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Emeryville, CA, USA
BIO
Better known as Stephen Wang.
In a past life, I was the head of Rotten Tomatoes, and previously it's Chief Technology Officer and co-founder.
FAVORITES
Recommended Movies in 2002:
Monsoon Wedding: A beautifully shot and touching film about families
Brotherhood of the Wolf: Beautifully shot and lots of fun
Better Luck Tomorrow: Well-observed and thought-provoking
Ice Age: Good humor and fun
The Count of Monte Cristo: Swift, well-paced action and deceit
Metropolis: Well drawn, beautifully imagined, but narratively confused
Recommended Movies in 2001:
Moulin Rouge: Freebasing movie magic
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Grand, ambitious filmmaking
The Dish: Heartwarming, sweet and quirky
Memento: Intriguing, thought-provoking thriller
Monsters Inc.: Cheerful and fun
The Others: Atmospheric, well-cast
In the Bedroom: Slight flaws erased by brilliant acting
Iron Monkey: The best non-Jet, non-Jackie martial arts movie
From Hell: Atmospheric and suspenseful
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Fun and colorful with a great supporting cast
The Score: Taut, well-acted heist pic
The Tailor of Panama: Surprisingly funny, witty spy story with a great political comment
Gosford Park: Requires a second viewing, but well-constructed
Spy Kids: Entertaining, colorful kids movie with fun for adults
A Beautiful Mind: A fantastic and fascinating movie nearly destroyed by a schmatlzy ending
Rush Hour 2: Reliable fun
The Royal Tenenbaums: Kitschy fun, but too cold
Atlantis: The Lost Empire: Underrated, visually enticing anime-homage
Enemy at the Gates: Satisfactory "Tale of Two Cities"-like war/love-story
Jurassic Park III: Mindless fun, exciting action sequences
Shrek: Sweet and occaisionally funny, but also overrated
Ocean's Eleven: Fun, mindless fluff
Sidewalks of New York Loveable, thoughtful, but a bit sex-obsessed
The Mummy Returns: It's fun... just admit it.
Kiss of the Dragon: Mediocre for most of the movie but ends with a fun, fanastic fight sequences in the last 20 minutes
My 20 Favorite Movies (in no particular order):
1. The Graduate (1967)
2. An American in Paris (1951)
3. West Side Story (1961)
4. Once Upon a Time in China II (1991)
5. Roman Holiday (1953)
Others:
Aliens (1986)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Bringing Up Baby (1936)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
The Godfather Trilogy (1972-1990)
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
The Killer (1989)
The Matrix (1999)
Metropolis (1926)
Moulin Rouge (2001)
Network (1976)
North by Northwest (1959)
The Right Stuff (1983)
Se7en (1995)
The Seven Samurai (1954)
Swingers (1996)
Disclaimer: Note that this is my FAVORITES list, not my BEST list.
My Top Ten Movies of 2000
1. Almost Famous
2. High Fidelity
3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
4. Gladiator
5. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
6. Wonder Boys
7. Erin Brockovich
8. X-Men
9. Nurse Betty
10. Love and Basketball
Comments: No, I didn't see You Can Count on Me or Yi Yi. However, I did see Requiem for a Dream, Finding Forrester, and Traffic and thought that they were all overrated.
My Top Ten Movies of 1999
1. Three Kings
2. Being John Malkovich
3. Magnolia
4. Fight Club
5. South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut
6. American Beauty
7. The Matrix
8. Run Lola Run
9. Toy Story 2
10. The Talented Mr. Ripley
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