2006 Top Ten Lists - Time to Throw Down! (1 Viewer)

[Josh.C]

As I slowly knock out the films I missed in '06, I am quickly learning that 2006 will be know as the year of the "Smart Comedy". I consider that to be a compliment. I have now seen Little Miss Sunshine, Stranger than Fiction, and Thank You for Smoking (among others). I love the fact that they are different from the typical comedy and rely of very clever writing and brilliant acting as opposed to spoof or slap-stick.

I also have to throw Borat (on a totally different level) into the mix, even though it's hard to compare to the 3 I mentioned above. It's much more "shock value" comedy, but still very smart and clever (and freaking hillarious).

JC

 

[Adam Santangelo]

Okay, I'll take a shot at this:

1. Superman Returns
2. Mission: Impossible III
3. Flags of Our Fathers
4. Letters From Iwo Jima
5. The Departed
6. Rocky Balboa
7. The Fountain
8. Borat
9. United 93
10. Pan's Labyrinth

So yeah, it's a "personal favourites" list, rather than an "I know what's best for everybody" list.

I would've preferred to list Flags and Letters as a single film/achievement, since one of the cooler things about the movies is that they both exist.

I saw well over 30 films in 2006, but as with any year, there are a few biggies that I haven't yet caught: Inland Empire, The Good Shepherd, Perfume, Dreamgirls, The Illusionist. Otherwise, I feel like I've seen all the big awards-worthy titles. If any of these films change my Top 10 (and next weekend, Inland Empire just might), I'll re-post.

 

[ZacharyTait]

I'll be seeing Letters from Iwo Jima sometime in the next few days so after that I'll re-order my Top 10 list if nescessary and post an update. I've seen Children of Men, Babel and The Queen in the last couple of weeks and decided to wait until I see Letters to reorganize the list. There will be changes, just not quite sure where.

 

[Patrick Sun]

I've updated my list now that I've seen a few more of the 2006 stragglers (Letters from Iwo Jima, The Queen, The Last King of Scotland, Pan's Labyrinth). Will try to see Notes from a Scandal this weekend, and maybe Volver, but unlikely on that one since it's limited in nearby theaters.

 

[PatW]

1. Pan's Labyrinth
2. Little Children
3. United 93
4. Blood Diamond
5. The Fountain
6. The Prestige
7. Babel
8. V for Vendetta
9. Akeelah and the Bee
10. Thankyou for Smoking

 

[ToddP]

Letters From Iwo Jima goes in at number 1. What a wonderful film. Clint Eastwood's big risk project pays off in spades. Little Miss Sunshine drops out.

 

[Chris_Richard]

I have updated my Top 10.

It is now ordered not alphabetical. I added Pan's Labyrinth (recently seen) and Stranger than Fiction (forgotten first time) so this drops V for Vendetta and The Queen out of the top 10.

Of films in release only Letters from Iwo Jima needs to be seen and probably has a serious chance to make my top 10.

 

[Tim Glover]

Edited my Top 10 by adding The Queen (just saw it!)...Dropped Deja Vu to the Honorable Mention group.

Not a whole lot really separates alot of my top 10 and some of the other films. A very solid year.

 

[Travis_S]

New #1 - Pan's Labyrinth

 

[Adam_S]

updating my top ten to bump Departed up to number 2, the film gets better on additional viewings.

 

[Ron68]

Having recently seen Rocky Balboa and Flags of Our Fathers, I'm dropping V For Vendetta and Talladega Nights from my previous list (above). I'd put Rocky at #5 now and Flags at #7, it was really good but I had hoped it would have been better than it was.

1) Monster House
2) Superman Returns
3) Casino Royale
4) Blood Diamond
5) Rocky Balboa
6) The Prestige
7) Flags Of Our Fathers
8) Stranger Than Fiction
9) Hollywoodland
10) Pirates Of The Carribean: Dead Man's Chest

 

[Chris]

Whoa. Just saw "This Film Is Not Yet Rated" I'm not surer, was this 2006? If it was, I need to find a place for it somewhere.

 

[Adam_S]

yeah it was 2006

 

[Fred Bang]

Edited my top ten: Added Little Miss Sunshine at #4, bumping Inside Man of the list.

 

[Nicholas Vargo]

I've now seen 47 movies for one year, which finally makes this to be the first HTF Top 10 List that I can officially participate in. Explanations will be coming soon as I have to update my list, but as of right now:

My Revised Top 10 of 2006:

1. Little Miss Sunshine
2. Pan's Labyrinth
3. The Departed
4. Little Children
5. Letters From Iwo Jima
6. The Queen
7. Babel
8. Thank You For Smoking
9. Stranger Than Fiction
10. United 93

Explanations will be coming soon

(I originally had Miss Potter at #7, but I made that one the casualty since I saw Pan's Labyrinth tonight. It's too good not to be here.)

Honorable Mentions List (Revised):
11. The Proposition
12. Miss Potter
13. The Science of Sleep
14. Rocky Balboa
15. An Inconvenient Truth
16. Notes on a Scandel
17. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
18. A Prairie Home Companion
19. The History Boys
20. Marie Antoinette
21. Nanny McPhee
22. This Film Is Not Yet Rated
23. The Last King of Scotland
24. Talladega Nights: The Balled of Ricky Bobby
25. American Dreamz
26. Keeping Mum
27. Fast Food Nation
28. Running With Scissors
29. Lucky Number Slevin
30. Tideland

Biggest Disappointment:
Dreamgirls

Still Haven't Seen:
Children of Men
Inland Empire

 

[brentl]

Completely updated my list(post 50) to add Pan's, Children, and Babel to my list.

Brent

 

[PatW]

Updated my list. The Departed was added at #3 bumping The Devil Wears Prada off the list.

 

[ChrisBEA]

Revised top ten:
1 Children of Men
2 Pan's Labyrinth
3 The Departed
4 Brick
5 The Prestige
6 Letters from Iwo Jima
7 United 93
8 Apocalypto
9 Casino Royale
10 V for Vendetta

 

[Nick C.]

Updated, the final time?, the old top 10, adding Letters from Iwo Jima. Although I've yet to see Inland Empire, I've never been enamored with Lynch, so this update is pretty much it.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Finally caught Pan's Labyrinth and slotted it in at #5. Little Miss Sunshine was the casuality.