2004 Critics and Other Organizations Top 10 Lists (1 Viewer)

[ZacharyTait]

James Berardinelli's Top 10 of 2004

1. Maria Full of Grace
2. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring
3. Before Sunset
4. Moolaade
5. The Sea Inside
6. Million Dollar Baby
7. Closer
8. Sideways
9. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
10. The Incredibles and The Polar Express

James Berardinelli's Top 10 of 2004 with Commentary

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

Current Tally: The Incredibles continue to get votes and is now tied with The Aviator at #4. Before Sunset and Maria Full Of Grace stay strong and move up a notch. Hotel Rwanda drops off from #10 only to be replaced by Ray.

Films With Most Mentions - 1st paren.; #1 Mentions - 2nd paren.

1. Sideways (32) (19-#1)
2. Million Dollar Baby (19) (1-#1)
3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (18) (1-#1)
4. Aviator, The (16) (3-#1)
...Incredibles, The (16)
6. Before Sunset (13)
...Kinsey (13)
...Maria Full Of Grace (13)
9. House of Flying Daggers (9) (1-#1)
10. Vera Drake (8) (1-#1)
....Ray (8)

~Edwin

 

[ZacharyTait]

Manhola Dargis' Top 10 of 2004

1. Million Dollar Baby
2. The Big Red One: The Restoration
3. Sideways
4. Before Sunset
5. Collateral
6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
7. Kill Bill Volume 2
8. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
9. Time of the Wolf
10. Blind Shaft

Manhola Dargis' Top 10 of 2004 with Commentary (registration required)

A.O. Scott's Top 10 of 2004

1. Million Dollar Baby
2. The Big Red One: The Restoration
3. Moolaade
4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
5. Tarnation
6. Goodbye Dragon Inn
7. Kinsey
8. Tokyo Godfathers
9. The Incredibles
10. Farenheit 9/11

A.O. Scott's Top 10 of 2004 with Commentary (registration required)

Stephen Holden's Top 10 of 2004

1. Bad Education
2. Sideways
3. Maria Full of Grace
4. Vera Drake
5. Kinsey
6. Million Dollar Baby
7. Bright Leaves
8. The Door in the Floor
9. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
10. The Mother

Stephen Holden's Top 10 of 2004 with commentary (registration required)

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

Current Tally: The Top 25

Films With Most Mentions - 1st paren.; #1 Mentions - 2nd paren.

1. Sideways (34) (19-#1)
2. Million Dollar Baby (22) (3-#1)
3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (21) (1-#1)
4. Incredibles, The (17)
5. Aviator, The (16) (3-#1)
6. Kinsey (15)
7. Before Sunset (14)
....Maria Full Of Grace (14)
9. House of Flying Daggers (9) (1-#1)
....Vera Drake (9) (1-#1)

11. Ray (8)
12. Collateral (7)
.....Hotel Rwanda (7) (1-#1)
.....Moolaade (7)
15. Bad Education (6) (1-#1)
.....Finding Neverland (6) (1-#1)
.....Very Long Engagement, A (6)
18. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (5)
.....Motorcycle Diaries, The (5)
20. Fahrenheit 9/11 (4)
.....Hero (4) (1-#1)
22. Closer (3)
.....Phantom Of The Opera (3)
.....Spider-Man 2 (3)
.....Tarnation (3)

~Edwin

 

[Mike D]

There are a large group of ballots here
Here are the Top Ten compiled by

The Village Voice

1 Before Sunset
2 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
3 Dogville
4 Sideways
5 Goodbye Dragon Inn
6 Notre Musique
7 Crimson Gold
8 I ♥ Huckabees
9 Vera Drake
10 Moolaadé

 

[ZacharyTait]

Len Klady's Top 10 of 2004 (in alphabetical order)

Ae Fond Kiss
The Aviator
Distant
Hotel Rwanda
Maria Full of Grace
Motorcycle Diaries
The Phantom of the Opera
The Return
The Sea Inside
Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter...and Spring

Len Klady's Top 10 with Commentary

 

[ZacharyTait]

Lou Lumenick's Best and Worst 10 of 2004

Top 10
1. Million Dollar Baby
2. Sideways
3. Tarnation
4. The Incredibles
5. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
6. House of Flying Daggers
7. Bad Education
8. Finding Neverland
9. The Motorcycle Diaries
10. Vera Drake and Maria Full of Grace

Worst 10
1. The Phantom of the Opera
2. Alexander
3. The Butterfly Effect
4. The Village
5. Catwoman (Here you go Ernest!)
6. Vanity Fair
7. Before Sunset (I say Boo! to this one)
8. King Arthur
9. Alfie
10. Surviving Christmas

Lou Lumenick's Best and Worst of 2004 with Commentary

 

[ZacharyTait]

V.A. Musetto's Best of 2004 (in alphabetical order)

The Big Animal
Goodbye Dragon Inn
Good Morning, Night
Gozu
Oasis
Open Water
Osama
The Saddest Music in the World
Since Otar Left
Vera Drake

I proclaim this list to be the most obscure of 2004.

V.A. Musetto's Top Films of 2004 with Commentary

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

I like it!

~Edwin

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

Current Tally: The Top 24

Films With Most Mentions - 1st paren.; #1 Mentions - 2nd paren. In Bold - Films showing some current momentum.


1. Sideways (36) (19-#1)
2. Million Dollar Baby (23) (4-#1)
....Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (23) (1-#1)
4. Incredibles, The (18)
5. Aviator, The (17) (3-#1)
6. Maria Full Of Grace (16)
7. Before Sunset (15) (1-#1)
....Kinsey (15)
9. Vera Drake (12) (1-#1)
10. House of Flying Daggers (10) (1-#1)

11. Hotel Rwanda (8) (1-#1)
.....Moolaade (8)
.....Ray (8)
14. Bad Education (7) (1-#1)
.....Collateral (7)
.....Finding Neverland (7) (1-#1)
.....Motorcycle Diaries, The (7)
18. Very Long Engagement, A (6)
19. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (5)
20. Fahrenheit 9/11 (4)
.....Goodbye Dragon Inn (4)
.....Hero (4) (1-#1)
.....Phantom Of The Opera (4)
.....Tarnation (4)

~Edwin

 

[Seth Paxton]

Wow, I've always felt Lisa S was well beyond Owen as a reviewer but I never could have dreamed this from him.

Truly a dreadful, half-assed, plug n play effort. I like fun films, but the writing for this one was some of the worst of the year (not just dialog, but scenarios).

At best I can see it listed as a guilty pleasure or an average film that a person enjoyed, but it is utterly lacking of any real craftmanship that would warrant a top 10 appearance.

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

I guess the magazine still has to cater to a larger demographic and they didn't want to appear elitist and risk losing a few subscribers.

~Edwin

 

[Mikel_Cooperman]

I liked 13 going on 30 but liked Mean Girls more.

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

Richard Corliss (Time Magazine):

1 Hero/House of Flying Daggers
2 Sideways
3 Bad Education
4 Closer
5 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
6 Infernal Affairs
7 The Five Obstructions
8 Ray
9 Fahrenheit 9/11
10 The Passion Of The Christ


Richard Schickel (Time Magazine):

1 The Aviator
2 Million Dollar Baby
3 Vera Drake
4 The Inheritance
5 Kitchen Stories
6 Collateral
7 Maria Full of Grace
8 Kinsey
9 The Woodsman
10 Sideways

~Edwin

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

double post

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

Mick LaSalle (San Francisco Chronicle):

1 Dogville
2 Before Sunset
3 Fahrenheit 9/11
4 The Dreamers
5 Sideways
6 Stage Beauty
7 Callas Forever
8 Hotel Rwanda
9 Being Julia
10 The Aviator

~Edwin

 

[ZacharyTait]

James Berardinelli's Hall of Shame for 2004

1. Without a Paddle
2. Van Helsing
3. Catwoman
4. Eurotrip
5. The Whole Ten Yards
6. A Dirty Shame
7. Envy
8. Garfield
9. The Perfect Score
10. Walking Tall

James Berardinelli's Hall of Shame for 2004 with Commentary

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

Current Tally: The Top 15

Films With Most Mentions - 1st paren.; #1 Mentions - 2nd paren.

1. Sideways (40) (19-#1)
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (25) (1-#1)
3. Million Dollar Baby (24) (4-#1)
4. Aviator, The (20) (5-#1)
5. Incredibles, The (19)
6. Before Sunset (17) (1-#1)
....Maria Full Of Grace (17)
8. Kinsey (16)
9. Vera Drake (14) (1-#1)
10. House of Flying Daggers (12) (2-#1)
11. Ray (10)
12. Hotel Rwanda (9) (1-#1)
.....Moolaade (9)
14. Bad Education (8) (1-#1)
15. Collateral (8)

~Edwin

 

[Stevan Lay]

From our local rag:

(Note that some of the higher tallied films such as Sideways, Million Dollar Baby, Closer, Aviator, etc... are yet to be released over in this side of the pond.)

Mark Naglazas (The West Australian)
Top Ten

1. The Incredibles
2. The Barbarian Invasions
3. The Motorcycle Diaries
4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
5. The Fog of War
6. Collateral
7. Fahrenheit 9/11
8. Shrek 2
9. A Very Long Engagement
10. Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban

Worst of the Worst

• Van Helsing
• Christmas with the Kranks
• The Sin Eater aka The Order
• Wimbledon
• The Stepford Wives

 

[ZacharyTait]

Claudia Puig's Best and Worst of 2004 (USA Today)

Top 10 of 2004

1. Sideways
2. Million Dollar Baby
3. Hotel Rwanda
4. The Aviator
5. The Sea Inside
6. Maria Full of Grace
7. The Motorcycle Diaries
8. Collateral
9. Before Sunset
10. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Bottom 5

1. Christmas with the Kranks
2. Surviving Christmas
3. Catwoman
4. Connie and Carla
5. Shall We Dance?

Claudia Puig's Best and Worst of 2004 with Commentary