AFI top 10 movie of 2004

[b166er1337]

http://www.afi.com/tvevents/afiawards04/movies04.aspx

AFI MOVIES OF THE YEAR-OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:

THE AVIATOR

COLLATERAL

ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS

THE INCREDIBLES

KINSEY

MARIA FULL OF GRACE

MILLION DOLLAR BABY

SIDEWAYS

SPIDER-MAN 2


wow...personally i think this list is great,
still need to check out some of the movies (aviator, million dollar baby and kinsey etc..)

[Headhunter]

Actually saw 3 of the pics on this list so far; usually I'm batting 0-fer. Not bad.

[scan]

i can't remember what i saw this year but i'm sure there have been much better movies than that list for 2004

[dell]

I agree with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Collateral. I'm surprised that Zach Braff's (Scrubs) Garden State isn't on that list.

[Kurtz7834]

The Aviator isn't even out yet, is it?

Eternal Sunshine is a great movie, but it came out last year.

[b166er1337]

The Aviator isn't even out yet, is it?

Eternal Sunshine is a great movie, but it came out last year.

no
the movie came out in March of 2004

[joshmxpx]

i'm surprised that kinsey is on this list, i read multiple reviews that said this was one of the worst remakes ever done

[thelefteyeguy]

Seen so far (mode/rating)

THE AVIATOR (dvdrip screener / 7.5 stars)

COLLATERAL (theater / 9.0 stars)

ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (theater / 10.0 stars)

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS

THE INCREDIBLES (theater / 9.0 stars)

KINSEY (dvdrip / 7.0 stars)

MARIA FULL OF GRACE

MILLION DOLLAR BABY (SVCD / 10.0 stars)

SIDEWAYS (DVDRip / not seen yet, tonight?)

SPIDER-MAN 2 (theater / 8.0 stars)

Out of these movies I would pick Million $ baby as Best Pic (for Oscars) just because of all the great actors in it. I would love to see Jim Carrey win the best actor in ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND but...it be very difficult due to his past work. Best female lead will be Hilary Swank (#2 for her) House of Flying Daggers will win best inter'n movie

[danfromwaterloo]

I agree with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Collateral. I'm surprised that Zach Braff's (Scrubs) Garden State isn't on that list.

TOTALLY agree. Garden State was one of the best movies I've ever seen. And the soundtrack is absolutely phenomenal. A TRULY underrated movie.

[afong56]

TOTALLY agree. Garden State was one of the best movies I've ever seen. And the soundtrack is absolutely phenomenal. A TRULY underrated movie.

ha, that's weird, i had somewhat an opposite reaction

i thought it was overrated by many. it really didn't tell much of a story, and for me, a truly great film must have it all. yes, the performances were excellent, and the soundtrack was full of enjoyable selections, but it seemed to cover ground that had been done before, and as i said earlier, the plot was pretty mediocre--two quirky people from dysfunctional families meet and fall in love, then have adventures with other quirky people--that was it.

i suggest viewing some hal hartley films from the 1980s to see what i mean.

on a different note, if anyone ever tells you to see napoleon dynamite, shoot them in the head--it will save you from losing two hours that you'll never get back.

[B40]

Here's how I'd rank them in order from best to worse from the ones I've seen.

THE AVIATOR
COLLATERAL
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
THE INCREDIBLES
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
SPIDER-MAN 2
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
KINSEY

[ledorky]

My list:
Finding Neverland
Kinsey
Aviator
The Incredibles
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Maria Full of Grace

[Mike71]

Just watched Sideways and it was excellent. I haven't seen a couple of the other contenders but I think this movie has a good chance of winning picture of the year.