Best/Worst Movies of 2003

[monolith94]

Yeeeeah... pirates of the carribean was the second best movie of the year, although I have to admit, it loses something on the small screen. It was one of the best theatergoing experiences I've ever had.

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Pirates is a lot of fun if you a.) watch it on the big screen, or b.) watch it with a bunch of friends. It's not that deep a movie otherwise, so watching it alone is not advisable.

As far as the "horror shock" goes...there's really no horror shock. The acting is great (Johnny Depp and Geoffry Rush? How can you go wrong?), the script is well-written, especially for Depp, and it's really a memorable movie.

Also, about the ghost pirate plot: 1.) there are no ghosts in this story, and 2.) its based on the actual disney theme ride

[Uncle Sparky]

Originally posted by MrFun
How nice -- degrading Amerindian culture to "crazy Indian voodoo."


Maybe my Catholic upbringing was based on nothing but "crazy Anglo-Saxon voodoo?"

Anglicans practice "crazy Anglo-Saxon voodoo"; Catholics practice "crazy Italian voodoo";
Mormans practice "early American Sci-Fi".

I also noticed Matchstick Men didn't make a single list ! (including mine)
Movie could make my "best list", but Cage deserves an Oscar nomination, at least.

[Elias]

How could you hate Reveloutions? It was one of the best out this year well since im only 15 I probably have diffrent taste people with 13-year old kids.

[Uncle Sparky]

Finally saw Love Actually. Very funny & touching movie. Very well written and excellent direction. Also the best sound editing of a non "epic" type movie I've experienced in a while.

[KrazyHorse]

Mystic River sucked ass. Tried to be really disturbing and thought-provoking. Was a complete bore.

[KrazyHorse]

I responded to this thread without realising that it had been Nedded.

Hmm. Fez disappears and Ned (re)appears.

Interesting.

[Ned]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
Mystic River sucked ass. Tried to be really disturbing and thought-provoking. Was a complete bore.

Mystic river has both good acting and a good plot. But to you this kind of movie is boring.

Tells me a lot about you KH.

[KrazyHorse]

Mystic river has very respectable acting, but nobody could have saved that script.

[KrazyHorse]

It played like some film student's first project, where he doesn't yet understand that shock value does not equal quality.

[Japher]

I tried to watch Bad Boy's 2 this weekend, I feel asleep, but what I saw really sucked

I also watched Santa Clause 2, I liked that one

[rah]

When pirates came out on DVD, my daughter rushed out and bought it. I was not expecting much from this disney production, but I was pleasantly surprised.

Johnny Depp was great. (of course this role was perfect for him) and while I doubt that any disney flic is going to do well in the more prestigious award shows, Johnny deserves mention.

Thinking that it was based on a amusement park ride, I was pleased that it actually had a plot. It was fun for all ages and was one of the better movies I saw this year.

RAH

[Japher]

I don't really get all excited for Disney movies myself, but Pirates was an excpetion... I am hoping "Miracle" well be good though, comes out in February.

[hexagonian]

BEST
1. ROTK - Ain't no way this one is going to disappoint me - Heck, the trailers are better than most movies - Midnight tomorrow...
2. Pirates of the Carribean - It's incredibly fun - watch it on that level.
3. Last Samurai - Sure its almost an exact retread of 'Dances with Wolves', but I'm a sucker for historical set pieces.
4. Master and Commander - ...I'm a sucker for historical set pieces.

Biggest Surprise...
1. X-Men United

Worst...
1. The Core

Most disappointing...
1. Timeline - mainly because I saw it at the same time I saw 'Master' and 'Samauri', which tended to make it look bad in comparison.

[The Emperor Fabulous]

In the last two days I saw two great movies from 2003(happens when you get back from college, have time to go to the movies, and you work at a video store)

I now have to change my Best of 2003:

Best Movies of 2003

1. Seabiscuit
2. The Last Samurai
3. Pirates of the Carribean
4. Phone Booth
5. American Splendor

Ken Watanabe (Katsumoto in Last Samurai) should win Best Supporting Actor and Paul Giamatti (American Splendor) should be nominated for Best Actor