Hollywood Movie Review Series:

*Movies are in no particular order. Please use Crtl F on your keyboard to find a particular movie. Movies that got a wide release in the year after their first screening are listed in the next year. For example, 300 (2006) is listed in 2007 because it only got a wide release in 2007.

*Don't worry about spoilers. You can read the review of any movie without being afraid of spoilers and enjoy the movie if you watch it. I intentionally made sure not to ruin a movie by revealing a hidden plot or hidden climax scene. I simply pass or fail each scene and comment on them.

Battlefield Earth, 2000: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: J. D. Shapiro, Corey Mandell

Director: Roger Christian

Dialogue: Fail

Cave dweller dialogue is decent. Alien dialogue is horrible.

Plot: Aliens want to enslave humanity.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Scene transitions are terrible.

Ignorance of cave dwellers too unbelievable.

Jail fight has no purpose.

Super corny mall fight scene.

It took 53 minutes to get back to the woman. Christ.

Were the studio executives, producers and writer on crack cocaine when making this movie? Because it would explain a lot.

Complete fail of all writing, directing. Another Illuminati movie. Yes, like all religions, Scientology is simply another method of control and subservience to the elites and their alien gods.

Super corny music in battle scenes.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

I’m not sure what this movie wanted to be, but either way, it failed.

***Do not watch this movie. Should only be watched as a reference in how NOT to make a movie.

One of the worst movies of all time. This movie shouldn't have made $1.00. The fact that it made $30 million proves that God does NOT exist.

Gladiator (Extended), 2000: PASS

Commercial Success

Writer: David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson

Director: Ridley Scott

Dialogue: Pass

"Fear and wonder, a powerful combination." Decent line, fail in delivery.

"The beating heart of Rome is not the marble of the Senate. It's the sand of the coliseum." Good line, fail in delivery.

Plot: A royal son wants the throne at any cost.

Story: Ambition, Survival

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Fail of Joaquin Phoenix’s acting. Not the right actor for the role.

Excellent acting by Russell Crowe.

Comments:

Richard Harris as Marcus Aurelius. From the 1984 movie Highpoint. Wow, nice to see you again…even though you're dead. Rest in peace.

Excellent field scene.

Good intro, even with corny music.

Just a few minutes into it and I can feel the cost of this movie. And that's reflected in the $100 million cost. $100 million isn't chump change in 2000.

Excellent battle scene.

Good father son scene.

Excellent home scene.

Good first arena scene.

Good senate scene.

Good wide angle shot of coliseum.

Good cinematography of all fight scenes throughout.

Good brother-sister scene.

Excellent battle scenes throughout.

Good jail scene.

Fail of execution scene.

Oh…the tigers are so loving and cute.

Good climax scene.

Excellent ending, with solid music. Very well done.

Surprised that the film turned out well with 3 writers. Impressive.

Not one of the best movies of all time, but I strongly recommend watching it.

X-Men, 2000: PASS

Commercial Success

Writer: David Hayter

Director: Bryan Singer

Dialogue: Pass

Good dialogue throughout.

Plot: US govt wants to register all mutants.

Story: Ethics, Ambition

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Patrick Stewart as usual.

Excellent acting by Ian Mckellan

Comments:

Excellent Nazi intro with music content.

Excellent house room scene.

Good conference scene.

Excellent walkway-talk scene.

Fail of cage match scene.

Excellent bar scene.

Excellent cinematography throughout.

Fail of all Sabertooth scenes throughout.

Excellent Wolverine-lab scene.

Good abduction scene.

Good dream scene.

Excellent cerebro scene.

Decent train station fight.

Fail of magneto costume.

Interesting solution to plot.

Decent island fight scenes.

Good climax scene.

Fail of statue of liberty special effects.

Excellent ending.

Unbreakable, 2000: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: M. Night Shyamalan

Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Dialogue: Fail

Fail of all dialogue.

Plot: A man wants to prove his opposite exists.

Story: Purpose

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Samuel L. Jackson as usual.

Comments:

Good quick intro. Could have been better directing but I’ll let it slide for now.

Fail of train scene. Could have been done much better. The sliding is over.

Fail of hospital scene. Garbage directing.

Wow, Robin Wright from House of Cards. Nice to see you. Shame that you’re playing such a weak role.

The movie pushes suspension of disbelief too far. A man in his comic fantasy world. Sigh.

Good first art gallery scene but fail of other ones.

“Is the child correct?” Oh dear god.

Comics and ancient languages. Sigh.

Fail of home scene.

“The answer won't affect me?” Oh dear god. Garbage writing and directing.

Good stadium scene, but fail of outside one.

“I can bench press anything.” Oh dear god.

Good rehab scene.

Fail of school scene.

Fail of home scene, powerfully stupid. But understandable for White trash families with guns.

Fail of comic store scene.

Fail of dinner scene.

Fail of flashback scene.

Excellent Willis visualizations throughout. But not enough to pass.

M. Night Shyamalan, for the love of God...please stop inserting yourself into your own movies.

Decent climax scene, but not enough to pass.

Excellent ending.

Cast Away, 2000: PASS

Commercial Success

Writer: William Broyles, Jr.

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A man wants to deliver a package during a storm.

Story: Purpose, Survival

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Decent intro.

Decent to good island scenes throughout. Volleyball. Jokes.

Decent climax scene.

Excellent ending.

Good writing but Hanks’ acting really passed this movie.

Gone in 60 Seconds, 2000: PASS

Potential Profit

Writer: Scott Rosenberg

Director: Dominic Sena

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: Thieves want to steal cars.

Story: Family

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Good acting by Nicholas Cage.

Excellent acting by Angelina Jolie.

Comments:

Good intro.

Good speech to kids scene.

Good Asian driving instructor scene. Would that be allowed in today's PC movies? I doubt it.

Lacking good music content for recruiting scenes, like in Ocean's Eleven.

Excellent cinematography on Jolie. The camera loves her and I can see why.

Good diner/truck stop scene.

Good carjacking hold up scene in the middle.

The old dog is so cute.

Good climax scene.

Well done with crazy gas container scene.

An obsession with wood. Too stupid.

Good ending.

Road Trip, 2000: PASS

Commercial Success

Writer: Todd Phillips, Scot Armstrong

Director: Todd Phillips

Dialogue: Pass

"Anytime you pass up sex you're cheating on yourself." Good line, fail in delivery.

Plot: A man doesn't want his girlfriend to find out about a sex tape.

Story: Relationships

Characters: Pass

Fail of stupid guy character.

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Breckin Meyer.

Excellent acting by Seann William Scott.

Excellent acting by DJ Qualls.

Comments:

Fail of intro. Could have been done without narration.

Good dream scene.

Fail of lecture scene.

Most professors don't give a f*ck if students pass or fail. They get paid for teaching the same garbage either way.

Selling women. That wouldn’t play very well in the supersensitive victim mentality MeToo era.

Good sex scene.

Good room scene.

Fail of mice scene. But this movie is for the lowest common denominator.

Nude bathroom scene not needed. But again, this movie is for the lowest common denominator.

Good bridge scene.

Fail of motel scene.

Excellent blind scene.

This foot fetish thing is very odd. But maybe it's normal for White people.

Excellent scenes in Black guys house. Very well done.

Excellent donor room scene.

Cut off a boner. Jokes.

Excellent dream scene.

Excellent climax scene.

Decent ending, garbage stupid guy scenes throughout.

Good parents scene.

Boiler Room, 2000: FAIL

Commercial Success

Writer: Ben younger

Director: Ben younger

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A man wants a better life.

Story: Ambition, Character

Characters: Fail

Good Jim Young character.

Acting: Fail

Weak acting by Giovanni Ribisi. Disappointed.

Weak acting from Nicky Katt.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of party scene.

Fail of home scene.

Fail of offer scene.

Fail of tone of movie. Fail of directing.

Ah…the life of brokerage firms in the past. Today, it's very chill.

Watch high-speed trading in action CNN

Decent interview scene.

Fail of diner scene.

Fail of training scenes.
Fail of doctor pitch scene.

Fail of Ben Affleck pitch scenes throughout.

Fail of stock pitching scenes throughout.

Fail of bar scene.

Weak office scenes throughout. Brokers desperate to keep investors. Thankfully, computers replaced them.

Fail of father scenes throughout.

Fail of anti-climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Kudos for the $7 million tight production budget.

The Perfect Storm, 2000: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: William D. Wittliff

Director: Wolfgang Petersen

Dialogue: Fail

Terrible dialogue throughout. But then again, it's based on a true story, so…

Plot: A manager wants to fire a sea captain.

Story: Ambition, Relationships

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro scenes and dream.

Fail of writing, dialogue, but based on a true story, so...

Even with a cast of A-listers this movie was a failure.

Corny music throughout.

Fail of bar scene talk near the end.

How many times do they think that “they'll make it,” and then another wave comes?

Fail of last moment speech.

Fail of almost everything in this movie.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

The Beach, 2000: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: John Hodge

Director: Danny Boyle

Dialogue: Fail

Very weak dialogue by everyone, except tourist.

Plot: A man wants a better life.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Robert Carlye.

Comments:

Good intro.

Ah…the people who have checked out of this world. Yes, I understand the appeal, but if you do, what was the point in coming to the Earth in the first place?

Good motel like scenes with DiCaprio and other guy throughout.

“How far will you go for an escape?” Yah yah.

Too much narration throughout.

Fail of getting to island scenes throughout. Too stupid. Fail of writing.

Fail of all community island scenes throughout. Too stupid.

Odd that the others don’t rape the women or pillage the community. Doesn’t make sense.

Garbage plot. Garbage writing. Good directing though.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Shanghai Noon 2000: PASS

Commercial Failure

Writer: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar

Director: Tom Dey

Dialogue: Pass

"That's because they're not Indians woman, they're Jews." Good line, excellent delivery.

"Did I hit you?" "No, but you're getting real close." Excellent line, good delivery.

Plot: Someone wants to kidnap a Chinese princess.

Story: Character, Ethics, Ambition

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Good intro.

Excellent fighting scene cinematography throughout.

Good Native American and Jackie Chan fight scene.

Excellent horse bar scene.

Excellent bar fight with combined music.

Good cinematography throughout.

Fail of Owen Wilson’s thinking dialogue. Not needed.

Excellent bathtub scene.

Excellent climax scene.

Good ending.

Should have made more money.

The Watcher 2000: PASS

Commercial Failure

Writer: Darcy Meyers, David Elliot, Clay Ayers

Director: Joe Charbanic

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: Someone wants to kill people.

Story: Purpose, Ethics

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Decent acting by Keanu Reeves.

Good acting by James Spader.

Comments:

Fail of intro. Slow motion intro is horrible. Shaky shots don't work.

Good therapy scenes throughout.

A film store. Generation Z probably doesn’t know what film is.

Decent to good investigative scenes throughout.

Decent phone scene.

And the plot thickens. Christ, I hate the grainy shaky camera stuff. Fail of directing.

Good cemetery scene.

Good pre-climax scenes.

Decent climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Barely passed with 3 writers. Mainly because of the solid acting.

Meet the Parents, 2000: PASS

Commercial Success

Writer: Jim Herzfeld, John Hamburg

Director: Jay Roach

Dialogue: Pass

"You need that assurance do you? An emotionally shallow animal." Excellent line and delivery.

Plot: Parents want to stop their daughter from marrying someone.

Story: Relationships, Family

Characters: Pass

Excellent characters all around.

Excellent Jack Byrnes character.

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Robert De Niro was usual.

Comments:

Good intro. Didn't need slow motion scenes.

Good street scene.

Oh…the cat is so loving and cute. It makes me want to get a cat before I get the German shepherds in the future.

Good living room scene.

Good dinner scene.

Who calls their dick Mr. Winkie? White people.

Good basement movie.

Good wedding tailor scene.

Excellent volleyball scene.

Ah…the problems of rural living and septic tanks. Brings back memories.

Excellent cat roof scene.

Good car scene.

Fail of airline scene.

Decent climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Erin Brockovich, 2000: PASS

Commercial Success

Writer: Susannah Grant

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Dialogue: Pass

"I think we got off on the wrong foot here." "That's all you got lady, two wrong feet and f*cking ugly shoes." Excellent line and delivery.

Plot: Employers don't want to hire a strong woman.

Story: Ethics

Characters: Pass

Excellent Erin Brockovich character.

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Julia Roberts as usual. She was the correct actress for this role.

Fail of Aaron Eckhart’s acting.

Comments:

Decent intro.

Ah…the subjective jury system. It is a pickle no doubt. If you think it's bad for Black people in the US, the same is true for Aboriginals in Canada.

Good court scenes throughout.

A single White woman with 3 kids. White liberal climate change activists would weep.

Excellent blowup scene.

Excellent real plot.

Excellent investigation scenes.

Excellent blow up scene.

Good home scene.

Good office negotiation scene and blow up.

Good investigation scenes throughout.

Good music content throughout.

Excellent negotiation office scene.

Excellent office scene.

Excellent town hall scene.

Good non-climax scene.

Excellent ending.

Bedazzled, 2000: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Larry Gelbart, Harold Ramis, Peter Tolan

Director: Harold Ramis

Dialogue: Fail

Terrible dialogue throughout.

Fail of all devil dialogue.

Plot: A man wants a better life.

Story: Relationships, Ambition, Character

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Pass

Fail of Elizabeth Hurley’s acting. Not the right actress for the role.

Comments:

Fail of multiple clip intro.

128 MB of RAM and 27 GB of hard drive. Oh dear god. That's how you can date a movie. RAM and hard drive space.

Good bar scene.

Fail of parking lot scene.

Fail of McDonald scene.

Fail of nightclub scene.

Fail of office soon.

Fail of solution. Needed a positive side to balance it.

Fail of Mexican self.

Fail of music content.

Fail of room scene.

Good beach self.

Fail of basketball self.

Good art self.

And we're at super hot teachers in Scottish kilts. Well done for eye candy Hollywood.

Fail of classroom scene.

Fail of Lincoln self.

Fail of office scene.

Fail of church scene.

Fail of jail scene.

Fail of office scene.

Fail of devil scene.

Fail of anti-climax scene.

Good ending.

3 writers. Too many cooks in the kitchen.

Even star power in 2000 couldn't pass this movie.

Coyote Ugly, 2000: PASS

Commercial Failure

Writer: Todd Graff, Gina Wendkos

Director: David McNally

Dialogue: Pass

Excellent dialogue throughout.

"So how come you're not wearing any socks?" "I had a minor disagreement with the clothes dryer." Good line, excellent delivery.

Plot: A small-town girl wants a better life.

Story: Character, Relationships, Purpose

Characters: Pass

Good characters, even if they’re cheesy.

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting all around.

Excellent acting by John Goodman as usual.

Comments:

Excellent intro.

Small time girl and bartending. The harsh reality of what dreams are made from. But then again, there's always Syria, Venezuela and Afghanistan to remind people of the harsh reality.

Excellent Black woman scene. Very well done. But that bisexual joke today (2018) wouldn't mean anything.

Good diner scene.

Excellent bar scene and effects.

Ah…the infamous world or bartenders as salesmen celebrities. Anything to sell more drinks to dumb patrons.

Women as sex objects to get men to spend more? Yup...sounds about right for liberal Hollywood.

Riverdance on the counter. Well done. That deserves a parody.

Wasted comedy on fish scene.

That's one way to de-escalate a tense situation.

Good apartment scene.

Good hospital scene.

That's some good auto-tune like effects.

Decent climax scene.

Excellent ending scene. Very well done.

Snatch, 2000: PASS

Commercial Success

Writer: Guy Ritchie

Director: Guy Ritchie

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A Russian businessman wants to steal a diamond from diamond thieves.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Alan Ford.

Excellent acting by Rade Serbedzija.

Comments:

Good intro. Good use of surveillance cameras then go to action. Well done.

Too many unnecessary characters and plot twists. Could have done more with less.

Good use of narration when freezing the scene.

Gypsy scene too unbelievable.

Good music content. Not the best, but solid.

Decent climax scene.

Good ending.

Traffic, 2000: PASS

Commercial Success

Writer: Stephen Gaghan

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: Cartels want to traffic drugs to the US.

Story: Ethics, Family

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Good court scenes throughout.

Fail of sting operation.

Good drug use scenes throughout.

Good politician scenes throughout.

Good realistic movie. Kudos the writer.

Decent torture/confinement scenes throughout.

Good car scene reflection scene.

Good daughter/father scenes throughout.

Good climax scene.

Good ending.

Miss Congeniality, 2000: PASS

Commercial Success

Writer: Marc Lawrence, Katie Ford, Caryn Lucas

Director: Donald Petrie

Dialogue: Pass

"The last time I was this naked, I was coming out of a uterus." Good line, fail in delivery.

Plot: A terrorist wants to bomb a beauty pageant.

Story: Character, Ethics

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Good intro.

Excellent scene of agents negotiating while in leg holds. Well done.

Good investigative scenes throughout.

Good comedy throughout.

Good bullock walking out of hangar scene.

Good FBI scenes throughout. But the idea that an agent can quit an assignment is nonsense.

Good climax scene.

Good ending.

Good movie with 3 writers. Well done.

O Brother, Where Art Thou? 2000: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Director: Joel Coen

Dialogue: Fail

Dry and flat dialogue throughout.

Plot: Prisoners want to retrieve buried treasure.

Story: Character, Ambition

Characters: Fail

Complete fail of all characters.

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fails as a comedy.

Most scenes don't advance the plot, nor are they funny. Just terrible.

A car running over a cow. That's not cool. It's like the scenes are being made up as they go. Complete fail of writing.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Not one of the worst movies of all time, but pretty close. The fact that it made over $70 million proves that God does NOT exist.

What Women Want, 2000: PASS

Commercial Success

Writer: Josh Goldsmith, Cathy Yuspa, Diane Drake

Director: Nancy Meyers

Dialogue: Pass

"Honey, who are you trying to impress?" Jokes.

Plot: A CEO doesn't want to promote an executive.

Story: Character, Relationships, Family

Characters: Pass

Psychotherapist character wasn't needed.

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Mel Gibson as usual.

Comments:

Good intro.

Great workplace set. Well done art department.

Good solution to plot.

Excellent workplace scenes throughout.

"No other thoughts?" Jokes.

Excellent sex scene.

Good climax scene.

Good ending.

One of the best movies of all time.

Scary Movie, 2000: PASS

Commercial Success

Writer: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer

Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans

Dialogue: Pass

Excellent dialogue throughout.

Plot: Someone wants to kill people.

Story: Survival, Relationships

Characters: Pass

Excellent characters.

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Excellent intro. One of the best comedy intro's of all time.

Dawson's Creek. Well done.

Good school parking lot scene.

Black TV? Jokes.

Excellent night car/dock scene.

Excellent classroom flashback scene.

Good locker room scene.

Good stage scene.

Good bathtub scene.

Decent house invasion scene.

Fail of phone scene.

Fail of first women's locker room scene.

Excellent second locker room scene. Very well done. Excellent writing.

Fail of jumping scene.

Decent sex room scene.

Fail of make out car scene.

Fail of initial cinema scene.

Fail of bathroom scene.

Good ending cinema scene.

Excellent garage scene.

Excellent bedroom scene.

Fail of drunk guy scene.

Excellent riding scene. Wow. Very well done.

Good climax scene.

Fail of Riverdance scene.

Decent ending.

Passed with 6 writers. Super rare. Wow. Kudos to the writers.

Bring It On, 2000: PASS

Epic Commercial Success

Writer: Jessica Bendinger

Director: Peyton Reed

Dialogue: Pass

"Look, I understand you have underwear up your ass right now, but it beats the hell out of a shattered skull.” Good line, excellent delivery.

Plot: Cheerleaders want to steal cheers from another school.

Story: Ambition, Relationships

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Kirsten Dunst.

Comments:

Decent intro.

Good practice scenes.

Excellent audition scenes.

Fail of flashback scene.

Good solution scene.

Good first national scene.

Excellent stretching scene.

Good climax scene.

Decent ending.

Excellent ending dance scene.

Kudos for the slim $11 million budget and making $90 million in box office revenue. Well done.

Solid movie.

Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps, 2000: PASS

Commercial Failure

Writer: Barry W. Blaustein, David Sheffield, Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz

Director: Peter Segal

Dialogue: Pass

Excellent dialogue.

"All these diploma's on this wall don't make up for the fact that you got a little Vienna sausage in your
draws."

"I gotta razor in this bag." "Oh yah, I'll tell you what. That ain't even no bag you got in your hand,
that's your titty."

"What the hell are you lookin’ at? This is an impressive package for a toddler."

Plot: A scientist wants a better life.

Story: Character, Relationships

Characters: Pass

Excellent characters.

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Excellent wedding intro.

Excellent psychologists scene.

Good university entrance scene.

Excellent dinner scenes throughout.

Decent outside house scene.

Excellent room scene.

Excellent family comedy scenes throughout.

The audience was too cruel with this movie.

Excellent old man street fight scene.

Fail of dream scene.

Excellent grandma stripper scene.

Ken Norton reference. Holy f*ck. $20.00 says that flew over the head of almost every non-Black moviegoer.

Good science news scene.

Excellent climax scene. Very well done.

Excellent ending.

Passed with four writers. Rare.

One of the best movies of all time.

Big Momma's House, 2000: PASS

Commercial Success

Writer: Darryl Quarles, Don Rhymer

Director: Raja Gosnell

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A prisoner wants to escape.

Story: Ethics, Family, Character

Characters: Pass

Great Ben Rawley character.

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro. Dog doesn't know how to react. Jokes.

Decent office scenes throughout.

Good stalling scene.

Good transformation scene.

Good big mama scenes throughout.

Good kitchen scene.

Good old man scenes throughout.

A group of women can't deliver a baby? This is what unempowered conditioned women look like. In reality women are quite capable of delivering their own baby.

Woman tells incredible story of how she used YouTube videos to carry out waterbirth

Miami woman delivers her own baby because Irma's powerful winds kept help from getting to her

And just so you know, hospitals treat pregnant women like garbage. God help you if you're a visible minority.

Why Black Women Fear For Their Lives In The Delivery Room

Black Newborns Are 3 Times More Likely to Die When Treated by White Doctors

Black Mothers Keep Dying After Giving Birth. Lost Mothers: Maternal Mortality In The U.S

Racism in care leads to health disparities, doctors and other experts say as they push for change

Pregnancy and childbirth are killing black women in U.S. at inexplicable rates

Why America's Black Mothers and Babies Are in a Life-or-Death Crisis

Good self defense scene.

Good basketball scene.

Weak criminal scenes throughout.

Good guy realization house scene.

Decent church scene.

Good climax scene.

Bullets fall down. Jokes.

Decent ending.

Dude, Where's My Car? 2000: FAIL

Commercial Success

Writer: Philip Stark

Director: Danny Leiner

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: Two guys want to find their missing car.

Story: Character, Relationships

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters except transgender stripper.

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Good intro.

Stupid-funny kind of movie, like Dumb and Dumber. I hate stupid-funny movies.

Fail of dog scene.

Fail of drive thru scene.

A White girl staying with her asshole boyfriend. Yup, sounds about right.

Fail of alien plot.

Excellent red light scene.

Fail of hot women street scene.

Fail of police scenes.

So many failures. A few excellent scenes but not enough to pass.

Excellent blind kid scene.

Wow…the bar has sunk pretty low for Hollywood comedies.

Brent Spiner from Star Trek: TNG. Wow. Why? How? Why?

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

One of the worst movies of all time. This movie shouldn't have made $1.00. The fact that it made over $70 million proves that God does NOT exist.

Me, Myself and Irene, 2000: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: Mike Cerrone, Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly

Director: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A woman wants to leave her kids with her first husband.

Story: Character, Relationships

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Fail

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of gas station fight cinematography.

Too much narration.

Plot doesn't make sense. Complete fail of writing.

Should have made hank psyche stronger.

Fail of all scenes.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

3 writers. Too many cooks in the kitchen.

Next Friday, 2000: PASS

Commercial Success

Writer: Ice Cube

Director: Steve Carr

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: An escaped convict wants revenge.

Story: Ambition, Relationships

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Good intro.

Criminals in orange jumpsuits out in the open? Really?

Good truck scene.

Good friend house scenes throughout.

Good mace scene.

Good payphone scene.

Excellent dog car scene.

Oh dear, that dog is ugly.

Decent record store scenes throughout.

Good dog sex scene.

Good Latino house scene.

Decent climax scene.

Decent ending.

The Flinstones in Viva Rock Vegas, 2000: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont, Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr.

Director: Brian Levant

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A man wants a better life.

Story: Relationships

Characters: Pass

Acting: Fail

Fail of all acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of almost all scenes right off the bat. Holy f*ck.

Everything looks like scene props. Please shoot at 24 FPS with an adequate depth of field. It's not rocket science.

Fail of woman’s talk scenes throughout.

Fail of all date scenes.

Terrible dialogue, acting, cinematography, writing, directing.

Were the studio executives, producers and writer on crack cocaine when making this movie? Because it would explain a lot.

Fail of home scenes.

Fail of climax scene.

Decent ending.

***Do not watch this movie. Should only be watched as a reference in how NOT to make a movie.

One of the worst movies of all time. This movie shouldn't have made $1.00. The fact that it made over $50 million proves that God does NOT exist.

$83 million budget. Are you cracked in the head? Universal Pictures has money to burn.

4 writers. Too many cooks in the kitchen.

Little Nicky, 2000: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Steven Brill, Adam Sandler, Tim Herlihy

Director: Steven Brill

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: The devil's sons want to rule hell.

Story: Character, Ethics

Characters: Fail

Good characters, just complete failure in implementation of those characters.

Acting: Fail

Fail Adam Sandler's acting.

Fail of Harvey Keitel's acting.

Comments:

Excellent intro.

Fail of hell scenes throughout.

Fail of all Sandler scenes. Terrible.

Excellent church scene.

Boobs on the head. Jokes.

A priest standing on a hot pizza. Jokes.

Fail of almost all scenes.

Were the studio executives, producers and writer on crack cocaine when making this movie? Because it would explain a lot.

Another stupid-funny movie. Christ. This should be direct to video/streaming.

Fail of heaven scenes throughout.

New York park opening hell scene would have been better if they did close up shots of the transgender guy dancing.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

***Do not watch this movie. Should only be watched as a reference in how NOT to make a movie.

One of the worst movies of all time. Shouldn't have made $1.00. The fact that it made almost $60 million proves that God does NOT exist.

3 writers. Too many cooks in the kitchen.

High Fidelity, 2000: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: D. V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, John Cusack, Scott Rosenberg

Director: Stephen Frears

Dialogue: Fail

"Charlie, you fucking b*tch. Let's work it out." Decent line, excellent delivery.

Plot: A guy wants to figure out his failure with women.

Story: Character, Relationships

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Fail

Comments:

Decent intro.

Decent flashback scenes.

Not giving it up for you but will for the next guy? That's a great story that men tell their therapists.

Fail of all store scenes throughout.

Hey, Lisa Bonet from The Cosby Show. Wow. What a blast from the past.

Fail of all home scenes.

Too much narration throughout.

Fail of characters, writing and directing.

Catherina Zeta Jones. What? Why?

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

4 writers. Too many cooks in the kitchen.

Ready to Rumble, 2000: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Steven Brill

Director: Brian Robbins

Dialogue: Fail

Fail of all dialogue.

Plot: A father wants his son to be a cop.

Story: Purpose, Character, Relationships.

Characters: Fail

Excellent Sal Bandini character.

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of past images intro.

Fail of convenience store scene.

Oh my god, Macho Man Randi Savage. Wow. What a blast from the past.

Fail of cop scene.

Fail of sewage scene.

Fail of take out scene.

Fail of house scene.

Powerfully stupid movie.

Fail of wrestling scenes throughout.

Van nun scene could have been better.

Fail of nerd house scene.

Fail of trailer scene.

Fail of backstage wrestling scene.

Rose McGowan. Wow. She looks great.

Fail of training scene.

Fail of gym scene.

Good hospital scene.

Fail of trailer trash scene.

Decent climax wrestling scene, but not enough to pass.

Good ending.

Fail of end ball kick takes.

One of the worst movies of all time. This movie shouldn't have made $1.00 The fact that it made less than $13 million proves that God DOES exist.

Dr. T and the Women, 2000: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Anne Rapp

Director: Robert Altman

Dialogue: Fail

Fail of all dialogue. Terrible.

Plot: A doctor wants to deal with his wife's mental health problems.

Story: Family, Relationships

Characters: Fail

Garbage characters.

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Decent intro, but too long.

All women with one male doctor. That wouldn't fly in the MeToo era where women are all victims of the horrible patriarchy.

Good outdoor hunting scene.

Ah…the life of rich White people. A tragedy.

Weak writing throughout.

Fail of music content.

Smoking during a checkup. Really?

Fail of office scenes with blues music.

Fail of adult children scenes.

Good golf course scene.

Fail of woman house scene.

Ah…daughters fighting over daddy's attention. I look forward to it with my future children.

Fail of all office scenes.

Fail of office fainting.

Fail of all hunting scenes.

Fail of climax scene.

A community of women can't deliver a baby? Really? What a joke. Women are quite capable of delivering their own baby:
Woman used YouTube videos to carry out waterbirth using Youtube vidoes

Miami woman delivers her own baby because Irma's powerful winds kept help from getting to her

Another movie to disempower women. Well done liberal Hollywood.

Not one of the worst movies of all time, but pretty close.

This movie wouldn't have been made if Richard Gere wasn't in it.

Almost Famous, 2000: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Cameron Crowe

Director: Cameron Crowe

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A teenager wants to write a story for a magazine.

Story: Ambition, Character, Relationships.

Characters: Fail

Fail of mother character.

Fail of record guy character.

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of shower scene.

Oh my god, Philip Seymour Hoffman. Wow. He looks so young.

Fail of almost all scenes. Fail of writing.

Having fun with groupies. Jokes.

Fail of radio scenes.

This is just sad to watch.

And he gets his cherry popped. Kudos. I don’t think the MeToo movement would be pleased.

Fail of plane scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Good ending.

Should have been straight to video/streaming.

Not one of the worst movies of all time, but pretty close. The fact that it made almost $50 million proves that God does NOT exist.

28 Days, 2000: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Betty Thomas

Director: Susannah Grant

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: An alcoholic woman wants to recover in rehab.

Story: Purpose

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Failure of all acting.

Excellent acting by Alan Tudyk.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Good wedding scene.

Good cafeteria scene.

Ah…treatment for too much alcohol and judges that order them to AA meetings? Junk science for people who lack character and purpose. How sad.

Fail of music content.

Fail of doctor scene.

Fail of narrated visualization and flashback scenes.

Good blow up scene.

Fail of most scenes.

Fail of rock climbing scene.

Fail of sister scene.

Fail of play scene.

Asshole boyfriend shouldn't have played that far in the movie.

Decent climax scene, but not enough to pass.

Fail of ending.

American Psycho, 2000: FAIL

Commercial Success

Writer: Mary Harron

Director: Mary Harron

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A man wants to kill people.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Fail of Christian Bale’s acting. Not the right actor for the role.

Comments:

Decent intro.

Decent restaurant scene.

Fail of bar scene.

Fail of shower scene.

Fail of narration throughout.

Fail of almost all scenes.

Fail of dry cleaning scene.

Weak writing.

Fail of conference scene.

Businessmen comparing and jealous of each other's business cards. Really?

Fail of all restaurant scenes throughout.

Fail of all killing scenes throughout.

Fail of sex scene.

Those buildings look familiar. F*ck me, it was filmed in Toronto. Kudos. Canadians thank you for your American money.

Fail of all investigative scenes.

Fail of music content.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Doesn't compare to Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal.

Drowning Mona, 2000: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Peter Steinfeld

Director: Nick Gomez

Dialogue: Pass

"Ah…come on sweet nipple." "Don't sweet nipple me phil." Good line, excellent delivery.

Plot: A police officer wants to solve a fatal traffic case.

Story: Ethics, Family, Relationships

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Fail of all acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Right off the cliff. Jokes.

Fail of all investigative scenes throughout.

Neve Campbell. Wow. What a blast from the past.

Fail of all house scenes throughout.

Fail of pulling over scene.

Even all the star power couldn't save this movie.

Fail of bar scene.

Ready to beat him with a pan. Jokes.

Fail of all scenes.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Charlie's Angels, 2000: PASS

Potential Profit

Writer: Ryan Rowe, Ed Solomon, John August

Director: Joseph McGinty Nichol

Dialogue: Fail

Too corny and Barbie stupid dialogue.

"Flip you hair." "What?" "Flip your goddamn hair." Good line, excellent delivery.

Plot: A group wants to kidnap someone.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Good plane intro, but too unbelievable.

Excellent intro of each character.

Good mirror butt dance scene.

A muffin in the door. Jokes.

Idea that it's a feminist movie is false. A man is pulling the strings. The M character in James Bond series is more of a feminist.

Good slow motion shooting in alley scene.

Turning cell phones into homing devices. Already done.

Breaking in the trunk and no one notices. Really?

Weak Mission Impossible parody.

Excellent Lucy Lui efficiency scene.

Excellent slow motion bullet scene.

Good fighting scenes overall.

Good climax scene.

Good ending.

Movie would have normally failed, but it had enough good and excellent comedy scenes to pass.

3 writers and it passed. Kudos.

Down to You, 2000: PASS

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Kris Isacsson

Director: Kris Isacsson

Dialogue: Pass

"You slept with a 60 year old woman last night?" "When you work in physical therapy you make friends fast." Good line, fail in delivery.

Plot: Young adults want to be together.

Story: Relationships

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by everyone.

Comments:

Decent intro.

Talking to the camera. It works in this movie.

Fail of child flashback.

Decent bar scene.

Ah...the finger up the ass. Liberal women are getting more confident in sexual experimentation. I wonder what women in 2000 would say to women in 2021.

Decent residence scene.

Characters in past flashbacks. Well done.

Good dating flashback scenes.

Good kitchen family scene.

Excellent residence song impression thing scene.

Good relationship scenes throughout.

How much was the music clearance bill for this movie?

Fail of picnic scene.

Ashton Kutcher. I didn't know it was him.

Good blow up scene.

Good break up scene.

Good climax scene.

Excellent ending.

Solid romance comedy movie. Not the best, but solid. Should have made more money.

Mission Impossible 2, 2000: FAIL

Commercial Success

Writer: Robert Towne

Director: John Woo

Dialogue: Fail

Weak dialogue throughout.

Plot: A rogue agent wants to unleash a bioweapon.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Fail

Fail of Sean Ambrose character.

Acting: Pass

Fail of Thandie Newton’s acting.

Excellent acting by Tom Cruise as usual.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of plane scene. Too unbelievable.

Good robbery scene.

Fail of car scene. It looks nice but doesn’t make sense. Plot catalyst too weak.

Fail of woman/man scene. Trying too hard. over the top.

Fail of almost all bad guy scenes throughout. Complete fail of writing.

Reading your own obituary. Well done.

Fail of hospital scene.

Good visualization of plan.

Excellent helicopter drop scene.

Good explosion/attack scene.

Fail of slow motion shots. But it’s a 2000 movie, so…

Plot and solution too unbelievable.

Fail of pre-climax scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of music content throughout.

Fail of ending.

The Skulls, 2000: PASS

Commercial Failure

Writer: John Pogue

Director: Rob Cohen

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A university student wants a better life.

Story: Character, Ambition

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Joshua Jackson from Dawson's Creek. Wow. What a blast from the past.

Decent sports canoe thing scene.

Paul walker. Wow. I didn't know he was in this movie.

Fail of skull ritual scenes throughout.

Hot iron branding. What is this, the NXIVM self-help sex-branding cult?

Inside a Secretive Group (NXIVM) Where Women Are Branded

Good accidental death scene.

Ah…the revealing process. Blackmail at its best. The best way to keep people quiet.

Good lunch room girl blow up scene.

Admitted to psych ward. Yup, standard procedure.

Good car scene.

Decent climax scene.

Good ending.

The Whole Nine Yards, 2000: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: Mitchell Kapner

Director: Jonathan Lynn

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A wife wants to pay off her family's debt.

Story: Ambition, Relationships

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Pass

Fail of Rosanna Arquette’s acting.

Excellent acting by Amanda Peet.

Excellent acting by Michael Duncan.

Fail of Kevin Pollak’s acting.

Excellent acting by Natasha Henstridge.

Comments:

Decent intro.

A man in a garbage marriage. And people wonder why men stopped getting married.

Stupid solution.

Dave doesn't exist. Jokes.

Excellent initial hotel room scene.

Fail of music content or lack of.

Interesting compromise solution.

At least they were nice enough to shoot in Montreal and support the Canadian film industry. And they even filmed at the Crowne Plaza in Niagara Falls. I noticed because I had the same view when I went there.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

The Crew, 2000: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Barry Fanaro

Director: Michael Dinner

Dialogue: Pass

"Everywhere you turn its women with big breasts, men with big breasts. Breasts are very big here." Good line, fail in delivery.

Plot: An old mob guy wants to find his daughter.

Story: Family, Relationships

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Too much narration throughout.

No real plot, just making it up as they go. Complete fail of all scenes. Complete fail of writing.

Good idea method, but not enough to pass.

Fail of climax scene.

Good ending.

Complete fail of writing.

102 Dalmatians, 2000: PASS

Commercial Failure

Writer: Kristen Buckley, Brian Regan, Bob Tzudiker, Noni White

Director: Kevin Lima

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A fashion designer wants to kill dogs.

Story: Character, Relationships

Characters: Pass

Excellent Alonzo character.

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Excellent intro. Jokes.

Fail of office scene.

Good mansion arrival scene.

Good office scene.

Oh…the parrot is so cute.

Good roof scene.

Good multiple spot scene.

Fail of fashion scene.

Good dog escape scene.

Good dog dinner scene.

Parrot singing to cop. Jokes.

Fail of sweatshop labor scene.

Good dog escape scene.

Excellent climax scene. Must have cost a good deal of time and money for all those shots.

Good ending.

Passed with 4 writers. Impressive.

Mission to Mars, 2000: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Jim Thomas, John Thomas, Graham Yost

Director: Brian De Palma

Dialogue: Pass

"Woody if we never dance, people are gonna think something's wrong." "If they see me dance, they'll know there's something wrong." Excellent line, good delivery.

Plot: Astronauts want to explore Mars.

Story: Ethics, Survival

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Comments:

Decent backyard party intro.

Good man talk. I don't see any women astronauts. But it's a 2000 movie so...

Good happy/bad scene.

Good special effects throughout.

This movie is lacking in music content.

Fail of man/old man talk scene.

Solution scenes beyond suspension of disbelief.

Excellent sacrifice scene.

And the American flag. Of course. Almost forgot that Western-European White people would lay claim to the entire universe if they could.

Fail of music content throughout. Went from lacking to failing.

Fail of climax scene. Needed more priming prior to make it believable. It's like it was just shoved in without thinking. Fail of writing.

Excellent ending, but not enough to pass.

I wanted to pass this movie, but the garbage writing wouldn't let me.

3 writers. Too many cooks in the kitchen.

Get Carter, 2000: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: David McKenna

Director: Stephen Kay

Dialogue: Fail

Fail of all dialogue.

Plot: Someone wants to kill a guy.

Story: Family

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Fail

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Sad attempt at an Ocean's movie.

Fail of funeral scene.

Fail of house scene.

No amount of A-listers can pass this movie.

Fail of club talk scene.

Fail of all characters.

Fail of writing.

Fail of golf scene.

Jessica Biel from 7th Heaven. Wow. Nice to see you. Where have you been?

Decent diner scene.

Fail of elevator scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

$63 million production budget. Warner Bros. Pictures has money to burn.

The Art of War, 2000: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Wayne Beach, Simon Barry

Director: Christian Duguay

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: Triads want to stop a China-UN agreement.

Story: Ambition, Ethics

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of party scene.

Good fight scenes throughout but not enough to pass.

The UN as a world power. What a joke. If the US pulls out, it’s nothing but a satellite institution for China. But then again. Like all countries or govt bodies, they’re a creation of the Deep State. Be it the UN military or the American military running the world, it’s still the Deep State.

Fail of almost all scenes. Complete fail of writing.

Hey, Wesley Snipes. Nice to see you again.

Fail of transport scene.

Fail of interrogation scene.

Conspiracy plot doesn't work.

Fail of all investigative scenes throughout.

Fail of music content.

Fail of all snipes/woman scene throughout.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

What a train wreck of a movie.

The Patriot (Extended), 2000: PASS

Commercial Failure

Writer: Robert Rodat

Director: Roland Emmerich

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: Great Britain wants to destroy the 13 colonies.

Story: Family, Ambition, Survival

Characters: Pass

Good character development of Captain/Colonel Benjamin Martin character.

Acting: Pass

Excellent Acting by Tcheky Karyo.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Very slow pace.

Fail of court scene throughout.

Good house attack scene.

Excellent forest attack scene.

This looks like a very expensive movie.

Excellent negotiation scene.

Decent wedding scene.

Good climax scene.

Good ending.

The Replacements, 2000: PASS

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Vince McKewin

Director: Howard Deutch

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: Football players want to go on strike.

Story: Character, Ambition

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Gene Hackman as usual.

Comments:

Excellent intro.

Excellent writing throughout. No wasted comedy. Very well done.

Excellent huddle moving scene.

Good jail house dance scene.

Excellent cheerleader dance scene with excellent music content to go with it. Best scene of the movie.

The replacements 2000 cheerleader scene

Good pre-climax scenes.

Good climax scene.

Excellent ending.

Excellent writing, directing, cinematography, acting.

One of the best movies of all time.

Space Cowboys, 2000: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Ken Kaufman, Howard Klausner

Director: Clint Eastwood

Dialogue: Fail

"That's the problem with you Russians. With you, the glass is always half empty." Good line, fail in delivery.

Plot: NASA wants to fix a malfunctioning satellite.

Story: Ethics, Character

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of all NASA scenes throughout.

Fail of almost all scenes in the first half of the movie.

NASA engineers can't figure it out. Really? Too unbelievable.

Powerfully stupid solution.

This movie would have passed if it started in space and skipped the first hour in the beginning.

Decent training scenes throughout.

Fail of space scenes. Too boring.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, 2000: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Kenneth Lonergan

Director: Des McAnuff

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: Cartoon villains want to turn people into zombies.

Story: Ethics

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Fail

Comments:

Good cartoon intro.

Excellent driving night to day transition.

Fail of all live-action scenes. Too stupid.

Complete fail of writing.

Fail of trial scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Decent ending.

$76 million production budget. Universal Pictures has money to burn.

Nurse Betty, 2000: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: John C. Richards, James Flamberg

Director: Neil LaBute

Dialogue: Fail

Terrible dialogue throughout.

Morgan Freeman's good dialogue couldn't save this movie.

Plot: A man wants to sell drugs.

Story: Relationships, Ambition

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Pass

Fail of Chris Rock’s acting.

Comments:

Good intro. But the girl is too stupid.

Plot is good, but solution is too stupid.

Fail of all scenes after house guest scene. Just a waste of time in fantasy land.

Fail of fantasy land and TV hospital scene.

Allison Janney from The West Wing? Nice to see you.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

How did this movie get a wide release? Star power.

Not one of the worst movies of all time, but pretty close.

Vertical Limit, 2000: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: Robert King, Terry Hayes

Director: Martin Campbell

Dialogue: Pass

Decent dialogue, but not enough to pass.

Plot: A businessman wants to climb a dangerous mountain.

Story: Ambition, Family, Suvival

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Roshan Seth.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Ah…the life of privileged White people with money.

Boring scenes throughout. Yes, they’re on a mountain and need to be saved. Got it.

How did this movie get a wide release? Even the star power was weak. Must have been favors and casting couch stuff.

Should have been direct to video/streaming.

Couldn't maintain suspension of disbelief while watching. Complete fail of writing.

Fail of climax scene.

Excellent ending.

Bait, 2000: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Andrew Scheinman, Adam Scheinman, Tony Gilroy

Director: Antoine Fuqua

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: Thieves wants to steal gold.

Story: Ambition, Family

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Fail

Fail of David Morse’s acting.

Fail of Jamie Foxx’s acting.

Comments:

Combining two plots in intro doesn't work.

Fail of main plot.

Fail of outside police station scene. What happened to cameras?

Fail of solution, too stupid.

Fail of all surveillance scenes.

Fail of bar scene.

Fail of cinematography throughout. Way too close for close ups. Fail of writing and directing.

Fail of sex scene.

Fail of car chase scene.

Fail of torture scene.

Good climax scene, but not enough to pass.

Good ending.

This movie is an example of how NOT to combine comedy and drama.

Not one of the worst movies of all time, but pretty close.

3 writers. Too many cooks in the kitchen.

Dungeons & Dragons, 2000: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Carroll Cartwright, Topper Lilien

Director: Courtney Solomon

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: Evil magicians want to rule a kingdom.

Story: Ambition, Ethics

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Fail

Fail of Marlon Wayans’ acting.

Fail of Tomas Havrlik’s acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of evil magician scenes throughout.

What the f*ck is that? A dragon. The CGI in 2000 is terrible.

Fail of council scene.

Fail of every scene. Holy Christ this is complete garbage. Complete fail of writing.

Were the studio executives, producers and writer on crack cocaine when making this movie? Because it would explain a lot.

Fail of library magic scene.

Fail of punishment scene.

Fail of forest scene.

At least the sidekick was Black. God forbid a visible minority hero. Well done Hollywood.

Fail of prison game scenes throughout.

Fail of capture scene.

Complete fail of writing, directing, acting.

Fail of rescue scene.

Fail of group recuperation scene.

Fail of rod search scene.

Fail of climax battle scene.

Fail of ending.

***Do not watch this movie. Should only be watched as a reference in how NOT to make a movie.

One of the worst movies of all time. This movie shouldn’t have made $1.00. The fact that it made over $30 million proves that God does NOT exist.

The 6th Day, 2000: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Cormac Wibberley, Marianne Wibberley

Director: Roger Spottiswoode

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A corporation wants to illegally clone people.

Story: Ambition, Family

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of cloning story intro.

Holographic advertisements. I'm sure that's coming any day now.

Unbelievable ambulance scene.

Cock block mommy sex. Jokes.

An AI truck. Tesla is working on it as you read this.

Fail of truck scene.

Fail of work office scene.

Fail of music content.

Fail of ski scene.

Doesn't make sense that he wouldn't have his own helicopters and pilot.

Fail of pet store/doll scene.

Future is a bit unbelievable, but I’ll let it play out.

Fail of chase scene.

Fail of CEO speech scene. Too cheesy. Fail of writing.

One speech and he has a change of heart. Get the f*ck outta here.

Fail of office talk scene.

Fail of all lab scenes throughout.

Fail of escape scene.

Decent house scene.

Fail of apartment scene.

Reminds me of Westworld.

Altered Carbon TV show is like the 6th Day on steroids.

Fail of lab explanation scene.

Fail of school scene.

Fail of all double scenes throughout. Too stupid.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Shaft, 2000: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Richard Price, John Singleton, Shane Salerno

Director: John Singleton

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A former detective wants justice against a race killing.

Story: Ethics

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Richard Roundtree.

Comments:

Fail of beginning intro recap.

Fail of all scenes. Too stupid and unbelievable.

Complete fail of writing.

Fail of all music.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

3 writers. Too many cooks in the kitchen.

Reindeer Games, 2000: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Ehren Kruger

Director: John Frankenheimer

Dialogue: Fail

Terrible dialogue throughout.

Plot: A group wants to rob a casino.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Gary Sinese.

Excellent acting by Charlize Theron. Wow.

Comments:

Fail of intro. Shouldn't have started with prison narration.

Plot is too stupid.

Excellent diner scene.

White guy trying to screw over Native Americans. Jokes.

Fail of bathroom scene.

Fail of new solution.

Flat movie. Fail of writing.

Fail of climax scene.

Excellent last third of movie, but not enough to pass.

Excellent twist ending.

How did this movie get a wide release? Star power.

All the Pretty Horses, 2000: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Ted Tally

Director: Billy Bob Thornton

Dialogue: Fail

"Here, a woman's reputation is all she has. There's no forgiveness." Good line, fail in delivery.

Plot: A mother wants to sell land.

Story: Relationships, Ethics

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Fail of Lucas Black’s acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of cinematography.

Always nice to see that only the White man can break in horses while the Mexicans marvel at the sight. Well done Hollywood.

Fail of music content.

Boring scenes throughout.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

It's as if the writers didn't know where to take this movie. Making it up as they go. Complete fail of writing.

$57 million production budget? Back in 2000 that was a lot of money for a romance movie.

Wonder Boys, 2000: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Steve Kloves

Director: Curtis Hanson

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A professor wants to deal with his divorce and affair.

Story: Relationships

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Fail of Tobey Maguire’s acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of almost every scene.

Too much narration throughout.

Perhaps this wanted to be some sort of American Beauty, but it didn't work.

Movie is too long winded. But maybe I'm judging a 2000 movie too harshly.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

The Family Man, 2000: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: David Diamond, David Weissman

Director: Brett Ratner

Dialogue: Fail

Complete fail of all dialogue.

Plot: A successful businessman wants a better life.

Story: Character, Family, Relationships

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Fail of Nicholas Cage acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of jump in time.

Ah…the problems of successful White men. Cry me a river. Incarnate as a Black man in your next life and then come talk to me.

Fail of all office scenes throughout.

Good convenience store scene.

Fail of solution. Too stupid.

Fail of car explanation scene.

Interesting house scenes throughout.

Good family scenes throughout but weak cage character.

Fail of family store scene. Too unbelievable.

Good climax scene, but not enough to pass.

Good ending.

Pitch Black, 2000: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat, David Twohy

Director: David Twohy

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A prisoner wants to escape.

Story: Survival, Character

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Good acting by Radha Mitchell.

Comments:

Fail of intro scene.

Even in the future, they can't build proper space ships. Really?

Fail of planet cinematography and directing overall.

Fail of all scenes.

Fail of writing, directing, dialogue, acting, cinematography.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

3 writers. Too many cooks in the kitchen.

Men of Honor, 2000: PASS

Potential Profit

Writer: Scott Marshall Smith

Director: George Tillman Jr.

Dialogue: Pass

"Master chief, no disrespect to the president. But I don't bunk with n*ggers." Good line and delivery.

"Son, step aside or I'm gonna have to crack you right in the jaw." Good line, excellent delivery.

Plot: A Black guy wants a better life.

Story: Ethics, Ambition, Character

Characters: Pass

Excellent characters all around.

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting from Robert De Niro as usual.

Comments:

Excellent intro.

Decent farm scene.

Decent bus scene.

Good initial navy scene.

Even though the US military admitted Black men into service in the past, they had the lowest jobs or functioned as cannon fodder. Equality was fought for, which this movie exemplifies.

Decent accident scene.

Fail of hospital scene.

Fail of court scene.

Decent waiting scene.

A man banging a pot saying I stole the pie. Jokes. Well done.

Good racist navy scenes throughout.

Good room scene.

Good water scene.

Good docks scene.

Fail of library scene.

Decent rescue scene.

Long winded scenes.

Good bar scene.

Good racist commander scene.

Fail of barracks scene.

Good test scene.

Decent party scene.

Fail of sub scene. Too stupid.

Decent accident scene.

Fail of crazy bed scene.

Decent hospital scene.

Decent training scenes.

Decent talk scene.

Fail of training scene.

Good climax scene.

Fail of ending. Would have liked some pics of real life person.

The Way of the Gun, 2000: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Christopher McQuarrie

Director: Christopher McQuarrie

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: Two men want to kidnap a girl.

Story: Character

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Comments:

Fail of intro.

2 minutes in and I'm sh*tting myself. Fail of almost all scenes. It's so garbage.

Unbelievable abduction scene.

Complete fail of writing. Oh dear god.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

One of the worst movies of all time. This movie shouldn’t have made $1.00. The fact that it made less than $15 million proves that God DOES exist.

Lucky Numbers, 2000: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Adam Resnick

Director: Nora Ephron

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: Debt collectors want to collect money.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of all scenes.

Ah…the days when a weather man was seen as a celebrity. Jokes.

Powerfully stupid movie. Complete fail of writing.

Excellent media report scene of dead man.

Insufficient weight to keep the corpse submerged. Jokes.

Fail of climax scene.

Decent ending.

$63 million production budget. Paramount Pictures has money to burn.

U-571, 2000: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Jonathan Mostow, Sam Montgomery, David Ayer

Director: Jonathan Mostow

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A German submarine wants to destroy the Allies.

Story: Ambition, Ethics

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Excellent acting by Harvey Keitel.

Fail of Matthew McConaughey’s acting.

Fail of Bill Paxton’s acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of party scene.

Fail of admiral office scene.

Fail of prep scenes.

Fail of initial sub scenes.

Fail of explanation scene.

Fail of both sub scenes. Fail of writing and directing and weak acting.

Doesn't come close to Crimson Tide or The Hunt for the Red October.

Fail of American crew scenes throughout.

Fail of captain and XO scenes throughout.

Fail of meal scene.

Fail of boarding scene.

Fail of all scenes after...not like anything was passable in the first place.

Fail of music content.

Weak scenes throughout.

Decent signaling scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Where the Heart Is, 2000: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel

Director: Matt Williams

Dialogue: Fail

Terrible dialogue.

Plot: A pregnant woman wants a better life.

Story: Relationships, Family, Ambition

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Good nurse character.

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of car scene.

Ah...the adventures of White trash. How many more is Hollywood going to make?

Fail of Walmart scenes throughout.

Good pregnant Walmart scene.

Fail of hospital scene.

Even White trash comedy shouldn't be this stupid.

This movie wouldn't have been made without Natalie Portman.

Fail of house after pregnancy scene.

Movie is too flat.

Fail of music content.

Fail of all scenes after. Complete fail of writing.

Fail of cop house scene.

Fail of hurricane scene.

Fail of speech scene.

Fail of hotel scene.

Good porch talk scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Continued in Part 2