So the last blog I typed out ended up in Blog heaven… the Post and Publish buttons weren’t there before. I have no idea what happened. But, here’s something completely different!<\/p>\n
A bit of movie fun for your reading pleasure…<\/p>\n
Top 10 Movies of 2001 (plus commentary) in reverse order (naturally)<\/p>\n
10 Bridget Jones’s Diary
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Almost as good as the book – funny Texan pretending to be a Brit, and doing it quite smashingly!<\/p>\n
9 The Gift
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Surprisingly good movie, suspenseful and you get to see Keanu Reeves as a big meanie!<\/p>\n
8 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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Hobbits, Wizards and Elves – OH MY! Plus an added scene that was not in the book and is completely unnecessary.<\/p>\n
7 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
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More Wizards, but not as long as “The Rings” and not as changed from the original story.<\/p>\n
6 Shrek
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Ogres and fairytale creatures making fun of the creations of Disney, what more could you ask for in a cartoon?<\/p>\n
5 I Am Sam
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I laughed, I cried I didn’t want it to end! Yes, there is a very melodramatic scene by Michelle Pfieffer, but if you ignore that moment the movie is spectacular. I totally love the little girl in this movie she’s so cute and she does a great job. And really, how can you NOT love a movie where the main character loves the Beatles?<\/p>\n
4 In The Bedroom
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Deep, disturbing, depressing – what an awesome movie!<\/p>\n
3 Gosford Park
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Robert Altman at his best and with so many hunky British men!<\/p>\n
2 Donnie Darko
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Have you ever wondered how much impact one person’s life makes in this world? Is it possible to travel through time? See this movie!!<\/p>\n
1 Memento
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The most innovative, amazing, backwards story about memory loss I’ve EVER SEEN!<\/p>\n
Honorable mention: For being very funny and wrongly marketed.
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Josie & the Pussycats
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You should give it a chance… cuz it is a very clever tribute to pop culture. They get the award for best use of product placement.<\/p>\n
And the #1 OVER HYPED PIECE OF CRAP is Pearl Harbor don’t waste your time! If you’ve seen Titanic you’ve seen this.<\/p>\n
And for those of you wondering where are Moulin Rouge, Mulholland Drive and A Beautiful Mind – YES I saw them, but NO, I don’t think they are worthy enough to be on my top 10 list. Monsters Inc – I haven’t seen so I can’t add it to my list yet. Any other missing films, I probably haven’t seen yet. <\/p>\n
My choice for Best Motion Picture of the Year (of the ones up for the Oscar which for the first year EVER I’ve actually seen them all)
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Nominees:
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A Beautiful Mind
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Gosford Park
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In the Bedroom
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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Moulin Rouge<\/p>\n
I feel the academy is going to choose “A Beautiful Mind”. I however would give the Oscar to “In the Bedroom”. It’s a much better story, something I haven’t seen before. It was better acted and more real (yes I know A Beautiful Mind is based on a real person but if you’ve seen it, you can see how it doesn’t feel as real as In the Bedroom does) and the soundtrack is so haunting and wonderful. I think “In the Bedroom” deserves the Oscar more than any of the other choices.
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