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Author Topic: top ten summer films that you liked and did not like Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 08-10-2003 11:55 AM                    Well, the summer is winding down just have three more weekends left so my list could change by the end. So here are my top ten films worth seeing and top ten not worth seeing at this time.. Top ten worth seeing. 1, Finding Nemo...............Another very entertaining film by Pixar. 2, Pirates of the Carribean...Finally a well made pirate movie. 3, Bruce Almighty.............Glad to see Jim doing what he does best. 4, Seabiscuit.................All around good movie 5, T-3........................They did it justice and they didn't fluke. 6, X-2........................Found to be more entertaining than the first one. 7, Open Range.................very good western. 8, S.W.A.T....................predictable story but still entertaining. 9, The Italian Job............kept me entertained. 10, 28 Days later..............kept me interested. Top ten movies not worth seeing. 1, Spy kids 3-D...............3-d was O.K. but movie sucked. 2, Gigli......................J-Lo and Afleck please take a long vacation. 3, LXG........................Captain Nemo was the best thing but the ship sunk anyway. 4, Bad Boys 2.................Bay failed by not keeping it tight. To long. 5, Charlie's Angels 2.........there was only a 1/4 tank of Gas. 6, Dumbe and Dumberer.........Why did they botherrrrrrrrrr. 7, The Hulk...................45 mins. to long. 8, legally blonde 2...........wake me up when it's over. 9, Matrix reloaded............wait for the DVD box set. 10,my boss' daughter..........don't bother. [ 08-30-2003, 12:05 PM: Message edited by: Darryl Spicer ]  |  IP: Logged Aaron Sisemore Flaming Ribs beat Reeses Peanut Butter Cups any day! Posts: 3061 From: Rockwall TX USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 08-10-2003 01:15 PM                     I don't think I have even seen enough films this summer to list a top and bottom ten 'summer movies' yet... Here's the ones I have seen (in no particular order) The GOOD: Finding Nemo Seabiscuit Terminator 3 Bruce Almighty Matrix Reloaded The 'JUST OK': Bad Boys 2 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle The Italian Job The BAD: Legally Blonde 2 League of Extraordinary Gentlemen I'll Be There (should be in limited US release by now, therefore it counts) 2 Fast 2 Furious -Aaron  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 08-30-2003 12:06 PM                    Well, Summer is over and my above list is final. Anyone else have ther favorits and dislikes feel free to post away.  |  IP: Logged Roger Katz Film Handler Posts: 61 From: Thomaston, CT, USA Registered: Feb 2003 posted 08-30-2003 12:40 PM                     Good movies I saw this summer: Winged Migration Holes Whale Rider Capturing the Friedmans Legally Blonde 2 Dirty Pretty Things Bad movies I saw this summer (only one since if a movie looks bad I don't go): 28 Days Later  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 08-30-2003 02:55 PM                     This is not going to be very fair since there have been so few good movies this year, but here goes my complete list to date... EXCELLENT (deserving of multiple viewings)... Holes Finding Nemo Pirates of the Caribbean Open Range GOOD (may watch again at some point down the road, just not any time soon, if ever)... National Security The Recruit The Life of David Gale Identity Matrix Reloaded Bruce Almighty The Italian Job Terminator 3 Seabiscuit American Wedding DECENT (made it through the movie without too much suffering, but will not be watching ever again)... Final Destination 2 Shanghai Knights Anger Management X Men 2 The In-Laws 2 Fast 2 Furious Bad Boys 2 FAIR (at best, spent a lot of the movie looking at my watch)... Daredevil Jungle Book 2 Dark Blue The Core Phone Booth Agent Cody Banks The Lizzie Maguire Movie Daddy Day Care Legally Blonde 2 Freddy vs. Jason BAD (you will definitely be a better person for not seeing this)... Darkness Falls A Guy Thing Kangaroo Jack How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days View From the Top What a Girl Wants Alex and Emma Sinbad Freaky Friday Tomb Raider 2 The Medallion TERRIBLE (someone deserves to be tortured for making this)... Piglet’s Big Movie Rugrats Go Wild Dumb and Dumberer From Justin to Kelly The Hulk Charlie’s Angels Full Throttle Spy Kids 3D Gigli Uptown Girls (Did anyone notice the only movies on the "excellent" category were from Buena Vista?) [ 08-30-2003, 04:11 PM: Message edited by: Brad Miller ]  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-30-2003 03:43 PM                        Oh, I dunno...looking at the GOOD category, I see WB, Sony, Universal and Paramount represented. Actually I'm quite proud of the fact that I managed to see almost all of the Good and Excellent films on Brad's list and have somehow miraculously managed to avoid every one of the Bad and Terrible ones, except "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" which I actually kind of enjoyed.  |  IP: Logged Dan Harris Film Handler Posts: 86 From: Bristol, UK Registered: Jun 2003 posted 08-30-2003 04:55 PM                     The good Phone Booth Terminator 3 Matrix Reloaded Whale Rider Igby Goes Down (this came out this year in the UK) Agent Cody Banks (Great fun!) The bad The Core - bad FX, no story. Dire. Hulk - shame on Ang Lee. What a waste of 3 hours for an after hours staff show! 2 Fast 2 Furious - even less plot than the first one. Tomb Raider 2 - and the point in making a sequel was...? Still hoping these will be great for the Winter season! Finding Nemo (comes out October over here) Kill Bill vol. 1 Matrix Revolutions Party Monster  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 08-30-2003 07:34 PM                     I really should get out to the movies a little more. I think I've only seen about six of the movies listed above: X2 T3 Matrix 2 2 Fast 2 Furious Phone Booth The Hulk Walked out in the middle of "Holes"  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-30-2003 07:39 PM                        Here's what comes to mind immediately (mostly art-house titles). A few of these may be stretching the definition of "summer," depending on release dates in each local market. Liked: The Good Thief Stevie Owning Mahowny Winged Migration Man on the Train Holes Sweet Sixteen Spellbound Matrix Reloaded Dirty Pretty Things Italian Job 28 Days Later Finding Nemo Phone Booth OK: Together Blue Car Hollywood Homicide Seabiscuit Daredevil Whale Rider Hated: Shape of Things L'Auberge Espagnole  |  IP: Logged Rachel Craven Madam Moderator Posts: 2190 From: Pensacola, FL Registered: Dec 2000 posted 08-30-2003 09:52 PM                     The Good: Holes Matrix Reloaded Finding Nemo Bruce Almighty Terminator 3 National Security American Wedding Agent Cody Banks Lizzie Maguire How to Lost a Guy in 10 Days View from the Top (Scott ran this baby for me! ) Freaky Friday Pirates of the Carribean What a girl Wants Spellbound Winged Migration Man on the Train The Bad: The Recruit 2 Fast 2 Furious X-Men 2 The In-Laws The Hulk Spy Kids 3D Together Blue Car Hollywood Homicide Shape of Things The Good Theif The REALLY ugly: Tomb Raider 2 My Boss's Daughter Wow, I saw a lot of movies...  |  IP: Logged Dennis Udovich Film Handler Posts: 71 From: Sheboygan, WI, USA Registered: Dec 2001 posted 08-31-2003 03:44 PM                        Darryl... you are the only person to recommend SWAT. It feel this is one of the better films that came out this summer.  |  IP: Logged Pravin Ratnam Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 844 From: Atlanta, GA,USA Registered: Sep 2002 posted 08-31-2003 04:59 PM                     I liked X2, Dirty Pretty Things, Donnie Darko(Yes a late release here), WHale Rider, , Magdalene Sisters, Italian Job the best Pirates and T3 were pretty decent entertainers. OK movies: American Wedding, Bruce alimighty, Freddy vs Jason, Jeepers Creepers 2. Freddy vs Jason just for the chance to see them two together, not for the quality of the movie. Bruce Almighty could have been better , but it went limp in the second half(a Tom Shadyac specialty, one of the worst director puppets out there). Frustrating: Charlies Angels 2: No, I wasnt bored by it. So I can't say it is one of the worst. But they blew a huge opportunity to make something fun like part 1. The characters just crossed the fine line they were treading in part1 into obnoxious territory, and so did the director. The bad: I was bored by Matrix Reloaded. Life of David Gale was one of the more annoying movies i have ever watched. Terrible acting by Kate Winslet. Spacey on autopilot. I hated every single character in this movie - every single one. Smug little piece of crap movie. So yeah, that was the worst of the year for me.  |  IP: Logged Rachel Craven Madam Moderator Posts: 2190 From: Pensacola, FL Registered: Dec 2000 posted 08-31-2003 06:33 PM                     Just saw SWAT last night...I LOVED IT! Add it to my Good list!  |  IP: Logged Charles Everett Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: New Jersey Registered: May 2001 posted 09-21-2003 04:03 PM                     I wisely avoided most of the overhyped tentpoles (X2, The Matrix Reloaded, Hulk, Terminator 3). I saw 2 Fast 2 Furious and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle only because I saw the originals. Pirates of the Caribbean tended to drag in spots. Finding Nemo and American Splendor would have been better had the end-credits music been changed. Worth your while: Bruce Almighty, L'Auberge Espagnole, Johnny English, Swimming Pool, Le Divorce, The Magdalene Sisters. Stay away: A Mighty Wind, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Thirteen. Underrated: Daddy Day Care, L'Auberge Espagnole, Johnny English, Camp (great premise/horrible title), The Magdalene Sisters. Overrated: Winged Migration, Capturing the Friedmans, Whale Rider, 28 Days Later, Dirty Pretty Things. Would Have Loved to See: The Shape of Things (all but disowned by its studio), Buffalo Soldiers (sabotaged for political reasons).  |  IP: Logged

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