With the advent of a big screen TV, surround sound, and DVD... I think I may be seeing more movies in the future in my "home theatre" If only current films were available at home during their year of release!!! I might be willing to spend less time at the multi-plexes with their out-of-focus, forgot-to-turn-out-the-lights, botched sound and more.
Still...
I like to see 'em while they're fresh, so here's what I ventured out to see
in 2001, ranked from best to worst.
Movies with an * were actually seen during 2002 and appended to this list as
to where they WOULD have rated had I seen them during 2001.
At the bottom of the list were films released in 2000 that I didn't catch till they made it out in 2001. They are ranked seperately.
The Best of 2001
1. Lord of the Rings
2. Waking Life
3. Memento
4. Moulin Rouge
5. Ghost World
6. Muholland Drive
*6A. Amelie*
7. Startup.com
8. Royal Tenenbaums
*8A. Monsters Ball*
9. Shrek
10. In the Bedroom
11. The Man Who Wasn't There
PASS THE POPCORN:
12. Spy Kids
13. The Fast and the Furious
14. Vanilla Sky
15. Heist
16. A beautiful Mind
*16A. I am Sam*
17. The Deep End
18. Joy Ride
19. Monsters Inc.
*19A. Gossford Park*
20. Sexy Beast
21. Rat Race
22. Apocalypse Now Redux
23. Training day
24. Monkeybone
25. Ocean's 11
26. Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone
27. Kiss of the Dragon
28. A/I
29. Hearts in Atlantis
30. Made
BUSINESS
AS USUAL:
31. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
32. From Hell
33. O
34. Swordfish
*34A. Lantana*
35. The Score
36. Rock Star
37. America's Sweethearts
38. 15 Minutes
39. The Majestic
*39A. Blackhawk Down*
40. Cats and Dogs
41. Josie and the Pussycats
42. Shallow Hal
43. Blow
44. Rush Hour II
45. Bridget Jone's Diary
46. Legally Blonde
48. Jurassic Park III
49. Ali
*49A. Iris*
YAWNERS:
50. Driven
*50A. The Mexican*
51. Osmosis Jones
52. Tailor of Panama
53. Iron Monkey
54. Curse of the Jade scorpion
55. Pearl Harbor
56. Final Fantasy
57. Evolution
*57A. Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles*
58. 3000 Miles from Graceland
59. Spy Games
WORST OF THE YEAR:
60. Hannibal
61. Someone Like You
62. The Mummy Returns
63. Tomb Raider
*indicates film was actually seen during 2002 or later and placed in the list where it would have wound up.
2000
Films Seen in 2001 (star ratings from 1-4 indicate how good or bad these would
have wound up in a rated list)
1. Chuck and Buck ****
2. Traffic ****
3. 13 Days ***
4. O Brother Where Art Thou? ***
5. Pollack ***
6. Chocolat ***
7. Shadow of the Vampire **
8. Cecil B. Demented*
9. Billy Elliot - BOMB
Films seen in 2008 and beyond are all now housed on TroutcoBlog.
The films I saw in 2007 Rated.
The films I saw in 2006 Rated.
The films I saw in 2005 Rated
The films I saw in 2004 Rated.
The films I saw in 2003 Rated
The films I saw in 2002 Rated.
The films I saw in 2001 Rated.