This week I'm going to write up my mid-year report card and have a look back at just how miserable a year it has been to date.
 
Best Films:  Traffic, Requiem For A Dream, Memento, Almost Famous
 
Worst Films:  Head Over Heels, Freddie Got Fingered, Crocodile Dundee In L.A., Blair Witch 2, Dude Where's My Car?
 
Surprised I Enjoyed It:  Cast Away, The Emperor's New Groove, Save The Last Dance, Proof Of Life, Pay It Forward, The Sixth Day
 
Surprised I Hated It:  Sweet November, Dr T & The Women, The Man Who Cried, Coyote Ugly, Hannibal
 
Proof That Hollywood Is Dead:  Swordfish, The Mummy Returns, Tomb Raider, Miss Congeniality, Tomcats, Joe Dirt
 
The Film I Can't Believe So Many People Told Me They Liked: Finding Forrester
 
Longest 3 Hours Of My Life:  Pearl Harbor
 
Hardest Great Film To Get People To See:  Shrek
 
Please Never Make Another Movie Again:  Paul Hogan, Tom Green
 
It's Time To Get A New Agent:  Freddie Prinze Jr, Brendan Fraser, Penelope Cruz, John Travolta
 
Best Use Of Sex Appeal To Get People To See A Shit Film: Angelina Jolie in Tomb Raider
 
Film That Deserves To Win An Oscar Next Year: Haven't Seen One Yet
 
Films I'm Most Looking Forward Too:  A.I., Planet Of The Apes, Blow, Nurse Betty, The Fast And The Furious, Legally Blonde
 
Films I'll Try To Avoid But Will See Anyway:   The Animal, Jurassic Park 3, Rush Hour 2, Any Other Sequels