Our Top 10's of 2002 -- Time To Throw Down / The HTF 2002 Film Awards (See Post #1) (1 Viewer)

[Chuck Mayer]

Chuck's Favorite Films Of The Year:

1) Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2) Equilibrium
T3) Minority Report
T3) Catch Me If You Can
5) Gangs of New York
6) The Bourne Identity
7) Chicago
8) Y Tu Mama Tambien
9) Frailty
10) We Were Soldiers

Take care,
Chuck

The remainder was moved to the last page.

 

[Angelo.M]

best
1. bowling for columbine
2. monsoon wedding
3. the fast runner
4. spirited away
5. panic room
6. two towers
7. minority report
8. insomnia
overrated
1. y tu mama tambien
2. what time is it there?
3. frailty
4. gangs of new york
worst
1. attack of the clones
2. spiderman
3. star trek: nemesis

 

[Luc D]

Though I've always felt that the formality of top 10 lists is a little silly, this has been a terrific year. Among some of the more remarkable and significant films released this year:

Storytelling
Heaven
24 Hour Party People
Spirited Away
Far From Heaven
Punch Drunk Love
Bowling for Columbine
Adaptation
The Two Towers
Gangs of New York


The most disappointing films I've seen this year (not necessarily bad films):

Panic Room
Minority Report
Signs
Invincible

It's probably not the right place to mention this, but as satisfying a year this has been I was depressed to read about different receptions a lot of films received this year. Solaris and Punch Drunk Love come to mind as films that were savaged audiences in general. Of course, not everybody is expected to like some of these films, but some of the reactions I've read goes to show just how unsophisticated most filmgoers really are.

 

[Martin Fontaine]

Top 10 of 2002... 1, 2 and 3 pretty solid, 4 and 5 could move, 6 to 10 are slightly "Not necessairly in that order.

1. Kissing Jessica Stein
2. L'Odysee D'Alice Tremblay
3. Spirited Away
4. My Big Fat Greek Wedding
5. Metropolis
6. About A Boy
7. Punch Drunk Love
8. Ice Age
9. Birthday Girl
10. Life Or Something LIke It

Other movies I really liked but just can't put in Top 10: Star Wars 2, Minority Report, Lord Of The Rings: 2 Towers, Harry Potter 2, Spiderman. It's strange but it's usually movies that I wasn't looking forward to, that I went to see on a sunday afternoon because I had nothing else to do that stood out the most.

Recaps of previous years:

Top 5 of 2001:

1. Amelie
2. Ghost World
3. Memento
4. Bridget Jones Diary
5. Josie And The Pussicats

Top 3 of 2000:

1. Magnolia
2. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
3. Dancer In The Dark

 

[Paul-Gunther]

1. Catch Me If You Can
2. Road To Perdition
3. Adaptation
4. Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers
5. Minority Report
6. Far From Heaven
7. Solaris
8. Punch Drunk Love
9. Chicago
10. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack Of The Clones

 

[Kevin Clemons]

Well, here goes nothing:
1: Minority Report
2: The Two Towers
3: Bowling For Columbine
4: Changing Lanes
5: Gangs of New York
6: Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
7: Adaptation
8: The 25th Hour
9: About A Boy
10: Punch Drunk Love

Honorable Mentions: Catch Me If You Can, Solaris, Spirited Away, Lovely and Amazing, The Good Girl, Y Tu Mama Tambien, We Were Soldiers, Moonlight Mile, Red Dragon, Super Troopers, Chicago, About Schmidt, Panic Room

Kevin

 

[Elizabeth S]

My Top 10 of 2002:
1. Y Tu Mama Tambien
2. 13 Conversations About One Thing
3. Igby Goes Down
4. Late Marriage
5. The Man From Elysian Fields
6. Chicago
7. He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
8. The 25th Hour
9. The Pianist
10. The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys

Honorable mentions:
Rabbit Proof Fence
The Salton Sea
The Good Girl
Maelstrom
About Schmidt
Roger Dodger
One Hour Photo
Auto Focus
Nine Queens
Scotland, PA
Italian for Beginners
Unfaithful
Catch Me if You Can
Disappointments:
Adaptation
Punch Drunk Love
Far From Heaven
Heaven
Spirited Away
Solaris (but one of the most thought-provoking)
Gangs of New York
Road to Perdition
Have yet to see (and may affect the Top 10):
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Hours
Nicholas Nickleby
The Quiet American
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

 

[Arman]

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[JonathanG]

Here are my top ten films of 2002:

1. The Way Home
2. Nowhere in Africa*
3. The Kid Stays In the Picture
4. Chicago
5. Monsoon Wedding
6. Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
7. Spirited Away
8. Nine Queens
9. Days (Giorni)*
10. Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Honourable mention goes to "The Devil's Backbone" and "Lantana" which got wide release in early 2002, even though NY/LA saw the release of these films in 2001.

* denotes special Festival screening.

The worst:

Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood - cringe inducing

Charlotte Gray - even the beautiful Cate Blanchard couldn't save a mess of a movie, "Heaven" was also disappointing.

Enigma - Again, the star power cast, couldn't save this mundane, forgettable movie.

Windtalkers - unfocused, violence for violence sake, a movie in search of a plot.

Reign of Fire - all the special effects in the world couldn't save this film, plot holes galore, never met it's potential.

Jason X - why?

Pinocchio - the godawful dubbing gave me a headache. Roberto Benigi creeped me out.

Scorpion King - completely mindless.

Kung Pow - wtf?

Bad Company - a waste of my time and money. What was Anthony Hopkins thinking... what was I thinking...

Top prize goes to a movie that sounded interesting but failed on every level: A British 2001 film called "Endgame" (*). Completely uninteresting characters, scenes that don't make any sort of sense. An unintentional comedic sadist cop. One can see why this hasn't been picked up a US distributor. This movie tried so hard to be daring and different, but lacked any coherency or believability.

 

[Barry Woodward]

01. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
02. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
03. Minority Report
04. Signs
05. Catch Me If You Can
06. Gangs Of New York
07. Punch-Drunk Love
08. Chicago
09. Spider-Man
10. Bowling for Columbine

 

[LawrenceK]

1. Punch Drunk Love
2. Spirited Away
3. 24 Hour Party People
4. Adaptation
5. Bowling for Columbine
6. The Two Towers
7. Minority Report
8. Catch Me If You Can
9. The Pianist
10. Gangs of New York

 

[Chris Harvey]

Top Ten of 2002 (to date; I still haven't seen some of the possible contenders)

1. Two Towers
2. Adaptation
3. Y Tu Mama Tambien
4. Chicago
5. The Hours
6. About Schmidt
7. Insomnia
8. Narc
9. About a Boy
10. Lilo and Stitch

 

[Mark Palermo]

My list:

I may add write-ups later.

1) Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki)
2) Minority Report (Steven Spielberg)
3) Frailty (Bill Paxton)
4) Metropolis (Rintaro)
5) Time Out (Laurent Cantet)
6) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Peter Jackson)
7) Femme Fatale (Brian De Palma)
8) Frida (Julie Taymor)
9) Atarnajuat: The Fast Runner (Zacharias Kunuk)
10) The Rules of Attraction (Roger Avary)

Runners Up: Adaptation, Catch Me If You Can, The Kid Stays in the Picture, The Road to Perdition

Most Overrated: Bowling for Columbine, Chicago, Far From Heaven, The Hours, Y tu mama tambien

 

[Michael Costa]

My list:
1. Minority Report
2. Secretary
3. Talk To Her
4. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
5. Bloody Sunday
6. The Pianist
7. Tully
8. Italian for Beginners
9. Rabbit-Proof Fence
10. Spirited Away
Best Director
Peter Jackson
Spike Jonze
Martin Scorcese
Roman Polanski
Tom Tykwer
Best Actor
Adrien Brody
Sam Rockwell
Steve Coogan
Michael Caine
Nicholas Cage
Best Actress
Emily Watson
Meryl Streep
Cate Blanchett
Maggie Gyllenhall
Diane Lane
Supporting Actor
Alfred Molina
Andy Serkis
Brendan Fraser
Joaquin Phoenix
Noah Taylor
Supporting Actress
Catherine Zeta Jones
Heather Jurgenson
Samantha Morton
Ana Lopez Mercado
Breakthrough Performance
Adam Sandler
Maggie Gyllenhall
Ryan Gosling
Animated Feature
Spirited Away
Lilo & Stitch
Metropolis
Art Direction
The Two Towers
Gangs of New York
Road to Perdition
Chicago
Frida
Costume Design
The Two Towers
Gangs of New York
Road to Perdition
Catch Me If You Can
Chicago
Cinematography
Road to Perdition
The Quiet American
The Two Towers
Heaven
Gangs of New York
Editing
City of God
Sex and Lucia
Adaptation
Minority Report
Talk to Her
Foreign Language
City of God
Y Tu Mama Tambien
Talk To Her
Sex and Lucia
Makeup
The Two Towers
Frida
Chicago
Gangs of New York
Far From Heaven
Music Score
The Two Towers
Road to Perdition
Signs
Punch Drunk Love
Frida
Original Screenplay
Adaptation
Punch Drunk Love
Far From Heaven
Talk to Her
Y Tu Mama Tambien
Adapted Screenplay
The Two Towers
Gangs of New York
Heaven
Minority Report
Catch Me If You Can
Sound
The Two Towers
Signs
Punch Drunk Love
Star Wars Episode 2
Minority Report
Sound Effects Editing
The Two Towers
Signs
Punch Drunk Love
Star Wars Episode 2
Minority Report
Visual Effects
The Two Towers
Minority Report
Harry Potter
Gangs of New York
Brotherhood of the Wolf

 

[steve jaros]

My 10 best films of 2002, in order:

1) the Fast Runner: Four hours of arctic bliss and wonder.

2) Bloody Sunday: So real it looks like a documentary.

3) Lady and the Duke: Easily the most technically innovative film i saw this year (much moreso than say Spiderman or Lord of the Rings II). People walking in and out of paintings.

***NOTE: It was very hard for me to decide among the top 3 films - each was outstanding and a good case for #1 could be made for any of them.

4) the Secretary - Daring, hilarious filmmaking

5) chicago - the "he had it coming" sequence was a tour-de-force, the best 8 minutes of film of 2002.

6) Monsoon Wedding - how the pathetic "greek wedding" made the 240 million instead of this gorgeous, touching film baffles me.

7) Solaris - Beautifully made, haunting sc-fi

8) Lord of the Rings II - Yes, even better than I. Epic stuff.

9) Spirited Away - magical realism

10) Frailty - Scariest movie of the year

 

[Seth Paxton]

Well, I took so long to post that I just moved my list to here. Pictures later to spice it up.
1 - Two Towers
2 - Chicago
3 - Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
4 - About Schmidt
5 - Solaris
6 - Punch Drunk Love
7 - Changing Lanes
8 - Adaptation
9 - Frida
10 - Talk to Her
11-20: Spider-Man, 25th Hour, The Quiet American, The Hours, About a Boy, Bowling for Columbine, Gangs of New York, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Signs, Antwone Fisher,
21-30: Y Tu Mama Tambien, Far From Heaven, Road to Perdition, 13 Conversations about One Thing, Heaven, Bourne Identity, Minority Report, The Ring, One Hour Photo, The Good Girl
Contenders yet to see: Spirited Away, The Kid Stays in the Picture,
Adding my current 10 worst films I saw from 2002
1 - Sweetest Thing
2 - Jason X
3 - Windtalkers
4 - Rollerball
5 - Bad Company
6 - Imposter
7 - Crocodile Hunter
8 - Mr. Deeds
9 - Adventures of Pluto Nash
10 - John Q
My final ballet for the HTF awards
Best Director
Spike Lee - 25th Hour
George Clooney - Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Steven Soderbergh - Solaris
Rob Marshall - Chicago
PT Anderson - Punch Drunk Love
Best Actor
Daniel Day Lewis - GONY
Nick Cage - Adaptation
Jack Nicholson - Schmidt
Caine - Quiet American
Dario Grandinetti - Talk to Her
(Leo DeCaprio-CMIYC and Sam Rockwell-Confessions just miss)
Best Actress
Julianne Moore - Far From Heaven
Meryl Streep - The Hours
Renee Zellweger - Chicago
Selma Hayek - Frida
Nicole Kidman - The Hours
Best Supporting Actor
Andy Serkis - TTT
Ed Harris - Hours
Christopher Walken - Catch Me
Chris Cooper - Adaptation
Barry Pepper - 25th Hour
(Molina-Frida just misses)
Best Supporting Actress
Kathy Bates - About Schmidt
Catherine Zeta-Jones - Chicago
Emily Watson - Punch Drunk Love
Susan Sarandon - Igby Goes Down
Amanda Peet - Changing Lanes
(Streep-Adaptation and Toni Collette-About a Boy just miss)
Best Breakthrough Performance (3)
Kieran Culkin - Igby Goes Down
Sam Rockwell - Confessions
Everlyn Sampi - Rabbit Proof Fence
(yes, Rockwell has been fairly high profile, but Confessions gave him the chance to show interesting range and the ability to carry a film)
Best Animated Feature (3)
(I haven't seen Spirited Away yet)
Metropolis
Lilo and Stitch
Ice Age
Best Art Direction
Frida
Catch Me If You Can
Chicago
Far From Heaven
The Two Towers
Best Costume Design
The Two Towers
Gangs of New York
Frida
Chicago
Far From Heaven
Best Cinematography
Rabbit Proof Fence
Quiet American
Road to Perdition
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Talk to Her
Best Editing
The Two Towers
Chicago
The Hours
Bowling for Columbine
Adaptation
Best Foreign Language Film
Talk to Her
Y Tu Mama Tambien
Heaven
Monsoon Wedding
Best Makeup
The Two Towers
The Hours
Frida
Adaptation
Minority Report
Best Music Score
Gabriel - Rabbit Proof Fence
Williams - CMIYC
Blanchard - 25th Hour
Goldenthal - Frida
Glass - Hours
Best Screenplay, Original
Talk to Her
Signs
Gangs of New York
Igby Goes Down
The Good Girl
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Adaptation
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
About a Boy
The 25th Hour
Solaris
Best Song
"I Move On" - Chicago
"Die Another Day" - DAD
"Hands That Built America" - GONY
"Lose Yourself" - 8 Mile
"Hable Con Ella (Talk to Her)" - Talk to Her
Best Sound
The Two Towers
Minority Report
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Gangs of New York
Signs
Best Sound Effects Editing (3)
Minority Report
The Two Towers
Bourne Identity
Best Visual Effects
The Two Towers
Minority Report
Frida
Brotherhood of the Wolf
S1m0ne

 

[Brook K]

# Seen: 51
Top 10 Academy
1) 25th Hour
2) Spirited Away
3) What Time Is It There?
4) Punch Drunk Love
5) Talk To Her
6) Far From Heaven
7) The Piano Teacher
8) Y Tu Mama Tambien
9) Catch Me If You Can
10)Sunshine State
Top 10 World
1) 25th Hour
2) Russian Ark
3) Punch Drunk Love
4) Talk To Her
5) Far From Heaven
6) Catch Me If You Can
7) Sunshine State
8) Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
9) Signs
10)City Of God
Haven't Seen:
Adaptation, The Hours, Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind, The Quiet American-Best Director
-Best Actor
Isabelle Hubert, The Piano Teacher-Best Actress
Barry Pepper, 25th Hour-Best Supporting Actor
Edie Falco, Sunshine State-Best Supporting Actress
Adam Sandler, Barry Pepper, City of God ensemble-Best Breakthrough Performance (3)
Spirited Away, Lilo and Stitch-Best Animated Feature (3)
Far From Heaven-Best Art Direction
LOTR: The Two Towers-Best Costume Design
What Time Is It There?-Best Cinematography
25th Hour-Best Editing
Spirited Away-Best Foreign Language Film
LOTR: The Two Towers-Best Makeup
Joe Hisiashi, Spirited Away-Best Music Score
Paul Thomas Anderson, Punch-Drunk Love-Best Screenplay, Original
Spike Lee et al., 25th Hour-Best Screenplay, Adapted
-Best Song
Punch-Drunk Love-Best Sound
Punch-Drunk Love, LOTR: The Two Towers, City of God-Best Sound Effects Editing (3)
LOTR: The Two Towers-Best Visual Effects

 

[Eric Howell]

(based on 2002 Oscar eligable films)
1. Bowling for Columbine 9/10
2. Punch Drunk Love 8/10
3. Spirited Away 8/10
4. Signs 7+/10
5. Catch Me if You Can 7+/10
6. Chicago 7+/10
7. Rabbit Proof Fence 7+/10
8. All or Nothing 7+/10
9. Spider-Man 7+/10
10. Hush! 7+/10
My 2002 list
My 2001 list (Hush! was on that list)
---Individual Awards---
(only awarding select catagories)
Best Director Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Actor Adam Sandler :p
Best Actress Everlyn Sampi
Best Supporting Actor John C. Reilly
Best Supporting Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones
Best Breakthrough Performance Everlyn Sampi
Best Animated Feature Spirited Away
Best Foreign Language Film Spirited Away
Best Music Score Catch Me if You Can
Best Screenplay, Original Punch Drunk Love
Best Screenplay, Adapted Chicago

 

[Quentin]

My top 10 of the year (and I've seen everything on that list but Thirteen Conversations):

1) City of God
2) The Two Towers
3) Irreversible
4) Adaptation
5) Secretary
6) The Pianist
7) Y Tu Mama Tambien
8) The Hours
9) Narc
10) The Quiet American/Gangs of New York

I cheated there, with 11, but I just had to give GoNY a little credit despite its flaws.