2004 in film

[TomServo]

Here's my retrospective of the movies released in 2004. I still have a lot of catching up to do, but I've seen most of the biggies. From what I've seen, '04 is this century's worst year for film. Now, let me start with some honorable mentions...

16. Maria Full of Grace
15. Mean Creek
14. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (I liked the first volume much more...)
13. Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
12. Spider-Man 2
11. The Aviator


Now, here is my top ten...

10. Open Water
9. Mean Girls (Go ahead and laugh, this one was my guilty pleasure)
8. Closer
7. Hotel Rwanda
6. Hero (Christopher Doyle's cinematography is outstanding)
5. Sideways (Armenians! My church is in it, bonus points for that)
4. Friday Night Lights (Billy Bob Thornton, before Bad News Bears...)




3. The Incredibles

Not as good as Finding Nemo, but still very enjoyable. Michael Giacchino's score was also very well done.

2. Before Sunset

Jesse and Celine. They're perfect together and so is this movie. I would call it the best romance movie of the year if it were not for...





1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

A favorite ever since I saw it last year, watching it three or four more times since has increased my love for it. This one is worth seeing before anything else; definitely Kaufman's best!

[TomServo]

These films I like, but don't care very much for:

Dawn of the Dead
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Ray
Wicker Park



These films I don't like:
Collateral
Finding Neverland
National Treasure



I hate these films:
13 Going on 30
Catwoman
Christmas with the Kranks
Eurotrip (Eurotrash)
The Girl Next Door
Jersey Girl
Napoleon Dynamite (I'm one of those people who doesn't "get it")
The Perfect Score
Saved!
Twisted

[Anonymouse]

I would definitely have the Incredibles in the top 3.

[TomServo]

I would definitely have the Incredibles in the top 3.

Yeah, I thought it was very good, but not as great as Finding Nemo.

[Anonymouse]

These films I like, but don't care very much for:

Dawn of the Dead
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Ray
Wicker Park



These films I don't like:
Collateral
Finding Neverland
National Treasure



I hate these films:
13 Going on 30
Catwoman
Christmas with the Kranks
Eurotrip (Eurotrash)
The Girl Next Door
Jersey Girl
Napoleon Dynamite (I'm one of those people who doesn't "get it")
The Perfect Score
Saved!
Twisted

I would definitely pick out the following films that I like in no particular order:

Dawn of the Dead
Collateral
Ray
Napoleon Dynamite

[Anonymouse]

I would also add the following classics, excluding some others that I forgot but I will add when I remember.

Sunset Blvd
The Best Years of Our Lives
On The Waterfront
Chinatown
City Lights
I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang

[TomServo]

I would definitely pick out the following films that I like in no particular order:

Dawn of the Dead
Collateral
Ray
Napoleon Dynamite

I just could not stand Napoleon Dynamite. Total waste of time.

Collateral was a disappointment for me. I had been anticipating it for a long time and it failed to deliver. Plus, Tom Cruise is evil now; jumping on sofas et. all. So points off for that! I did like the cinematography, though!

[TomServo]

I would also add the following classics, excluding some others that I forgot but I will add when I remember.

Sunset Blvd
The Best Years of Our Lives
On The Waterfront
Chinatown
City Lights
I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang

Chinatown is one of my all time favorite movies and Roman Polanski is one of my favorite filmmakers.

Sunset Blvd. is also a favorite. Gloria Swanson gives one of the best performances of all time. I love the scenes with Cecil B. DeMille.

I saw On the Waterfront a long time ago and I remember not liking it very much. I just remember Karl Malden and Eva Marie Saint going crazy. Perhaps it's time for me to see it again...

And we really need a Movie Discussion forum on here.

[Anonymouse]

Chinatown is one of my all time favorite movies and Roman Polanski is one of my favorite filmmakers.

Sunset Blvd. is also a favorite. Gloria Swanson gives one of the best performances of all time. I love the scenes with Cecil B. DeMille.

I saw On the Waterfront a long time ago and I remember not liking it very much. I just remember Karl Malden and Eva Marie Saint going crazy. Perhaps it's time for me to see it again...

And we really need a Movie Discussion forum on here.

I thought On The Waterfront was one of Brandos greatest roles, right next to A Streetcar Named Desire (also a favorite).

Sunset Blvd is also one of my favorites, and it is in the film noir category, which I really like. I loved how it captured the evolution of film, from the silent films to talking pictures, and how this transformation left the old generation behind. It was just a movie that we can definitely call "timeless".

I also recommend the Best Years of our Lives, which is set in post-WWII America and it is a really interesting movie, that really defines what 'comfort' in a movie is, of veterans who return home to their families in small town America and how the war has changed both them and their families. There are some beautiful scenes, and there is a certain innocence or purity to the film that is lacking in almost every film of our generation.

[TomServo]

Sunset Blvd is also one of my favorites, and it is in the film noir category, which I really like. I loved how it captured the evolution of film, from the silent films to talking pictures, and how this transformation left the old generation behind. It was just a movie that we can definitely call "timeless".

I also loved how Norma Desmond still thought she had a fan following and that directors were still after her. "I am big. It's the pictures that got small!" William Holden also gave a great performance. Of course, his character is an arse, but in film noirs, usually everbody is.

And my favorite part of Chinatown is... "She's my sister! *slap* She's my daughter! *slap* She's my sister! *slap*"