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Some of my movies will be from 2002 that were just now released in my town. They will be ranked and graded with a 5 * system.
1. The Pianist ****1/2 2. Kill Bill **** 1/2 3. Narc **** 1/2 4. Spellbound **** 5. The Guru **** 6. Adaptation **** 7. Talk To Her **** 8. Better Luck Tomorrow **** 9. Gangs of New York **** 10. Owning Mahowny *** 1/2 11. Bend It Like Beckham ***1/2 12. A Mighty Wind *** 1/2 13. Pirates of the Carribean *** 1/2 14. Russian Ark *** 1/2 15. About Schmidt ***1/2 16. Identity ***1/2 17. Capturing the Friedmans *** 18. Confidence *** 19. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind *** 20. Poolhall Junkies *** 21. View From The Top *** 22. The Trials of Henry Kissinger *** 23. The Recruit *** 24. Terminator 3 *** 25. Hulk *** 26. Phone Booth *** 27. Old School *** 28. Basic *** 29. Movern Callar *** 30. Spun *** 31. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen ** 32. Ararat ** 33. Gods and Generals ** |
dates following title are when I saw the film in the theater....rating is on a ten point scale....and whether or not I'll purchase it when released will be denoted by:
$$$ - Definately no question I will buy it - outstanding $$ - 50/50 chance i'll buy it if I get a deal - pretty good. $ - Might get it eventually at CH or something if it's a really good release - it was ok. :whofart: - total stinker...will NEVER be on my shelf. 1) Rabbit Proof Fence (2002) 2/11 ................................... 10/10 $$$ 2) Whale Rider 7/24 ....................................................... 10/10 $$$ 3) Lost in Translation 10/12 ........................................... 9.7/10 $$$ 4) Adaptation (2002) 1/29 ............................................. 9.5/10 $$$ 5) Finding Nemo 6/3 ..................................................... 9.5/10 $$$ 6) The School of Rock 10/8 ........................................... 9.3/10 $$$ 7) Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World 11/18 ... 9.2/10 $$ 8) Pirates of The Caribbean 8/6 ...................................... 9.0/10 $$ 9) Thirteen 10/25 ......................................................... 8.9/10 $$ 10) Cold Mountain 12/27 ................................................ 8.9/10 $$ 11) 28 Days Later 7/6 ................................................... 8.8/10 $$ 12) Gangs of New York (2002) 1/1 ................................... 8.5/10 $$ 13) A Mighty Wind 5/15 ................................................. 8.3/10 $$ 14) About Scmidt (2002) 2/19 ........................................ 8.2/10 $$ 15) Laurel Canyon 7/17 ................................................. 7.8/10 $ 16) Intolerable Cruelty 10/15 .......................................... 7.5/10 17) Freaky Friday 8/15 .................................................. 7.4/10 $ 18) Identity 4/27 .......................................................... 7.2/10 19) Daddy Daycare 5/12 ................................................ 7.0/10 $ 20) The Matrix: Reloaded 6/25 ........................................ 7.0/10 21) Old School 2/22 ...................................................... 6.7/10 22) Willard 3/26 ............................................................ 6.3/10 23) Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas 7/15....................... 6.0/10 |
I will only be listing movies that have been first released in 2003 (in north america) and only movies that I have seen THEATRICALLY. I use a FIVE star system, and anything with a number (x2) indicates how many times I have seen the movie in the theatre.
1. Just Married *** 2. Darkness Falls * 3. Kangaroo Jack **1/2 4. National Security ** 5. The Guru ***1/2 6. The Recruit *** 7. Final Destination 2 *** 8. Biker Boyz ** 9. Old School **** (x3) 10. Daredevil **** (x3) 11. Shanghai Knights *** 12. Dark Blue *** 13. Cradle 2 The Grave ***1/2 14. The Jungle Book 2 ** 15. Agent Cody Banks ***1/2 (x2) 16. Bringing Down the House **1/2 17. Tears Of The Sun **** 18. Poolhall Junkies **** 19. The Hunted *** 20. Phone Booth ****1/2 21. Head Of State **1/2 22. The Core *** 23. Ghosts of the Abyss *** 24. Anger Management *** (x2) 25. A Mighty Wind *** 26. Bulletproof Monk ** 27. Identity **1/2 28. House of 1,000 Corpses ** 29. X2 **** (x2) 30. The Lizzie McGuire Movie *** 31. Daddy Daycare ** 32. What A Girl Wants *** 33. Confidence *** 34. The In-Laws **1/2 35. The Matrix Reloaded **** (x5, 1 in IMAX...awesome) 36. Down With Love **** (x2) 37. Bruce Almighty *** (x3) 38. The Italian Job ***1/2 (x2) 39. Wrong Turn **** 40. Finding Nemo **** (x2) 41. 2 Fast 2 Furious **1/2 (x2) 42. Dumb and Dumberer *** (x2) 43. Hollywood Homicide ***1/2 44. Hulk **** (x2) 45. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle ***1/2 46. From Justin to Kelly * 47. Rugrats Go Wild *** 48. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines ****1/2 (x3) 49. Legally Blonde 2: Red White & Blonde *** 50. Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl ****1/2 (x2) 51. Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas *** 52. 28 Days Later *** 53. Bad Boys II ****1/2 (x2) 54. How To Deal *** 55. Johnny English *** 56. Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over *** (x2) 57. Seabiscuit ****1/2 (x2) 58. Lara Croft - Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life *** 59. American Wedding **** (x3) 60. Gigli ** 61. Freaky Friday **** (x2) 62. SWAT **** 63. Freddy Vs. Jason **** (x3) 64. Uptown Girls *** 65. Grind *** 66. Jeepers Creepers 2 ** 67. My Boss's Daughter * 68. Marci X ** 69. The Medallion ** 70. Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star *** 71. Once Upon A Time In Mexico *** 72. Matchstick Men **** 73. Cabin Fever ***1/2 74. Open Range ***1/2 75. Underworld *** 76. Anything Else ***1/2 77. Lost In Translation **** 78. The Rundown **** 79. Mambo Italiano ***1/2 80. Out of Time ***1/2 81. Duplex *** 82. The School of Rock **** (x2) 83. Secondhand Lions **** 84. Radio **1/2 85. Kill Bill Vol. 1 ***** (x3) 86. Intolerable Cruelty **** (x2) 87. House of the Dead * 88. Good Boy! *** 89. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ** 90. Scary Movie 3 ** 91. Runaway Jury ***1/2 92. Alien: Director's Cut **** 93. In America ****1/2 94. The Matrix Revolutions **** (x2 IMAX) 95. Elf ****1/2 (x3) 96. Looney Tunes: Back In Action **** (x2) 97. Master & Commander: Far Side of the World **** 98. Gothika ** 99. Love Actually **** 100. The Cat In The Hat *** 101. The Haunted Mansion **1/2 102. Bad Santa *** 103. Timeline *** 104. The Missing **1/2 105. Something's Gotta Give **** 106. Stuck On You **1/2 107. Brother Bear **1/2 108. LOTR: Return of the King ***** (x4) (LOTR trilogy tuesday!) 109. Peter Pan ***1/2 110. Cheaper by the Dozen **** 111. Paycheck **** 112. Big Fish ****1/2 (x3) 113. House of Sand and Fog **** 114. The Last Samurai ****1/2 MATT Total Trips To The Theatre This Year: 156 |
1 to 10 scale, last seen in bold
LOTR: Return of the King --- 10, Brilliant. A True Spectacle.
The Last Samurai ---------- 9 Finding Nemo --------- 9 Pirates of the Carribean --- 9 Matrix: Revolutions --- 8.5 Matrix: Reloaded ----- 8 Terminator 3 -------- 8 Italian Job ----------- 8 X-Men 2 --------------- 8 Bruce Almighty ------- 8 The Recruit ----------- 7.5 Identity --------------- 7.5 A Mighty Wind -------- 7.5 Confidence ------------ 7 Basic ----------------- 7 Phone Booth ---------- 7 Anger Management --- 6.5 The Hulk -------------- 6.5 OUAT in Mexico ------- 5 Dark Blue -------------- 5 Old School ------------ 4 Hollywood Homicide -- 3 Charlie's Angels 2 ---- 2 13 Conversations About one thing ------- um ? Favorite of 2002: Signs 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 and their upcoming projects: Steven Spielberg (The Terminal- 2004, Indiana Jones 4 - 2005, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - 2005), James Cameron (Untitled Project - 2005), Robert Zemeckis (Polar Express- 2004), M. Night Shyamalan (The Village- 2004), Christopher Nolan (Batman 5 - 2005, The Exec - 2006), Mel Gibson (The Passion - 2004) Favorite Cinematographers: Conrad L. Hall, John Toll, Janusz Kaminski, Tak Fugimoto Favorite Composers: James Horner, Hanz Zimmer, Alan Silvestri, John Williams |
I'm rating these as I see them, so with 25th Hour being the first film viewed this year, it will remain at the #1 spot, regardless of whether or not its my #1 favorite this year. Ratings are subject to change with repeat viewings. 5* rating system.
1. 25th Hour - **** (1/11/03) 2. Narc - **** (1/??/03) 3. LOTR: Two Towers - ***** (1/19/03) 4. Catch Me If You Can - ****1/2 (1/25/03) I sure hope this is a good year! |
out of ten
1. Finding Nemo...................................................9 2. Return of the King.............................................8 3. The Last Samurai..............................................8 4. KILL BILL: vol. 1...............................................8 5. Lost in Translation............................................8 6. X2.................................................................8 7. The Matrix Reloaded.........................................8 8. A Mighty Wind.................................................8 9. Once Upon a Time in Mexico...............................7 10. 28 days later..................................................7 11. The Matrix Revolutions......................................7 12. Hulk..............................................................7 13. Pirates of the Caribbean....................................7 14. Matchstick Men...............................................7 15. Bad Boys II.....................................................6 16. The Italian Job.................................................6 17. Old School......................................................6 18. Underworld.....................................................6 19. Identity.........................................................6 20. Willard...........................................................6 21. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.............................5 22. Bruce Almighty.................................................5 23. Terminator 3...................................................5 24. Freddy vs. Jason.............................................3 |
Rated as I see them!
No. Title---------------------------------Date------------Rating out of 10 1. Narc ----------------------------------------------01/12---------------8 2. The Recruit--------------------------------------02/07---------------9 3. Daredevil----------------------------------------02/20---------------8 4. Bulletproof Monk-------------------------------04/17---------------8 5. Piglet's Big Movie--------------------------------04/20---------------6 6. Finding Nemo-------------------------------------06/01-------------10 7. The Hulk-------------------------------------------07/05--------------8 8. Mystic River---------------------------------------11/22--------------7 9. Runaway Jury--------------------------------------------11/29-----10 10. LOTR: Fellowship Of The Ring Extended Edition-----12/7-----10 11. LOTR: The Two Towers Extended Edition-------------12/14----10 12. LOTR: Return Of The King-------------------------------12/27 and 12/28----10 |
I'll only be ranking movies that were first released in 2003. (Updated 11/06/03)
**** (Out of 4) ***1/2 *** The Italian Job Seabiscuit Finding Nemo Daredevil X2 Open Range Holes Kill Bill Vol. 1 S.W.A.T. I Capture the Castle Animatrix **1/2 Identity Pirates of the Caribbean Shanghai Knights Confidence The Matrix Reloaded Tears of the Sun Anger Mangement Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines The Life of David Gale Willard Hollywood Homocide Bringing Down the House Legally Blonde 2 Freaky Friday School of Rock Owning Mahowny A Man Apart A Mighty Wind Daddy Daycare The Hunted ** How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Old School Bruce Almighty Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life Once Upon a Time in Mexico Fighting Temptations The Rundown Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star Cradle 2 the Grave The Recruit Basic Matchstick Men Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Bulletproof Monk The Hulk Kangaroo Jack What a Girl Wants American Wedding Wrong Turn Scary Movie *1/2 Malibu's Most Wanted The Core Laurel Canyon Head of State 2 Fast 2 Furious Biker Boyz View From the Top Gigli Deliver Us from Eva * National Security Final Destination 2 Bad Boys II Dreamcatcher |
2003 Theater Ratings - out of a five star system (*****).
About Schmidt (2002) - *** Two Weeks Notice (2002) - ** Antwone Fisher (2002) - **** Shanghai Knights (2003) - ** Daredevil (2003) - *** The Recruit (2003) - ***1/2 Old School (2003) - ***1/2 Tears of the Sun (2003) - **1/2 Bringin' Down the House (2003) - ** The Core (2003) - *** Phone Booth (2003) - **** Anger Management (2003) - *** X2 (2003) - ****1/2 (x2) Down With Love (2003) - *** The Matrix - Reloaded (2003) - **** (x2) Bruce Almighty (2003) - *** The Italian Job (2003) - ***1/2 Hulk (2003) - ***1/2 Finding Nemo (2003) - **** Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and freaking Hell (2003) - * 28 Days Later (2003) - **** Pirates of the Caribbean (2003) - **** League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) - *1/2 Bad Boys II (2003) - **** Seabiscuit (2003) - ***1/2 American Wedding (2003) - **** Lara Croft-Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) - **1/2 Freaky Friday (2003) - *** Open Range (2003) - **** The Rundown (2003) - ***1/2 Underworld (2003) - ***1/2 School of Rock (2003) - ***1/2 Intolerable Cruelty (2003) - *** Kill Bill - Volume 1 (2003) - **** Runaway Jury (2003) - *** The Matrix - Revolutions - *** (2003) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) - **** Love Actually (2003) - **** Bad Santa (2003) - **** The Missing (2003) - **** Elf (2003) - ***1/2 LotR: Return of the King (2003) - ***1/2 Stuck On You (2003) - ** Mona Lisa Smile (2003) - *** |
I haven't seen any movies in the theater yet in 2003, so I'm just reserving my spot.
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Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers X-2: X-Men United Finding Nemo Phone Booth Dark Blue Daredevil |
[list=1][*]Pianist -10/10 Best film of 2002.[*]25th Hour -10/10 The more I think about it the better it gets.[*]Adaptation. -10/10 Screenwriting at its best!!![*]Confessions of a Dangerous Mind -10/10 Superb dark suspenseful romantic comedy.[*]Hours -10/10 Brilliant human drama with great performances.[*]Catch Me If You Can -10/10 Excellent entertainment with a moral.[*]Chicago -10/10 I have no musical talent, but this film was great.[*]28 Days Later... -9/10 Intelligent Horror Film... [*]X2 -9/10 Great sequel.[*]Life of David Gale -9/10 It is not what you know, but what you think that should be scrutinized.[*]Hulk -8/10 The affect of the biological, psychological, and social in one being.[*]Matrix Reloaded -8/10 The Matrix has an new upload...[*]Phone Booth 8/10 Suspenseful real time drama.[*]Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl -7/10 Great summer adventure.[*]Recruit -7/10 Suspenseful spy drama.[*]Identity -7/10 Who is the killer?[*]Better Luck Tomorrow -6/10 Coming of age in the criminal path.[*]Willard -6/10 Scary story about a pushed man.[*]Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines -6/10 Non-stop action...[*]Tears of the Sun -6/10 Heroes fighting for those who needs help.[*]Underworld -5/10 Character development were missing...[*]Daredevil -5/10 Mediocre Superhero tale.[*]Wrong Turn -4/10 Lost in the wilderness with inbred maniacs with a taste for blood.[*]House of 1000 Corpses -3/10 An overkill of murder, carnage, and blood. [*]Cabin Fever -1/10 Springbreak in the fall... :rolleyes: [/list=1]
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Last update: 10/19/03 (with The Italian Job, Hollywood Homicide, The Matrix Reloaded, A Mighty Wind, The Core, Hulk, and Better Luck Tomorrow (whew!))
I'm not counting the ones that got a limited, late 2002 release. These are only movies that had their US theatrical debut in 2003 according to IMDB and/or the 2003 theatrical release list in this forum. I reserve the right to move these around at any time. Some of the movies' scores may change after more time has passed, or after seeing them again. So there. Number of 2003 movies seen to date: 39 Number of non-2003 movies seen for the first time in 2003, so far: 78 Format: Movie title / date seen / score out of 10 Finding Nemo / 9-14-2003 / 10 May / 06-14-2003 / 9 X2 / 9-26-2003 / 9 Better Luck Tomorrow / 10-5-2003 / 8.5 Dirty Pretty Things / 06-24-2003 / 8.5 Identity / 9-28-2003 / 8.5 28 Days Later... / 05-18-2003 / 8 Irreversible / 7-6-2003 / 8 The Italian Job / 10-2-2003 / 8 The Matrix: Reloaded / 10-10-2003 / 8 xx/xy / 7-12-2003 / 8 Bend it Like Beckham / 04-10-2003 / 7.5 Confidence / 7-10-2003 / 7.5 The Good Thief / 8-15-2003 / 7.5 Laurel Canyon / 7-10-2003 / 7.5 A Mighty Wind / 10-12-2003 / 7.5 Garage Days / 7-02-2003 / 7 Once Upon a Time in the Midlands / 5-14-2003 / 7 Shaolin Soccer / 11-16-2001 / 7 Phone Booth / 5-2-2003 / 6.5 People I Know / 1-21-2003 / 6 Shanghai Knights / 9-13-2003 / 6 Bruce Almighty / 8-4-2003 / 5.5 Daredevil / 6-16-2003 / 5.5 Hulk / 10-16-2003 / 5.5 Winged Migration / 6-28-2003 / 5.5 The Slaughter Rule / 4-27-2003 / 5 Cube 2: Hypercube / 2-12-2003 / 5 Dreamcatcher / 9-25-2003 / 5 Anger Management / 8-16-2003 / 4.5 Final Destination 2 / 8-2-2003 / 4 Old School / 5-31-2003 / 4 Hollywood Homicide / 10-7-2003 / 3.5 Scorched / 7-6-2003 / 3.5 The Core / 10-15-2003 / 3 Bringing Down the House / 7-12-2003 / 2.5 The Guru / 5-3-2003 / 2.5 Darkness Falls / 5-20-03 / 1.5 |
Number Of Movies Seen In The Theatres in 2003: 53
***** (A Must See) -Bowling For Columbine -Catch Me If You Can ****1/2 -The Recruit -Daredevil **** (Highly Recommended) -Adaptation -Gangs of New York -Old School -28 Days Later -Dreamcatcher ***1/2 -About Schmidt -Darkness Falls -Just Married -Pianist, The -A Guy Thing -Final Destination 2 -Agent Cody Banks -Phone Booth -What a Girl Wants -Antwone Fisher *** (Recommendable) -25th Hour -Chicago -Empire -Maid in Manhattan -Seraphin, un homme et son peche -Kangaroo Jack -How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days -The Life Of David Gale -Cradle 2 The Grave -Dark Blue -Equllibrium -Head of State -A Man Apart -Anger Management -Bulletproof Monk **1/2 -City Of God -Die Another Day -Narc -Confessions of a Dangerous Mind -Shanghai Knights -Bringing Down The House -A View From The Top -Magdalene Sisters ** (Do Not Recommend) -Hours, The -The Quiet American -The Guru -Hero -Piglet's Big Movie -Willard *1/2 -National Security * (Stay Away) -Analyze That -Max -Biker BoyZ -The Hunted |
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Just saw "Behind The Red Door", a 2003 Showtime film. Great dramastic movie, starring one of my favorites, Kiefer Sutherland. I rate this an 8/10. Check it out on Showtime people.
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Out of *****
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind ***1/2 Darkness Falls *** The Recruit *** Daredevil *1/2 Cradle 2 the Grave **1/2 Tears of the Sun * National Security (1/2*) Dreamcatcher *1/2 Holes **1/2 Phone Booth * X2 **** Matrix Reloaded ** Old School *** 2 Fast 2 Furious ** Pirates of the Caribbean ***1/2 Charlie's Angels: Full Throtle * Bruce Almighty ** The Hunted (1/2*) Bad Boys II *** Finding Nemo ****1/2 Agent Cody Banks ** Tomb Raider 2: The Cradle of Life * Open Range ****1/2 American Wedding ***1/2 The Rundown **** Kill Bill pt 1 ****1/2 Master and Commander ***1/2 The Last Samurai ***** |
Ranking films seen in theaters in 2003 in order of preference:
The Hours Chicago Finding Nemo Bend it Like Beckham Die Another Day Bruce Almighty Identity Adaptation Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
Will rank only those seen THEATRICALLY in 2003 using a 4-Star scale:
(Those with non-festival U.S. limited releases in 2002 will be noted in parentheses.) Movies seen theatrically in 2003: 104 **** Open Hearts (Elsker dig for evigt) ***1/2 The Pianist (2002) Chicago (2002) 25th Hour (2002) Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) The Quiet American (2002) Talk to Her (2002) Nowhere in Africa And Now. . .Ladies and Gentlemen. . . Thirteen Lost in Translation Mystic River Love Actually Shattered Glass *** Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) About Schmidt (2002) Nicholas Nickleby (2002) City of God (2002) Identity The Good Thief Lilja 4-ever Chaos (Serreau) The Dancer Upstairs The Man on the Train Owning Mahowney Charlotte Sometimes Open Range Whale Rider Dirty Pretty Things The Magdalene Sisters The Secret Lives of Dentists Matchstick Men Under the Tuscan Sun Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity The Cooler Tube Melvin Goes to Dinner The Station Agent The Last Samurai 21 Grams In America House of Sand and Fog Cold Mountain **1/2 Narc (2002) Tully (2002) Intacto (2002) Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) El Crimen del Padre Amaro (2002) Dark Blue Cowboy Bebop the Movie (2002) Phone Booth Confidence Down with Love XX/XY The Matrix Reloaded Bruce Almighty The Italian Job The Man Without a Past The Shape of Things Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Finding Nemo Swimming Pool S.W.A.T. Freaky Friday The Housekeeper Once Upon a Time in Mexico Mondays in the Sun (Los Lunes al sol) The School of Rock Intolerable Cruelty Wonderland The Runaway Jury Demonlover The Hunter and the Hunted Matrix Revolutions Manhole Pieces of April The Human Stain Party Monster Elephant Bad Santa Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Something's Gotta Give Stuck on You Lord of the Rings: Return of the King ** Adaptation (2002) The Recruit Daredevil Shanghai Knights Le Bossu (On Guard)(1997 film with 2002 U.S. release) Bend it Like Beckham (2002) Laurel Canyon Lawless Heart T3: Rise of the Machines The Hard Word American Splendor The Rundown The Returner People I Know Don't Tempt Me Gothika Dopamine L'Imbalsamatore (aka The Embalmer, aka The Taxidermist) *1/2 Morvern Callar (2002) Once Upon a Time in the Midlands * |
2002 Leftovers seen in 2003
1/03 Gangs of New York ..... B+ 1/14 Spirited Away..... A- 1/19 Chicago ..... A- 1/27 Narc ....B 1/29 About Schmidt ....A 1/30 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind ....C 2/02 Adaptation ....A 2/17 The Hours ....C 2003 Releases 1/10 Just Married ..... C 1/17 A Guy Thing ..... C- 2/03 The Recruit ....B+ 2/06 Final Destination 2 ....A- 2/12 Shanghai Knights ....B 2/13 Darkness Falls ....B- 2/15 Daredevil ....C+ 3/07 Old School ....A- 3/09 Bringing Down the House ....B- 3/11 Tears of the Sun ....B 3/31 Dreamcatcher ....C 4/06 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days ....B- 4/12 Head of State ....C- 4/16 Bulletproof Monk ....C+ 4/17 Anger Management ....B+ 4/18 Malibu's Most Wanted ....B- 4/29 Identity ....A 5/03 X2 ....A 5/14 Matrix Reloaded ....B+ 5/20 Daddy Day Care ....C+ 6/02 The Italian Job ....B+ 6/03 Bruce Almighty ....B 6/04 Finding Nemo ....A 6/10 Wrong Turn ....A- 6/15 The Lizzie McGuire Movie ....B- 6/16 Dumb and Dumberer ....C+ 6/17 Hollywood Homicide ....B- 6/20 Hulk ....B+ 6/22 2 Fast 2 Furious ....B 7/01 T3: Rise of the Machines ....A- 7/05 Holes ....B+ 7/09 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ....A- 7/11 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen ....C 7/12 Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde ....D 7/19 Bad Boys 2 ....B+ 7/22 How to Deal ....B+ 7/25 Seabiscuit ....A 7/28 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over ....C- 7/29 Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life ....C+ 8/01 American Wedding ....A 8/08 Whale Rider ....A- 8/11 S.W.A.T. ....A- 8/15 Freddy vs Jason ....A 8/16 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle ....B- 8/17 Grind ....C 8/19 Uptown Girls ....C+ 8/22 Open Range ....B 8/23 My Boss's Daughter ....B 8/31 Rugrats Go Wild ....D+ 9/08 Jeepers Creepers 2 ....B+ 9/12 Matchstick Men ....A- 9/14 The Order ....C- 9/15 Cabin Fever ....B- 9/19 Cold Creek Manor ....C 9/23 Underworld ....B- 9/26 The Rundown ....B+ 9/26 Once Upon a Time in Mexico ....B+ 9/28 The School of Rock ....B 9/28 Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star ....B 9/30 Secondhand Lions ....B- 10/07 Out of Time ....B- 10/10 Kill Bill ....A 10/20 House of the Dead ....C- 10/21 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ....A 10/24 Scary Movie 3 ....B- 10/25 Runaway Jury ....B+ 11/05 Matrix Revolutions ....B 11/09 Freaky Friday ....A- 11/25 Gothika ....A- 11/26 The Haunted Mansion ....C 12/09 The Last Samurai ....A 12/12 Stuck On You ....B 12/14 Elf ....B 12/15 Honey ....C 12/17 Lord of the Rings: Return of the King ....A 12/21 Radio ....B 12/23 Love Don't Cost a Thing ....C+ 12/25 Mona Lisa Smile ....B 2003 Theatrical Releases seen on video National Security ....D+ Phone Booth ....B+ May ....B+ 28 Days Later ....B+ Deliver Us From Eva ....C- House of 1000 Corpses ....C+ |
On a five-star scale:
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I'm going with movies I saw in theater in 2003, even if they had (mostly limited) release in 2002 (noted, so I can figure out my best 10 for 2003 at the end of the year). Bomb - 4 stars (hopefully, I will avoid the bombs). In order of preference.
**** American Splendor Big Fish Whale Rider ***1/2 Kill Bill I Return of the King *** The Station Agent Lost in Translation Mystic River Terminator 3 X2 21 Grams Blame It On Beckham Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World House of Sand and Fog Cold Mountain Seabiscuit Thirteen Matchstick Men Finding Nemo Matrix Revolutions Hulk L'Auberge Espagnole Matrix Reloaded A Mighty Wind **1/2 Once Upon a Time in Mexico Intolerable Cruelty Love, Actually Bad Santa Under the Tuscan Sun Pirates of the Caribbean Winged Migration Daredevil Identity Le Divorce ** View From the Top Charlies Angels 2 Legally Blonde 2 Two Weeks Notice * Shanghai Knights Ratings for 2002 movies I saw in 2003 **** Chicago (2002) ***1/2 The Quiet American (2002) Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) Nowhere in Africa (2002) The Pianist (2002) *** Talk to Her (2002) Adaptation (2002) Catch Me If You Can (2002) Gangs of New York (2002) **1/2 Spirited Away (2002) ** About Schmidt (2002) |
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<b>Out of *****</b>
<b>*****</b> Bend It Like Beckham Pirates of The Caribbean Kill Bill Pt.1 <b>****1/2</b> Terminator 3 X-Men 2 (X2) <b>****</b> Final Destination 2 Matrix Reloaded Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Identity 28 Days Later Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life Freddy vs. Jason Cabin Fever Duplex Underworld Matrix Revolutions <b>***1/2</b> A Guy Thing The Recruit Tears of The Sun Old School Bringing Down The House Willard Agent Cody Banks Phone Booth The In-Laws American Wedding Once Upon a Time In Mexico The Rundown Scary Movie 3 Elf <b>***</b> Shanghai Knights The Hunted Malibu's Most Wanted Anger Management Bruce Almighty Paycheck <b>**1/2</b> Just Married Dreamcatcher Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star Jeepers Creepers 2 <b>**</b> <b>*1/2</b> <b>*</b> |
I am going to use a bomb-**** (four star) scale, a "DVD" = saw on DVD.
1. Shanghai Knights ***1/2 2. The Recruit ** 3. National Security ** 4. Just Married *** 5. Daredevil *** 6. How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days **1/2 7. Bringing Down The House *** 8. Dreamcatcher **1/2 9. Head of State *1/2 10. Phone Booth ***1/2 11. Anger Management bomb 12. Bend It Like Beckham ***1/2 13. Identity*** 14. A Mighty Wind**1/2 15. X2 ***1/2 16. The In-Laws *** 17. Down With Love **1/2 18. The Matrix: Reloaded ***1/2 19. Bruce Almighty *1/2 20. The Italian Job ***1/2 21. Finding Nemo **** 22. Hollywood Homicide *** 23. A Guy Thing *** DVD 24. Tears of the Sun ** DVD 25. Old School *** DVD 26. The Guru **1/2 DVD 27. The Hulk *** 28. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle ***1/2 29. T3 ***1/2 30. Legally Blonde 2 *1/2 31. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl *** 32. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen bomb 33. Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life ** 34. Seabiscuit **** 35. Whale Rider ***1/2 36. S.W.A.T. *** 37. Freaky Friday *** 38. The Hunted **1/2 DVD 39. Agent Cody Banks **1/2 DVD 40. Open Range ***1/2 41. Swiming Pool *** 42. Dirty-Pretty Things *** 43. Whale Rider **** 44. Poolhall Junkies *** DVD 45. The Good Thief *** DVD 46. Matchstick Men **** 47. Duplex *1/2 48. The Rundown *** 49. Once Upon a Time in Mexico ***1/2 50. Secondhand Lions ***1/2 51. The School of Rock ***1/2 52. Lost in Translation **** 53. Intolerable Cruelty ***1/2 54. Kill Bill Volume 1 **** 55. Runaway Jury *** 56. Under the Tuscan Sun *** 57. Mystic River **** 58. The Matrix Revolutions 59. Elf *** 60. Love Actually ***1/2 61. The Station Agent ***1/2 62. Bad Santa ***1/2 63. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World **1/2 64. The Last Samurai **** 65. Something's Gotta Give **** 66. The Lord of the Ring: The Return of the King **** Coming Soon... Cold Mountain House of Sand and Fog Big Fish Peter Pan Top Ten Best Films of 2002 1. About a Boy - The Best Film Of The Year 2. Chicago 3. Far From Heaven 4. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 5. The Hours 6. About Schmidt 7. Minority Report 8. Signs 9. Catch Me If You Can 10. Nicholas Nickleby |
Seen in the theater and released in '03
Ranked in Order of preference. 1 City Of God 2 Irreversible 3 Charlies Angles 2 : Full Throttle 4 Finding Nemo 5 X2 6 Old School 7 A Mighty Wind 8 Down With Love 9 Pirates of the Caribbean 10 Bad Boys 2 11 Bruce Almighty 12 Matrix Reloaded 13 The Italian Job 14 The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen 15 Anger Management 16 Tomb Raider 2 17 The Guru 18 Confidence 19 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines 20 Johnny English 21 The Recruit 22 Identity 23 Legally Blonde 2 24 Shanghai Knights 25 The Core 26 Daredevil |
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