Best Movies Of The Decade

Every decade is filled with movies that I feel are an absolute waste of money and time and this decade that is just about to end was no different. I think films have moved away from being intriguing, thought provoking works of art to mindless pieces of drivel. It's all about who can make the biggest bangs and create the best special effects. The story has taken a back seat to the visual and audio onslaught of our senses.

That isn't to say that a big movie spectacle can't also have a good story but for the big budget blockbusters, most seem to focus on the effects and spend less time developing characters or an interesting plot and storyline.

Having said that, there are movies that I absolutely love that probably don't have the best story but were thoroughly entertaining, and when it comes right down to it...we go to the theatre to be entertained and enjoy ourselves. We use it as an escape from our daily lives.

I have compiled my list of movies that I think were the best or at the very least, my favourites over the last ten years (2000 - 2009).

Before I begin, there are some excellent films that you might think would be on my list but they just didn't make it. These include: The Pianist (2002), There Will Be Blood (2007), Traffic (2000), Mulholland Dr. (2001), 2012 (2009) Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) and Million Dollar Baby (2004) to name a few. All amazing films but from my personal tastes and opinions, they just don't crack my top fifteen.

So without any further ado, here are the movies that made my cut.

Bundy's Top 15 Movies of the Decade
(2000 - 2009)


Number 15 - Crash
(2005)
Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock, Matt Dillon

Number 14 - Apocalypto
(2006)
Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernandez

Number 13 - Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
(2005)
Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen

Number 12 - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
(2002)
Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen

Number 11 - Mystic River
(2003)
Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon, Tim Robbins

Number 10 - Walk The Line
(2005)
Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon

Number 9 - Gladiator
(2000)
Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix

Number 8 - Almost Famous
(2000)
Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson

Number 7 - King Kong
(2005)
Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody

Number 6 - Casino Royale
(2006)
Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Judi Dench

Number 5 - Seabiscuit
(2003)
Toby Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper

Number 4 - No Country For Old Men
(2007)
Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin

Number 3 - The Departed
(2006)
Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio

Number 2 - The Dark Knight
(2008)
Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Morgan Freeman

and my Number 1 movie of the Decade is...


The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
(2003)
Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen

So there you have it. Perhaps there are some surprises there but keep in mind that these are the movies that I liked. If there's a movie that you think was an obvious choice but didn't appear here, feel free to leave a comment. Here's hoping the movies in the next decade continue to entertain us and keep us going to the theatre.