OG'S TOP 10 MOVIES
OF 2002

(compiled December 2002)









10. BLADE 2
Guillermo Del Toro revamped (no pun intended) the character without ruining the mythos created by the first installment, while adding a much needed sense of horror to the whole deal. One look at the vagina-mouthed Reapers, and you’ll never want to have sex again, for a few minutes.
9. DEATH TO SMOOCHY
One of the funniest flicks in recent memory, with Robin Williams doing all the shit he wished he could’ve done in Patch Adams. Worth it just to see him spill hot coffee on his genitals.
8. SPIDER-MAN
The biggest surprise for me this year. I expected this to tank, but Sam Raimi came through, delivering the same character I grew up marveling at.
7. THE TRANSPORTER
No one caught this bad boy, and too fucking sad. Jason Statham kicked some serious ass in this, the popcorn flick of the year.
6. RED DRAGON
This one ties with Silence of the Lambs, through and through. Hopkins’ Hannibal character finally settles into our psyche as the premier psychopath in American pop culture. Oh, and Ed Norton, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Harvey Keitel, Emily Watson, and Ralph Fiennes aren’t bad, either.
5. THE RING
Holy dog shit…. HOW do you improve on the classic Japanese original? Why, you make it even creepier, and add some cool make-up effects to increase the total terror factor that leads to the classic, stool-loosening “TV scene”. The bad news? Yes, a sequel’s on the way.
4. SIGNS
With the exception of a preachy finale, this one ranks as a classic sci-fi film that does away with the usual conventions that plague the genre. The scene with the Mexican home video footage made me jump like a bitch.
3. EQUILIBRIUM
With actions scenes that blew the Matrix away, and a decent back story inspired by Huxley and Orwell, this one was hardly seen, but is destined to become a cult classic. Gun Kata rules.
2. GANGS OF NEW YORK
Bloody Hell! Guts, gore, dead rabbits, and hatchets, and Daniel Day Lewis make this the best Scorcese flick since Goodfellas. The grand scope of the production adds a great deal of realism to what ultimately adds up to a thrilling revenge tale. Brendan Gleason is damn good as well. DiCaprio…well…he’s in it, as is Cameron Diaz…she of the big head and no ass.
1. LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS
Once you get past the fact that NO ONE can fully interpret the books in film form, this epic will come across as a marvel of modern fantasy. Peter Jackson has brought images to the screen that have never been attempted or conceived in the history of film, and the battle at Helm’s Deep alone is a work of pure, visceral beauty.