2004 Film List

¼), the "first" movie from Lucas Belvaux's "Trilogy", though it will be released second in the US. More info in the blog and/or alterna-thread.
Transplanted Life: Sci-fi soap opera about a man placed in a new body, updated two or three times a week.
Trading Post Inn - Another gender-bending soap, with different collaborators writing different points of view.
"What? Since when was this an energy ball...
Total Films Seen: 42
Before Sunset ****
Bourne Supremacy *** 1/2
Chronicles of Riddick ** 1/2
Closer ****
Collateral ****
Day After Tomorrow ***
Dodgeball# *** 1/2
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ****
Farenheit 9/11 *** 1/2
Friday Night Lights# *** 1/2
Girl Next Door# ***
Harold and Kumar go to White Castle# *** 1/2
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban *** 1/2
Hellboy ***
Hero ****
I, Robot *** 1/2
Incredibles ****
Kill Bill Vol. 2 ****
King Arthur# ***
Kinsey ****
Maria Full of Grace# *** 1/2
Mean Girls# ***
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster# *** 1/2
Miracle ***
National Treasure ***
Oceans 12 ***
Open Water *** 1/2
Passion of the Christ# *** 1/2
Secret Window ***
Sharktale *** 1/2
Shrek 2 *** 1/2
Sideways ****
Spartan *** 1/2
Spiderman 2 ****
Starsky and Hutch# ***
Taking Lives ***
Terminal ****
13 Going on 30# ***
Touching the Void# ****
Troy ***
Van Helsing ***
Village **
# - First viewing on DVD
Highwaymen- This deserved a much better release.
Haute Tension- Fantastic gem that truly is a throwback to the 70s.
Mark McLeod
Staff Reviewer - CanadaMovies.net / MovieContests.com

I will update later with sneak preview showings of The Girl Next Door and Starsky and Hutch.
...but I just gave a film directed by the director of The Animal and the writers of National Lampoon's Van Wilder four stars. I loved The Girl Next Door which is a hard-R rated teen movie with lots of heart. The film which relies on no gross-out humor (but it does have the sex jokes here and there) and it works pretty damn well and captures the spirit of such films like The Last American Virgin.
And by saying I loved it, the film's going to fucking tank.

Greatest line from the film:
Warning Spoiler! Click to show
"SHUT THE FUCK UP!"
I also saw The Girl Next Door tonight
A good first half hour or so doesnt make up for the complete "pull it out of my ass" last couple of reels. I will admit that this film is freaking Fellini compared to Welcome to Mooseport , the other film i saw today. One can only hope that Ray Romano is the next David Caruso.
I also saw The Dreamers this week , a film that just flat out kicked my ass. Big update coming in the next couple of days if i get around to it.

Anyway... I updated with the latest from Todd "Road Trip and Old School" Phillips, Starsky and Hutch. An "okay" film with few laughs here and there. I was expecting more with the director and cast involved with the film.
If anyone says it was better than The Girl Next Door, I'll beat the fucking shit out of you.

-Mike
2002 Sight & Sound Challenge: 318 Last Watched: Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Last 7 Films Watched: Downhill Racer - B+ / Whatever Works - B / The Legend of Jimmy the Greek - B / A Little Princess - B+ / Away We Go - A- / X-Men Origins: Wolverine - C / Rudo y Cursi - C+
Mark McLeod
Staff Reviewer - CanadaMovies.net / MovieContests.com
Can anyone guess what it might be?
Criterion Used: Oscar Eligibility
Number of Films Seen: 37
The top ten so far:
1. Fahrenheit 9/11
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
3. Sideways
4. Hero
5. Million Dollar Baby
6. Control Room
7. Maria Full of Grace
8. Hotel Rwanda
9. Mean Girls
10. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The best of the rest, in order:
Finding Neverland, Spanglish, The Passion of the Christ, The Aviator, Saved!, House of Flying Daggers, The Hunting of the President, Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear and the Selling of American Empire, Super Size Me, The Terminal, Ray, Kinsey, The Motorcycle Diaries, Spartan, Bush's Brain, Collateral, Miracle, Hidalgo, Festival Express, Outfoxed, Jersey Girl, Spider-Man 2, The Ladykillers, I Robot, Shrek 2, Iron Jawed Angels, Van Helsing
Yet to see are:
The Assassination of Richard Nixon, Baadasssss!, Bad Education, Being Julia, Cellular, Close Your Eyes, Closer, The Door in the Floor, The Dreamers, A Foreign Affair, Garden State, Going Upriver, A Home at the End of the World, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, I'm Not Scared, The Incredibles, Intimate Strangers, The Machinist, Mean Creek, The Merchant of Venice, Moolaade, Open Water, Orwell Rolls In His Grave, Osama, Overnight, The Polar Express, Riding Giants, Secret Things, Seeing Other People, Silver City, Still We Believe: The Boston Red Sox Movie, Tarnation, The Twilight Samurai, Undertow, The United States of Leland, Valentin, Vanity Fair, Vera Drake, A Very Long Engagement, Young Adam
Rob
"That suits me down to the ground."
| I was expecting more with the director and cast involved with the film. |
I'm in no big hurry to see S&H because of that, and reviews from people who were expecting more and thought it was lame sure ain't helping the cause.

Scott, "Eternal Sunshine", is that right? What a SOB you are. Last year it was "In America", this year its my most anticipated film of the year. Gondry has shown complete genius in his videos, Kaufman = nuff said, Carrey has came through big time in Truman Show I thought so I believe in his ability for roles like this. Guess I'll go snoop around for a review possibly, if you have one up for it yet.
DVD Unwind: Paradise Now (Coming) • King Kong - - • Keane • The Squid And The Whale • A History Of Violence • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire • The Best Of Youth (Italy) • Good Night And Good Luck • Howl\'s Moving Castle • Walk The Line - - • Zathura • North Country
DVD Unwind: Paradise Now (Coming) • King Kong - - • Keane • The Squid And The Whale • A History Of Violence • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire • The Best Of Youth (Italy) • Good Night And Good Luck • Howl\'s Moving Castle • Walk The Line - - • Zathura • North Country
The Passion of the Christ
One of the most powerful movies I've seen. I give it the rare *****/***** rating. Highest recommendation.
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And Seth, I'm a huge fan of Phillip's Road Trip and Old School (two huge guilty pleasures of mine). I was hoping for the same type of humor with Starsky and Hutch, but I guess that wasn't happening with the PG-13 rating. Oh well, maybe if it got an R, it could've been funnier. I don't know.

:star; ); also added a link to the blog's review of Robot Stories ( 

) and opted against including Space Patrol - Back To The Future! in the list, as it's 90% re-edit of a 1966 TV series.
Transplanted Life: Sci-fi soap opera about a man placed in a new body, updated two or three times a week.
Trading Post Inn - Another gender-bending soap, with different collaborators writing different points of view.
"What? Since when was this an energy ball...
These are the films seen in February that I gave my highest rating to:
Cure (Kiyoshi Kurosawa)
Les Carabiniers (Jean-Luc Godard)
Sunrise (F.W. Murnau)
The Battle Of Algiers (Gillo Pontecorvo)
The Devil And Daniel Webster (William Dieterle)
Tunes Of Glory (Ronald Neame)
Week-End (Jean-Luc Godard)
2002 Sight & Sound Challenge: 318 Last Watched: Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Last 7 Films Watched: Downhill Racer - B+ / Whatever Works - B / The Legend of Jimmy the Greek - B / A Little Princess - B+ / Away We Go - A- / X-Men Origins: Wolverine - C / Rudo y Cursi - C+
...a DTV title called Evil Alien Conquerors starring Chris Parnell and Diedrich Bader. Anyone see THIS thing yet? Hoo boy.
Criteria: UK Theatrical Release (Non-Festival)
Rating Scheme: Out of four stars
January
American Splendor




Lost In Translation




Elephant




February
The Dreamers




It's All About Love



Osama




March
The Barbarian Invasions




The Revolution Will Not Be Televised



Aileen: Life & Death of a Serial Killer



S21 - The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine




Infernal Affairs



Power Trip



Zatoichi




The Passion Of The Christ




Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine



April
Fog Of War




Monster




Shaun Of The Dead



Capturing The Friedmans




Kill Bill Vol. 2




The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind




May
Bus 174




At Five In The Afternoon




The Company




Bon Voyage



Japanese Story (DVD)




June
Twilight Samurai




The Cooler




Intimate Strangers



Deep Blue



July
Fahrenheit 9/11




Flower of Evil



Nathalie



Spiderman 2




August
Last Life in the Universe



Love Me If You Dare



Edinburgh International Film Festival
Control Room




The Purifiers



Untold Scandal



September
Fear and Trembling




Supersize Me



Ae Fond Kiss



Collateral




Code 46



Spartan (DVD)




October
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow




Saw



Wimbledon



Inside I'm Dancing




Oldboy




Layer Cake




Shark Tale


Saved! (DVD)



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Top 10 of the year so far:
1. The Barbarian Invasions
2. Lost In Translation
3. Fog Of War
4. Twilight Samurai
5. Elephant
6. Inside I'm Dancing
7. At Five In The Afternoon
8. Control Room
9. Osama
10. Oldboy
I saw Secret Window right after that film and it was much better, by the previous film's standards. Secret Window is a decent film with some flaws, but has some good acting from it's leads.
Tomorrow and Sunday should see updates for Taking Lives and maybe The Passion of the Christ and Spartan.



