Watching Ebert & Roeper give their usual list of crappy movies as the Top 10 for 2002 (Ebert named “Minority Report” the best of the year, unbelievably), I realized I’ve never done that sort of list on the site. So here goes:
1. Punch-Drunk Love
2. Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
3. About Schmidt
4. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
5. Bowling for Columbine
6. Lovely and Amazing
7. Sunshine State
8. Monsoon Wedding
9. Solaris
10. Notorious C.H.O.
Other than the No. 1 spot, the rest aren’t really ranked in order. They’re all great, for different reasons. I’m pleased about the eclectic mix of movies on my list this year. If you have favorites from 2002 that I didn’t list, I’d love to hear them.
I can only think of one Worst of 2002: “The Truth About Charlie.” Truly horrible.
I used IMDB to look up the release calendar for the year, to make sure I wasn’t missing anything outstanding from earlier in 2002. Did you know that porn/soft porn titles are also indexed on IMDB? My favorite title was “United Colors of Ass 9.” Now there’s a cinematic franchise to be reckoned with.
wow we saw 2 and 7 in the same weekend you seem to have forgotten sweet home alabama curves and of course dragnet
My own bloated opinion about film in 2002: any ‘best of’ list that excludes “Y Tu Mamá También” is sadly lacking.
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I go now.