Top 10 Favorite Films of 2004 - VGF

**Sean P Kelly** · 12-29-2004, 09:36 PM

The year is just about over, so I think we should all post our Top 10 list for the past year. Forget about what the critics say. These are each of your personal favourites.

Here's mine (in decending order):

10. Troy
While Alexander sucked, Troy was not that bad. As a result, it barely makes my Top 10.

9. The Manchurian Candidate
You know what? I really enjoyed this movie. It's a very suspenseful thriller. I never saw the original (and probably never will), so I'm not going to go into comparisons. Plus, Liev Schreiber (of Scream fame) finally gets a starring role (after many supporting roles).

8. Fahrenheit 9/11
I original didn't want to see this in theatres (I saw it because I was right by a theatre and it was about to start). However, I really enjoyed it. Whether or not Michael Moore's views are right or wrong, it's still very entertaining (for a documentary).

7. Spider-Man 2
Definitely the only superhero movie of the year worth watching. Much better story than the orignal, and it leaves me waiting for more.

6. The Aviator
It's high up on the Oscar race this year, and it deserves to be. You should re-read my review topic for more on how I liked the movie.

5. Million Dollar Baby
I just saw this movie today and it's on my Top 10 list. That's shows how good it was. Like The Aviator, you should check out my review topic for more info.

4. The Passion of the Christ
In a controversy free world, this movie will be high in the Oscar race. However, because there are people who want any Bible-based movies to be PG-rated and people who call the movie anti-Semitic (I'm a Church-going Catholic and I can say there's nothing in the movie that's not already in the Bible), this movie's chance for any Oscar nominations are slim to none. Pity really.

3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
I HATE romantic comedies. However, I like them when they are not your usually Romantic comedies (as is in the case for my Top 3). This movie would be #1, if the Top 2 movies weren't released. This movie takes the premise for the romantic comedy, and literally turns it upside down. This movie is a unusual as they get, but it's still good.

2. Garden State
I just bought the DVD for this today. This is the romantic comedy for people, like me, currently in their quarter-Life crisis. Imagine that you're in your 20s, your life sucks, and then your mom dies. Well, that's how this movie starts and then it develops from their with Zach Braff rediscovering himself and stuff. This is the movie where Natalie Portman really became more than Padme from Star Wars.

1. Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead came from nowhere to become by favourite film of 2004. I first heard of this movie of Ain't It Cool News. Actually, I just saw the title in an artile heading and thought "What's that?" It wasn't until I saw the trailer when I became truly interested. Well, I saw the movie and it was one of the funniest (and goriest) movies I ever saw. Too bad there probably won't be anymore Romantic Zombie Comedies.

Jonathan Resop · 12-29-2004, 11:44 PM

I don't think I could recall 10 movies that I liked last year. I'll start with 2.

2. The Incredibles

1. Collateral

-jay

OcarinaMan · 12-30-2004, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gimpy:
8. Fahrenheit 9/11
Whether or not Michael Moore's views are right or wrong,

They're wrong. Dead wrong. Along with most of his proof.

Valentine · 12-30-2004, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gimpy:
This movie would be #1, if the Top 2 movies weren't released.

Well that's a no-brainer. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Super Shy Guy · 12-30-2004, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Elf Lad:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Gimpy:
8. Fahrenheit 9/11
Whether or not Michael Moore's views are right or wrong,

They're wrong. Dead wrong. Along with most of his proof. [/quote]Here's a non-biased individual, along with plenty of evidence to back him up. Wait.

OcarinaMan · 12-30-2004, 03:25 PM

Unfairenheit 9/11
Deciets in Fahrenheit 9/11

Sen. Brak Obama (FACE) · 12-30-2004, 10:52 PM

Oh God.

And this forum isn't biased?

Bomby · 12-31-2004, 03:46 PM

All I saw this year was like 3 minutes of Super Size Me.

**Booyakasha** · 12-31-2004, 11:33 PM

I didn't think I got to see that many movies this year, but, looking back, I managed to catch all of the ones on my list (of course), along with a bunch of crap ones like 'Troy', 'King Arthur', 'Harry Potter', 'Hellboy', 'Punisher', 'The Village', 'Fahrenheit 9/11', and 'Van Helsing'. Oh well.

10. Dodgeball
9. Walking Tall
8. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle
7. Team America: World Police
6. Anchorman
5. Chronicles of Riddick
4. The Ladykillers
3. Hero
2. Shaun of the Dead
1. Kill Bill vol. 2

Bear in mind that I haven't seen 'Life Aquatic' yet; I fully expect that to blow at least half my list clear out of the water.

Super Shy Guy · 12-31-2004, 11:46 PM

Yeah, this year sucked. And the next probably will too.

Jonathan Resop · 01-01-2005, 01:21 AM

Oh snap, I forgot about Ladykillers. That was great.

Chronicles of Riddick deserves a good honerable mention too.

4. Chronicles of Riddick
3. Ladykillers
2. The Incredibles
1. Collateral

I knew I would forget something.-jay

Jonathan Resop · 01-01-2005, 01:29 AM

Oh damn, I forgot the movie I just saw today.

5. Chronicles of Riddick
4. Ladykillers
3. The Incredibles
2. Life Aquatic
1. Collateral

-jay

Tonberry2k · 01-01-2005, 02:40 PM

10. Anchorman
9. Saved!
8. Mean Girls
7. Garden State
6. The Incredibles
5. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
4. Spider-Man 2
3. The Life Aquatic
2. Napoleon Dynamite
1. Collateral

[ January 02, 2005, 03:06 AM: Message edited by: Aero-Dalton Imperial ]

Michael · 01-02-2005, 09:57 PM

In no paticular orderm my top 10 (out of 11 or 12

):

10. Mean Girls (Was that this year? I was dragged into it by friends, turned out to be somewhat funny)
09. Meet the Fockers (Barely a 2004 movie, but it was released in 04, even if I saw it today)
08. Collteral (My dad thought it was weird, I ound in enjoyable, even if it was a bit long)
07. Wake of Death (Less popular movie, lotsa blood and stuff)
06. Pursued (Creepy movie with Christian Slater)
05. Dodgeball (Har)
04. The Bourne Supremecy
03. Spider Man 2
02. The Life Aquatic
01. I, Robot (I know, it sucked, but this is out of 11 or 12, remember?)

Super_Mario_1987 · 01-06-2005, 08:12 PM

What about Napoleon Dynamite? lol... oh man I loved that movie. GREAT comedy.

imported_Andrew · 01-06-2005, 08:39 PM

10.Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle
9. Startsky and Hutch
8. Perfect Score
7. Friday Night Lights
6. Troy
5. Ocean's 12
4. Shrek 2
3. The Incredibles
2. Dodgeball
1. Miracle

Brandon2390 · 01-07-2005, 04:23 PM

personally, I Robot was probably my favorite movie I saw all year.

imported_Andrew · 01-08-2005, 03:25 AM

^ It had its moments.

Super_Mario_1987 · 01-09-2005, 04:23 PM

I Robot was pretty good.

Gumby, dammit · 01-09-2005, 07:56 PM

In no order...

Shaun of the Dead
The Incredibles
Unfortunate Events
Fahrenheit 9/11
Kill Bill Vol 2.

That's about it.

12-30-2004, 03:25 PM	#6
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12-31-2004, 11:33 PM	#9
Booyakasha Mod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 6,812 Thanks: 75 Thanked 339 Times in 221 Posts Points: 9,432.64 Bank: 20,637.07 Total Points: 30,069.71 Donate	I didn't think I got to see that many movies this year, but, looking back, I managed to catch all of the ones on my list (of course), along with a bunch of crap ones like 'Troy', 'King Arthur', 'Harry Potter', 'Hellboy', 'Punisher', 'The Village', 'Fahrenheit 9/11', and 'Van Helsing'. Oh well. 10. Dodgeball 9. Walking Tall 8. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle 7. Team America: World Police 6. Anchorman 5. Chronicles of Riddick 4. The Ladykillers 3. Hero 2. Shaun of the Dead 1. Kill Bill vol. 2 Bear in mind that I haven't seen 'Life Aquatic' yet; I fully expect that to blow at least half my list clear out of the water. __________________ Boo--the only dude bad enough to rescue the president

12-29-2004, 09:36 PM	#1
Sean P Kelly SMBHQ Mod Movies Mod Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,218 Thanks: 9 Thanked 40 Times in 31 Posts Points: 172,643.99 Bank: 55,506.27 Total Points: 228,150.26 Donate	The year is just about over, so I think we should all post our Top 10 list for the past year. Forget about what the critics say. These are each of your personal favourites. Here's mine (in decending order): 10. Troy While Alexander sucked, Troy was not that bad. As a result, it barely makes my Top 10. 9. The Manchurian Candidate You know what? I really enjoyed this movie. It's a very suspenseful thriller. I never saw the original (and probably never will), so I'm not going to go into comparisons. Plus, Liev Schreiber (of Scream fame) finally gets a starring role (after many supporting roles). 8. Fahrenheit 9/11 I original didn't want to see this in theatres (I saw it because I was right by a theatre and it was about to start). However, I really enjoyed it. Whether or not Michael Moore's views are right or wrong, it's still very entertaining (for a documentary). 7. Spider-Man 2 Definitely the only superhero movie of the year worth watching. Much better story than the orignal, and it leaves me waiting for more. 6. The Aviator It's high up on the Oscar race this year, and it deserves to be. You should re-read my review topic for more on how I liked the movie. 5. Million Dollar Baby I just saw this movie today and it's on my Top 10 list. That's shows how good it was. Like The Aviator, you should check out my review topic for more info. 4. The Passion of the Christ In a controversy free world, this movie will be high in the Oscar race. However, because there are people who want any Bible-based movies to be PG-rated and people who call the movie anti-Semitic (I'm a Church-going Catholic and I can say there's nothing in the movie that's not already in the Bible), this movie's chance for any Oscar nominations are slim to none. Pity really. 3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind I *HATE* romantic comedies. However, I like them when they are not your usually Romantic comedies (as is in the case for my Top 3). This movie would be #1, if the Top 2 movies weren't released. This movie takes the premise for the romantic comedy, and literally turns it upside down. This movie is a unusual as they get, but it's still good. 2. Garden State I just bought the DVD for this today. This is the romantic comedy for people, like me, currently in their quarter-Life crisis. Imagine that you're in your 20s, your life sucks, and then your mom dies. Well, that's how this movie starts and then it develops from their with Zach Braff rediscovering himself and stuff. This is the movie where Natalie Portman really became more than Padme from Star Wars. 1. Shaun of the Dead Shaun of the Dead came from nowhere to become by favourite film of 2004. I first heard of this movie of Ain't It Cool News. Actually, I just saw the title in an artile heading and thought "What's that?" It wasn't until I saw the trailer when I became truly interested. Well, I saw the movie and it was one of the funniest (and goriest) movies I ever saw. Too bad there probably won't be anymore Romantic Zombie Comedies.

12-29-2004, 11:44 PM	#2
Jonathan Resop Banned Join Date: Dec 1969 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 33,416.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 33,916.00 Donate	I don't think I could recall 10 movies that I liked last year. I'll start with 2. 2. The Incredibles 1. Collateral -jay

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01-01-2005, 01:21 AM	#11
Jonathan Resop Banned Join Date: Dec 1969 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 33,416.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 33,916.00 Donate	Oh snap, I forgot about Ladykillers. That was great. Chronicles of Riddick deserves a good honerable mention too. 4. Chronicles of Riddick 3. Ladykillers 2. The Incredibles 1. Collateral I knew I would forget something.-jay

01-01-2005, 01:29 AM	#12
Jonathan Resop Banned Join Date: Dec 1969 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 33,416.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 33,916.00 Donate	Oh damn, I forgot the movie I just saw today. 5. Chronicles of Riddick 4. Ladykillers 3. The Incredibles 2. Life Aquatic 1. Collateral -jay

01-01-2005, 02:40 PM	#13
Tonberry2k Senior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Pensacola, FL Gender: Posts: 5,177 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 15,890.81 Bank: 530.66 Total Points: 16,421.47 Donate	10. Anchorman 9. Saved! 8. Mean Girls 7. Garden State 6. The Incredibles 5. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 4. Spider-Man 2 3. The Life Aquatic 2. Napoleon Dynamite 1. Collateral [ January 02, 2005, 03:06 AM: Message edited by: Aero-Dalton Imperial ]

01-02-2005, 09:57 PM	#14
Michael Banned Join Date: Dec 1969 Posts: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 1,263.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 1,763.00 Donate	In no paticular orderm my top 10 (out of 11 or 12 ): 10. Mean Girls (Was that this year? I was dragged into it by friends, turned out to be somewhat funny) 09. Meet the Fockers (Barely a 2004 movie, but it was released in 04, even if I saw it today) 08. Collteral (My dad thought it was weird, I ound in enjoyable, even if it was a bit long) 07. Wake of Death (Less popular movie, lotsa blood and stuff) 06. Pursued (Creepy movie with Christian Slater) 05. Dodgeball (Har) 04. The Bourne Supremecy 03. Spider Man 2 02. The Life Aquatic 01. I, Robot (I know, it sucked, but this is out of 11 or 12, remember?)

01-06-2005, 08:12 PM	#15
Super_Mario_1987 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Iowa Gender: Posts: 6,560 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 6,284.04 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 6,784.04 Donate	What about Napoleon Dynamite? lol... oh man I loved that movie. GREAT comedy.

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imported_Andrew Banned Join Date: Dec 1969 Posts: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 7,894.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 8,394.00 Donate	10.Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle 9. Startsky and Hutch 8. Perfect Score 7. Friday Night Lights 6. Troy 5. Ocean's 12 4. Shrek 2 3. The Incredibles 2. Dodgeball 1. Miracle

01-07-2005, 04:23 PM	#17
Brandon2390 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Connecticut Posts: 10,321 Thanks: 5 Thanked 16 Times in 13 Posts Points: 35,704.90 Bank: 757.83 Total Points: 36,462.73 Donate	personally, I Robot was probably my favorite movie I saw all year.

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imported_Andrew Banned Join Date: Dec 1969 Posts: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 7,894.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 8,394.00 Donate	^ It had its moments.

01-09-2005, 04:23 PM	#19
Super_Mario_1987 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Iowa Gender: Posts: 6,560 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 6,284.04 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 6,784.04 Donate	I Robot was pretty good.

01-09-2005, 07:56 PM	#20
Gumby, dammit Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Rats th01 Gender: Posts: 1,239 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 13,348.34 Bank: 634.62 Total Points: 13,982.96 Donate	In no order... Shaun of the Dead The Incredibles Unfortunate Events Fahrenheit 9/11 Kill Bill Vol 2. That's about it.