Top 10 Films of 2002...

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In another thread, some of us went on to name our picks for the best of the best for 2003. I thought it would make for good film discussion if we were to do the same for 2002, and work our way through the years in reverse (let's say a new year every five days or so.)

Please try to do a top 10 in order (hard as it may be) with an optional two or three "honorable mentions"

So, here goes nothin'...


The Callaghan Best Films of 2002 List:

#01 Chicago

#02 We Were Soldiers

#03 Catch Me If You Can

#04 Minority Report

#05 Road to Perdition

#06 The Count of Monte Cristo

#07 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

#08 Signs

#09 The Pianist

#10 Unfaithful


Also...

The Oscars; Who Won, and Who Shoulda Won IMHO

Best Picture
Who Won: Chicago
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Director
Who Won: Roman Polanski (The Pianist)
Shoulda Won: Rob Marshall (Chicago)

Best Actor
Who Won: Adrien Brody (The Pianist)
Shoulda Won: Richard Gere (Chicago) *not even nominated
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Best Actress
Who Won: Nicole Kidman (The Hours)
Shoulda Won: Renee Zellweger (Chicago)

Best Supporting Actor
Who Won: Chris Cooper (Adaptation)
Shoulda Won: Christopher Walken (Catch Me If You Can)

Best Supporting Actress
Who Won: Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Cinematography
Who Won: Conrad L. Hall (Road to Perdition)
Shoulda Won: Janusz Kaminski (Catch Me If You Can) *Not even nominated
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Best Score
Who Won: Elliot Goldenthal (Frida)
Shoulda Won: John Williams (Catch Me If You Can)



Edit:

Forgot Which Films Came Out That Year?
Have No Fear - The IMDB Is Here...
http://us.imdb.com/List?year=2002&&...ing=7;Most popular titles;2002 by total votes

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The Oscar Nods & Winners...
http://us.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Academy_Awards_USA/2003
 
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Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Bourne Identity
Minority Report
We Were Soldiers
The Pianist
Star Trek: Nemesis
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
Insomnia
Death to Smoochy (I just think it's hillarious!)
About a Boy
 
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Brice,

I believe Black Hawk was 2001


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I'm not as critical of the Staw Wars prequels as some; but in hindsight, Attack of the Clones stands out to me as the weakest link. It does have some really good scenes, but the over-powering CG elements are too much to take at times. That being said, I left Spiderman off my list for the same reason.
 
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1. The Two Towers
2. We Were Soldiers
3. Chicago
4. Gangs of New York
5. Minority Report
6. Phone Booth
7. S1m0ne
8. Signs
9. Trapped
10. Insomnia


And there were three honorable mention:
Road to Perdition
Poolhall Junkies
Blood Work
 
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CallaghanFilms said:
The Oscars; Who Won, and Who Shoulda Won IMHO

Best Picture
Who Won: Chicago
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Director
Who Won: Roman Polanski (The Pianist)
Shoulda Won: Rob Marshall (Chicago)

Best Actor
Who Won: Adrien Brody (The Pianist)
Shoulda Won: Richard Gere (Chicago) *not even nominated
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Best Actress
Who Won: Nicole Kidman (The Hours)
Shoulda Won: Renee Zellweger (Chicago)

Best Supporting Actor
Who Won: Chris Cooper (Adaptation)
Shoulda Won: Christopher Walken (Catch Me If You Can)

Best Supporting Actress
Who Won: Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago)
Shoulda Won: I concur[/COLOR]

Discuss.
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I'm guessing you liked Chicago...:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

I've got a couple of surprises on my list and some I'm sure will raise some eyebrows.
 
In random order...

1. Punch Drunk Love
2. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
3. Rabbit Proof Fence
4. Love Liza
5. Dogtown and Z-boys
6. 25th Hour
7. Adaptation
8. Signs
9. Minority Report
10. The Bourne Idintity
 
The Callaghan Best Films of 2002 List:

#01 Chicago

#02 We Were Soldiers

#03 Catch Me If You Can

#04 Minority Report

#05 Road to Perdition

#06 The Count of Monte Cristo

#07 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

#08 Signs

#09 The Pianist

#10 Unfaithful
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Here's my Top 10 of 2002

01 Gangs of New York

02 We Were Soldiers

03 Catch Me If You Can

04 Road to Perdition

05 Minority Report

06 The Count of Monte Cristo

07 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

08 The Pianist

09 Chicago

10 About Schmidt

CallaghanFilms said:
Also...

The Oscars; Who Won, and Who Shoulda Won IMHO

Best Picture
Who Won: Chicago
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Director
Who Won: Roman Polanski (The Pianist)
Shoulda Won: Rob Marshall (Chicago)

Best Actor
Who Won: Adrien Brody (The Pianist)
Shoulda Won: Richard Gere (Chicago) *not even nominated
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Best Actress
Who Won: Nicole Kidman (The Hours)
Shoulda Won: Renee Zellweger (Chicago)

Best Supporting Actor
Who Won: Chris Cooper (Adaptation)
Shoulda Won: Christopher Walken (Catch Me If You Can)

Best Supporting Actress
Who Won: Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Discuss.
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Best Picture should have been Gangs of New York

Best Director Martin Scorsese. How many times is he going to be passed up??

Best Actor I agree with Adrien Brody

Best Actress I agree with Nicole Kidman

Best Supporting Actor should have been Christopher Walken

Best Supporting Actress I agree with Catherine Zeta Jones
 
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Blaine said:
1. The Two Towers
2. We Were Soldiers
3. Chicago
4. Gangs of New York
5. Minority Report...
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Nice top picks:thumbsup:, Blaine. With Gangs of New York, I feel some unfair criticisms have been pinned on it. It isn't at all a bad film (not that the great and powerful Scorsese is immune to making one.) It is, however, somehow underwhelming emotionally (especially for being an epic period piece.) Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed seeing it in the theatre...but afterwards it's impact on me was surprisingly short-lived.
Blaine said:
I'm guessing you liked Chicago...
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What can I say? It was a great couple of years for musicals.
 
snodart said:
...9. Minority Report...
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I am happy to see Minority Report being represented on the majority of the lists so far.:)

FilmMakerr said:
Signs, Pianist, Catch me if you can


those are the only ones I actually like from all your lists.
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Catch Me If You Can...what a film! 2002 will be remembered for the year that we met the "new" Spielberg.

I can't believe that those are the ONLY three that you have dug so far. Come on... after saying that, you gotta pony up a top ten list of your own.

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ravinesedge said:
...The Count of Monte Cristo...
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Dammit, man...good call! (I thought for sure mine would be the lone list with this title on it.) Is this film under-appreciated, or what? And what perfect casting! Jim Caviezel...Guy Pearce...Richard Harris...WOW!
Hell, I'll go so far as to label this epic the greatest Alexandre Dumas film adaption ever...
edging out:
The Three Musketeers (1973) http://imdb.com/title/tt0072281/
The Three Musketeers (1948) http://imdb.com/title/tt0040876/
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The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) http://imdb.com/title/tt0025004/

ravinesedge said:
...Best Director Martin Scorsese - How many times is he going to be passed up...
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I disagree. He has been overlooked in the past; but had he gotten the big prize for 2002, it would have been basically a nod to his career as a whole, and an apology for the oversights in the past. It would not have been for the film at hand IMO.
 
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CallaghanFilms said:
I disagree. He has been overlooked in the past; but had he gotten the big prize for 2002, it would have been basically a nod to his career as a whole, and an apology for the oversights in the past. It would not have been for the film at hand IMO.
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That's right, the same thing that happened when Paul Newman got the Oscar for The Color of Money instead of the GREAT performance in The Verdict the previous year.
 
i gotta disagree, Scorsese is a great director. he should have won for Gangs of New York and the Aviator (although I do like Eastwood, I'd like to see Scorsese win though) IMHO.
 
Well 2002 was a bad year for films but this is the best:

Adaptation
Y Tu Mamá También
Solaris
Minority Report
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Can somebody please explain why you guys are putting Signs on your top ten list? This is one of the most wretched films I have ever seen. My sis wholeheartedly agrees with me, so what is it about you people? Don't take offense, I just don't get why you all can't see how bad a film it is. One of the wacky mysteries of life, I guess. * shakes head in disbelief *
 
Pen Cap Chew said:
Well 2002 was a bad year for films but this is the best:
Solaris
Can somebody please explain why you guys are putting Signs on your top ten list?* shakes head in disbelief *
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Probably for the same reason you're listing Solaris. :evil:
 
Pen Cap Chew said:
...Can somebody please explain why you guys are putting Signs on your top ten list? This is one of the most wretched films I have ever seen. My sis wholeheartedly agrees with me, so what is it about you people? Don't take offense, I just don't get why you all can't see how bad a film it is. One of the wacky mysteries of life, I guess. * shakes head in disbelief *
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Well, you know the old proverb...

One man's Signs is another man's Solaris.

...or something like that.
 
CallaghanFilms said:
Well, you know the old proverb...

One man's Signs is another man's Solaris.

...or something like that.
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Hahaha, thinking the same thing...:beer:
 
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