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both very very good movies, Million Dollar Baby actually had more humor and action then i expected in it. was almost shocked at how much i liked that one.

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Mystic River was so good. I saw it on HBO, but i didn't even know it was Mystic River, haha. Great movie.

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definately an amazing movie...the acting was as good as you'll find in any movie ever

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- Spider-Man 1 + 2
- Lord of the Rings 1 + 2 + 3
- Matrix 1 + 2 + 3
- X-Men 1 + 2
- Shrek 1 + 2
- i, Robot
- Seabiscuit

I really want to see Eternal Sunshine. I like Jim Carrey so I'm just going to buy it. As you can see, most of my recent favorites consist of Super Hero theme movies. What can I say? In the past couple of years, they've just been great with the exception of The Hulk, Daredevil, and Elektra (although I haven't seen these they got poor ratings around here). The other good movies consist of computer animations by Pixar and Dreamworks. Pixar has yet to put out a movie that isn't nothing short of excellent and Dreamworks has been doing great also.

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hmm...

Kill bill vol. 1&2
Shaun of the Dead

geez, there really haven't been that many. i still haven't seen garden state or eternal sunshine.

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Collateral was amazing. The whole night-life of the city was fantastic. And Tom Cruise.......oh man, he's a good actor when he's a mean son of a bitch that will shoot you in the head if you look at him the wrong way.

I recommend everyone go see that movie.

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A few movies I really, really like that aren't oscar worthy/critically acclaimed.

Three Kings
The Saint
Equilibrium (Matrixish but better than The Matrix in almost every way)
The Negotiator
Zelig (Ok, this is really old relative to the rest but... meh)
Thirteen Days
Almost Famous

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What makes TTT better than TFotR or TRotK???? IMO it was the worst part of the trilogy. :unsure:

And what's with Spiderman 2? It was terrible... except for the action. It was Spiderman 1 with another villain. :rolleyes:

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I loved the Two Towers, however, I liked the book as the best part of the trilogy.

Of the three books, The Two Towers is by far the best read.

You have to take into consideration that the beginning of Jackson's Two Towers was the end of Tolkien's Fellowship of the Ring, and that Jackson moved around scenes from the books a little.

Personally, I loved Jackson's Two Towers because it had so much "zen." I mean....you have the badass ents, you have the humans finally showing signs of strength, and you have a really good story. The only sucky part was the abrupt ending focusing on Frodo and Sam. Waiting one year for a sequal really sucks.

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So many great movies, lets see... I would definately say the best movie of last year would be a toss up between Old Boy (I cannot believe no one has mentioned it, must've been the limited release, just make sure you catch it before the piss poor holywood remake comes out) and Collateral. Michael Mann is definately one of my favourite directors, you only have to watch Manhunter to see why. Lost in Translation and Mystic River were also great movies.

LOTR's trilogy, Minority Report and X-men 2 were defintely some of the best films in their respective years too.

Kill Bill 1 (2 was thereabouts), Spiderman 1 & 2 also deserve a mention. I'm sure there are other movies I've forgotten that have already been mentioned... but it's late and I'm tired!

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Ray, Garden State

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stoney, have you seen Narc?

GREAT movie

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Nope, but now I will

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Are you joking? Spider-Man 2 was a wonderful story of love, personal conflict, and growth. It was heartfelt and emotional with a small helping of action on the side.

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Well I've learned something about action movies: don't see them for the story.
A story is a nice addition, but it's nothing compared to a good story.

Put Donnie Darko on my list. And The Butterfly Effect.