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tabuno
03-27-2003, 07:46 PM
Since a Goldderby message board had me spend hours on my list, I thought I might as well do something with it so here it goes:

Unfortunately any list must out of necessity omit those movies which I haven't seen (Gangs of New York, The Pianist, Y Tu Mamá También, In the Bedroom, Punch-Drunk Love, Monsters Ball, Far From Heaven):

1. One Hour Photo (2002)
2. Frida (2002)
3. The House of Mirth (2000) with Gillian Anderson
4. Moulin Rouge (2001)
5. The Hours (2002)
6. Spirited Away (2001-2002)
7. Confession of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
8. Chicago (2002)
9. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
10. Secretary (2002)
11. A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001)
12. Mulholland Drive (2001)
13. Mostly Martha (2002, German)
14. Igby Goes Down (2002)
15. Death to Smoochy (2002)
16. Solaris (2002)
17. Memento (2000)
18. Catch Me If You Can (2002)
19. Possession (2001) with Gwyneth Paltrow
20. Ring, The (2002)
21. Others, The (2001)
22. Adaptation (2002)
23. Widow of Saint-Pierre, The (2000, French)
24. Insomnia (2002)
25. Amélie (2001, French)

Honorable Mention:

Almost Famous, Gosford Park, The Royal Tenenbaums, Wonder Boys, The Majestic, Bringing Down The House, Traffic, About A Boy, O, Brother, Where Art Thou?, The Man Who Wasn't There, State and Main

oscar jubis
03-28-2003, 02:01 AM
Just can't resist. Alphabetically within category. *=subs

TOP 10

BEFORE SUNSET
CODE UNKNOWN*
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE*
MULHOLLAND DRIVE
RUSSIAN ARK
SPIRITED AWAY
TIME OUT*
THE WIND WILL CARRY US*

RUNNERS UP

A.I.
AMORES PERROS*
APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX
ARARAT
ATANARJUAT: THE FAST RUNNER
A TIME FOR DRUNKEN HORSES*
BLOODY SUNDAY
DIVIDED WE FALL*
FANTASIA 2000
HOUSE OF MIRTH
I'M GOING HOME*
PIANIST
THE SON*
Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN*

Honorable Mention

ADAPTATION
ALL OR NOTHING
BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE
BUTTERFLY*
THE CIRCLE*
FAR FROM HEAVEN
HABLE CON ELLA*
HERO*
L'HUMANITE*
LORD OF THE RINGS
THE VIRGIN SUICIDES

Johann
05-17-2003, 12:16 AM
I was most impressed with FRIDA, but Tenenbaums, Mullholland Dr. , Ghost World, and A.I. are all incredible films so far..

and one musn't forget Polanski's triumph "The Pianist"

Mark Dujsik
05-19-2003, 03:34 PM
Here's my top 10 thus far:

10. Bully
9. Untitled (a.k.a. Almost Famous the Bootleg Cut)
8. Traffic
7. Moulin Rouge
6. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
5. Bowling for Columbine
4. Memento
3. Spirited Away
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
1. A.I. Artificial Intelligence