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Originally posted by Mike:
I really don't see what the big deal is about "I Robot." There were some pretty well done things in it, such as the plot which was a suprise. But, I have never really been a fan of Will Smith (and people pick on Keanu Reeves acting) and he drops my rating down significantly. I will have to get back to you on my list, I still have to see "The Manchurian Candidate" remake.

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The fact that you don't like Will Smith probably weighs in on your enjoyment of the movie, Mike. I don't have an opinion on him...he's been good (Six Degrees of Separation) but more often than not he's in bad movies. I wasn't ga-ga over I, Robot but I think it did the Asimov story (what I know of it) some justice. It was a better robot movie than the syrupy A.I. which, of course, wasn't meant as an action film. In the end, I liked the story. The acting took a back seat to the action, but the whodunnit storyline was pretty good. I thought the robot animation was pretty cool, as well.

Yeah "I Robot" had a very well done plot and that alone gets it on my list. Here is my updated list, there will be no more changes after this one.

1. The Incredibles-Either the first or second best animated films ever, and that says something

2. Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind-I was surprised as to how much I enjoyed the movie. Very good and certainly one of Carrey's best performances.

3. The Manchurian Candidate-Very good at keeping you guessing the entire movie. The plost was decent and the acting was top-notch

4. The Bourne Supremacy-not as good as the original but still entertaining

5. Shrek 2-I thought that this one was better than the first, and much funnier.

6. Spiderman 2-One of the best comic-book movies to date, great action sequences and better plot.

7. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban-The best of the Harry Potter series, well written and magical.

8. Blade 3: Trinity-I guess for the purposes of this site, you could consider it a guilty pleasure, but I loved the movie.

9. Collateral-Not great but still good.

10. I Robot-As mentioned before, the plot saves the movie.


Honorable Mentions:

Elf
Open Water
Starsky and Hutch
Man on Fire
Resident Evil Apocalypse
Fahrenheit 9/11
Ocean's Twelve
Dawn of the Dead
Anchorman
The Terminal
The Chronicles of Riddick

And I will continue to say that the three worst movies of the year were Welcome to Mooseport, White Chicks, and The Punisher.

And now that I sit and ponder at how I have seen so many movies, and wasted so much of the year watching movies, I will leave you with this, 2004 was a year of mediocrity for the film industry.

1. Hotel Rwanda
2. The Life Aquatic
3. Closer
4. Kill Bill Vol. 2
5. Garden State
6. Collateral
7. Eternal Sunshine
8. Million Dollar Baby

I just saw "The Aviator" and although I think it will take a few awards, I really didn't think it was not that great. Like most of the critics said, the visuals were amazing, but there wasn't very much plot or story to drive it. The acting was good, especially by Cate Blanchett, but over all it was a little too long and got a bit boring at points. Despite all this, "The Aviator" was still a pretty good film and probably makes my top 10 of the year, which now is:

1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2. Kill Bill Vol. 2
3. The Incredibles
4. Collateral
5. Finding Neverland
6. Garden State
7. The Manchurian Candidate
8. The Terminal
9. The Village
10. The Aviator

Honorable Mentions:

The Bourne Supremacy
I,Robot
Dawn of the Dead
Hero
Shrek 2
Napoleon Dynamite
Fahrenheit 9/11
Ray
Anchorman
Mean Girls
Team America: World Police

happy new year
i am new
GONE WITH THE WIND IS MY FAVORITE!

Is it just me or was The Incredibles not that great? Eh. Anyways...

1. I Heart Huckabees
2. Napoleon Dynamite
3. Kill Bill Vol. 2
4. Collateral
5. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Didnt gone with the wind come out a LONG time ago like in the 30's?

I also enjoyed I Heart Huckabees and found it to have a good concept, yet I found it was confusing and hard to follow at points.

Martin Scosese's "The Aviator" gets my vote, with Oscar-worthy performances by Leonardo DiCaprio and Cate Blanchett. The film captures well the atmosphere of the 1930's and 1940's, and it presents a compelling picture of the eccentric Howard Hughes, whose tortured life contained enough "plot" for several movies!

I just got back from watching "The Aviator", and while it was entertaining enough, I can't see it being acknowledged as a best picture winner (nominee, perhaps.) Oh well, I think even stronger about that concerning "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind", so my opinions don't rate.

As far as "The Aviator" goes, Cate Blanchett was the stand-out performer, playing Katharine Hepburn, and aside from the flying scenes, the dinner scene at her family's home in Connecticut is probably also the stand-out. The performances are all good, but surprisingly, Scorsese misses out on the verisimilitude of the 1920s through 1940s. Oh sure, the costumes and sets look right, but in every single scene in a nightclub or at a film premiere (there are a few), Scorsese displays the singers/performers/reporters in a camp manner which detracts from the film (plus I don't think Scorsese WANTS us to laugh.)

The special effects in the two plane crash scenes are impressive, but once again, they take away from a sense of reality by seeming to defy the laws of physics.

Yes, Howard Hughes was a big man with a big story, and this film only scratches the surface. I do think it's worth-watching, but for the reasons above, and for its herky jerky storytelling, I don't rate it near the year's best.

Million Dollar Baby. It takes on more than a few issues, especially at the end. It also remains more focused & has more emotional impact than The Aviator.

Okay: Top Ten
1. Sideways
2. Garden State
3. The Incredibles
4. Closer
5. Spiderman 2
6. The Aviator
7. Kill Bill Vol 2
8. The Door In THe Floor
9. Collateral
10. Friday Night Lights
**haven't seen Million $ Baby, Ray , Kinsey or Vera Drake

Worst Three:
1. THe Village
2. AVP
3. Manchurian Candidate

Get out your knives people.

From the far side comes this list:

1. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind

2. Donnie Darko (The directors cut)

3. Butterfly effect

4. Hellboy

5. Blade trinity.

Worst:

1. Collateral

1. Garden State
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
3. Kill Bill Vol. 2
4. The Borune Supremacy
5. Collateral
6. Hero
7. Dodgeball
8. Spiderman 2
9. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
10. Anchorman

Ok.

A few I need to see, and a couple I don't agree with

but "Dodgeball"?

Really?

Heh. I haven't seen Dodgeball...what rounds out your top 10 storm....

....I was disappointed in Hellboy...my 2 cents...

Wow.

Imagine what I can do with that two cents.

I'm gonna put it away , and spend it later.

Cheers.

I stopped at five 'cos thats all I could think of.

But if you add documentaries, I'd include "The corporation" and "The elegant universe".

That's seven, and if I see some of the others that have been mentioned, I might even get it up to ten before next year.

Busy,busy.

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Ok.

A few I need to see, and a couple I don't agree with

but "Dodgeball"?

Really?

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I laughed from start to finish and that's good enough for me to list it among my top ten. I'm aware that it may not be one of the best films from a Oscar point of view but on the Andain film rating system it was better than most.

Not to be disagreeable or anything but how can a guy who listed Blade Trinity in his (or her) top 5 bag people who had Dodgeball in theirs? It's all personal preference really.

PS. I too enjoyed Blade so don't think I'm bagging the movie or your taste. But it is a low brow action flick so it's not really the sort of film that could look down upon Dodgeball.

I wasn't bagging it.

I haven't seen "Dodgeball".

I was just seeking clarification, and on your recomendation, I will see it at the next chance.

Tell you what.

I'll swap my "Hellboy" for your "Dodgeball.

Damn, that's still only 7.

Sorry, I misinterpreted your post

I have to say I didn't think that much of Hellboy. I know it got big raps from most of the critics but to me it just seemed a little unbalanced and the 'final battle' just didn't seem to make much sense. There was no real reason for the audience to believe that the character would do anything but what he did in the end so there wasn't any real tension. That said it wasn't a bad film, just an average one with potential.

I haven't seen the directors cut of Donnie Darko. How was it? Far better than the original?