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2009-12-13T22:45:32.414-06:00

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Wow, Alexander - touched a nerve on 2002, did I? I...

2009-10-18T17:51:12.623-05:00

Wow, Alexander - touched a nerve on 2002, did I? I'd personally consider most of those that you list as good or very good, but on balance nothing that year (aside from the ones I listed) really stayed with me. Nice call on Changing Lanes, though - that rarely gets appreciated.

And in any case I can completely understand how a particular year in movies can hold a special significance for you. I think I had your experience sometime in the latter half of the 90's. Not sure if I could nail it down to a specific month or year, but it would probably be sometime in late '98 or '99.

Daniel, this is a wildly informative piece. My o...

2009-10-16T21:19:39.388-05:00

Daniel, this is a wildly informative piece.

My only disagreements--one huge, the other small: Although 2002 featured many clunkers, as you note, the cream of the crop of that year remains hugely impressive in my eyes. One day I'll post all of the films from 2002 that I adored. That was a pivotal, personal year for me as it was when I became a diehard, obsessive cinephile (around early June of that year) once and for all, attempting to devour every film I possibly could... Anyway, here are some 2002 titles that still make me smile upon considering them:

Catch Me If You Can
Minority Report
About Schmidt
Adaptation
25th Hour
The Quiet American
Auto Focus
About a Boy
Femme Fatale
The Two Towers
Russian Ark
Secretary
Spirited Away
Talk to Her
Narc
One Hour Photo
The Pianist
Chicago
Insomnia
Changing Lanes
Hart's War

Granted, I padded 2002 out some with those last few films, but I still have fond memories of seeing these and chewing on them. 2007 is the only other year I consider so excellent both in terms of its numerous peaks and astonishing depth.

Oh, and the second, little disagreemnt: I'm the one person on this planet who actually liked Death to Smoochy. Maybe I was in the right mood for a stupid, black comedy but I vividly remember enjoying it. Wonder if it would in any way hold up.

Well done, Marilyn. I was also pleased to see my n...

2009-10-08T14:54:45.616-05:00

Well done, Marilyn. I was also pleased to see my number came in relatively low. And on the topic of surfing movies, I'd throw my hat in obviously for Point Break and Riding Giants also. Maybe Step Into the Liquid, but I don't know if that counts. And yes, your cultural acuity is right on - my father is from Ethiopia and my mother is from Austria, which explains everything and nothing about me, depending on one's preferred stereotypes.

Shubhajit, I've not seen any of those but all I heard about 88 Minutes was that was intolerable. Actually I'm surprised Pacino isn't on my actor list, or maybe he should be but he missed it. I think De Niro snuck three movies in there. My gosh, the guy hasn't had an acceptable film in a decade.

Sam, I'm sorry to say I didn't forget any of those when I was listing my favorites from '02. Each of those four, while celebrated during Oscar season, lacked something for me personally. Or maybe I just wasn't mature enough to appreciate them at the time. I do remember getting a parking ticket while I was inside watching The Pianist. That kind of left a sour taste from the experience, to take nothing away from the quality of the movie.

I have not seen many on this list for exactly the ...

2009-10-08T11:42:30.307-05:00

I have not seen many on this list for exactly the reason that this dire round-up proclaims in this infamous listing. Hence there is a not a single film here I will offer any defense for. 88 MINUTES was quite awful for sure. Dan, I feel 2002's greatest films are FAR FROM HEAVEN and TALK TO HER, and THE HOURS and THE PIANIST are worthy for a favorable short-list. This is quite a fascinating post, which really does round-up films to stay clear of at all costs, even with RT's always-questionable evaluative methods.

It seems I've seen 3 of the movies mentioned in th...

2009-10-08T10:26:24.072-05:00

It seems I've seen 3 of the movies mentioned in that elite list -

Killing me Softly - it was bad, but was it THAT bad?!? At least parts of it were quite good ;P

88 Minutes - yeah, it was THAT bad, and a jaded & uninterested Al Pacino made it even worse

Basic Instinct 2 - c'mon, I had to see it despite the fact that I knew beforehand it would be as bad as the original BI was good ;)

I haven't seen any of them, confirming that my str...

2009-10-08T09:27:01.637-05:00

I haven't seen any of them, confirming that my strategy of trying not to see bad movies is working! I also like Blue Crush. Not a great film, but way better than it had to be (and I, too, have a weakness for surfing movies).

BTW, Daniel, I saw a film from Ethiopia yesterday. One of the actors' last name was Getahun. Are you Ethiopian?

Even better!

2009-10-08T08:37:19.893-05:00

Even better!

"Daniel Getahun October 7, 2009 11:00 AM ... Br...

2009-10-08T06:37:31.264-05:00

"Daniel Getahun October 7, 2009 11:00 AM
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Brewmiester, thanks for stopping by."

Long time reader, first time commenter :)

Which doesn't necessarily mean there aren't a lot ...

2009-10-07T18:47:44.943-05:00

Which doesn't necessarily mean there aren't a lot of bad movies missing from this list, of course. Man, I can't believe I forgot about The Happening. Or Freedomland. Or Blindness. Or Knowing, or other movies I've given "F"'s here.

I think one word titles are often a bad sign (especially when preceded by "The"), or titles that actually include the word "movie" within them.

Wow. I usually shake my head at the number of bad ...

2009-10-07T18:33:35.692-05:00

Wow. I usually shake my head at the number of bad movies I see every year, and I haven't seen a one of these...

Hokahey, steer clear of my St. Anna review...! I'...

2009-10-07T11:00:17.847-05:00

Hokahey, steer clear of my St. Anna review...!

I've not seen Jennifer's Body or Whiteout, but the latter's position at #100 did some a little too timely. But they're just going by the percentages, and Jennifer's Body is currently almost fresh at a surprising 42%.

Fletch, I remember your half-review of Strange Wilderness. Good times. Actually that's another good question for this - how many movies from the list have people walked out on?

Brewmiester, thanks for stopping by. Yes, count your blessings that you have dodged all of these bullets, though even a partial viewing of Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever sounds like it could be damaging. Good point about Uwe Boll, too. I completely missed that, and maybe it's an even worse situation because he's probably trying a lot harder than Seltzer and Friedberg to make a decent film. I haven't seen any of them and I celebrate that fact daily.

I've been blessed that I haven't seen any of these...

2009-10-07T06:41:50.289-05:00

I've been blessed that I haven't seen any of these films in their entirety, although I have seen parts of Battlefield Earth and Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever on TV.

And no Boll love? I know he is an easy target but I see at leat three by him: Alone in the Dark, In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, and BloodRayne.

It is striking to me how many sequels and remakes are on the list.

Yeah, I can't defend anything, either, but when I ...

2009-10-07T01:24:28.393-05:00

Yeah, I can't defend anything, either, but when I first saw the list, I think I only counted 3 (or 2.5) that I had seen. Sadly, though, I think 2 of them were in the theater (we walked on on Strange Wilderness).

I can't believe Eragon didn't make it. That thing blew.

This is a great list because it does not include a...

2009-10-06T18:56:30.949-05:00

This is a great list because it does not include any movies I would defend. I've seen six on the list, but all of the six (except Whiteout) were movies I took my kids to see - and my kids weren't crazy about them, except my son loved Master of Disguise back in 2002. Wow, time flies!

I would definitely add The Miracle at St. Anna. What a God-awful movie; sorry, Spike. Whiteout seems like it was added as a hasty afterthought; Jennifer's Body was worse.

True, J.D., RT is a mixed bag and far from perfect...

2009-10-06T16:44:43.282-05:00

True, J.D., RT is a mixed bag and far from perfect in their review fresh/rotten categorizing, but the nice thing is that I still think their Cream of the Crop reviews are mostly as "accurate" as everyone's beloved Metacritic (but I say that fully admitting that I shouldn't be listed as a Top Critic). Another reason I still like RT is because they do fun stuff like list the worst films of the decade. ;-P

As far as Blue Crush goes, well it has a few rewatchability traits: awesome scenery (and yes, I'm talking about nature, not women in bikinis), a bangin' soundtrack, and an underdog story with characters that you actually want to root for. Really the only bad thing about Blue Crush is that I missed it in the theater.

Hmm... well, the problem I have with RT is their r...

2009-10-06T15:06:39.658-05:00

Hmm... well, the problem I have with RT is their rating system. Some reviews you read that are said to be negative don't turn out to be and some reviews that are designated as a rave, aren't always. How does RT qualify this and who does it? This makes their whole system flawed, IMO.

That being said, I do agree with your pick of BLUE CRUSH as a good film from 2002. I really enjoyed the film but then I do have a weakness for surfing movies.