rf_ucsd Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 Since the CD thread help me a lot, I'm going to go ahead and post my top 20 movies of 2003. Same rules as before. I haven't seen some of the latest releases (like House of Sand and Fog). I also included my list of preferred nominees for the major Academy Award categories because I an uber dork. 1. Return of the King 2. Mystic River 3. 21 Grams 4. Cold Mountain 5. The Barbarian Invasions 6. Big Fish 7. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 8. Lost in Translation 9. Elf 10. The Last Samurai 11. Kill Bill, Vol. 1 12. Intolerable Cruelty 13. Mona Lisa Smile 14. The Missing 15. Something's Got to Give 16. School of Rock 17. Love Actually 18. X2: X-Men United 19. My Life Without Me 20. The Matrix Reloaded Best Picture RETURN OF THE KING Mystic River 21 Grams The Barbarian Invasions Cold Mountain Best Actor Sean Penn (21 Grams) SEAN PENN (Mystic River) Jude Law (Cold Mountain) Bill Murray (Lost In Translation) Remy Girard (The Barbarian Invasions) Best Actress NAOMI WATTS (21 Grams) Cate Blanchett (The Missing) Sara Polley (My Life Without Me) Julia Roberts (Mona Lisa Smile) Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation) Best Supporting Actor TIM ROBBINS (Mystic River) Tommy Lee Jones (The Missing) Ken Watanabe (The Last Samaurai) Alec Baldwin (The Cooler) Paul Bettany (Master and Commander) Best Supporting Actress Maria Bello (The Cooler) Maggia Gyllenhaal (Mona Lisa Smile) Marie-Josée Croze (The Barbarian Invasions) MARCIA GAY HARDEN (Mystic River) Rene Zellwegger (Cold Mountain) Best Director PETER JACKSON (Return of the King) Anthony Minghella (Cold Mountain) Quentin Tarantino (Kill Bill, Vol. 1) Peter Weir (Master and Commander) Edward Zwick (The Last Samurai) Best Screenplay Alejandro González Iñárritu, Guillermo Arriaga (21 Grams) Sophia Coppola (Lost In Translation) DENYS ARCAND (The Barbarian Invasions) Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal (Mona Lisa Smile) Best Screenplay, Adapted Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philipa Boynes (Return of the King) Anthony Minghella (Cold Mountain) Ken Kaufman (The Missing) BRIAN HELGELAND (Mystic River) Peter Weir (Master and Commander) Best Art Direction Christopher Burian-Mohr, Jess Gonchor, Kim Sinclair (The Last Samurai) JOE BLEAKLEY, SIMON BRIGHT, DAN HENNAH, PHILIP IVEY, CHRISTIAN RIVERS (Return of the King) Roy Barnes, Robert Fechtman, Jack Johnson, Richard L. Johnson (Big Fish) Bruce Crone, Mark W. Mansbridge (Master and Commander) Derek R. Hill, James E. Tocci, Donald B. Woodruff (Pirates of the Caribbean) Best Cinematography John Toll (The Last Samurai) Andrew Lesnie (Return of the King) RUSSELL BOYD, SANDI SISSEL (Master and Commander) John Seale (Cold Mountain) Robert Richardson (Kill Bill, Volume 1) Best Costume Design Ngila Dickson (The Last Samurai) NGILA DICKSON, RICHARD TAYLOR (Return of the King) Penny Rose (Pirates of the Caribbean) Wendy Stites (Master and Commander) Julie Weiss (The Missing) Other Movies Seen Open Range The Cooler Shattered Glass Triplets of Belleville Bruce Almighty Pirates of the Caribbean Sylvia Terminator 3 American Wedding Veronica Guerin Daredevil Basic The Matrix Revolutions Runaway Jury The League of Extraoridinary Gentlemen Beyond Borders The Human Stain Jackass Timeline Stuck on You S.W.A.T. Once Upon a Time in Mexico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvargas Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 Wow! You are gonna make it for top poster of new threads soon! :sneaky: ...and yes...you have confirmed it...YOU ARE a dork :lol: kidding...kidding...gollum doesn't have to get mad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rf_ucsd Posted December 29, 2003 Author Share Posted December 29, 2003 WE HATES HER! WE HATES HER FOREVER! No, Smeagol likes her. Smeagol wants to stay with Gisela. SHE'S FALSE. SHE'S TRICKSY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvargas Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 I am darn Tricksy alright!!! :D ;) :lol: :lol: Stop eating my food!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rf_ucsd Posted December 29, 2003 Author Share Posted December 29, 2003 We don't eats that. We hates nasty Elf bread. Why can't be have some birdses ... some crunchable birdses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvargas Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 I have fish if you want some....you must come and and get it.... *runs away with smelly delicious fish* :sneaky: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rf_ucsd Posted December 29, 2003 Author Share Posted December 29, 2003 We must go ... now? ... master? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvargas Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 Yes...now....Master does not want Smeagol to finish his 39 posts....see we are tricksy little hobbits *throws the fish across the room* (Okay...so we are off topic...a bit :D ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rf_ucsd Posted December 29, 2003 Author Share Posted December 29, 2003 True ... hopefully this doesn't disuade people from posting re: my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvargas Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 :D :D :D Anyone like this nerdy boys list??? Anyone?? :kiss: I'm sorry I couldn't help myself!! No really, nice list...I have to catch many of those flicks! do you really think LOTR has a chance for best movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rf_ucsd Posted December 29, 2003 Author Share Posted December 29, 2003 :lol: :lol: I think it has to be considered the favorite, though I could see Mystic River or Cold Mountain also winning. Looking back at the Academy Awards, I would hate to have to put money on this year's race, as RotK would be the first fantasy ever to win. The Academy tends to be made up of older votes who are less likely to be impressed by the computer dependent visuals. In addition, RotK gives those older voters reason to look to another movie if they want to: Some bad dialogue at times, an ending which drags and drags, and some aspects of the story which aren't fully explained. That said, I think there's a good change RotK will win because a lot of voters know the Academey will take a credibility hit if RotK doesn't show well, and if there's one thing the Academy has shown it cares about it is its own prestige. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvargas Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 I mean....ET never one!!!!!!!!!! So why should this one? It would be kind of cool if a fantasy film won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rf_ucsd Posted December 29, 2003 Author Share Posted December 29, 2003 And really, some good but not great movies have won just because they were artsy and dramatic. But, it is what it is. That's the whole reason why I like keeping my list. If the Academy was always right them I would just wait for their results. But I like sitting down, thinking about it, and then being able to articulate why I disagreed with "THE ACADEMY". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliana Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 We´ve got the same tastes! I love those movies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailormaxx Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 nice list! :) I've only seen two of the movies out of your top 20... must see more.... :stunned: I love movies. :smug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gentleparachute Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 Love your list. Though I did think Pirates might have deserved to get on the list (lightweight fare that it is...) I did think that it was well made. Doesn't Gollum care for things that don't always pull the biggest emotional punch? Must be the precious whispering into your ear always, "I'm gonna weigh you down, I will weigh you down... Down, down, into the neverending darkness we gooo..." :P Nothing personal, just a thought (for myself, I prefer darker, emotionally heavy movies too like you). But neways, that's just my opinion :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soleil Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 ok, Elf is higher on 'the List' than Last Samurai? Am I missing something? I guess I really should see that movie. Unless those Acadamy people are different this year, there is no way Return of the King will win this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckie Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 You do have a nice list there, but I think there might be one movie missing from it......I dunno, but I thought that "The Italian Job" was a really good action flick....I just like seeing things being blown up :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rf_ucsd Posted December 29, 2003 Author Share Posted December 29, 2003 You do have a nice list there' date=' but I think there might be one movie missing from it......I dunno, but I thought that "The Italian Job" was a really good action flick....I just like seeing things being blown up :P[/quote'] Ah ... I can't rate movies I don't see :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rf_ucsd Posted December 29, 2003 Author Share Posted December 29, 2003 ok, Elf is higher on 'the List' than Last Samurai? Am I missing something? I guess I really should see that movie. The Last Samurai, in my mind, was a spectacularly produced movie with some serious problems in its plot. Elf's goals were different ... ... but at some point a movie needs to be rated on its ability to entertain people. At some point you have to return to that. That is the whole point, isn't it? Unless those Acadamy people are different this year, there is no way Return of the King will win this year. Why do you say that? I mean, I can see why. I'm interesting in why you say it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rf_ucsd Posted December 29, 2003 Author Share Posted December 29, 2003 Love your list. Though I did think Pirates might have deserved to get on the list (lightweight fare that it is...) I did think that it was well made. I agree: it was well made. I have it in some of the categories (like Art Direction and Customes). To me, the movie sacrificed story for spectacle. I did generally enjoy the movie, though. Doesn't Gollum care for things that don't always pull the biggest emotional punch? Must be the precious whispering into your ear always' date=' "I'm gonna weigh you down, I will weigh you down... Down, down, into the neverending darkness we gooo..." :P [/quote'] I rated Elf and Kill Bill very highly. I rated Lost in Translation and Mona Lisa Smile lower than I've seen others rate them. Emotional stories do tend to be more compelling, but I think that's just the nature of the game: If you can include more in your movie rather than less, then you're probably doing the better job. That said, some people cringe a bit when I talk about Elf being a Christmas classic. That movie is going to be on TV every year for the rest of my life. I think it hit that much of a nerve. People loved it, and I am one of them. Yes, it has issues ... but movies are like children: they all have issues. Nothing personal' date=' just a thought (for myself, I prefer darker, emotionally heavy movies too like you). But neways, that's just my opinion :)[/quote'] No, it's a good point. It should be said that I consider numbers 9 thourhg 17 on the list basically interchangable, and everytime I look at the list I think I should rate Love Actually higher. But these are the kind of comments I love ... I think there is a reason to rate movies that are emotional higher than ones that are not (see comment above), but I love ot hear people argue that shouldn't be so. It's all good discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manders Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 dun worry i used to be a crazy movie freak also if return of the king doesnt win im going to suffocate myself with applesauce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rf_ucsd Posted December 29, 2003 Author Share Posted December 29, 2003 dun worry i used to be a crazy movie freak also if return of the king doesnt win im going to suffocate myself with applesauce. No! Don't do it ... ... are you back from skiing? P.S., I liked your previous avatar more :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rf_ucsd Posted December 29, 2003 Author Share Posted December 29, 2003 Thanks, everybody, for all the feedback! I love you all ... in a very platonic, virtual kind of way. Incidentally, I just got back from House of Sand and Fog. Pretty average movie. Some people will think it better than that; others will think it worse. I enjoyed my time but it wasn't really noteworthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soleil Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 Unless those Acadamy people are different this year, there is no way Return of the King will win this year. Why do you say that? I mean, I can see why. I'm interesting in why you say it. Because the Academey is very traditional and likes to vote for movies such as movies based on Shakespeare (like the one w/ Gwyneth Paltrow) or boring movies like The Last Emperor or movies that say something in it or are creative with the plot like that American something movie with Kevin Spacey in it. Lol. I forget all the movies names! I think that ROTK spent a lot of time on action and on scenery for the viewers. Don't know how much of an impact this movie really makes. I'm not sure how the Academy will respond, but I think they will pick something that hasn't made millions of dollars. There were also some corny scenes and such. Don't how they will react to that. But I really have no idea :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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