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Index to Contents

Articles

Movies Sorted by Name

Name Year Good  Bad
3000 Miles To Graceland (J.D. Forinash) 2001

4

7
A Beautiful Mind 2001

8

3
Adaptation 2002
A.I. Artificial Intelligence 2001 6.485 4.010
Blade 2 2002 6 7
Brotherhood of the Wolf (Joel Fuernsinn and Idris Hsi 2001 6 7
Captain Corelli's Mandolin 2001 8 2
Charlie's Angels 2000 6 9
Chicago 2002
Chicken Run (Idris Hsi, Joel Fuernsinn, and J.D. Forinash)  2000 8 0
Coyote Ugly (J.D. Forinash, Idris Hsi, Kim Martin) 2000 5 6
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2000 9 2
Deep Blue Sea (Joel Fuernsinn)  1999 5 6
Die Another Day 2002
Dungeons and Dragons (Lance Dagger and Thog Eironbrain) 2000 3 5(7)
Evolution (J.D. Forinash) 2001 2 5
Final Fantasy 2001 3 7
Godzilla 2000 (Joel Fuernsinn, Idris Hsi) 2000 2 9
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001 6 5
Heist 2001 6 5
Highlander: Endgame (Idris Hsi, J.D. Forinash, Joel Fuernsinn 2000 4 3
Hollow Man (Joel Fuernsinn) 2000 3/3 3/9
House of Mirth 2000 7
In the Bedroom (Idris Hsi and Heather Richter) 2001 8
Invasion of the Killer Space Lemmings 3 2002 7 9
Kiss of the Dragon 2001 5 8
Lake Placid 1999 3 7
Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain 2001 9
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001 10 2
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002
Memento (Idris Hsi and Joel Fuernsinn) 2001 8 4
Men In Black II 2002 6 5
Minority Report 2002 8 5
M:I-2 2000 5 7
Monster's Ball 2001 8
Monsters, Inc 2001 8 3
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2002
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? 2000 8
One Hour Photo 2002
Pitch Black 2000 7 6
Planet of the Apes 2001 3 6
Punch-Drunk Love 2002
Queen of the Damned 2002 3 6
Road To Perdition 2002 8 2
Rush Hour 2 2001 NR NR
Shrek 2001 7 7
Signs 2002 7 7
Spirited Away 2002 9
Star Trek: Nemesis 2003
Star Wars 2: Send in the Clowns 2002 7 5
The Count of Monte Cristo 2001 7 4
The 6th Day (by J.D. Forinash and Idris Hsi) 2000 2 5
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course 2002 2 8
The Good Girl 2002
The Hours 2002
The Legend of Drunken Master 2000 5 7
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra 2001 7 10
The Mummy 1999 4 8
The Mummy Returns 2001 4 7
The Perfect Storm (Joel Fuernsinn) 2000 7 3
The Recruit (Joel Fuernsinn) 2003 3 5
The Replacements (J.D. Forinash, Idris Hsi, Kim Martin, Vernard Martin) 2000 6 7
The Ring
The Royal Tennenbaums 2001 7 0
The Scorpion King 2002 2 6.5
The Sum of All Fears 2002 7 3
The Time Machine 2002 5 6
Tomb Raider 2001 6 7
Twin Dragons 1999 1 1
U-571 2000 3 6
Unbreakable (by Idris Hsi and Serena Hsi) 2000 7 4
Vertical Limit (by Idris Hsi and Nathaniel Morgan) 2001 5 8
XXX 2002

Movies Sorted by the Good Movie Scale

Name Year Good  Bad
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001 10 2
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2000 9 2
Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain 2001 9 0
Minority Report 2002 8 5
Memento (Idris Hsi and Joel Fuernsinn) 2001 8 4
Monsters, Inc 2001 8 3
A Beautiful Mind 2001

8

3
Captain Corelli's Mandolin 2001 8 2
Road To Perdition 2002 8 2
Chicken Run (Idris Hsi, Joel Fuernsinn, and J.D. Forinash)  2000 8 0
In the Bedroom (Idris Hsi and Heather Richter) 2001 8  
Monster's Ball 2001 8  
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? 2000 8  
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra 2001 7 10
Invasion of the Killer Space Lemmings 3 2002 7 9
Shrek 2001 7 7
Signs 2002 7 7
Pitch Black 2000 7 6
X-Men 2000 7 6
Star Wars 2: Send in the Clowns 2002 7 5
The Count of Monte Cristo 2001 7 4
Unbreakable (by Idris Hsi and Serena Hsi) 2000 7 4
The Perfect Storm (Joel Fuernsinn) 2000 7 3
The Sum of All Fears 2002 7 3
House of Mirth 2000 7  
The Royal Tennenbaums 2001 7
A.I. Artificial Intelligence 2001 6.485 4.010
Charlie's Angels 2000 6 9
Blade 2 2002 6 7
Brotherhood of the Wolf (Joel Fuernsinn and Idris Hsi 2001 6 7
The Replacements (J.D. Forinash, Idris Hsi, Kim Martin, Vernard Martin) 2000 6 7
Tomb Raider 2001 6 7
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001 6 5
Heist 2001 6 5
Men In Black II 2002 6 5
Vertical Limit (by Idris Hsi and Nathaniel Morgan) 2001 5 8
Kiss of the Dragon 2001 5 8
M:I-2 2000 5 7
The Legend of Drunken Master 2000 5 7
Coyote Ugly (J.D. Forinash, Idris Hsi, Kim Martin) 2000 5 6
The Time Machine 2002 5 6
The Mummy 1999 4 8
3000 Miles To Graceland (J.D. Forinash) 2001

4

7
The Mummy Returns 2001 4 7
Unbreakable (by Idris Hsi and Serena Hsi) 2000 7 4
Highlander: Endgame (Idris Hsi, J.D. Forinash, Joel Fuernsinn 2000 4 3
Hollow Man (Joel Fuernsinn) 2000 3/3 3/9
Final Fantasy 2001 3 7
Planet of the Apes 2001 3 6
Queen of the Damned 2002 3 6
U-571 2000 3 6
Dungeons and Dragons (Lance Dagger and Thog Eironbrain) 2000 3 5(7)
Godzilla 2000 (Joel Fuernsinn, Idris Hsi) 2000 2 9
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course 2002 2 8
The Scorpion King 2002 2 6.5
Evolution (J.D. Forinash) 2001 2 5
The 6th Day (by J.D. Forinash and Idris Hsi) 2000 2 5
Twin Dragons 1999 1 1
Rush Hour 2 2001 NR NR
X-Men 2000 7 6

Movies Sorted by the Bad Movie Scale

Name Year  Bad Good
Lost Skeleton of Cadavra 2001 10 7
Invasion of the Killer Space Lemmings 3 2002 9 7
Charlie's Angels 2000 9 6
Godzilla 2000 (Joel Fuernsinn, Idris Hsi) 2000 9 2
Hollow Man (Joel Fuernsinn) 2000 3/9 3/3
Kiss of the Dragon 2001 8 5
Vertical Limit (by Idris Hsi and Nathaniel Morgan) 2001 8 5
The Mummy 1999 8 4
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course 2002 8 2
Shrek 2001 7 7
Signs 2002 7 7
Blade 2 2002 7 6
Brotherhood of the Wolf (Joel Fuernsinn and Idris Hsi 2001 7 6
The Replacements (J.D. Forinash, Idris Hsi, Kim Martin, Vernard Martin) 2000 7 6
Tomb Raider 2001 7 6
M:I-2 2000 7 5
3000 Miles To Graceland (J.D. Forinash) 2001

7

4
The Mummy Returns 2001 7 4
Final Fantasy 2001 7 3
The Legend of Drunken Master 2000 7 5
The Scorpion King 2002 6.5 2
Pitch Black 2000 6 7
X-Men 2000 6 7
Coyote Ugly (J.D. Forinash, Idris Hsi, Kim Martin) 2000 6 5
The Time Machine 2002 6 5
Planet of the Apes 2001 6 3
Queen of the Damned 2002 6 3
U-571 2000 6 3
Minority Report 2002 5 8
Star Wars 2: Send in the Clowns 2002 5 7
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001 5 6
Heist 2001 5 6
Men In Black II 2002 5 6
Dungeons and Dragons (Lance Dagger and Thog Eironbrain) 2000 5(7) 3
Evolution (J.D. Forinash) 2001 5 2
The 6th Day (by J.D. Forinash and Idris Hsi) 2000 5 2
A.I. Artificial Intelligence 2001 4.010 6.485
Memento (Idris Hsi and Joel Fuernsinn) 2001 4 8
The Count of Monte Cristo 2001 4 7
A Beautiful Mind 2001

3

8
Monsters, Inc 2001 3 8
The Perfect Storm (Joel Fuernsinn) 2000 3 7
The Sum of All Fears 2002 3 7
Highlander: Endgame (Idris Hsi, J.D. Forinash, Joel Fuernsinn 2000 3 4
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001 2 10
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2000 2 9
Captain Corelli's Mandolin 2001 2 8
Road To Perdition 2002 2 8
Twin Dragons 1999 1 1
Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain 2001 9
Chicken Run (Idris Hsi, Joel Fuernsinn, and J.D. Forinash) 2000 8
In the Bedroom (Idris Hsi and Heather Richter) 2001 8
Monster's Ball 2001 8
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? 2000 8
House of Mirth 2000 7
The Royal Tennenbaums 2001 7
Rush Hour 2 2001 NR