2004
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Writers: Adam McKay and Will Ferrell
Director: Adam McKay
Starring: Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and Christina Applegate
2004 was a banner year for comedies and Anchorman is one of the reasons why. Will Ferrell's best film by a country mile, Anchorman is genius in its own wacky and stupid way.
Writers: Adam McKay and Will Ferrell
Director: Adam McKay
Starring: Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and Christina Applegate
2004 was a banner year for comedies and Anchorman is one of the reasons why. Will Ferrell's best film by a country mile, Anchorman is genius in its own wacky and stupid way.
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
Writer: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Starring: Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Justin Long and Christine Taylor
Just like Anchorman, I am still quoting this film in 2012 and will be for many years to come. Along with Zoolander, this is to date, Ben Stiller's finest hour.
Writer: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Starring: Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Justin Long and Christine Taylor
Just like Anchorman, I am still quoting this film in 2012 and will be for many years to come. Along with Zoolander, this is to date, Ben Stiller's finest hour.
Fahrenheit 9/11
Writer and Director: Michael Moore
One of the most important and controversial documentaries of the decade. It also has the simplest, most chilling way of putting on screen, the horrific events of September 11th 2001.
Writer and Director: Michael Moore
One of the most important and controversial documentaries of the decade. It also has the simplest, most chilling way of putting on screen, the horrific events of September 11th 2001.
Saw
Writer: Leigh Whannell
Director: James Wan
Starring: Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell and Danny Glover
Say what you will about the sequels but the first Saw was a gripping, brave and bloody film with a great twist ending. It also went on to form what is now the most successful horror series of all time and undoubtedly with its 'torture porn' (Although that didn't really come until the sequels) shaped this decade's wave of horror.
Writer: Leigh Whannell
Director: James Wan
Starring: Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell and Danny Glover
Say what you will about the sequels but the first Saw was a gripping, brave and bloody film with a great twist ending. It also went on to form what is now the most successful horror series of all time and undoubtedly with its 'torture porn' (Although that didn't really come until the sequels) shaped this decade's wave of horror.
Shaun of the Dead
Writers: Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright
Director: Edgar Wright
Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Bill Nighy and Kate Ashfield
Like Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead is a brilliant parody of a genre (This time, horror) whilst also celebrating it and succeeding as a film in its own right. For many its better than Hot Fuzz and while I can see that argument, this missed out on a place in my top ten mainly due to my love for Hot Fuzz and wish to share the love across the years. Horror/comedy at its finest and British comedy at its finest. Shaun of the Dead also has the best use of Queen's Don't Stop Me Now in cinema history.
Writers: Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright
Director: Edgar Wright
Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Bill Nighy and Kate Ashfield
Like Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead is a brilliant parody of a genre (This time, horror) whilst also celebrating it and succeeding as a film in its own right. For many its better than Hot Fuzz and while I can see that argument, this missed out on a place in my top ten mainly due to my love for Hot Fuzz and wish to share the love across the years. Horror/comedy at its finest and British comedy at its finest. Shaun of the Dead also has the best use of Queen's Don't Stop Me Now in cinema history.
