastic movie and one of Gosling's very best. So under appreciated! The concept is a bit strange, but the heart of the movie is so warm and wholesome. It's impossible not to love.

 

'Zodiac' is one of my favourite movies. David Fincher is my favourite director so seeing him work with Iron Man & Hulk along with Jake Gyllenhaal all in one movie?! My mind is blown! (I saw this for the first time about 2013) Very underrated and underlooked.

 

It's so weird that 'Paranormal Activity' is considered a 2007 film, to me. I can't believe it didn't take off/get a release over here until 2009! :lol: SO good! I enjoyed them all, but this was a real pioneer in horror movies for me. SO unique and genuinely terrifying! 'The Mist'.. I remember watching this for the first time and hating it because of the ending... :lol: I have saw it again recently-ish and I liked it a lot. The ending is still depressing af and probably the bleakest ending in a horror movie of all time, but w/e! :lol:

 

'Ratatouille' is SO good and one of Pixar's most underrated, imo. 'Meet The Robinsons' is under appreciated! It's such good fun.

 

'I Am Legend' is very good! As are '30 Days Of Night' and 'Sweeney Todd'. 'Sweeney Todd' was one of the first full on musicals I ever saw (as in singing all the way through with little to no dialogue).

 

'Hairspray' is so much fun! The songs are catchy too. However, 'Enchanted' is so magical! I love that movie :lol:

 

The less said about 'Sunshine' the better! VOM. Although, I will say that the version of 'Adagio For Strings' that is used in this movie, is my favourite piece of score music of all time. Breathtaking.

 

'Hot Fuzz'... I have a love/hate relationship with this. I like it, but the run time puts me off from watching it and it drags far too much for a comedy. A step down from 'Shaun Of The Dead' for me. I didn't realise 'Mr Bean's Holiday' was as late as 2007! :lol: One of the greatest fictional characters ever! The movie was good fun, too!

 

'Stardust' is cute! I enjoyed it more than I expected to. 'St. Trinians' was a lot of fun the one time I saw it at the cinema. I'd definitely say it was largely forgotten about nowadays though.

 

'Hostel 2' feels very "straight to DVD", but it's enjoyable and has one of the most memorable scenes in the franchise. We'll pretend this was the last film in the series.

 

I haven't seen 'There Will Be Blood' OR 'No Country For Old Men'! Both of which I will at some point though. NCFOM feels more recent than 2007 though!

 

Amazing tidbit about Netflix!

2008: (The year I worked at Cineworld *.*)

 

I saw 'Wall-E' 5 times. A personal record for me, which wasn't beaten or matched until I saw the first Avengers movie 5 times in 2012. Such a fantastic film and it's 2nd to FN as my favourite Pixar movie. Top 10 all time :heart:

 

'The Dark Knight' is a masterpiece. I think Heath's performance is my favourite movie performance of all time. 'Iron Man' is incredible and was the start of a VERY special universe that I hold so very near and dear to my heart! Incredible. 'The Incredible Hulk' is a good movie. Often slated/comes bottom when people talk about the MCU but it's unfairly treated I think.

 

The devastating 'The Boy In Striped Pyjamas'... MY GOD. One of my favourite movies but absolutely heartbreaking. Speaking of heartbreaking... 'Marley & Me'.. never gonna watch that again.. ever.

 

'Step Up 2: The Streets' was huge and sold out every "Orange Wednesday" for about 5 weeks! My favourite dance movie, the best "final dance" scene and the KILLA soundtrack which helmed Flo-Rida - Low, Cherish - Killa & Cassie - Is It You?. One of my favourite soundtracks!

 

2008 was also the year the most beautifully disturbing movie I have ever seen was released. 'Martyrs'. SO hard to watch but you just can't stop watching. One of my all time faves.

 

The comedies were largely decent this year! 'Pineapple Express', 'Get Smart', 'Role Models' & Downey Jr's Oscar nominated role in 'Tropic Thunder' *_* are all pretty funny. 'Step Brothers' is my favourite though SO good.

 

'In Bruges' is excellent too! Didn't realise 'Bronson' was this year. Brilliant film. I wanna see 'Hunger' coz Michael is one of my favourite actors who I first saw appear this very year in the excellent (and one of my horror favourites) 'Eden Lake'. I talked about 'The Mist' being the bleakest ending in horror but this movie is the one that leaves me feeling the angriest. GRRRRRR!!!

 

'The Wrestler' is fantastic! Especially coming from a wrestling fan. 'Bolt' is cute and about middle for Disney I think for me. 'Speed Racer' is cute! I think kids would love it.

 

'Cloverfield' was a huge surprise for me. LOVED it. I actually think it holds up surprisingly well too!

 

The juggernaut of 'Mamma Mia'! This was still selling out weeks after the DVD release where I worked. It was insane.

 

I forgot all about 'Jumper'. It's a decent film tbh. I haven't seen it since, but it was fun iirc!

 

'Slumdog Millionaire' is good, but I never get the urge to watch it again. 'The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button' is good, but definitely low-tier David Fincher, for me. 'Revolutionary Road' underwhelmed me. I expected more from that cast. Also, is it you that keeps telling me to watch 'Doubt'? :lol: I will.. one day x

 

Heath's death was and still is a HUGE deal. Gone way before his time :(

 

WHAT A YEAR. :wub:

2009

 

time to round off the decade!

 

Box Office Hits -

2012 - the film chronicled into people's fears of the world ending in December 2012 and made a blockbuster out of it. This made big money at the box office with $31m in the UK and $166m in the US, finishing 15th for the year in both territories. this doesn't feel too remembered nowadays as obvs the world didn't end and it feels like this can go hand and hand with The Day After Tomorrow as pretty forgotten big budget disaster movies from the 2000's.

A Christmas Carol - the 988th adaptation of this novel came in the form of a darker turn in Disney's animation. This did quite well at the box office but I think expectations were higher iirc. It did a big $32m in the UK (14th), showing amazing legs after a lacklustre $3m opening, whilst was 21st for the year with $137m in US. This is still remembered because ofc the characters/plot is one of the most adapted ever but other adaptations are better remembered and more respected.

Alvin & the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel - another smash franchise getting a sequel in 2009 *.* Alvin 2 just outgrossed the first one in the US with a massive $219m (9th) and $36m in the UK was enough for a top 10 finish. A big hit and my fave of the franchise. I forgot just how massive these movies were in the late 2000's.

Avatar - And we have arrived at the biggest movie of the decade. After 12 years since Titanic, James Cameron returned with his follow-up, which like Titanic, had a budget that had exploded to massive levels, was kept on being pushed around the schedule and expectations were for a likely underperformer relative to its budget. However Avatar just exploded and epitomised the 3D craze that became massive this year and would grow even more in 2010. This was marketed as a visual masterpiece and a film to see on the big screen, and it sure was with $147m in the UK and $749m in the US, obviously the biggest film in both markets and the highest grossing film of all time in both territories too. A massive win for originality. The film isn't that loved nowadays but ofc everybody remembers its existence and the visuals and it will forever have a place in pop culture. Now we just wait about 30 years for Avatar 2, which has so far been scheduled to come out in December 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs - another original animation hit starting a franchise for Sony Animation! This did really well at the box office ($124m, 24th in the US and $10m, 51st in the UK) -> okay ngl I thought it was a lot bigger than that in the UK oops. Though this still feels fondly remembered nowadays.

District 9 - the original Sci-Fi was raved and started many careers, as well as being a big box office hit with $14m (30th) in the UK and $115m (27th) in the US. This had a very strong and iconic marketing campaign that made it a must see at the time, but feels largely forgotten now despite its success & Best Picture nom at the Oscars.

Fast & Furious - The film that marked the beginning of this franchise exploding as the original cast returned and took it to new heights ($155m, 17th in the US and $20m, 23rd in the UK). However we'd have to wait until the next decade before this franchise reached the extreme levels and popularity it now has.

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra - Aiming to start a new franchise, this did solidly enough at the box office in the US ($150m, 18th) but underperformed in the UK ($10m, 52nd). This received a sequel and is now being rebooted again. Also received weak reviews.

Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince - And our final Harry Potter film of the decade comes with the penultimate book! This was once again a box office smash with $302m in the US (3rd) and another 2nd place finish in the UK with $84m as we headed to wards the conclusion of one of the biggest franchises of all time.

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs - With good reviews and more love for the characters, this smashed down records internationally and was a major success worldwide, making Ice Age one of the biggest money earning franchises at this point. Ice Age 3 did $56m in the UK, to be 3rd for the year & the top animation, whilst doing $196m (12th) in the US, the highpoint of the franchise there iirc.

Inglorious bast*rds - Tarantino's first proper film since the Kill Bill's did big money at the box office ($120m, 25th in the US and $16m, 27th in the UK) and is seen as one of his most iconic films.

Monsters vs Aliens - Another big animation hit at the end of the decade which now feels slightly forgotten, MvA did $35m in the UK (12th) and $198m (11th) in the US to become a major box office smash.

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian - This was one of the underperforming sequels of the year as disappointing reviews, lack of hype, and making the same mistake of Narnia by moving out of Xmas to summer (both franchises returned to Xmas for their 3rd films and significantly underperformed, killing their franchises). This still did big numbers tho with $177m (14th) in the US and $33m (13th) in the UK. It's just not fondly remembered at all.

Paranormal Activity - One of the most impactful films of the decade, this was made in 2007 but didn't impact in 2009. However this became a worldwide phenomenom and changed the shape and direction of the horror genre. This was the halloween horror hit of the year with $16m (29th) in the UK and $108m (30th) in the US. A massive success that ushered in the new era of horror and new trend of found footage horror films.

Sherlock Holmes - I forget just how big the Downey Jr-Law take on this franchise is. This was another major hit of the Xmas season alongside Alvin 2 and ofc Avatar (this was a gigantic xmas season full of hits all over performing!!), doing $210m in the US (10th) and just under $40m in the UK (8th). Sherlock is such an iconic character and is still everywhere but this is the best known film in the franchise!

Star Trek - Another franchise-reboot (damn these really started becoming a trend in the late 2000's) received a great reaction from fans and critics alike and performed v. well at the box office ($35m, 11th in the UK and $257m, 7th in the US), and is perceived as one of the best Star Trek films nowadays.

Taken - This was a nice box office hit in the UK in September 2008 but its January 2009 release became a surprise smash, with excellent legs for an action film and grossing $145m for 20th of the year in the US. This became one of Liam Neeson's career defining roles and kicked off a v. successful franchise, with the 'I will find you & I will kill you' line becoming iconic in pop culture.

The Blind Side - (2010 uk release). Another surprise smash, this opened to $34m in the US and had terrific legs to gross $256m and finish 8th for the year, one of the biggest sports movies ever.

The Hangover - This was a surprise comedy success smash and kicked off fantastic careers for both its cast and director. Once again this received fantastic audience reactions and had amazing legs at the box office, grossing $277m (6th) in the US and $36m (9th) in the UK, making it one of the biggest comedy hits of all time. This is definitely one of 2009's biggest and most iconic hits and is still well remembered today and many scenes are referenced throughout pop culture, despite awfully reviewed follow-ups. Also in 2009, who would've said that its lead star would have 8 Oscar nominations (4 for acting) and its director would be an Oscar nominated director for an acclaimed Joker adaptation 10 years later.

The Proposal - The Sandra Bullock-Ryan Reynolds rom-com was another massive hit and one of the last big rom-com smashes as the genre started to unfortunately fade as we entered the new decade. This grossed $19m in the UK (25th) and $164m in the US (16th) and is still seen as a rom-com classic to date, with audiences loving this film.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon - The second part of this iconic franchise saw the film explode at the box office with a $296m total in the US (4th, it was ofc v. frontloaded with an $142m opening, highest of the year) and 7th in the UK with $43m (2nd highest opening of the year). This became famed for midnight screenings and fanbases rushing out to see this and really saw Edward vs Jacob kick off. an iconic film and one of the last big blockbusters of the decade, before ushering in the trend of young-adult adaptations that would dominant the first half of the 2010's.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - The Transformers sequel saw its peak at the box office occur with the 2nd film, as reviews worsened and audiences weren't a fan. Transformers 2 did $44m (6th) in the UK whilst smashing in the US with $402m to be by far the 2nd biggest film of the year. The cast & Transformers were still everywhere at this point and this was a major blockbuster, that's still remembered nowadays but not for great releases.

Up - and Pixar really were in a spot of gigantic box office and critical success as this point in time. Up made a massive $293m in the US (5th) and $55m in the UK (4th), and received major acclaim as a film with its opening sequence highlighted for being literally perfect. also the short film before Up (Partly Cloudy) was adorable. These were also the days the UK had to wait forever with Pixar films, this was released in the US in May and the UK in October!!! (same with Ratatouille & Finding Nemo & Monsters Inc, whilst we got WALL.E (tf), The Incredibles and Cars only a couple weeks after the US)

X-Men Origins: Wolverine - Now the original trilogy was over, it was time to start making prequels and spin-offs, a trend that really kicked off in the next decade.. This opened really strongly with $85m in the US (3rd highest of the year) but was incredibly frontloaded with a beyond negative reaction from fans and critics and finished 13th for the year with $180m. In the UK it grossed $26m for 17th place. a bad end to the decade for a franchise that started so promising.

 

well... obviously winning the year and the decade was Avatar, grossing $2.74b worldwide, shattering basically every record in existence possible and becoming the biggest film ever. A smash. following it was Harry Potter 6 with $934m and Ice Age 3 did gigantic numbers in Europe and Asia, snatching third place with $886m. Sequels started to make more appearances with Transformers 2 (4th, $836m), Twilight 2 (7th, $709m) and Angels & Demons (9th, $485m, oops at me not putting this in hits!!). Whilst original properties still thrived with 2012 (5th, $769m, I did not realise this made so much world-wide!!!!!), Up (6th, $735m), Sherlock Holmes (8th, $524m) and The Hangover (10th, $467m) all being massive successes. Up was the only Disney film in the top 10 for the year, so we've had quite a change in the next 10 years where they were fully dominating by 2019.

 

Iconic Classics

17 Again - the Zac Efron comedy was his first hit outside of High School Musical and is remembered amongst pre-teens & teens still today.

(500) Days of Summer - This was a quirky little indie hit at the time that really developed a cult following back in 2009, but feels slightly forgotten about nowadays.

Aliens in the Attic - A hit for Ashley Tisdale, this was a nice hit in the UK and was a great family flick.

All About Steve - the Sandra Bullock film is iconic for one reason only, THAT RAZZIES SPEECH *.* iconic. queen accepting the razzie the day before the Oscar, we love to see it *.*

Angels & Demons - The sequel to The Da Vinci Code didn't have the appeal of heavy controversy and therefore grossed significantly less than the last one (esp in the US) and received weak reviews once again, basically killing the franchise (Inferno was released 7 years later and bombed). This feels completely forgotten.

Bride Wars - an iconic rom-com with Kate Hudson & Anne Hathaway that was a nice box office hit and more ppl still talk about and remember this film than I thought would!

Bruno - The Sacha Baron Cohen comedy was another big hit in the UK but was a frontloaded underperfomer in the States, with many publicity stunts surrounding the character making him an iconic face of 2009.

Confessions of a Shopaholic - Another nice rom-com hit for Isla Fisher that has held up well today and features the iconic Shontelle-Akon duet Stuck With Each Other *.*

Coraline - this has become a mini classic overtime and was the start of LAIKA animation studios. This is still their biggest hit and was big at the box office ($82m in the US off a $13m opening), showing how well it was received by audiences. The film is pretty dark for an animation but that makes it all the better. Still acclaimed and loved today.

Couples Retreat - Another Vince Vaughn comedy hit, its the 2000's, not much else to say (it's an ITV2 fave).

Dance Flick - The spoofs trend was really dying by this point and this flopped. Vampire's Suck would basically be its last hurrah in 2010 before this trend remained a late 2000's fad.

Drag Me to Hell - the Sam Raimi horror received excellent reviews and is still highly regarded amongst horror fans today

Fame - This music remake was a messT. Receiving deservedly awful reviews and bombing at the box office, this mess is mostly forgotten today. I legit expected this to be my favourite film of all time, I was so hyped, and whew was I disappointed. However Naturi Naughton's version of Fame absolutely SLAPS and is better than the original, idec.

Fantastic Mr Fox - Wes Anderson turned to animation for the Roald Dahl classic that received excellent reviews, and is seen as one of the best Dahl adaptations but many ppl forget this is a Wes movie. It has an all-star voice cast ensemble ofc and was a big hit in the UK.

Final Destination 4 - This was the biggest box office success of the franchise (finishing 24th for the year in the UK) and was unlucky not to make the hits section cos that was just a bit too competitive. Another horror success for the slowly under the radar, becoming iconic horror franchise.

Friday the 13th - This was heavily hyped and was ofc released on Friday the 13th, the day before Valentine's Day. This opened to massive opening weekend numbers ofc but completely plummeted everywhere after its first two days and no one really remembers this reboot now. (it made 65% of its final US total in its first three days!!!!)

Funny People - the Adam Sandler-Judd Apatow comedy was a more serious fare than we'd expect from these names, probably contributing to its box office underperformance.

G-Force - Another box office smash, the Disney guinea pigs were everywhere in late Summer 2009 and was iconic. This deserved to start a franchise and feels under appreciated nowadays. Also includes the Flo Rida-Nelly Furtado bop Jump

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past - Another successful rom-com with a great cast that some went on to be Oscar winners in the next decade.

Hannah Montana: The Movie - Hannah's biggest on-screen outing and the biggest success, this really was peak Hannah Montana period and another successful Tv-to-film release for Disney. Also features Crazier by Taylor Swift, that was a classic <3

He's Just Not That Into You - One of the massive cast-ensemble projects that was a major hit arounds Valentine's Day, but next years even bigger ensemble named cast Valentine's Day kind of stole this films success and ability in being remembered.

Hotel for Dogs - Gotta love a dog family film, still remembered by dog lovers today.

In The Loop - the Armando Ianucci's film is still highly appreciated today

It's Complicated - Another hit for Meryl Streep and another rom-com success to round the decade off

Jennifer's Body - The Megan Fox/Amanda Seyfried horror-comedy has earned a big cult following overtime after bombing on original release.

Knowing - the 2000's was a period where Nicholas Cage acc led successful box office hits, before the direct-to-dvd spell hit next decade

Land of the Lost - a rare flop for Will Ferrel and co, and one of their worst reviewed output.

Let the Right One In - Swedish horror that has become a classic in the genre overtime

Lesbian Vampire Killers - Matthew Horne & James Cordon's big-screen outing after Gavin & Stacey bombed at the box office and was critically attacked. that name for the film I can't even...it says it all.

Michael Jackson: This Is It - After MJ's death in 2009, a concert movie based on his upcoming tour was given a limited release in October and did massive numbers worldwide as millions of fans flocked to see this in cinemas. (honestly when I saw this, I think it was the biggest queue ever at my cinema to get into a film). obviously nowadays, not as nicely thought of.

My Sister's Keeper - based on the Jodi Piccoult book, the Cameron Diaz film received good reviews and did quite well at the box office.

Nativity! - the final Christmas classic released in the 2000's, whew this decade brought lots of them. This started quite slowly before building really well at the UK box office throughout December and became an even bigger hit and classic on DVD, kicking off another big franchise in the next decade.

Obsessed - The Beyonce-Idris Elba thriller was panned heavily by critics.

Orphan - Another horror that appreciation for has grown over time, this was a good box office performer but feels like it became more loved & appreciated overtime.

Paul Blart: Mall Cop - A major box office hit for Kevin Smith, esp in the US where it was gigantic and never stopped earning money with excellent legs. Shame the reviews were pretty mediocre and it spawned us that horrible sequel in the next decade. this does feel forgotten nowadays.

Ponyo - another fab Studio Ghibli film hit UK and US cinemas in 2009, rounding off an excellent decade for them.

Saw VI - and Paranormal Activity put the final nail in the coffin of the Saw franchise, as the sixth film disastrously bombed at the box office and only just made the top 100 for the year in the US, ouch. however we have since had a final closing sequel in 2010, a reboot in like 2017 and another reboot that was meant to be out next month so ofc this franchise never died

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold - after the success of the first one, the sequel came out in late 2009 and got weaker reviews and did worse at the box office, but still pulled okay numbers that could've been worse. this one feels completely forgotten though.

Terminator: Salvation - More remembered for the off-screen outbursts and arguments when filming, the first of three Terminator reboots over 10 years underperformed at the box office as audiences weren't here for mediocre entries in this franchise anymore.

The Boat That Rocked - Richard Curtis finally followed up his directorial debut Love Actually, with this comedy hit that was a cute success in the UK.

The Damned United - Tom Hooper's directional debut is seen as one of the best football teams of all time. He then went on to win an Oscar 2 years later and had one of the biggest career implosions of all time by the end of the next decade with the most iconic film ever, Cats.

The Invention of Lying - another Ricky Gervais comedy that pulled in solid numbers but isn't remembered and didn't receive great reviews.

The Princess & The Frog - TP&TF started a mini-recovery for Disney. Box office numbers were solid, but not spectacular, still but this saw Disney returning to focus on Princess movies. TP&TF received great acclaim and its heroine is iconic and a well remembered Disney Princess today. This was released in the UK in 2010 and set the groundwork for Tangled to be massive the next year and for Disney Animation to be back in action after a pretty dreadful decade. And Almost There is a classic <3

The Time Traveler's Wife - this year saw Rachel McAdams return to big screen in this, State of Play and Sherlock Holmes after a 4 year career hiatus since The Family Stone. This was another nice romantic hit, damn there were so many of these in the 2000's.

The Ugly Truth - Another rom-com hit for ultimate late 2000's rom-com stars Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler. these were the days.

The Uninvited - a cute horror hit with a great rising cast, but does feel forgotten nowadays.

Toy Story 3D - This 3D re-release didn't do much but ofc it is important in highlighting the start of the 3D trend of re-issuing old films, which exploded the following year and went on for a good 3/4 years of classics returning to the cinema in 3D. a true trend.

Watchmen - This superhero adaptation was massively hyped but failed to meet expectations, and ended up being incredibly frontloaded at the box office (making over 50% of its total in opening week) and not being too fondly remembered.

Where the Wild Things Are - this was a cute Xmas hit at the box office and was a beautiful adaptation, that unfortunately feels forgotten nowadays.

Zombieland - And we round off this year and the decade with probs one of the most iconic films of 2009. Zombieland saw a strong ensemble of rising actors (including future Oscar-nominee Jesse Eisenberg and future Oscar-winner Emma Stone) and made good bank for a zom-com at the box office. However this gained a way larger audience on DVD and is now seen as a classic of the genre, an iconic zombie film and one that is certainly still remembered. a classic <3

 

The Oscars & Awards Season

2009. Of course this is the year in Academy history that marked significant change with 10 films nominated for Best Picture. and Film/Director were the race for this year as acting saw 3 sweeps and a race that seemed obvious which way it was heading. This and 2010 were the only two years that saw a requirement of a set 10 films to be nominated for Best Picture, which allowed big blockbuster hits to get into this category. Therefore best picture nominees included massive sports hit The Blind Side, original sci-fi District 9 and Up being the first animation BP movie since Beauty & The Beast. Also sneaking in were the Coen brothers A Serious Man and small-indie An Education. This seems quite an obvious year of the split with these being the five films that would've missed in a 5-nominee race (maybe Up could've sneaked in, the other 4 zero chance). Anyway that meant the big tier-nominees were Inglorious Basterds, Precious and Up in the Air. However the race boiled down to two contenders The Hurt Locker vs Avatar as ex husband and wife Kathryn Bigelow and James Cameron competed against each other in this year. However it was the victory for the small film as The Hurt Locker took home both picture and director, with Bigelow becoming the first ever female director winner! The Hurt Locker beat Avatar's in their head-to-heads in pic & director at BAFTA and the Oscars, whilst Avatar took picture and director at the Globes. Inglorious Basterds won SAG ensemble that year, whilst The Hangover was victorious in Musical/Comedy at the Globes (I'm kinda surprised that didn't make the Oscar BP line-up).

 

The acting categories this year were pretty much foregone conclusions. Newcomers Christoph Waltz (Inglorious Basterds) and Mo'Nique (Precious), completely swept the supporting categories by winning these awards at every single ceremony. Best Actor was also a near sweep for Jeff Bridges, winning the Globe, SAG & Oscar for Crazy Heart. However Colin Firth pipped him for the win at BAFTA's for A Single Man and Robert Downey Jr won the Globe Comedy/Musical for Sherlock Holmes, two performances that I had no clue won a major award until this! Best actress on the other hand was a mini race between Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side) and Meryl Streep for Julie & Julia. However Bullock pretty much also swept, winning the Globe, SAG & Oscar, whilst Meryl just won the Globe Comedy/Musical. However in hindsight, many feel this should've been Meryl's 3rd Oscar but are glad Sandra won at least one Oscar despite people not stanning the performance. However both were beaten by Carey Mulligan at the BAFTA's for An Education, Bullock wasn't eligible as The Blind Side came out at the end of March in the UK.

 

Amongst other nominees this season we had: George Clooney (Up in the Air), Morgan Freeman (Invictus) and Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker) in Best Actor and Matt Damon (Invictus), Woody Harrelson (The Messenger), Christopher Plummer (The Last Station) and Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones), damn most of these films feel forgotton-> Clooney turned up everywhere, whilst Freeman, Damon, Tucci & Penelope Cruz (Nine) managed to hold onto noms despite their films receiving weaker reviews than accepted and faded fast. Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) and Helen Mirren (The Last Station) were the other nominees in Best Actress, whilst Maggie Gyllenhaal coat-tailed Jeff Bridges in supporting for Crazy Heart, alongside double Oscar noms for Up in the Air for Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick! I always forget Kendrick was nominated for an Oscar in the 2000's (and never received an Oscar nom in the 2010's), despite the latter being by far a more successful decade for her.

 

Nominees amongst other ceremonies included:

BAFTA's - Andy Serkis for Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll in lead, a very random best actress nom for Audrey Tautou in Coco Before Chanel, as well as Saoirse Ronan in The Lovely Bones, Alec Baldwin (It's Complicated), Christian McKay (Me & Orson Welles) and Alfred Molina (An Education) in a very open supporting actor race and Nowhere Boy randomly scoring double BAFTA noms in supporting actress for Anne-Marie Duff & Kristin Scott Thomas. damn BAFTA were really on one of their random selections years this year, hopefully this happens again sometime.

SAG - however SAG were on full Oscar form this year, their acting nominations matched 19/20 with the Oscars!!!! The only difference was Maggie Gyllenhaal missing for Diane Kruger in Inglorious Basterds, who deserved more awards noms than she got :(

Globes - Tobey Maguire (Brothers) and Emily Blunt (The Young Victoria) were the only drama nominees to miss at the Oscars, with the comedy categories having two Meryl noms (also for It's Complicated), another Sandra nom (The Proposal), the indie hits (500 Days of Summer), the Oscar flops (the informant, nine) and name-checking Julia Roberts for Duplicity (ofc name-checking hit its peak the next year with The Tourist, Alice in Wonderland, Burlesque and that MESS of a comedy category nearly ruining their reputation). Supporting once again matched 9/10, with Julianne Moore for A Single Man getting nommed over Gyllenhaal once again. Damn most of these categories were locked and loaded by Oscar morning.

 

other key award winners were The Hurt Locker & Precious picking up script awards at the Oscars. These were probs the tightest screenplay races of the year; original screenplay was a two horse race between Inglorious Basterds and The Hurt Locker, whilst Precious' win in adapted was one of the biggest shocks of the decade as Up In The Air had swept everything (Critics Choice, Globe, BAFTA, WGA) so it's loss was unprecedented. The Weary Kind from Crazy Heart won best song. The Secret in Their Eyes was the winner of best foreign language film (in a v. competitive year, A Prophet won BAFTA, The White Ribbon took the Globe & Broken Embraces won critics) and Up marked another Pixar film sweeping animated film everywhere, as well as sweeping for its score.

 

also fun fact: In the Loop (2009) - marked the first instance that a film that premiered on VOD (video-on-demand) concurrent with its theatrical release was nominated for a major Oscar (Best Adapted Screenplay).

 

another fun fact: Precious Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009) was the first-ever Best Picture nominee to be directed by an African-American filmmaker, Lee Daniels, who received his first Best Director nomination for the film. Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar-winner Geoffrey Fletcher was the first African-American to win Best Screenplay

 

a third fun fact: Bigelow became the first female recipient of an Academy Award for best directing.

 

want another one: The Hurt Locker (2009) was the fifth consecutive R-rated Best Picture winner, and also notable as the lowest-grossing winner of all time, with a domestic box office of only $14.7 million (8th place among the ten Best Picture nominees of the year). Since the R-rated film was released in June of 2009, it was long since removed from theatres, and available on DVD since January 12, 2010 (with currently over 700,000 sold). Because of its Oscar nomination, it was re-released to almost 300 theatres, and increased its take by about $2 million, about 14% of its total revenue.

 

and a final one to round off Oscar trivia: Disney's/Pixar's animated film Up (2009), the second animated film ever nominated for Best Picture (following Beauty and the Beast (1991)), won two Oscar awards: Best Animated Feature Film and Best Original Score, and was one of the top moneymakers of the year (at $293 million (domestic) and $731 million (worldwide) to date). It was the first CG-animated Best Picture nominee, and the first to receive a Best Picture nomination since animated films received their own category in 2001.

 

 

Notable Events -

- we gotta start with a certain film: Visionary director James Cameron's monumental work Avatar (2009), his first feature film since Titanic (1997), was a futuristic, epic 3-D live-action film, with ground-breaking special effects, and an estimated budget of $300 million (much of it spent on CGI). It was the first 3-D film to win the Best Cinematography Oscar. Avatar pioneered the use of live virtual rendering AND facial performance capture during the filming of unprecedented, large-scale set pieces. He also demonstrated for the first time the playback of real-time feedback of the final CGI product. Many sequences demonstrated the completely believable, fully-integrated intermeshing of 3-D and life-action worlds. It passed $1b worldwide in under three weeks.

- The DreamWorks sci-fi spoof of 50s monster movies, Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) was the first computer-animated feature film to be shot directly in stereoscopic 3-D -- dubbed the Ultimate 3-D. Previously, 3-D CGI films were made in a non 3-D version and then dimensionalized. (further 2009 films Avatar, Ice Age 3, A Christmas Carol also followed this). A Christmas Carol used performance capture and was Robert Zemeckis first film with Disney since Who Framed Roger Rabbit. To date, it was the most expensive 3D animation film ever made, budgeted at a production cost of $200 million.

- Director Patrick Lussier's 100% live-action film My Bloody Valentine 3-D (2009) was the first R-rated film to be projected in Real D technology and Friday the 13th had the largest slasher/horror movie opening at the time with $41m.

- The Hangover was the fasted R-rated comedy to reach $200m at the time (30 days)

- The latest movie gimmick was the D-Box, a vibrating movie theater chair, invented by a Montreal-based company. The first major theatrical release to use the system was Universal's Fast & Furious, with the Motion-Code technology written into it.

- Hollywood studios realized that they could leverage the popularity of social networking sites (such as Facebook and Twitter) to market films, encourage positive word-of-mouth, raise awareness and stimulate ticket sales. Warner Bros. and director Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are (2009), adapted from Maurice Sendak's classic children's tale, had more than 1.5 million devotees on its Facebook page as it was first debuting in theatres. The movie's website also offered an iPhone app. Millions of Facebook fans also signed on to be followers of the Twilight sequel, The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009), and an official Twitter page was also established for the film. The first screening of director Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds (2009) from Universal Pictures at the annual Comicon convention in San Diego was packed by people who won admission via Twitter.

- The breakout independent horror film hit of the year, writer/director Oren Peli's Paranormal Activity (2009) was budgeted at only $15,000 and filmed in 2007 in only ten days. It was first shown in limited release, in college towns at midnight shows. The studio launched a campaign using the Eventful feature developed by a San Diego company known for promoting concerts. With the Internet feature called "Demand It," Paramount asked fans and would-be watchers to help determine the film's fate and see if it warranted a potential wide-release. When one million frenzied fans demanded to see it, the film was expanded to 160 screens, and grossed $7.9 million in box-office revenue, breaking the record for highest grossing weekend ever for a film playing in less than 200 theaters. Part of the reason for the film's financial success was a grassroots Internet campaign that included a "Tweet Your Scream" promotion using social-networking site Twitter.

- 100+ year-old Portuguese auteur director Manoel de Oliveira released his 15th feature of the 21st century - a doomed romance entitled Eccentricities of a Blonde-haired Girl (2009). Reportedly, since the decade's start in 2001, Oliveira was the oldest movie director still making films. This was undoubtedly the first film made by a hundred year-old director.

- The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009), the werewolves/vampire romance sequel following Twilight (2008) and based upon Stephenie Meyer's teenage vampire books, claimed the North American box-office record for the biggest single-day and opening-day grosses at almost $72.7 million

- According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the highest grossing actress of the 2000s decade was Emma Watson, for her six live-action Harry Potter films (2001-2009), which earned $1.7 billion (domestic), or $5.4 billion (worldwide) - or roughly $900 million per film (worldwide). Likewise, her lead co-star Daniel Radcliffe was the highest average-grossing box-office star in a leading role in the decade, averaging about $285 million (domestic) per film.

- The decade of the 2000s saw advancements in 3D and an explosion of releases of both 3-D films and IMAX films. And with many more theatres converted to the 3D format, that meant increased demand and bookings (and ticket prices) for 3D films.

- For the first time since 2002, domestic movie ticket sales surpassed revenue from the purchase of DVDs. The recessionary economy and the current transitionary stage from DVDs to Blue-Ray and to video-on-demand digital downloads through Internet-enabled televisions, were partially accountable for the reversal.

- the most popular (top-grossing) film genres from 1995 to 2009 were Comedy (24%), Adventure (20%), Drama (19%), Action (17%), Thriller/Suspense (7%), Romantic Comedy (6%), Horror (5%), Documentary (1%), Musical (1%).

- The merge of the decade, between AOL and Time Warner, instituted in 2000, ended -- at the end of 2009, Time Warner announced that it would spin off AOL as a separate independent company.

- In late August of 2009, Walt Disney Co. announced that it had agreed to purchase comic book and action hero company Marvel Entertainment for $3.9 billion -> how this ended up shaping the next decade

- The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) decided to return to featuring an expanded field of nominees for Best Picture. From now on, there would be ten films nominated in the Best Picture category - the last time this happened was 1943 (66 years ago). The Academy was hoping for a possible increase in TV ratings for the awards ceremony (held two weeks later than the previous year), and a broader range of films. As hoped, the fact that Avatar was a nominee and the biggest blockbuster of all time did boost the ratings. Preliminary indications were that the TV ratings were up to 41.3 million viewers, much better than the previous year's 36.3 million (a 14% jump). It was the most watched show in five years -- a definite improvement over 2007's all-time low of 32 million viewers, the year the Best Picture win went, predictably, to No Country for Old Men (2007).

- The Best Picture-nominated sports-film The Blind Side (2009), a heart-warming drama starring Sandra Bullock, became the highest-grossing football (sports-related) film of all time. Due to her successes in both The Blind Side (2009) and The Proposal (2009), Bullock became the highest paid actress of the year ($56 million). Bullock won her first Oscar, Best Actress, for her role as a Southern belle foster mom. She also became the first (and only) performer (until 2018) to be nominated for both a 'Best Actress' Oscar and a 'Worst Actress' Razzie Award (for All About Steve (2009)) in the same year - and she won both honors.

- Disney's animated The Princess and the Frog (2009), a modern day retelling of the classic story The Frog Prince, was the studio's first traditional 2-D animated film in 5 years, since Home on the Range (2004). It also featured the studio's first-ever black female protagonist, an African-American princess named Tiana (voice of Anika Noni Rose).

- The highest-grossing (domestic) film of all-time on Christmas Day was Sherlock Holmes (2009), at $24.6 million. December 25th was also its opening day, when it just surpassed the 2nd highest film, Avatar (2009). It retained that milestone for many years.

- John Hughes passed away in August 2009

- Although women remained in the minority in terms of film-making (as directors, writers, and producers), 2009 was a watershed year. In addition to Kathryn Bigelow's Best Director win for The Hurt Locker (2009), and Betty Thomas' milestone as the most successful woman director ever at the box office (domestic) for Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009), there were these other developments: (1) director Anne Fletcher's The Proposal (2009) (starring Sandra Bullock) was a tremendous hit, scoring $164 million (domestic) at the box-office, (2) It's Complicated (2009), directed and written by Nancy Meyers and starring Meryl Streep, made $112 million (domestic) at the box-office, (3) Best Actress Oscar-winning Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side (2009) and veteran actress Meryl Streep outperformed their male counterparts fairly consistently. Streep competed against Bullock and was Oscar-nominated for her lead role in writer/director Nora Ephron's Julie & Julia (2009), which made $94 million (domestic) at the box-office. Betty Thomas became the most successful female director, measured by the domestic box-office take for her Christmas hit Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009). It was the first female-directed picture to gross (domestically) more than $200 million (at approx $220 million), and $443 million (worldwide).

- At the end of 2009, the domestic yearly box-office gross hit almost $10.6 billion, based upon US and Canadian ticket sales - it was a milestone year, besting the 2008 total of $9.63 billion and 2007 total of $9.66 billion

 

 

and a new mini section:

FILM DEBUTS: -> these actors made their debuts in film in 2009

Chris Hemsworth in Star Trek

Gabby Sidibe in Precious

Gal Gadot in Fast & Furious

 

a busy selection to finish the decade x all big films tho!

 

Samantha Recommends:

 

2009 had a runaway winner and then honestly the race for 2nd place is basically equal between about eight films. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (can we appreciate what an ICONIC title that is for a moment) was def my favourite film of the year. I watched the shit out of this film so many times when I was younger. The song selection for this film was genius and filled with so many bangers (You Really Got Me, Right Round, Hot 'n' Cold & We Are Family), the chipmunks were amazing and the introduction of the Chipettes were perfect, my three fave icons. The school bits were sfg and damn I loved the plot of this so much. This film always puts me in a good mood and ngl I can still watch it again and again.

 

For my 2nd pick in a v. tight race, I went for a film that sums up one of my fave franchises of the decade and was my favourite entry in that franchise, Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. Scrat, Manny and Diego remain icons, I absolutely adored the introduction of new characters such as Peaches and Buck and this film was so much fun. A great adventure and track to place the franchise on and it still felt fresh and funny. An animated classic that once again, I watched a billion times when I was younger. So good <3 and ugh I love the visuals of this franchise.

 

another really strong year and my honourable mentions are: Inglorious Basterds (a classic), Coraline (the best freaky animation ever), The Proposal (rom-com classic & Sandra Bullock is sfg in this), Bride Wars (I love this film so much), The Hangover, Fantastic Mr Fox, G-Force, Cloudy With A Chance of Meatbaalls, Monsters vs Aliens, Up (that opening montage is still the best), Nativity (xmas classic), Zombieland

 

Others films I loved: The Princess & The Frog, Hotel for Dogs, Where the Wild Things Are, My Sister's Keeper, Final Destination 4, Confessions of a Shopaholic, The Blind Side, Aliens in the Attic, Avatar

 

I don't believe either are currently available on streaming but I could be wrong! (Alvin 2 is always on iTV2 atm though and ngl probs is Ice Age 3).

 

What are your favourites? what are your movie memories of this year? what iconic movie song did you prefer, I See You (I can't at Leona flopping with a song from the biggest movie ever, how did they f*** this up so badly??), the Chipettes version of Hot 'n' Cold or something else?

and that's a wrap.

WE HAVE MADE IT. whew, I can't believe we acc did it :lol: Damn these have been so fun to write, even if they got more and more time consuming as we got to the years I knew better hahaha :kink: Gonna be such a good guide to look back on and thx guys for all your interactions <3

 

and now that everything is written up, we've got 24 hours to catch up on everything, I can reply to y'all comments later and plz continue to discuss iconic moments and favourite films of the noughties and your fave facts from these guides!

 

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also in the movies forum, we are currently doing throwback Buzzjack Oscars (as well as revealing 2018 winners and 2019 nominations). 2004 and 2003 will be starting soon so if you have an interest in noughties film, please check them out over the next couple weeks and vote in them when voting opens!

Not a vintage year for me. Drag Me to Hell probably my favourite! Up is fantastic too and continued Pixar's winning formula streak. :wub:

2009:

 

The BEAST 'Avatar' revolutionised the 3D model. Went on to be the highest grossing film of all time (not adjusted for inflation) and kept it for almost 10 years! It also knocked off James Cameron's own 'Titanic' (which held that title for 11 years or so!). Imagine a James Cameron 'Star Wars' or 'Avengers'!? LMAO. Zoe Saldana having 3 of the top 5 highest grossing films of all time :cheeseblock:

 

'Up' is a masterpiece and the 3rd film of the Pixar holy trinity for me. Pixar still have about 3 other films that are near perfect, but 'Finding Nemo', 'Wall-E' & 'Up' are just... so wonderful! I think it also holds the record for quickest time it takes for you to become attached to and be destroyed by a film. DEVASTATING.

 

'Inglorious Basterds' is Quentin's best, for me. Stellar cast. Incredible story. Brilliant directing... I love it so much. '(500) Days Of Summer' is another of my favourite movies. A film that literally takes you through every human emotion possible. Stunning work.

 

'District 9' and 'Moon' are both fantastic movies, especially the latter. Sam Rockwell really captivates in that role! 'The Time Travellers Wife' is so good. Really lovely! 'The Blind Side' was my favourite Sandra Bullock role since 'Speed'. Stunning performance. 'My Sisters Keeper' is beautiful.

 

'Watchmen' was decent enough I think. I need to watch the TV series! 'Zombieland' is really good. Very unexpected too. 'Star Trek' was actually a pretty decent reboot and 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' is a bit of a guilty pleasure. Except for what they do to Deadpool's character in the movie, I actually lowkey enjoyed it lol.

 

'Sherlock Holmes' is good fun and one of Guy Ritchies better efforts. 'The Proposal' is cute fun and 'Princess & The Frog' I only saw for the first time v recently, but I'd say it's very underrated! I loved the 2D animation coming back <3 and the song 'Almost There' is amazing.

 

Also, I recommend 'Orphan' to people just because of how BAT SHIT CRAZY it is! LMAO. It's so absurd! 'Drag Me To Hell' I've seen twice now (the last time as recently as about 5 months ago) and I hated it both times. Just AWFUL. I've spoken about 'Paranormal Activity' in 2007 (coz I saw it on the picture before reading your post aha) and I love it and that franchise so much. 'Final Destination 4' is so bad and it the weakest of the franchise, for sure!

 

Surprisingly this 'Fast & The Furious' movie and the following 2 are actually very solid! They should've been their own self contained trilogy tbh. I was late to 'Taken' I think. Well only a couple of years, but I really enjoyed it. The less said about 2 the better. It was so bad I avoided #3 :magic:

 

'Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs' is definitely remembered I think, but I hated it. I was really disappointed in it and the script was just unfunny puns... The 2nd was worse though.

 

'The Hurt Locker' is good, but Oscar worthy? Nah. I think I preferred nearly every other Best Picture nominee, oops (not seen 'Precious' (ugh - IK), 'A Serious Man' & 'An Education). 'The Hangover' is really overrated. Maybe I need to watch it again, but I wasn't impressed the first time I saw it.

 

'Up' being the 2nd animation to be nominated for Best Picture is a fact I didn't know! :o 'Toy Story 3' followed the year after, right? And was the last time an animation film was up for Best Picture?

 

 

 

 

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Amazing work Sam! I've loved following this. I kinda want you to keep it up and post 2010's in the movie forum :kink: But I appreciate the amount of work and effort it must take! Absolutely brilliant work. :heart: Thank you so much! (and for doing it all and so detailed in such a short space of time... WHEW. WBK!)

oh my god sam this is insane!!!!! Please keep going in the movies forum on this :wub:

 

short comment here but flicking through I think my favourite film from the whole decade would have to be pans labyrinth!

Again, I only went to the cinema a couple of times this year to see Watchmen and Harry Potter but I do have other memories. Loved Star Trek and Up! I really didn’t like District 9!

 

I actually only watched Avatar last week for the first time and, I’m guessing it looked amazing in 3D, but everything else about it I found really BORING.

2004

 

Lemony Snicket <3 I've said elsewhere in this forum but I've watched the film so many times and it holds a special place in my heart despite its random deviations from the books. I love its wacky style and the leads are all great! The music is incredible too. A shame we never got a sequel but I really, really don't mind now we have the Netflix series which is such a faithful adaptation.

 

doesn't need to be said but Mean Girls is one of course one of the most iconic films of all time!

 

omg i was so hyped for Shark Tale as a kid (maybe I wanted my new Finding Nemo) but it really is a random mess of a film and showed the difference between Pixar and Dreamworks really. However, Shrek 2 is one of those sequels that possible is better than the first! I'm always change my mind over that - makes it more bizarre that the two that followed are so dreadful. The Incredibles though manages to eclipse even Shrek 2 - one of the best superhero movies of all time! It strikes it so well and continues the glory years for Pixar. The Polar Express though brings the quality back down, more because of the failed animation technology - it makes everything look so creepy and wooden!

 

I was a sucker for those big disaster films as a kid, just for all the special effects and action. i therefore loved The Day After Tomorrow and then 2012 that followed, which would be the last before I lost interest.

 

Dodgeball is a complete fave, one of the absolute best comedies <3 I watched Eternal Sunshine maybe a couple or so years after it came out but I think its the scene in the library where someone won't turn round so it just shows the back of their head - and that freaked me out. I did watch it again last year or so where I properly appreciated it - so good.

 

Shaun of the Dead is one of the pinnacles of British comedy - don't know how anyone can't love it!

 

Team America is just a BIZARRE movie, particularly the puking part. White Chicks can also go in the bizarre category despite loving it.

 

What a year though! Not because it was a year of GOOD films, but it brings lots of memories back - perhaps because it was the start of moving away more from just watching kids films

 

2005

 

Batmin Begins completely passed me by when it first came out, as did The Dark Knight oops. I soon caught up with both soon afterwards though after the huge hype for The Dark Knight.

 

omg Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, will never stop expressing my love for that film. It is visually stunning!!!

 

This really was the peak for Will Smith as a bankable movie star!!

 

I think King Kong might have performed better had it not be soo long. It's not the same as Lord of the Rings and doesn't really need to be that long. I have lots of memories of it but its length puts me off rewatching.

 

The first Madagascar is so good but again, its spoilt by unnecessary sequels!

 

Narnia is the perfect family film - I remember all the promo and the style of the film made it feel so magical and a perfect escapism. It's a shame the follow-ups didn't reach the same highs but they didn't have the benefit of being the most well-known in popular culture. I think they're adapting the Narnia series again for Netflix!

 

LOVE Curse of the Were Rabbit. Again, another quintessentially British film with a plot about a vegetable growing contest. Hutch is another of my favourite characters ever, makes me laugh every time.

 

I love that adaptation of War of the Worlds, I feel it gets a lot of hate but it has a special place in my heart. Particularly the scene in the basement.

 

This is definitely the year I was moving away from watching all the kids movies because I remember all those being released but I've never seen any of them. although being a sucker for 3D i actually wanted to watch that Sharkboy film just for the 3Dness, thank goodness I was never taken to see it cos I'm sure it was abysmal!

 

Walk the Line is the one I've watched from the Awards season!

 

2006

 

Cars is the start of where Pixar starts to falter. Still so annoyed its got 3 movies and the second and third are the only Pixar films I've never seen.

 

Casino Royale is really good and sets a brilliant tone for a perfect reboot of the series. Just a shame its another of those films repeated every week on ITV!

 

Flushed Away is another bonkers British film, not reaching the same heights as Wallace & Gromit at all. Love Night at the Museum though, another special family film concept that of course has to sadly start a franchise!

 

Hoodwinked is INCREDIBLE. It is such an amazing and clever concept, I love it so much! Again though, not sure why it has a sequel even though I've never watched it. I LOVE Monster House too - it's nice to have a horror movie for kids and that was done perfectly in terms of balancing the scares. This is clearly the era for animations away from the bigger studios.

 

Pan's Labyrinth is so good as well, a beautifully made film.

 

Loved the Alex Rider books as a kid, never saw Stormbreaker until a few years later though. I see they're rebooting it as a TV series, starting with the second book!

time to start catching up with y'all! <3

 

omg totally forgot how 2004 was full of iconic hits!

Bridget Jones, I, Robot, Mean Girls, Ocean's Twelve, Shark Tale, Spider-Man 2, The Bourne Supremacy, The Day After Tomorrow, The Incredibles, The Notebook, The Polar Express, Troy, White Chicks :wub:

and not so iconic but still very enjoyable and watchable Catwoman and Hellboy :kink:

The one that I need to watch is Anchorman...I've heard a lot about it but I never really put an effort and watch it. Perhaps finally I should just do it now since I have the time of the world!!

ikr, I low-key would say after doing this, I think its the year this decade that spun the most iconic hits. so many classics that are still known today!! I think you're like the first person ik that enjoyed Catwoman :kink: Anchorman is good fun, not a major fave of mine but a good comedy!

 

More cinema memories for me in 2005! Revenge Of The Sith was the biggie but I also made trips for Oceans 12 (awful), Meet The Fockers, Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy, War Of The Worlds and Goblet Of Fire!

Nice *.* I think I saw Hitchhikers in cinemas but can't say for sure ahaha.

 

Did anyone else like Johnny English? It got savaged, but I really liked it!

 

My other faves were Austin Powers, American Pie, LOTRs movies, Harry Potters, Kevin and Perry, ans Tomb Raider.

 

Also, I didn't realise Fockers was so old or that Hitchhikers even had a movie :cheeseblock:

I loved Johnny English *.* just good fun classics, I still need to see the new one though!

Fockers does feel of its time now haha! Hitchhikers completely bombed oops, I think the UK was the only place that it wasn't a disaster

 

Scream 4 was 2006??

nope 2011!

 

2003:

 

 

'Elf' is another huge fave. Without fail, it's been my first Christmas movie of Christmas season, every year for the last 9 years or so (when I first watched it - yes I was late to that party! In fact, it wasn't until like 4 or 5 years ago I found out it was actually a film from as early as 2003!

 

I've still never seen 'Love Actually', oops! Also, 'Brother Bear' is cute! 'Lost In Translation' is very good. Scarlett is brilliant in it. I've never seen 'Monster' or 'Thirteen' though </3 Both are on my list!

 

'Honey'!! 2nd to only 'Step Up 2: The Streets' as my favourite dance movie *.* Yolanda Adams - I Believe slaps SO HARD! WHAT A SONG!

 

I had NO IDEA Scarlett hadn't been nominated for Oscars up until this year (where she was double nommed no less *.*). Wow. That's crazy.

 

Gregory Peck getting mentioned a couple of times reminds me, I really need to see 'To Kill A Mockingbird'!

 

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2004:

 

 

What over took Shrek 2 as the highest grossing animation? 'Toy Story 3'?

 

'Spider-Man 2' is enjoyable. I've only ever seen 'The Day After Tomorrow', once. I can't remember a single thing about it other than the DVD cover :') I shall rewatch at some point though. Jake :wub:

 

'The Incredibles' is really overrated! It's constantly in people's top 5 Pixar lists and it's bottom 5 for me.

 

It seems that 2004 was the year for cult classics! 'Eternal Sunshine..' (good but overrated imo), 'Garden State', 'Napoleon Dynamite', 'Christmas With The Kranks', 'The Machinist', 'Anchorman', 'The Butterfly Effect', 'Mysterious Skin' & 'Dawn Of The Dead' (as well as 'Team America' ofc), all seemed to do ok, but are definitely thought of a lot more highly nowadays I think! A lot of people really like that version of DOTD! I rewatched CWTK over Christmas and I actually enjoyed it more now than I ever did when I first saw it (I hated it so didn't really watch it again until recently).

 

I need to see 'Mysterious Skin', 'Ray', 'Million Dollar Baby', 'The Polar Express' (TINASHE *.*), 'The Machinist' & 'Hotel Rwanda'. I have 'Two Brothers' but have never seen it. Tbh, I daren't. I feel like my heart will be ripped to shreds.

 

Why did Disney try and stop Fahrenheit 9/11? :o

 

Halle Berry turning up at the Razzies *.*

2003:

tbh it wasn't til like 4/5 years ago that Elf clicked for me, and now I watched it every year without fail! <3 omg u need to see love actually, the room and monster!!! and to kill a mockingbird is a classic <3 .I rly need to see Thirteen haha

woo a bop *.*

ikr it went on for so long I never acc thought Scarlett was ever gonna get an Oscar-nom in the end! She got so many globes nom that decade too (LiT, girl with a pearl earring, a love song for bobby long (don't ask me), match point)

 

 

2004:

love the 12A fact.

worldwide it was Toy Story 3 but in the US it wasn't until Finding Dory that something beat Shrek 2!!!

the DVD cover of The Day After Tomorrow is legit the only thing I remember too :kink:

I love The Incredibles but it is mid tier-Pixar for me so I low-key agree with you.

Ikr so many cult classics & I forgot to include The Butterfly Effect aha! yasss FINALLY another Christmas with the Kranks fan, it's legit an all-timer for me. and Eternal Sunshine isn't overrated x

omg you haven't seen The Polar Express :o flop stan. Million Dollar Baby has legit been at the top of my list forever so I better get it done during lockdown. Two Brothers was cute but icr much about it haha

I'm not actually too sure why Disney did. I think it might've been over the content? there's loads of articles but none that rly give a clear answer unless I've completely skipped past it haha.

Iconic, loved Halle's appearance at the razzies *.*

Honestly the 00's were such an iconic decade for the film industry. Some of my favourite moments came from this decade.

 

Like the damn Harry Potter franchise was birthed :cheeseblock:

It does NOT get more iconic

2007

 

i love Bee Movie's place in history now, so deserved by how BIZARRE the whole thing is! Enchanted is a great idea but a film I've never seen!

 

Love I Am Legend, again perhaps more than most others!

 

I've always been confused when I look back at Stardust's box office taking - it really did feel massive over here so I'm glad I'm not being delusional! I wonder why it failed to take off in the US.

 

never read the books but The Golden Compass is probably another one that's good that it bombed as it allowed the fantastic TV show to be produced!

 

I LOVE The Simpsons Movie, it really allowed itself to excel and the higher stakes concept managed to work for the show where it maybe fails in other movies of TV animations.

 

omg Transformers - a M E S S but the original trilogy still holds a special place in my heart - the perfect switch your brain off films.

 

yeahh Evan Almighty was completely unnecessary

 

2008

 

Iron Man of course kick-started a franchise that probably no one saw coming. I remember the film completely passed me by on release! The Incredible Hulk is the only MCU film I've not seen :')

 

omg literally re ITV and Quantam of Solace. Every other day either that or Casino Royale are showing. ITV are actually terrible with films, it's the same ones over and over. There was literally a period where Despicable Me was on every. single. weekend.

 

i do agree re the seasons for Narnia. I know they can't help it due to it being an adaptation but I wonder if Prince Caspian might have done better if it still had the wintry setting and was released in winter. The summary feel kinda made it the complete opposite of the first.

 

The Dark Knight is of course one of the best superhero films ever. Its been said multiple times but a brilliant portrayal of the Joker and its great to have actual consequences happen for Batman.

 

WALL-E I overlooked on release but it is actually a beautiful piece of film-making <3

 

I remember watching Get Smart... and that's it! and yep, as mentioned, the 3D suckered me in for Journey to the Centre :kink:

 

omg The Happening, I love it - featuring the best acting from Mark Whalberg of course

 

The Spiderwick Chronicles always confused me because I knew it starred Freddie Highmore but I could never work out which boy he played because they both looked like him and it really annoyed me. I found out a few years later he played both :)

 

WAIT.... Dreamworks is technically Disney?????

 

2009

 

as I said before, I was a sucker for disaster movies and so loved 2012 and I actually watched it on the day that the world was meant to end :')

 

A lot can be said about Avatar's not exactly unique plot and its unobtanium (wow) but the visual effects are stunning and it certainly is the best 3D film I've seen. it was a perfect cinema moment for those reasons which is why I understand that's sort of forgotten about now as it was more for cinema rather than home release. maybe, for those reasons, they can replicate it for the sequels but, I'd be surprised. A very big gamble for the studio!

 

I personally don't understand Paranormal Activity as much as others and prefer a couple of the sequels. Perhaps its another though that was destined for the cinema experience and the mystique around the film. It's similar to The Blair Witch Project really for me.

 

Up is Pixar perfection again. that first 10 minutes is one of the best in cinematic history and you feel emotionally exhausted before the film has even began!

 

Origins: Wolverine is HORRENDOUS

 

Coraline is perfection again on the other hand :wub: LOVE the style and have been able to catch the other LAIKA films too.

 

omg Nativity is one of the best Christmas films! Sparkle and Shine is the Christmas classic that never was

 

love Zombieland too, especially the Bill Murray appearance. Need to check out the sequel! :o

 

FILM DEBUTS: -> these actors made their debuts in film in 2006

Armie Hammer in Flicka

Eddie Redmayne in Like Minds

Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls - we stan an Oscar winning debut

Mia Wasikowska in Surburban Mayhem

Rami Malek in Night at the Museum

Rebecca Hall in Starter For 10

 

So many talents in that list...4 of them already oscar winners...Armie was robbed of Oscar nom for Call Me By Your Name :(

only 3 of them are Oscar winners aha :kink: still pretty insane though!!

 

great read! here's what I've seen from the list:

 

2000:

Chicken Run [didn't like]

 

2001:

Spy Kids [loved this trilogy as a kid but I get the feeling it would age badly if I ever give it a rewatch]

 

2004:

Mean Girls [this was as a Buzzjack watch along! probs wouldn't have seen it otherwise]

Shrek 2 [fave of the year, though Incredibles comes close - never got round to Shrek 3 surprisingly considering how much I liked the first 2 but apparently it's not half as good as those anyway]

Polar Express [didn't like]

 

2005:

Madagascar [fave of the year - loved this but never bothered to watch the sequels]

thx! lemme cancel u for not stanning Chicken Run, Love Actually & The Polar Express tho! Same with Spy Kids, I feel like they wouldn't have aged well at all aha. ofc we had a Mean Girls watch along ahaha, classic *.* Shrek 3 is solid but yeah probs the weakest in the franchise and Madagascar 3 is so so good!!

 

2006 was a slow year in terms of me going to the cinema. I went to see Casino Royale and Stormbreaker and that’s all I can think of!

 

2007 had so many more moments! Simpson’s Movie, Harry Potter, Shrek the Third (this was proper disappointing for me) Die Hard 4, Stardust, so many memories!

2007 really was the year of so many big films and memories aha *.* I saw The Simpsons Movie opening day <3

 

2005:

 

'Fantastic Four' is another movie I hadn't seen before but I recently watched it and the sequel and actually enjoyed them both! They're extremely cheesy and corny but they have a charm to them.

 

 

'The 40 Year Old Virgin' is good fun! So funny. Especially name checking the Queen in an ICONIC scene *.* "AHHH KELLY CLARKSON!" I didn't realise just how big 'Wedding Crashers' was, that's insane! It has some good moments tbh. Like the dinner table scene!

 

'Howl's Moving Castle' is very good. One of just a couple of Ghibli films I've actually seen! Ugh 'Rent'. So boring. I really don't get the hype. Although I saw an amateur production of it last year and it was a lot better, so maybe it works better as a stage show instead?

 

I've not seen any of the best picture nominess this year. I should watch 'Crash' (I don't want to - but it's too iconic of a win for me to ignore lol) and 'Brokeback Mountain' at least. Jake Gyllenhaal deserves so much more recognition as an actor. One of the finest actors today imo. So under appreciated.

 

I really need to see 'A History Of Violence'.

 

OMG just got to the part where you recommended C&TCF! LMAO! Sorry, but I hated it! </3 (I grew up on the original though, so maybe I'm biased - I daren't watch it again lmao)

 

2006 & 2007 will come later when I've charged my laptop :lol:

agreed with you, the original two Fantastic Four's, esp the first one, are so underrated! I loved them when I was younger

wedding crashers numbers are acc insane, I always forget just how big it was

I rly need to see more Ghibli films!! I think Rent does, it does seem to be one of the most acclaimed Broadway/stage shows but the film adaptation reviews were bad

Crash is absolutely horrible so enjoy x I haven't acc seen any of the other 4 nominees (I rly need to) but I can tell you now there all better than Crash x A History of Violence is sfg!

Stop this Charlie & The Chocolate Factory slander u flop x

 

Catching up - oops!

 

My favourite film from each year's 'box office hits' / Iconic classics

 

2000 ~ Chicken Run / American Psycho

2001 ~ Monsters Inc / Amelie

2002 ~ Bend It Like Beckham / Spirited Away

2003 ~ Finding Nemo / School of Rock

2004 ~ Mean Girls / Anchorman

2005 ~ Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were Rabbit / Howl's Moving Castle

2006 ~ Borat / Pan's Labyrinth

2007 ~ Superbad / The Orphanage

2008 ~ The Dark Knight / Cloverfield

 

What a great thread! So informative and detailed <3

ty! some superb choices *.* Wallace & Gromit, Mean Girls & the 2006 picks are my faves <3 I rly wanted to enjoy American Psycho more than I did :( Really need to get wound to watching Amelie, Bend it Like Beckham, The Orphanage & Superbad (I've only ever seen half of it) over the next few weeks!!!

Oops :kink:

 

Why the hell did I think Rebecca Hall is Regina King...I guess it was late at night lol.

and Sam this thread deserves a standing ovation...it was so fun reading it but also so informative :wub: well done :clap:

It is a fantastic thread, so so informative and a brilliant reference point if I want to revisit any films!

2008-poor student me had barely any money but I did discover a cinema in Aberystwyth where you could go to a film for £2 if you were a student.

 

Saw Clone Wars, Madagascar 2 and Quantum of Solace.

 

Interesting to see Margot Robbie making her debut then. I was watching her debut in Neighbours at the time!

omg that's amazing ticket prices!!! such a good price *.*

I was surprised to see Margot made her film debut this decade, ik she was in Neighbours but I didn't think she'd already started doing films by this point!

 

Not a vintage year for me. Drag Me to Hell probably my favourite! Up is fantastic too and continued Pixar's winning formula streak. :wub:

I really want to see Drag Me To Hell! I loved 2009 ahaha

 

2006:

 

A solid year for 2006! 'The Host' is so much fun. If you enjoyed 'Parasite' and want to check more of Bong Joon Ho's films, I recommend that one. I want to see more of his myself. 'Mother' looks like it could be good!

 

Ooh this was the year both 'The Prestige' & 'The Illusionist' came out. I often mix them up myself, but 'The Prestige' is my favourite. Brilliant performances all round!

 

I only saw 'Half Nelson' in the last year and a half or so, but it's brilliant. One of Gosling's best performances. Top 4 anyway (with 'Lars & The Real Girl', 'Drive' & 'La La Land'). Such a good indie drama movie.

 

'Saw III' is my favourite of the 'Saw' sequels. Some really grim scenes like

the surgery on his head

and again the twist was executed nicely! Also, this is my bad bitch moment as I saw this at the cinema... I was only 17 *.*

 

'Blood Diamonds' is brilliant. One of Leo's most underrated imo. I REALLY need to see 'The Last King Of Scotland'. James McAvoy is a great actor! 'Casino Royale'... not into Bond films, but this is alright.

 

'Cars' is a lot of fun. I think it gets bashed on a lot and although it's bottom of the pack of Pixar for me, it's just a testament to how strong Pixar animations are. Yes, super controversial opinion alert... I preferred this to 'The Incredibles'. Lol. OMG 'The Wild'... absolutely ABYSMAL.

 

'Pan's Labyrinth'... what a movie. I've only seen it the once, but it made an impact and although there are better movies not in the English language, this is definitely recommended for people looking for a quirky foreign language movie recommendation.

 

'Children Of Men' I want to see. I've heard really great things about it in the last couple of years. 'The Departed' is alright. Solid but not memorable.

 

We've spoke about this already, but 'Dreamgirls'... good Lord. Thank God that didn't get the Oscar for anything other than J Hud! (But 'Listen' losing Best Original Song? Pfft - disgusting).

 

L M A O at 'Zyzzyx Road'!!! $30 but then changed to $20 coz of a refund! SCREAMING!

 

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2007:

 

'Zodiac' is one of my favourite movies. David Fincher is my favourite director so seeing him work with Iron Man & Hulk along with Jake Gyllenhaal all in one movie?! My mind is blown! (I saw this for the first time about 2013) Very underrated and underlooked.

 

It's so weird that 'Paranormal Activity' is considered a 2007 film, to me. I can't believe it didn't take off/get a release over here until 2009! :lol:

 

'Ratatouille' is SO good and one of Pixar's most underrated, imo. Meet the Robinsons is underrated too.

 

'Hairspray' is so much fun! The songs are catchy too. However, 'Enchanted' is so magical! I love that movie :lol:

 

The less said about 'Sunshine' the better! VOM. Although, I will say that the version of 'Adagio For Strings' that is used in this movie, is my favourite piece of score music of all time. Breathtaking.

 

'St. Trinians' was a lot of fun the one time I saw it at the cinema. I'd definitely say it was largely forgotten about nowadays though.

 

'Hostel 2' feels very "straight to DVD", but it's enjoyable and has one of the most memorable scenes in the franchise. We'll pretend this was the last film in the series.

 

Amazing tidbit about Netflix!

And bumper reply time Jonjo for the last four years! <3 tysm for your comments!! <3

 

2006:

I used to get The Prestige, The Illusionist and The Painted Veil all confused oops.

La La Land/Crazy Stupid Love/Half Nelson are my trinity for Gosling *.*

I rly wanna see Blood Diamond and we gotta love a sneak into a higher rated certificate film *.* (I'm not acc sure if I saw any 18's before I turned 18 but I certainly saw SO many 15's before I was 15 in cinema hahaha)

that Pixar opinion is too far x

Pan's Labyrinth & Children of Men are FANTASTIC. sfg. Little Miss Sunshine is also amazing & I need to see The Host. Love seeing all your opinions on these films! <3

we'll continue to disagree on Dreamgirls x you're lucky I forgot about it when choosing my two picks for 2006 cos that would've been one of them x

you have to stan Zzyyzx Road, an iconic classic.

 

2007:

Zodiac is so good and ik Quarantine was a remake of REC but I never know it was one of those basically shot for shot ones!

haha I was so confused when I found out that Paranormal Activity was originally released in 2007, I was like wtf

Crappatouile and Meet the Floppinsons are not underrated at all x

Hairspray is legit the catchiest musical *.*

ooh I'll check out that score piece, love a good score *.*

yeah I feel St Trinians had potential to be remembered well but just isn't oops.

wait there were more in the franchise after Hostel 2???

 

2008: (The year I worked at Cineworld *.*)

 

I saw 'Wall-E' 5 times. A personal record for me, which wasn't beaten or matched until I saw the first Avengers movie 5 times in 2012. Such a fantastic film and it's 2nd to FN as my favourite Pixar movie. Top 10 all time :heart:

 

'The Incredible Hulk' is a good movie. Often slated/comes bottom when people talk about the MCU but it's unfairly treated I think.

 

The devastating 'The Boy In Striped Pyjamas'... MY GOD. One of my favourite movies but absolutely heartbreaking. Speaking of heartbreaking... 'Marley & Me'.. never gonna watch that again.. ever.

 

'Step Up 2: The Streets' was huge and sold out every "Orange Wednesday" for about 5 weeks! My favourite dance movie, the best "final dance" scene and the KILLA soundtrack which helmed Flo-Rida - Low, Cherish - Killa & Cassie - Is It You?. One of my favourite soundtracks!

 

2008 was also the year the most beautifully disturbing movie I have ever seen was released. 'Martyrs'. SO hard to watch but you just can't stop watching. One of my all time faves.

 

'In Bruges' is excellent too! Didn't realise 'Bronson' was this year. Brilliant film.

 

The juggernaut of 'Mamma Mia'! This was still selling out weeks after the DVD release where I worked. It was insane.

 

Also, is it you that keeps telling me to watch 'Doubt'? :lol: I will.. one day x

 

Heath's death was and still is a HUGE deal. Gone way before his time :(

 

WHAT A YEAR. :wub:

 

2009:

'Up' is a masterpiece and the 3rd film of the Pixar holy trinity for me. Pixar still have about 3 other films that are near perfect, but 'Finding Nemo', 'Wall-E' & 'Up' are just... so wonderful! I think it also holds the record for quickest time it takes for you to become attached to and be destroyed by a film. DEVASTATING.

 

'Watchmen' was decent enough I think. I need to watch the TV series! 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' is a bit of a guilty pleasure. Except for what they do to Deadpool's character in the movie, I actually lowkey enjoyed it lol.

 

Also, I recommend 'Orphan' to people just because of how BAT SHIT CRAZY it is! LMAO. It's so absurd! 'Drag Me To Hell' I've seen twice now (the last time as recently as about 5 months ago) and I hated it both times. Just AWFUL. I've spoken about 'Paranormal Activity' in 2007 (coz I saw it on the picture before reading your post aha) and I love it and that franchise so much. 'Final Destination 4' is so bad and it the weakest of the franchise, for sure!

 

'Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs' is definitely remembered I think, but I hated it. I was really disappointed in it and the script was just unfunny puns... The 2nd was worse though.

 

'The Hurt Locker' is good, but Oscar worthy? Nah. I think I preferred nearly every other Best Picture nominee, oops (not seen 'Precious' (ugh - IK), 'A Serious Man' & 'An Education).

 

'Up' being the 2nd animation to be nominated for Best Picture is a fact I didn't know! :o 'Toy Story 3' followed the year after, right? And was the last time an animation film was up for Best Picture?

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Amazing work Sam! I've loved following this. I kinda want you to keep it up and post 2010's in the movie forum :kink: But I appreciate the amount of work and effort it must take! Absolutely brilliant work. :heart: Thank you so much! (and for doing it all and so detailed in such a short space of time... WHEW. WBK!)

2008:

cineworld *.* iconic *.* I acc miss working at a cinema so much atm (even tho I probs wouldn't be rn even if circumstances were different :lol: )

love that!! I only saw it twice in cinemas I think but literally about 3 billion times at home, I was obsessed!! Top 10 all time for me too :heart:

the Incredible Hulk is honestly in my top half for Marvel films, oops

no film has ever broken my heart like Marley & Me did.

oh wow!! didn't realise Step Up 2 was that massive!! the soundtrack was sfg *.*

I wanna see Martyrs! Bronson was 2009 in the UK iirc haha

Mamma Mia's run is quite something, utterly crazy!!! still can't believe it was the biggest ever film in the UK of all time at one point <3 I've had the soundtrack on repeat this weekend after this thread now ahaha <3

It isn't me ahaha as I've never seen Doubt :kink: I do want to tho, the cast is so good!

 

2009:

agree with so many of your 2009 opinions & love hearing them <3 that tea about Up.

I kinda wanna watch the Watchmen TV series but I just know it's something I won't get around too oops. did they brutally kill Deadpool? if so, I stan.

I need to see Orphan!! I always thought you liked drag me to hell :o Final Destination 4 is fab x

the first cloudy was SFG!!!! I'm with you on the 2nd one though, a literal franchise killing mess.

I need to see The Hurt Locker, all the ones you mentioned, District 9 & Up in the Air oops. I'm a flop with that BP line-up.

Yep it's just B&TB, Up and TS3. WALL.E was completely robbed and Inside Out would've 100% been nominated if it was a set field of 10 like 2009/2010. Shrek also deserved, esp after its BAFTA noms.

 

tysm Jonjo and glad you've loved it <3 thx Lotti too!! ngl, idk if I'm gonna do a 2010's version just yet. I feel some of the magic with this one is seeing how films have held up over time and what has since become classics. Though maybe I'll make some adaptions. Also as we got further and further along the years, the commentaries took longer and longer as I had so much to say haha :kink: gonna focus on the buzzjack awards for the time being but will def look into doing something for the 2010's if there's demand, esp the early half of the decade!! thx again and luv ya <3 :heart:

 

oh my god sam this is insane!!!!! Please keep going in the movies forum on this :wub:

 

short comment here but flicking through I think my favourite film from the whole decade would have to be pans labyrinth!

yasss what a choice, Pan's Labyrinth really is utterly amazing <3

Thank you so much and glad you have <3

tysm guys <3 I'll finish off replying to comments a bit later as in a shocker, I'm off to watch a movie x :o