2001 Film List (1 Viewer)

[Scott Weinberg]

Updated 01/08/02
Movies of 2001 (Rated on a scale from :star: to :star::star::star::star::star: )
January
AntiTrust - :star:
Double Take -
Save the Last Dance -
The Pledge -
Snatch - :star::star::star:1/2
Sugar & Spice - :star:1/2
The Wedding Planner -
February
Head Over Heels - :star:1/2
Left Behind -
Valentine -
Hannibal - :star::star:
Saving Silverman - :star::star:
Down to Earth - :star:
Recess: School's Out -
Sweet November -
Monkeybone - :star:1/2
3,000 Miles to Graceland - :star::star:
March
The Mexican - :star::star::star:
See Spot Run -
15 Minutes - :star::star:1/2
Get Over It - :star::star::star:
Enemy at the Gates - :star::star::star::star:1/2
Exit Wounds - :star:
Memento - :star::star::star::star::star:
The Brothers -
Heartbreakers - :star::star:1/2
Say It Isn't So -
Someone Like You -
Tomcats - :star:
Spy Kids - :star::star::star::star:
April
Along Came a Spider - :star: 1/2
Blow - :star::star::star:
Just Visiting -
Pokemon 3 -
Bridget Jones's Diary - :star::star::star::star:1/2
Joe Dirt - :star::star::star:
Josie & the Pussycats - :star::star:1/2
Kingdom Come -
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles - :star:
Freddy Got Fingered - 1/2
Driven - :star:
The Forsaken -
One Night at McCool's - :star::star:
Town and Country -
The Deep End - :star::star::star:1/2
May
The Mummy Returns - :star::star:
A Knight's Tale - :star:1/2
Shrek - :star::star::star::star::star:
Angel Eyes -
Pearl Harbor - :star:
Startup.com - :star::star::star::star:
June
The Animal - :star:
Moulin Rouge - :star::star::star::star::star:
What's the Worst that Could Happen? - :star::star:1/2
Evolution - :star::star::star:
Swordfish - :star::star:
Atlantis: The Lost Empire - :star::star:
Sexy Beast - :star::star::star:1/2
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - :star:
Dr. Dolittle 2 - :star::star::star:
The Fast and the Furious - :star:1/2
The Warrior and the Princess -
Baby Boy -
crazy/beautiful - :star::star::star:
A.I.: Artifical Intelligence - :star::star::star::star:
Pootie Tang - :star:
July
Scary Movie 2 - :star:1/2
Cats and Dogs - :star::star:
Kiss of the Dragon - :star::star::star:
Bully -
Made - :star::star::star::star:
Final Fantasy - :star::star:
Legally Blonde - :star::star::star:1/2
The Score - :star::star::star::star:
Jurassic Park 3 - :star::star::star:
America's Sweethearts - :star::star:1/2
Planet of the Apes - :star::star:
August
Original Sin -
The Princess Diaries -
Rush Hour 2 - :star::star:
Ghost World - :star::star::star::star:1/2
American Pie 2 - :star::star::star:
Osmosis Jones - :star::star::star:1/2
The Others - :star::star::star::star:1/2
American Outlaws - :star::star:
Captain Corelli's Mandolin -
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion -
Rat Race -
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back -
Bubble Boy -
Ghosts of Mars -
Summer Catch -
Jeepers Creepers -
O -
Session 9 -
September
The Musketeer -
Rock Star -
Soul Survivors -
Two Can Play That Game -
The Glass House -
Hardball -
Glitter -
Don't Say a Word -
Hearts in Atlantis -
Zoolander -
October
Joy Ride -
Max Keeble's Big Move -
Serendipity -
Training Day -
Bandits -
Corky Romano -
Iron Monkey -
From Hell -
The Last Castle -
Riding in Cars with Boys -
Bones -
K-PAX -
On the Line -
13 Ghosts -
Mulholland Drive -
Waking Life -
Life as a House -
The Man who Wasn't There -
Donnie Darko -
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition -
Fat Girl -
Jane White is Sick and Twisted -
November
Domestic Disturbance -
Monsters, Inc. -
The One -
Heist -
Shallow Hal -
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone -
Out Cold -
Spy Game -
The Wash -
Black Knight -
Behind Enemy Lines -
Texas Rangers -
Amelie -
Tape -
Novocaine -
Sidewalks of New York -
The Devil's Backbone -
The Affair of the Necklace -
December
Ocean's Eleven -
Not Another Teen Movie -
Vanilla Sky -
How High -
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius -
Joe Somebody -
Kate and Leopold -
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring -
The Majestic -
Ali -
The Business of Strangers -
Final -
The Royal Tenenbaums -
A Beautiful Mind -
Black Hawk Down -
I am Sam -
In the Bedroom -
Gosford Park -
The Good
Snatch
The Mexican
Enemy at the Gates
Memento
Spy Kids
Black Hawk Down
Bridget Jones’s Diary
The Deep End
Shrek
Startup.com
Moulin Rouge
A.I.:Artificial Intelligence
Made
Legally Blonde
The Score
Ghost World
The Others
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Zoolander
Amelie
Joy Ride
Bandits
From Hell
Riding in Cars with Boys
The Man Who wasn’t There
Donnie Darko
The Endurance
Jane White is Sick and Twisted
Monsters Inc.
Heist
Spy Game
Ocean’s Eleven
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Royal Tenenbaums
A Beautiful Mind
The Bad
AntiTrust
Sugar & Spice
Head Over Heels
Hannibal
Saving Silverman
Down to Earth
Monkeybone
3,000 Miles to Graceland
15 Minutes
Exit Wounds
Tomcats
Along Came a Spider
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
Freddy Got Fingered
Driven
One Night at McCool’s
The Mummy Returns
A Knight’s Tale
Pearl Harbor
The Animal
Swordfish
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Tomb Raider
The Fast and the Furious
Pootie Tang
Scary Movie 2
Cats and Dogs
Final Fantasy
Rush Hour 2
American Outlaws
Rat Race
Bubble Boy
Ghosts of Mars
Summer Catch
Rock Star
Two Can Play That Game
The Glass House
Hardball
Don’t Say a Word
Hearts in Atlantis
Corky Romano
The Last Castle
Bones
13 Ghosts
Mulholland Dr.
Waking Life
Life as a House
Domestic Disturbance
The One
Shallow Hal
Out Cold
Curse of the Jade Scorpion
The Wash
Black Knight
Behind Enemy Lines
The Majestic
Ali
How High
The Indifferent
Get Over It
Heartbreakers
Blow
Joe Dirt
Josie and the Pussycats
What’s the Worst that Could Happen?
Evolution
Sexy Beast
Dr. Dolittle 2
Crazy/Beautiful
Kiss of the Dragon
America’s Sweethearts
Planet of the Apes
American Pie 2
Osmosis Jones
Jeepers Creepers
Serendipity
Training Day
K-PAX
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Kate and Leopold
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Not Another Teen Movie
Vanilla Sky
Final
Haven't Seen Yet -or- Haven't Finished Yet
Double Take
Save the Last Dance
Panic
The Pledge
The Wedding Planner
The Widow of St. Pierre
Left Behind
Valentine
In the Mood for Love
The Invisible Circus
The Million Dollar Hotel
Nico and Dani
The Taste of Others
Recess: School’s Out
Sweet November
See Spot Run
The Caveman's Valentine
Series 7: The Contenders
Blow Dry
Company Man
Simon Magus
When Brendan Met Trudy
The Dish
The Brothers
Say It Isn’t So
Someone Like You
Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale
The Tailor of Panama
Just Visiting
Beautiful Creatures
The Day I Became a Woman
Shadow Magic
Kingdom Come
Chopper
The Circle
Lakeboat
Center of the World
The Claim
The Luzhin Defence
With a Friend Like Harry
The Forsaken
Town and Country
Ed Gein
Eureka
A Question of Faith
Under the Sand
About Adam
Bread & Roses
Calle 54
The Man who Cried
Rape Me
The Anniversary Party
SongCatcher
South of Heaven, West of Hell
Angel Eyes
The Warrior and the Princess
Baby Boy
The Closet
Everybody's Famous
Lost and Delirious
The Vertical Ray of the Sun
Brother
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Bully
Bread & Tulips
Greenfingers
The Monkey's Mask
Wet Hot American Summer
Original Sin
The Princess Diaries
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
O
Session 9
All Over the Guy
An American Rhapsody
The Turnadot Project
Innocence
Happy Accidents
Lisa Picard is Famous
Maybe Baby
Tortilla Soup
Soul Survivors
Bounce: Behind the Velvet Rope
Diamond Men
L.I.E.
Our Lady of the Assasssins
Haiku Tunnel
Kill Me Later
Glitter
Go Tigers!
Max Keeble’s Big Move
The Learning Curve
Liam
Iron Monkey
On the Line
Fat Girl
Jails, Hospitals & Hip-Hop
My First Mister
Things Behind the Sun
Focus
Intimacy
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
Better than Sex
The Fluffer
Texas Rangers
Tape
Novocaine
Sidewalks of New York
The Devil’s Backbone
The Affair of the Necklace
The Independent
Pornstar: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
Joe Somebody
The Business of Strangers
No Man's Land
Iris
Little Otik
Charlotte Gray
Dark Blue World
I am Sam
In the Bedroom
Gosford Park
The Shipping News
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Scott

 

[Rob Willey]

Updated 06/03/04
Number of films seen: 60.
Using the Academy's One Week In NY or LA standard:
1. Memento
2. Moulin Rouge
3. Monster's Ball
4. Gosford Park
5. In The Bedroom
6. Vanilla Sky
7. Amores Perros
8. Amelie
9. A Beautiful Mind
10. The Dish
The best of the rest, in order:
Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone, Donnie Darko, Happy Accidents, The Center of the World, The Score, The Anniversary Party, The Shipping News, Lost and Delirious, Innocence, Focus, The Golden Bowl, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Monsters, Inc., Shrek, The Man Who Wasn't There, Mulholland Drive, Diamond Men, Wit, Sexy Beast, Uprising, Iris, Black Hawk Down, Lantana, Ghost World, Things Behind The Sun, The Deep End, In The Mood For Love, No Man's Land, The Man Who Cried, Tape, Ocean's Eleven, Blow, Bandits, 61*, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, From Hell, The Royal Tenenbaums, K-PAX, Heist, Enemy At The Gates, 15 Minutes, Fellowship of the Ring, American Pie 2, Hannibal, Training Day, The Others, A.I., All Over The Guy, The Pledge, Sweet November
Those are the ones I've seen. Yet to see are:
Waking Life
Rob

 

[Gary Tooze]

Al Brown & Gary Tooze...where is your 2001 list???

Al is far better to do a 2001 list... I rarely leave the home base...
Hannibal -

The Pledge -

1/2
Top Ten:
1. The Pledge
2. Hannibal
Cheers,
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[Dana Fillhart]

Latest Update: 27 Mar 2002

Current Reviews:
Haiku Tunnel, seen at home on DVD, on 23 Mar 2002.
Weak office-humor-related story about a guy, working as a "temp" (temporary secretary), who is trying to make it through his first week at his new "client." The humor for me was dry at times (mostly when it came from the subject of the whole film), but every now and then there was a good bone or two. His co-workers -- especially Marlina's first couple of appearances -- were far more interesting to watch. A 75% for the effort.

Antitrust, seen at home on DVD, on 26 Mar 2002.
Where I expected an Office Space-style laughfest from Haiku Tunnel and got letdown, here I was expecting a cheap hacker-horror flick where Hollywood loves to indulge in the most extreme of inaccuracies...but walked away mightily surprised at not only how accurate this movie portrayed computer usage (relatively, compared to EVERY other Hollywood flick containing computer jargon/interfaces/whatever), but also that the plot focused more on the suspense aspect of it instead of devolving into the typical teen hack&slash we've come to be familiar with.
Tim Robbins puts in a great performance as a Bill Gates archetype ("Bill...who?" ROFL!) who wants his software megacorporation (whose HQ, coincidentally, is located in the Northwest, and whose operations, also coincidentally, are under investigation by the Justice Department...all coincidentally, of course) to be the center of control for every electronic device on the planet (and who said Hollywood was bereft of creative stories, hmm? ) And to make sure his company's goals are achieved, Bill G--er, Gary Winston--hires the best and the brightest in the land, to help him achieve his goals of a world domin--ah, erm...united. But when his new protoge genius starts becoming inquisitive about how Winston is coming up with all these helpful and brilliantly-written software modules, things start spiraling out of control.
The movie has a few twists that, while they aren't too hard to figure out, they aren't completely straightforward, and throughout, the mystery/thriller aspect of the story is kept in focus, even to the end, where the typical Hollywood cliche "bad guy retribution strike" is avoided. The movie, in my opinion, is not too heavy-handed in its "All Software Corporations Are Greedy and Sinister" outlook; it does set up the little guy -- the basement hacker, so to speak -- as the powerless David who has to try to overcome a villanous Goliath, so it's to be expected that the "Open Source Is Good - Corporate-Backed Is Bad" is played out to its extreme conclusion...but, with a few minor exceptions, the movie does it in a fairly reasonable way, and -- most importantly -- doesn't cheat in the process. The resolution is a little underwhelming, but the viewer still feels satisfied the good guys do win in the end.
Overall, a B-, or 80%.


By view date (Movies seen outside the theater are marked with an (*) asterisk)
Finding Forrester - Viewed 15 Jan 2001
Snatch - Viewed 19 Jan 2001
• Hannibal - Viewed 11 Feb 2001
Memento - Viewed 19 Mar 2001
• The Mummy Returns - Viewed 4 May 2001
Shrek - Viewed 20 May 2001
• Evolution - Viewed 9 Jun 2001
• Swordfish - Viewed 10 Jun 2001
A.I. - Viewed 30 Jun 2001
• Kiss of the Dragon - Viewed 6 Jul 2001
• Cats and Dogs - Viewed 8 Jul 2001
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within - Viewed 15 Jul 2001
• Jurassic Park III - Viewed 18 Jul 2001
The Score - Viewed 21 Jul 2001
• Planet of the Apes - Viewed 27 Jul 2001
• Legally Blonde - Viewed 29 Jul 2001
• Rush Hour 2 - Viewed 4 Aug 2001
• Original Sin - Viewed 9 Aug 2001
The Others - Viewed 15 Aug 2001
• Rat Race - Viewed 24 Aug 2001
* Exit Wounds - Viewed 25 Aug 2001
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back - Viewed 28 Aug 2001
* The Pledge - Viewed 1 Sep 2001
• The Musketeer - Viewed 14 Sep 2001
Happy Accidents - Viewed 25 Sep 2001
Ghost World - Viewed 27 Sep 2001
• Joy Ride - Viewed 6 Oct 2001
• Training Day - Viewed 15 Oct 2001
The Last Castle - Viewed 20 Oct 2001
Monsters, Inc. - Viewed 2 Nov 2001
• The One - Viewed 3 Nov 2001
• Shallow Hal - Viewed 10 Nov 2001
• Bandits - Viewed 10 Nov 2001
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Viewed 16 Nov 2001
• Heist - Viewed 18 Nov 2001
Spy Game - Viewed 27 Nov 2001
Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (Amélie) - Viewed 29 Nov 2001
The Man Who Wasn't There - Viewed 6 Dec 2001
Oceans Eleven - Viewed 8 Dec 2001
• Behind Enemy Lines - Viewed 8 Dec 2001
• Not Another Teen Movie - Viewed 16 Dec 2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Viewed 19 Dec 2001
The Royal Tenenbaums - Viewed 21 Dec 2001
A Beautiful Mind - Viewed 31 Dec 2001
* Pearl Harbor - Viewed 2 Jan 2002
* Moulin Rouge - Viewed 3 Jan 2002
Gosford Park - Viewed 4 Jan 2002
In the Bedroom - Viewed 24 Jan 2002
* Startup.com - Viewed 31 Jan 2002
* A Knight's Tale - Viewed 9 Feb 2002
* Atlantis: The Lost Empire - Viewed 9 Feb 2002
Vanilla Sky - Viewed 16 Feb 2002
* Bridget Jones's Diary - Viewed 2 Mar 2002
* Abre Los Ojos - Viewed 2 Mar 2002
* Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 - Viewed 7 Mar 2002
Black Hawk Down - Viewed 9 Mar 2002
* Haiku Tunnel - Viewed 23 Mar 2002
* Antitrust - Viewed 25 Mar 2002



By rating
1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring95%
2. Memento95%
3. Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (Amélie)90%
4. Happy Accidents90%
5. Moulin Rouge90%
6. A Beautiful Mind90%
7. The Royal Tenenbaums90%
8. Ghost World90%
9. In the Bedroom85%
10. The Others85%
11. Black Hawk Down85%
12. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone85%
13. Shrek85%
14. The Man Who Wasn't There85%
15. Abre Los Ojos85%
16. Vanilla Sky85%
17. Finding Forrester80%
18. A.I.80%
19. Monsters, Inc.80%
20. Gosford Park.80%
21. Oceans Eleven80%
22. Startup.com80%
23. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back80%
24. Spy Game80%
25. The Last Castle80%
26. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within80%
27. Atlantis: The Lost Empire80%
28. The Pledge80%
29. Antitrust80%
30. A Knight's Tale80%
31. Snatch75%
32. Bridget Jones's Diary75%
33. The Score75%
34. Heist75%
35. Behind Enemy Lines75%
36. Pearl Harbor75%
37. Planet of the Apes75%
38. Bandits75%
39. Joy Ride75%
40. Rat Race75%
41. Legally Blonde75%
42. Rush Hour 275%
43. Training Day75%
44. Swordfish70%
45. The One70%
46. The Musketeer70%
47. Haiku Tunnel70%
48. Shallow Hal70%
49. Exit Wounds70%
50. Original Sin70%
51. Cats and Dogs70%
52. Kiss of the Dragon70%
53. The Mummy Returns70%
54. Jurassic Park III70%
55. Not Another Teen Movie70%
56. Evolution65%
57. Hannibal65%
58. Megiddo: The Omega Code 240%

1 Movie that wasted my time and money4 Movies that were barely tolerable18 Movies that were entertaining, but mindless11 Movies that were somewhat entertaining and mentally stimulating 24 Movies that were deeply thought-provoking and/or highly entertaining without being mindless58 Total 2001 movies seen77.9% Average score for listed movies


Previous Reviews:
•  Black Hawk Down, seen at UA Columbia Park Stadiums 12 in North Bergen NJ, 9 Mar 2002.
VERY intense war movie depicting the events in Somolia in late 1993. This is probably the ONLY Bruckheimer-produced film I can say I enjoyed without feeling guilty I was supporting a brainless popcorn flick. Unlike the more recent We Were Soldiers this movie carries little to no trace of sappy sentimentality or heavy-handed PC BS that interfered with WWS and other recent war-movie attempts. Additionally, it hasn't been dumbed down Armageddon-style to the lowest common denominator; I am very impressed with how well Scott kept a tight rein on the direction of this movie.
Acting was outstanding, and it was a treat seeing Ewan McGregor play an American -- he does pretty decent at imitating our accent Same goes for Orlando Bloom -- here he playes *quite* a different role from his Legolas elf in Lord of the Rings, and he shines quite nicely. Other notables include Tom Sizemore -- it was wonderful watching him play the cool, calm, and collected type under heavy fire -- and Josh Hartnett, who'd (excepting O) only been in fluff entertainment before this. Cinematography was beautifully gritty; night scenes were shot with superb detail and the daytime battles captured all the intense, bloody details, and while sometimes the the editing was a little jarring (some Gladiator-esque styled slow-mo/speedup shots) they were very few and far between -- even then they did serve a purpose to the film. The plot was VERY straightforward, and as such the story had little complexity, yet in the hands of Ridley Scott, I was still on the edge of my seat wondering how the whole thing was going to turn out.
Overall this is the best war movie that has come out since Saving Private Ryan. I would put it a notch above We Were Soldiers (whose battle sequences I thought were slightly better), primarily because it kept its focus on the battle and did not let extraneous pieces interfere with the heart of the story. It just barely misses making my top 10, and falls in at #11 at a high 85%. Black Hawk Down deserves the awards it was recommended for, and had the playing field not been so crowded this year, I feel it could deserve to have been nominated for Best Picture as well.
•  Megiddo: The Omega Code 2, seen at home on DVD.
*Shudder* . . .
That 1 word sums up my feelings about watching this movie. Before I get to my comments, I must preface it with this: When I watch a film, I put my political and religious baggage aside and watch it for its intrinsic value and its overall entertainment. That means I can watch stories like The Contender without getting offended by its left-wing preaching, or Jesus of Nazereth despite not being a member of those faiths that view Jesus in the light that is commonly portrayed in such religious movies.
Having said that, I must ask -- no, scream at the top of my lungs in frustration: Why is it that movies like Megiddo always portray religious-themed end-times in such a simplistic, naive, and shallow manner?? The same problem I had with the first part of this "story" (The Omega Code, from 2000) also holds true with this one: We are presented a fantastic story of the rise of power of the Antichrist, and in the end we are given the expected Deus ex Machina, but done without any regard or context as to why or how it happens, without any proper relation to anything in the film before the event. Yes, I'm VERY well-informed on the subject matter; I've read a few "This Is How The Book of Revelations Will Play Out" books, including the one by Hal Lindsay (one of the men interviewed in the Extras section of the DVD), so I know how many modern sects are interpreting the particular texts of Revelation. But come on folks, this isn't the Middle Ages any more, where people will just accept the Word by the mere flash-of-light-in-the-sky; the psyche of humanity has evolved somewhat since then, and Reason should meld with Faith in trying to show one's view of Revelations. If there's to be a Deus Ex Machina moment, how does it happen? Why does it happen in the context of the events being portrayed? These are the problems I've had with movies like Left Behind and The Omega Code (the first one and this one): Without giving reason and context, the entirety of the movie boils down to one long preaching seminar. At least with The Omen we had context, and the end result, while not following the literal word of Revelation, at least was internally consistent. THAT is the key -- internal consistency, something that the three aforementioned stories fail to adhere to, and that is why I give the movie such a low score. In fact, the only things keeping me from rating it lower were a somewhat-decent depiction of the familial relationships between the two brothers, the plausible separatist movement by the US which eventually pitted them against the rest of the world (which brings up yet another unfortunate non-sequiter caused by the movie's poor plot and simplistic view of the world: How the HELL did all the countries of the world just SUDDENLY (as the movie portrayed) abdicate their sovereignty and formed these ten "zones"???), an

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

From Jan. 1 - Mar. 24th

Thirteen Days

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon:

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12/1/01 - Updated with complete list (or so I hope) of all films seen this year released this year:
A.I. Artifical Intelligence **** 1.85:1 2h25m Steven Spielberg
Cats and Dogs **½ 1.85:1 1h28m Lawrence Guterman
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ***½ 2.35:1 2h29m Chris Columbus
Hearts In Atlantis *** 2.35:1 1h41m Scott Hicks
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back ***½ 2.35:1 1h44m Kevin Smith
Jurassic Park III *** 1.85:1 1h32m Joe Johnston
K-Pax *** 2.35:1 2h1m Iain Softley
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring **** 2.35:1 2h58m Peter Jackson
Memento **½ 2.35:1 1h54m Christopher Nolan
Mummy Returns, The *½ 2.35:1 2h9m Stephen Sommers
Ocean's Eleven ***½ 2.35:1 1h54m Steven Soderbergh
Pearl Harbor ** 2.35:1 3h2m Michael Bay
Planet Of The Apes **½ 2.35:1 2h0m Tim Burton
Spy Kids *** 1.85:1 1h28m Robert Rodrieguz
Tomb Raider **½ 2.35:1 1h40m Simon West
Blue text signifies a drama.
Orange text signifies a family film.
Green text signifies a comedy.
Red text signifies an action film.
Note that many titles fit into more than one genre, but that the colored choice represented the best genre, in my opinion.

 

[Matthew Chmiel]

Updated on 5/25/02.
* = Film re-released to theaters in 2001 (and won't be added to top ten list).
* = Film opened in 2000 in another country, 2001 in the US.
* = Film opened in 2000 in another country, 2001 in the US film festival circuit, official US release date TBD.
List of films I have seen in 2001 in alphabetical order:
- Adventures of Joe Dirt, The :star:
Director: Dennie Gordon
- Along Came A Spider :star:
Director: Lee Tamahori
- America's Sweethearts :star:
Director: Joe Roth
- AI: Artificial Intelligence :star::star::star::star:
Director: Steven Spielberg
- American Pie 2 :star::star::star:
Director: JB Rogers
- Antitrust :star::star:
Director: Peter Howitt
- * Battle Royale :star::star::star::star:
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
- Blow :star::star:½
Director: Ted Demme
- Deep End, The :star::star::star:
Director(s): Scott McGehee and David Siegel
- * Dish, The :star::star::star:½
Director: Rob Sitch
- Donnie Darko :star::star::star::star:
Director: Richard Kelly
- Driven :star:
Director: Renny Harlin
- Evolution :star::star::star:
Director: Ivan Reitman
- Fast and the Furious, The :star::star:½
Director: Rob Cohen
- 15 Minutes :star::star:½
Director: John Herzfeld
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within :star::star:
Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi
- Freddy Got Fingered :star:
Director: Tom Green
- Get Over It :star::star:
Director: Tommy O'Haver
- Ghost World :star::star::star::star:
Director: Terry Zwigoff
- Ginger Snaps :star::star::star:½
Director: John Fawcett
- Hannibal :star::star::star:
Director: Ridley Scott
- Hardball :star::star::star:
Director: Brian Robbins
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone :star::star::star:½
Director: Chris Columbus
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch :star::star::star::star:
Director: John Cameron Mitchell
- In The Bedroom :star::star::star::star:
Director: Todd Field
- Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back :star::star::star::star:
Director: Kevin Smith
- Jurassic Park III :star::star::star:
Director: Joe Johnston
- Knight's Tale, A :star:½
Director: Brian Helgeland
- Legally Blonde :star::star:½
Director: Robert Luketic
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring :star::star::star:½
Director: Peter Jackson
- Lost and Delirious :star::star::star::star:
Director: Lea Pool
- * Memento :star::star::star::star:
Director: Christopher Nolan
- * Monty Python and the Holy Grail :star::star::star::star:
Director(s): Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones
- Moulin Rouge :star::star::star:½
Director: Baz Luhrman
- Mulholland Drive :star::star::star::star:
Director: David Lynch
- Mummy Returns, The :star::star:½
Director: Stephen Sommers
- Ocean's Eleven :star::star::star:
Director: Steven Soderbergh
- Others, The :star:½
Director: Alejandro Amenabar
- Out Cold :star:
Director(s): The Malloys
- Pearl Harbor :star::star:
Director: Michael Bay
- Planet of the Apes :star:½
Director: Tim Burton
- *Princess and the Warrior, The :star::star::star:½
Director: Tom Tykwer
- Rat Race :star::star::star:
Director: Jerry Zucker
- Rock Star :star::star:½
Director: Stephen Herek
- Royal Tenenbaums, The :star::star::star::star:
Director: Wes Anderson
- Rush Hour 2 :star::star::star:
Director: Brett Ratner
- Save The Last Dance :star::star:
Director: Thomas Carter
- Saving Silverman :star:
Director: Dennis Dugan
- Scary Movie 2 :star:½
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
- Series 7: The Contenders :star::star::star::star:
Director: Daniel Minahan
- Shrek :star::star::star:½
Director(s): Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson
- Swordfish :star::star::star:
Director: Dominic Sena
- Tomb Raider :star:
Director: Simon West
- Wet Hot American Summer :star::star:
Director: David Wain
List of films by their star rating:
:star::star::star::star:
- AI: Artificial Intelligence
- *Battle Royale
- Donnie Darko
- Ghost World
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch
- In The Bedroom
- Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
- Lost and Delirious
- *Memento
- *Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Mulholland Drive
- Royal Tenenbaums, The
- Series 7: The Contenders
:star::star::star:½
- * Dish, The
- Ginger Snaps
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- Moulin Rouge
- *Princess and the Warrior, The
- Shrek
:star::star::star:
- American Pie 2
- Evolution
- Deep End, The
- Hannibal
- Hardball
- Jurassic Park III
- Ocean's Eleven
- Rat Race
- Rush Hour 2
- Swordfish
:star::star:½
- Blow
- Fast and the Furious, The
- 15 Minutes
- Legally Blonde
- Mummy Returns, The
- Rock Star
:star::star:
- Antitrust
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
- Get Over It
- Pearl Harbor
- Save The Last Dance
- Wet Hot American Summer
:star:½
- Knight's Tale, A
- Others, The
- Planet of the Apes
- Scary Movie 2
:star:
- Adventures of Joe Dirt, The
- Along Came A Spider
- America's Sweethearts
- Driven
- Freddy Got Fingered
- Out Cold
- Saving Silverman
- Tomb Raider

 

[John Thomas]

2001 Film List (complete with bad html)
Update: 03/07/03 with Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

Comprehensive listing of viewed movies, date viewed and rating. Total = 83.
Along Came A Spider
09/28/01
4.0

Amelie
12/07/01
9.0

American Outlaws
01/03/02
2.5

American Pie 2
08/19/01
6.0

America's Sweethearts
12/14/01
4.5

Artifical Intelligence: AI
06/30/01
8.5

Atlantis: The Lost Empire
02/20/02
5.5

Baby Boy
01/03/02
7.0

Bandits
04/27/02
6.0

Beautiful Mind, A
02/06/02
7.0

Black Hawk Down
02/15/01
8.0

Black Knight
04/16/02
4.0

Blow
04/07/01
5.5

Bridget Jones' Diary
04/21/01
7.0

Cats & Dogs
07/07/01
4.5

Caveman's Valentine
04/16/02
6.0

Crazy/Beautiful
12/04/01
6.5

Curse Of The Jade Scorpion, The
09/09/01
5.5

Deep End, The
09/20/01
7.5

Dish, The
02/18/02
7.0

Domestic Disturbance
04/16/02
3.0

Donnie Darko
04/24/02
7.5

Enemy At The Gates
10/26/01
6.5

Evolution
08/26/01
5.5

Fast And The Furious, The
01/23/02
4.0

Fifteen Mintues
03/26/01
3.5

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
07/28/01
6.5

Focus
12/13/01
6.0

Freddy Got Fingered
10/26/01
1.5

From Hell
11/13/01
4.5

Ghost World
02/21/02
8.0

Gosford Park
01/11/02
7.0

Hannibal
03/09/01
4.0

Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone
11/26/01
7.0

Heartbreakers
04/15/01
5.5

Hedwig and the Angry Inch
03/07/03
7.0

Heist, The
11/28/01
6.0

In The Bedroom
02/21/02
8.0

In The Mood For Love
06/06/02
8.0

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
08/24/01
7.5

Joy Ride
02/08/02
6.5

Jurassic Park 3
01/03/02
5.0

Knight's Tale, A
09/28/01
5.0

Life As A House
04/27/02
5.5

Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
12/20/01
8.5

Made
09/03/01
7.5

Man Who Wasn't There, The
12/21/01
8.0

Memento
04/20/01
9.0

Mexican, The
08/18/01
6.0

Monster's Ball
02/15/02
8.0

Monsters, Inc.
11/05/01
7.5

Moulin Rouge!
06/10/01
8.0

Mulholland Drive
11/06/01
8.5

Mummy Returns, The
05/11/01
6.0

Not Another Teen Movie
06/08/02
6.0

Novocaine
04/24/02
6.0

Ocean's Eleven
12/09/01
7.0

One Night At McCool's
10/12/01
4.5

Others, The
08/24/01
7.0

Pearl Harbor
05/27/01
4.0

Planet Of The Apes
12/04/01
4.5

Pledge, The
10/06/01
7.5

Rat Race
02/20/02
5.5

Road Home, The
09/20/01
8.0

Rock Star
09/07/01
6.5

Royal Tennenbaus, The
01/04/02
9.5

Rush Hour 2
08/10/01
7.0

Score, The
07/15/01
6.0

Sexy Beast
03/26/02
5.5

Shallow Hal
11/28/01
6.5

Shrek
05/20/01
7.0

Sidewalks Of New York
12/07/01
7.0

Snatch*
07/13/01
7.5

Spy Game
12/12/01
6.5

Spy Kids
04/14/01
6.0

Startup.com
02/13/02
7.5

Swordfish
08/26/01
5.0

Tailor Of Panama
09/21/01
7.0

Tomb Raider
12/18/01
3.5

Training Day
10/28/01
7.0

Vanilla Sky
12/14/01
7.5

Va Savoir
02/08/02
7.5

Wit
01/02/02
7.0

 

[Michael Shannon]

Films of 2001 I've Seen
Save The Last Dance

Rush Hour 2

Double Take

The Visit-Hill Harper,Billy D Williams, Rae Dawn Chong

Baby Boy

Spy Kids

Cavemans Valentine-Sam L Jackson

Shrek-Eddie Murphy, Michael Myers

The Brothers-Morris Chestnut,Gabrielle Union

Hannibal-Sir Anthony Hopkins

The Score-Robert Deniro,Angela Bassett

The Wedding Planner-Jennifer Lopez

The Pledge-Jack Nicholson

Proof of Life-Meg Ryan

Down To Earth-Chris Rock

Thirteen Days-Kevin Costner

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[MichaelPe]

List removed.

 

[Travis_S]

Updated January 1st, 2002 (Swordfish, One Night at McCools, Ghosts of Mars, A Beautiful Mind, and Moulin Rouge)



Hannibal (Director-Ridley Scott) ***1/2

This sequel to "Silence of the Lambs" is not as good as the first but still quite intriging, another great performance by Anthony Hopkins makes this movie. There are a few boring parts in the middle of the film and the ending is quite anti-climactic.



Mummy Returns (Director-Stephen Sommers) **1/2

A lightweight summer movie that doesn't take a moment of rest but is a thrill ride from start to finish. Captures the tongue in cheek feeling of the first movie but is not as good as the original. The movie is not helped by some less than stellar CGI including the Scorpion King at the end.



Shrek (Directors-Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson) ***

Funny movie with excellent animation and good performances from its leads. Funny throughout and with a good ending. Finally a good animated movie from outside the house of mouse!



Pearl Harbor (Director-Michael Bay) **

What a mess. With such a important historical event like Pearl Harbor to play with, why do they end up making this movie? First off the love story is so corny and poorly written that it in no way can be taken seriously. Secondly, why focus on everything else? Did we need to see F.D.R. react to the event, or the Japanese planning the attack? No, and it all comes across as padding to make the movie longer. The only positive of this movie is the attack on Pearl Harbor.



Evolution (Director-Ivan Reitman) **1/2

Very entertaining if not a tad bit similar to "Ghostbuster", but when is copying a movie like that a bad thing? I liked the Duchovney-Jones team, I don't know why Sean William Scott needs to be in it though. Special Effects are very good and definitly a movie I would see again on DVD.



Laura Croft: Tomb Raider (Director- Simon West) **

This is a movie where you seem somewhat interested in it while you are watching it but when you think about it afterward it seems worse. Some scenes are good, but the plot is only there to string all these sequences together and they don't all fit. Angelina Jolie is very good in this movie and I hope if they make a sequel they get a person that can write a better movie around her.



The Fast and the Furious (Director - Rob Cohen) **1/2

Pretty fun and definitly better than I expected. Vin Disel is going to be a major star and is the best part of the movie. On the other hand, Paul Walker talks and acts the same as Keanu Reeves and the movie plays too much music. It gets annoying when every other scene has a song in it. There have been much worse movies this summer.



A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Director -Steven Spielberg) ****

The most fascinating movie of the year. Imaginative, disturbing and depressing. Haley Joel Osment proves that he isn't a fluke and is an actor with a bright future ahead of him. Jude Law steals the scenes he's in, too. The movies third act, while too explanatory, is fitting for the movie. It's not everyday you can go to the movies and see something that you are still thinking about days later.



Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (Director - Hironobu Sakaguchi) **

A disappointment. A movie with this much money put into it should have had a better script. Once the initial "WOW" factor wears off, there's nothing to see besides a muddled story and a anticlimactic ending. Still the movie is worth seeing because of it's graphics, but it could have been much better.



Jurassic Park 3 (Director - Joe Johnston) ***

Jurassic Park 3 is a vast improvement over the disappointing "Lost World". It moves very fast and has excellent special effects. Highlights include the attack of Pteradons in a bird cage and a Spinosaur attack on a barge. Great summer entertaiment in a summer that has been lacking.



Planet of the Apes (Director - Tim Burton) ***

Whenever the apes are on screen the movie is really good, but the humans on the other hand are boring. Someone give me a reason why Kris Kristofferson is in this movie? It seems that there was a love triangle in this that was cut. An enjoyable movie, though. It has an ending that makes no sense but is fun in it's own right.



American Pie 2 (Director - J.B. Rogers) ***

After a year of miserable ripoff "sex comedies" finally a funny one comes out. It is a given that you have to see the original to understand this one. One of the few sequels that feels like an extension of the original concept. Everyone plays their part well, and it is very funny in parts.



The Others (Director - Alejandro Amenabar) ***1/2

Finally a scary movie not aimed at the teenage market. A scary movie that is actually scary. This is what the "Haunting" remake fom 99 should have been like. There doesn't need to be CGI to create scares as this movie has a tremendous atmosphere. A must see and one of the years best.



Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (Director - Kevin Smith) ***

Really funny movie. It works best if you had seen the other Kevin Smith movies but it is not necessary. Now Smith can move on after giving these characters a proper sendoff.



Jeepers Creepers (Director - Victor Salva) ***

Starts off great but the characters turn into horror movie characters and do increasingly idiotic things, which had the audiences hoping for their deaths and laughing at them. I liked the monster and it's truck but the movie could have been better.



Memento (Director - Christopher Nolan) ****

Completely awesome story. Completely unlike anything else this year. The twists and turns of the story are even better in the context of the backwards motion of the story. Best movie of the year.



Zoolander (Director - Ben Stiller) ***

Funny in spots, but not as a whole. Some laughs hit while others missed.



Hearts in Atlantis (Director - Scott Hicks) ***

I liked this movie but I thought it should have been better than it is. No big complaints about it but we've seen it all before.



Training Day (Director - Anthony Fuqua) ***1/2

One of the best movies of the year. Denzel Washington gives a tremendous performance. Totally immersive and the two hours fly by. A little let-down near the end with some unbelievable things happening, but it doesn't take away much from the overall movie.



From Hell (Director - The Hughes Brothers) ***

Really good despite the fact that it seems to drag at times.



K-Pax (Director - Ian Softley) ***1/2

Really good movie. Only complaint is that the movie was too long, some scenes could be cut that don't slow things down.



Monsters, Inc (Director - Peter Docter, David Silverman) ***1/2

Very good with great characters and story. Pixar again proves that they are the best part of Disney.



Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Director - Chris Columbus) ***1/2

Magical and fun. The 2 and a half hours fly by and the movie remains faithful to the book.



Ocean's 11 (Director - Steven Soderbergh) ***1/2

One of the best movies of 2001, fun and fast-paced, and excellently shot. With a sense of style that makes it seem like it was made years ago. Only complaint is that it is a little slow near the beginning, but once the heist begins, it doesn't let up.



Vanilla Sky (Director - Cameron Crowe) ***1/2

(NOTE: I have not seen the original) I thought this was a great movie and well made with great performances from the leads. My problem is the length. I think the movie slowed down in the middle but it got better and better towards the end.



The Majestic (Director - Frank Darabont) ***1/2

Another really good movie. Technically well made and put together well. The problem is the length. I think the story could have been told just as well, and maybe better, with a shorter running time. On the other side, Jim Carrey and Martin Landau give tremendous performances and everyone else fits their roles nicely.



Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Director - Peter Jackson) ****

Wow. I don't really think I can adequatly express my feelings on this movie since I have just seen it. But my first impression is that it's amazing. It's anything I could have ever hoped for. I cannot wait to see this trilogy continue (and of course the director's cut on DVD).



Moulin Rouge (Director - Baz Luhrmann) ***1/2

Starts off really bizzare, so much so that I was getting ready to hate the rest of the film. But it slowed down and actually showed a great romance between McGregor and Kidman, and what else can be said about the songs? It gives the movie even more of a surreal atmosphere. The tango scene is one of the best sequences of the year.



A Beautiful Mind (Director - Ron Howard) ****

I figured that this would be hokey and overly sentimental, but thankfully it was not. It was actually excellend and it does a very good thing in showing the first part of the movie from Nash's point of view, instead of another person watching him. I can't think of a bad performance in this film. Russel Crowe and Jennifer Connely both deserve nominations for their roles in this.



Ghosts of Mars (Director - John Carpenter) **

What has happened to John Carpenter's career? He has gone from a great horror director to directing things like this. It's highly mediocre, but it has an interesting premise, and would definitly be better if it actually had characters in it. I couldn't remember anyone in this besides Ice Cube and Natasha Henstridge.



One Night at McCool's (Director - Harald Zwart) **1/2

I am in the middle on this one. It is hilarious in some scenes, but in others it seems flat. In the end I gave it two and a half stars because of the YMCA shoot out at the end and the funny things scattered around (Paul Reiser's Character's ending).



Swordfish (Director - Dominic Sena) **

Even for a summer blockbuster, this seems flat. It isn't bad, but I don't think there's much here to make a movie from. It goes by so fast that I could never really find out what the point of the movie was. Travolta's character is interesting, but Jackman seems to be in another movie altogether.



Top Films by Rating

1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2. Memento

3. A.I. Artificial Intelligence

4. A Beautiful Mind

5. Ocean's 11

6. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

7. Training Day

8. Moulin Rouge

9. The Majestic

10. Vanilla Sky

11. The Others

12. Monsters, Inc.

13. K-Pax

14. Hannibal

15. Hearts in Atlantis

16. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

17. American Pie 2

18. Jurassic Park 3

19. Zoolander

20. Jeepers Creepers

21. From Hell

22. Planet of the Apes

23. Shrek

24. Evolution

25. Mummy Returns

26. One Night at McCool's

27. Fast and the Furious

28. Swordfish

29. Ghosts of Mars

30. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

31. Laura Croft: Tomb Raider

32. Pearl Harbor

 

[Kristian]

Last Updated: 08/18/04
Total Film Count: 43

• 2001 Theatrical Releases: 31
• Special Editions/Re-Releases: 2
• Short Films: 7
• TV Films: 2
• Direct-to-Video Films: 1

[c]2001 Theatrical Releases[/c]
Film / Grade / MPAA Rating / Director(s) / Date Viewed (Venue & Additional Viewing Info in Parentheses)
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence / :star::star::star::star: / PG-13 / Steven Spielberg / 08/16/01 (CCP)
Amélie (Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain) / :star::star::star:¾ / R / Jean-Pierre Jeunet / 01/29/02 (AMCSP)
Atlantis: The Lost Empire / :star::star::star: / PG / Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise / 07/03/01 (CVP)
Baby Boy / :star::star:¾ / R / John Singleton / 09/05/02 (HBO)
A Beautiful Mind / :star::star::star:¼ / PG-13 / Ron Howard / 01/03/02 (CCP)
Black Hawk Down / :star::star::star: / R / Ridley Scott / 01/17/02 (CCP)
The Devil's Backbone (El Espinazo del Diablo) / :star::star:¼ / R / Guillermo Del Toro / 06/16/04 (DVD)[RENT]
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within / :star::star:¾ / PG-13 / Hironobu Sakaguchi / 07/14/01 (CCSP)
Gosford Park / :star::star:½ / R / Robert Altman / 01/26/02 (COBBD)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone / :star::star::star:¼ / PG / Chris Columbus / 11/21/01 (CCP)
In The Bedroom / :star::star::star:¼ / R / Todd Field / 02/01/02 (AMCSP)
Iris / :star::star::star: / R / Richard Eyre / 02/24/02 (AMCAV)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back / :star::star::star: / R / Kevin Smith / 03/05/02 (DVD)
Jurassic Park III / :star::star::star: / PG-13 / Joe Johnston / 07/19/01 (CVP)
Kandahar (Safar e Ghandehar) / :star: / NR / Mohsen Makhmalbaf / 03/03/02 (RSB)
Life as a House / :star::star:¾ / R / Irwin Winkler / 08/23/03 (DVD)[RENT]
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring / :star::star::star::star: / PG-13 / Peter Jackson / 12/19/01 (CCP)
Lost & Delirious / :star::star::star: / R / Léa Pool / 01/08/03 (DVD)[RENT]
Lumumba / :star:½ / NR / Raoul Peck / 03/07/02 (HBO)[DUB]
Monster's Ball / :star::star::star:¼ / R /Marc Foster / 02/09/02 (AMCSP)
Monsters Inc. / :star::star::star:½ / G / Pete Docter / 11/08/01 (CCP)
Moulin Rouge! / :star::star::star:½ / PG-13 / Baz Luhrmann / 02/28/02 (AMCSP), 07/27/02 (DVD)
The Mummy Returns / :star::star:½ / PG-13 / Stephen Sommers / 05/04/01 (RPL)
Planet of the Apes / :star::star:¼ / PG-13 / Tim Burton / 07/28/01 (CVP)
Princesa / :star:½ / NR / Henrique Goldman / 01/04/04 (DVD)[RENT]
The Royal Tenenbaums / :star::star::star:¼ / R / Wes Anderson / 01/31/02 (COBBD)
Rush Hour 2 / :star::star:¾ / PG-13 / Brett Ratner / 08/23/01 (CCP)
Shrek / :star::star::star:½ / PG / Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson / 12/27/01 (DVD)
The Son's Room (La Stanza del Figlio) / :star::star::star:¾ / R / Nanni Moretti / 03/09/02 (RSB)
Songcatcher / :star:¾ / PG-13 / Maggie Greenwald / 07/30/03 (DVD)[RENT]
Training Day / :star::star::star:¼ / R / Antoine Fuqua / 05/04/02 (DVD)
[c]2001 Special Editions/Re-Releases[/c]
Battle Royale: Special Version / :star::star::star:½ / NR / Kinji Fukasaku / 06/19/04 (DVD)[RENT]
Elvis: That's The Way It Is - Special Edition / :star::star::star: / PG / Denis Sanders / 01/08/03 (TCM)
[c]2001 Short Films[/c]
Ambush / :star::star:½ / NR / John Frankenheimer / 02/28/02 (WEB)
Chosen / :star::star::star: / NR / Ang Lee / 02/28/02 (WEB)
The Follow / :star::star::star:½ / Unrated / Wong Kar-Wai / 02/28/02 (WEB)
For the Birds / :star::star::star:½ / G / Ralph Eggleston / 11/08/01 (CCP)
Powder Keg / :star::star::star:½ / NR / Alejandro González Iñárritu / 02/28/02 (WEB)
Star / :star::star: / NR / Guy Ritchie / 02/28/02 (WEB)
Why I Love ****ing New York / :star::star: / NR / Kevin Smith / 03/06/02 (WEB)
[c]2001 TV Films[/c]
61* / :star::star::star: / TV-MA / Billy Crystal / N/A (HBO)
Samurai Jack: Movie Premiere / :star::star::star:¼ / TV-Y7 / Genndy Tartakovsky / 08/10/01 (CN)
[c]2001 Direct-to-Video Films[/c]
Replicant / :star: / R / Ringo Lam / 01/01/02 (VHS)
Rating System
:star::star::star::star: - Astonishing
:star::star::star:¾ - Excellent
:star::star::star:½ - Great
:star::star::star:¼ - Very Good
:star::star::star: - Good
:star::star:¾ - Above Average
:star::star:½ - Average
:star::star:¼ - Below Average
:star::star: Poor
:star:¾ - Bad
:star:½ - Dreadful
:star:¼ - Horrendous
:star: - Absolute Garbage
Theaters: AMCAV - AMC Aventura 24, Aventura, Florida
AMCSP - AMC Sunset Place 24, South Miami, Florida
CCP - Caribbean Cinemas Plaza las Americas, San Juan, Puerto Rico
CCSP - Caribbean Cinemas San Patricio, San Juan, Puerto Rico
CVP - CineVista Plaza las Americas, San Juan, Puerto Rico
COBBD - Cobb Dolphin 19, Miami, Florida
RPL - Regal Palace 18, Miami, Florida
RSB - Regal South Beach 18, Miami Beach, Florida
Channels: CN - Cartoon Network
HBO - Home Box Office
TCM - Turner Classic Movies
Other Abbreviations: DUB - The dubbed version of a foreign-language film was viewed.
DVD - Film was viewed on DVD.
N/A - Date of viewing not available.
RENT- The DVD viewed was a rental.
VHS - Film was viewed on a crappy VHS tape.
WEB - Film was viewed online.

 

[Derek Faber]

Snatch

Enemy at the Gates

Mummy Returns

Memento

Shrek

Swordfish

Tomb Raider

Atlantis

Fast and the Furious

A.I.

Final Fantasy

Jurassic Park III

[Edited last by Derek Faber on July 17, 2001 at 02:36 AM]
[Edited last by Derek Faber on July 17, 2001 at 02:37 AM]
[Edited last by Derek Faber on July 17, 2001 at 02:38 AM]
[Edited last by Derek Faber on July 17, 2001 at 02:40 AM]
[Edited last by Derek Faber on July 17, 2001 at 06:52 PM]

 

[Mark Pfeiffer]

I've broken the list into four categories: 2001 qualifiers, non-qualifiers, Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival, and Others.
2001 films to date: 196
Other films: 42
Total: 238
2001 films
13 Ghosts
15 Minutes
3000 Miles To Graceland
The Affair of the Necklace
A.I.
Ali
All Access
Along Came a Spider
Amelie
American Outlaws
American Pie 2
An American Rhapsody
America's Sweethearts
Angel Eyes
The Animal
The Anniversary Party
AntiTrust
Apocalypse Now Redux
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Baby Boy
Bandits
A Beautiful Mind
Behind Enemy Lines
Big Eden
Big Trouble
Black Knight
Blow
Blow Dry
Bones
Born Romantic
Bread and Tulips
Bride of the Wind
Bridget Jones's Diary
Brother
The Brothers
Bubble Boy
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Cats & Dogs
The Caveman's Valentine
The Center of the World
Chopper
Chunhyang
The Closet
Corky Romano
crazy/beautiful
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
The Deep End
The Dish
Domestic Disturbance
Don't Say a Word
Double Take
Down To Earth
Dr. Dolittle 2
Driven
Enemy at the Gates
Evolution
Exit Wounds
Extreme Days
Faithless
The Fast and the Furious
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Focus
The Forsaken
Freddy Got Fingered
From Hell
Gangster No. 1
Get Over It
Ghost World
The Glass House
Glitter
The Golden Bowl
Go Tigers!
Grateful Dawg
Greenfingers
Haiku Tunnel
Hannibal
Hardball
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Haunted Castle
Head Over Heels
Heartbreakers
Hearts in Atlantis
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Heist
Himalaya
How High
In the Bedroom
In the Mood for Love
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Jeepers Creepers
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Joe Dirt
Joe Somebody
John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars
Josie and the Pussycats
Joy Ride
Jurassic Park III
Just Visiting
Kate and Leopold
Kingdom Come
Kiss of the Dragon
A Knight's Tale
K-Pax
The Last Castle
Left Behind
Legally Blonde
L.I.E.
Life as a House
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Luzhin Defence
Made
The Majestic
The Man Who Wasn't There
Max Keeble's Big Move
Megiddo: Omega Code 2
Memento
The Mexican
Monkeybone
Monsters, Inc.
Moulin Rouge
Mulholland Drive
The Mummy Returns
The Musketeer
My First Mister
Nico and Dani
Not Another Teen Movie
Novocaine
O
Ocean's 11
On the Line
The One
One Night at McCool's
Original Sin
Osmosis Jones
The Others
Our Lady of the Assassins
Out Cold
Panic
Pearl Harbor
Planet of the Apes
The Pledge
Pootie Tang
The Princess and the Warrior
The Princess Diaries
Rat Race
Recess: School's Out
Riding in Cars with Boys
The Road Home
Rock Star
The Royal Tenenbaums
Rush Hour 2
Save the Last Dance
Saving Silverman
Say It Isn't So
Scary Movie 2
The Score
See Spot Run
Serendipity
Series 7: The Contenders
Sexy Beast
Shallow Hal
The Shipping News
Shrek
Sidewalks of New York
Snatch
Someone Like You
Songcatcher
Soul Survivors
Spring Forward
Spy Game
Spy Kids
Startup.com
Sugar & Spice
Summer Catch
Sweet November
Swordfish
The Tailor of Panama
Texas Rangers
Together
Tomb Raider
Tomcats
Town & Country
Training Day
Two Can Play That Game
Under the Sand
Valentine
Vanilla Sky
The Vertical Ray of the Sun
Waking Life
The Wash
The Wedding Planner
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
The Widow of Saint-Pierre
With a Friend Like Harry
Zoolander
Non-qualifiers
Amores Perros
Before Night Falls
Boys Life 3
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The Gift
The House of Mirth
Malena
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Pollock
Shadow of the Vampire
State and Main
Suzhou River
A Time for Drunken Horses
Traffic
Venus Beauty Institute
Yi Yi
You Can Count On Me
Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival
2001: A Space Odyssey
3 Women
Everyone Says I Love You
Girl on the Bridge
Jesus' Son
The King of Masks
Maryam
Nosferatu
On the Ropes
A Simple Plan
Songs from the Second Floor
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
Such a Long Journey
Others
Ashes of Time
George Washington
High Society
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Iron Monkey
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Mystery of Picasso
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Right Stuff
Sound and Fury
The Wanderers
The Young Girls of Rochefort
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[Mark Palermo]

Alright here's my list. I'm not actually sure if this is everything, but here goes:
A.I.: A
Spy Kids: A
Memento: A-
In the Mood For Love: A-
The Others: B+
Moulin Rouge: B+
The Fast and the Furious: B+
The Tailor of Panama: B
The Pledge: B
15 Minutes: B
Bridget Jones's Diary: B
The Score: B
Freddy Got Fingered: B
Final Fantasy: B-
American Pie 2: B-
Heartbreakers: B-
Atlantis: B-
Snatch: B-
Enemy at the Gates: B-
Shrek: B-
Ginger Snaps: B-
Angel Eyes: B-
The Mummy Returns: B-
Rush Hour 2: B-
Legally Blonde: C+
The Forsaken: C+
Jurassic Park 3: C+
Planet of the Apes: C+
Swordfish: C+
Monkey Bone: C+
Cats and Dogs: C+
Osmosis Jones: C+
Evolution: C+
crazy/beautiful: C+
Baby Boy: C+
Town and Country: C+
The Animal: C+
Tomb Raider: C
Down to Earth: C
Along Came A Spider: C
Someone Like You: C
Josie and the Pussycats: C
Dr. Dolittle 2: C
Driven: C-
One Night at McCool's: C-
Hannibal: C-
Valentine: C-
The Wedding Planner: C-
Crocodile Dundee in LA: C-
What's the Worst That Could Happen: C-
Exit Wounds: C-
Joe Dirt: D+
Sweet November: D+
Pearl Harbor: D+
Sugar and Spice: D+
Kiss of the Dragon: D+
Head Over Heels: D+
Scary Movie 2: D
Left Behind: D-
America's Sweethearts: D-
Save the Last Dance: F
Tomcats: F
3000 Miles to Graceland: F
Mark

 

[Doug R]

Here's my top ten of 2001 so far.

1st Place - Memento

2nd Place - Der Krieger und die Kaiserin

3rd Place - Mulholland Drive

4th Place - Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

5th Place - The Deep End

6th Place - Sexy Beast

7th Place - Moulin Rouge

8th Place - A.I. - Artificial Intelligence

9th Place - Vanilla Sky

10th Place - Made

 

[John Spencer]

With Monster's Ball my list should be pretty close to completion. I know I have yet to see nearly everything, but I don't forsee anyithing causing a shift in my current top ten. Also, upon further deliberation (read: second screenings) I untied The Royal Tenenbaums and Amelie, and placed Tenenbaums at the top spot on my list. My goodness, Hackman was so shafted by the Academy. As were everyone else involved with the film. It is such an immaculately-crafted work.
"How long have you been smoking?"
"Since I was 11."
"Well...You should stop!"

 

[Jason Seaver]

Updated with a couple of features and a couple of shorts.
Monkeybone is why I try and see everything in the theater. Maybe, if there was a group of us in the room, there would have been laughter. As it is, it's bad enough to bump Town And Country off the bottom-10 list. :star:¾
The Independent was the closing film of SF/27, this year's 24-hour sci-fi movie marathon at the Coolidge Corner theater, and its high point (well, other than Happy Accidents ). An extremely funny movie that's been in the can a while - filmed in 2000, released late 2001 in NY/LA because, apparently, they thought they could get Jerry Stiller nominated for best actor, and soon to make its way across the nation's boutique theaters - it's a mockumentary about Corman-esque filmmaker Morty Fineman (Stiller), with a pretty good cast (Janeane Garafolo, Max Perlich) even beore you get to the high-quality nepotism and funny as-themselves camoes (Corman, Ron Howard, others). The end credits demand freeze-framing on DVD as all 426 of Morty's insane movies are listed. :star::star::star:
Speaking of SF/27, not only did Miramax send the wrong movie, but they did it twice! And I'd really been looking forward to Light Years Trilogy with Danny Boyle's "Alien Love Triangle", Bryan Singer's "The Last Question", and Gary Fleder's "Impostor, The Shorter And Hopefully Better Version". Would have been a world premiere, too.
More short stuff: Added the Oscar-nominated "For The Birds", which I'd been under the impression was a 2000 movie, and the painful-to-watch "Wave Twisters". Hip-hop dentists in space. Ugh.

 

[Nick Sievers]

Viewed a few films this week:
Black Hawk Down - It's a relentlessly gruelling experience, with the filmmakers not letting you off the hook for a moment. This is visceral filmmaking, Ridley Scott drags us into war on the ground so that you feel the bullets hit the seat next to you. It almost feels documentary-like in its treatment (For me, very reminisant of last year's Traffic in style). Acting was solid all around and for me there was no real stand-out in the cast. This has taken the #4 spot on my Top Films of 2001 list, and was definately deserving of a **** rating.
From Hell - While I have seen a lot of negativity regarding this film, I still went in optimistic as some critics I respect quite liked it. I came out very disappointed, while it had some really nice photography and costume design the story was lacking and was a very predictable and did not offer anything new in this genre of film. I felt Johnny Depp and to a lesser extent Ian Holm did save it from being a complete bomb therefore I am giving this **.
Corky Romano - I was well aware how bad it was meant to be but I decided to go see it anyway. This is nothing short of terrible, it did not get a single laugh out of me, nothing in this was remotely funny. When are people going to realise that pulling stupid faces and falling over everything just isn't funny. The 3 other people in the cinema were finding it incredibly funny, and I tell you now I felt like smacking them up for it . If I could score less than Zero believe me I would.
In the next couple of days i'll be viewing Ali, Rabbit Proof Fence, Hearts in Atalntis, Iris and Behind Enemy Lines. So i'll post some more thoughts in the coming days.

 

[Seth Paxton]

What SOB told me that Center of the World was really good.
Ok, it's not that bad just a little flat to me. Not a lot of solid new ground covered. Add to that the lower quality in general due to the lower budget and you have a decent but not great film.
Watchable enough but I'm glad I missed it at the theater I guess. It rates a 5.5 of 10 and doesn't make my top 30.

 

[Seth Paxton]

Curse of the Jade Scorpion 7.5 of 10
Someone else said that even average Woody is a good film, and I agree. Scorpion is one of Woody's better efforts lately and a lot of fun. Doesn't quite have the great artistic flow to make my top 30, but it sure is a lot of fun. Plenty of good Woody one-liners, a nice score, and a light, fun script. Really a popcorn crime comedy.