# Halfway through 2003--Best Movies so far this year? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 30, 2003, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halfway-through-2003-best-movies-so-far-this-year/185439 "2003-06-30T22:12:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halfway-through-2003-best-movies-so-far-this-year/185439/41 "2003-07-03T21:41:28Z")
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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halfway-through-2003-best-movies-so-far-this-year/185439/42 "2003-07-03T21:56:05Z")
Wow, great response. I’ll have to say I like **Fiver** ’s list best, partially because it has films up my alley which I either missed (_Ararat, City of God_) or will catch soon (#8-10). I’m also looking forward to _28 Days Later_ but haven’t caught it yet (I’m usually not an opening weekend kind of guy). I also was counting several of the films cited in the thread (_Rabbit-Proof Fence, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind_) as last year’s, but which would’ve otherwise placed quite highly. I should also say FTR that I loved _The Matrix, Spider-Man_ and _Toy Story_ (they probably would’ve placed in my Top 10 lists of their respective years, if I had such a thing), but this year’s summer crop of films has been hugely underwhelming. I hope never to have to sit through _Reloaded_ again (though I’ll still catch _Revolutions_), _X2_ wasn’t even as good as the first to these eyes (though it had some good points), and _Nemo_ was the most derivative and manic product from a company I’d grown to expect originality and understatement from. Keep the lists coming! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halfway-through-2003-best-movies-so-far-this-year/185439/43 "2003-07-03T23:16:05Z")
I’ve only seen a dozen or so new-release movies so far this year, and only a couple that I remember worth listing here. All have been mentioned except _25th Hour_. That was 2003, wasn’t it? Superb film. I also think _28 Days Later_ is deserving of mention, I didn’t know it had come out last year overseas. _All the Real Girls_ was good, but I’m not sure if I’d rank it this highly. Wow – I’ve heard nothing but bad things up till now about _Gerry_ – evidently it’s worth seeing? ---
**Author:** ![spoonpond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@spoonpond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spoonpond)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halfway-through-2003-best-movies-so-far-this-year/185439/44 "2003-07-04T02:50:46Z")
I agree with Down with Love. That movie could so easily have gone so wrong, and it didn’t. I though it was great, and I can’t usually stomach Renee Zellweger at all. ---
**Author:** ![hammos1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba8739/32.png) [@hammos1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hammos1)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halfway-through-2003-best-movies-so-far-this-year/185439/45 "2003-07-04T10:13:38Z")
Can’t believe that nobody’s mentioned _Secretary_ yet- maybe it was a 2002 US release? Great film. I’d also recommend: _L’Homme du train (The Man on the Train) Mostly Martha Confessions of a Dangerous Mind_ (2003 release in UK) ---
**Author:** ![fruitbat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fruitbat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fruitbat)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halfway-through-2003-best-movies-so-far-this-year/185439/46 "2003-07-04T14:27:03Z")
**Secretary** was a film that has really stayed with me. I don’t remember when it came into theaters, but it was a very good movie. Surprising as I usually hate James Spader, but it was sweet, twisted and romantic. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halfway-through-2003-best-movies-so-far-this-year/185439/47 "2003-07-04T17:02:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by fruitbat \* > \*\ ***Secretary** was a film that has really stayed with me. I don’t remember when it came into theaters, but it was a very good movie. Surprising as I usually hate James Spader, but it was sweet, twisted and romantic. \*\* Yeah, i forgot about Secretary too. Saw it a few weeks ago on video and thought it was excellent. Spader and Maggie Gyllenhall were both excellent. Punch Drunk Love, which i also saw recently, left me a little underwhelmed, despite the good performances. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halfway-through-2003-best-movies-so-far-this-year/185439.md?page=2)