Craig's 2005 Film List
Criteria: NY/LA Academy Qualification
Rating Scheme: 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest)
Last updated March 12, 2006
Number of Films Seen: 82 (All seen theatrically except those marked with * seen on DVD)
Brokeback Mountain: 10 (1/8/06)
Capote: 10 (11/13/05)
Cinderella Man: 10 (7/3/05)
The Constant Gardener: 10 (9/3/05)
Crash: 10 (5/14/05)
Good Night And Good Luck: 10 (11/19/05)
Munich: 10 (12/23/05)
Pride & Prejudice: 10 (11/27/05)
Sin City: 10 (4/2/05)
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada: 10 (2/25/06)
The 40-Year Old Virgin: 9 (8/20/05)
Batman Begins: 9 (6/19/05)
The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe: 9 (12/4/05)
The Family Stone: 9 (12/18/05)
The Great Raid: 9 (8/20/05)
Harry Potter & The Goblet Of Fire: 9 (11/26/05, 12/25/05)
Howl's Moving Castle: 9 (7/9/05)
Jarhead: 9 (11/5/05)
King Kong: 9 (12/15/05, 12/29/05)
The Lord Of War: 9 (9/18/05)
Match Point: 9 (1/21/06)
Millions: 9 (4/22/05)
Mrs. Henderson Presents: 9 (2/18/06)
The New World: 9 (1/22/06)
Oldboy: 9 (4/18/05)
Serenity: 9 (9/30/05)
Shopgirl: 9 (11/6/05)
Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge Of The Sith: 9 (5/19/05, 6/26/05)
Syriana: 9 (12/11/05)
The Upside Of Anger: 9 (3/20/05)
Walk The Line: 9 (11/26/05)
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit: 9 (10/14/05)
War Of The Worlds: 9 (7/2/05)
The Weather Man: 9 (11/6/05)
The Wild Parrots Of Telegraph Hill: 9 (4/21/05)
Coach Carter: 8 (2/20/05)
Elizabethtown: 8 (11/13/05)
The Exorcism Of Emily Rose: 8 (10/2/05)
Flightplan: 8 (10/1/05)
A History Of Violence: 8 (9/30/05)
Hostage: 8 (3/20/05)
Hustle & Flow: 9 (2/25/06) *
The Interpreter: 8 (4/29/05)
Junebug: 8 (3/4/06) *
Melinda And Melinda: 8 (1/21/06) *
The Matador: 8 (1/8/06)
North Country: 8 (2/26/06) *
Red Eye: 8 (9/5/05)
Rent: 8 (12/4/05)
Sahara: 8 (4/30/05)
Transamerica: 8 (3/12/06)
An Unfinished Life: 8 (9/17/05)
Wedding Crashers: 8 (7/24/05)
The Aristocrats: 7 (2/12/06) *
The Brothers Grimm: 7 (8/27/05)
Corpse Bride: 7 (9/25/05)
Dominion: A Prequel To The Exorcist: 7 (5/30/05)
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy: 7 (4/29/05, 5/7/05)
The Ice Harvest: 7 (11/26/05)
Kingdom Of Heaven: 7 (5/6/05)
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang: 7 (11/19/05)
Oliver Twist: 7 (10/7/05)
The Producers: 7 (1/14/06)
Robots: 7 (3/19/05)
Rumor Has It: 7 (12/30/05)
Two For The Money: 7 (10/15/05)
Aeon Flux: 8 (12/4/05)
Be Cool: 6 (3/6/05)
Constantine: 6 (2/18/05)
Derailed: 6 (11/19/05)
Domino: 6 (11/4/05)
Fantastic Four: 6 (7/24/05)
Four Brothers: 6 (8/14/05)
The Libertine: 6 (3/12/06)
The Longest Yard: 6 (5/30/05)
Madagascar: 6 (12/21/05) *
Memoirs Of A Geisha: 6 (12/30/05)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith: 6 (6/26/05)
Dark Water: 5 (7/9/05)
The Jacket: 5 (3/4/05)
The Ring Two: 5 (3/19/05)
Elektra: 4 (1/15/05)
The ever-changing "2005 Releases I Want To See" List:
Tsotsi
The "Missed It - Gotta Wait For The DVD" List:
2046
Bee Season
Breakfast On Pluto
Broken Flowers
Cache
Casanova
Charley & The Chocolate Factory
Chicken Little
Christmas In The Clouds
Dear Frankie
Duane Hopwood
Ellie Parker
Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room
Eros
Everything Is Illuminated
Grizzly Man
Gunner Palace
Havoc
In Her Shoes
Jesus Is Magic
The Kid & I
Layer Cake
Lords Of Dogtown
Mad Hot Ballroom
March Of The Penguins
Mondovino
Must Love Dogs
Off The Map
Paradise Now
Proof
The Squid And The Whale
Ringers: Lord Of The Fans
Steamboy
Tideland
The War Within
Where The Truth Lies
The White Countess
The World's Fastest Indian
The Year Of The Yao
The "Life Is Too Short" Pile:
Films I refuse to waste my time & money on. To those of you brave enough to see these, I salute you - thanks for taking one for the team!
Are We There Yet?, Cheaper By The Dozen II, The Dukes Of Hazzard, House Of Wax, Just Friends, The Pacifier, Racing Stripes, The Wedding Date, Yours, Mine & Ours
The "Already Looking Forward To 2006" List:
All The King's Men
American Dreamz
The Ant Bully
Apocalypto
Art School Confidential
Ask The Dust
Bubble
Cars
Casino Royale
Catch & Release
Clerks II
The DaVinci Code
The Departed
Dreamgirls
Glory Days
Flags Of Our Fathers
The Fountain
Freedomland
Happy Feet
Ice Age II: The Meltdown
Inside Man
Lady In The Water
Looking For Comedy In The Muslim World
Miami Vice
Mission Impossible 3
Over The Hedge
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Poseidon
Revolver
A Scanner Darkly
Scoop
Superman Returns
Thank You For Smoking
Tristan & Isolde
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story
V For Vendetta
Water
X-Men III
The "2004 Releases Seen In 2005" List:
De-Lovely: 5 (1/30/05) *
Flight Of The Phoenix: 6 (1/1/05)
Hotel Rwanda: 10 (1/8/05)
In Good Company: 10 (1/16/05)
The Incredibles: 10 (3/19/05) *
Kinsey: 10 (1/9/05)
Million Dollar Baby: 10 (1/8/05)
The Phantom Of The Opera: 9 (1/3/05)
A Very Long Engagement: 10 (1/15/05)
The Woodsman: 9 (1/15/05)
The "Older Films Seen For The First Time" List:
The Cincinnati Kid (1964): 8 (7/2/05) *
Dial "M" For Murder (1954): 8 (1/9/05) *
How To Steal A Million (1965): 8 (2/6/05) *
Murder, My Sweet (1945): 9 (3/5/05) *
Shattered Glass (2003): 9 (6/25/05) *
Criteria: NY/LA Academy Qualification
Rating Scheme: 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest)
Last updated March 12, 2006
Number of Films Seen: 82 (All seen theatrically except those marked with * seen on DVD)
Brokeback Mountain: 10 (1/8/06)
Capote: 10 (11/13/05)
Cinderella Man: 10 (7/3/05)
The Constant Gardener: 10 (9/3/05)
Crash: 10 (5/14/05)
Good Night And Good Luck: 10 (11/19/05)
Munich: 10 (12/23/05)
Pride & Prejudice: 10 (11/27/05)
Sin City: 10 (4/2/05)
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada: 10 (2/25/06)
The 40-Year Old Virgin: 9 (8/20/05)
Batman Begins: 9 (6/19/05)
The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe: 9 (12/4/05)
The Family Stone: 9 (12/18/05)
The Great Raid: 9 (8/20/05)
Harry Potter & The Goblet Of Fire: 9 (11/26/05, 12/25/05)
Howl's Moving Castle: 9 (7/9/05)
Jarhead: 9 (11/5/05)
King Kong: 9 (12/15/05, 12/29/05)
The Lord Of War: 9 (9/18/05)
Match Point: 9 (1/21/06)
Millions: 9 (4/22/05)
Mrs. Henderson Presents: 9 (2/18/06)
The New World: 9 (1/22/06)
Oldboy: 9 (4/18/05)
Serenity: 9 (9/30/05)
Shopgirl: 9 (11/6/05)
Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge Of The Sith: 9 (5/19/05, 6/26/05)
Syriana: 9 (12/11/05)
The Upside Of Anger: 9 (3/20/05)
Walk The Line: 9 (11/26/05)
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit: 9 (10/14/05)
War Of The Worlds: 9 (7/2/05)
The Weather Man: 9 (11/6/05)
The Wild Parrots Of Telegraph Hill: 9 (4/21/05)
Coach Carter: 8 (2/20/05)
Elizabethtown: 8 (11/13/05)
The Exorcism Of Emily Rose: 8 (10/2/05)
Flightplan: 8 (10/1/05)
A History Of Violence: 8 (9/30/05)
Hostage: 8 (3/20/05)
Hustle & Flow: 9 (2/25/06) *
The Interpreter: 8 (4/29/05)
Junebug: 8 (3/4/06) *
Melinda And Melinda: 8 (1/21/06) *
The Matador: 8 (1/8/06)
North Country: 8 (2/26/06) *
Red Eye: 8 (9/5/05)
Rent: 8 (12/4/05)
Sahara: 8 (4/30/05)
Transamerica: 8 (3/12/06)
An Unfinished Life: 8 (9/17/05)
Wedding Crashers: 8 (7/24/05)
The Aristocrats: 7 (2/12/06) *
The Brothers Grimm: 7 (8/27/05)
Corpse Bride: 7 (9/25/05)
Dominion: A Prequel To The Exorcist: 7 (5/30/05)
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy: 7 (4/29/05, 5/7/05)
The Ice Harvest: 7 (11/26/05)
Kingdom Of Heaven: 7 (5/6/05)
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang: 7 (11/19/05)
Oliver Twist: 7 (10/7/05)
The Producers: 7 (1/14/06)
Robots: 7 (3/19/05)
Rumor Has It: 7 (12/30/05)
Two For The Money: 7 (10/15/05)
Aeon Flux: 8 (12/4/05)
Be Cool: 6 (3/6/05)
Constantine: 6 (2/18/05)
Derailed: 6 (11/19/05)
Domino: 6 (11/4/05)
Fantastic Four: 6 (7/24/05)
Four Brothers: 6 (8/14/05)
The Libertine: 6 (3/12/06)
The Longest Yard: 6 (5/30/05)
Madagascar: 6 (12/21/05) *
Memoirs Of A Geisha: 6 (12/30/05)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith: 6 (6/26/05)
Dark Water: 5 (7/9/05)
The Jacket: 5 (3/4/05)
The Ring Two: 5 (3/19/05)
Elektra: 4 (1/15/05)
The ever-changing "2005 Releases I Want To See" List:
Tsotsi
The "Missed It - Gotta Wait For The DVD" List:
2046
Bee Season
Breakfast On Pluto
Broken Flowers
Cache
Casanova
Charley & The Chocolate Factory
Chicken Little
Christmas In The Clouds
Dear Frankie
Duane Hopwood
Ellie Parker
Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room
Eros
Everything Is Illuminated
Grizzly Man
Gunner Palace
Havoc
In Her Shoes
Jesus Is Magic
The Kid & I
Layer Cake
Lords Of Dogtown
Mad Hot Ballroom
March Of The Penguins
Mondovino
Must Love Dogs
Off The Map
Paradise Now
Proof
The Squid And The Whale
Ringers: Lord Of The Fans
Steamboy
Tideland
The War Within
Where The Truth Lies
The White Countess
The World's Fastest Indian
The Year Of The Yao
The "Life Is Too Short" Pile:
Films I refuse to waste my time & money on. To those of you brave enough to see these, I salute you - thanks for taking one for the team!
Are We There Yet?, Cheaper By The Dozen II, The Dukes Of Hazzard, House Of Wax, Just Friends, The Pacifier, Racing Stripes, The Wedding Date, Yours, Mine & Ours
The "Already Looking Forward To 2006" List:
All The King's Men
American Dreamz
The Ant Bully
Apocalypto
Art School Confidential
Ask The Dust
Bubble
Cars
Casino Royale
Catch & Release
Clerks II
The DaVinci Code
The Departed
Dreamgirls
Glory Days
Flags Of Our Fathers
The Fountain
Freedomland
Happy Feet
Ice Age II: The Meltdown
Inside Man
Lady In The Water
Looking For Comedy In The Muslim World
Miami Vice
Mission Impossible 3
Over The Hedge
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Poseidon
Revolver
A Scanner Darkly
Scoop
Superman Returns
Thank You For Smoking
Tristan & Isolde
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story
V For Vendetta
Water
X-Men III
The "2004 Releases Seen In 2005" List:
De-Lovely: 5 (1/30/05) *
Flight Of The Phoenix: 6 (1/1/05)
Hotel Rwanda: 10 (1/8/05)
In Good Company: 10 (1/16/05)
The Incredibles: 10 (3/19/05) *
Kinsey: 10 (1/9/05)
Million Dollar Baby: 10 (1/8/05)
The Phantom Of The Opera: 9 (1/3/05)
A Very Long Engagement: 10 (1/15/05)
The Woodsman: 9 (1/15/05)
The "Older Films Seen For The First Time" List:
The Cincinnati Kid (1964): 8 (7/2/05) *
Dial "M" For Murder (1954): 8 (1/9/05) *
How To Steal A Million (1965): 8 (2/6/05) *
Murder, My Sweet (1945): 9 (3/5/05) *
Shattered Glass (2003): 9 (6/25/05) *
