John Denver Appreciation Week: People are always most alive just before they die—don't you think?

FINAL DESTINATION 2

2003

Directed by David R. Ellis

Written by Jeffrey Reddick, J. Mackye Gruber, and Eric Bress

Spoilers: high

Walt Disney, part LXI: Not even your average bear

BROTHER BEAR

2003

Directed by Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker

Written by Tab Murphy and the rest of WDFA, I guess, based on an "idea" by Michael Eisner

Spoilers: moderate

Nightmare Week meets Friday Week: The only thing to fear is fear himself; or Dude, that goalie was pissed about something

FREDDY VS. JASON

2003

Directed by Ronny Yu

Written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift

Spoilers: severe

Joe Dante, part XIII: Dante Jam

LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION

A lot of good jokes, an obvious respect for the legacy of the characters being exploited, and one overwhelmingly great centerpiece sequence more than balance out all the parts that make you groan (even if there are a lot of those, too).

2003

Directed by Joe Dante

Written by Larry Doyle

Joe Alaskey (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and so forth), Brendan Fraser (DJ Drake), Jenna Elfman (Kate), Timothy Dalton (Damien Drake), Heather Locklear (Dusty Tails), Joan Cusack (Mother), and Steve Martin (Chairman of the Acme Corporation's Board of Directors)

Spoiler alert: moderate

Judgment Week, part III: I know now why you cry, but it is something I can never do

TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES

Piece of garbage or unacknowledged classic? Can it be both?

2003
Directed by Jonathan Mostow
Written by John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris, and Tedi Sarafian
With Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator), Nick Stahl (John Connor), Claire Danes (Kate Brewster), and Kristanna Loken (The TX)

Spoiler alert: severe, because why bother without the best part?