[the OlLine Rebel]

“Only 6”? How arrogant. As if these 15 years deserve more than the last 10 decades.

[BenLurkin]

I am not surprised that only six films made since 2000 made the top 100.

[Dr. Sivana]

“Only 6”? How arrogant. As if these 15 years deserve more than the last 10 decades.

When you consider the amount of talent that would have been making movies in the '30s and '40s are now in television, and that while all the effort is into making a blockbuster, that translates into lowest common denominator and lots of focus group testing. It is like the old TV vs. movies model from the early '70s (when there were a handful of channels, and strict rules on broadcast content) were put on its head. Plus, there are just fewer movies released, and many of them, due to genre or commercial tie-ins are unlikely to be considered great. It makes sense that past decades would have more high quality, great movies.