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[Jim]

No order; large amounts of multiplex fodder but then I have a number of children so I get to watch some awful drivel.

Troy: laughable
Bridget Jones 2: feeble
Spider-Man 2: dull and horribly drawn-out
Collateral: Very good but it gave up at the end
The Incredibles: Fun
National Treasure (I was on a 'plane - captive audience): Risible
The Passion of the Christ: Evil; and when not evil, stupid
The Bourne Supremacy: OK, but way overrated around here. Enjoyable.
Harry Potter 3: Entertaining, in an undemanding way.
Laws of Attraction (on video, I hasten to add): Weak
Shrek 2: Mystifyingly successful
Fahrenheit 9/11: Unchallenging and a massive disappointment
Kill Bill v2: Splendid
King Arthur: Moribund
Eternal Sunshine etc: Fab
Shaun of the Dead: Not quite as funny as one was lead to believe; watchable
Bad Education: Very fine.

I guess that means Kill Bill 2 or Harry Potter 3 (because the children loved the latter and I'm not allowed any opinions if the children love it).

[Simon]

Bad Education: Very fine.

Have you seen The Motorcycle Diaries? That might be up your street.

[Jim]

The wife saw it and loved it; I was babysitting. I forget now why I didn't go.

[Simon]

I think it is popping up on DVD shortly, think I saw it advertised. Indeed it is very good, if two recommendations make blind DVD purchases viable...

[Loomis]

THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES is well worth seeing.

Best film I saw at the cinema last year was TOKYO STORY, from 1953. Apart from which, I didn't go to the pictures all that much. My top three films of 2004: THE BOURNE SUPREMACY, FAHRENHEIT 9/11, KILL BILL 2 - liked 'em more or less equally.

I agree with Jim on COLLATERAL. Haven't seen THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST. Will have to check out this ETERNAL SUNSHINE thing.

[TGO]

I liked both Anchorman (even bought the 2-disc gift set!) and Dodgeball, because I love stupid comedies. I saw Napoleon Dynamite last weekend. Except for a few laughs, I loathed it. It seemed like it was weird for the sake of weird...like a really bad copy of a Wes Anderson movie. Collateral, I liked...KB Vol. 2 was ok, but you can cut out a few scenes and have it be tighter and far more effective...its probably the only QT movie in which I can say that.

[Double-Oh-Zero]

Collateral- Top stuff. Ending was a little shoddy, though, as Jim pointed out.

The Incredibles- Thoroughly enjoyable, even for adults. I only wish Samuel L Jackson had a bigger role here. Sorely underused.

Shaun of the Dead- Excellent. Very well done.

Fahrenheit 9/11- Overrated 'round these parts; Interesting points, though, fuzzy as they are.

Super Size Me- Very intriguing documentary, but I still fail to see the chap's point. Yes, fast food makes you fat. Most of us already knew this.

The Bourne Supremacy- Great stuff. Camerawork wasn't as bad as some made it out to be, except for the fight scene in the kitchen.

Kill Bill Volume 2- Prolly the best film of the year, or at least in the top three.

Blade: Trinity- Best of the trilogy, I'd say. Some will disagree (i.e everybody).

DodgeBall- Hilarious, especially Rip Torn's character. Relies heavily on physical and "grab-yer-balls"-type humour, but still worth a look.

Spartan- Severely underrated. Bit confusing at some parts, but still a helluva ride.

Man on Fire- Stylish, taut, and suspenseful. And Dakota Fanning did not irritate me, amazingly.