The Telegraph obviously has never heard of Public Enemy, or they wouldn't be so influenced by hype:
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In a list of the top 100 movies of the "noughties" published on Friday, the UK's Telegraph newspaper totally jumped the gun. Despite being riddled with odd choices ("Star Trek" at #27 while "The Wrestler" is #92?! "Donnie Darko" being included on the list?! Two Michael Moore docs?), the film at position 100 is totally and completely off mark. Hit the jump to see the mysterious pick.
"Avatar."
Yeah. That "Avatar." James Cameron's $500 million, yet to be proven as anything 3D "revolution" is on the Telegraph's list. Yeah, I don't know why either. While many of us are understandably excited, we're holding in the praise until we've seen it. Here's what the good folk at the Telegraph have to say about the choice:
"On the basis of a sneak 15-minute show reel, it’s not premature to predict that this ground-breaking 3D sci-fi epic will change the way we look at movies."
It's surprising that the Telegraph is willing to throw out any credibility based on an extended trailer and a few year's worth of internet hype. Cameron is a talented man, but... really? I'm not sold yet. The movie looks silly. I'll be more than happy to eat my words once I've seen it, but there's almost no way it will live up to all this hype, which is a damn shame (but the dangers of hype is a discussion for another time).
Anyway, hit the link below for the rest of the ridiculous list.
-Mitchell Geller
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