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    2004 in film

    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!
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    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

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    • #3
      I would definitely have the Incredibles in the top 3.
      Achkerov kute.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Anonymouse
        I would definitely have the Incredibles in the top 3.
        Yeah, I thought it was very good, but not as great as Finding Nemo.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by 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

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

          Dawn of the Dead
          Collateral
          Ray
          Napoleon Dynamite
          Achkerov kute.

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          • #6
            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
            Achkerov kute.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Anonymouse
              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!

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              • #8
                Originally posted by 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
                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.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by TomServo
                  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.
                  Achkerov kute.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Anonymouse
                    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*"

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