Top Ten Best/Worst Films of 2005 (so far)

[Karried]

I thought Cursed was close to the worst movie I have ever seen.

[floater]

Wallace and Gromit is lighthearted entertainment. Dog lovers would like who it places as the protagonist.

[jbrown84]

UPDATE

Top Ten of 2005:

1. 10/10 or A+

2. 10/10 or A+

3. 10/10 or A+

4. 10/10 or A+

5. Kingdom of Heaven (10/10 or A+)

6. The Island (9/10 or A)

7. Heights (9/10 or A)

8. War of the Worlds (9/10 or A)

9. Walk the Line (9/10 or A)

10. The Interpreter (9/10 or A)


Runners Up:

11. King Kong (8/10 or A-)
12. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (8/10 or A-)
13. Wedding Crashers (8/10 or A-)
14. Elizabethtown (8/10 or A-)
15. The Exorcism of Emily Rose (8/10 or A-)
16. Flightplan (8/10 or A-)
17. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (8/10 or B+)
18. Prime (8/10 or B+)
19. The Amityville Horror (8/10 or B+)
20. Hostage (8/10 or B+)


*There are nineteen films between these lists.


Bottom Ten of 2005:

1. Elektra (5/10 or C-)
2. The Ring Two (6/10 or C)
3. Waiting... (6/10 or C)
4. Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (6/10 or C)
5. Kicking and Screaming (6/10 or C+)
6. Sahara (6/10 or C+)
7. Bewitched (6/10 or C+)
8. The Jacket (6/10 or C+)
9. Assault on Precinct 13 (7/10 or B-)
10. Cursed (7/10 or B-)


Still Need to Catch: Brokeback Mountain, Good Night and Good Luck, Syriana, Pride and Prejudice, Derailed, Stay, The Fog, Everything is Illuminated, The Constant Gardener, The Skeleton Key.

[writerranger]

JBrown84,

Capote, Capote, Capote! Nowhere on your list??? Have you seen it???????
Philip Seymour Hoffman's performance as Truman Capote is the only real slam-dunk everyone can agree on for an Oscar. They're arguing the second best!

You seem to be a fan of action films, for sure. BTW, I agree with you on The Interpreter, it was a great film and very sad that it was a box office bomb. Well worth renting for those of you who haven't seen it.

It was such a weird year for movies, especially with all the remakes. Two films are Oscar-worthy but are "out of sight, out of mind": Cinderella Man (another GREAT movie, but a box office flop) and Crash (JBrown's fave). Both released way too early in the year. Crash should have been a November release. May was too early for a film with Oscar written all over it.

I love movies and I especially love movies on the big screen. Great movies are made to be seen on giant screens with awesome sound - not on a small box. Though going by my DVD budget (too much) I must like them on the small box too. But really, for me, nothing compares to a night out for a nice dinner and then a great movie seen with an audience.

[jbrown84]

I haven't seen Capote. I missed it, but will try to catch it on DVD as soon as it's out.

I suppose I do like action films, but only smart ones like The Island, Blade Runner, Minority Report, etc. You won't find anything like Armageddon or Die Hard among my favorite films.

But take note I also have quite a few smaller dramas and indies like Heights, Crash, Prime, and Rent.

[jbrown84]

UPDATE - with images fixed

Top Ten of 2005:

1. 10/10 or A+

2. 10/10 or A+

3. 10/10 or A+

4. 10/10 or A+

5. Kingdom of Heaven (10/10 or A+)

6. The Island (9/10 or A)

7. Heights (9/10 or A)

8. War of the Worlds (9/10 or A)

9. Walk the Line (9/10 or A)

10. The Interpreter (9/10 or A)


Runners Up:

11. King Kong (8/10 or A-)
12. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (8/10 or A-)
13. Wedding Crashers (8/10 or A-)
14. Elizabethtown (8/10 or A-)
15. The Exorcism of Emily Rose (8/10 or A-)
16. Flightplan (8/10 or A-)
17. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (8/10 or B+)
18. Prime (8/10 or B+)
19. The Amityville Horror (8/10 or B+)
20. Hostage (8/10 or B+)


*There are nineteen films between these lists.


Bottom Ten of 2005:

1. Elektra (5/10 or C-)
2. The Ring Two (6/10 or C)
3. Waiting... (6/10 or C)
4. Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (6/10 or C)
5. Kicking and Screaming (6/10 or C+)
6. Sahara (6/10 or C+)
7. Bewitched (6/10 or C+)
8. The Jacket (6/10 or C+)
9. Assault on Precinct 13 (7/10 or B-)
10. Cursed (7/10 or B-)


Still Need to Catch: Brokeback Mountain, Good Night and Good Luck, Syriana, Pride and Prejudice, Derailed, Stay, The Fog, Everything is Illuminated, The Constant Gardener, The Skeleton Key.

[Karried]

jbrown84, here is what you should ask Santa for - a movie card at AMC! I got one for $100 from a client that I sold some property for... I thought I died and gone to heaven... I was able to go to the movies forever without paying .. it was great. Here's a tip for Quail Springs Mall - refills on popcorn and soda with the purchase of a Large size .. ( You have to ask before you buy - they don't advertise it).

[jbrown84]

Wow, that's a great gift Karried. Wish someone would give me that as well as a $100 gift card for Blockbuster.

[fromdust]

one of the top movies of this year has to be serenity. jbrown84, if you havent seen this you gotta.

[Karried]

fromdust, I've been trying and trying to rent that and it is always out! I'll have to up my efforts - I heard it was really good.

Here are a few that I watched recently:

King Kong 9/10

Chronicles of Narnia 8/10

Just Friends 8/10 ( lmao! silly but so funny)

Cinderella Man 10/10 ( awesome movie )!!!

Dark Water 4/10

Exorcism of Emily Rose 4/10

Rebound 7/10 ( cute for the kids)

The Honeymooners 7/10

[fromdust]

wow, from your list ive only seen emily rose, and i thought that was ok.

[Karried]

Exorcism of Emily Rose, I guess it really was okay but I went into expecting to be scared to death and I wasn't at all ... I think I was expecting more of a really suspensful scary movie and it felt more like an investigative report.. maybe I should revise my score because it wasn't horrible - just not what I was expecting. I normally don't like scary movies but I do appreciate a twisted thriller - I actually thought Saw was interesting but Seven gave me nightmares forever... Gothica and Stir of Echos, Sixth Sense and The Others all are scary movies that made me jump out of my seat - The Grudge had me screaming out loud the first time I saw it.

[jbrown84]

My final Top Ten of 2005:

1. 10/10 or A+

2. 10/10 or A+

3. 10/10 or A+

4. Rent (10/10 or A+)

5. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (10/10 or A+)

6. Kingdom of Heaven (10/10 or A+)

7. The Island (9/10 or A)

8. Heights (9/10 or A)

9. Munich (9/10 or A)

10. Walk the Line (9/10 or A)


Runners Up:

11. The Interpreter (9/10 or A)
12. War of the Worlds (9/10 or A)
13. King Kong (8/10 or A-)
14. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (8/10 or A-)
15. Wedding Crashers (8/10 or A-)
16. The Exorcism of Emily Rose (8/10 or A-)
17. Flightplan (8/10 or A-)
18. Mysterious Skin (8/10 or A-)
19. Elizabethtown (8/10 or A-)
20. Prime (8/10 or B+)


*There are twenty-nine films between these lists.


Bottom Ten of 2005:

1. Dark Water (5/10 or D+)
2. November (5/10 or D+)
3. Elektra (5/10 or C-)
4. The Ring Two (6/10 or C)
5. Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (6/10 or C)
6. Waiting... (6/10 or C)
7. Kicking and Screaming (6/10 or C+)
8. Sahara (6/10 or C+)
9. Bewitched (6/10 or C+)
10. The Jacket (6/10 or C+)