[yearly] seen in 2002
Submitted by Nick Vane on Mon, 10/21/2002 - 03:23
Tags:
- loved:
- Unbreakable (2000)
- Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Poulain (2001)
- Instrument (1999)
- Tape (2001)
- Taxi Driver (1976)
- Signs (2002)
- Roger and Me (1989)
- Bottle Rocket (1994)
- Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
- The Blues Brothers (1980)
- Citizen Kane (1941)
- Mystery Science Theater 3000: Hellcats (1990/1967)
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
- Ed Wood (1994)
- Seven Samurai (1954)
- Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
- The Magnificent Seven (1960)
- A Hard Day's Night (1964)
- Waking Life (2001)
- Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
- Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
- American Mullet (2001)
- enjoyed:
- Vénus Beauté (Institut) (1999)
- Chelsea Walls (2001)
- No Man's Land (2001)
- Big Trouble (2002)
- Minority Report (2002)
- The Bourne Identity (2002)
- Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Crawling Hand (1989/1963)
- Tron (1982)
- Lola Rennt (1998)
- Ernest Goes to Camp (1987)
- Pleasantville (1998)
- Jackass: The Movie (2002)
- The Ring (2002)
- Magnolia (1999)
- 8 Mile (2002)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
- Ghost World (2001)
- Roxanne (1987)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
- Beverly Hills Ninja (1996)
- Catch Me If You Can (2002)
- tolerated:
- Orange County (2002)
- Men in Black 2 (2002)
- Total Recall (1990)
- The One (2001)
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)
- Manhunter (1986)
- The Horse Whisperer (1998)
- Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
- Reefer Madness (1936)
- loved for inherent camp value:
- Swimfan (2002)
- Wish Upon a Star (1996)
- Commando (1985)
- Mr. T's Be Somebody or Be Somebody's Fool (1984)
- Jason X (2001)
- Home Alone 3 (1997)
- Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1982)
- Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
- The Rats (2000)
- proved that there is a certain level of Hades reserved for purveyors of the worst kind of pandering filth:
- Very Bad Things (1997)
Author Comments:
well, I saw Madness giddily hoping to be blown away by the campy arch-dramatizing of old man Marihuana, but...the movie was pretty dull. Long stretches of nothing but tired, endlessly retreading moralizing. A couple of action-y scenes, but nothing of real note. Not the crapfest for which I was looking. Kind of a letdown. I'm hoping Glen or Glenda is a surer bet.
I always like to see another "Seen in [YEAR]" list join the fold. From what I've seen on this list, our tastes line up pretty well. I would probably bump Citizen Kane down a notch and Total Recall up a notch (while at the same time being slightly embarrassed for putting them in the same bracket :-), but these are minor shifts.
Oh, for my money Predator is Big Arnies best non-Terminator movie, so if you liked Commando...
y'know, I've never seen Predator, but I'd like to give it a viewing. Get some friends, buy some RC Cola... soundes like fun.
Ooo yeah, if you liked Commando you're in for some fun. And did I mention Predator also features a certain governor of Minnesota?
hee hee... wasn't he in Running Man, too? Running Man was great.
honestly? my favorite Arnold movie is Kindergarten Cop.
"It's not a tumor!"
Yeah, I'll admit to liking Kindergarten Cop as well. And Running Man. But his recent outings have been so lousy they've forced me to wonder how I'd feel about those if I were to rewatch them now.
Hi Nick, I'm glad to see you're updating this list! Can I make a small suggestion? I would be great if you adopted highlighting of your new entries. Since this list isn't chronological it's hard to remember what's old and new without some kind of visual cue. Or even just an asterisk indicator would work too.
good call. thanks! I'll hafta brush up on that, but can do.
I've seen all the "Lecter" movies except Red Dragon, and for my money Silence of the Lambs takes the cake. I liked Manhunter but didn't love it. I guess I shouldn't be surprised because except for the fantastic The Insider I tend to feel lukewarm about Michael Mann films. You seem to be in to kitsch and aren't turned off by things like strangulation-by-own-intestines ( :-) so maybe you'll dig Hannibal in an MST3K kind of way, but I thought it was a joke, and an icky one at that.
Very Bad Things. I haven't seen it, but the trailer looked fairly amusing. That's the one with Christian Slater saying something like "what we have here is a 105-pound problem that we have to get from point A to point B" and Cameron Diaz in a wedding dress screaming "this was supposed to me MY day" before she cleans somebody's clock? Thanks for the warning - I might have rented that some day.
And The Magnificent Seven is magnificent, isn't it?
yes, splendid. if anyone has recommendations for other worthwhile westerns, I'd love to hear 'em.
As far as Very Bad Things goes, I don't like when movies parade the worst of humanity before our eyes just to be funny. When I was little, I hated It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World because everyone was doing these bad things to each other out of greed. Personal taste. But Things was just so relentless in its cruelty. ugh.
Nice to see another convert to A Hard Day's Night. I am not even a Beatles fanatic but I have always thought it is one of the best and most influential movies of the last 50 years.
I was about to recommend Tape to you based on your new Waking Life entry but then I noticed it's already there! I saw them on consecutive days which was an interesting pleasure. Here's my mini-review, if you're interested.
Did you see the first Harry Potter movie? How did this one compare? After last holiday season I had pegged HP2 as something I'd look forward to on DVD, and The Two Towers as something I'd eagerly catch in the theater.
Well. I gotta say, this Harry Potter was long. Kind of a cheap estimate, but when it came to reading the book, I was through it in no time. A lot of reviews have been saying that the movies couldn't exist without the books because of all the information assumed to be known by the Harry-loyal audience. Had I not already made the novel Harry's acquaintance, I would not tolerate this nearly three-hour-long movie.
And I guess that gets into the review. At the beginning of the film, I found Radcliffe to be trying way too hard. Everyone's getting older, but they're still trying to exude that preadolescent eagerness.
The action sequences were a couple notches above the last movie, especially the Quidditch match and a confrontation in the Dark Forest (or whatever it's called). Quite a ride and all that.
If you just want to catch it on DVD, I see no reason for you to change your mind. On its own, it was diverting, but a trifle long and substanceless. With the book, though, it fills things in adequately.
Yes, loved Tape. Some of the best dialogue in a movie I've seen in a long time, same thing for Waking Life.
Ah Roxanne, one of my favorites! So glad you liked it, and only the slightest bit disappointed you didn't love it. :-) Last time I watched it (a few years ago), I remember thinking it had aged ever so slightly. Well, it's only 15 years since it first came out - I guess it's more likely that I'm the one who's aged.
it was a sweet movie. very good-natured, great sight gags (especially involving the firefighters). I dunno. the character of "Chris" was a little over-the-top, but as far as datedness goes, the movie seemed out of time. it didn't really reference the outside world or current events, and I think it benefits at lot from that. Rather than just transport a classic story into 1987, Mr. Martin wisely just switched locales and tinkered with characters.
favorite line: "What, did your parents lose a bet with God?"
Good line indeed. I think my favorite scene was where he buys the newspaper, starts screaming, and then pays to put it back in the machine.
If it's any consolation, I loved "Roxanne"... :-)
It's always nice to find a fellow fan. :-) Hey, what's your favorite Steve Martin movie? I figure with your bazillion comedies you've probably seen them all.
Whoops! I just discovered this post. I guess I'll still respond to it just in case you're still interested. Sorry it took me.... 2 months and 16 days to respond to it.
Yes, I have seen every Steve Martin comedy (except "Novocaine", which you and jgandcag warned me against). As for my favorite, aack, that's so hard to choose. I guess if you forced me, I'd probably choose "The Jerk", with "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" in second place. It makes me sad to leave out "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles", "Roxanne", and "All of Me", but that's just the way I feel (and "Bowfinger"). I'm a big fan of his (and "Parenthood"), and he's made a ton of hilarious movies.
P.S. My parents saw "Bringing Down the House" and recommended it to me. I don't usually agree with my parents on movies, so I'll have to see what the critics think.