Warning: 2008 was a really horrible year for movies.
What advertising I was exposed to didn't make me excited for any of the movies of 2008.
I did see a few movies from 2008 though, and in spite of the lack of competition for numbered slots, even those aren't numberworthy, so I'll skip the numbers entirely and skip straight to the honorable mentions.
Honorable Mention:
Hancock
The Dark Knight
Dishonorable Mention:
Can't really think of any. Which is probably because my exposure to crap was so low. So probably a good thing.
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2009/03/01
Top 10 list for 2007
- Shooter
- Resident Evil: Extinction
- Live Free or Die Hard
- Ocean's Thirteen
- 1408
- I Am Legend
- The Simpsons Movie
- Hitman
- 30 Days of Night
- Shoot 'em Up
Honorable Mention:
Grindhouse
28 Weeks Later
Dishonorable Mention:
Knocked Up - Making the concept of careless sex leading to accidental pregnancy an "OK" thing is not an honorable message, regardless how much "funny" you might try to pack with it.
2009/02/28
Top 10 list for 2006
- V for Vendetta
- Lucky Number Slevin
- Inside Man
- The Departed
- Crank
- She's The Man
- Final Destination 3
- Grandma's Boy
- Stranger Than Fiction
- The Lake House
Honorable Mention:
Last Holiday
Ultraviolet
Thank You for Smoking
Slither
Click
The Devil Wears Parada
Accepted
Snakes on a Plane
Dishonorable Mention
The Da Vinci Code
2009/02/27
Top 10 list for 2005
Unfortunately, 2005 was a really sucky year for movies when really horrible crap managed to get itself and it's actors/actresses not only nominated but awarded.
I guess I'll start with the dishonorable mention list because to skip it would by like ignoring the pink elephant in the livingroom.
- Brokeback Mountain - No redeeming qualities. I don't know how it even made it to theaters.
- Syriana - Depicts real terrorists as some sort of people with a noble purpose that don't have any choice but to do bad things.
- Get Rich or Die Tryin' - Great, 50 cent gets a movie deal. I can't recall anything redeeming about it.
On to the real list.
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Read the book after being blown away by the greatness of the movie, and even with the differences between the movie and the books, the movie is absolutely awesome to watch. Phenominal replay value.
- Serenity - Had only seen small parts of the Firefly series before seeing the movie, and with or without the series, this movie is great. I don't think that anyone else has successfully gotten the space western concept down quite so perfectly before. If you like Sci-Fi, you'll love it. If you like Westerns, you'll probably love it.
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Never read the books, so I don't know where (if at all) it deviates. Definitely a great story. Well executed.
- Lord of War - Amazing seeing the war on arms trade from the arms dealer point of view. And so many little truths. Strongly recommended even if you only see it once.
- Æon Flux - Pretty good. Didn't follow any of the cartoon storyline that I've seen. The whole "we've been cloned this whole time" thing came way out of left field, but taken without the context of the cartoon, an entertaining movie.
- Batman Begins
- The Ice Harvest - Dark comedy. Not for everybody, but I enjoyed it.
- Just Like Heaven - Good mix of comedy, drama, and a dash of fantasy.
- Waiting...
- Wedding Crashers
Honorable Mention:
- The 40-Year-Old Virgin
- Zathura
- Walk the Line
- The Man - silly and entertaining
- Flightplan
- Fantastic Four
- The Family Stone
2009/02/26
My top 10 list for 2004
- The Chronicles of Riddick
- Shaun of the Dead
- Dawn of the Dead
- Kill Bill Vol. 2
- The Incredibles
- Man on Fire
- Resident Evil: Apocalypse
- D.E.B.S.
- EuroTrip
- The Butterfly Effect
Honorable Mention
The Village
2006/03/04
My favorite movies of what's left of the 90's
1996:
Broken Arrow
Eraser
Escape From L.A.
Fargo
Independence Day
Ransom
Space Jam
Star Trek: First Contact
1995:
Hackers
Johnny Mnemonic
Judge Dredd
Mortal Kombat
Outbreak
Twelve Monkies
The Usual Suspects
Waterworld
1994:
The Lion King
True Lies
The Mask
Pulp Fiction
Interview with the Vampire
Stargate
Star Trek: Generations
1993:
Jurassic Park
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Turtles in Time
Super Mario Bros.
1992:
Aladdin
The Lawnmower Man
Reservoir Dogs
1991:
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Sliver
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
1990:
Home Alone
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Hunt for Red October
Total Recall
Back to the Future III
Edward Scissorhands
Pump Up The Volume
For reference, during the years 1991 to 1995, I was in High School, and was much more into reading books than watching movies.
In 1995 and 1996, I was in the Army, so while I wasn't being overworked and underpaid to do mostly janitorial work, I was really bored, which is why those years have a lot more favorites than the High School years.
Broken Arrow
Eraser
Escape From L.A.
Fargo
Independence Day
Ransom
Space Jam
Star Trek: First Contact
1995:
Hackers
Johnny Mnemonic
Judge Dredd
Mortal Kombat
Outbreak
Twelve Monkies
The Usual Suspects
Waterworld
1994:
The Lion King
True Lies
The Mask
Pulp Fiction
Interview with the Vampire
Stargate
Star Trek: Generations
1993:
Jurassic Park
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Turtles in Time
Super Mario Bros.
1992:
Aladdin
The Lawnmower Man
Reservoir Dogs
1991:
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Sliver
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
1990:
Home Alone
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Hunt for Red October
Total Recall
Back to the Future III
Edward Scissorhands
Pump Up The Volume
For reference, during the years 1991 to 1995, I was in High School, and was much more into reading books than watching movies.
In 1995 and 1996, I was in the Army, so while I wasn't being overworked and underpaid to do mostly janitorial work, I was really bored, which is why those years have a lot more favorites than the High School years.
My Top 10 list of 1997
1997
1.) The Fifth Element
2.) The Lost World: Jurassic Park
3.) Air Force One
4.) Men in Black
5.) Gattaca
6*) Star Wars: Episode 5, The Empire Strikes Back
7*) Star Wars: Episode 6, Return of the Jedi
8*) Star Wars: Episode 4, A New Hope
9.) Titanic (loc*)
Again, items marked with loc* are present due to Lack of Competition.
It appears that Wikipedia's 1997 in film entry either isn't comprehensive or it was a year of very few movie releases.
Many will say that the Star Wars re-releases don't count, and I can somewhat agree on that point. Therefore, I placed them below all the "fresh" releases for the year but just above the items that are only there due to lack of competition.
1.) The Fifth Element
2.) The Lost World: Jurassic Park
3.) Air Force One
4.) Men in Black
5.) Gattaca
6*) Star Wars: Episode 5, The Empire Strikes Back
7*) Star Wars: Episode 6, Return of the Jedi
8*) Star Wars: Episode 4, A New Hope
9.) Titanic (loc*)
Again, items marked with loc* are present due to Lack of Competition.
It appears that Wikipedia's 1997 in film entry either isn't comprehensive or it was a year of very few movie releases.
Many will say that the Star Wars re-releases don't count, and I can somewhat agree on that point. Therefore, I placed them below all the "fresh" releases for the year but just above the items that are only there due to lack of competition.
My Top 10 list of 1998
1998
1.) Deep Impact
2.) Dark City
3.) U.S. Marshals
4.) Lost in Space
5.) Saving Private Ryan (loc*)
6.) Pleasantville (loc*)
7.) Star Trek: Insurrection (loc*)
8.) Antz (loc*)
For reference, items tagged with loc* are only marked and enumerated where they are due to Lack of Competition. I would have otherwise dropped them into the Honorable Mention category, but having a top 10 list with only 4 items and 4 honorable mentions would be really sad, which makes me think that overall, 1998 was a really sucky year for movies.
1.) Deep Impact
2.) Dark City
3.) U.S. Marshals
4.) Lost in Space
5.) Saving Private Ryan (loc*)
6.) Pleasantville (loc*)
7.) Star Trek: Insurrection (loc*)
8.) Antz (loc*)
For reference, items tagged with loc* are only marked and enumerated where they are due to Lack of Competition. I would have otherwise dropped them into the Honorable Mention category, but having a top 10 list with only 4 items and 4 honorable mentions would be really sad, which makes me think that overall, 1998 was a really sucky year for movies.
My Top 10 list of 1999
1999
1.) The Thomas Crown Affair
2.) The Matrix
3.) Fight Club
4.) Galaxy Quest
5.) Sleepy Hollow
6.) Office Space
7.) Payback
8.) Three To Tango
9.) She's All That
10.) Blast From The Past
Honorable Mention:
Sixth Sense
Notting Hill
Being John Malkovich
Forces Of Nature
Bowfinger
Dishonorable Mention:
Eyes Wide Shut -- Made no sense whatsoever.
Star Wars: Ep. 1 -- yippie! No!
Random Hearts -- Another one that didn't make much sense, but at least it made more sense than Eyes Wide Shut.
On the list I made just after the turn of the year, The Matrix came in first followed closely by Fight Club and Sleepy Hollow. Upon repeated viewings, the effect of replay value has modified the weight of several items, resulting in their new locations in the list.
1.) The Thomas Crown Affair
2.) The Matrix
3.) Fight Club
4.) Galaxy Quest
5.) Sleepy Hollow
6.) Office Space
7.) Payback
8.) Three To Tango
9.) She's All That
10.) Blast From The Past
Honorable Mention:
Sixth Sense
Notting Hill
Being John Malkovich
Forces Of Nature
Bowfinger
Dishonorable Mention:
Eyes Wide Shut -- Made no sense whatsoever.
Star Wars: Ep. 1 -- yippie! No!
Random Hearts -- Another one that didn't make much sense, but at least it made more sense than Eyes Wide Shut.
On the list I made just after the turn of the year, The Matrix came in first followed closely by Fight Club and Sleepy Hollow. Upon repeated viewings, the effect of replay value has modified the weight of several items, resulting in their new locations in the list.
My Top 10 list of 2002
Not complete for lack of the listing of September - December releases
2002
1.) Big Trouble
2.) The New Guy
3.)
4.)
5.)
6.)
7.)
8.)
9.)
10.)
Honorable Mention:
The Queen of the Damned
Collateral Damage
The Time Machine
Resident Evil
Clockstoppers
Spiderman
Scooby Doo
XXX
Serving Sara
Dishonorable Mention:
This is only the preliminary results. If someone can point me to a listing of the movies released in September to the end of the year, I'd appreciate it.
The items that are in numbered positions are very likely to stay there regardless what else is unearthed because they're just that good. However, if something better does happen to have been released in 2002, then I'm willing to unseat them to make room for the better material.
2002
1.) Big Trouble
2.) The New Guy
3.)
4.)
5.)
6.)
7.)
8.)
9.)
10.)
Honorable Mention:
The Queen of the Damned
Collateral Damage
The Time Machine
Resident Evil
Clockstoppers
Spiderman
Scooby Doo
XXX
Serving Sara
Dishonorable Mention:
This is only the preliminary results. If someone can point me to a listing of the movies released in September to the end of the year, I'd appreciate it.
The items that are in numbered positions are very likely to stay there regardless what else is unearthed because they're just that good. However, if something better does happen to have been released in 2002, then I'm willing to unseat them to make room for the better material.
My Top 10 list of 2001
2001
1.) 3000 Miles To Graceland
2.) Swordfish
3.) Serendipity
4.) Memento
5.) Last Castle
6.) K-PAX
7.) Kiss of the Dragon
8.) The One
9.) Evolution
10.) Josie and the Pussycats
Honorable Mention:
Black Knight
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Jeepers Creepers
Joe Dirt
Dishonorable Mention:
1.) 3000 Miles To Graceland
2.) Swordfish
3.) Serendipity
4.) Memento
5.) Last Castle
6.) K-PAX
7.) Kiss of the Dragon
8.) The One
9.) Evolution
10.) Josie and the Pussycats
Honorable Mention:
Black Knight
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Jeepers Creepers
Joe Dirt
Dishonorable Mention:
My Top 10 list of 2003
2003
1.) Identity
2.) Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
3.) Kill Bill Volume 1
4.) X2: X-Men United
5.) The Matrix Reloaded
6.) Freaky Friday
7.) Underworld
8.) == End of numberworthy entries ==
9.)
10.)
Honorable Mention: (but not worthy of a number)
Daredevil
The Life of David Gale
The Core
Phone Booth
Bruce Almighty
The Italian Job
Wrong Turn
28 Days Later
Big Fish
Dishonorable Mention:
1.) Identity
2.) Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
3.) Kill Bill Volume 1
4.) X2: X-Men United
5.) The Matrix Reloaded
6.) Freaky Friday
7.) Underworld
8.) == End of numberworthy entries ==
9.)
10.)
Honorable Mention: (but not worthy of a number)
Daredevil
The Life of David Gale
The Core
Phone Booth
Bruce Almighty
The Italian Job
Wrong Turn
28 Days Later
Big Fish
Dishonorable Mention:
My Top 10 list of 2004
2004
1.) The Incredibles
2.) Kill Bill Volume 2
3.) Chronicles of Riddick
4.) Man on Fire
5.) Shaun of the Dead
6.) Dawn of the Dead
7.) Resident Evil: Apocalypse
8.) The Terminal
9.) Eurotrip
10.) I, Robot
Honorable Mention:
The Butterfly Effect
Around the World in 80 Days
Dodgeball
The Village
Dishonorable Mention:
Fahrenheit 9/11 -- for outright dishonorable content
1.) The Incredibles
2.) Kill Bill Volume 2
3.) Chronicles of Riddick
4.) Man on Fire
5.) Shaun of the Dead
6.) Dawn of the Dead
7.) Resident Evil: Apocalypse
8.) The Terminal
9.) Eurotrip
10.) I, Robot
Honorable Mention:
The Butterfly Effect
Around the World in 80 Days
Dodgeball
The Village
Dishonorable Mention:
Fahrenheit 9/11 -- for outright dishonorable content
My Top 10 list of 2005
2005
1.) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2.) Serenity
3.) Zathura
4.) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
5.) Wedding Crashers
6.) Just Like Heaven
7.) Fantastic Four
8.) The Family Stone
9.) Constantine
10.) Doom
Honorable Mention:
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Red Eye
Lord of War
King Kong
Dishonorable Mention:
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith -- Effects, great. Plot, not so well executed. And, it really felt like half way through it was noticed, "We're [here]. We have to be [there] by the end of this. We're really gonna have to rush."
Æon Flux -- Did not at all match up with what I remember of the series. That definitely didn't help it's cause.
1.) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2.) Serenity
3.) Zathura
4.) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
5.) Wedding Crashers
6.) Just Like Heaven
7.) Fantastic Four
8.) The Family Stone
9.) Constantine
10.) Doom
Honorable Mention:
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Red Eye
Lord of War
King Kong
Dishonorable Mention:
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith -- Effects, great. Plot, not so well executed. And, it really felt like half way through it was noticed, "We're [here]. We have to be [there] by the end of this. We're really gonna have to rush."
Æon Flux -- Did not at all match up with what I remember of the series. That definitely didn't help it's cause.
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