"And now the end is near..." Yes, the noughties are almost over. And so we at Film4.com have cast our eyes back over the decade that gave us Donnie Darko and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed to pinpoint the pictures that made this a decade to remember. Over the next five weeks each of Film4's critics will be picking their personal favourites, before we unleash the definitive top 10. First in the hot seat - Deputy Editor Richard Luck
Top 10 Films Of The 2000s: Part One Pictures
"Bought coffee. Called Mom. Dodged zombies."
10) Shaun Of The Dead/Hot Fuzz
Pegg, Frost and Wright - the world's funniest firm of solicitors. Britain's always produced decent genre films but it took a thin bloke, a fat bloke and a hairy bloke to turn the country into a genuine comedy powerhouse. Seriously, you can put Shaun and Hot Fuzz up against any Hollywood 'laugh-fest' and it'll be our transatlantic cousins who'll come off worse. And while the likes of Judd Apatow might have brought a certain sweetness to the form, Simon, Nick and Edgar conjure up so much warmth, they ought to embark upon a winter tour of rest homes. Gentlemen - you are amongst the best reasons for going to the movies today. Help yourselves to a large slice of fried gold.
