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TOP 10 MOVIES OF 2002

RUNNER UP: “CHICAGO”

Directed By: Rob Marshall
Written By: Bill Condon

10. “25th HOUR”

Directed By: Spike Lee
Written By: David Benioff

9. “THE PIANIST”

Directed By: Roman Polanski
Written By: Ronald Harwood

8. “28 DAYS LATER”

Directed By: Danny Boyle
Written By: Alex Garland

7. “PANIC ROOM”

Directed By: David Fincher
Written By: David Koepp

6. “GANGS OF NEW YORK”

Directed By: Martin Scorsese
Written By: Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian & Kenneth Lonergan

5. “ROAD TO PERDITION”

Directed By: Sam Mendes
Written By: David Self

4. “ADAPTATION”

Directed By: Spike Jonze
Written By: Charlie Kaufman & Donald Kaufman

3. “MINORITY REPORT”

Directed By: Steven Spielberg
Written By: Scott Frank & Jon Cohen

2. “CATCH ME IF YOU CAN”

Directed By: Steven Spielberg
Written By: Jeff Nathanson

1. “THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS”

Directed By: Peter Jackson
Written By: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Phillippa Boyens


MY TOP 5 WORST FILMS OF THE YEAR (In no particular order…they all sucked)
1. Grown Ups
2. Jonah Hex
3. The Last Airbender
4. Little Fockers
5. Alice In Wonderland

MY TOP 5 BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENTS OF THE YEAR
1. Winters Bone
2. The Kids Are Alright
3. Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows: Part 1
4. Iron Man 2
5. Tron: Legacy

MY TOP 5 MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS IN FILM
1. The Ending to Toy Story 3
2. The Opening Scene in The Social Network
3. The Transformation in Black Swan
4. The Hallway Fight Scene in Inception
5. “The Scene” in 127 Hours

Best Performances By An Actor/Actress
James Franco in 127 Hours
Natalie Portman in Black Swan

Best Performance By A Supporting Actor/Actress
Christian Bale in The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit

Best Use of Music in a Film
The Social Network

Best Script
The Social Network by Aaron Sorkin

Guilty Pleasure of the Year
Hot Tub Time Machine

Top 5 Best Technical Achievements in Film
1. The editing of The Social Network
2. The time framing device for the van in Inception
3. The cinematography in Black Swan
4. The production design in Shutter Island
5. The editing on 127 Hours

The Top 10 Movies I Missed in 2002
1. Fish Tank
2. Barney’s Version
3. Buried
4. I Love Your Phillip Morris
5. Another Year

Film I’m Most Looking Forward To In 2003
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2

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