Tuesday, February 17, 2015

2005

Viewed/Ranked

  1. Munich
  2. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
  3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
  4. Batman Begins
  5. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
  6. The New World
  7. Sin City
  8. Rent
  9. Kingdom of Heaven
  10. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
  11. Fun with Dick and Jane
  12. Walk the Line
  13. The Constant Gardener
  14. The Producers
  15. Elizabethtown
  16. The Legend of Zorro
  17. Brokeback Mountain
  18. Fever Pitch
  19. The Brothers Grimm
  20. Syriana
  21. Be Cool
  22. Lords of Dogtown
  23. Crash
  24. Hitch
  25. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
  26. Corpse Bride
  27. Casanova
  28. The Dukes of Hazzard
  29. Serenity
  30. Into the Blue
  31. The Island
  32. Fantastic Four
  33. Mr. & Mrs. Smith
  34. Cinderella Man
  35. Chicken Little
  36. A History of Violance
  37. Saw II
  38. Domino
  39. Bewitched
  40. Elektra
  41. Red Eye
  42. Derailed
  43. Doom
  44. Hostage
Other Notable Releases
  1. The 40-Year-Old Virgin
  2. Because of Winn-Dixie
  3. Capote
  4. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  5. Constantine
  6. Diary of a Mad Black Woman
  7. Good Night, and Good Luck
  8. Hustle & Flow
  9. Jarhead
  10. Madagascar
  11. March of the Penguins
  12. Memoirs of a Geisha
  13. The Pacifier
  14. Pride and Prejudice
  15. Robots
  16. Rumor Has It
  17. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
  18. Son of the Mask
  19. Waiting...
  20. War of the Worlds
  21. Wedding Crashers
  22. Zathura

2004

Viewed/Ranked

  1. Alexander
  2. Kill Bill Vol. 2
  3. Troy
  4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
  5. The Passion of the Christ
  6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  7. The Manchurian Candidate
  8. Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
  9. The Aviator
  10. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
  11. I, Robot
  12. Shrek 2
  13. Club Dread
  14. Shaun of the Dead
  15. Sidways
  16. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
  17. The Alamo
  18. The Village
  19. King Arthur
  20. Million Dollar Baby
  21. National Treasure
  22. Garden State
  23. Finding Neverland
  24. The Terminal
  25. Collateral
  26. Layer Cake
  27. Alfie
  28. The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
  29. Dawn of the Dead
  30. EuroTrip
  31. DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
  32. The Ladykillers
  33. Ladder 49
  34. Hellboy
  35. Meet the Fockers
  36. Saw
  37. Spider-Man 2
  38. The Incredibles
  39. Van Helsing
  40. Catwoman
  41. The Stepford Wives
  42. The Chronicles of Riddick
  43. Walking Tall
  44. The Big Bounce
  45. 50 First Dates
  46. Man on Fire
Other Notable Releases
  1. Alien vs. Predator
  2. The Bourne Supremacy
  3. Closer
  4. Exorcist: The Beginning
  5. Friday Night Lights
  6. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle
  7. Hidalgo
  8. I Heart Huckabees
  9. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  10. Mr. 3000
  11. Mean Girls
  12. Napoleon Dynamite
  13. The Notebook
  14. Ocean's Twelve
  15. The Polar Express
  16. Ray
  17. Shark Tale
  18. Taxi

2003

Viewed/Ranked

  1. Kill Bill Vol. 1
  2. Phone Booth
  3. Finding Nemo
  4. The Matrix Reloaded
  5. S.W.A.T.
  6. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
  7. The Matrix Revolutions
  8. Daredevil
  9. Shattered Glass
  10. The Rundown
  11. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  12. The Human Stain
  13. American Splendor
  14. Elf
  15. Cold Mountain
  16. Lost in Translation
  17. Seabiscuit
  18. Bruce Almighty
  19. Peter Pan
  20. 2 Fast 2 Furious
  21. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
  22. X2: X-Men United
  23. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
  24. Once Upon a Time in Mexico
  25. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
  26. Big Fish
  27. Ned Kelly
  28. The Gospel of John
  29. Head of State
  30. Open Range
  31. The Recruit
  32. The Last Samurai
  33. The Missing
  34. Timeline
  35. Beyond Borders
  36. Hulk
  37. Underworld
  38. Mystic River
  39. Out of Time
  40. Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
  41. The Order
  42. Gigli
  43. Basic
  44. Gods and Generals
  45. Tears of the Sun
  46. Identity
Other Notable Releases
  1. 21 Grams
  2. Agent Cody Banks
  3. American Wedding
  4. Anger Management
  5. Anything Else
  6. Bad Boys II
  7. Bad Santa
  8. Brother Bear
  9. Bulletproof Monk
  10. Cabin Fever
  11. The Core
  12. Daddy Day Care
  13. Dreamcatcher
  14. Freaky Friday
  15. Freddy vs. Jason
  16. Girl with a Pearl Earring
  17. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
  18. The Hunted
  19. Intolerable Cruelty
  20. Johnny English
  21. Love Actually
  22. Masked and Anonymous
  23. Matchstick Men
  24. Monster
  25. Old School
  26. Party Monster
  27. School of Rock
  28. Shanghai Knights
  29. Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
  30. Something's Gotta Give
  31. The Station Agent
  32. Sylvia

2002

Viewed/Ranked

  1. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
  2. Star Trek Nemesis
  3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
  4. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  5. Chicago
  6. Big Trouble
  7. Gangs of New York
  8. Catch Me If You Can
  9. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
  10. Signs
  11. Insomnia
  12. 25th Hour
  13. Minority Report
  14. Road to Perdition
  15. Hart's War
  16. Men in Black II
  17. Whale Rider
  18. Narc
  19. Adaptation
  20. Red Dragon
  21. Ice Age
  22. The Quiet American
  23. Solaris
  24. Punch-Drunk Love
  25. Die Another Day
  26. Sweet Home Alabama
  27. The Four Feathers
  28. S1MONE
  29. I Spy
  30. K-19: The Widowmaker
  31. Spider-Man
  32. The Scorpion King
  33. John Q
  34. The Good Girl
  35. Reign of Fire
  36. The Count of Monte Cristo
  37. Dog Soldiers
  38. Slackers
  39. Equilibrium
  40. Analyze That
  41. One Hour Photo
  42. The Mothman Prophecies
  43. The Ring
  44. Infernal Affairs
  45. 8 Mile
Other Notable Releases
  1. 28 Days Later
  2. 40 Days and 40 Nights
  3. A Walk to Remember
  4. About a Boy
  5. Austin Powers in Goldmember
  6. Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
  7. Bend It Like Beckham
  8. Big Fat Liar
  9. Blue Crush
  10. The Bourne Identity
  11. Bubba Ho-Tep
  12. Death to Smoochy
  13. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
  14. Frida
  15. Full Frontal
  16. Hollywood Ending
  17. The Hours
  18. Igby Goes Down
  19. Impostor
  20. Jason X
  21. Lilo & Stitch
  22. My Big Fat Greek Wedding
  23. National Lampoon's Van Wilder
  24. The New Guy
  25. Orange County
  26. The Pianist
  27. Queen of the Damned
  28. Return to Never Land
  29. Resident Evil
  30. Russian Ark
  31. The Santa Clause 2
  32. Scooby-Doo
  33. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
  34. The Sum of all Fears
  35. The Transporter
  36. Treasure Planet
  37. The Truth About Charlie
  38. Unfaithful
  39. We Were Soldiers
  40. Windtalkers
  41. xXx

2001

Viewed/Ranked

  1. Memento
  2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  3. Shrek
  4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
  5. Training Day
  6. Monsters, Inc.
  7. Black Hawk Down
  8. The Majestic
  9. A Beautiful Mind
  10. The Score
  11. A.I. Artificial Intelligence
  12. Zoolander
  13. 15 Minutes
  14. A Knight's Tale
  15. The Fast and the Furious
  16. Ali
  17. American Outlaws
  18. Planet of the Apes
  19. The Mummy Returns
  20. Gosford Park
  21. Rat Race
  22. K-PAX
  23. Rush Hour 2
  24. Moulin Rouge!
  25. Super Troopers
  26. Monster's Ball
  27. Wet Hot American Summer
  28. Enemy at the Gates
  29. Buffalo Soldiers
  30. The Princess Diaries
  31. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
  32. The Musketeer
  33. American Pie 2
  34. The Others
  35. Evolution
  36. Bridget Jones's Diary
  37. The Animal
  38. The One
  39. Shallow Hal
  40. Scary Movie 2
  41. The Glass House
Other Notable Releases
  1. 3000 Miles to Graceland
  2. Along Came a Spider
  3. Amelie
  4. America's Sweethearts
  5. Atlantis: The Lost Empire
  6. Behind Enemy Lines
  7. Black Knight
  8. Blow
  9. Captain Corelli's Mandolin
  10. The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
  11. The Devil's Backbone
  12. Donnie Darko
  13. From Hell
  14. Ghost World
  15. Hannibal
  16. Hearts in Atlantis
  17. Hedwig and the Angry Inch
  18. Iris
  19. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
  20. Jeepers Creepers
  21. Joy Ride
  22. Jurassic Park III
  23. Kate & Leopold
  24. Legally Blonde
  25. Life as a House
  26. The Man Who Wasn't There
  27. The Mexican
  28. Monkeybone
  29. Not Another Teen Movie
  30. O
  31. Ocean's Eleven
  32. Original Sin
  33. Osmosis Jones
  34. Pearl Harbor
  35. Rock Star
  36. The Royal Tenenbaums
  37. The Shipping News
  38. Spy Game
  39. Spy Kids
  40. Swordfish
  41. The Tailor of Panama
  42. Tape
  43. Town & Country
  44. Vanilla Sky
  45. Waking Life
  46. Y Tu Mama Tambien

Monday, February 9, 2015

2000

Viewed/Ranked

  1. Gladiator
  2. Tigerland
  3. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
  4. Unbreakable
  5. The Patriot
  6. Cast Away
  7. The Perfect Storm
  8. Thirteen Days
  9. The Cell
  10. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
  11. X-Men
  12. Almost Famous
  13. The Way of the Gun
  14. All the Pretty Horses
  15. 28 Days
  16. Pitch Black
  17. Me, Myself & Irene
  18. The Family Man
  19. Mission: Impossible II
  20. Dude, Where's My Car?
  21. The Emperor's New Groove
  22. Screwed
  23. Road Trip
  24. The Million Dollar Hotel
  25. The Legend of Bagger Vance
  26. Gone in 60 Seconds
  27. Finding Forrester
  28. Proof of Life
  29. Pollock
  30. Traffic
  31. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  32. Erin Brockovich
  33. Remember the Titans
  34. Meet the Parents
  35. Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
  36. Pay It Forward
  37. Vertical Limit
  38. The Gift
  39. Keeping the Faith
  40. High Fidelity
  41. Small Time Crooks
  42. Highlander: Endgame
  43. Dungeons & Dragons
  44. The Replacements
  45. Coyote Ugly
  46. The 6th Day
  47. Space Cowboys
  48. Best in Show
  49. Red Planet
  50. Fantasia 2000
  51. Battlefield Earth
  52. Scary Movie
Other Notable Releases
  1. American Psycho
  2. Amores perros
  3. An Everlasting Piece
  4. Bamboozled
  5. The Beach
  6. Bedazzled
  7. Before Night Falls
  8. Big Momma's House
  9. The Big Tease
  10. Billy Elliot
  11. Boiler Room
  12. Bring It On
  13. Charlie's Angels
  14. Chicken Run
  15. Chocolat
  16. The Contender
  17. Dr. T & the Women
  18. Dinosaur
  19. Dracula 2000
  20. Final Destination
  21. Frequency
  22. Godzilla 2000
  23. Hollow Man
  24. The House of Mirth
  25. The Ladies Man
  26. The Legend of Drunken Master
  27. Little Nicky
  28. Miss Congeniality
  29. Mission to Mars
  30. My Dog Skip
  31. The Original Kings of Comedy
  32. Quills
  33. Ready to Rumble
  34. The Road to El Dorado
  35. Romeo Must Die
  36. Rules of Engagement
  37. Saving Grace
  38. Scream 3
  39. Sexy Beast
  40. Shadow of the Vampire
  41. Shaft
  42. Shanghai Noon
  43. The Skulls
  44. Snatch
  45. Snow Day
  46. Titan A.E.
  47. What Lies Beneath
  48. What Women Want
  49. The Whole Nine Yards
  50. Woman on Top
  51. Wonder Boys
Notes: And actually, I don't think Battlefield Earth is all that bad.

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

1999

Viewed/Ranked

  1. Man on the Moon
  2. The Matrix
  3. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
  4. Office Space
  5. The Sixth Sense
  6. Galaxy Quest
  7. Instinct
  8. The End of the Affair
  9. The Green Mile
  10. Cradle Will Rock
  11. Fight Club
  12. The Virgin Suicides
  13. The Insider
  14. The Mummy
  15. Three Kings
  16. The 13th Warrior
  17. Any Given Sunday
  18. Toy Story 2
  19. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
  20. American Pie
  21. 10 Things I hate About You
  22. Bowfinger
  23. Mystery, Alaska
  24. Liberty Heights
  25. Topsy-Turvy
  26. The Talented Mr. Ripley
  27. The Hurricane
  28. Two Hands
  29. The Thomas Crown Affair
  30. American Beauty
  31. Life
  32. Bringing Out the Dead
  33. A Midsummer Night's Dream
  34. The Buena Vista Social Club
  35. Muppets from Space
  36. Wing Commander
  37. The World Is Not Enough
  38. Entrapment
  39. Dogma
  40. Go
  41. The Limey
  42. Fantasia 2000
  43. Bicentennial Man
  44. Mansfield Park
  45. For Love of the Game
  46. The General's Daughter
  47. Mystery Men
  48. Sunshine
  49. End of Days
  50. Wild Wild West
  51. Tarzan
  52. But I'm a Cheerleader
  53. Stigmata
  54. 8mm
  55. The Blair Witch Project
Other Notable Releases
  1. 200 Cigarettes
  2. Analyze This
  3. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
  4. The Bachelor
  5. Being John Malkovich
  6. The Best Man
  7. Big Daddy
  8. The Bone Collector
  9. The Boondock Saints
  10. Boys Don't Cry
  11. The Cider House Rules
  12. Dick
  13. EDtv
  14. Election
  15. eXistenZ
  16. Eyes Wide Shut
  17. Flawless
  18. Forces of Nature
  19. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
  20. Girl, Interrupted
  21. Idle Hands
  22. The Iron Giant
  23. Jakob the Liar
  24. Light It Up
  25. Magnolia
  26. Message in a Bottle
  27. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
  28. Mickey Blue Eyes
  29. Mumford
  30. The Muse
  31. Notting Hill
  32. October Sky
  33. Play It to the Bone
  34. Pushing Tin
  35. Ravenous
  36. Runaway Bride
  37. Sleepy Hollow
  38. Snow Falling on Cedars
  39. The Straight Story
  40. Stuart Little
  41. Summer of Sam
  42. Sweet and Lowdown
  43. The Thirteenth Floor
  44. Titus
  45. Universal Soldier: The Return
  46. The War Zone

Monday, February 2, 2015

1998

Viewed/Ranked

  1. The Truman Show
  2. American History X
  3. The Mask of Zorro
  4. Shakespeare in Love
  5. Star Trek: Insurrection
  6. There's Something About Mary
  7. The Avengers
  8. The Negotiator
  9. Patch Adams
  10. Lethal Weapon 4
  11. Rush Hour
  12. Saving Private Ryan
  13. Meet Joe Black
  14. Snake Eyes
  15. Mulan
  16. Elizabeth
  17. Celebrity
  18. The Thin Red Line
  19. Lost in Space
  20. The Odd Couple II
  21. Primary Colors
  22. Wide Awake
  23. Pleasantville
  24. Blues Brothers 2000
  25. Rounders
  26. Earth
  27. Apt Pupil
  28. Species II
  29. Return to Paradise
  30. Ronin
  31. A Night at the Roxbury
  32. Simon Birch
  33. The Big Hit
  34. A Bug's Life
  35. The Waterboy
Other Notable Releases
  1. A Civil Action
  2. An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn
  3. Antz
  4. Armageddon
  5. Beloved
  6. The Big Lebowski
  7. Blade
  8. Bride of Chucky
  9. Bulworth
  10. Croupier
  11. Dark City
  12. Dirty Work
  13. Dr. Dolittle
  14. Enemy of the State
  15. Ever After
  16. The Faculty
  17. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
  18. Gods and Monsters
  19. Godzilla
  20. Great Expectations
  21. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
  22. He Got Game
  23. The Horse Whisperer
  24. How Stella Got Her Groove Back
  25. Jack Frost
  26. Les Miserables
  27. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
  28. The Man in the Iron Mask
  29. The Mighty
  30. The Newton Boys
  31. Out of Sight
  32. The Parent Trap
  33. Pi
  34. Practical Magic
  35. The Prince of Egypt
  36. Psycho
  37. Run Lola Run
  38. Rushmore
  39. The Siege
  40. Sphere
  41. U.S. Marshals
  42. Velvet Goldmine
  43. Very Bad Things
  44. The Wedding Singer
  45. What Dreams May Come
  46. Wild Things
  47. The X-Files: Fight the Future
  48. You've Got Mail
Notes: A few films in the Other Notable Releases that I've semi-seen but would very much like to see again for a proper evaluation: Dark City, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Out of Sight, and What Dreams May Come.  The Truman Show was for a while my favorite movie.  This was a pretty darn good year at the movies.

Sunday, February 1, 2015

1997

Viewed/Ranked

  1. Amistad
  2. Out to Sea
  3. The Fifth Element
  4. Men in Black
  5. Liar Liar
  6. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
  7. Conspiracy Theory
  8. Good Will Hunting
  9. Jackie Brown
  10. Grosse Pointe Blank
  11. Titanic
  12. Rosewood
  13. U Turn
  14. Batman & Robin
  15. L.A. Confidential
  16. Gattaca
  17. Anastasia
  18. Flubber
  19. Cop Land
  20. Hercules
  21. In & Out
  22. Scream 2
  23. The Postman
  24. Donnie Brasco
  25. G.I. Jane
  26. Face/Off
  27. Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
  28. Princess Mononoke
  29. The Butcher Boy
  30. Masterminds
  31. Dante's Peak
  32. Starship Troopers
  33. Kull the Conqueror
  34. Steel
  35. Spawn
Other Notable Releases
  1. A Life Less Ordinary
  2. Absolute Power
  3. Air Bud
  4. Air Force One
  5. Alien Resurrection
  6. Anaconda
  7. As Good as It Gets
  8. Bean
  9. Boogie Nights
  10. Chasing Amy
  11. Con Air
  12. Contact
  13. Deconstructing Harry
  14. The Devil's Own
  15. Eve's Bayou
  16. Event Horizon
  17. Fierce Creatures
  18. Fools Rush In
  19. The Full Monty
  20. The Game
  21. Gone Fishin'
  22. Good Burger
  23. I Know What You Did Last Summer
  24. The Ice Storm
  25. The Jackal
  26. Kiss the Girls
  27. Kundun
  28. Life is Beautiful
  29. The Lost World: Jurassic Park
  30. The Man Who Knew Too Little
  31. Mimic
  32. Money Talks
  33. My Best Friend's Wedding
  34. Nothing to Lose
  35. The Peacemaker
  36. Private Parts
  37. The Rainmaker
  38. Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
  39. The Saint
  40. Selena
  41. Seven Years in Tibet
  42. Soul Food
  43. Speed 2: Cruise Control
  44. Tomorrow Never Dies
  45. Ulee's Gold
  46. Vegas Vacation
  47. Wag the Dog
  48. Waiting for Guffman
Notes: A tough year to rank.  I like a lot of 1997 movies, but as for loving any of them...Amistad gets the top spot because it's awesome in a lot of ways, but I've never particularly thought of it among my all-time favorites.  The next five I would watch ahead of it just because they're so enjoyable, but being enjoyable isn't always the best way to determine which film is best.  The age-old dilemma...Rosewood started out as the film to beat, but aside from out-and-out bad-assery from Ving Rhames, I wondered if it was really better than some of the other contenders.  Hence it slipped pretty far down the list.  Batman & Robin is a historic stinker for a lot of people, but I've always liked it, hence a pretty high ranking, considering.  Other Notable Releases has a ton of movies I'd love to catch, and as always a few thrown in for strictly contextual purposes, although there will always be some omissions I simply don't feel like listing.