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Castaway
Seen: Sunday, December 24, 2000 - Matinee
Very Brief Synopsis: A FedEx employee is stranded on a deserted island and lives there for four years before he finally escapes back to civilization.
Comments: Outstanding film! Tom Hanks will definitely get another nomination for this. I actually cried when he lost Wilson the volleyball (the movie prop was later auctioned off for an obscene amount of money, by the way).
Grade: A+
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Charlie's Angels
Seen: November 4, 2000 - Matinee
Very Brief Synopsis: Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Lucy Liu are Charlie's Angels, a group of brilliantly capable undercover agents.
Comments: This movie walks a fine line between legitimate Bond-like action and Leslie Nielsen silliness. When I first saw the trailer for it, I immediately assumed that it was going to be very, very bad. Yet, it was actually pretty good. It's lighthearted, cute, and ripe for a sequel. My favorite Angel is Lucy Liu; she kicked butt, and she didn't even have to bare her breasts to do it.
Grade: A
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Chicken Run
Seen: June 17, 2000 - Matinee (Sneak Preview)
Very Brief Synopsis: CA determined hen named Ginger (a dead ringer for Steve McQueen if he had been an egg-laying chicken) enlists the help of Rocky the circus rooster (Mel Gibson's voice) in her attempts to free all the chickens at the chicken farm.
Comments: This is a GREAT movie -- a must see! It's cute. It's funny. It's multi-layered so that both kids and adults can enjoy it (think Rocky and Bullwinkle, the old shows). The lines are great, many of them borrowed from other movies so that it adds a lot of rich humor. It's also a Nick Park movie, and he's the guy behind Wallace and Gromit, which I absolutely love. Go see! Go see!
Grade: A+
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Seen: Wednesday, January 3, 2001 - Twilight
Very Brief Synopsis: Mythic tale of a warrior and his unrequited love, an ancient sword and a young noblewoman who wanted to keep it at all costs.
Comments: This is probably the only movie that I have ever wanted to see twice or three times in a row, without break; I immediately wanted to see it again after it ended, and I couldn't stop talking about it the entire day, even the entire week. I love the style. I love the story. I love everything about it. Visually stunning, a wonderful tale. My top, top favorite -- up there with Shakespeare In Love and The Matrix.
Grade: A+
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