First, I'm sorry that I didn't get to mention _The Patriot_ first; the ridiculous American caricature with Snively Whiplash-esque British villians. Was it suppose to make me feel proud to be an American? Or immense hatred towards the British? Couldn't tell. Let's just say that the historical figure that Mel Gibson's character was based on was in reality 1) a ruthless bounty hunter, and 2) owned slaves. Not that I hold that against any figure from the 1700's, but Hollywood cleaned them up into being indentured servants or freedmen. I suppose that Hollywood has to cast people like Gibson into extreme black/white camps, because we're just too dumb to separate shades of gray. Ditto the tarring of the British officers, with their ridiculous posturing and sneering.

Fortunately, I was first to add this one: _Cast Away_, starring this list's favorite actor that you love to hate: Tom Hanks. There really aren't that many nameless and obscure atolls to hide people for 7 years anymore. That and the whole "dilemma" brought on by his return. What a crock. I remember Tony Curtis being in a movie like this, where he returns after his first wife declared him dead with a common-law wife from the boat wreck. The difference being, that was a COMEDY. And the fact that Cast Away was an unabashed, unapologetic 120 minute infonmercial for Fed Ex, compleat with Fed Ex's CEO welcoming the poor Castaway home as icing on the cake. Kill me, kill me...kill me now.

Also on my list is _John Q_, again suffering from the black/white issue polarization syndrome; _Piranha_, lovingly brought to the screen by Roger Corman, and to wrap up my list, _Godzilla 2000_, which was nowhere near as fun as any of its predecessors.