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[hXc_thugg]

I donno, it was released on DVD August 2004....

It was released in American theatres in January, 2003. I think it got re-released last February, though.

 

[Drozmight]

Yeah, I don't really go to the movie theaters... just rent when they come to DVD.

 

[distantmantra]

Yeah, I don't really go to the movie theaters... just rent when they come to DVD.

I rarely rent movies (I probably rented three DVDs during 2004 -- To Be and To Have, The Magdalene Sisters and Angels in America), I love going to the theater and seeing it up on the big screen.

 

[Joe]

WHY CANT YOU MOTHER BITCHERS GRASP THE CONCEPT OF OPINIONS

 

[Drozmight]

WHY CANT YOU MOTHER BITCHERS GRASP THE CONCEPT OF OPINIONS

Because we're closet fascists... all for one or nothing.

 

[Meatpuppet]

Yeah I was thinking of the Aenid by mistake.

Decided to post my list. Dunno if these released earlier in the US, but these were all this year in the UK:

9) Bubba Ho Tep
8) Zatoichi
7) Lost in Translation
6) Hero
5) House of Flying Daggers
4) Collateral
3) The Incredibles
2) Shaolin Soccer
1) The Bourne Supremacy

I would probably throw other movies in there. I'm really looking foreward to seeing Napoleon Dynamite during the week. I'm mixed on some. I love Kill Bill, but I couldn't place Vol 2 anywhere on that list for some reason. Bourne Supremacy got my top spot, because it was modest on bombast, well cast, entertaining, and the trilogy is shaping up great.

$%*#@!!!

I knew there was something I wanted to have on my Christmas wishlist that I couldn't remember, and now its too late!

Balls to this.

 

[SickBoy]

WHY CANT YOU MOTHER BITCHERS GRASP THE CONCEPT OF OPINIONS

OPINIONS SHALL NOT BE DEBATED!

 

[Macam]

Most of David Lynch's movies are completely depraved, useless meanderings. I almost wish Ebert would have panned Mulholland Drive (which I kinda enjoyed) so that Lynch fans would be even more pissed at him.

I don't always agree with Ebert, but let's just say he's the one single critic I agree with most of the time (let's say, 70-75%). His reviews are always informed, and well-written. You may not like his opinion, but you'd have a lot of trouble convincing me that Lynch has fulfilled the destiny he looked like he was going to have with Eraserhead.

And here I thought I was the only one who didn't like David Lynch's movies. Mulholland Drive couldn't have been more boring to me if it tried...and it tried damn hard.

Anyway, I don't have any qualms with what Ebert picks. Like other people said, he's well-informed and he can back up his choices, and frankly I use them more as a loose guide to check out movies I may have overlooked rather than a list to bang my head against. His list last year had me watching a number of films that do what most mainstream movies don't do: leave an imprint. Spider-Man 2 may have been bland filler to me, but then so is Halo 2 and that game has been hailed up and down by every game critic. I just can't get wound up by these things any more, as I fall almost entirely into the minority opinion every time.

I really couldn't say what were my favorite movies this year so far since I have no idea as to exactly what all has been released this year (is there a site that lists movie releases for an entire year?), but Eternal Sunshine and Sideways are probably two of the better filsm I've seen thus far. A lot of the more lower key movies I've seen recently, like Closer and Kinsey, have been comparably weaker than the type of artsy movies that get released this time of year, at least compared to last year. I'm still waiting for the Austin theaters to get Aviator, The Assassination of Richard Nixon, The Sea Inside, A Very Long Engagement, and so on. It's too early for me to weigh in on anything at this point.

As for City of God, the DVD initially was available around February of this year but was recalled for some reason or another and then released later on around August I believe. It was beautifully shot but the story didn't do anything for me.

 

[Shadowmancer]

Spiderman 2 was almost unwatchable it was so cheesy and poorly done.
Some of the most obvious CG I've ever seen.

Sam Raimi directs in that sort of style (i.e. doesnt care if effects look like effects, ever seen Evil Dead 3). He's more interested with getting the characters and story right than pretty effects.

 

[Foreign Jackass]

Sam Raimi directs in that sort of style (i.e. doesnt care if effects look like effects, ever seen Evil Dead 3). He's more interested with getting the characters and story right than pretty effects.

The character work and story arc in Spiderman 2 was obviously one of the best in superhero movies, ever.

INCLUDING the cool but highly overrated Unbreakable (where's the climax?).