I also liked the Hellboy movies but that is my preference.
the lord of the rings films and that’s about all i think.
I thought Watchmen was very good
I don’t watch all the superhero movies but this one is a bit different
Oh, I think there will be a lot, as the last 15 years of cinema were especially good imo, as I already have claimed elsewhere.
Generally people remember the things best with which they grew up, and are mostly very critical towards modern films.
When I was a child people mourned the same way about 70s films in favour of the good old films of the 50s or 40s. A time when better films were made, the business was not that sick and generally all complained about films that aren’t more what they were then and aren’t anymore made like they were made then.
And in the 30s and 40s the sound film was so totally poor compared to the golden days of silent films when films needn’t any superfluous dialogues to tell everything they wanted.
And b/w film was better than color film.
And 4:3 was better than widescreen.
(But do we really need 3-d films?)
I think film is always developing and there are always great film in every decade, and of course they have to change to achieve the same quality as they had before.
Of course, there were years in which film was maybe not that great (the 80s maybe), but it isn’t always the actual decade.
I only can say, don’t be so pessimistic about the contemporary film.
“All we are saying is give film a chance” (John L.)
But then I was born well after my favorite films were made and released, and didn’t grow up watching any of them. Yet I still have the same complaints 
I would like to acknowledge what you’re saying though Stanton, as I think you make a valid case.
I think I need to spend some time catching up on the films of to-day, and then I can see if my outlook changes. Not much mainstream that interests me, and I gave up on a lot of the independent films out of my country as most seem to be works of drama that are rarely worth more than one viewing.
I think one has to keep his inquisitiveness.
It’s like with other things when you stop you lose contact.
But this can also be the film you watched on TV when you were young.
Many people in my age prefer US westerns of the 50s, because these were on TV in the 70s. I also grew up with them. With Wayne, Widmark, Lancaster, Douglas, Cooper, and and and …
And I still like them, but the younger generation from the 90s onwards mostly think they are idiotic and hopelessly dated …
I didn’t see any spaghettis when I was younger, or any of the exploitation and/or genre flicks really… I was very cut off from many films, shows and music as a child. I didn’t really discover these films until my mid twenties… In my younger twenties and teenager days, it was all modern films mostly. I watched a lot of films but I didn’t pay any attention to older films, or even older foreign films for that matter.
So my experience with what I now consider to be my favorite group of films is actually limited to my recent history(maybe 6-7 years).
The Proposition (R: John Hillcoat) great Western
The Big Lebowski (Coen): Cult movie
Wendy and Lucy: wonderful little movie with Michelle Williams
Pulp Fiction
Takeshi Kitano movies (Hana-bi, Dolls, Sonatine)
I think there are a lot more, they made also a lot of great movies in South America (e.g. Alonsos Los muertos) and Scandinavia in the last few years.
[quote=“Cipriano, post:70, topic:2074”]The Proposition (R: John Hillcoat) great Western
The Big Lebowski (Coen): Cult movie[/quote]
The Proposition is an excellent film IMO and will certainly be one I remember for a long time.
Big Lebowski is definitely worth mentioning, has a huge following… but falls just outside of the 10 year mark since it was 1998
[quote=“autephex, post:69, topic:2074”]I didn’t see any spaghettis when I was younger, or any of the exploitation and/or genre flicks really… I was very cut off from many films, shows and music as a child. I didn’t really discover these films until my mid twenties… In my younger twenties and teenager days, it was all modern films mostly. I watched a lot of films but I didn’t pay any attention to older films, or even older foreign films for that matter.
So my experience with what I now consider to be my favorite group of films is actually limited to my recent history(maybe 6-7 years). [/quote]
Well, it’s only what I noticed over the last decades amongst people I know. There are always exceptions.
It’s a trend, not a rule.
And there’s nothing wrong with detesting modern films. There are enough bad ones.
Yes I agree, which is why I wanted to state that you make a valid case. I just enjoy playing devil’s advocate
I do feel that I have probably missed out on some very good films in recent history though, being caught up with viewing all of these films from the 60s-70s.
So now I feel I must make an effort to begin a modern-viewing-spree
In best Eeyore impression voice
No don’t bother. It’ll probably turn out to be rubbish anyway 
This, I think, is a key point. I’m sure good films are still being made but their biggest challenge is getting shown in a distribution market that is so completely dominated by Hollywood studios peddling tat. A lot of stuff just can’t get a theatrical release these days and those that squeeze through are often gone before you knew they were there.
Many great films are only released on DVD these days. But that’s ok. Good enough for me.
But in the 80s many great films (e.g. from eastern Europe) were only shown on TV and often late in the night.
There are say for example so many Italian genre films from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s I never seen yet. This is my new cinema. If Italian popular cinema was as popular today as in the past I would view more new films.
howabout “There Will Be Blood”?
Aye, same here. I am only beginning to make a small dent in these films and there are still genres I have not even touched yet! These Italian films seem to have a certain spirit or character I never see recreated, even in the films which take inspiration from them
I’d say Brokeback Mountain and maybe stuff like the Departed or No Country for Old Men. Possibly There Will Be Blood.