Category: 2000s

Movies from the 2000s

  • 248 – Zodiac

    248 – Zodiac
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    The Dudes try to solve a cold case with 2007’s Zodiac. David Fincher expertly captured the exhaustive fervor, mass hysteria and obsessive paranoia surrounding this famous true-crime event. The acting is phenomenal, the attention to detail is meticulous, and the lack of Oscar nominations is unforgivable. Try not to ruin your life while listening to… Read more

  • 236 – Hannibal

    236 – Hannibal
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    The Dudes experience fine dining in 2001’s Hannibal. This highly anticipated sequel to “The Silence of the Lambs” could never live up to expectations, but that doesn’t mean it lacks interesting ideas or quality craftsmanship. It just lacks about everything else. Still, the set pieces are absolutely wild, and Gary Oldman’s performance as Mason Verger… Read more

  • 230 – Superbad

    230 – Superbad
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    The Dudes’ fear of separation culminates at a house party in 2007’s Superbad. This crude high school comedy set a new standard for the genre, and is considered by many to be one of the best. It also showcases many talents before their rise to fame. So grab your fake ID and be careful who… Read more

  • 228 – Wet Hot American Summer

    228 – Wet Hot American Summer
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    The Dudes head to summer camp in 2001’s Wet Hot American Summer. This absurdist parody takes conventions from popular summer camp movies of the 70s and 80s and spins them on their head. It also features a who’s who cast of actors that will keep you saying “Oh, they’re in this?” Just be sure to… Read more

  • 227 – Michael Clayton

    227 – Michael Clayton
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    The Dudes aren’t the guys you kill, they’re the guys you buy, with 2007’s Michael Clayton.  This well-acted, suspenseful, legal thriller is George Clooney at his smoldering best, while Tilda Swinton and Tom Wilkinson show you why they’re two of the best to ever do it.  So curl up with a gripping Fantasy novel, and… Read more

  • 226 – The Christmas Shoes

    226 – The Christmas Shoes
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    The dudes hold back their anger, unsuccessfully, with 2004’s The Christmas Shoes. What do you get when you adapt a crappy song into a crappy book and then into a crappy movie? You get this. Rob Lowe learning it’s okay to be an asshole as long as your wife accepts your apology. Good lord everyone.… Read more

  • 215 – Tiptoes

    215 – Tiptoes
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    The Dudes patience is stretched far too taut with 2003’s Tiptoes, the insanely inappropriate outrage that entreats for the rights of Little People while casting a non-Little Person actor as a Little Person.  Ugly, wrongheaded, shameful, and appalling, this legendarily terrible film is as rotten as movies get.  It’s also called Tiptoes. For God’s sake… Read more

  • 208 – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    208 – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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    The Dudes visit Hogwarts for the first time with Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban! As the third film in the franchise, it develops a more mature tone while hanging on to some of the childish nature from the prior films. But does the film pull it off? Is Snape secretly in a metal… Read more

  • 203 – Oldboy

    203 – Oldboy
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    Dudes On Demand 2024 makes its final stop in South Korea with 2003’s Oldboy, the brutal, stylish, relentless masterpiece that asks you to think very carefully about revenge.  Infamous for its brutality and shocking twists, it’s also entirely grounded and the kind of human drama you can’t believe you can identify with.  Other movies discussed:… Read more

  • 177 – Idiocracy

    177 – Idiocracy
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    The Dudes are forced to navigate a world where every citizen behaves like your most ignorant uncle with 2006’s Idiocracy.  Mike Judge’s cautionary tale somewhat polarizes Scott and Dave, but in the end we can all agree the world we currently inhabit wouldn’t need that much of a push to become the one depicted here. … Read more

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