Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2004)
Pretty Dirty Things (2004)
Gothika (2004)

I rented these 3 movies and watched them in a row, thus the grouping-TCM - 2004 started off with a bang (literally) then, as soon as the teens start getting offed the movies takes a massive shit. Wherein the original relied upon the psychological horror of a twisted,inbred family, the new version almost completely bypasses that idea and ops for the visceral. Bad move. I would suggest you go rent the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the first and the best. (Note: there is a superb gunshot incident toward the beginning of the new version which you MUST SEE.)

Pretty Dirty Things is worth renting in that the concept is interesing and the characters are engaging. Basically you have a few people living on a very low budget in London who discover that London's poor are sacrificing body organs (and sometimes their own lives) for money and faked visas to get into the States (if only they knew)!

The execution of said plot is a mixed bag, and imo it could have been far more suspensful and disturbing. But hey, that chick from Amelie is in it, so you should check it out!

Gothika - I dont care what film it is, its great to see Robert Downey Jr. back. Granted his role is in the film is spare, but what the heck, as long as this signals a comeback for one of the best actors alive imo, that would be officially swank.

This film falls into the category of "mind fuck movies," those great and rare types of flicks dealing with warped realities and hallucinations ("But you've always been here Cindy, Pertwee's Manor for the Criminally Insane has been your home for 25 years!" type of thing)

Interesting concept, much better than i thought it would be with a very satisfying resolution.