The Critical Underground Guide to 2001 Oscar Nominees
- Mulholland Drive: *****
- Ghost World: **** 1/2
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: **** 1/2
- Memento: **** 1/2
- Moulin Rouge: **** 1/2
- No Man's Land: **** 1/2
- The Royal Tenenbaums: **** 1/2
- Amelie: ****
- Bridget Jones's Diary: ****
- Gosford Park: ****
- In The Bedroom: ****
- Monsters, Inc.: ****
- Sexy Beast: ****
- Shrek: ****
- A.I.: Artificial Intelligence: *** 1/2
- Ali: *** 1/2
- Iris: *** 1/2
- The Man Who Wasn't There: *** 1/2
- Monster's Ball: *** 1/2
- A Beautiful Mind: ***
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: ***
- Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius: ***
- Kate & Leopold: ***
- Training Day: ***
- Vanilla Sky: ***
- The Affair of the Necklace: ** 1/2
- Black Hawk Down: ** 1/2
- I Am Sam: ** 1/2
- Pearl Harbor: ** 1/2
As decided by the Critical Underground...
Our rating system:
***** - A masterpiece; these are rare.
**** 1/2 - An excellent work of art, good enough that even people who usually hate the genre or main artists involved will still probably enjoy it.
**** - A very good work; people who hate the genre / artists involved may not care for it, but almost anyone else will.
*** 1/2 - A fairly good work, but will probably only be embraced by fans of the genre / artist.
*** - A barely good work; only diehard fans need apply.
** 1/2 - An average work; probably won't excite even diehard fans.
** - A below average piece of art; non-fans will hate this work.
* 1/2 - A bad work that few people are likely to enjoy and many are likely to hate.
* - A truly awful work; nearly everybody will hate this.
1/2 - One of the worst works of art ever; like the 5 stars, these are also rare.
So, how would YOU rate the films?
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs
Oh, it's not fair that nobody has paid attention to this great idea.
If you're still interested, I'll let you know my thoughts about these movies (about those I have seen):
Mulholland Drive: ****
The Fellowship of the Ring: *****
Memento: ****
No Man's Land: ***
The Royal Tenenbaums: **1/2
Amélie: ***1/2
Bridget Jones's Diary: ***1/2
Gosford Park: ***
In the Bedroom: **1/2
Shrek: ****
A.I.: **1/2
A Beautiful Mind: **
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: ***
Training Day: **
Blach Hawk Down: ***
Pearl Harbor: **
P.S.: What about a 2004 version?
I love your ratings, but please don't get upset if I don't update the above. This ship has sailed.
I might pull together some type of poll for the upcoming Oscars, but it will most likely be after the nominations are announced.
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs