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• Movies released in 2003


I was thinking of all the movies released in 2003 and then I decided to search the 'net and I came across the following site: www.the-numbers.com. Click here for a listing of the movies released in 2003. After perusing the list, the following are those films which I saw(either in the theater, on DVD or on digital cable tv):




• National Security **


• Darkness Falls *1/2


• Final Destination 2 ***


• Shanghai Knights ***


• Old School ***1/2


• Bend it Like Beckham ***


• Dreamcatcher **1/2


• Phone Booth ***


• Matrix Reloaded, The ***


• Bruce Almighty ***


• Italian Job, The (2003) ***


• 28 Days Later ***1/2


• Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle ***


• Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines *1/2


• League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The **1/2


• Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life ***


• S.W.A.T. ***


• Lost in Translation ****


• Once Upon a Time in Mexico ***


• Underworld (2003) ***


• School of Rock ***1/2


• Kill Bill: Volume 1 ***1/2


• Scary Movie 3 **1/2


• Matrix Revolutions, The ***


• Elf ***1/2


• Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ****


Note: the ratings(out of 4 stars) above are based primarily on how much I remember liking the movie. Click on the movie title for the Metacritic rating.




• DVD note: Lost in Translation will be released on DVD in Canada on February 3, 2004. A visually and emotionally beautiful movie.