Our Top 10 Lists of 2005 - "Time to throw down!" - Page 2

Dana Fillhart · 12-31-2005, 11:06 PM

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Folks, I have had one very tumultuous year, and my moviegoing has suffered quite a bit. I've also been doing a tremendous amount of fiction-writing, lately with the intent on getting something published in print (I already have one book on my own website). I've only seen about 25 films in theaters this year, compared to around 60 in years past.

I hope that'll change and I'll be able to get back in the swing of things, movie-wise. That includes doing the tabulations I've done for HTF. They were always exhausting, but *always* a lot of fun. As more folks post their lists here I'll evaluate if it's worth it - if we get a lot more as we go into February, I'll likely do it. I still want to see how we stack up against the Oscars - which, by the way, I've not seen a single potential candidate (except King Kong).

Meantime, I'm looking forward to seeing what everybody else thinks are the best picks of the year.

As Ah-nuld would say, "I'll be bahhhhhk!"

PS, I'm a guy not a girl.

("And a fine husband she'll make some lucky woman." -bastardization of a Brothers Grimm quote)

Nicu · 01-01-2006, 12:25 AM

Best films of 2005: 'Broken Flowers' and 'The Death of Mr Lazarescu'. Everything else sucked.

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Jose Martinez · 01-01-2006, 12:36 AM

I haven't seen some of the top ten mentioned (the ones with pics). I only watch OAR.

John Bryant · 01-01-2006, 01:03 AM

John Bryant's 2005 Top 10 List
Rankings as of 03/16/2008
Removed A History of Violence upon second viewing, added kiss kiss bang bang

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Vickie_M · 01-01-2006, 01:59 AM

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Everything else sucked.

Was that really necessary? Couldn't you have taken your "Everything else" to the Worst Movies thread?

Would it be asking too much to have ONE thread where people actually celebrate movies they thought were good and don't have to put up with others farting and stinking the place up? Is that too much to ask?

Sometimes I hate the Internet, because I can't go anywhere without someone wanting to inject negativity and cynicism.

Happy freaking New Years.

Placeholder, for after I've seen Match-Point, Mrs. Henderson Presents, and The New World, which haven't opened in Chicago yet, at which point I'll delete the above, but I had to get it off my chest.

Craig S · 01-01-2006, 04:37 AM

To date (2/4/2006), I have seen 80 films released in 2005. It was actually a pretty good year. Here, in my opinion, are the ten best films of 2005:

The Constant Gardener
Capote
The Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada
Good Night & Good Luck
Munich
Crash
Sin City
Cinderella Man
Brokeback Mountain
Pride & Prejudice

Special 11th Place "Jury Prize":

Batman Begins
The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
Harry Potter & The Goblet Of Fire
King Kong
Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge Of The Sith
Serenity
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit
War Of The Worlds

Sequels. Prequels. Franchises. Remakes. TV adaptations. All dirty words to most serious critics. The 8 films above fit into one or more of these categories. In addition, they're all "genre films", that catch-all used to describe fantasy, SF, horror, comic book, etc. movies. And of course, every one of these was designed to be an audience-pleasing blockbuster, a "tentpole" for a studio's moneymaking plans. In other words, these are considered by many to be not worthy of serious consideration on any "best of the year" list.

But a funny thing happened this year. Hollywood put out an unusually high number of top-notch genre blockbusters. Films that were made with passion, with heart, with intelligence. Films that also managed to entertain millions of moviegoers. Most of them cost a lot of money, and every cent showed up on screen. They had stories that worked, and special effects that served those stories.

I see many Top Tens here filled with these titles. All these came close to my own Top Ten at one time or another. In the end, although all fell just short, I felt it important to highlight these 8 films to point out what a damn good year it was for films of the imagination.

The Best of The Rest:

The 40-Year Old Virgin
The Family Stone
The Great Raid
Howl's Moving Castle
Jarhead
The Lord Of War
Match Point
Millions
Mrs. Henderson Presents
The New World
Oldboy
Shopgirl
Syriana
The Upside Of Anger
Walk The Line
The Weather Man
The Wild Parrots Of Telegraph Hill

Jake Yenor · 01-01-2006, 07:32 AM

1. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

2. Batman Begins

3. Crash

4. King Kong

5. Good Night, and Good Luck.

6. Kingdom of Heaven [Director's Cut]

7. War of the Worlds

8. Broken Flowers

9. Serenity

10. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Tino · 01-01-2006, 08:16 AM

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Everything else sucked.

Brian.L · 01-01-2006, 10:26 AM

Top Ten of 2005

1. Oldboy

2. The Squid and the Whale

3. The 40-Year-Old-Virgin

4. Syriana