Comments on: The 10 Best Films Of 2004

By: Sergei

Sergei — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 21:05:00 +0000

I’ll go with Hotel Rwanda and Kinsey over Eternal Sunshine and Anchorman, but I’m a depressing bum too. Otherwise, way to pick the gems from a weak year!

By: Monte Singer

Monte Singer — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:24:02 +0000

Dogville is in no way better than anything on this list, but opinions-opinions. That being said, whoever did the write up for Dreamers must have worked for Pitchfork back in the early 00\’s. The days when the reviews were so overloaded with pretentious writing and synonym-digging nonsense, that they were rendered laughable. Otherwise, good work.

By: Nathan Duke

Nathan Duke — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:24:02 +0000

Sort of shocked \’Sideways\’ is not on here. That was my favorite of 2004. Also, \’Bad Education\’ is my favorite Almodovar film, so I would have definitely included that one too. My picks would have been some of these: Sideways, Kill Bill Vol. II, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Dogville, The Aviator, The Motorcycle Diaries, Before Sunset, Time of the Wolf, Goodbye Dragon Inn, Million Dollar Baby, Bad Education.

By: Wes

Wes — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:24:02 +0000

Boo "Sideways." 1. 2046 (Wong Kar-Wai)
2. Bad Education (Pedro Almodovar)
3. Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry)
4. A Very Long Engagement (Jean-Peirre Jeunet)
5. Tropical Malady (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
6. Million Dollar Baby (Clint Eastwood)
7. The World (Jia Zhang Ke)
8. House of Flying Daggers (Zhang Yimou)
9. Kill Bill Vol 2 (Quentin Tarantino)
10. Life Aquatic (Wes Anderson) I still haven\’t seen: Garden State (Zach Braff),
I Heart Huckabees (David O. Russell), and
Motorcycle Diaries (Walter Salles).

By: Wes

Wes — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:24:02 +0000

Also: huge Boo to "Dogville." I either love or hate a Lars von Trier film. I\’m thankful for that; he\’s interesting. But "Dogville" was a failure, not in concept, but in execution.

By: Darryl

Darryl — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:24:02 +0000

Man, this list is so on point, but wow did I hate Birth. Keep\’em coming.

By: Fargo Tbakhi

Fargo Tbakhi — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:24:02 +0000

Just curious but why no love for Sideways? I\’ve always thought it was pretty excellent. Love these features though!

By: VIC

VIC — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:24:02 +0000

Dogville is one of Triers best films to date.

By: Nathan Duke

Nathan Duke — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:24:02 +0000

I agree on \’Dogville,\’ it\’s one of Von Trier\’s best films. I saw someone mention \’Tropical Malady\’ – was a 2005 film in the U.S. \’I Heart Huckabee\’s\’ would have been on my second ten list, as would \’The Life Aquatic.\’

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:24:02 +0000

Thank you for including \’Birth\’. Still my favorite Glazer film. How it was overlooked, yet critics drooled all over \’Under the Skin\’ 10 years later is beyond me. Some of the best cinematography and easily the best score of the 00\’s.

By: Charles

Charles — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:24:02 +0000

You guys have completely ignored the Bourne movies. They\’re at the very least deserving of honorable mention. And this list is ridiculous for not including The Incredibles and Sideways.

By: theschu

theschu — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:24:01 +0000

Not even a mention of "The Bourne Supremacy"? Paul Greengrass\’s directing on that movie basically changed Hollywood action moviemaking.

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:24:01 +0000

I too echo the sentiments that Sideways was the best film of the year, followed by Eternal Sunshine, The Life Aquatic, Garden State, I Heart Huckabees, Collateral, Finding Neverland, Napolean Dynamite, Dawn of the Dead, The Girl Next Door.

By: TheLaughingMan

TheLaughingMan — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:24:01 +0000

Really? The Superman monologue in Kill Bill Vol. 2 was so hamfisted. It was perhaps the first sign of how poorly Roger Avery\’s contribution was missed from the Tarantino experience.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:24:01 +0000

Eternal Sunshine has to be #1… come on guys. Great list though.

By: Edge

Edge — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:24:01 +0000

Not even an honorable mention of Garden State?

By: MishuPishu

MishuPishu — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:24:01 +0000

Going through that long list of honorable mentions, it\’s hard to believe that this was considered a down year. This class feels better than the group you have up from the year before. I absolutely loved A Very Long Engagement. And let\’s face it, Eternal Sunshine is one of the greatest movies ever! Always makes me cry.

By: Major Kalas

Major Kalas — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:24:01 +0000

Thanks for mentioning "Primer"!!!

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:24:01 +0000

Boo Wes.

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:24:01 +0000

Dreamers, Spotless Mind, Before Sunset and Dogville… amazing year… and I agree on reflection that Dogville should be No.1, but to put Birth ahead of those other too is just daft.

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:24:01 +0000

P.S. Huckabee\’s is not a \’severe mess\’. It\’s meant to be playful and freewheeling. That\’s its spirit. It\’s no masterpiece but it\’s a seriously impressive piece of work.