Hey Everybody,
Overall I was under-whelmed with the selection of films we were offered in 2000. There just wasn't a lot of unique, on the edge, kind of movies like we saw in '99 (i.e. Fight Club, Being John Malkovich, Election, the Sixth Sense or American Beauty).
I was, however, able to put together a list of ten films which I have seen in 2000 that I can happily recommend to any of you. So now, without further ado, here is my list of the TOP TEN MOVIES OF THE YEAR 2000 in descending order...
#10) PITCH BLACK: When I first saw the preview for this movie I thought that it was just going to be another ALIEN rip-off. But thanks to some cleaver direction from David Twohy and some strong performances (especially by Vin Diesel) this turned out to be a really pleasant little surprise.
#9) CHICKEN RUN: Claymation chickens attempt to throw off the yoke of their evil overlords and stage an escape from the poultry coop. What more could you ask for?
#8) BEST IN SHOW: A hilarious mockumentary exploring the dog show sub-culture in America. Christopher Guest once again proves that he is the entertainment worlds greatest chameleon and Fred Willard is particularly funny as an announcer who doesn't know what the hell he is talking about.
#7) NURSE BETTY: An original plot, excellent performances by Chris Rock, Morgan Freeman and Renee Zellweger, and lots of neat plot twists make this a surprisingly good little movie.
#6) THE WAY OF THE GUN: A really excellent film about bad people. Great dialogue, intense action scenes and highly complex characters make this movie a winner.
#5) UNBREAKABLE: What if comic book laws of fate and destiny were applied to the real world? What if Alfred Hitchcock made a super hero film? See this movie to find out.
#4) GLADIATOR: Russell Crowe kicks ass in this sword and sandal epic.
#3) ALMOST FAMOUS: Not so much a story about Rock & Roll as it is about unrequited love. Funny and bitter sweet, this one really got to me.
#2) THE X-MEN: The best comic book to movie translation so far, bar none! And it's about damn time. Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen were born to play Professor X and Magneto, the Martain Luthor King and Malcolm X of mutant rights, but it is Hugh Jackman who steals the show as Wolverine, the ultimate macho brawler with a heart.
And the very best movie of the year 2000 is...
#1) CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON: Not only is this the best martial arts film I have ever seen, but it contains a beautiful story about following your own path, despite conventional wisdom on the matter, and the terrible consequences for those who do not. ChowYun-Fat is my new acting God.
And those are my choices for this year. Agree? Disagree? E-mail me and let me know. :-)
--JMD
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