I'm backing:

Rec
Dog Soldiers
Saw
Behind The Mask
The Descent
The Others
Battle Royale
The Host
Hostel
Hard Candy
Julia's Eyes
Pan's Labyrinth
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
The Orphanage
The Poughkeepsie Tapes
Trollhunter
American Psycho
Paranormal Activity
Cloverfield
Signs

Clearly, many of us have different ideas of the best films from this period (I did not even vote for half of the films "in the cut"). I am not saying that it is a bad thing, I am just surprised by some of the films that did not automatically make the cut. I will have to say that I now agree that the period of 2000-2012 is better than the 1990s. I will back:
Rec
28 Days Later
Paranormal Activity
Saw
A Tale of Two Sisters
American Psycho
Behind the Mask:The Rise of Leslie Vernon
The Cabin in the Woods
The Descent
The Mist
Diary of the Dead
Final Destination
May
Shutter (2004)
The Others
Frailty
The Devil Inside
Grindhouse
Thirteen Ghosts

I will back.

Dog Soldiers (2002)
Saw (2004)
American Psycho (2000)
The Descent (2005)
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
Feast (2005)
Fido (2006)
Hostel (2005)
The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
The Signal (2007)
Thir13en Ghosts (2001)

And even though they only got one vote.

Fright Night (2011)
Zombieland (2009)
Land of the Dead (2005)

I will back:
Behind the Mask
Paranormal Activity
Shutter (2004)
Dead Silence
Frailty
30 Days of Night
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
The Cabin in the Woods
Prometheus
Tale of Two Sisters
Final Destination
The Others
The Strangers
Splinter
Saw
Signs
The Mist

Wow... I guess some of the reason for the diversity might be that very few of the movies of the 2000s are "classics" yet in our minds, which means less obvious choices.

Anyway, I'll back:

[REC] (2007)
Signs (2002)
A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
The Cabin In The Woods (2011)
The Mist (2007)
Cloverfield (2008)
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Dead Silence (2007)
Hatchet (2006)
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
Dagon (2001)
Ju-on (2002)
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
Thir13en Ghosts (2001)

By the way, I'll never understand why Dagon gets so little love... it's probably the best Lovecraft movie ever made.

How old does a film have to be to be considered a "classic" anyway? I am just curious. If there were any films that I would guess would be considered classic in the future I would guess those films would be Saw, Paranormal Activity, The Ring, The Descent, Rec, American Psycho, and Final Destination. Possibly May and Hostel. Of course, this is just my view, but these films seem to stick out.

I suggest letting the 5-vote films in, which gives us 10, then we debate the final 12.


I'll try not to back too many (which is hard) because I feel like listing all the movies you voted for is basically just a recount. Except some people that originally voted won't participate, so their votes are lost. Not trying to be critical -- everybody's doing it. :-)

If Pan's Labyrinth is in contention, I'll back that.

I'll back Black Swan, one of the best films IMO across all genres during this time period.

Then I'll back a few that I think will be classics someday, or at least help define the period.

Session 9
Martyrs
REC
The Descent
Saw
Oldboy


There are a few other really great movies that I'd like to back, but I'll hold off and see how it plays out.

I just realized that's the original Shutter and not the remake. Having recently watched that and now knowing how scary and well made it is, I would like to back it as well.

I figure it's about the same as with Classic Automobiles which is usually 25 years.

For the sake of some debate, I'll start out with a few negatives. I really didn't have much appreciation for Shadow of the Vampire, Bubba Ho-Tep and Jeepers Creepers.
- I thought Shadow was a bit disjointed and boorish.
- I thought Bubba was rather niche (for fans of 'Elvis and lowbrow humor' and Bruce Campbell, which I'm one of), a little silly and slow.
- Jeepers just wasn't memorable, except that I remember I didn't care for it. I'll start the vote for excluding it.


I'd like to back these. Thought they all were very good films, in order of enjoyment:

John Dies at the End (2012) - excellently directed with camera shots conveying a very trippy, original and fun film.
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) - A true postmodern film, best exercise in combining many film themes into one new film, well done, fast paced, lots of fun.
Pan's Labyrinth (2006) - visually fantastic, original story with a lot of heart.
The Butterfly Effect (2004) - If you've seen it without distraction, I think you'll know what I mean -- I wasn't expecting much from this movie, and instead it packs a powerful punch of adrenaline and lingering mood effects, thought was quite effective and interesting story.
The Cell (2000) - ambitious and magnificent display of psychological and subconscious horror.
Constantine (2005) - original idea, well executed in special effects and story.
Vacancy (2007) -- I just enjoyed it. It was simple, but character development and acting produced characters I cared about, effective thriller in that I was on the edge of my seat to see what happens next.
Cloverfield (2008) - effective photorealism on the big screen, very engrossing.
The Others -- well made and executed original idea, a classic
Disturbia (2007) - effective and entertaining thriller.
Daybreakers (2009) - original idea, executed well.