Best Movies of 2001: Your picks.

aria

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For a change there were a lot of good movies out this year. Here are my picks:

Top Movies 2001:

Enemy at the Gates
The Royal Tenenbaums
The Tailor of Panama
Amelie
Vanilla Sky
L.I.E.
Ali
The Others
Black Hawk Down

Honorable Mentions:

The Score
Sexy Beast
A Beautiful Mind
Memento
Snatch
A.I.
Bridget Jones' Diary
Lord of the Rings
Moulin Rouge
Ghost World
Apocalypse Now Redux
Monsters Inc.
The Mexican
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Training Day
From Hell
Ocean's Eleven

Guilty Pleasures:

Legally Blonde
Harty Potter
How High
Rat Race
Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back
Zoolander
The Fast and The Furious
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

Damn I see a lot of movies... (and no that wasn't every one I saw)

[edit: added "thumbs up" and added Snatch]

[ January 09, 2002: Message edited by: Bobak ]
 
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Originally posted by Bobak:
<STRONG>For a change there were a lot of good movies out this year. Here are my picks:

Top Movies 2001:

Enemy at the Gates
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Err... another war movie?

Vanilla Sky
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Yes.

The Others
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Yes.

Honorable Mentions:

The Score
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Sucked ass.

Memento
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Yes.

Snatch
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Cute gimmick movie. Forgettable.

A.I.
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No. Completely missed point of steak sauce.

Bridget Jones' Diary
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Yes.

Lord of the Rings
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No. This was stupid.

The Mexican
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Yes.

Training Day
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Yes.

Ocean's Eleven
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Yes, this was excellent, if they tried it without the all star cast, maybe better. Like dropping matt damon, for one.

Adding up: "O" and Brother (released stateside in 2001)
 
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The royal Tenenbaums!
Probibly one of if the the best films i have seen.
 
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Ahhhh, been waiting on this question for a while now. here goes my list

BEST MOVIE 2001
Lord of the Rings

RUNNER UP
Fast and the Furious
Shrek

HONORABLE MENTION
Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back

WORST MOVIE OF 2001
(now i generally do research on my movies before i go see them, but of the movies i saw, these two were simply the worst)
DR DOOLITTLE 2
VANILLA SKY
 
Late

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Here`s my list

1. Battle Royale (Don`t know if it`s 2001)
2. Requiem for a Dream ----""----
3. Dancer in the Dark
4. Apocalypse now Remix

( I don`t see a lot of movies )
 
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I'm not much of a movie buff, but I enjoyed Iron Monkey. Old school Kung-Fu fun.
 
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I'm not quite sure what to make of 2001. A lot of films you guys have seen haven't been released here yet, so I'll just go through a short pick of 2001 releases...

The Score
Driven
Taxi 2
Bridget Jones's Diary
Traffic
 
Briggs

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Man Bobak, I was with you until Rat Race. Even in the guilty pleasure catagory that was a serious waste of time (in my opinion). We went in expecting just a fun lightharted 90 minutes, but just could not wait for it to end.

Just rent "It's a mad mad mad mad wold" It's about 10K times better.
 
SNK4EVER

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I would say fast and the furious, because I dig car flicks. But, I am always sickened when a classic car meets it's end in these types of movies. In this case that would be the black 69 Charger plowing into the semi. Utterly disgusting...
 
Taiso

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Gotta go with A Beautiful Mind here. Totally exceeded my expectations, Jennifer Connely gave a star making performance in it, Russel Crowe went above and beyond and Ron Howard finally broke from his own conventions in making an excellent film. I'll be disappointed if it doesn't sweep the oscars this year.

Lord Of The Rings was also fantastic. It was, in fact, my pick for best movie of the year until I saw A Beautiful Mind.

From Hell was also very, very good, and Final Fantasy is an underrated movie if you ask me.

Apocalypse Now Redux is good, but I can't qualify it as one of 2001's best because it wasn't made in 2001.
 
GregN

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A.I. - What a great movie. Makes you think on a number of issues. Great atmosphere and visuals. Draws you in, and almost brings a tear to your eyes at times. Very underated. A moving picture.

Jeepers Creepers - Yes, it's horror, but it's horror done right, old-skool style.

Memento - A great psychological thriller that warrants more than one viewing to fully appreciate.

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust - The long awaited sequel to an anime classic. Stunning art and visuals, the usual cast of eccentric and colorful villians and protagonists, and a plot twist that makes you question which characters are villians and which are heros.

Honorable mentions:
Evolution
Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back
What Women Want
 
neobuyer

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1) Without a doubt- MULLHOLLAND DRIVE (US)

2) Memento (US)

3) Crimson Rivers (France)

4) Les Pacte Des Loups (France)

5) Amelie (France)

6) Lord of the Rings
 
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