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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.
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.
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Let me just say Lord of The Rings had a far bigger impact on me than AmorosPerros, but both are truely excellent films.The reason Amores Perros was not number 1, you said it yourself,it was american in terms of production and direction (i.e done before but not to that standard), had you ever seen anything the scope of Rings before? And i am not denying its brilliance :(
And Reqium i truely believe is a great film...and the only reason i did not list it was because i missed it at the cinemas last year. Anyway, remember that this is my list...and Lord Of The Rings is staying there! Although let me replace Enemy At The Gate with Reqium. You have stated many excellent comments and i will look up your review. I clocked up around 75 films at the cinema last year...and am glad you liked the list.
And Reqium i truely believe is a great film...and the only reason i did not list it was because i missed it at the cinemas last year. Anyway, remember that this is my list...and Lord Of The Rings is staying there! Although let me replace Enemy At The Gate with Reqium. You have stated many excellent comments and i will look up your review. I clocked up around 75 films at the cinema last year...and am glad you liked the list.
I am going to call you a moron. But bear with me, it's not an insult.. moron!
Now the reasoning. Firstly you are a man of great taste. Amores Perros is an unbelievable film. Brilliant in every single way. After I watched it, I just watched it again and then I bought the soundtrack. Everything about that movie was perfect. The reason I insult you is that I don't see why it was at number 2!!! Still, top marks for actually taking the time to see the film. Loads of people just ignored it because it had subtitles but apart from being in Spanish it was no different from any other American film in terms of production and direction. It's not an obscure arthouse film, it's not wilfully obtuse. It's just a brilliant film with overtones, undertones, highlights and something new to discover everytime you watch it. I did a huge review of it in this forum ages ago. My main point is that Amores Perros was the best film of last year by a considerable distance. Technically it's not, put if we push LOTR into this year, then can we make Amores Perros the best film of last year?
Oh and you missed out Requiem for a Dream.
I'd disagree with AI too.. but apart from that nice listing. Just get that number one position sorted out :-)
Now the reasoning. Firstly you are a man of great taste. Amores Perros is an unbelievable film. Brilliant in every single way. After I watched it, I just watched it again and then I bought the soundtrack. Everything about that movie was perfect. The reason I insult you is that I don't see why it was at number 2!!! Still, top marks for actually taking the time to see the film. Loads of people just ignored it because it had subtitles but apart from being in Spanish it was no different from any other American film in terms of production and direction. It's not an obscure arthouse film, it's not wilfully obtuse. It's just a brilliant film with overtones, undertones, highlights and something new to discover everytime you watch it. I did a huge review of it in this forum ages ago. My main point is that Amores Perros was the best film of last year by a considerable distance. Technically it's not, put if we push LOTR into this year, then can we make Amores Perros the best film of last year?
Oh and you missed out Requiem for a Dream.
I'd disagree with AI too.. but apart from that nice listing. Just get that number one position sorted out :-)
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.
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.
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