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10. BLADE 2
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Guillermo Del Toro revamped (no pun intended) the character without ruining the mythos created by the first
installment, while adding a much needed sense of horror to the whole deal. One look at the vagina-mouthed Reapers, and
you�ll never want to have sex again, for a few minutes.
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9. DEATH TO SMOOCHY
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One of the funniest flicks in recent memory, with Robin Williams doing all the shit he wished he
could�ve done in Patch Adams. Worth it just to see him spill hot coffee on his genitals.
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8. SPIDER-MAN
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The biggest surprise for me this year. I expected this to tank, but Sam Raimi came through, delivering the
same character I grew up marveling at.
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7. THE TRANSPORTER
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No one caught this bad boy, and too fucking sad. Jason Statham kicked some serious ass in
this, the popcorn flick of the year.
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6. RED DRAGON
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This one ties with Silence of the Lambs, through and through. Hopkins� Hannibal character finally
settles into our psyche as the premier psychopath in American pop culture. Oh, and Ed Norton, Phillip Seymour
Hoffman, Harvey Keitel, Emily Watson, and Ralph Fiennes aren�t bad, either.
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5. THE RING
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Holy dog shit�. HOW do you improve on the classic Japanese original? Why, you make it even creepier, and
add some cool make-up effects to increase the total terror factor that leads to the classic, stool-loosening �TV
scene�. The bad news? Yes, a sequel�s on the way.
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4. SIGNS
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With the exception of a preachy finale, this one ranks as a classic sci-fi film that does away with the usual
conventions that plague the genre. The scene with the Mexican home video footage made me jump like a bitch.
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3. EQUILIBRIUM
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With actions scenes that blew the Matrix away, and a decent back story inspired by Huxley and Orwell,
this one was hardly seen, but is destined to become a cult classic. Gun Kata rules.
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2. GANGS OF NEW YORK
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Bloody Hell! Guts, gore, dead rabbits, and hatchets, and Daniel Day Lewis make this the best Scorcese
flick since Goodfellas. The grand scope of the production adds a great deal of realism to what ultimately adds up to a
thrilling revenge tale. Brendan Gleason is damn good as well. DiCaprio�well�he�s in it, as is Cameron Diaz�she of the
big head and no ass.
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1. LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS
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Once you get past the fact that NO ONE can fully interpret the books in film
form, this epic will come across as a marvel of modern fantasy. Peter Jackson has brought images to the screen that
have never been attempted or conceived in the history of film, and the battle at Helm�s Deep alone is a work of pure,
visceral beauty.
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