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This page last updated September 2004...archived. We've been watching downloadable-movies-on-demand via CinemaNow and MovieLink. Prices and quality are on par with VHS rentals, plus no more trips to Blockbuster and no such thing as a late fee! We stopped updating this page in 2004, but see below for what we think are, pre-2004, the best movies, good movies, best theater shows, best books, and best ski areas! Read on! The Best Movies:
We've been utilizing RottenTomatoes to help us decide on good movies & rentals. They've been reasonably accurate! Give them a try! Best Japanese Anime movie:: 'Spirited Away' Best Hong Kong martial arts spectacular (subtitled) movie: 'Hero' and 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' Best creepy movie (watch after dark, no interruptions!): Mothman Prophecies Best funny/clever movie about bank robbers: Bandits Best movie about a wedding (Indian): Monsoon Wedding Best feature-length computer animated movie: Shrek Best limited-release 'sleeper' movie with major twists: Memento Best movie dealing with extreme, violent, racism in an amazingly intelligent and gripping fashion: American History X Best touching/deep life-story movie: Cider House Rules Best scary, ghost movie: Sixth Sense Best twisted movie: Being John Malkovich Best con-artist movie: Spanish Prisoner Best foreign film where ya gotta read subtitles: Life is Beautiful Best sci-fi action movie ever: The Matrix Best moody war movie which isn't really about war itself: Apocalypse Now Best movie about mid-life crises: American Beauty And here are some "not-quite-the-best-but-still-good-rental" movies: Good, cute, romantic: 50 First Dates Good disturbing movie that'll make you switch to digital photography: One Hour Photo Good high-seas epic-scale adventure: Titanic Good high-seas (literally) adventure: The Perfect Storm Good comedy: Meet the Parents Good movie version of George Orwell's '1984': Brazil (...has nothing to do with the country...) Good animated & fun movie: Toy Story 2 Good 'oldies' 'classic' action movies: Road Warrior, Aliens, Die Hard 2, Terminator, T2 Good creepy horrific movies: The Cell, The Exorcist, Jacob's Ladder The Best Theater Shows: Best Performance Art & Social Commentary: Blue Man Group (now playing in Vegas...for original, smaller, more personal show, see it in New York) Best Operetta/Drama: Les Miserables (playing in New York for 13 years now...best to know the music before seeing the show) Best Dance/Performance: De La Guarda (the flying acrobatic dance troupe from Brazil) Best of the 5 different Cirque Du Soleil shows: 'O' (at the Bellagio in Vegas) The Best Books: Best future-universe science fiction adventure: This Alien Shore, & Madness Season, both by C.S. Friedman Best gripping underseas adventure: Sphere, by Michael Crichton Best Magic, Fantasy, & Fun: Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling The Best Skiing: Best have-everything resort: Squaw Valley at Lake Tahoe (27 lifts, ice skating, rock climbing, snow tubin', restaurants, bars, hot tub & swim lagoon, bungee jumping, movie theater, lodging village) Best bowl skiing: Alpine Meadows at Lake Tahoe Best Lessons: Alpine Meadows at Lake Tahoe (uhh, no guarantees...but many were happy with them) Best long, intermediate cruising runs: Northstar at Lake Tahoe Best huge-sized resort: Whistler/Blackcomb in British Columbia (longest intermediate run is over 4 miles, top-to-bottom is 1 MILE vertical--no kidding!) Best views: Heavenly at Tahoe |
