movies

[lauralh]

I posted this "best movies of 2001" on Backwash, but I'll copy it here.

My top five:

1. The Royal Tenenbaums
   
2. Mulholland Drive
   
3. Hedwig and the Angry Inch
   
4. Ghost World
   
5. Memento
   

1) This movie ripped me apart and sewed me back together. Wonderful portrayals, sad and yet funny, amazing direction/sets/music choices - perfect.

2) This movie just ripped me apart. A carefully constructed caricature of Hollywood turned inside out by dream symbolism.

3) The story resonates - who hasn't looked for a soulmate, think they've found them, only to have everything torn apart - and the music kicks ass.

4) Real teenagers doing real teenager things, and friendships being torn apart.

5) The first movie of the year to get serious attention, it still deserves it for taking the Seinfeldian "backwards show" concept, and giving a damned good reason for it.

Anyone else have a list? Or just wanna argue mine?

Comments

[modernpoverty.livejournal.com]

wait, I thought mulholland drive was about...hmmm, lemme see...it musta been...

seriously tho, I was only one step from getting mulholland. teh reason I didn't like lost highway is b/c I was like 10 steps away from it at best.

my opinion on LH

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

Lost Highway is a man's guilt-ridden dream after killing his wife of being an innocent man.

[jumper42.livejournal.com]

memento was a killer movie, the ending was unbelievable.

some other good movies:
13 days


damn my mind has gone blank but i am sure i can think of some more in the future.

sorry man

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

It just wasn't as good as the others.