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2000 – Gladiator
Gladiator – 2000 I will start off by saying that this is a highly enjoyable movie, but it has generally been my opinion that it should not have won the award for Best Picture....
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2001 – A Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful Mind – 2001 Here we have another movie starring Russell Crowe, which makes two years in a row, in which he was in the Best Picture winning film. It just emphasizes the...
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2002 – Chicago
Chicago – 2002 It is nice to see that Hollywood can still appreciate a good musical. The last musical to win the coveted Best Picture award was Oliver! in 1968. Chicago...
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2003 – Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – 2003 OK. This is one of the big ones – Maybe even the biggest one of all, because it is my opinion that this movie did not win the...
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2004 – Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby – 2004 It is time to scale things back again. Million Dollar Baby is a film that comes back down to reality. No big special effects spectacle. No huge cast...
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2005 – Crash
Crash – 2005 RACISM!! RACISM!! RACISM!! In case you haven’t gotten my point yet, this movie is about RACISM!! I was clobbered with the concept. I came away from it feeling like I...
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2006 – The Departed
The Departed – 2006 The Departed was so named in reference to the dead, or the dearly departed. Knowing this, I can easily say that it lived up to its name. By the end of the...
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2007 – No Country For Old Men
No Country for Old Men – 2007 Wow! This was a very violent movie, mostly because of the creepy, creepy character played by Javier Bardem. No Country for Old Men was an...
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2008 – Slumdog Millionaire
Slumdog Millionaire – 2008 Let me just say right off the bat, I was completely surprised by this movie. I have to admit that though I went into watching it with an open mind, my...
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2009 – The Hurt Locker
The Hurt Locker – 2009 Well, here we are again with another war film. This one has the distinction of being the first Best Picture winner about the Iraqi War. Everyone with whom...
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