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Father Geek's Top 10 Favorite Films of 2001

Well, geeks its that time of year once again... the dreaded List time. Yeah I hate these! I hate doing yearend lists for several reasons: First, I haven't seen every film made in the world this year... yet; Second, even if I saw no more of this year's crop my opinions could change completely on repeat viewings of the ones I list; Third, I please no one by doing this, because I always leave off someone's favorite, or include someone's least fave; Fourth, aaaaaaaaaaaaagggggh! I'm making a list of why I hate lists.

OK, I'll get on with it, buuut first this IS NOT a list of the BEST films of 2001. It is the list of Father Geek's FAVORITE "new" films that he has seen this calendar year (that's out of over 300 seen), and while its a TOP 10 LIST, I will actually be listing twenty motion pictures, 21 if I can remember the WORST film I saw by the time I get to the end. Further I WILL be listing these in the order of my preferiences. So that should give you even more ammunition for the talkbacks to follow. Also I will not be giving my reasons for the order, or the choices... These motion pictures really speak for themselves, and I cannot recommend strongly enough going to see ALL of them on the big screen for yourselves.

Here's FATHER GEEK'S TOP 10 OF 2001

1. Peter Jackson's LORD OF THE RINGS: FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING

2. Jean-Prerre Jeunet's AMELIE

3. The Coen Brothers' THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE

4. Baz Luhrmann's MOULIN ROUGE

5. Christophe Gans' BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF

6. Dreamwork's SHREK

7. Guillermo del Toro's THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE

8. John Cameron Mitchell's HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH

9. Richard Linklater's WAKING LIFE

10. David Lynch's MULHOLLAND DRIVE

...And the runners up are:

11. VANILLA SKY

12. MEMENTO

13. BULLY

14. FROM HELL

15. BATTLE ROYALE

...And the runners up to the runners up are:

16. THE OTHERS

17. WITH A FRIEND LIKE HARRY

18. THE MAJESTIC

19. SPY KIDS

20. HANNIBAL

Well, guess what, my worst film experience of 2001 has been wiped from my memory by all the good ones and those multible screenings of FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING. I've tried to remember it... honest... but its no longer there... thank god!

Father Geek, signing off of the LIST PATROL... till next year anyway.

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Ammunition all right
by Silvio Dante
Dec 27th, 2001
03:48:34 PM
first!..and from hell should have been higher
by KyleKrane
Dec 27th, 2001
03:49:53 PM
At least
by JerkWad Loser #5
Dec 27th, 2001
03:52:24 PM
Kidding
by Silvio Dante
Dec 27th, 2001
03:54:48 PM
I just cannot understand SHREK being anywhere near anyone's
by Cash Bailey
Dec 27th, 2001
03:55:02 PM
With a Friend Like Harry
by the_phong
Dec 27th, 2001
03:58:16 PM
Memento should be higher
by Don Pedro
Dec 27th, 2001
04:04:39 PM
Nice List
by Miss Aura
Dec 27th, 2001
04:05:28 PM
Yay!!!
by AuntieMeat
Dec 27th, 2001
04:10:50 PM
Hannibal?
by DyslexicHeart
Dec 27th, 2001
04:14:53 PM
the best of the year-an auteurist point of view or why the Ameri
by SHIVA
Dec 27th, 2001
04:18:14 PM
Royal Tenenbaums
by The Colonel
Dec 27th, 2001
04:24:10 PM
top five films...
by cifra2
Dec 27th, 2001
04:26:16 PM
re: SHIVA
by talkbacktornado
Dec 27th, 2001
04:30:00 PM
Kubla21- it's the movie of the century? Pretty early to be c
by Blue Devil
Dec 27th, 2001
04:31:37 PM
Don Pedro is right...
by MrSnart
Dec 27th, 2001
04:39:01 PM
worst movie i saw 2001
by drjones
Dec 27th, 2001
04:44:15 PM
Harry Puts his movies where his mouth is
by Quiddity
Dec 27th, 2001
04:48:14 PM
Sorry but I would of ranked The Others, From Hell and Memento WA
by IAmLegolas
Dec 27th, 2001
04:52:00 PM
Hey, Shiva! Are you...
by endo
Dec 27th, 2001
04:53:05 PM
And you know what a real shame is...
by TryFailure
Dec 27th, 2001
04:58:56 PM
no endo,i'm just another sap trying to fight through the hyp
by SHIVA
Dec 27th, 2001
05:09:10 PM
Shiva, Planet of the Freakin' APES?!
by MrSnart
Dec 27th, 2001
05:09:59 PM
Interesting....."Hannibal"?
by Smugbug
Dec 27th, 2001
05:12:36 PM
Hey , no "The Others" or "Memento"! in the top ten??? FUCK YOU G
by Diplan
Dec 27th, 2001
05:16:51 PM
Yeah, yeah...laying myself open to attack...
by RobinP
Dec 27th, 2001
05:17:05 PM
Top Ten... in HELL!
by jalora
Dec 27th, 2001
05:18:25 PM
has anyone here actually read the Lord of the Rings?
by charliechaplin
Dec 27th, 2001
05:19:24 PM
RE:SHIVA
by Diplan
Dec 27th, 2001
05:20:37 PM
Just one word of clarification....
by RobinP
Dec 27th, 2001
05:25:07 PM
charliechaplin
by RobinP
Dec 27th, 2001
05:31:27 PM
SHIVA.......Dear God what was that?
by craigMD
Dec 27th, 2001
05:32:51 PM
Worst Film: Pearl Harbor
by Kikstad
Dec 27th, 2001
05:33:26 PM
Wacked examples, Shiva
by The Colonel
Dec 27th, 2001
05:35:15 PM
A word about The Deep End
by otis von zipper
Dec 27th, 2001
05:36:23 PM
Where are...
by James Bond
Dec 27th, 2001
05:37:21 PM
don't see it
by charliechaplin
Dec 27th, 2001
05:37:49 PM
my dear MrSnart so that I leave no doubts about my sanity,I do f
by SHIVA
Dec 27th, 2001
05:45:27 PM
SHIVA NO! BAD SHIVA!
by Sigfrid_VonShrnk
Dec 27th, 2001
05:46:31 PM
SHIVA, been reading too much ROBIN WOOD in film school?
by Charles Grady
Dec 27th, 2001
05:47:58 PM
My top five
by charliechaplin
Dec 27th, 2001
05:48:09 PM
My Top 10 of 2001 and regarding Pearl Harbour
by Miss Aura
Dec 27th, 2001
05:52:43 PM
charliechaplin, thanks for the advice.
by RobinP
Dec 27th, 2001
05:53:44 PM
Best Films
by horrorfan
Dec 27th, 2001
05:54:26 PM
POTA
by Bloke A
Dec 27th, 2001
06:00:26 PM
Dear Charles,I haven't read Robin Wood ,but he seems to be m
by SHIVA
Dec 27th, 2001
06:03:28 PM
Hey RobinP...
by James Bond
Dec 27th, 2001
06:07:32 PM
HANNIBAL deserves to be in EVERYONE'S TOP 10!
by Charles Grady
Dec 27th, 2001
06:10:16 PM
Also its fairly well known that Carpenter took inspiration from
by SHIVA
Dec 27th, 2001
06:10:31 PM
Not sure what my favorite is...
by Toranaga
Dec 27th, 2001
06:11:20 PM
Oh Silly me...
by Sigfrid_VonShrnk
Dec 27th, 2001
06:12:28 PM
Me too! Me too!
by sweetlow99
Dec 27th, 2001
06:15:03 PM
What is it with
by OrangeCoke
Dec 27th, 2001
06:19:20 PM
I'll play!
by AshFett
Dec 27th, 2001
06:24:10 PM
Memento...
by Roj Blake
Dec 27th, 2001
06:25:02 PM
Where's Black Knight???
by Captain Danger
Dec 27th, 2001
06:28:57 PM
the worst movies of the year
by charliechaplin
Dec 27th, 2001
06:33:19 PM
Oh yeah, and also...
by AshFett
Dec 27th, 2001
06:57:26 PM
VIVA SHIVA!
by Twig
Dec 27th, 2001
06:59:45 PM
Top 10
by Daddymook
Dec 27th, 2001
07:17:00 PM
Best film.....Shaolin soccer
by uullaa
Dec 27th, 2001
07:18:07 PM
RUN (TO GHOST WORLD!!!) YOU FOOLS!
by emu47
Dec 27th, 2001
07:18:29 PM
donnie darko
by manhattom
Dec 27th, 2001
07:21:21 PM
Top movies of the year???
by Gordo27
Dec 27th, 2001
07:22:27 PM
No GHOST WORLD!?!?! Out of *20* choices!?!?!!?
by CarmillaVonDoom
Dec 27th, 2001
07:25:05 PM
TheFunkBomb is right.
by Manos
Dec 27th, 2001
07:28:37 PM
Donnie Darko was the best of 2001
by Charles Grady
Dec 27th, 2001
07:49:59 PM
i come not to praise shiva...
by jeff bailey
Dec 27th, 2001
08:04:57 PM
LORD OF THE RINGS SUCKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by FUCKdriven
Dec 27th, 2001
08:07:14 PM
about this Shiva guy...
by doktorboo
Dec 27th, 2001
08:08:24 PM
To charliechaplin
by PoxyVonSinister
Dec 27th, 2001
08:09:58 PM
Where the hell is Monsters Inc???
by PoxyVonSinister
Dec 27th, 2001
08:11:08 PM
Best/Worst Films of 2001...
by FD Resurrected
Dec 27th, 2001
08:25:50 PM
I want a go!
by AliceInWonderlnd
Dec 27th, 2001
08:48:25 PM
I forgot to add one more BAD film of 2001 which is...
by FD Resurrected
Dec 27th, 2001
08:48:57 PM
Lord of the Rings at no. 1? well, i guess i can't say it com
by a goonie
Dec 27th, 2001
08:58:53 PM
Father Geek has some Boones Farm and cheets on Peter Jackson!
by Kampbell-Kid
Dec 27th, 2001
09:26:48 PM
I can't even make a top ten list for 2001
by ItsOver
Dec 27th, 2001
09:49:12 PM
Battle Royale No. 1
by kpdjp
Dec 27th, 2001
10:00:40 PM
I LOVED Hannibal!
by BigTuna
Dec 27th, 2001
10:02:39 PM
Vegas' top ten of 2001
by Vegas
Dec 27th, 2001
10:04:36 PM
I loved Hannibal too.
by MikeSal222
Dec 27th, 2001
10:09:25 PM
My top 3...
by Snowmiser
Dec 27th, 2001
10:16:56 PM
If you HATE doing these so much
by Niaiserie
Dec 27th, 2001
10:40:39 PM
Donnie Darko
by Johnny Smith
Dec 27th, 2001
11:11:48 PM
SHREK AND MOULIN ROUGE??????
by movieManiac
Dec 27th, 2001
11:22:04 PM
Top Ten Pop-Ups of 2001!
by user id indeed!
Dec 27th, 2001
11:37:48 PM
Shaolin Soccer ROCKS
by Ambient_Noise
Dec 28th, 2001
12:19:53 AM
MULHOLLAND DRIVE/VANILLA SKY/WAKING LIFE/GHOST WORLD
by 33.3rpm
Dec 28th, 2001
12:44:33 AM
Populism
by Billy Talent
Dec 28th, 2001
12:49:30 AM
Justin Duty's Best and Worst
by Duty
Dec 28th, 2001
01:00:28 AM
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD ITS HIS LIST PEOPLE!!!
by lordbrockula
Dec 28th, 2001
01:02:48 AM
Baz Luhrmann did not "rip off" Indian cinema; he brought it to u
by Lenny Nero
Dec 28th, 2001
01:03:00 AM
Overall top ten...why not?
by Sigfrid_VonShrnk
Dec 28th, 2001
01:05:48 AM
Dude, don't get on our cases for not seeing DONNIE DARKO. I
by Lenny Nero
Dec 28th, 2001
01:11:38 AM
SHIVA im sitting under my California Split poster &.............
by star80
Dec 28th, 2001
01:18:01 AM
Shiva- about Howard Hawks and "El Dorado"...
by Uncapie
Dec 28th, 2001
01:29:03 AM
The son of john's Top 10 movies for 2001
by the son of John
Dec 28th, 2001
01:31:06 AM
What needs to be released? "Hickey And Boggs."
by Uncapie
Dec 28th, 2001
01:35:24 AM
MY TOP TEN/nothing compares to 1999 film year
by xlogik909
Dec 28th, 2001
01:36:17 AM
Shiva, how can we take you seriously when you named yourself aft
by Hung-Wei Lo
Dec 28th, 2001
01:36:22 AM
My Top 10
by Dr Jones
Dec 28th, 2001
01:36:44 AM
My TOP TEN WORST
by xlogik909
Dec 28th, 2001
01:53:11 AM
I nominate...
by kartaron
Dec 28th, 2001
02:04:03 AM
WHY memento SUCKED
by xlogik909
Dec 28th, 2001
02:05:00 AM
Why is up there??!!
by Surging Black
Dec 28th, 2001
02:34:10 AM
MOULIN FUCKING ROUGE!??
by ANGELS-EGG
Dec 28th, 2001
02:43:15 AM
Shoalin soccer..
by ANGELS-EGG
Dec 28th, 2001
03:00:48 AM
Shoalin soccer..
by ANGELS-EGG
Dec 28th, 2001
03:01:24 AM
Top Ten of 2001, blah blah blah
by baaab
Dec 28th, 2001
03:51:48 AM
1. Royal Tenenbaums 2. Mulholland Dr.
by fuldamobil
Dec 28th, 2001
04:36:31 AM
my turn to bitch
by bluemartini
Dec 28th, 2001
05:07:30 AM
Yet another list....
by Walter Burns
Dec 28th, 2001
05:13:12 AM
Addendum
by AliceInWonderlnd
Dec 28th, 2001
06:21:38 AM
My fave films of 2001
by darthflagg
Dec 28th, 2001
06:25:11 AM

by Aranel
Dec 28th, 2001
06:53:07 AM
ok all of you who keep spouting off foreign films
by movieManiac
Dec 28th, 2001
06:58:01 AM
My Awards
by Xocxoc
Dec 28th, 2001
08:49:04 AM
a different kind of list
by rev_skarekroe
Dec 28th, 2001
09:57:52 AM
Some of you need to get off the drugs and realize what year it i
by James Bond
Dec 28th, 2001
10:53:49 AM
Mr Bond I presume
by Walter Burns
Dec 28th, 2001
11:03:39 AM
MOVIE OF THE CENTURY-U FICKLE ****
by DannyOcean01
Dec 28th, 2001
11:13:56 AM
2001 Faves
by Dr. Wisely
Dec 28th, 2001
11:54:22 AM
Oops!
by Dr. Wisely
Dec 28th, 2001
11:58:37 AM
And "Freddy Got Fingered" sucked ass..
by Dr. Wisely
Dec 28th, 2001
12:01:47 PM
DannyOcean01 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Miss Aura
Dec 28th, 2001
12:55:26 PM
CharlieChaplin...
by JCormier
Dec 28th, 2001
01:08:59 PM
FOTR...
by Snowmiser
Dec 28th, 2001
01:31:06 PM
2001 was so bad that lots of people are listing year 2000 movies
by Hung-Wei Lo
Dec 28th, 2001
01:34:01 PM
Shrek was a lot of fun but not top 10 worthy
by Knobules
Dec 28th, 2001
01:41:22 PM
1.) Moulin Rouge, 2.) Amelie, 3.) surprise, surprise...
by Boris Grushenko
Dec 28th, 2001
01:42:32 PM
Spectacular ! Spectacular ! The Movies of 2001
by Mr Glass
Dec 28th, 2001
02:37:13 PM
Another Award for PEARL HARBOR
by Quiddity
Dec 28th, 2001
02:41:54 PM
Worst Film of 2001...
by hudsucker
Dec 28th, 2001
03:41:13 PM
My List
by Johnny Smith
Dec 28th, 2001
03:45:00 PM
1) Training Day 2) Fellowship of the Ring 3) Ghost World 4) Mulh
by Bruno Diaz
Dec 28th, 2001
04:45:38 PM
I have not seen...
by Bruno Diaz
Dec 28th, 2001
04:51:22 PM
The list goes on and on and on.......
by hexen
Dec 28th, 2001
04:53:59 PM
one more thing (Memento)....
by Bruno Diaz
Dec 28th, 2001
05:05:49 PM
My #1 was Moulin Rouge! And yes, Shrek is crap, go see Monsters,
by Lord_Soth
Dec 28th, 2001
05:18:24 PM
yet another opinion you couldn't care less about
by theshiner
Dec 28th, 2001
06:51:35 PM
Release Dates and Coen Bros
by AliceInWonderlnd
Dec 28th, 2001
07:41:13 PM
"Training Day": another underated flick!
by Uncapie
Dec 28th, 2001
07:54:42 PM
Dude, Where's Your Brain
by Mr. Knowitall
Dec 28th, 2001
08:20:23 PM
Best and Worst of 2001
by MikeSal222
Dec 28th, 2001
10:01:49 PM
As Usual, User I.D. Indeed Cracked Me Up.
by Buzz Maverik
Dec 28th, 2001
11:36:03 PM
Best movies I saw this year*
by durhay
Dec 28th, 2001
11:36:15 PM
And, because I have no life when my girlfriend is at work ...
by theshiner
Dec 28th, 2001
11:58:24 PM
Buzz Maverik's Top Ten Films Of 2001.
by Buzz Maverik
Dec 28th, 2001
11:58:44 PM
Shiva, If You're Still Around, I Must Tell You That Hawk'
by Buzz Maverik
Dec 29th, 2001
12:13:34 AM

by Billy Talent
Dec 29th, 2001
12:46:42 AM
LOTR TROLLERS FAILING?
by TisketMaster
Dec 29th, 2001
01:09:51 AM
Shaolin Soccer
by s0uldisciple
Dec 29th, 2001
01:45:52 AM
Buzz, I think it was Turhan Bey, Michael's dad, from the ban
by Uncapie
Dec 29th, 2001
02:25:21 AM
Shaolin Soccer...definitely on these stupid "Best Of" lists!
by Hung-Wei Lo
Dec 29th, 2001
02:32:34 AM
All right, Buzz. That was pretty fucking funny.
by Girl 85
Dec 29th, 2001
08:40:36 AM
My Top-Ten Porn Films of 2001
by Con Leche
Dec 29th, 2001
09:16:08 AM
testing...one, two
by waddy
Dec 29th, 2001
11:11:01 AM
Brotherhood of The Wolf
by joeypogi
Dec 29th, 2001
12:39:06 PM
Movies I enjoyed this year...
by Silver_Joo
Dec 29th, 2001
12:41:19 PM
The others and Hannibal
by Cujo
Dec 29th, 2001
11:40:06 PM
Sexy Beast & Ginger Snaps
by Johnny Ahab
Dec 29th, 2001
11:52:24 PM
CHAPLIN IS BANG ON YOU FUCKERS
by Silver_Joo
Dec 30th, 2001
02:03:38 PM
Micheal Bay baby!
by Miami'sCanadian
Dec 30th, 2001
04:54:51 PM
In response to "...buffet"
by Silver_Joo
Dec 30th, 2001
05:59:40 PM
I guess it's my turn to chime in...
by Azlam Orlandu
Dec 30th, 2001
07:33:29 PM
What planet are you people from?
by Goobertelli
Dec 30th, 2001
07:54:38 PM
MOULAN ROUGE?!?!?!?!?
by MoshMasterD
Dec 30th, 2001
08:14:17 PM
"Sticking feathers up your butt does NOT make you a chicken."
by Roger_Smith
Dec 30th, 2001
08:29:46 PM
this year has been....
by holoholojoe
Dec 30th, 2001
11:23:13 PM
Harry Potter & Lord of the Rings
by PPCHETERO
Dec 31st, 2001
01:10:38 AM
My Top Ten.
by Metsys
Dec 31st, 2001
12:45:00 PM
Shrek and Moulin Rouge
by Roland of GIlead
Jan 1st, 2002
12:03:06 PM

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