Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 13%
| Ghost Ship (2002) | "
Truly a cinematic albatross, Ghost Ship should be enjoyed after sipping some Halloween grog." Posted Oct 25, 2002 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 62%
| Blue Crush (2002) | "
Blue Crush is one of those tough-to-sell late-summer flicks made for marketing impossible dreams and fashion. But its main failure is the way it undermines its heroine's drive and strength." Posted Aug 16, 2002 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 33%
| Windtalkers (2002) | "
This is one of the most intensely personal war films you will ever see." Posted Jun 14, 2002 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 76%
| Undercover Brother (2002) | "
A colorful, cool and completely hilarious ride that'll have you rolling through the outtakes." Posted May 31, 2002 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 66%
| Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) | "
Yes, Episode II is beautifully rendered and better than the last. It's also duller than Tatooine's desert landscape until the last half-hour." Posted May 16, 2002 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 92%
| Nine Queens (2002) | "
The film seethes with a sense of something more sinister at work around us, building to the point that you're not sure who's getting played and who isn't." Posted May 3, 2002 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 60%
| The Independent (2001) | "
Good but not great." Posted May 3, 2002 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 91%
| Dogtown and Z-Boys (2002) | "
A wonderful demonstration of how employing the aesthetic values of a subject can produce a raw, jagged exciting style in cinematic nonfiction." Posted May 3, 2002 |
Rotten 0/4
| Rotten 21%
| Jason X (2002) | "
The 10th installment of the Friday the 13th franchise is, hands down, the worst of the worst." Posted Apr 26, 2002 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 27%
| The Other Side of Heaven (2002) | "
As exciting as all this exoticism might sound to the typical Pax viewer, the rest of us will be lulled into a coma." Posted Apr 12, 2002 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 43%
| Escaflowne The Movie (2000) | "
Romantic, riveting and handsomely animated." Posted Mar 29, 2002 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 82%
| The Rookie (2002) | "
It soars with palpable sentiment and spirit." Posted Mar 29, 2002 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 58%
| Blade 2 (2002) | "
There's no seduction here, no build. You might leave feeling strangely sucked dry." Posted Mar 22, 2002 |
Rotten .5/4
| Rotten 13%
| Sorority Boys (2002) | "
After being subjected to this painful movie ... you'll be rendered speechless. Not by any demonstrable good humor, but because of light brain damage." Posted Mar 22, 2002 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 34%
| Resident Evil (2002) | "
The best video-game-based movie so far." Posted Mar 15, 2002 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 93%
| Scratch (2002) | "
Edited and shot with a syncopated style mimicking the work of his subjects, Pray turns the idea of the documentary on its head, making it rousing, invigorating fun lacking any MTV puffery." Posted Mar 8, 2002 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 17%
| The Queen of the Damned (2002) | "
For any of those die-hards still shunning daylight while anxiously awaiting the release of Queen of the Damned, I have two words for you: sunblock, matinee. Or, try this pair: dollar theater." Posted Feb 22, 2002 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 45%
| Return to Never Land (2002) | "
Return to Never Land is much more P.C. than the original version (no more racist portraits of Indians, for instance), but the excitement is missing." Posted Feb 15, 2002 |
Rotten
| Rotten 43%
| Big Fat Liar (2002) | "
Unless you're part of the Nickelodeon Nation, the cold, hard truth is you're better off dropping your 'tween at the multiplex and spending that hour and a half doing something more worthwhile." Posted Feb 8, 2002 |
Fresh
| Rotten 56%
| Taliesin Jones (2002) | "
A film about a young man finding God that is accessible and touching to the marrow." Posted Feb 1, 2002 |
Rotten
| Rotten 11%
| Kung Pow! (2002) | "
Kung Pow is Oedekerk's realization of his childhood dream to be in a martial-arts flick, and proves that sometimes the dreams of youth should remain just that." Posted Jan 28, 2002 |
Fresh
| Fresh 91%
| Metropolis (2002) | "
A delightful stimulus for the optic nerves, so much that it's forgivable that the plot feels like every other tale of a totalitarian tomorrow." Posted Jan 25, 2002 |
Fresh
| Fresh 72%
| Fat Girl (2001) | "
Get over the numb shock that accompanies the end credits, give yourself some distance from it and you may actually appreciate the complex machinations behind Breillat's brave, troubled work." Posted Nov 26, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 13%
| The One (2001) | "
It's The Matrix's less-refined cousin, the one that didn't pay full attention in cool school." Posted Nov 2, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 95%
| Monsters, Inc. (2001) | "
A marvelous combination of lollipop visuals, brilliant screenwriting, sharp comedic timing and, above all, overflowing amounts of heart." Posted Nov 2, 2001 |
Rotten
| Fresh 84%
| Donnie Darko (2001) | "
First-time director-writer Richard Kelly draws on a number of intriguing elements ... without including a single, crucial gem that pulls everything together." Posted Oct 26, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 13%
| Thirteen Ghosts (2001) | "
Clever one-liners supplant the lack of frights with cackling -- which you might as well do since, by the end of the movie, it's clear that the joke's on you." Posted Oct 26, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 90%
| Iron Monkey (1993) | "
A breathtaking pleasure certain to build anticipation for Yuen's future directing efforts on this side of the globe." Posted Oct 12, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 53%
| Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) | "
Skeptics who take a chance on this flick, beware. You may noticeably feel 98 minutes of your precious life force being sucked from your marrow and, oh, how you'll miss those lost moments!" Posted Aug 24, 2001 |
Fresh
| Rotten 30%
| Bubble Boy (2001) | "
You may be surprised at how closely it resembles Pee-wee's Big Adventure in spirit." Posted Aug 24, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 13%
| American Outlaws (2001) | "
A guilty romp that doesn't take itself seriously." Posted Aug 17, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 51%
| Rush Hour 2 (2001) | "
Delivers its share of laughs, but offers nothing you haven't already seen." Posted Aug 3, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 92%
| Ghost World (2001) | "
Comedic and bittersweet, a wacky trip to which anyone can relate." Posted Jul 20, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 44%
| Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) | "
Optically stunning, emotionally cold." Posted Jul 11, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 50%
| Kiss of the Dragon (2001) | "
Fights are too few, interspersed with one of the longest, drowsiest stories ever to glue an action flick together." Posted Jul 6, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 19%
| Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) | "
So deep was the concern that Jolie fully realize the role of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider that the story got lost in the jungle." Posted Jun 15, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 42%
| Evolution (2001) | "
There's something weird, and it don't look good." Posted Jun 8, 2001 |
Fresh
| Rotten 19%
| Monkeybone (2001) | "
Black-humor fans will be amply satisfied." Posted Feb 23, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 88%
| In the Mood for Love (2001) | "
Surrender yourself to Wong's intentions and the effect, like love at its most heady, is narcotic." Posted Feb 16, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 16%
| Saving Silverman (2001) | "
Overall it's desperately in need of rescue." Posted Feb 9, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 14%
| Pokémon the Movie 2000 (2000) | "
Though relatively trim, Pokemon 2000 still feels long." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
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