PT: My Top Ten of the Decade (Unbiased and in Order)

Because Taylor DeBoer is too big of a vagina to do a real top ten, I'm here to save the day. Here's the Pat Taylor's Top Ten of the Decade.

1) There Will Be Blood: Who thought a film about an oil tycoon that's over two-and-a-half hours long could be so...I don't know how to describe it. Daniel Day Lewis proves that he is the best actor around with his tremendous work as Daniel Plainview. When you combine DDL with one of the best up-and-coming actors of our time, Paul Dano, you're garunteed a real treat. Oh yeah, and P.T. Anderson directed it, one of the most acclaimed directors around today.

2) Children of Men: Clive Owen is a force in this film from 2007. In the not too distant future, the world looks to be heading toward demise. There hasn't been a child born in eighteen years, and there's chaos all over. An interesting storyline that only gets better as you delve deeper. Armed with a great supporting cast (including Michael Caine and Julianne Moore) this film deserves the number 2 spot.

3) No Country For Old Men: This has one of the best villains of all-time in Anton Chigurh, played to perfection by Javier Bardem. It also includes great acting from Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin, creating one of the best ensembles in movie history as far as I'm concerned. It's the Coen brothers' best film to date, and they do a great job keeping a nice, steady pace throughout, mixing in small bits of action and some of the best dialogue I've ever heard in film.

4) Up: I'm serious. I never get taken in by animated movies, but Pixar struck pure gold with this one. It was heart-wrenching and warming throughout, and it's the one animated movie that I've ever seen where I felt a connection to the characters. Easily the best Pixar has come up with.

5) The Pianist: This cemented Adrien Brody as an A-List actor, perfectly playing his part as a Jewish musician set during WWII. It's a shame he had to follow it up with a role in The Village and King Kong. He did, however, salvage himself with Darjeeling Limited.

6) Shaun of the Dead: It's a curveball, I know, but before this movie came along, the zombie genre was dead. This mixes great visual comedy with fantastic dialogue while maintaining the gruesomeness of a real zombie film. It's wit and creativity propel this movie, and, who knows, maybe Zombieland wouldn't have been made without it.

7) Royal Tenenbaums: "You're true blue." Gene Hackman, Bill Murray, Luke and Owen Wilson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Danny Glover, Ben Stiller, Anjelica Huston and narrated by Alec Baldwin. Wes Anderson is a top three director, if not number one, and it shows in this film. For proof, watch the part when Paltrow steps off the bus to meet Luke Wilson. It's magical. Also, any soundtrack that includes Velvet Underground, Nico and Elliott Smith deserves attention.

8) Requiem for a Dream: Drug addiction is always powerful, and it's easy to see why after viewing Requiem. This movie includes great cinematography and an ending that will leave you wishing you hadn't watched the movie late at night because of all the bad dreams to follow. Haunting and brilliant.

9) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: This movie has so many bad actors (Elijah Wood, Kirsten Dunst and Jim Carrey) that it makes me wonder how they can be so good in this film. Written by a pure genius and acted to perfection by the cast, this movie is one everyone needs to see. Relationships are tricky and leave us broken, so why not just forget all the bad ones?

10) Milk: The campy movie that Gus Van Sant always wanted to make ended up to be a pure masterpiece. Sean Penn, James Franco and Emile Hirsch are terrific, and if this doesn't make you see how fucking stupid it is to be prejudiced against someone, than go jump off a cliff. Diego Luna was the only downside, but he offs himself so it all works out. Loved the cuts of real footage added in, which I know my Friendo disapproves of.

Honorable Mention:
Into the Wild, The Wrestler, Gone Baby Gone, Ratatouille, Hotel Rwanda, and Wicker Man. (kidding on Wicker Man)