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"Top 10 Films Of 2001"

It’s 8:45 and the list has been compiled and ready for action. I believe a hell of a lot can be learnt about a person through their choice of films, and to choose with instinct takes a lot of time spent in the cinema. So without much ado, Moriano presents his top ten films of 2001 (and what they meant to me).

1. The Lord of The Rings – Fellowship of the Ring

Thankfully the most anticipated film proved to be one of the years best. I rented The Hobbit audio cassette at nine years, and did not even make it out of the shire. At fourteen with the Alan Lee illustrated special edition I embarked on one of the greatest journeys ever told. Steven King said after ‘The Body’ ‘The best boys stories are told in a journey’ (or of similar words) and how this proved to be true. My copies of the book are now loaned out and hovering around the family circle, for even the most casual cinema goer came out astonished haven witnessed one of the spectacles of the decade and a true film that appeals to the heart (I Worked at a cinema during the first two weeks of its release…the reactions were priceless). Peter Jackson spoke of how he wished the story would succeed in emotion not sentiment, everyone is in praise of this film. My sentiments exactly.

2. Amores Perros

If LOTR had heart then this film had gut. Sure, the inter linking stories has been done but it builds on all previous attempts taking debut movie making to new heights setting a massive benchmark for first time filmmakers . I arrived at this picture straight after college with a few friends and very simply it took me by surprise.

3. Brotherhood of the Wolf

Before its release late in the year it must have been a month before when I spotted the poster which hung obscured from view. It called me and I drew attention to it, and began to peer closely. “Whats this…french credits….Marc Dascosas…heh”. I secretly prayed for a decent film.
First off if names had an award category then this deserves it, coolest name of the year without a doubt (and Indian…heheh). The opening camera swoop, the fight sequences, the acting…the camera tricks (and it uses many) and funky editing ensures an atmospheric delight.

4. Battle Royale (violence doesn’t get much horrific)


5. Crouching Tiger (made me want to be Chinese… enough has been said about this )

6. Tigerland (Joel Schmoel)

7. The Believer (Jewish joins an American Neo-Nazi party. Hard hitting and intelligent.

8. A.I

9. Shadow of the Vampire

10. Enemy at the Gate. (yeah, yeah, yeah….i liked it)


O.k so you know what movies of 2001 I dug. If you have seen them…post a post. And if you want to post criticisms just remember….i didn’t make them.

If you’ve read this far I sincerely thank you.

It’s 10:00. OUT.

Reqiuem for a Dream
Crouching Tiger
Battle Royale
Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back
Mullholland Drive

In no particular order.
These are the only movies I came out either shaken, full of stunned confusion or holding my sides trying not to pee myself laughing.

Anything else just made me shrug.
And yes, that does include Fellowship of The Ring.
It was alright.

1. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2. The Others
3. Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Thing
4. Harry Potter

That's all the films I've actually seen this year.

Come on, AI was a bit of a joke. But that was debated to death in the summer (or whenever it came out), so let's not do it again, eh?

The_Vottanator wrote:
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Firstly, ignore Stryke's comment about how AI sucked. He has
> never seen it. He likes to kid himself that he has just so he can mock it. In
> fact, he probably writes about it now, thinking that he has seen it....when he
> actually hasn't. :-D

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I have seen most of it, Ross. Do you want to know what I did? I got up and walked out half way through. THATS RIGHT! It was that bad. I walked out of JP: Lost World and I walked out of this. So ha! I don't know the ending, and I couldn't care. Go suck Steven.

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Of course Stryke cannot like Indiana Jones
> because........


.........it is Speilberg.
And he hates everything of his
> even if he hasn't seen it. GODDAMM YOU! JAWS RULED! SAVING PRIVATE RYAN RULED!
> JURASSIC PARK RULED (number 1 anyway)! A.I RULED! ALL INDIANA JONES FILMS RULED!
> HOOK RULED (when I was a tiny person :-D)!

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Indiana Jones rules. Last Crusade rules. Jaw rules. Hook was OK. Jp was OK. He went downhill from there. SPR was god damn awful. A.I was worse :-D
Spielburg's a t****r.
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I did not see Armores
> Perros

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! You missed out, mainstream boy.

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And
> Gaz, your comment about liking all subtitled films was rather strange.
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Yes, it was rather, wasn't it? Good day.

Two things.

Firstly, ignore Stryke's comment about how AI sucked. He has never seen it. He likes to kid himself that he has just so he can mock it. In fact, he probably writes about it now, thinking that he has seen it....when he actually hasn't. :-D

Secondly, I can criticise Raiders of the Lost Ark in two ways and two ways only. Number 1 - Sean Connery isn't in it. Number 2 - It's noyt as good as Last Crusade (partly because Connery isn't in it :-D). Other than that, it's exzcellent.

Of course Stryke cannot like Indiana Jones because........


.........it is Speilberg. And he hates everything of his even if he hasn't seen it. GODDAMM YOU! JAWS RULED! SAVING PRIVATE RYAN RULED! JURASSIC PARK RULED (number 1 anyway)! A.I RULED! ALL INDIANA JONES FILMS RULED! HOOK RULED (when I was a tiny person :-D)!


But Lord of the Rings should rightly be at number 1 in my opinion although admittedly I did not see Armores Perros. No I was not put off by subtitles, I just never heard of it.

And Gaz, your comment about liking all subtitled films was rather strange. That's like a foreign person saying I like all subtitled films and there is no way that anybody could like Pearl Harbor. :-D

Worst line ever (and it was in Pearl Harbor) - "You're my best friend"

That is the thing about A.I, you are either on one side of the line or the other, just as i suspect Vanilla Sky will do. But, what was wrong with A.I? Haley was terrific. Ok, the ending may have been OTT, but come on ITS SPIELBERG. Oh and Raiders of The Lost Arc is about to start. Let me hear you criticise that!

Stryke wrote:

Of course I'm right. I'm always
> right.


Fine then. You're not right. But A.I still sucked.

allardini wrote:
> Stryke's right.

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Of course I'm right. I'm always right.

Stryke's right. A.I SUCKED!!! Otherwise nice top ten.

Hey, people except me and MrHappy have seen Amores Perros! My hat goes off to you sir. Good choice with LotR, and for including Brotherhood of the Wolf, inspired. I loved that film, as I love most subtitled films.

Yeah, Requiem is deserving of 10th place, but no more. You missed out Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. About 6th, I think.

A.I!? What are you thinking? This film was awful in everyway, and when will people learn that Haley Joel Osment CANNOT ACT!

And you missed out Pearl Harbour. A hard-hitting, visionary work with stupendous acting and inspired script. ALMOST as good as Titanic, but not quite. Heh, that hurt.