The MoFo Top 100 of the 2000s Countdown

Trivia

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Collateral



Did you know that...

• writer Stuart Beattie was inspired to write the film when he was 17, and took a cab from Sydney airport?
• Frank Darabont and Mimi Leder were considered as directors at some point?
• Russell Crowe and Adam Sandler were attached to the project? Crowe was the one who brought Michael Mann on board, but he left the project later. Robert De Niro was also considered to play the, uhh, taxi driver.
• Jason Statham is allegedly playing his Transporter character in his brief cameo?

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Both are quite charming in similar ways. There are a few bits of near cringe overacting from Anna Paquin and Kate Hudson, but, oddly, Fairuza Balk really anchors that group. Personally, I feel Frances McDormand played her very best version of Frances McDormand here and totally nailed her role.


Seriously though, it is a sweet movie with quite a few moving parts jumping around and you really start to cheer for everyone in different ways. I did, at least. Hell, Dwight Shrute plays a bit with Rolling Stone Magazine. Groovy, man. Crazy.


I'd love to read your take on it whenever you get around to it.

Hearing people talk about it in this thread (combined with the recent Say Anything viewing) has certainly made me 10x more interested in it than I've been in the last 20 years.

Hint, hint...



There you go. Have fun

Going with "City of God" and " Signs"

I'm not a fan of Tom Cruise, but he's definitely good at picking some great movies. I watched Collateral for this countdown, and I liked it a lot. It might have even had a chance to make my list, except there were a few things about it that bothered me.




I haven't seen In Bruges.

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I loved both In Bruges and Collateral yet have only seen each once. It doesn't mean that I don't think both are highly rewatchable...I do, just for some inexplicable reason I haven't seen both more than once.

And for some reason at the beginning of his career, I didn't think I'd care for Cruise. It wasn't something I could nail down. But then the more I watched his films, the more I liked them and him. I've got no problem with him and look forward to his movies now. I really need to catch up the MI films.

Whenever I hear or read the title In Bruges, I laugh and it really doesn't haven't anything to do with the film itself. I watched a movie on Hallmark with Lacey Chabert (Yes, I confess! I've watched more than my share of Hallmark movies, especially with Lacey, whom I adore) and of all places, it took place in the city of Bruges. And I would laugh because I lost count of how many times they said "In Bruges," in the movie. I mean, if I was a drinking man, I would have gotten blitzed really fast if I took a shot or swig every time that was said. I know, a lot of people have to drink in order to watch even one Hallmark movie! But, there, it's out there now and I'm glad I tell you! Glad!

That said, didn't vote for either.

#5. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 63
#8. Unbreakable 62
#10. Million Dollar Baby 57
#22. Fantastic Mr. Fox 70
#20. Iron Man 83
#23. The Descent 80
#25. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 76

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"Miss Jean Louise, Mr. Arthur Radley."

Million Dollar Baby is a really good film , and perhaps could've made my list if it hasn't been such a long time since I've seen it. Another Eastwood film did fairly high, but now I feel like it'll miss the cut, but I do know of a few more fans.

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Christmas hasn't been good for my neck so I'll comment on the films another, less painful, time. However, I am still HK, so I couldn't let this go. @rauldc14 it's the 00's. I'm still not convinced there's 100 good films, let lone + or films. You can't make a silk purse out of a pigs ear.

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I doubt I've seen 100 over the 4/5 mark from 2000s, but I think if I saw everything there'd be a good shot of it.

i guess i should finally get around to seeing Collateral...

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The only good one is Charlie's Angels I suppose?

Nope and nope.

Reveals in a bit...