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THE BEST AND WORST OF 2002
The author’s considered best/worst in each category are listed in bold italics with an asterisk (*). The listed links will take you to more detailed reveiews of each film.
Recurrent Themes of the Year:
Robin Williams Goes Psycho – Insomnia and One Hour Photo
Spy Film Parodies – Austin Powers in Goldmember, I Spy, Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, The Tuxedo and Undercover Brother and More Serious-Minded Spy Films: Die Another Day and XXX
Reality TV Horror Films – Halloween: Resurrection and My Little Eye
Haunted Ship Films – Below and Ghost Ship
True Life Serial Killer Films – Dahmer and Ted Bundy
The 10 Best Films
Worst Films
Best Director
Guillermo Del Toro – Blade II (*)
Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Pang Brothers – The Eye
Mark Pellington – The Mothman Prophecies
Steven Spielberg – Minority Report
Gore Verbinski – The Ring
Best Original Screenplay
Below
Cypher (*)
My Little Eye
One Hour Photo
Phone Booth
Best Adapted Screenplay
Bubba Ho-Tep
Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Minority Report (*)
The Mothman Prophecies
Ted Bundy
Best Actor
Michael Reilly Burke – Ted Bundy
Tobey Maguire – Spider-Man
Matthew McConaughey – Reign of Fire
Viggo Mortensen – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (*)
Robin Williams – One Hour Photo
Best Actress
Angela Bettis – May
Erika Christensen – Swimfan
Marina de Van – In My Skin (*)
Natascha McElhone – Solaris
Naomi Watts – The Ring
Best Supporting Actor
Brendan Gleeson – 28 Days Later
Ron Perlman – Blade II
Sean Pertwee – Dog Soldiers
Christian Redl – Tattoo (*)
Robin Williams – Insomnia
Best Supporting Actress
Kathy Bates – Dragonfly
Gina Gershon – Demonlover
Rosamund Pike – Die Another Day (*)
Maura Tierney – Insomnia
Emily Watson – Red Dragon
Best Cinematography
The Mothman Prophecies
The Ring
Russian Ark (*)
S1m0ne
Swimfan
Best Musical Score
Demonlover
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (*)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Ring
Best Special Effects
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (*)
Minority Report
Spider-Man
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Stuart Little 2
Best Makeup Effects
Blade II (*)
Dog Soldiers
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Ring
The Time Machine
Best Production Design
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Minority Report (*)
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
The Time Machine
Most Underrated Film:
The Mothman Prophecies.
Most Overrated:
Spider-Man.
Biggest Disappointment:
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. Runners-up Signs, Spider and The Time Machine.
Best Sequel/Remake:
It’s hard to decide whether to regard The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as a sequel or whether it is more a case of one film that has been released in three parts. Thus best sequel goes to Blade II. Worst Sequel/Remake would have to go to Men in Black II.