1. Oldboy 2. The Return of the King 3. Mystic River 4. Master and Commander 5. Capturing the Friedmans 6. Out of Time 7. American Splendor 8. Identity 9. Open Range 10.Shattered Glass
I went to the premiere of this movie when it first came out and was blown away with the film's brilliant nuances and writing. It's a love story to America, in a way. Got to meet Paddy Considine and Djimon Hounsou afterwards; really a tremendous memory.
Theron pales next to the real Aileen Wuornos in Nick Broomfield’s documentaries especially the second one, Aileen The Life and Death of a Serial Killer
I think the movie and her performance were overhyped at the time. I don't think anyone thinks Monster is a classic or iconic movie these days, but it was still pretty good.
Roger said in his review “The movie was too silly to have real emotional weight” giving it 3.5/4 stars. Seriously Roger? Remember what you thought of Babe Pig In The City and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome??
For me: 1. The Triplets Of Belleville 2. The Lord Of The Rings: The Return of The King 3. Lost In Translation 4. Mystic River 5. The Fog Of War 6. In America 7. Monster 8. Finding Nemo 9. The Cooler 10. Elephant
Charlize Theron gives one of the greatest performances of all time in Monster but I found the actual film to be just above average. The Aileen documentaries by Nick Broomfield are much more compelling and insightful about the same subject.
I wouldn't go that far; I think she gave a really good performance, and she deserved her Oscar that year but I don't it's on the same level as Deniro in Raging Bull or even Swank in Boys Don't Cry.
I'm not basing this on anything I've read or heard, but I would guess that they "retired" the balcony set in tribute to Gene Siskel, since it was after his death and the selection of a permanent new co host
I saw "Lost In A Translation" in a theatre on my own when I was 14. It changed my perception of what movies were and could be, and I think it helped move me forward to a more mature stage in life.
Somebody at HBO must've loved "The Station Agent" because they got two of the their very best actors from that movie Peter Dinklage would of course go on to be a super in Game of Thrones, and Bobby Canavalle won an Emmy himself for his one season on Boardwalk Empire. Gyp Rosetti
@@65g4 nice. Also, her father Francis Ford Coppola produced this movie. He has done great movies like the legendary classics of The Godfather and The Outsiders, Apocalypse Now and Peggy Sue Got Married. His worst movie of all is Jack with Robin Williams, JLO and Diane Lane. Skip it! It’s a horrible and mediocre fantasy comedy version of Billy Madison with Adam Sandler
The gorgeous Theron had to hide her beauty in this role, but her acting skills showed because of it. I love this film and you can watch a documentary if you would like, but Monster was meant for everyone to witness. This movie felt real and is deserving of high recognition.
My list: 1. Return of the King 2. Kill Bill Vol. 1 3. The Last Samurai 4. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring 5. Master and Commander 6. Finding Nemo 7. School of Rock 8. Dickie Roberts (so sue me, I love comedies. And this is underrated.) 9. Thirteen 10. 21 Grams
Thanks for uploading this! 2003 was one of the best year's for film. I must, respectively, disagree with the lists of you, Ebert and Roeper but everyone has different films that speak to them. In 2003 it was mostly the big budget epics that deeply moved and inspired me: 1. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2. Kill Bill Vol. 1 3. The Dreamers 4. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 5. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 6. The Last Samurai 7. Mystic River 8. Lost in Translation 9. The Matrix Reloaded (Yes I love this movie, so sue me, lol) 10. Cold Mountain Most of these "smaller" films I confess I haven't actually seen. "In America" does look really charming. I've read Ebert's review of that film but I didn't know that Roeper (who is always underappreciated as a critic) also loved it so I'll check that one out. And I like your inclusion of the hilarious "Bad Santa." I love how shamelessly vulgar it is but was also impressed how the tone shifted toward the end. Most comedies that try to be really moving miss the mark and just don't work for me but Bad Santa surprisingly did work.
best of 2003 1. 28 Days Later (UK) 2. School Of Rock 3. Once Upon A Time In Mexico 4. Mystic River 5. The Dreamers (UK/ France) 6. Cold Mountain (USA/ UK/ Romania) 7. Lost In Translation (USA/Japan) 8. Owning Mahowny (Canada/UK) 9. Kill Bill part 1 10. Monster (USA/Germany)
My list, also based on North American theatrical release dates (which these guys were inevitably bound to): 1. Lost in Translation 2. All The Real Girls 3. My Architect 4. The Son 5. The Barbarian Invasions 6. In America 7. American Splendor 8. Finding Nemo 9. Bad Santa 10. Kill Bill Vol. I Many other superb pictures to choose from. A damn fine year.
1. Lost in Translation, Coppola 2. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring, the late Ki-duk Kim 3. American Splendor, Berman and Pulcini 4. Uzak, Ceylan 5. Mystic River, Eastwood 6. Finding Nemo 6. The Fog of War, Morris and Capturing the Friedmans, Jarecki (tied) 8. La meglio gioventu, Giordana 9. Osama, Barmak 10. Belleville rendezvous, Chomet
A bunch of films you may watch once. When I think of best...movies you'll rewatch. Master and Commander should of been higher.Mystic River.. But being pretentious gets in the way all too often. Listening to what they liked made me completely uninterested. Ebert needs Siskel. This list should be called movies you may have missed but deserve a watch.
Let me add. Laura linney gives a Shakespearen performance. If you've seen her and Oliver Platt in The Big C. She is so constantly good that you don't realize just how great she is. So Sandra Bullock has an Oscar for one role.
It was either 2002-3 and perhaps I got the year wrong but there was not one single mention of Dirty Pretty Things. Head and shoulders above, not even a photo finish.
My top 10 from 2003: 1. Mystic River 2. Finding Nemo 3. Lost In Translation 4. Monster 5. The Cooler 6. X2 7. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 8. Holes 9. Elephant 10. School of Rock
While the 2000s would be better in comparison, the 2010s has many great movies to be seen as a great decade. Here's 10 particular examples, in no order: Silence, Hacksaw Ridge, Joker, 1917, Inside Out, Fury, Hugo, The Irishman, Lady Bird, and La La Land.
I chuckle at all these Best lists when they talk about "He should/She should/it should get an Oscar nomination." I understand it, because film is their job, but giving awards for competitive art, and obsessing over it, is so silly.
True. Roeper was habitually one of the worst offenders in that regard, always plugging things for Oscar consideration. There are entire reviews of his (like "World Trade Centre") where the insights are restricted to "X should be nominated for an Academy Award!"
Bringing down the house, Old school, Johnny English, Elf, The rundown, Bad santa, Looney tunes back in action & Freaky friday were my favourite movies of 2003, maybe because I love comedies
My 10 based on NA releases 1. The Son/Le Fils 2. Spider (David Cronenberg) 3. In America 4. Hulk (Ang Lee) 5. Avalon (Mamoru Oshii) 6. Friday Night/Vendredi Soir (Claire Denis) 7. Divine Intervention (Elie Suleiman) 8. Phone Booth (Joel Schumacher) 9. Looney Tunes Back in Action (Joe Dante) 10. Unknown Pleaures (Jia Zhangke) & Together (Chen Kaige) 11. Kangaroo Jack (David McNally) Honorable Mentions: 2 Fast 2 Furious (John Singleton), 25th Hour (Spike Lee), American Splendor, The Cat in the Hat (Bo Welch), The Company (Robert Altman), Cowboy Bebop The Movie (Shinichiro Watanabe), The Decay of Fiction (Bill Morrison), Elephant, House of 1000 Corpses (Rob Zombie), House of the Dead (Uwe Boll), The Hunted (William Friedkin), King of the Ants (Stuart Gordon), Lost in Translation, Sniper 2 (Craig Baxley)
I wouldn't go that far, but it is one of the sloppiest I've seen from Eastwood and I'm confident it wouldn't have received nearly as much attention if the studio hadn't promoted it during awards season. Slick from a production standpoint, but it's an overbaked factory-crafted product that makes little sense, and the second half might as well have been directed on auto-pilot. I think Penn and most of the cast are good in it, but Robbins's work is corny, histrionic, and just plain BAD.
