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2004 Notable Individuals THE EXCEPTIONAL 1 - Der Untergang [Downfall] Incredibly impressive look at Hitler's final days, marvellously helmed by Oliver Hirschbiegel 2 - Million Dollar Baby Another splendid tale from Clint Eastwood, resurrecting the sports movie as a serious drama 3 - The Aviator Both DiCaprio and Scorsese go from strength-to-strength in this lush, glitzy biopic 4 - Diarios De MOtocicleta[The Motorcycle Diaries] Skilfully directed and keenly acted, this is a truly masterful work 5 - Garden State Braff proves that his talents extend far beyond his TV roots in this phenomenal independent release 6 - Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind 7 - Man On Fire 8 - The Incredibles 9 - Spiderman 2 10 - Kill Bill: Vol. 2 THE MOST UNDER-RATED FILM OF 2004 The Butterfly Effect A surprising sleeper film that showed a depth to air-headed Ashton Kutcher whilst offering an interesting science fiction tale THE INUTILE 1 - Catwoman 2004's dumbest movie had to be Catwoman, a ridiculous superhero tale with almost nothing original or praiseworthy to offer 2 - Resident Evil: Apocalypse Such a disappointment following its entertaining predecessor, a real waste of opportunity and source material 3 - Envy Envy is another Barry Levinson miss that fails to entertain, despite casting such talent as Jack Black, Rachel Weisz, Ben Stiller and Christopher Walken. 4 - New York Minute Depressing plot familiarities litter this bland and often racially stereotyping crap-fest 5 - The Alamo Multifarious subplots and half-rate speeches define this drab period portrayal of an event only remembered by anti-Mexicans THE MOST OVER-RATED FILM OF 2004 Meet The Fockers The first film was unbearable because I lived the experiences on-screen, the sequel was just as stupid but managed to rope in more stars and more money