The 2002 Rank Them as You See Them Thread

[grrrah]

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[evanmd]

I am only doing movies that were released in 2002 and I am using a Bomb-4 star system...


1. Beauty and the Beast: SE ****
2. Imposter **
3. Orange County ***
4. The Mothman Prophecies **1/2
5. Kung Pow: Enter the Fist **
6. A Walk to Remember BOMB
7. The Count of Monte Cristo ***1/2
8. John Q **1/2
9. Dragonfly *1/2
10. Big Fat Liar ***
11. The Time Machine **1/2
12. Return To Neverland **1/2
13. Showtime **
14. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: SE ****
15. Big Trouble ***
16. The Cat's Meow ***
17. High Crimes **
18. The Scorpion King **1/2
19. Hollywood Ending ***
20. Spider-Man ***1/2
21. New Guy *1/2
22. Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones **1/2
23. About a Boy ****
24. The Sum of All Fears ***
25. Undercover Brother **1/2
26. The Bourne Identity ***1/2
27. Minority Report ****
28. Men In Black II **
29. The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course ***
30. Reign of Fire BOMB
31. Eight Legged Freaks **1/2
32. Road To Perdition ****
33. K-19: The Widowmaker ***
34. Austin Powers in Goldmember **1/2
35. Signs ****
36. My Big Fat Greek Wedding BOMB
37. Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams ***
38. XXX BOMB
39. Simone **
40. Possession ***1/2
41. Serving Sara ***
42. One Hour Photo ***1/2
43. The Good Girl ***1/2
44. Lilo & Stitch ***
45. SwimFan *1/2
46. Stealing Harvard *1/2
47. Barbershop **
48. The Four Feathers ***1/2
49. Moonlight Mile ****
50. Brown Sugar ***
51. Red Dragon ***1/2
52. The Transporter **1/2
53. Changing Lanes ****
54. Panic Room ***1/2
55. Insomnia ****
56. The Ring ***
57. Formula 51 **1/2
58. Scooby-Doo *1/2
59. The Truth About Charlie **
60. Punch-Drunk Love ****
61. I Spy **1/2
62. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ****
63. Die Another Day ***1/2
64. The Tuxedo **
65. Sunshine State ***
66. 40 Days and 40 Nights **
67. Solaris ***
68. Treasure Planet ***1/2
69. Super Troopers ***
70. Star Trek: Nemesis ***1/2
71. Analyze That **1/2
72. Maid in Manhattan **1/2
73. Two Weeks Notice ***1/2
74. Like Mike ***
75. Stuart Little 2 ***
76. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ****
77. Catch Me If You Can ****
78. About Schmidt ****
79. Far From Heaven ****
80. The Hours ****
81. Chicago ****

Coming Up...

Adaptation
Gangs of New York


Top Ten Best Films of 2001

1. A.I.: Artificial Intelligence - The Best Film Of The Year
2. The Royal Tenenbaums
3. Memento
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
5. A Beautiful Mind
6. Ocean's Eleven
7. Bridget Jones's Diary
8. In The Bedroom
9. Amelie
10. The Man Who Wasn't There

[martin q. blank]

Well, the only movie I've seen so far that was released in 2002:

Orange County **1/2

[Sparrow]

This year may be the first year that I saw less than 75 movies in the theatre. But, overall, 2002 is shaping up to be a very good movie year. A few months were very bad - namely July through November, but I now have quite a few movies to see to close out the year - which is great.

Here is my list as of 17-Jan-03. I have a few to see yet, which means that this list is a Work in Progress.

2002 Movies by Star Rating


4 Stars - Creme de la Creme
Minority Report
Adaptation
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Punch-Drunk Love
Signs
25th Hour
Beauty and the Beast (in IMAX)
Spirited Away
Gangs of New York


3 1/2 Stars
Catch Me if You Can
About Schmidt
Panic Room
Y Tu Mama Tambien
We Were Soldiers
Monsoon Wedding
Kissing Jessica Stein
Ice Age
Star Wars: AOTC
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
About a Boy
The Ring

3 Stars
Spy Kids 2
Spider-man
Bourne Identity
One Hour Photo
Changing Lanes
Unfaithful

The Remaining (AKA - Wish I had waited until cable)
Insomnia ** 1/2
XXX ** 1/2
A Walk To Remember ** 1/2
Austin Powers: Goldmember **1/2
Orange County **
Undercover Brother **
Scooby Doo 1/2 *
Life or Something Like It 1/2 *
Reign of Fire * 1/2
John Q * 1/2
Death to Smoochy *
The Mothman Prophecies 1/2 *
Collateral Damage 1/2 *
Rollerball ZERO *

Other time wasted:
Sorority Boys Zero


2002 To See List )
Antwone Fisher
The Hours
The Pianist
Talk to Her
The Piano Teacher
Chicago
Solaris

[Frank TJ Mackey]

Storytelling **1/2
About A Boy ****
The Piano Teacher ***1/2
Big Fat Greek Wedding ***1/2
Minority Report ***1/2
Mr. Deeds **
Reign Of Fire **1/2
Road To Perdition ***
Bourne Identity ***1/2
Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys ***
Swimming ***1/2
Importance of Being Earnest ***
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood **1/2
Halloween: Resurrection **1/2
Scooby Doo ***
Bad Company **1/2
Undercover Brother ***
Sum of All Fears ***
Windtalkers ***1/2
Men In Black II **
Star Wars: Episode II ***
Spider-Man ***
Y Tu Mama Tambien ****
Kissing Jessica Stein ****
Insomnia ***1/2
Hollywood Ending **
Showtime **
Frailty ***1/2
Panic Room ***1/2
Changing Lanes ***1/2
Monsoon Wedding ***
State Property **1/2
Deuces Wild ***
High Crimes **1/2
Unfaithful ***1/2



2001 films
Black Hawk Down ***1/2
The Royal Tenenbaums ****
Lantana ***1/2
Gosford Park ***
In The Bedroom ***

[raKim]

Using the ever-popular 13 point scale....

Count of Monte Cristo 12.5/13
I am Sam 11/13
Orange County 8/13

[skar]

1. Brotherhood of the Wolf

[Keyser_Soze2]

Updated on 02/03 to include Brotherhood of the Wolf (****).

[JaxComet]

Too many four star ratings. This should be reserved for a very small number of films. One or two a year at the most.....

[Gamblor187]

Well, I'll also add the 2001 movies that I've seen since January 1st to my list since I never really bothered with the "2001 Rank Them As You See Them Thread". I'm using a 0 to 5 star rating.

LOTR: The Fellowship Of The Rings (second viewing) - ****
Bande A Part (rerelease) - ***
The Royal Tennenbaums - ****1/2
In The Bedroom - **1/2
The Count Of Monte Cristo - ***1/2
The Mothman Prophecies - 1/2* (because I'm feeling generous)

jim

[ava]

01.25 Gosford Park ***1/2

[Keyser_Soze2]

Originally posted by JaxComet
Too many four star ratings. This should be reserved for a very small number of films. One or two a year at the most.....

I disagree. I think you're equating the four-star rating to an "A+" on a grading scale. To me (and most other people) four stars simply signifies that a film is "Great", as opposed to "Very Good" (three-and-a-half stars) or just "Good" (three stars). The way most people do it, four stars can mean an "A+", a straight "A" and sometimes an "A-", or 9-10/10. On average, I see about 15 films in a given year that I consider to be "great."

But whatever.

[JaxComet]

Originally posted by Keyser_Soze2


I disagree. I think you're equating the four-star rating to an "A+" on a grading scale. To me (and most other people) four stars simply signifies that a film is "Great", as opposed to "Very Good" (three-and-a-half stars) or just "Good" (three stars). The way most people do it, four stars can mean an "A+", a straight "A" and sometimes an "A-", or 9-10/10. On average, I see about 15 films in a given year that I consider to be "great."

But whatever.

To me, four stars implies that the film was perfect. A good round estimate would be ten (3 1/2 star) for every one (4 star).....Maybe the five star scale works better.....

[Mopower]

(out of 5 stars)

1.Blackhawk Down **** 1/2
2.Mothman Prophecies ***1/2

Coming up....

Brotherhood of the Wolf
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[Josh H]

Guys, read the disclaimer in the first post. This thread is for posting your lists, not debating them. If you guys keep arguing back and forth the thread will get too long and won't last the whole year. Then everyone will have to move their lists to a new thread and noone will be happy. So keep on topic and delete some of your off topic non-list posts please.


Anyway to get on topic, I finally saw my first 2002 movie so I'll begin my list here. (And delete the above comments when the matter is fixed).

1. The Count of Monte Cristo

[KyleJBre_et]

This is on a one to four star scale.

A Beautiful Mind - ****
The Lord of the Rings - ****
Big Fat Liar - **1/2

Coming Soon-Gosford Park

[kilcher]

1. Black Hawk Down
2. Birthday Girl
3. The Royal Tennenbaums

[matome]

Counting only movies released in 2002 and out of five stars (*****):

Seen in the theater:

Collateral Damage (***)
Snow Dogs (***)
40 Days & 40 Nights (***1/2)
John Q (***)
We Were Soldiers (****1/2)
Resident Evil (****)
Showtime (***)
Blade 2 (****)
Sorority Boys (****)
Panic Room (****)
Death To Smoochy (***1/2)
Ice Age (****)
Big Trouble (***1/2)
High Crimes (***1/2)
Changing Lanes (****)
Murder By Numbers (***1/2)
Jason X (***)
The Sweetest Thing (****)
Spiderman (****1/2)
Hollywood Ending (***1/2)
Star Wars: Attack Of The Clones (***1/2)
Insomnia (*****)
Sum Of All Fears, The (****)
Undercover Brother (***1/2)
Bad Company (**)
Scooby-Doo (***1/2)
The Bourne Identity (****1/2)
Mr. Deeds (***)
Halloween: Resurrection (***1/2)
Eight Legged Freaks (***)
Men In Black II (***1/2)
Austin Powers: Goldmember (****)
Blood Work (****)
Signs (****)
Simone (***1/2)
One-Hour Photo (****1/2)
City By the Sea (***1/2)
Tuxedo, The (***)
Sweet Home Alabama (***1/2)
Red Dragon (****)
The Transporter (**1/2)
Knockaround Guys (***)
The Ring (****)
Abandon (***1/2)
Ghost Ship (***)
Jackass: The Movie (**1/2)
I Spy (***1/2)
Die Another Day (****)

Waited for the DVD:

Slackers (***)
Mothman Prophecies (****)
Orange County (****)
Rollerball (**1/2)
American Psycho 2 (***1/2)
A Walk to Remember (***)
Zig Zag (***1/2)
Crossroads (**1/2)
Kung-Pow (***)
Super Troopers (***1/2)
Birthday Girl (***)
The New Guy (***1/2)
National Lampoon's Van Wilder (***1/2)
Comic Book Villains (***)
Frailty (***1/2)
Big Fat Liar (***1/2)

[evenflow]

Out of 4 stars

2002

In the Theaters

1. 25th Hour ****
2. Gangs of New York ****
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ****
4. Road to Perdition ****
5. Minority Report ****
6. Insomnia ***1/2
7. The Pianist ***1/2
8. The Bourne Identity ***1/2
9. Catch me if you can ***
10. Red Dragon ***
11. Spirited Away ***
12. The Ring ***
13. Panic Room ***
14. Signs **1/2
15. Spider-Man **1/2
16. xXx **
17. Men in Black II **

On DVD
1. Adaptation ***1/2
2. Changing Lanes ***1/2
3. The Rookie ***
4. One Hour Photo **1/2
5. We Were Soldiers **1/2
6. Knockaround Guys **1/2
7. City by the Sea **1/2
8. Showtime **1/2
9. Jackass **
10. John Q **
11. 8 Mile **
12. Resident Evil * 1/2
13.The Time Machine *
14. Rollerball 1/2




For reference purposes:
Top Films from the past 5 years by year

2001
1. The Royal Tenenbaums ****
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ****
3. Memento ****
4. The Man who wasn't there ***1/2
5. Black Hawk Down ***1/2

2000
1. Traffic ***1/2
2. Almost Famous ***1/2
3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ***1/2
4. Snatch ***
5. O Brother Where Art Thou ***

1999
1. Fight Club ****
2. The Insider ***1/2
3. Three Kings ***1/2
4. The Matrix ***1/2
5. Magnolia ***1/2

1998
1. Rushmore ****
2. Out of Sight ****
3. The Thin Red Line ***1/2
4. Saving Private Ryan ***1/2
5. Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels ***

1997
1. L.A Confidential ****
2. Gattaca ****
3. Jackie Brown ***1/2
4. Donnie Brasco ***1/2
5. Chasing Amy ***

[Lothaerius]

(Ratings out of 10)

1. Spirited Away............................10
2. Punch-Drunk Love......................10
3. signs.........................................9
4. Adaptation.................................9
5. The Two Towers.........................9
6. Gangs of New York.......................8
7. Road to Perdition.........................8
8. Attack of the Clones....................8
9. the ring.....................................8
10. The Rules of Attraction................8
11. Minority Report...........................8
12. Goldmember...............................8
13. One Hour Photo..........................7
14. Insomnia...................................7
15. The Bourne Identity....................7
16. Spider-Man...............................7
17. Metropolis.................................7
18. The Transporter.........................6
19. Ice Age....................................6
20. Panic Room...............................6
21. The Count of Monte Cristo...........6
22. Brotherhood of the Wolf..............5

[cortan]

Signs -------------------- 10
LOTR: The Two Towers -- 9.5
Minority Report ----------- 9.5
Road to Perdition --------- 9.5
We Were Soldiers --------- 9
Catch Me If You Can ----- 9
Insomnia ----------------- 8
Spirited Away ------------ 8
Shaolin Soccer ----------- 8
The Ring ----------------- 8
Goldmember -------------- 7.5
The Bourne Identity ------ 7.5
Spider-Man -------------- 7
Fraility ------------------- 7
One Hour Photo ---------- 7
Episode II ---------------- 7
Ice Age ------------------ 7
Changing Lanes ----------- 6
Sum of All Fears ----------- 6
Out Cold ------------------ 6
Panic Room --------------- 6
Blade 2 ------------------- 4
Undercover Brother ---- 3.5
Men in Black 2 ------------ 3.5
Collateral Damage --------- 3

2001 Top 5......................2000 Top 5..........................1999 Top 5

A.I. - 10..........................Cast Away - 10...................The Matrix - 10
Memento - 10...................Crouching Tiger - 10.............The Sixth Sense - 10
A Beautiful Mind - 9.5.........Gladiator - 9.5.....................Cider House Rules - 9.5
Amelie - 9.5......................Unbreakable 9.5...................Three Kings - 9
The Others - 9.5...............Snatch - 9..........................Iron Giant - 9

1998 Top 5......................1997 Top 5............*...........1995 Top 5

Saving Private Ryan - 10....Contact - 10.......................Braveheart - 10
The Truman Show - 10......Good Will Hunting - 10...........Usual Suspects - 9.5
A Simple Plan - 9.5...........Titanic - 10.........................12 Monkeys - 9.5
Following - 9....................L.A. Confidential - 9.5...........Seven - 9.5
Lock Stock - 9.................The Game - 9......................Toy Story - 9

*1996 (Bad Year)

Favorite Directors: Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, Robert Zemeckis, M. Night Shyamalan, Christopher Nolan

Favorite Cinematographers: Conrad L. Hall, John Toll, Janusz Kaminski, Tak Fugimoto

Favorite Composers: James Horner, Hanz Zimmer, Alan Silvestri, John Williams

[DVD Smurf]

My list:
[list=1][*]Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) -10/10 [*]Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) -10/10 [*]A Beautiful Mind (2001) -10/10 [*]Spider-Man - 8/10[*]Star Wars: Episode II - The Attack of the Clones - 8/10[*]Minority Report -8/10 (The ending ruined the film experience.)[*]Frailty -8/10[*]Ring -8/10 Higher grade if this would have been the original story.[*]Bourne Identity 7/10[*]Resident Evil -7/10[*]Panic Room -7/10[*]Real Women Have Curves -7/10[*]Sum of All Fears -6/10[*]8 Mile -6/10[*]Femme Fatal -6/10[*]Reign of Fire -6/10[*]Blade II -6/10[*]Bad Company -5/10[*]Ghost Ship -4/10[*]Blood Work -4/10[*]Murder by Numbers -3/10[/list=1]

[Giles]

updated:
Fraility (***)
Promises (2001) (*****)

[TCG]

1. LOTR 9/10
2. We Were Soldiers 8.3/10
2. Royal Tenenbaums 8.2/10
4. Frailty 8.1/10
5. Black Hawk Down 7/10
6. Changing Lanes 7/10
7. Blade II 6/10
8. The Rookie 6/10
9. Panic Room 5/10
10. Brotherhood of the Wolf 5/10
11. Ice Age 5/10

[LBPound]

I'll let you know my verdict of "Insomnia" tomorrow night...

The only 2002 movie I have seen thus far is:

Big Trouble 5/10