Films Revisited: The best movies of 2000-2004 - Page 2

Dead · 08-03-2004, 01:27 PM

Secret Window I didn't really think was that good.

Forrest Gump is one of my favorite movies.

machinaddict · 06:59 PM

2000:
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Snatch
Requiem for a Dream
Gladiator
Traffic
The Ladies Man

2001:
Super Troopers
Vanilla Sky
Wet Hot American Summer
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Zoolander

2002:
Ying Xiong (Hero)
The Bourne Identity
Road to Perdition
One Hour Photo
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Ice Age
City of God

2003:
Kill Bill Vol 1.
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Old School

2004:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Napoleon Dynamite
Kill Bill Vol 2.
The Bourne Supremacy
Anchorman (yet to see)

Dr Riot · 08-03-2004, 02:09 PM

The Matrix Trilogy has to be up there.

Dr Riot · 08-03-2004, 02:43 PM

The only people who hate the movie are the people who don't understand it! :erm

sawdust restaurants · 08-03-2004, 02:47 PM

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Originally posted by Dr Riot
The only people who hate the movie are the people who don't understand it! :erm

Dead · 08-03-2004, 02:51 PM

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Originally posted by Sean Casey

dude i know, just like donnie darko

I like this movie and don't understand it.

Dead · 08-03-2004, 02:52 PM

I just saw I, Robot and found it better than the last two Matrix movies. Maybe not better but I enjoyed it a lot more.

sawdust restaurants · 08-03-2004, 02:52 PM

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Originally posted by Dead
I like this movie and don't understand it.

Then obviously, you don't like it. Jesus, just shut the fuck up.

Dead · 08-03-2004, 02:53 PM

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Originally posted by sawdust restaurants

Then obviously, you don't like it. Jesus, just shut the fuck up.

Dumbass.

sawdust restaurants · 08-03-2004, 02:54 PM

Hey, maybe YOU'RE a dumbass for not getting the movie ... dumbass.

tear stained glass · 08-03-2004, 05:54 PM

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Originally posted by Irrelevant
City of God

Lost in Translation, Amores Perros, One Hour Photo, Royal Tennenbaums, and Reqiuem for a Dream also rate highly, in my opinion.

lucky_13 · 08-03-2004, 06:07 PM

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Originally posted by sawdust restaurants
Hey, maybe YOU'RE a dumbass for not getting the movie ... dumbass.

hey i'm pretty smart and i didn't get it or maybe i got it and i hated it. i can't remember. it sucked either way.

Lie · 08-03-2004, 06:21 PM

Here's Sean Casey's list edited for my own personal ignorance with two added:

Amelie
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Royal Tenenbaums
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Adaptation
Spider-Man 2
Lost in Translation
The Lord of the Rings trilogy
American Splendor
High Fidelity
Wonder Boys
The Hours
Happiness Of The Katakuris

I should watch more movies.

neopryn · 08-03-2004, 06:55 PM

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Originally posted by Dr Riot
The only people who hate the movie are the people who don't understand it! :erm

I hope you meet an early and unpleasant death.

08-03-2004, 07:18 PM

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Originally posted by Irrelevant
the way Kill Bill is split in two makes it too hard to judge each film separately, but together they're a masterpiece.

Master piece of crap, maybe.

08-03-2004, 07:23 PM

I just rewatched Gangs of NY today and man is it awesome.

"I will paint Paradise Square with his blood. TWO COATS! Then I will festoon my bedchambers with his guts."

"And from what part of that excrementicious isle were your forebears spawned?"

"Those potato eaters are taking our jobs, like them over there!"

"It's not the ballots that win elections! It's the counters! Keep counting!"

Maybe I'm partial to it because my favorite period of history is 19th century america, especially the dirty low-down bits. It's also has a lot to do with the fact that it stirs my Irish-American pride.

neopryn · 08-03-2004, 08:10 PM

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Originally posted by Mr. Rhinoceros
I just rewatched Gangs of NY today and man is it awesome.

"I will paint Paradise Square with his blood. TWO COATS! Then I will festoon my bedchambers with his guts."

"And from what part of that excrementicious isle were your forebears spawned?"

"Those potato eaters are taking our jobs, like them over there!"

"It's not the ballots that win elections! It's the counters! Keep counting!"

"Let it be known that the hand that tries to strike us from this land shall be swiftly cut down!"

08-03-2004, 08:50 PM

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Originally posted by neopryn
"Let it be known that the hand that tries to strike us from this land shall be swiftly cut down!"

That line makes my heart sing. That whole opening is fantastic.

"MAY THE CHRISTIAN GOD GUIDE MY HAND AGAINST YOUR ROMAN POPERY!"
"Prepare to recieve the true lord!"

It's funny how it took a brilliant Italian-American to make a definitive Irish-American Pride film.

machinaddict · 08-03-2004, 09:53 PM

Gangs of New York was about 2 hours too long.

sawdust restaurants · 08-04-2004, 01:37 AM

GoNY is way too inconsistent to be a great film. There are good parts I'd watch over and over, and then there are really, really God-awful parts I never want to watch again. And the acting isn't all that great, either, apart from the obvious exception.

08-04-2004, 10:43 AM

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Originally posted by sawdust restaurants
GoNY is way too inconsistent to be a great film. There are good parts I'd watch over and over, and then there are really, really God-awful parts I never want to watch again. And the acting isn't all that great, either, apart from the obvious exception.

I thought it was all good except for Cameron Diaz. Jim Broadbent is fucking great.

"The appearance of the law must be upheld at all times. Especially while it's being broken."

I know there are legitimate complaints with the movie, the love story is pretty sappy. It's not Scorsese's best, not by a long shot, but like I said before the specific historical setting and the subject matter really make me love it. I would use particular scenes as a teaching aid.

sawdust restaurants · 08-04-2004, 01:38 PM

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Originally posted by Mr. Rhinoceros
I thought it was all good except for Cameron Diaz. Jim Broadbent is fucking great.

"The appearance of the law must be upheld at all times. Especially while it's being broken."

I know there are legitimate complaints with the movie, the love story is pretty sappy. It's not Scorsese's best, not by a long shot, but like I said before the specific historical setting and the subject matter really make me love it. I would use particular scenes as a teaching aid.

Yeah, Broadbent is pretty good, too. I wasn't fond of Leo, though, and Cameron Diaz was damn near unforgivable (though oddly hot with the red hair).

Anyway, I can definitely see why someone would really like the movie. There's a lot of good stuff there, and for the history/heritage geek it's doubly cool.

neopryn · 08-04-2004, 01:42 PM

Diaz's accent was a crime against humanity.

Subsequent Zero · 08-04-2004, 11:10 PM

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Originally posted by machinaddict

2001:
Vanilla Sky

Thank you.

That movie has the most memorable movie lines ever.

"I think she's the saddest girl to ever hold a martini"
"Every passing minute is another chance to turn it all around"
"I'll tell you in another life, when we're both cats"
"You will never know the exquisite pain of the guy, who goes home alone."
"You're rich and women love you, and I'm from Ohio and I'm drunk."
"Just remember, the sweet is never as sweet without the sour, and I know the sour. "

08-03-2004, 01:56 PM	#32
machinaddict Apocalyptic Poster Location: Wolfville, NS Posts: 4,617	2000: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Snatch Requiem for a Dream Gladiator Traffic The Ladies Man 2001: Super Troopers Vanilla Sky Wet Hot American Summer Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Zoolander 2002: Ying Xiong (Hero) The Bourne Identity Road to Perdition One Hour Photo Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Ice Age City of God 2003: Kill Bill Vol 1. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Old School 2004: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Napoleon Dynamite Kill Bill Vol 2. The Bourne Supremacy Anchorman (yet to see) Last edited by machinaddict : 08-03-2004 at 06:59 PM.

08-03-2004, 01:27 PM	#31
Dead Deaddy is your daddy! Location: Veronica Mars played with my Wii. Posts: 39,187	Secret Window I didn't really think was that good. Forrest Gump is one of my favorite movies.

08-03-2004, 02:09 PM	#33
Dr Riot Demi-God Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 401	The Matrix Trilogy has to be up there.

08-03-2004, 02:43 PM	#34
Dr Riot Demi-God Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 401	The only people who hate the movie are the people who don't understand it! :erm

08-03-2004, 02:52 PM	#37
Dead Deaddy is your daddy! Location: Veronica Mars played with my Wii. Posts: 39,187	I just saw I, Robot and found it better than the last two Matrix movies. Maybe not better but I enjoyed it a lot more.

08-03-2004, 02:54 PM	#40
sawdust restaurants Fucking Creep Location: On the East Coast Posts: 5,992	Hey, maybe YOU'RE a dumbass for not getting the movie ... dumbass.

08-03-2004, 06:21 PM	#43
Lie Socialphobic Location: Goin' out West where they'll appreciate me Posts: 10,001	Here's Sean Casey's list edited for my own personal ignorance with two added: Amelie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind The Royal Tenenbaums Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Adaptation Spider-Man 2 Lost in Translation The Lord of the Rings trilogy American Splendor High Fidelity Wonder Boys The Hours Happiness Of The Katakuris I should watch more movies.

08-03-2004, 07:23 PM	#46
Mr. Rhinoceros Posts: n/a	I just rewatched Gangs of NY today and man is it awesome. "I will paint Paradise Square with his blood. TWO COATS! Then I will festoon my bedchambers with his guts." "And from what part of that excrementicious isle were your forebears spawned?" "Those potato eaters are taking our jobs, like them over there!" "It's not the ballots that win elections! It's the counters! Keep counting!" Maybe I'm partial to it because my favorite period of history is 19th century america, especially the dirty low-down bits. It's also has a lot to do with the fact that it stirs my Irish-American pride.

08-03-2004, 09:53 PM	#49
machinaddict Apocalyptic Poster Location: Wolfville, NS Posts: 4,617	Gangs of New York was about 2 hours too long.

08-04-2004, 01:37 AM	#50
sawdust restaurants Fucking Creep Location: On the East Coast Posts: 5,992	GoNY is way too inconsistent to be a great film. There are good parts I'd watch over and over, and then there are really, really God-awful parts I never want to watch again. And the acting isn't all that great, either, apart from the obvious exception.

08-04-2004, 01:42 PM	#53
neopryn let's see your penis! Location: i had a few beers, but i'm cool to drive Posts: 31,862	Diaz's accent was a crime against humanity.