In my effort to make the most concise Top 100 list of the Decade at the end, I assissted Wikipedia.org to help me make a list of all the movies I have seen in the past decade and highlight notable titles that may make the list.
The list for 2001 is:
- American Pie 2
- The Animal
- A Beautiful Mind
- Bridget Jone's Diary
- Double Take
- Down to Earth
- Dr. Dolittle 2
- The Fast and the Furious
- Freddy Got Fingered
- From Hell
- Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone
- Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
- Joe Dirt
- Jurassic Park III
- K-Pax
- Legally Blonde
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings
- The Majestic
- Monsters, Inc.
- Not Another Teen Movie
- Osmosis Jones
- The Princess Diaries
- Rat Race
- Recess: School's Out
- Rush Hour 2
- Saving Silverman
- Scary Movie 2
- See Spot Run
- Shallow Hal
- Shrek
- Spy Kids
- Swordfish
- Training Day
- Waking Life
- Wet Hot American Summer
- Zoolander
Notable Standouts:
- From Hell - One of Johnny Depp's best, darkest movies featuring a topic that is close to his heart: Jack the Ripper. Based on a Allan Moore graphic novel, Tim Burton's adaptation creates a universe so dark and grimey with such convincing performances.
- Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back - The best Kevin Smith slapstick comedy (over "Mallrats") features the two favorite characters in a road trip movie that delivers juvenile humor at such a philosophical rate, you can't help but forgive them for stealing monkeys and raiding movie lots. This film also should contend for one of the best cameo movies of the decade.
- Legally Blonde - I think this is Reese Witherspoon at her finest. With a balance of ditzy and legal humor, it is so well constructed that the character's dynamics just become endearing and you love them all the more for it.
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings - The start of the epic trilogy that should define cinematic achievement for the decade in all things technical. Why Peter Jackson went to "King Kong" instead of going straight into "The Hobbit" is such a tease for people who find this trilogy's foundation so complex and beautiful.
- Monsters, Inc. - One of my last favorite Pixar movies from my childhood. Billy Crystal really makes this film more lighthearted and fun with possibly the best child character of the decade, Boo.
- Rat Race - I was about to give this movie the boot when I discovered that the cast of actors is worth competing against "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" for best casting. It's a slapstick masterpiece with a mix of every brow of humor you can think of.
- Shrek - Probably the most renouned computer animated movie of the decade features one of the last good movies by Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz. While the sequels are humorous, even they fall victim and cannot match the imaginative creativity of this movie's twisted take on fairytale characters.
- Training Day - The movie Denzel Washington won Best Acting Award for at the Oscars also is one hell of a tale of two police doing their shift in the ghetto. The dramatic suspense and Washington's remorseless performance make this movie gritty and keeps you enticed for the whole ride. This remains one of Washington's best.
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