IMDBs Top Rated movies of 2000

[Agent Kev]

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
3. Cidade de Deus (City of God) (2002)
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
5. Memento (2000)
6. Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (Amelie) (2001)
7. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
8. Untergang, Der (Downfall) (2004)
9. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
10. Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (Miyazaki's Spirited Away) (2001)
11. The Pianist (2002)
12. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
13. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
14. Crash (2004)
15. The Incredibles (2004)
16. Sin City (2005)
17. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
18. Donnie Darko (2001)
19. Finding Nemo (2003)
20. Oldboy (2003)
21. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
22. Wo hu cang long (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) (2000)
23. Batman Begins (2005)
24. Before Sunset (2004)
25. Amores perros (2000)
26. Finding Neverland (2004)
27. Ying xiong (Hero) (2002)
28. Hable con ella (Talk to Her) (2002)
29. Mar adentro (The Sea Inside) (2004/I)
30. Mystic River (2003)
31. Gladiator (2000)
32. Lilja 4-ever (2002)
33. Big Fish (2003)
34. Shrek (2001)
35. Wu jian dao (Internal Affairs) (2002)
36. Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
37. Monsters, Inc. (2001)
38. In America (2002)
39. The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
40. Cinderella Man (2005)
41. Sideways (2004)
42. The Station Agent (2003)
43. Invasions barbares, Les (The Barbarian Invasions) (2003)
44. Fa yeung nin wa (In the Mood for Love) (2000)
45. No Man's Land (2001)
46. Almost Famous (2000)
47. Snatch. (2000)
48. Lost in Translation (2003)
49. Mulholland Dr. (2001)
50. Batoru rowaiaru (Battle Royale) (2000)

[archeng]

Besides the other good movies on this list, Battle Royale (#50) is one to check out. It's a Japanese film about students forced to kill each other on an island using various weapons. It's not all about a big gorefest...there's some real stuff about friendship and loyalty in there too. Plus, the author of the book on which the film is based on is a puroresu fan and even mentions it in the book's introduction. He talks about how he would like to see the ultimate battle royale with each major star of the puroresu promotions.

There's a sequel to the film which I don't recommend seeing, but the first movie is worthwhile. You can find it on amazon.com.

[Agent Kev]

archeng said:

Besides the other good movies on this list, Battle Royale (#50) is one to check out. It's a Japanese film about students forced to kill each other on an island using various weapons. It's not all about a big gorefest...there's some real stuff about friendship and loyalty in there too. Plus, the author of the book on which the film is based on is a puroresu fan and even mentions it in the book's introduction. He talks about how he would like to see the ultimate battle royale with each major star of the puroresu promotions.

There's a sequel to the film which I don't recommend seeing, but the first movie is worthwhile. You can find it on amazon.com.

I've heard a lot of good things about this but it hasn't been released commerically yet in the US. I heard a rumor they are doing a re-make or something for this.

[Samoa JOWNED~!]

I thought Sideways and Mulholland Drive would have been higher. I personally think Sideways is one of the best movies ever, or technically, one of the best movies I've ever seen...

[archeng]

Yes, Battle Royale is going to be re-made by an American studio. I have a hard time believing it will retain many of its original aspects due to the premise, but I guess we'll see.

You can get the first movie on DVD:

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000F4LPJ6/sr=8-1/qid=1155017949/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-2109957-6015153?ie=UTF8

There's a version also available on netflix for rental.