Sigh* I'm so sick of lists by people who clearly stopped enjoying new movies after a certain era. I'm an 80s kid, so I can feel that nostalgic curmudgeon creeping in, but damn him, I won't be that guy.
Top 10
21st century movies that must be seen on a big screen:
I could have included LOTR, but it would have been too easy.
10.) Cloverfield
Disclaimer: I hadn't done this since my early teens, but I snuck in about 20-30 minutes after it started, so I skipped over the annoying banter and the ticket price. The handheld camera effect will either work for you or it wont. If it does work, I can't imagine watching it on a small screen. You might as well watch it on youtube.
9.) Transformers
Yes, the movie was corny. Newsflash! So was the cartoon. Over and underdone in many places, but rarely enough to destract from the GIANT FIGHTING ROBOTS!
8.) The Cell
See also 'The Fall.' Frankly, they are both some of the coolest things, movies or other medium, that I have ever seen. I liked them, but to be fair, they are definitely for the foreign/art film crowd.
7.) The Incredibles
I won't see Cars, and I haven't seen Ratatoille, but as much as Pixar really does good work, the comic book geek in me just gushes for the rare well-done superhero story.
6.) The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy:
Not since Jurrasic Park had I seen such a masterful blend of puppetry and CGI, and I waited a long time to see it again...
5.) Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
...but I'll say it again: there are major flatfalling and wtf moments in the script, but the jaw-dropping visuals actually made up for it.
4.) Paprika
"Ugh, but Anime is so annoying."
Your loss.
"Eh, I'll watch it on my laptop."
Eyesight was wasted on you.
3.) Let The Right One In
A wonderful Swedish vampire film and a must see before the cheap American rip off comes along, but moreso a must see on a screen that captures the eerieness of vast silent winter landscapes.
2.) There Will Be Blood
As good as No Country for Old Men was, and it was very very good, it had a lot to make it good. TWBB did a lot with what was really very little. Everything overwhelming was somehow understated and it deserves to be treated like a film.
1.) Freddy Got Fingered
If you ever watched MTV or spent time on a pop culture list, you deserve to have this dominate your field of vision.