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Date Posted: 22:35:01 01/14/02 Mon
These are 10 best movies of the year 2001!!! (source from People Magazine)
1. -- Apocalypse Now Redux
What does it say for 2001 that the newly expanded version of director Francis Ford Coppola's lush fever dream of a movie about the Vietnam War -- first out in 1979 -- was this year's best picture? The rereleased version had 49 minutes of additional footage, including two fascinating new scenes with Marlon Brando.
2. -- Bridget Jones's Diary
We still crack up every time we think of Hugh Grant exclaiming, "Hello, Mummy," during a key romantic moment in this irresistible and smart adaptation of Helen Fielding's bestselling novel about a single woman (Renée Zellweger) in London.
3. -- Ghost World
Not just another teen movie. This quirky tale of two disaffected adolescent girls (Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson) trying to divine their place in a post-high-school world delivered humor and pathos.
4. -- In the Bedroom
A couple (Sissy Spacek and Tom Wilkinson) find themselves leading lives of quiet desperation after their adult son is murdered. In addition to the superb acting, this small drama packed a huge emotional wallop.
5. -- The Man Who Wasn't There
In 1949, a barber (Billy Bob Thornton) turns blackmailer to raise money to open the first dry-cleaning shop in his small California town. In the skilled hands of filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen, this seemingly mundane setup yielded a rich, funny and yet powerfully moving movie, one in which all are eventually forgiven their trespasses.
6. -- Memento
Does everything a suspense thriller should do: intrigues, involves and keeps you guessing. The plot runs backwards -- you really have to pay attention -- and the hero (Guy Pearce) suffers from memory loss, so he tattoos important info on his body, including the small matter of his wife's murder.
7. -- Ocean's Eleven ((NET == YEAHHH!!^^))
Ring-a-ding-ding. If all big-star vehicles were this much fun, we'd never be at a loss for what to do on Saturday nights. Our favorite scene: George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Andy Garcia in a restaurant making like Casablanca.
8. -- The Pledge
Sean Penn directed this complex, engrossing psychological portrait of an ex-cop (Jack Nicholson) who is obsessed with tracking a child's killer. The pieces of the puzzle don't necessarily fit neatly together at the end, which is exactly the point.
9. -- Shrek
Go for the green. This clever revisionist fairy tale was a kids' film that adults could enjoy just as much, if not more. The worthy message (looking different is OK) is vinegar-coated in such rude good humor that it goes down easy.
10. -- The Tailor of Panama
Pierce Brosnan, playing an amoral spy who could be James Bond's evil twin, sizzled in a sophisticated thriller based on a John le Carré novel.
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