One Sentence Summary: A deep and diverse year of cinema with several legitimate films that can claim classic status.
2002 Films Seen: 88
2002 Films Seen in the Theater: 41
Number of Films with A or A+ Grade: 5
-2002 Ambassador's List-
(Top 25 Films)
(Top 25 Films)
Honorable Mentions: The Rookie, Equilibrium, The 25th Hour, Star Trek: Nemesis
25. Jackass: The Movie (B)
24. Treasure Planet (B)
23. Blade II (B)
22. The Pianist (B)
21. Gangs of New York (B)
20. Panic Room (B)
19. About a Boy (B)
18. About Schmidt (B)
17. Punch-Drunk Love (B)
16. Frida (B)
15. Bloody Sunday (B)
14. Changing Lanes (B)
13. Signs (B)
12. Insomnia (B+)
11. Chicago (B+)
Top Ten Movies:
10. K-19 The Widowmaker (B+)
9. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (B+)
8. Spirited Away (B+)
7. Y Tu Mama Tambien (A-)
6. Road to Perdition (A-)
5. Catch Me If You Can (A)
4. Bourne Identity, The (A)
3. Minority Report (A)
2. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (A)
1. Adaptation (A+)
-Superlative Awards-
(Winners Bolded)
(Winners Bolded)
- Adaptation
- Chicago
- Y Tu Mama Tambien
Most Disappointing Film
- Die Another Day
- Master of Disguise
- Orange County
Most Underrated Film
Best Make-Up and Hair Design
- Changing Lanes
- K-19: The Widowmaker
- Treasure Planet
- About Schmidt
- Orange County
- Spider-Man
- Master of Disguise
- Mr. Deeds
- The Rules of Attraction
- Scooby-Doo
- Super Troopers
Eric Bana Award: Reese Witherspoon Sweet Home Alabama
Best Compilation of Work: Steven Spielberg for Catch Me If You Can and Minority Report
Guilty Pleasure of the Year: Jackass: The Movie
-Technical Awards-
(Winners Bolded)
(Winners Bolded)
Best Make-Up and Hair Design
- Adaptation
- Frida
- Gangs of New York
- The Hours
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Chicago
- Frida
- Gangs of New York
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Road to Perdition
- The Bourne Identity
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Minority Report
- Road to Perdition
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Best Original Score
- The Bourne Identity
- Catch Me If You Can
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Road to Perdition
- Spirited Away
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Men in Black II
- Spider-Man
- Star Trek: Nemesis
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
- Chicago
- Gangs of New York
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Minority Report
- Road to Perdition
Best Cinematography
- Gangs of New York
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Minority Report
- Road to Perdition
- Y Tu Mama Tambien
Best Film Editing
- Adaptation
- The Bourne Identity
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Minority Report
- Y Tu Mama Tambien
-Major Awards-
(Winners Bolded)
(Winners Bolded)
Best Documentary Feature: n/a
Best Animated Feature:
Best Animated Feature:
- Ice Age
- Lilo & Stitch
- Return to Neverland
- Spirited Away
- Treasure Planet
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Adaptation
- Catch Me If You Can
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Minority Report
- Road to Perdition
- Bloody Sunday
- Changing Lanes
- Punch-Drunk Love
- Spirited Away
- Y Tu Mama Tambien
Best Supporting Actress
- Julianne Moore The Hours
- Samantha Morton Minority Report
- Meryl Streep Adaptation
- Emily Watson Punch-Drunk Love
- Catherine Zeta-Jones Chicago
Best Supporting Actor
- Chris Cooper Adaptation
- Daniel Day-Lewis Gangs of New York
- Andy Serkis The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Christopher Walken Catch Me If You Can
- Forrest Whitaker Panic Room
Best Actress
- Selma Hayek Frida
- Nicole Kidman The Hours
- Ana Lopez Mercado Y Tu Mama Tambien
- Nia Vardolos My Big Fat Greek Wedding
- Renee Zellweger Chicago
- Adrian Brody The Pianist
- Nicholas Cage Adaptation
- Tom Cruise Minority Report
- Leonardo DiCaprio Catch Me If You Can
- Jack Nicholson About Schmidt
Best Ensemble Acting
- Adaptation
- Catch Me If You Can
- Chicago
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Y Tu Mama Tambien
Best Director
- Alfonso Cuaron Y Tu Mama Tambien
- Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Spike Jonze Adaptation
- Sam Mendes Road to Perdition
- Steven Spielberg Minority Report
- Adaptation
- The Bourne Identity
- Catch Me If You Can
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Minority Report
-Great Dramatic/Comedic/Musical Sequences of 2002-
(In Alphabetical Order by Movie & All-Time Great Sequences are Bolded)
(In Alphabetical Order by Movie & All-Time Great Sequences are Bolded)
- "Three Reactor Crews Brave the Radiation to Repair the Leak" –K-19 The Widowmaker
- “Sam recalls to Frodo why they continue to go on” –The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- “Smeagol tells Gollum to leave and never come back” –The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- "Anderton is confronted with the Man he is to kill...and arrests him" –Minority Report
- “Warren receives a letter from his adopted child” –About Schmidt
- “John Laroche discusses with Susan the troubles of his past” –Adaptation
- “Kaufman attends McKee’s Seminar” -Adaptation
- "Grief and Misery in the Hospital as the Names are Passed Out to their Families" –Bloody Sunday
- “Bourne finally remembers that he is the attempted Wombosi assassin” –The Bourne Identity
- "Ben Affleck and Amanda Peet discuss going to the edge at Lunch" –Changing Lanes
- “Give Them the Ol’ Razzle Dazzle” -Chicago
- “Mr. Cellophane” -Chicago
- “Adult Sedgewick is exposed after an overheard conversation in the bathroom” -The Emperor’s Club
- “Bill and Amsterdam have a conversation after Bill can’t sleep” –Gangs of New York
- “Szpilman plays the piano for a German” –The Pianist
- "Barry see's his girlfriend in an accident, beats up the perps and calls the owner and asks for his name" –Punch-Drunk Love
- “Michael takes out Rooney and his son, then returns home to his son” –Road to Perdition
- “Watching the news in shock as an alien appears at a birthday party” -Signs
- “A ‘Stink Spirit’ arrives at the bathouse” -Spirited Away
- “Picard is forced to kill his clone and Data saves Picard” –Star Trek: Nemesis
- “Julio and Tenoch learn Luisa’s secret and share a final discussion, their lives drifting apart” –Y Tu Mama Tambien
-Top 10 Action Sequences of 2002-
Honorable Mentions:
- “Blade vs. Shock Stick Troopers” -Blade II
- “Surfing to Change the Portal and Escape from the Exploding Planet” -Treasure Planet
10. “Three On One Space Battle/Battering Ram” -Star Trek: Nemesis
9. “Bus Station Brawl” -The Transporter
8. “War in the Desert” -The Four Feathers
7. “Speeder Chase through Coruscant For An Assassin” -Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
6. “Ultimate Gun-Kata/Vanquishing an Entire Hallway/Killing Father” -Equilibrium
5. “Anderton Runs from Jet Pack PreCrime and Escapes the Car Factory” -Minority Report
4. “Paris Chase in a Mini-Cooper” -The Bourne Identity
3. “Pen vs. Knife Fight” -The Bourne Identity
2. “Keeping the Towel On...From Turkish Baths to the Markets” -The Accidental Spy
1. “Finale: The Battle of Helm's Deep” -Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
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