Movies of 2002

Action:

Kiss of the Dragon, the Siege, Champions, High Crimes, the Last of the Knucklemen

Animation:

Shrek, Waking Life, Ice Age, Spirited Away, the Iron Giant

Art:

Waking Life, Hotel Room, the Cowboy and the Frenchman, Baraka, La Verticality de l’Ete, And a One and a Two

Classic:

Firzcarraldo, Ice Station Zebra, Dillinger, Melody, the Dead, the Wild Bunch, the Barefoot Contessa, the Night of the Hunter, Plein Soleil

Comedy:

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Austin Powers 2: the Spy Who Shagged Me, Austin Powers in Goldmember, Ace Ventura, Ace Ventura 2, Dumb and Dumber, Cable Guy, Airplane, Meet the Parents, Top Secret!, Orgazmo, All Of Me, Deuce Bigalow Male Gigolo, Cecil B. Demented, the Big Lebowski (10 times at least), Rush Hour, Kingpin, Cats and Dogs, Harold and Maude, My Dinner With Andre, Eating Raoul, Babe 2, Faster Pussycat Kill Kill Kill, Supervixens, Bridget Jones’ Diary, Rat Race

Comic:

Spiderman, Ghost World

Crime:

Sopranos (Season 2 and 3)

Drama:

And a One and a Two, the Cider House Rules, In the Mood For Love, Brother Where Art Thou, Almost Famous, the Cradle Will Rock, Wonder Boys, Five Easy Pieces, As Tears Go By, I Am Sam, Amelie, Ghost World, the Virgin Suicides, Mountain Post Office, Bedtime Eyes, World Cup soccer

Fantasy:

the Fellowship of the Ring (twice), Wild Zero, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (twice), Class of Nuke ‘em High, the Mummy Returns, Spiderman

Foreign:

Australia: the Last of the Knucklemen

China: Mountain Post Office

Denmark: Kingdom 2
France: les Rives Pourpoures, Plein Soleil

Germany: Fitzcarraldo

Holland: the Vanishing
Hong Kong: As Tears Go By
Korea: Karu
Taiwan: And a One and a Two
Vietnam: La Verticality de l’Ete

Gilligan’s Island:

Cast Away, Robinson Crusoe (1996)

Horror/Suspense:

Apartment Zero, Plein Soleil, the Mysterious Yearning Secretive Sad Lonely Troubled Confused Loving Musical Gifted Intelligent Beautiful Tender Sensitive Haunted Passionate Talented Mr. Ripley, Deep Water, From Hell, Karu, les Rives Pourpoures, the Frighteners, Mortal Transfer, Mulholland Dr., Memento, Memento Forward, the Vanishing, Kingdom 2, Requiem For A Dream, Hannibal, Battle Royale, the Hand

Japan:

Run Puffy Run, Avalon (2001), Battle Royale, Wild Zero, Spirited Away, Bedtime Eyes, Deep Water

Music:

Run Puffy Run, the Band That Would Be King

Science Fiction:

Episode 1: the Phantom Menace, Episode 2: Attack of the Clones, Star Wars, Return of the Jedi, Galaxy Quest, This Island Earth, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Dune (2000), Trekkies, the Matrix, Avalon (2001), AI, Battlestar Galactica

Vampire:

Shadow of the Vampire

Rankings:

best: Kingdom 2, the Iron Giant, Airplane, Meet the Parents, Top Secret!, Orgazmo, Requiem For A Dream, And a One and a Two, Cecil B. Demented, La Verticality de l’Ete, the Cradle Will Rock, the Big Lebowski, Battle Royale, Wild Zero, Melody, Sopranos (Season 2 and 3), Harold and Maude, My Dinner With Andre, Eating Raoul, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Faster Pussycat Kill Kill Kill, Supervixens, Austin Powers in Goldmember, Amelie, the Wild Bunch, Ghost World, Mulholland Dr., Memento, the Band That Would Be King, Plein Soleil, Spirited Away, Apartment Zero, the Mysterious Yearning Secretive Sad Lonely Troubled Confused Loving Musical Gifted Intelligent Beautiful Tender Sensitive Haunted Passionate Talented Mr. Ripley, Deep Water, Trekkies

worst: Wonder Boys, the Mummy Returns, Kiss of the Dragon, High Crimes

even worse: Hannibal, Class of Nuke ‘em High, This Island Earth

rock bottom: Robinson Crusoe (1996), Champions, From Hell, Mystery Science Theater 3000

over 109 movies/videos/films in 2002, plus 20 World Cup soccer matches

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