Best movies of the last 5 years.

Rating: Null/10 (20 February 2003)

Firstly, I don't particuarly like Sci-fi movies, there have been some good ones, but its not one of my favourite genres. Still I think that the most important and innovative movie of the last 5 years was The Matrix. Cinema has been around for over 100 years. In my opinion the most important events throughout its history have be; the introduction of sound in the late 20s, technicolour in the early 30s, relaxed censorship laws (more sex & voilence) in the 60s, 70s, 80s onwards. I think that in the 90s and now, technology is the new phenomenon. There have been a lot of shabby special effects movies made over the past number of years. Each trying to be bigger than the previous. The Matrix is the best special effects fuelled movies ever made. It has turned special effects into an art form. Its a progression, cinema has to go somewhere, it has to move forward. Making movies with querky characters, interesting storylines, witty dialogue, its all been done before, and its great. But surely we should be looking to do somthing cmpletely different. I'm not saying special effects is the answer, but somthing, anything - Don't make me whatch the same movies over and over again evertime I go to the cinema.