I found my old movie ratings

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YASU'S MOVIE RATINGS

Categories:
Rumors - Not sure it will happen.
On the Horizon - More than a year away.
Coming Soon - Soon to be in theatres near you (within a year).
Haven't Watched Yet - Now playing, but I haven't watched them yet.
2000 - This year's movies.
Stars:
**** - Instant Classic ~ Really Love it
***1/2 - Love it ~ Really Like it (Want to see again)
*** - Really Like it ~ Like it
**1/2 - Mostly Like it
** - OK ~ Avoid it (if there are other movies available)
*1/2 - Avoid it (big disapointment)
* - Avoid it (Waste of time)
1/2 - Hate it

Information Sources:
Upcoming Movies:
http://www.corona.bc.ca/
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/
Movie Database:
http://www.us.imdb.com/
http://www.mrqe.com/
Movie Trailers:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/
Movie Related Sites:
http://www.mybc.com/movies/
http://www.moviecritic.com/

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RUMORS
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Scream 4 (?) !!
X-Men 2 (2002) !1/2
X-Men 3 (2004) !1/2
Terminator 3 (Summer 2002) !!!
Terminator 4 (?) !!!
Solaris (?) !!
http://www.k26.com/solaris/SOLARIS_INTRO/solaris_intro.html
Titanic Too: It Missed the Iceberg (?) !!!
http://www.corona.bc.ca/films/details/titanictoo.html
The Hobbit (?) !!!!
http://www.corona.bc.ca/films/details/hobbit.html
Gump & Co. (?) !!!! <- if Tom Hanks plays Forest.
http://www.corona.bc.ca/films/details/gumpandco.html
Back to the Future 4 (?) !!!1/2
http://www.corona.bc.ca/films/details/backtothefuture4.html
Batman: Year One (Batman 5) (?) !!!
http://www.corona.bc.ca/films/details/batman5.html
The Santa Clause 2 (November 2001) !1/2

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ON THE HORIZON
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Sequels:
Indiana Jones 4 (?) !!!!
Star Wars, Episode II (May 2002) !!!!
http://www.starwars.com/episode-ii/
http://www.theforce.net/episode2/index.html
Star Wars, Episode III (May 2005) !!!!
The Lord of the Rings 2 - The Two Towers (2002) !!!!
The Lord of the Rings 3 - The Return of the King (2003) !!!!
http://www.corona.bc.ca/films/details/lordoftherings3.html
Matrix 2 (Early summer or Christmas 2002?) !!!
Matrix 3 (summer of 2003?) !!!
Ripley's Game (2001/2002) !!!
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/ripleysgame.html
Recreation:
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (2001?) !!
http://www.corona.bc.ca/films/details/willywonka.html
Famous Director's film:
Minority Report (Summer, 2002) !!!1/2
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/minorityreport.html
Animations (Disney and Pixers):
Sweating Bullets (Summer, 2004)
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/sweatingbullets.html
Lilo & Stitch (Summer, 2003)
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/liloandstitch.html
Finding Nemo (Summer, 2003)
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/pixar2002.html
Others:
Spider-Man (May 3, 2002) !!!
http://www.corona.bc.ca/films/details/spiderman.html
Picasso at the Lapin Agile (?) !!1/2
http://www.corona.bc.ca/films/details/picassolapinagile.html

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COMING SOON
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December (2000)
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Proof of Life (December 8, 2000) !!
http://www.proofoflife.com/cmp/video_fr.html
http://www.corona.bc.ca/films/details/proofoflife.html
Dungeons & Dragons (December 8, 2000) 1/2
http://www.corona.bc.ca/films/details/dungeonsdragons.html
Vertical Limit (December 8, 2000) !1/2
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/vertical-limit.html
Dude, Where's My Car? (December 15, 2000) !
http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/dudewheresmycar.html
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/dudewheresmycar.html
The Emperor's New Groove (December 15, 2000) !!
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/kingdomofthesun.html
What Women Want (December 15, 2000) !!1/2
http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/what_women_want/
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/whatwomenwant.html
Cast Away (December 22, 2000) !!1/2 (after I saw the review)
http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/cast_away/
13 Days (December 22, 2000) !!!
http://www.thirteen-days.com/
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/13days.html
The Family Man (December 22, 2000) !!
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/familyman.html
Miss Congeniality (December 22, 2000) !!
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/misscongeniality.html
Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000 (December 22, 2000) !1/2
http://www.etonline.com/html/NewsItems/33542.html
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/dracula2000.html
State and Main (December 22, 2000) !!!
http://www.corona.bc.ca/films/details/stateandmain.html
All the Pretty Horses (December 25, 2000) !!!1/2
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/alltheprettyhorses.html
Quills (December 25?, 2000) !!!1/2
http://www.foxsearchlight.com/quills/options.htm

JANUARY (2001)
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Chocolat (January 5, 2001) !!!
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/chocolat.html
Traffic (Jan 5, 2001) !!!
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/traffic.html
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (January 12, 2001) !!!1/2
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/ohbrother.html
http://www.corona.bc.ca/films/details/ohbrother.html
Antitrust (Jan 12, 2001) !!1/2
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/antitrust.html
Double Take (Jan 12, 2001) !1/2
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/doubletake.html
Finding Forrester (Jan 12, 2001) !!
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/findingforrester.html
Save the Last Dance (Jan 12, 2001) !!
http://www.savethelastdance.com/
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/savethelastdance.html
Get Over It (Jan 19, 2001) !1/2
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/gettingoverallison.html
Snatch (January 19, 2001) !!
http://www.corona.bc.ca/films/mainFramed.html
http://www.snatch-themovie.com/
The Pledge (Jan 19, 2001) !!1/2
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/pledge.html
Soul Survivors (Jan 19, 2001) !1/2
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/soulsurvivors.html
The Gift (January 20, 2001) !!!
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/gift.html
http://www.thegiftmovie.com/
Shadow of the Vampire (January 26, 2001) !!!1/2
http://www.shadowofthevampire.com/
http://www.apple.com/trailers/lions_gate/shadow_of_the_vampire.html
The Wedding Planner (Jan 26, 2001) !!1/2
http://www.wedding-planner-movie.com/

February
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Valentine (February 2, 2001) !
http://valentinemovie.warnerbros.com/#
http://www.corona.bc.ca/films/details/valentine.html
Hannibal (February 9, 2001) !!!1/2
http://www.apple.com/trailers/mgm/hannibal/
Enemy at the Gates (Feb 23, 2001) !!!!
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/enemy-at-the-gates.html

March
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The Mexican (March 2, 2001) !!1/2
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/subst/video/misc/dreamworks/mexican/me-home.html/107-2669559-4066112
One Night at McCool's (March 16, 2001) !!1/2
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/onenightatmccools.html

April
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Driven (April 27, 2001) !1/2

May
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The Mummy Returns (May 11, 2001) !!1/2
http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/the_mummy_returns/
Shrek (May 18, 2001) !!1/2
http://www.corona.bc.ca/films/details/shrek.html
Rollerball (May 18, 2001) !
http://www.corona.bc.ca/films/details/rollerball.html
Pearl Harbor (May 25, 2001) !!1/2
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/pearlharbor.html
Cats and Dogs (May 25, 2001) !!1/2
http://catsanddogsmovie.warnerbros.com/
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/cats-and-dogs.html
Scary Movie 2 (May 2001) !
http://www.corona.bc.ca/films/details/scarymovie2.html

June
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A.I.:Artificial Intelligence (June 29, 2001) !!!!
http://www.spielberg-dreamworks.com/ai/

July
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Evolution (July 13, 2001) !!!
http://www.corona.bc.ca/films/details/evolution.html
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (July 13th, 2001) !!
http://www.apple.com/trailers/columbia/final_fantasy/
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/finalfantasy.html
Jurassic Park 3 (July 20, 2001) !!!
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/jurassicpark3.html
Planet of the Apes (July 27, 2001) !!!1/2
http://www.corona.bc.ca/films/details/apes.html

August
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Jason X (August 17, 2001) !!
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/jasonx.html

September
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October
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November
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Monsters,INC (November, 2001) !!!
http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/monsters_inc/
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (November 2001) !
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/harrypotter.html

December
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Ocean's 11 (December 7, 2001) !!!
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/oceans11.html
The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (December 19, 2001) !!!!
http://www.apple.com/trailers/newline/lord_of_the_rings/
http://www.lordoftherings.net/
http://www.theonering.org/
The Bijou (December 21, 2001) !!!!
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/bijou.html

TBA
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Vanilla Sky (Fall, 2001) !!!!
http://www.corona.bc.ca/films/details/vanillasky.html
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/crowecruise.html
Adaptation (TBA, 2001) !!!1/2
http://upcomingmovies.com/adaptation.html

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HAVEN'T WATCHED YET
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Pay It Forward (2000) 1/2
http://www.warnerbros.com/pages/link/external.jsp?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.payitforward.com%2f&fromtout=movies_a2
Men of Honor (2000) !!1/2
http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/men_of_honor.html
The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000) !!1/2
East is East (2000) !!1/2
East-West (2000) !!!
Girl Fight (2000) !!1/2

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2000
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Almost Famous (2000) ****
http://www.apple.com/trailers/dreamworks/almost_famous.html
Thirteen Days (2000) !!! -> **** [Jan 18, 2001]
Traffic (Jan 5, 2001) !!! -> **** [Jan 19, 2001]
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/traffic.html

Wonder Boys (2000) !!!! -> ***1/2
http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/wonder_boys_rerelease.html
Dancer in the Dark (2000) ***1/2
http://www.dancerinthedarkmovie.com/
http://www.dancerinthedarkmovie.com/media.html#
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) !!! -> ***1/2 [Dec 14, 2000]
http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony/crouching_tiger_hidden_dragon/
Gladiator (2000) ***1/2
http://www.apple.com/trailers/dreamworks/gladiator/
High Fidelity (2000) ***1/2
http://video.go.com/highfidelity/index.html
The Contender (2000) ***1/2
http://www.apple.com/trailers/dreamworks/contender.html
New Waterford Girl (2000) ***1/2
http://www.newwaterfordgirl.com/
Girl on a Bridge (2000) ***1/2
http://www.paramountclassics.com/girlonthebridge/
http://www.ew.com/ew/review/movie/0,1683,1451,girlonbridge.html
Unbreakable (2000) !!!1/2 -> ***1/2
http://www.areyouunbreakable.com

You Can Count On Me (2000) !!!! -> *** [Dec 14, 2000]
http://www.youcancountonmemovie.com/
Best in Show (2000) !!! -> ***
The Terrorist (2000) ***
http://www.terrorist-thefilm.com/
Shower (2000) ***
http://www.spe.sony.com/classics/shower/
Tao of Steve (2000) ***
http://www.spe.sony.com/classics/taoofsteve/above4.html
Chuck & Buck (2000) ***
http://www.chucknbuck.com/
Me Myself I (2000) ***
After Life (2000) ***

Cast Away (December 22, 2000) !!1/2 (after I saw the review) ->**1/2 [Jan 10, 2001]
http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/cast_away/
Sunshine (2000) **1/2
Requiem for a Dream (2000) !!! -> **1/2 [Dec 2, 2000]
http://www.apple.com/trailers/artisan/requiem.html
Butterfly (2000) **1/2
http://www.zinezone.com/media/1,4003,1057-2069559,00.html
Virgin Suicide (2000) **1/2
http://www.virginsuicides.com/html_3/index.html
X-Men (2000) **1/2
Meet the Parents (2000) **1/2
The Beach (2000) **1/2
http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/the_beach.html
The Cell (2000) **1/2
http://www.apple.com/trailers/newline/thecell.html
Jesus's Son (2000) **1/2
Billy Elliot (2000) **1/2
http://www.billyelliot.com/pages/trailer.html
Patriot (2000) **1/2
http://www.apple.com/trailers/columbia/patriot.html
Erin Brockovich (2000) **1/2
http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/erin_brockovich.html
Chicken Run (2000) **1/2
http://www.apple.com/trailers/dreamworks/chicken_run.html
28 days (2000) **1/2 [Dec 6, 2000]

Chocolat (January 5, 2001) !!! ->** [Jan 18, 2001]
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/chocolat.html
My Dog Skip (2000) **
Time Code (2000) **
Charlie's Angels (2000) **
http://www.apple.com/trailers/columbia/charlies_angels/
Saving Grace (2000) **
http://www.saving-grace-movie.com/index_flash.html
Perfect Storm (2000) **
http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/perfect_storm.html
Dr.T and the Women (2000) **
http://www.apple.com/trailers/artisan/dr_t.html
Beautiful (2000) **
http://www.apple.com/trailers/destination/beautiful/
The 6th Day (2000) **
http://www.apple.com/trailers/columbia/the_6th_day.html
Final Destination (2000) **
Whole Nine Yards (2000) **

Dinosaur (2000) *1/2
Mission Impossible: 2 (2000) *1/2
Me, Myself & Irene (2000) *1/2
http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/mmi/
The Grinch (2000) *1/2
http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/the_grinch.html
Red Planet (2000) *1/2
http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/red_planet.html
Hollow Man (2000) *1/2 [Dec 6, 2000]
Scream 3 (2000) *1/2

Hamlet (2000) *
Scary Movie (2000) *
http://www.apple.com/trailers/miramax/scary_movie.html

Vertical Limit (December 8, 2000) !1/2 -> 1/2
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/vertical-limit.html

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1999
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Being John Malcovich (1999) ****
One Day in September (1999) ****
Sixth Sinse (1999) ***1/2 -> **** [Nov 30, 2000]

American Beauty (1999) ***1/2
http://www.apple.com/trailers/dreamworks/americanbeauty.html
The Cider House Rules (1999) ***1/2
http://www.apple.com/trailers/miramax/the_cider_house_rules.html
Magnolia (1999) ***1/2 -> ***1/2 [Nov 28, 2000]
http://www.apple.com/trailers/newline/magnoliatrailer.html
All About My Mother (1999) ***1/2

Tumbleweeds (1999) *** [Dec 14, 2000]
The Straight Story (1999) *** [Dec 14, 2000]
The Green Mile (1999) ***
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) ***
http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/the_talented_mr_ripley/
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) ***
http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/southpark.html
Snow Falling on Ceders (1999) *** [Nov 30, 2000]
Stuart Little (1999) *** [Dec 8, 2000]
Boys Don't Cry (1999) ***
Titus (1999) ***

Rosetta (2000) **1/2 [Dec 5, 2000]
Man on the Moon (1999) **1/2
http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/manonthemoon.html
Stigmata (1999) **1/2
http://www.apple.com/trailers/mgm/stigmata.html
Dogma (1999) **1/2

Onegin (1999) ** [Nov 30, 2000]

The End of the Affair (1999) *1/2
Angella's Ashes (1999) *1/2 [December 5, 2000]

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1998
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Shakespear in Love (1998) ****
Life is Beautiful (1998) ****

The Thin Red Line (1998) ***1/2
http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/thinredline.html
Pi (1998) ***1/2 [Dec 5, 2000]

Elizabeth (1998) ***
http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/elizabeth.html
Saving Private Ryan (1998) ***
http://www.apple.com/trailers/dreamworks/pvtryan.html
Zero Effect (1998) *** [Dec 14, 2000]

Les Miserables (1998) **1/2 [Dec 7, 2000]


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1997
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Prefountaine ***1/2

Mad City (1997) ** [Dec 7, 2000]


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1996
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Breaking the Waves (1996) ***1/2

Mr. Holland's Opus (1996) *** [Dec 7, 2000]

The Portrait of Lady (1996) ** [Dec 14, 2000]
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1995
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Leaving Las Vegas (1995) **1/2

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CLASSICS
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Widow's Peak (1994) **1/2
Blue Sky (1994) **
Hoop Dream (1994) ***
Schindler's List (1993) ****
The Piano (1993) ***
JFK (1991) ***1/2
Goodfellas (1990) **1/2
Moon Struck (1987) ***
Amadeus (1984) ****
Places in the Heart (1984) ***
Gandhi (1982) **** [December 4, 2000]
The Elephant Man (1980) ***
Norma Rae (1979) ***
The Exorsist (1973) ***
http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/the_exorcist.html
Seven Samurai (1954) ***

Brain Continued to Evolve As Recently As 5,800 Years

Lahn and his colleagues examined two genes, named microcephalin and ASPM, that are connected to brain size. If those genes don't work, babies are born with small brains, called microcephaly.

Using DNA samples from ethnically diverse populations, Lahn's team identified a collection of variations in each gene that occurred with unusually high frequency.

Researchers said the frequency of the variations probably was due to natural selection, where favorable genetic changes gain a foothold and begin to spread.

For the microcephalin gene, the variation arose about 37,000 years ago, about the time period when art, music and tool-making were emerging, Lahn said. For ASPM, the variation arose about 5,800 years ago, roughly correlating with the development of written language, the spread of agriculture and development of cities.

"The genetic evolution of humans in the very recent past might in some ways be linked to the cultural evolution," Lahn said

This is quite interesting, because many thought brain evolved some thoudand years ago and we use same brain since then.
This study shows we are getting smarter, because of brain evolution in recent.
This means we can make us even smarter by modifying "smart genes".
So, I am limited to my own brain? Is it impossible to think as future human?

The Funny Story of Brushed Metal Theme.

New iTunes 5's theme is no longer "Brushed Metal", but the new darker Mail.app's theme.
This is the story of Brushed Metal Theme.

Sidney Crosby Era Officially Starts

Crosby has been touted as another Wayne Gretzky or Lemieux, who didn't quibble with that notion.

"I think so. Not only (because of) his talent, but the way he thinks about the game," Lemieux said. "He's dedicated to the game of hockey. A lot of guys have had talent in the past, but to put the mind that he has with his talent is special."

Find number in Pi

Search Pi for any sequence of digits is great site.
You can search a number in Pi and find the position that exists. You can search by position too.
Very interesting site.

Apple eBook coming?

Tomorrow Apple will be announcing something big.People are talking about iPod Video and iTunes Phone.Probably I also think the announcement is about one of these.

But if not these, and something bigger. eBook is the only the answer. The device you can carry one thousand books. The device you can take a note. The device which has decent size of screen, but thin, you don't mind carrying everyday, and still does not run out of battery. You can buy novels and most importantly thick and heavy textbooks from iTunes Book Store. This will change everything especially bright kid's life.

I hope Apple introduce this device tomorrow.
Maybe not tomorrow, but I hope they will pull this off.

Read what others are sayiing:
here
here

YouTube

YouTube is so great!
You can upload your video to the server and share with people.
People add tags to the video, so searching is easy.

I was wondering what happen to Copyright.
Anyway check them out.