I enjoyed thinking about my favourite albums of the decade so much that I thought I would write about my favourite films as well...
The 15 best films of the last 10 years
Listed alphabetically with a single sentence to explain their presence on this list.
Anchorman (2004)
The most quotable movie since Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Brick (2005)
A new an original take on film noir.
Casino Royale (2006)
Best Bond film ever.
The Dark Knight (2008)
Heath Ledger’s finest performance.
Dodgeball (2004)
Wet your pants funny.
Donnie Darko (2001)
Truly unique.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Gondry and Kauffman at their peak.
Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Combines the epic with the personal.
The Incredibles (2004)
Pixar’s best film.
Iron Man (2008)
Best Superhero film ever.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
Razor sharp witty dialogue and brilliant chemistry between the leads.
Memento (2000)
Fantastic storytelling device.
Minority Report (2002)
Speilberg’s best Science Fiction film.
Serenity (2005)
Brings the excellence of the TV series to the big screen.
Stranger than Fiction (2006)
A romantic comedy with a brilliantly unimaginable quirk.
Honourable Mention
Let the Right One in (2008)
I admit to not having seen Let the Right One in yet but I’m looking forward to it and am that confident that it would have made my list had I seen it that I’m giving it a special mention here.
Others Considered
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Children of Men (2006)
Juno (2007)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Being John Malkovich (2000)
28 Days Later (2002)
Bourne Identity (2002)
Wednesday, 26 May 2010
Wednesday, 12 May 2010
My thoughts on the England Squad
Capello named his 30 man squad for the World Cup and there are a few surprises. He now has to cut this squad to 23 men to actually go to South Africa.
The ones in bold below are the ones I would definitely let go.
Goalkeepers: Joe Hart, David James, Robert Green.
Defenders: Leighton Baines, Jamie Carragher, Ashley Cole, Michael Dawson, Rio Ferdinand, Glen Johnson, Ledley King, John Terry, Matthew Upson, Stephen Warnock.
Midfielders: Gareth Barry, Michael Carrick, Joe Cole, Steven Gerrard, Tom Huddlestone, Adam Johnson, Frank Lampard, Aaron Lennon, James Milner, Scott Parker, Theo Walcott, Shaun Wright-Phillips.
Forwards: Darren Bent, Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Emile Heskey, Wayne Rooney.
But for my final two I'm not so sure!
I don't like Carragher but there appears to be no other cover at RB. It is a real shame that Wes Brown was injured.
I don’t think Heskey should be in the squad but he is the only target man there so I think he should stay for that reason.
With Carragher being able to cover central defence as well as RB, I think one from Dawson, King, Ferdinand and Terry will go, with my money on Dawson, which is again a shame since he has had a great season.
Bent will probably be dropped to due to his similarity to Defoe.
I think Parker and A Johnson both deserve their shot.
With two caveats; that it has to be from the 30 above and assuming all the 30 are fit, this is my ideal England starting 11:
Hart
Johnson, Ferdinand, Terry, Cole
Lennon, Gerrard, Barry, Lampard, Johnson
Rooney
In my opinion this makes the best use of Rooney, playing as he has done for United with two proper wingers who can deliver consistent crosses and also gets the best from Lampard and Gerrard who can push forward in central positions.
The ones in bold below are the ones I would definitely let go.
Goalkeepers: Joe Hart, David James, Robert Green.
Defenders: Leighton Baines, Jamie Carragher, Ashley Cole, Michael Dawson, Rio Ferdinand, Glen Johnson, Ledley King, John Terry, Matthew Upson, Stephen Warnock.
Midfielders: Gareth Barry, Michael Carrick, Joe Cole, Steven Gerrard, Tom Huddlestone, Adam Johnson, Frank Lampard, Aaron Lennon, James Milner, Scott Parker, Theo Walcott, Shaun Wright-Phillips.
Forwards: Darren Bent, Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Emile Heskey, Wayne Rooney.
But for my final two I'm not so sure!
I don't like Carragher but there appears to be no other cover at RB. It is a real shame that Wes Brown was injured.
I don’t think Heskey should be in the squad but he is the only target man there so I think he should stay for that reason.
With Carragher being able to cover central defence as well as RB, I think one from Dawson, King, Ferdinand and Terry will go, with my money on Dawson, which is again a shame since he has had a great season.
Bent will probably be dropped to due to his similarity to Defoe.
I think Parker and A Johnson both deserve their shot.
With two caveats; that it has to be from the 30 above and assuming all the 30 are fit, this is my ideal England starting 11:
Hart
Johnson, Ferdinand, Terry, Cole
Lennon, Gerrard, Barry, Lampard, Johnson
Rooney
In my opinion this makes the best use of Rooney, playing as he has done for United with two proper wingers who can deliver consistent crosses and also gets the best from Lampard and Gerrard who can push forward in central positions.
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