1. Spiderman
I loved this movie. I thought it was a slick, fun-to-watch adventure of a movie. Tobey Maguire and the Willem Dafoe were spot-on and Kirsten Dunst (for once) didn't make me want to throw things at the screen or poke my eyes out with forks. Always a plus, the no-poking-eyes-out thing.

2. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
I'm sorry to say I have not seen this yet. However, I'm not exactly running right out to rent it for two reasons. 1) I thought episode I was kind of a let down and 2) I haven't heard that many good things about episode II. I finally made myself watch the original trilogy and I liked it a lot and I kind of feel like these episodes are spoiling it.

3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Saw it opening night. Loved it. Am waiting with baited breath for the third movie and fifth book. Go Children's Movies!

4. 8 Mile
Haven't seen it yet. If free will is involved I won't see it, but if I am tied down and my eyelids are propped open with toothpicks I might see it. Eminem is cute.

5. Austin Powers 3: Goldmember
This is one of those movies that I had to go see because it was what the group voted on. I was not terribly excited about it because the first Austin Powers was funny but the second one was not. However, I did enjoy Goldmember. Frankly, the first 15 or so minutes was almost worth the price of admission. Very funny sequence.

6. Blue Crush
Huh?

7. XXX
Ummmm, didn't see it. Don't really like James Bond movies, am definitely not going to go see a "James Bond with piercings and tattoos" movie. But Vin Diesel is hot.

8. Men in Black 2
9. Scooby Doo
Umm, didn't see these either. However, the word on the street is the talking dog is the highlight of MiB2, which just makes me sad. And being such a huge fan of the TV show, I just can't bring myself to watch the movie version of Scooby Doo. Shame on you Buffy Summers!

10. Serving Sara
Hmmm, an actor from Friends who is NOT Jennifer Aniston is making a movie with an ex-supermodel? Mark me down for a "yesss!"

11. Red Dragon
I know, I know, "Manhunter, Manhunter!" the other Mutants shout as they kick me to the curb at the Mutant Headquarters. But I liked Red Dragon. I don't care who played Hannibal in Manhunter, I like Anthony Hopkins. And Edward Norton and Ralph Fiennes are both wonderful.

12. Sweet Home Alabama
Haven't seen it yet, looked a little sappy for my taste. And I just don't like a movie where Patrick Dempsey gets dumped. He's the "Can't Buy Me Love" guy! C'mon, Ronald Miller? Mows lawns and buys telescopes? The African Anteater Ritual? Anybody?

13. The Scorpion King
Hm. The Rock is cute.

14. The Ring
Very scary indeed. Highly recommended. Turned out a lot different than I thought it would and the little boy in this movie is fantastic.

15. Signs
I don't know if I want to see Signs. Because I liked The Sixth Sense, but I still haven't forgiven M. Night Shamalamadingdong for Unbreakable. That was such a piece of garbage. And by the way: I don't need little words flashing on the screen to tell me what happens after the movie ends to characters that DON'T EXIST. Thank you.

16. Ice Age
Heard it was cute. Had about my fill of these kinds of movies after the thousandth time I saw Shrek.

17. My Big Fat Greek Wedding
I know, I know. I MUST SEE THIS MOVIE. I suck. I shouldn't even be able to call myself a movie reviewer. I will go rip out one of my fingernails as penance.

18. Lilo and Stitch
Did anybody see this movie? I think the last Disney full-length animated feature I saw was The Lion King.

19. Minority Report
Liked it. Don't want to say too much because I'm going to write a real review for it. Spielberg rocks.

20. Jackass: The Movie
Midgets and fire and poop, oh my! Pretty funny movie. Definitely one of those you don't admit to people you laughed really hard at. Johnny Knoxville is cute.

21. Resident Evil
I thought this was a video game.

22. Crossroads
Oh Britney Britney Britney. Who told you you should do movies? Cause if you can't ACT like a good lip syncer, you're never going to be able to ACT as anything else.

23. Simone
Again--huh?

24. National Lampoon's Van Wilder
Okay: funny story. I had to watch this movie because I travel with my college's football team as a videographer and this is what all the boys voted on to watch (surprise, surprise). Well, we got to the part where they're doctoring the donuts (if you haven't seen it, don't ask) and one of the guys in the movie takes this metal thing and sticks it in the donut and twists it and pulls out the inside of the donut so they can fill it with....stuff. So anyway, one of the football players goes, "What is that thing?" and I just start cracking up and he's like, "What? Do you know what that is?" and I'm like, "Ummmm, well....when I go to the gynocologist.....that opens my cervix." And he just got this horrified look on his face and the whole back of the bus started laughing really hard. Anyway, this movie was funnier than I expected. Tara Reid made me want to kill myself, but Ryan Reynolds is fantastic.

25. The Good Girl
I really like Jake Gyllenhaal. I may have to see this one, even if it is Mrs. Brad Pitt working at a grocery store.

So since this list was made in November, clearly the Two Towers is missing. I did see that last week and I enjoyed it a lot. SO MUCH more than the first movie. I'm going to review it any day now. I also have to give a mention of 40 Days & 40 Nights because it was actually pretty funny. And had a great non-sex scene involving a flower that I really liked. So that's my year in review. I think there were more on that list that I haven't seen than ones I have seen, but I don't care. You'll just have to live with it. Happy Movie Watching!

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