DANIEL
WATERS RATES THE MOVIES THE LIST IS LIFE 2004
1. TAMALA 2010 A
PUNK CAT IN OUTER SPACE2. DOGVILLE
9 (truly excellent)
3. THE INCREDIBLES
4. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
5. BEFORE SUNSET
6. BIRTH
7. THE SADDEST MUSIC IN THE WORLD
8. BAD EDUCATION
9. SECRET THINGS
10. THE SEA INSIDE
8 (pretty great)
11. The motorcycle diaries
12. the mother
13. Code 46
14. dawn of the dead
15. closer
16. Iím not scared
17. Collateral
18. Million dollar baby
19. Twenty-nine palms
20. 800 bullets
21. Sideways
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THE GREAT DOC GLUT OF 2004
22. TARNATION
23. METALLICA-SOME KIND OF MONSTER
24. THE CORPORATION
25. AILEEN: LIFE AND DEATH OF A SERIAL KILLER
26. BUKOWSKI: BORN INTO THIS
27. Z-CHANNEL: A MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION
28. OVERNIGHT
29. THE MAYOR OF SUNSET STRIP
30. BROADWAY: THE GOLDEN AGE
31. FARENHEIT 911
32. CONTROL ROOM
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33. kill bill 2
34. mean girls
35. the inheritance
36. kinsey
37. the house of flying daggers
38. hero
39. the manson family
40. finding neverland
41. reconstruction
42. the merchant of venice
43. crimson gold
44. the return
GUILTY PLEASURES (AS IF LIKING BIRTH WAS NOT ENOUGH)
45. the village (yeah whatever, I guessed the ìsurpriseî even before you didóthatís not what itís about, bitches)
46. the notebook
47. THE BROWN BUNNY
7 (really good)
48. vera drake
49. harold and kumar go to white castle
50. primer
51. harry potter and the prisoner of Azkaban
52. goodbye, Lenin
53. we donít live here anymore
54. twilight samurai
55. the five obstructions
56. shaun of the dead
57. Friday night lights
58. love me if you dare
59. a tale of two sisters
60. garden state
61. Wilbur wants to kill himself
62. love object
63. Tokyo godfathers
64. bon voyage
65. notre musique
66. anchorman
67. the manchurian candidate
68. the machinist
69. I (heart) huckabees
70. Straight-jacket
71. the blind swordsmanózatoichi
72. gozu
73. teacherís pet
74. my architect
75. mean creek
76. Spartan
77. Spring, summer, fall, winterÖand spring
78. the life aquatic with steve zissou
79. last life in the universe
80. hellboy
81. The assassination of Richard nixon
82. dog days
83. intimate strangers
84. a very long engagement
85. cellular
BIG, BELOVED, OVERRATED
86. Spiderman 2
87. The aviator
88. Shrek 2
89. Ray
INDEPENDENT, RATHER IMPRESSIVE, OVERRATED
90. Super-size me
91. maria full of grace
92. hotel Rwanda
93. millennium mambo
ALSO OVERRATEDÖBUT ONLY BY ME
94. Team America:world police
95. tHE DREAMERS
96. Shaolin soccer
97. THE BOURNE SUPREMACY
98. DODGEBALL
99. Blade trinity
100. miracle
101. I, ROBOt
102. OCEANíS TWELVE
103. POLAR EXPRESS
104. Eurotrip
6 (just good)
105. ROBOT STORIES
106. RED LIGHTS
107. THE LOST SKELETON OF CADEVRA
108. A DIRTY SHAME
109. BAADAASSSS
110. LATTER DAYS
111. ENDURING LOVE
112. NAPOLEON DYNAMITE
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2004 glut of just good docs
113. DIG
114. ORWELL ROLLS OVER IN HIS GRAVE
115. INCIDENT AT LOCH NESS
116. BUSHíS BRAIN
117. GUERILLA: THE TAKING OF PATTY HEARST
118. THE YES MEN
119. THE AGRONOMIST
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120. THE WOODSMAN
121. BLIND SHAFT
122. TIME OF WOLF
123. CLOSE YOUR EYES
124. BANG RAJAN
125. BROKEN WINGS
126. ALMOST PEACEFUL
127. SEEING OTHER PEOPLE
128. NOI
129. RICK
130. TUBE
131. STRAYED
132. SAVED
133. SHADE
134. LA VIE PROMISE
135. 13 GOING ON 30
136. THE FINAL CUT
137. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE
138. SEX IS COMEDY
139. SEED OF CHUCKY
140. IN GOOD COMPANY
141. IíLL SLEEP WHEN IíM DEAD
142. THIS GIRLíS LIFE
143. KITCHEN STORIES
144. THE TRILOGY: ON THE RUN
ENJOYABLE MOVIES CASTRATED BY PATHETIC THEFT OF A TRUE MASTERPIECEíS DNA
145. THE GIRL NEXT DOOR (RISKY BUSINESS)
146. UNDERTOW (BADLANDS)
TYPICAL BIG SUMMER MOVIE CRAP-AND-AWE COMBO
147. Sky captain and the world of tomorrow
148. KING ARTHUR
149. TROY
150. DAY AFTER TOMORROW
151. Lemony snicketís series of unfortunate events
152. Man on fire
153. VAN HELSING
ART IS NOT ALWAYS PLEASANT, BUT WHAT IS UNPLEASANT IS NOT ALWAYS ART
154. Oasis
155. Osama
156. Down by love
5
157. WHEN WILL I BE LOVED
158. THE DOOR IN FLOOR
159. 50 FIRST DATES
160. HIDALGO
161. INTERMISSION
162. OUTFOXED
163. BREAKING ALL THE RULES
164. BARBERSHOP 2
165. GHOST IN THE SHELL 2
166. GREENDALE
167. THE TERMINAL
168. STANDER
169. DE-LOVELY
170. STARSKY AND HUTCH
171. FRANKIE AND JOHNNY GET MARRIED
172. THE FORGOTTEN
173. P.S.
174. TOUCHING THE VOID
175. A SHARKíS TALE
176. CRIMINAL
177. WIN A DATE WITH TAD HAMILTON
178. WICKER PARK
179. ALONG CAME POLLY
180. HOME ON THE RANGE
181. ALIEN VS. PREDATOR
182. THE RECKONING
183. TAKING LIVES
184. NEVER DIE ALONE
185. THE CLEARING
186. SAW
187. AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
188. SOUL PLANE
189. LOVE SONG FOR BOBBY LONG
190. YOUNG ADAM
191. THE TRILOGY: AFTER THE LIFE
192. SCOOBY DOO 2
193. SPANGLISH
194. ELLA ENCHANTED
195. BEING JULIA
196. CHASING LIBERTY
197. THE UNITED STATES OF LELAND
198. THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
199. EASY
CAN A SHITTY MOVIE BE REDEEMED BY A GENUINELY TERRIFIC CLIMAXÖWELL, NO, BUT IT GETS YOU YOUR OWN CATEGORY
200. LITTLE BLACK BOOK
CAN A SHITTY MOVIE BE REDEEMED BY GREAT INSIGHTS INTO QUANTUM PHYSICSÖWELL, NO, BUT IT GETS YOU YOUR OWN CATEGORY
201. WHAT THE BLEEP DO YOU KNOW?
4 (painlessly mediocre)
202. JU-ON
203. STAGE BEAUTY
204. AFTER THE SUNSET
205. RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE
206. WITHOUT A PADDLE
207. AT HOME AT THE END OF THE WORLD
208. WALKING TALL
209. COFFEE AND CIGARETTES (Molina and cooganó10)
210. JERSEY GIRL
211. TWISTED
212. WIMBELDON
213. THE LADYKILLERS
214. VANITY FAIR
215. THE GRUDGE
216. SILVER CITY
217. FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX
218. RAISING HELEN
219. THE LAST SHOT
220. MY MOTHER LOVES WOMEN
PERSONAL VISIONS, BOLDY REALIZEDÖBUT THAT DOESNíT MAKE ëEM GOODÖIN FACT, SOMETIMES IT MAKES ëEM BAD
221. ITíS ALL ABOUT LOVE
222. THE PASSION OF CHRIST
223. GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
224. THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
225. SHE HATE ME
226. ANATOMY OF HELL
227. THE HILLSIDE STRANGLER
MOVIE THAT I EXPECTED TO BE IN THE ABOVE CATEGORY, BUT ITíS NOT ALL THAT INTERESTING
228. ALEXANDER
3 (painfully mediocre)
229. the stepford wives
230. torque
231. meet the fockers
232. open water
233. the chronicles of riddick
234. secret window
235. catwoman
236. you got served
237. bridget jones: the edge of reason
238. welcome to mooseport
239. my babyís daddy
240. the Alamo
241. the perfect score
242. donny deckchair
243. agent cody banks 2
244. connie and Carla
245. the big bounce
246. suspect zero
247. the trilogy: an amazing people
2 (pretty bad)
248. ENVY
249. CHRISTMAS WITH THE KRANKS
250. THE PUNISHER
251. PAPARAZZI
252. BEYOND THE SEA
253. ALFIE
254. LADDER 49
255. SURVIVING CHRISTMAS
256. TAXI
257. ANACONDAS: HUNT FOR THE BLOOD ORCHID
258. DIRTY DANCING: HAVANA NIGHTS
259. LAWS OF ATTRACTION
260. SLEEPOVER
1 (truly painful)
261. winner of the Igby Goes Down-precious-east-coast smugfest that some people like and I loathe beyond belief--IMAGINARY HEROES
262. BROKEN LIZARDíS CLUB DREAD
263. EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING
264. A CINDERELLA STORY
265. NEW YORK MINUTE
266. GARFIELD THE MOVIE
267. CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE DRAMA QUEEN
0 (once-in-a-blue-moon shitstorm)
268. CLOSE CALL