2004 Top 11 Movies
Jan 05 2005 Wed
10:52 pm PHT
Herewith is the list of my top 11 movies for 2004:
1. Before Sunset
2. The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
4. The Village
5. The Incredibles
6. The Notebook
7. Collateral
8. Kill Bill: Volume 1
9. Shrek 2
10. The Bourne Supremacy
11. The Day After Tomorrow
The only movies that can be included are those that were screened in the Philippines in 2004 and that I have had the privilege to watch. So if there’s a really good film that you think should’ve been in my top 11, chances are I haven’t watched it yet.
Why are there 11 films and not 10? Well, The Day After Tomorrow really deserves a special mention. While the story sucked, I really, really, really enjoyed the special effects. This film is the latest in a really long line of disaster flicks that destroyed New York. While New York being swamped with a wall of water was already done in Deep Impact, The Day managed to bring it to new level.
I liked the third Harry Potter film the best among the three done so far. While Chris Columbus gave us a magnificent view of witchcraft and wizardry in The Sorceror’s Stone and The Chamber of Secrets, I have to concede that Alfonso Cuarón’ interpretation of the third book is much, much more artistic—the cinematography alone is tops!
Five of the films I have already talked about—Before Sunset, The Notebook, The Village, The Incredibles, and The Bourne Supremacy (I was half-tempted to put a definite article before the name of the first one, hehehe)—while the 2004 Academy Award Best Picture does not need explaining anymore. So that leaves films number 7, 8, and 9.
Much like Before Sunset, Collateral is mostly a talking film but it has got action enough to prevent one from getting bored. Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx both gave very outstanding performances in this film.
Between Quentin Tarantino’s two-volume picture, I liked the first one better since it has more action! Uma Thurman gave a really good portrayal of The Bride. And who can ever forget the gore-laden fight scene in the Tokyo restaurant? All those decapitated heads and severed limbs! Hehehe.
Finally we have the second best 3D-animated film, Shrek 2. Puss-in-Boots really deserves the credit that pushed this film into the top 11.
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On 8:40 a.m., 21 Jan 2005, drei wrote:
asteeg! i made a list too but wasnt that proud enough to post it in my blog. hehe. kasi i’ve seen fewer this year than any other year, tapos di pa ako nakapag cinemanila, eiga sai, and other film fests sa film institute.
anyway, post ko na lang dito list ko:
20 Imelda 19 Farenheit 9/11 18 Crying Ladies 17 Veronica Guerin 16 Spiderman 2 15 Mean Girls 14 Lost In Translation 13 House of Flying Daggers 12 Something’s Gotta Give 11 Love Actually 10 The Village 9 Before Sunset 8 In America 7 21 Grams 6 The Incredibles 5 Collateral 4 Monster 3 Kill Bill Volume 1 2 The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King 1 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
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On 6:13 a.m., 22 Jan 2005, seav wrote:
Waah! I haven’t watched Lost in Translation, Spiderman 2, Love Actually, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind! Eto pa naman ang mga blockbuster o mga talagang okay na movies. I also watched Imelda and Crying Ladies, and I really, really liked the latter one, kaso I watched it in 2003, so di na puwede for consideration sa top 11. Hehehe.
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On 7:29 p.m., 9 Aug 2005, mobilemartha wrote:
1. you failed to mention the criteria you used for selecting your top 11 movies.. do you really have to make a list of 10 or 11? i mean if you have clear standards— either you’ll have less than 10 or more than 10. it’s going to be easier to select if you have some standards or criteria to follow.
2. what made shrek2 a good animation film? it may have fine animation movements & it’s funny the first time you watch it but there is no substance in the story; no original music; not much added value to the audience.
my two cents worth..
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On 11:47 a.m., 10 Aug 2005, seav wrote:
This is a completely subjective list. I don’t have a full-fledged criteria; I only ask: “Do I like film A better than film B?” What I did was I listed all the 2004 films I watched, then I applied that question above to almost every pair of films in the list. That’s how I got the top 11.
And speaking of Shrek 2, I found it quite humorous. When say I like a film, I usually don’t think about whether I will still like it 2, 3, 10, or 20 years into the future. I liked Shrek 2; I was entertained by it, and I guess, that’s the whole point of most movies, isn’t it?
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