To get a basic idea of how this will work you can see the topic for the original version. We will have a pool of 64 movies, which will be voted on in a cup system until only two movies remain in the final. We take 30 of these movies from the current top 30 of the IMDb top 50 movies of the 00's list (this top 30 is posted further down in this post, and that is the list we'll use even if the IMDb list changes during the next week), and the remaining 34 to be suggested by you. In this way there will be a base of movies generally accepted as being among the best of the decade, and also it allows you to give your suggestions a bit more thought, as the 'obvious choices' are already included. When deciding which of your suggestions to include I will try to focus on diversity in directors, genres, years and the like.
I'll give you about a week to suggest candidates in this thread, and then I'll make the first round consisting of 30 movies off IMDb and 34 movies suggested by you. Keep in mind that there is no use suggesting movies already in the top 30 list posted below, and remember that the movie has to be listed as being from 2000-2009. Also, please include an IMDb link to the movie you are suggesting, so I know exactly what movie you mean.
Edit: I have later changed the total number of movies to 96.
This is how the voting rounds will go (ongoing round in bold):
Round 1: 96 movies, 48 pairs
Round 2: 48 movies, 24 pairs
Round 3: 24 movies, 12 pairs
Round 4: 12 movies, 6 pairs
Round 5: 6 movies, 3 pairs
Intermediate round 1: Vote for one of the 3 movies that were excluded after Round 5 to come back in the competition.
Round 6: 4 movies, 2 pairs
Final: 2 movies, one pair
Winner decided!
So, start suggesting movie candidates!Current IMDb top 30 movies of the 00's wrote:The Dark Knight
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Cidade de Deus / City of God
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Memento
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi / Spirited Away
Das Leben der Anderen / The Lives of Others
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain / Amelie from Montmartre
The Pianist
WALL·E
The Departed
Requiem for a Dream
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Prestige
El laberinto del fauno / Pan's Labyrinth
Der Untergang / Downfall
Oldeuboi / Oldboy
Inglourious Basterds
Gladiator
Up
Gran Torino
La meglio gioventù / The Best of Youth
Sin City
Hotel Rwanda
Batman Begins
No Country for Old Men
Snatch.
El secreto de sus ojos / The Secret in Their Eyes
Slumdog Millionaire