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I used to have a Top 30 Films list, but I wasn't satisfied with it. Ever. Most of the movies on the list weren't even 10s, anyway. I decided to shave the list down to only the films that I gave a 10/10 and see no flaws (or flaws so minuscule they had no effect on my enjoyment of the film) in.

If you're too lazy to actually read the list, you can just look at this purdy collage that contains pictures of all of them (and some of my favorite directors), courtesy of Matt93: http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii293/w0re/Hello.jpg

If you are the literary type, behold the list in old fashioned textular format:

[pre]Top 09 Films[/pre]
01. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry | 2004)
02. Punch-Drunk Love (Paul Thomas Anderson | 2002)
03. Dogville (Lars Von Trier | 2003)
04. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Mike Nichols | 1966)
05. Le Samouraï (Jean-Pierre Melville | 1967)
06. All About Eve (Joseph L. Mankiewicz | 1950)
07. Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock | 1958)
08. Annie Hall (Woody Allen | 1977)
09. Duck Amuck (Chuck Jones | 1953)

The list will probably constantly change in rank, but it will probably never decrease in size. It will only increase when I watch a film that I decide to give a 10/10. That will immediately go onto my list. Maybe I'll hit a Top 10, or even a Top 25? I certainly hope so. [yes]

And for the movies that deserve to be on the list, just not has high as the default ranking would be...they take their spot in line...

[pre]On the Waiting List[/pre]
01. Waking Life (Richard Linklater | 2001)
02. Shaun of the Dead (Edgar Wright | 2004)
03. The Third Man (Carol Reed | 1949)
04. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Shane Black | 2005)

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[pre]Top 25 Lost Episodes[/pre]

01. The Incident (Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse | 5.16 & 5.17)
02. Flashes Before Your Eyes (Damon Lindelof & Drew Goddard | 3.08)
03. There's No Place Like Home (Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse | 4.12 & 4.13)
04. Walkabout (David Fury | 1.04)
05. Greatest Hits (Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz | 3.21)
06. Raised By Another (Lynne E. Litt | 1.10)
07. Lockdown (Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse | 2.17)
08. Deus Ex Machina (Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse | 1.19)
09. Exodus (Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse | 1.23 & 1.24)
10. This Place Is Death (Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz | 5.05)
11. All The Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues (Javier Grillo-Marxuach | 1.11)
12. Through The Looking Glass (Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse | 3.22)
13. Pilot, Part 2 (J.J. Abrams & Damon Lindelof | 1.02)
14. Ji Yeon (Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz | 4.07)
15. Live Together, Die Alone (Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse | 2.23)
16. The Brig (Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse | 3.19)
17. ? (Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse | 2.21)
18. Two For The Road (Elizabeth Sarnoff & Christina M. Kim | 2.20)
19. Do No Harm (Janet Tamaro | 1.20)
20. Pilot, Part 1 (J.J. Abrams & Damon Lindelof / 1.01)
21. The Other 48 Days (Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse | 2.07)
22. Three Minutes (Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz | 2.22)
23. Because You Left (Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse | 5.01)
24. Exposé (Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz | 3.14)
25. ...In Translation (Javier Grillo-Marxuach & Leonard Dick | 1.17)

[pre]Rankings for 2009[/pre]

01. (500) Days of Summer
02. A Serious Man
03. Zombieland
04. Coraline
05. Moon
06. Up
07. Adventureland
08. Suck
09. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
10. Star Trek
11. Monsters vs. Aliens
12. Extract
13. The Hangover
14. Push
15. The International
16. Public Enemies
17. Watchmen
18. Angels and Demons

[pre]Rankings for 2008[/pre]

01. Synecdoche, New York
02. Wall•E
03. Slumdog Millionaire
04. Sunshine Cleaning
05. Changeling
06. The Dark Knight
07. Cloverfield
08. The Brothers Bloom
09. Horton Hears A Who
10. Iron Man
11. The Bank Job
12. Charlie Bartlett
13. Get Smart
14. Transsiberian
15. Tropic Thunder
16. Religulous
17. Doubt
18. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
19. In Bruges
20. Speed Racer
21. Burn After Reading
22. Taken
23. Bolt
24. The Incredible Hulk
25. Baby Mama
26. You Don't Mess With The Zohan
27. Is There Anybody There?
28. Hamlet 2
29. Be Kind Rewind
30. Yes Man
31. Eagle Eye
32. Definitely, Maybe
33. Smart People
34. 21
35. Jumper
36. Mad Money
37. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
38. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
39. Mamma Mia
40. Twilight
41. Prom Night
42. Wanted
43. Meet The Spartans

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[pre]Rankings for 2007[/pre]

01. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
02. Zodiac
03. Across The Universe
04. Juno
05. Eastern Promises
06. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
07. Persepolis
08. Sicko
09. 3:10 To Yuma
10. Hot Fuzz
11. Lars and the Real Girl
12. The Nines
13. Hairspray
14. Son of Rambow
15. There Will Be Blood
16. Disturbia
17. Stardust
18. The Simpsons Movie
19. Shrek The Third
20. Ratatouille
21. Blades of Glory
22. Bee Movie
23. The Bourne Ultimatum
24. 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
25. Michael Clayton
26. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
27. No Country For Old Men
28. National Treasure: Book of Secrets
29. Futurama: Bender's Big Score
30. The Bucket List
31. Rush Hour 3
32. American Gangster
33. Music and Lyrics
34. Evan Almighty
35. Fred Claus
36. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
37. Hot Rod
38. Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
39. Charlie Wilson's War
40. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
41. Premonition
42. Fracture
43. Alvin and the Chipmunks
44. Wild Hogs
45. Spider-Man 3
46. Transformers
47. Epic Movie

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[pre]Rankings for 2006[/pre]

01. The Fall
02. Jesus Camp
03. Once
04. Bobby
05. Scoop
06. Southland Tales
07. Laberinto del fauno, El
08. The Counterfeiters
09. The Hoax
10. Half Nelson
11. Little Miss Sunshine
12. A Scanner Darkly
13. The Prestige
14. Casino Royale
15. Children of Men
16. Snakes on a Plane
17. Paris, Je T'aime
18. An Inconvenient Truth
19. Mission Impossible III
20. The Pursuit of Happyness
21. Inside Man
22. X-Men: The Last Stand
23. The Science of Sleep
24. I Served The King of England
25. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
26. Open Season
27. The Da Vinci Code
28. Stranger Than Fiction
29. Ice Age II: The Meltdown
30. Happy Feet
31. The Illusionist
32. Rocky Balboa
33. She's The Man
34. Scary Movie 4
35. The Break Up
36. The Devil Wears Prada
37. Just My Luck
38. Night at the Museum
39. 16 Blocks
40. Man of the Year
41. Cars
42. Click
43. 300
44. Nacho Libre