https://www.topfivemovies.com/ The latest movie reviews and top-five lists from topfivemovies.com. Top Five Movies is written and maintained by a bunch of regular guys, not snobby movie critics. en-us Copyright (c) 2001-2004 topfivemovies.com, and each article's respective author. https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification https://www.topfivemovies.com/images/top5gray_small.jpg https://www.topfivemovies.com/ 144 48 Tue, 24 Aug 2004 00:00:00 +0000 Tue, 24 Aug 2004 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/secret-window.html https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/secret-window.html Secret Window is a bland psychological thriller starring Johnny Depp as a writer named Mort Rainey whose personal life is spiraling out of control. After catching his wife Amy (Maria Bello) in the arms of another man (Timothy Hutton), he retreats to a cabin on the lake with only his dog, his computer, and occasional visits from a cleaning lady to keep him company.... Greg Tue, 24 Aug 2004 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/bubba-ho-tep.html https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/bubba-ho-tep.html The King is Alive. After trading places with an impersonator shortly before his alleged "death", Elvis has spent the last few years in a retirement home in East Texas. But giant cockroaches and unnatural deaths have been plaguing the residents, and it's up to Elvis and fellow patient JFK to find and destroy the Egyptian mummy who's responsible.... Greg Wed, 11 Aug 2004 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/harold-kumar-go-to-white-castle.html https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/harold-kumar-go-to-white-castle.html Harold and Kumar have a serious case of the munchies. And this kind of craving can't be satisfied by any ordinary delivery or fast food. No, this time it's gotta be White Castle. If only they can find it. Along the way they have to battle racist cops, "extreme" skater punks, dorky stalkers, and Neil Patrick Harris. All in a day's work for two guys looking to score some herb, fill their bellies, and land a date with the hella-cute chick from down the hall.... Greg Mon, 09 Aug 2004 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/the-village.html https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/the-village.html As has been thoroughly chronicled here on TopFiveMovies, M. Night Shyamalan is a cinematic force to be reckoned with. The strength of his stories, the beauty of his pictures, and the surprising and clever twists in his plots have quickly turned him into a top Hollywood filmmaker. In Shyamalan's latest film, The Village, his star has dimmed ever so slightly.... Jesse Sat, 31 Jul 2004 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/anchorman.html https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/anchorman.html Will Ferrell turns out his best movie to date with Anchorman. I haven't laughed this hard or this often since South Park. Absurdity reigns supreme and the quotable lines just keep rolling. If you miss this one, you're missing the funniest comedy in a long time. Make no mistake, Anchorman is NOT "The Daily Show" on the big screen. Some may have expected it to be, especially with "Daily Show" veteran Steve Carell on the cast.... Greg Mon, 12 Jul 2004 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/spider-man-2.html https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/spider-man-2.html There are certain things that we've come to expect from a Spider-Man movie: web-fu, a cameo of Stan Lee helping someone dodge falling debris, and Kirsten Dunst's nipples poking through a wet shirt. Spider-Man 2 delivers on all three expectations and more, and not in an Austin Powers 3 "didn't-they-already-do-that?" sense. Meet the new Spidey, same as the old, but in a good way.... Greg Wed, 07 Jul 2004 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.topfivemovies.com/top5/top-5-movies-starring-kevin-spacey.html https://www.topfivemovies.com/top5/top-5-movies-starring-kevin-spacey.html These were really hard to put in order, and you could argue pretty convincingly for any of the top four to be Number One. Ultimately, I ordered them primarily based on the size of Spacey's role in the movie, but bumped The Usual Suspects a little lower because it's not quite as good in repeated viewings as it was the first time. My guess is that Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil should also be in this list, but unfortunately I haven't seen that one yet.... Greg Tue, 06 Jul 2004 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.topfivemovies.com/top5/top-5-movies-starring-bruce-willis.html https://www.topfivemovies.com/top5/top-5-movies-starring-bruce-willis.html Bruce Willis is one of those actors whose agent seems to frequently go off on extended crack binges. Bruce has done eight or ten great films, but maybe twice as many crappy ones. Here are the ones to watch:... Greg Tue, 06 Jul 2004 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/master-and-commander.html https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/master-and-commander.html Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World could have been a great swashbuckling epic. Indeed, it appears to be quite accurate in its portrayal of 19th century naval warfare. Unfortunately, no matter how hard it tries, it just isn't very exciting or inspirational or awe-inspiring or any of the other things a great epic should be. I think Hollywood basically just got tired of Russell Crowe going around to different bars and starting fights, so they decided to make a movie where he starts fights on a boat.... Greg Wed, 30 Jun 2004 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.topfivemovies.com/top5/top-5-movies-with-ben-stiller.html https://www.topfivemovies.com/top5/top-5-movies-with-ben-stiller.html Ben Stiller maintains his place as one of the smartest and funniest comics of the current generation. Unfortunately, he's had some gutterballs along with the strikes. Here are the best flicks in which he appears.... Greg Sun, 20 Jun 2004 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/dodgeball.html https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/dodgeball.html Once again, the forces of evil have descended upon a beloved neighborhood establishment and threaten to crush it beneath the iron claw of oppression. The only salvation in sight is a highly improbable competition pitting the good guys vs. the bad in a winner-take-all slugfest. This time, the victim is Average Joe's gym, owned and operated by Peter La Fleur (Vince Vaughn).... Greg Sat, 19 Jun 2004 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/austin-powers-in-goldmember.html https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/austin-powers-in-goldmember.html The tagline for the new installment of everyone's Swinging Spy is "The Secret Will Be Exposed". Here's the secret: this movie-- much like many other sequels-- sucks. Ghostbusters II, Ace Ventura II, any James Bond film post-Sean Connery, and now Austin Powers in Goldmember can all be lumped together as bad ideas gone terribly right. Here's the story, Austin Powers, played by Mike Myers, captures Dr.... Bruce Fri, 16 Aug 2002 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/the-road-to-perdition.html https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/the-road-to-perdition.html Tom Hanks proves his worth as an actor once again in The Road to Perdition. This guy just keeps turning out quality work. With the notable exceptions of You've Got Mail in Seattle and Sleepless on AOL, along with Joe vs. the Volcano, he's pretty much owned the 90's and sits poised to continue his dominance into the new millenium. Perdition finds Hanks as Mike Sullivan, bodyguard to John Rooney (Paul Newman), a regional manager for the Capone Empire.... Greg Mon, 15 Jul 2002 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.topfivemovies.com/chickflicks/summer-catch.html https://www.topfivemovies.com/chickflicks/summer-catch.html You know, it's really amazing what horrible forms of torture one will subject themselves to when there is nothing else on the TV late in the evening on a Sunday night. Such is how I was exposed to Summer Catch, a schlocky, predictable, "feel-good" vomit-fest starring the worst actor of our generation, Freddie Prinze Jr. Summer Catch is the story of Ryan Dunne, a poor lawn-boy whose dream is to play professional baseball.... Jesse Sun, 14 Jul 2002 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/the-royal-tenenbaums.html https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/the-royal-tenenbaums.html I had a professor in college who was eccentric. He would ride his bike to the buildings year around and would reuse the same brown paper bag he would carry his lunch in. One day I had lunch with him and noticed the brown paper bag had dates on it. When I asked him about it, he told me they were from the book he was writing. When I asked him when the book would be out he laughed and told me he's been working on it for ten years and probably wouldn't be finished for another ten.... Bruce Sat, 13 Jul 2002 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/the-mothman-prophecies.html https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/the-mothman-prophecies.html If this movie wasn't based on actual events that happened in West Virginia it would totally suck. However, because some of things sort of happened, it only sucks. Richard Gere plays John Kline, a writer for the Washington Post. He and his wife get into a car accident where she "sees" something, then later dies. Gere is broken up about the whole thing, but life goes on.... Bruce Wed, 03 Jul 2002 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/orange-county.html https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/orange-county.html This is a better film than I thought it was going to be. I thought it was going to be just Jack Black being funny, which would have been great, but Orange County and Colin Hanks surprised me. Orange County had depth. Colin Hanks, son of Tom, plays Shaun Brumder, a high school senior who wants to study writing at Stanford. He has the grades and the talent, but he lacks help from everyone around him.... Bruce Wed, 03 Jul 2002 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/windtalkers.html https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/windtalkers.html Since September 11th, war movies have been at a premium, capitalizing on the surge of patriotism and pride. Some, like Black Hawk Down, have been superb. Others, like Behind Enemy Lines, were the same old crap in new shoes. Windtalkers falls somewhere in between. John Woo directs this based-on-true-events story of Navajo codetalkers in World War II's Pacific theater.... Greg Tue, 18 Jun 2002 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/star-wars-attack-of-the-clones.html https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/star-wars-attack-of-the-clones.html George Lucas has learned his lesson. Nearly all of the mistakes that made Episode I so dreadful are thankfully absent in the latest installment of the Star Wars saga. The story has gotten more interesting, the effects are much improved, and the irritating Jar Jar Binks gets very little screen time. Attack of the Clones is not only better than the pitiful Phantom Menace, it's arguably even better than Return of the Jedi.... Greg Sat, 01 Jun 2002 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/the-scorpion-king.html https://www.topfivemovies.com/reviews/the-scorpion-king.html The Scorpion King is the greatest prequel to a sequel of a remake. Why? Because I think it's the only one. But more than that, The Scorpion King is a very entertaining film. It's not going to lead an Egyptian independence movement like Braveheart did in Scotland, nor win any Oscars. However, The Scorpion King will give the Rock a better acting reputation than other pro wrestlers, like perhaps, Hulk Hogan.... Bruce Mon, 29 Apr 2002 00:00:00 +0000