21ST CENTURY FILMS THAT MATTER

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Battle Royale [DVD] [2001]
1.  Battle Royale [DVD] [2001] DVD ~ Tatsuya Fujiwara
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  "Kinji Fukasaku's last complete feature states a point about the neglection of youth and the impact upon the nation"
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Amores Perros [DVD] [2001]
2.  Amores Perros [DVD] [2001] DVD ~ Emilio Echevarrķa
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  "Broke new ground in indie filmmaking, Innaritu's debut displays pure class"
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Donnie Darko [DVD] [2002]
3.  Donnie Darko [DVD] [2002] DVD ~ Jake Gyllenhaal
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  "A new style in sci-fi filmmaking and teen drama.  This is a well-written, well-acted and well-directed masterpiece"
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Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon [DVD] [2001]
4.  Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon [DVD] [2001] DVD ~ Yun-Fat Chow
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  "Breathed new life into the 'wuxia' genre (swordplay).  Ang Lee's Oscar-winning kung fu fantasy features the most beautiful fight scenes ever filmed."
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Traffic [DVD] [2001]
5.  Traffic [DVD] [2001] DVD ~ Michael Douglas
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  "Award-winning drama by Steven Soderbergh which looks at the world of drug trafficking from different perspectives"
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Motorcycle Diaries, the [DVD]
6.  Motorcycle Diaries, the [DVD] DVD ~ Gael Garcia Bernal
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  "Gael Garcia Bernal is excellent as the young Che Guevara as he travels through South America writing his memoirs"
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Zatoichi (2 disc Collector's Edition) [DVD]
7.  Zatoichi (2 disc Collector's Edition) [DVD] DVD ~ 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano
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  "Takeshi Kitano's character focused medieval drama sees a blind swordsman, a samurai for hire and a couple of geishas struggle through rural Japan"
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Crash (2 Disc Directors Cut) [2004] [DVD]
8.  Crash (2 Disc Directors Cut) [2004] [DVD] DVD ~ Crash
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  "Paul Haggis' unflinching and beautiful moodpiece basedaround racism in LA"
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Million Dollar Baby [DVD] [2005]
9.  Million Dollar Baby [DVD] [2005] DVD ~ Hilary Swank
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  "Clint Eastwood directs HilarySwank and Morgan Freeman with perfection in this engaging fact-based drama about a female boxer"
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Brotherhood [Special Collector's Edition] [DVD]
10.  Brotherhood [Special Collector's Edition] [DVD] DVD ~ Dong-Kun Jang
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  "Emotionally touching and explosively gory epic about the separation of two brothers during the Korean War"
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Requiem For A Dream [DVD] [2001]
11.  Requiem For A Dream [DVD] [2001] DVD ~ Ellen Burstyn
The list author says:
  "Brutal and grim drama about drug addicts in New York and their path to self-destruction"
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The Vengeance Trilogy [DVD]
12.  The Vengeance Trilogy [DVD] DVD ~ Yeong-Ae Lee
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  "A distinctive trilogy of three violent and rage-fuelled masterpieces based around the notion of revenge"
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Infernal Affairs - the Trilogy [DVD]
13.  Infernal Affairs - the Trilogy [DVD] DVD ~ Infernal Affairs
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  "An excellent crime trilogy from Hong Kong. Something that 'The Departed' wishes it was"
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Memento (Special Edition) [DVD]
14.  Memento (Special Edition) [DVD] DVD ~ Memento
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  "In the wake of 'Fight Club' comes this well-crafted psychological thriller by Christopher Nolan"
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Quentin Tarantino Presents: Hero [DVD] [2004]
15.  Quentin Tarantino Presents: Hero [DVD] [2004] DVD ~ Jet Li
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  "One of the most visually enticing films ever"
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Babel [DVD]
16.  Babel [DVD] DVD ~ Brad Pitt
The list author says:
  "Excellent film from Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu which was snubbed at the Oscars.  Film of 2006"
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21 Grams [DVD] [2004]
17.  21 Grams [DVD] [2004] DVD ~ Sean Penn
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  "Inarritu's follow up to Amores Perros, absolutley gripping.  Excellent stuff"
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City Of God (Cidade De Deus) [DVD] [2003]
18.  City Of God (Cidade De Deus) [DVD] [2003] DVD ~ Alexandre Rodrigues
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  "Unflinching cinema based upon inner-city crime in Rio De Janeiro"
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Rang De Basanti [DVD]
19.  Rang De Basanti [DVD] DVD ~ Aamir Khan
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  "Political Bollywood film which raises the bar in many aspects of World Cinema.  An honourary work of genius"
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Pan's Labyrinth (Exclusive to Amazon.co.uk - Limited Edition Art Cards and Slipcase) [DVD] [2006]
20.  Pan's Labyrinth (Exclusive to Amazon.co.uk - Limited Edition Art Cards and Slipcase) [DVD] [2006] DVD ~ Ivana Baquero
The list author says:
  "An excellent fantasy for grown-ups by Guillimero Del Toro, unmissable"
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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada [DVD]
21.  The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada [DVD] 
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  "Tommy Lee Jones takes up the directors seat in his award winning debut which awed audiences in Cannes 2005"
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The Proposition [DVD]
22.  The Proposition [DVD] DVD ~ Ray Winstone
The list author says:
  "A dark, unsettling screenplay by Nick Cave about 2 brothers inthe violent outback in this gritty, sharp and impactful Western"
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Blood Diamond [DVD] [2007]
23.  Blood Diamond [DVD] [2007] DVD ~ Leonardo DiCaprio
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  "Excellent drama based around coflict diamonds in Sierra Leone"
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The Last King Of Scotland [DVD] [2006]
24.  The Last King Of Scotland [DVD] [2006] DVD ~ Forest Whitaker
The list author says:
  "Forrest Whittaker is excellent in his award winning portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin"
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Shaun of The Dead [DVD] [2004]
25.  Shaun of The Dead [DVD] [2004] DVD ~ Simon Pegg
The list author says:
  "One of the funniest comedies ever and one of the best British films ever made"
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German language? 		2 21 Sep 2011
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Portuguese (not Brazilian Portuguese) subtitles? 		1 3 Jun 2011
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City Of God (Cidade De Deus) [DVD] [2003] forum
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Portuguese Subtitle? 		0 7 Oct 2010
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portuguese subtitles? 		1 28 Jun 2010
Pan's Labyrinth [Blu-ray] forum
Does the UK version feature a german audio track? 		4 2 May 2010
Hero [Blu-ray] forum
109 min Chinese version? 		5 18 Mar 2010
Crash [Blu-ray] [2004] forum
Warning: not 1080p 		0 2 Feb 2010
 
   

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