Stephen Wang

Biography:

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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