Ten Best Movies of 2003
Yeah, here goes the best movies of 2003 (that I've seen). I am reserving the right to add Monster and The Cooler to the list once I see them.
10. Love Actually
9. Kill Bill vol. I
8. Fog of War
7. Once Upon A Time In Mexico
6. Mystic River
5. The Last Samurai
4. School of Rock
3. 21 Grams
2. Lost in Translation
1. City of God
This probably isn't the be-all and end-all; there are still other films I want to see but haven't. My Oscar picks will be more complete. As some have asked, Lord of the Rings is not in my top ten; it might break the top 20, but that would be a stretch. Ok, how about this, it was the best film that I saw this year that was more than 3 hours long. OK? I haven't seen Cold Mountain, and I really don't think it is gonna be that good from what I've read about it, but I will see it at some point. I also haven't seen Master and Commander for obvious reasons (more like reason) I may see it once it is in the public domain and there is no way that R.C. will make even the smallest amount of money off of me. I suppose once he dies, that would be fine for watching it too. I kinda wanna see Spellbound and Fog of War, but I'll wait a bit for the documentaries. I just saw Winged Migration, which was shot really well, but I don't think it was actually a documentary.
My lady wants me to see Mona Lisa Smile, and I am unsure if I want to watch it. Sean Means, in his worst of 2003 said that the movie was "This unpleasantness about repressed female college students is a textbook case of prominent actresses -- Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles and Maggie Gyllenhaal -- slumming in Oscar-bait hell and calling it uplifting art." I know I'll end up going to see it anyway.
1.) It was a documentary.
2.) MLS will be fluff, but who cares?
3.) It was good enough to get you to consider reading the books...
4.) Accept that a movie that has a romantic plot can be just as important and valid and powerful a comment on the "human condition" as one without a linear plot/ that is shot bizzarely ("artfully")/that only deals with the thoughts, aims, and emotions of the male protagonist.
Mua. Ha. Ha,
Micah you sicko corporate media sell-out! How dare you not inlude more indie/foreign films on your top ten! Where is "Thirteen" or "Sweet Sixteen"? Either of these or many others beats "School of Rock" by thousands of kilometers!
Wha Happened?? I haven't seen those films yet, I can always add them later. Seems that Rev Ed's List jumped on thesellout train in #'s 4 and 5.
Micah, my dear Micah, "Love Actually" is British, and therefore not a corporate sellout film! Ha.
Note from Ed.: I can change these posts, I meant 5 and 6, not 4 and 5...