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TheReelCritic
01-27-2003, 03:39 PM
RANK THE MOVIES AS YOU SEE THEM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
B1ade Runner
05-11-2003, 02:29 PM
BEST: X-Men 2
WORST: Cradle 2 the Grave
The only thing they have in common is the number.
Kerstique
06-13-2003, 10:46 PM
I have enough (that I liked) for a list now.
1. Love Liza
2. Pirates of the Caribbean
3. X2
4. Down with Love
ReservoirSean
07-12-2003, 10:19 PM
01. Lost in Translation
02. Love Liza
03. Kill Bill: Volume One
04. Pirates of the Carribean
05. X-Men 2
06. Spider
07. Buffalo Soldiers
08. A Mighty Wind
09. Confidence
10. School of Rock
My list:
1. Return of the King
2. The Last Samurai
3. X-Men 2
4. Matrix Revolutions
5. Matrix Reloaded
6. Master and Commander
7. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
8. Lost in Translation (this will go up)
9. Kill Bill
10. School of Rock
11. Pirates of the Caribbean
12. Matchstick Men
13. Mystic River
14. American Splendor
15. Daredevil
16. Love Actually
17. 28 Days Later
18. 21 Grams
19. Confidence
20. Identity
21. Willard
22. Seabiscuit
23. Old School
24. Bruce Almighty
25. Peter Pan
26. The Hulk
27. Paycheck
28. Phone Booth
29. Anger Management
30. Tomb Raider 2
31. The Eye (Japanese Horror)
32. Tears of the Sun
33. Shanghai Knights
34. Italian Job
35. The Recruit
36. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
The only crappy movie:
37. Head of State
Luthien Tinuviel
08-05-2003, 05:25 PM
1. Return of the King
2. Finding Nemo
3. Whale Rider
4. Master and Commander
5. The School of Rock
6. Pirates of the Carribean
7. Seabiscuit
8. Holes
9. X-Men 2
10. Secondhand Lions
-10. Johnny English
I have seen more movies since I posted in this topic last.
GREAT!
1. DOGVILLE!
2. Dolls
FUN!
3. Return of the King
4. Kill Bill
5. Spider
SUCKED!
6. Phone booth
7. The Italian Job
8. Matrix Revolutions
9. Pirates of the Carribean
10. Matrix Reloaded
11. The Life of David Gale
12. The Hulk
1. Pirates of the Caribbean
2. X2
3. A Mighty Wind
4. Finding Nemo
5. Shanghai Knights
I think alot of stuff sucked this year. Chow Yun Fat definitely disappointed me.
Bulletproof Monk was just wrong in so many ways.
Old School had good commercials so I'll see it at the $1.50 theater when it shows up there.
NotSoSecretAgent
09-21-2003, 01:26 AM
Best to Worst:
Lost in Translation (A+++++++++++++++++++)
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (A+)
Cold Mountain (A)
The Last Samurai (A)
Love Actually (A)
The Matrix Reloaded/Revolutions (A)
Shattered Glass (A)
Kill Bill (A)
28 Days Later (A-)
A Mighty Wind (A-)
American Splendor (A-)
Better Luck Tomorrow (B+)
Spun (B+)
School of Rock (B+)
Whale Rider (B+)
Mystic River (B)
Matchstick Men (B)
Stuck on You (B)
Confidence (B)
Swimming Pool (B)
Intolerable Cruelty (B)
The Hulk (B)
Finding Nemo (B)
Dirty Pretty Things (B-)
Garage Days (B-)
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (B-)
Old School (B-)
X-Men 2 (B-)
Willard (B-)
Laurel Canyon (B-)
Shanghai Knights (C+)
Elf (C+)
Seabiscuit (C+)
The Good Thief (C+)
Wonderland (C)
Phone Booth (C)
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (C)
Identity (C)
Holes (C-)
Ghosts of the Abyss (C-)
Step into Liquid (C-)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (C-)
The Guru (C-)
Anger Management (C-)
Bruce Almighty (C-)
American Wedding (C-)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (D+)
Daredevil (D+)
The Recruit (D+)
Dark Blue (D+)
Basic (D+)
Johnny English (D+)
Just Married (D)
A Guy Thing (D)
Out of Time (D-)
Gods and Generals (D-)
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (D-)
Final Destination 2 (F)
The Medallion (F)
Biker Boyz (F)
Freddy vs. Jason (F)
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (F)
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (F)
Cradle 2 the Grave (F)
Kangaroo Jack (F)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (F)
Scary Movie 3 (F)
2 Fast 2 Furious (F)
Dreamcatcher (F)
1. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2. X2: X-Men United
3. The Last Samurai
4. Finding Nemo
5. Pirates of the Caribbean
6. The Matrix Reloaded
7. ELF
8. Seabiscuit
9. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
10. Mystic River
11. The Matrix: Revolutions
12. School of Rock
13. The Rundown
14. Tears of the Sun
15. American Wedding
16. Old School
17. Down with Love
18. Bruce Almighty
19. Anger Management
20. Brother Bear
21. Holes
22. Daddy DayCare
23. Bad Boys II
24. The Italian Job
The suckness begins below...
25. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
26. The Hulk
27. About Schmidt
28. Kill Bill Volume I (this is tentative..maybe Vol 2 moves it up)
29. Daredevil
30.Gods and Generals
31. The Core
32. Gigli
33. Rugrats: Go Wild
34. The Piglet Movie
35. Timeline
36. The Real Cancun
37. Charlie's Angels 2: Full Throttle
Best of 2003 ... so far
Yes, that's right, I really liked The Real Cancun that much. I know... I'm the only one. So be it.
THE ORDER:
1. Return of the King
2. X2: X-Men United
3. Lost in Translation
4. The Last Samurai
5. American Splendor
6. Master and Commander
7. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
8. The Matrix Reloaded
9. Old School
10. Pirates of the Carribean
11. School of Rock
12. Elf
13. Open Range
14. Finding Nemo
15. Bad Santa
16. The Matrix Revolutions
17. Anger Management
18. Bruce Almighty
19. Willard
20. Phone Booth
21. Lost in La Mancha
22. Monster
23. The Real Cancun
24. Underworld
25. The Hulk
26. Love Actually
27. Daredevil
28. Kill Bill Vol. 1
29. 28 Days Later
30. Something's Gotta Give
31. Big Fish
32. Matchstick Men
33. 21 Grams
34. Secondhand Lions
35. Shattered Glass
36. Paycheck
37. Shanghai Knights
38. American Wedding
39. Down with Love
40. Swimming Pool
41. The Rundown
42. Just Married
43. Ghosts of the Abyss
44. Mystic River
45. The Italian Job
47. Seabiscuit
48. The Hunted
49. The Recruit
50. Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
51. Once Upon a Time in Mexico
52. Bad Boys II
53. Cold Mountain
54. The Haunted Mansion
55. A Man Apart
56. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
57. 2 Fast 2 Furious
58. Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
59. Daddy Day Care
60. Spun
61. Gothika
62. Girl with a Pearl Earring
63. In the Cut
64. The Cooler
65. Bulletproof Monk
66. Mona Lisa Smile
67. Johnny English
68. Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
69. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
70. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
71. The Guru
72. Head of State
73. Good Boy
74. Scary Movie 3
75. The Life of David Gale
76. Legally Blonde 2: Red, White, and Blonde
77. Dumb and Dumberer
78. View From the Top
79. The Medallion
80. Timeline
81. Bringing Down The House
FLAMING HOBBITS
- Old School
- Bad Santa
- The Real Cancun
Taln Hess
10-02-2003, 06:59 PM
1. Lord of the Rings - Return of the King
2. The Last Samurai
3. Bend it Like Beckham
4. Secondhand Lions
5. The Matrix Revolutions
6. The Matrix Reloaded
7. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
8. X2
9. American Splendor
10. Phone Booth
11. Finding Nemo
12. Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
13. Bruce Almighty
14. School of Rock
15. Elf
16. Bad Santa
17. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
18. Lost in Translation
19. Thirteen
20. Anything Else
21. 28 Days Later
22. Cabin Fever
23. Runaway Jury
24. Old School
25. Scary Movie 3
26. A Mighty Wind
27. Daredevil
28. Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
29. Anger Management
30. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
31. Haunted Mansion
32. Matchstick Men
33. Kill Bill - Volume I
34. Once Upon a Time in Mexico
35. Freddy vs. Jason
36. Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
37. Intolerable Cruelty
38. The Rundown
39. Underworld
40. My Boss's Daughter
41. Looney Tunes: Back in Action
42. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
43. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
44. Malibu's Most Wanted
45. Darkness Falls
masterthes
10-04-2003, 08:07 PM
Return of the King
The Last Samurai
Lost in Translation
X2
Pirates of the Caribbean
The Matrix Revolutions
Love, Actually
The Matrix Reloaded
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Finding Nemo
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Underworld
Kill Bill Volume 1
Bruce Almighty
Anger Management
Elf
Seabiscuit
Secondhand Lions
The Missing
Bend it Like Beckham
School of Rock
The Real Cancun
Intolerable Cruelty
Paycheck
The League of Extraordinary Gentleman
The Hulk
The Italian Job
Scary Movie 3
Legally Blonde 2
Lara Croft and the Cradle of Life
The Secret Lives of Dentists
Daredevil
The Fighting Temptations
SWAT
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Confidence
Bringing Down the House
The Reel Yapper
10-06-2003, 03:27 AM
Sorry for reposting this, but I can't edit my old post here... Adding in School of Rock! Woo!
1. Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King
2. Lost in Translation
3. Love, Actually
4. He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
5. X2
6. School of Rock
7. A Mighty Wind
8. The Matrix Reloaded
9. Identity
10. 28 Days Later
11. The Italian Job
12. Down With Love
13. House of 1000 Corpses
14. Wrong Turn
15. Pirates of the Carribbean
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16. The Hulk
17. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
18. Darkness Falls
Cogito
10-13-2003, 02:34 AM
In order of preference:
Love Liza: Devestatingly beautiful, darkly funny, and fantastic. This shows what Hoffman is capable of. I wish it would get more recognition.
Lost in Translation: Fantastic Bill Murray, but also just an awesome flick. Very cool that the daughter of a bigtime director can create something this good.
Kill Bill v.1: Wow. Tarentino does his thing, and does it incredibly well. Not for everyone, with that level of violence--nuff said.
Daredevil: Wow. Superhero flicks are a dime a dozen, but this one managed to stand out, which is a helluva achievement.
Matrix Reloaded: Wow. Unlike T3, there were actually new special effects here. And the storyline is much better developed, showing the signs of a planned sequence of movies, instead of a sequel that is merely created to cash in on an unexpected hit.
About Schmidt: Nearly wow. I remember being really impressed initially, but looking back, it really kinda fades--that's not a good sign.
Old School: Not bad at all. Par for the course.
Terminator 3: Blah. What's the point? There was nothing new between T2 and T3. There was LOTS of new stuff between T1 and T2.
Italian Job: Bah. Even Ed Norton couldn't save this. Between this one, and the obscenely awful Transporter, I've developed a gagging reflex against Jason Statham.
The Life of David Gale: Bah. Kevin Spacey is about as passe as flared pants and the Smurfs, could someone lock him up already please?
The Core: Ohmigod. Putting Hilary Swank in this thing is like casting Mr. Rogers in a porno. She deserves a freaking Oscar for keeping a straight face when she did a talkshow promo for this disaster.
crappertay
10-27-2003, 05:30 PM
Finally got round to compiling my shamfully poor list of movies I've seen this year...
THE ORDER:
1. LOTR: The Return Of The King
2. The Matrix Reloaded
3. The Matrix Revolutions
4. X2: X-Men United
5. Pirates Of The Caribbean
6. Calender Girls
7. Hulk
8. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
9. 28 Days Later
10. Phone Booth
11. Kill Bill: Vol.1
12. Bend It Like Beckham
13. Underworld
14. The Italian Job
15. Cabin Fever
16. A Man Apart
17. Freddy vs Jason
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18. Timeline
19. House Of The Dead :yuck :skull :yuck :skull :yuck
Mad props to:
- Back to the Future (rerelease)
- Alien (rerelease)
Nasimov
10-30-2003, 09:37 AM
My list:
The Matrix Reloaded
X-Men 2
Pirates of the Caribbean
Kill Bill: vol. 1
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
crappertay
12-02-2003, 06:45 PM
Edited to add Pirates Of The Caribbean - long overdue GOOD family adventure.
And Keira Knightley needs to be the mother of my children.
masterthes
12-03-2003, 02:59 PM
Originally posted by FilmHobbit
Edited my list to add Master and Commander at #4.
Apparently Hollywood has been hoarding all the 5 star movies until the end of the year.
WOW.
So its easier to remember them come Oscar time.
Edited to add Bruce Almighty.
edited to add Pirates of the Caribbean.
Edited to add Return of the King as my new number one...
and to add The Cooler as my new number 58 or whatever. WAY too much William H. Macy nudity thank you. I did NOT need to see self-cupping!
Originally posted by FilmHobbit
Edited to add Return of the King as my new number one...
and to add The Cooler as my new number 58 or whatever. WAY too much William H. Macy nudity thank you. I did NOT need to see self-cupping!
:lol that's just wrong! AHH MY EYEES
Edited to add Bad Santa and Girl with a Pearl Earring
edited to add the AWESOME ELF!!!
egads...big fish lower than the dreadful Kill Bill???
GASP!
Kill Bill wasn't dreadful! 3.5/5 for both of em.
crappertay
12-15-2003, 02:23 PM
Unless Vol. 2 pulls something out of the bag, my opinion of Vol. 1 will be lowered. More.
I'm expecting Vol. 1 to be better once we have Vol. 2, judging from what I read in the script.
Originally posted by Tay
Unless Vol. 2 pulls something out of the bag, my opinion of Vol. 1 will be lowered. More.
well said, my man
edited to add....
DUH! A new number 1
The Reel Yapper
12-19-2003, 02:19 AM
Edited to add RotK and Down with Love
Edited to add Mona Lisa Smile, which I nearly forgot to add.
NotSoSecretAgent
12-19-2003, 11:13 AM
Originally posted by The Reel Yapper
Edited to add RotK
It beat out Lost in Translation?
Well, if you have to have one movie higher than LiT, I'm glad it's Return of the King.
masterthes
12-21-2003, 01:33 AM
Added The Missing which I finally saw tonight. Not a bad movie at all, but definitely a poor follow up from A Beautiful Mind.
crappertay
12-21-2003, 08:19 PM
Edited to add Return Of The King. Number 5 movie of the year...
Yeah, right who are you kiddin'
Number 1 baby!
E.T.'s still my favourite movie of all time though :p
Edited to add American Splendor... which I had wanted to see all year and FINALLY got to see.
Wonderful.
I don't think I'm going to have time to review it though, since crappy movies like Paycheck must take priority. *groan*
Ok, maybe Paycheck won't be crappy. still. ;)
Luthien Tinuviel
12-21-2003, 09:45 PM
Edited to add RotK
Edited to add RotK, Last Samurai and Love Actually, finally.
masterthes
12-24-2003, 12:11 AM
Added Lost in Translation. Great movie. Glad I finally saw it. Highlights for me:
Bill Murray's whole performance. Silly and devastating at the same time
Scarlett Johanssen. My GOD what a hottie. I'll definitely be paying more attention to her thats for sure.
The return of Nick the Lounge Singer (what was the second song he sang?)
"If you think the food is good, why don't you stay there?"-Funniest line in the movie.
The ending. Just really beautiful.
Edited to add Bad Boys II.
Bad boys for life.
masterthes
12-25-2003, 07:37 PM
Edited to formally add the number one movie of the year, HANDS MOTHAFUKING DOWN!!!
Like you really need me to tell you what it is. :lol
edited to add Cold Mountain
masterthes
12-26-2003, 10:10 PM
Ouch, that's pretty low Hobbit.
Added Love, Actually
NotSoSecretAgent
12-26-2003, 10:12 PM
Edited to add Cold Mountain.
edited to add Last Samurai to number 3
Edited to add Monster and Something's Gotta Give
Edited to add Shattered Glass
Originally posted by The Tick
Review?
I don't even no where to begin. At best this should have been an episode of Simon and Simon or something. Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are both poor actors but i didn't hate it as much as I just didn't get anything out of watching it.
B1ade Runner
01-01-2004, 05:45 PM
I'm sending my review to the Hobbit later today.
Thank Goodness, B1ade. I'm off the hook on that one! :lol I would have felt guilty to NOT review it after seeing it.
BTW, you know a movie is bad when Christopher Walken and Al Pacino can't at least save the parts they are in. lol
Edited to add The Italian Job.
B1ade Runner
01-02-2004, 01:06 AM
Originally posted by Matt UGA
BTW, you know a movie is bad when Christopher Walken and Al Pacino can't at least save the parts they are in. lol
Pretty much, yeah.
edited to add the worst movie of 2003, Charlie's Angels 2
edited to add Bad Boys II
Gigli, Charlie's Angels 2, Bad Boys.. What the hell is Matt doing with his free time? Frickin' masochist.
lol i needed more bad movies on my list
edited to add Down With Love (damn ewan man crush grows again)
Taln Hess
01-03-2004, 08:38 PM
Added Haunted Mansion
Edited to add Peter Pan, 21 Grams, Paycheck and Lost in Translation.
masterthes
01-03-2004, 11:25 PM
Added Paycheck
The Reel Yapper
01-04-2004, 05:23 PM
Edited to add A Mighty Wind and to change up some positions.
masterthes
01-05-2004, 07:45 AM
Added The Last Samurai, which I finally got to see yesterday. One word, OUTSTANDING!
Ragen
01-05-2004, 02:18 PM
since it's 2004 now...I'm going to just throw out a few highlights this year for me.
Cabin Fever - maybe it's the lover of cheesy 80s horror movies in me, but I loved this movie.
Seabiscuit - the little movie that I didn't really thing I'd like...ended up surprising me.
SWAT - ok, so I rented it for the eye-candy, then stayed for the action.
28 Days Later - greatness...simply greatness
Finding Nemo - rented 4 times when it came out, finally got it for Christmas. One of the best movies EVER. I love Bubbles.
Italian Job - Decent action...no brainer...good film.
The Life of David Gale - biased opinion here. Love Kevin Spacey, Liked this movie.
Bruce Almighty - good lord! this movie was HILARIOUS!! Great times.
X2 - sorry, liked the original better.
Matrix: Reloaded - decent, liked the original better.
T3 - good addition to the series, no complaints.
other stuff people mentioned that I want to:
Pirates of the Caribbean
The Eye
The Recruit
Basic
Tomb Raider 2
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