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

[Eric Peterson]

Here is my first crack at the least since I have several majors left to see. I didn't think that it was possible for there to be a worse film year than '05, but '06 has set a new low bar. I hope like hell that some of my "TO SEE" titles make me change my mind.

1. Children of Men
2. V for Vendetta
3. We are Marshall
4. Thank You for Smoking
5. The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (Is this '05 or '06?)
6. The Proposition
7. Rocky Balboa
8. An Inconvenient Truth
9. Brick
10. The Matador (Is this '05 or '06?)

Also seen:
The Pursuit of Happyness
Clerks II
Borat
Art School Confidential
Akeelah and the Bee
Cars
A Prarie Home Companion
Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out
Little Miss Sunshine

To See:
The Departed
Marie Antoinette
Letters From Iwo Jima
Flags of Our Fathers
Notes on a Scandal
Blood Diamond
The Science of Sleep
The Last King of Scotland
The Queen
The Fountain
The DaVinci Code
The Prestige
Monster House
Bubble
A Scanner Darkly
When the Levees Broke
The Notorious Betty Page
Volver
Bobby
Nacho Libre

 

[Adam_S]

Both of those were released in limited markets in 2005, but never went wide. You're welcome to keep them on your top ten list.

 

[Jose Martinez]

The Proposition is eligible? I thought that was a 2005 film? I have to modify my list...

 

[Adam_S]

The Proposition was an Australian film that released in Australia in 2005 and played at the 2005 Toronto film festival. It didn't recieve a US screening or release until 2006. Poland's list is for Academy eligability.

 

[Holadem]

How about L'Enfant and Joyeux Noel? I would have sworn they were 05 releases (US, limited).

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H

 

[Adam_S]

I think Joyeux Noel was a 2005 US limited, L'Enfant though, I believe was a 2006 limited.

 

[Elijah Sullivan]

My final list:
#Inland Empire
#Pan's Labyrinth
#The Proposition
#Little Children
#Shortbus
#The Departed
#Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazahkstan
#Children of Men
#Brick
#The Black Dahlia

 

[Tim Glover]

Edited my order a bit....Children of Men now tied for #1.

 

[Kristian]

Updated my list with Pan's Labyrinth, which rockets to #1. Also, I threw in M:I III and POTC to fill out the top 10.

 

[Adam_S]

Updated through post 89. I'll post the tally later tonight or early tomorrow morning, hopefully before the oscar nominations. As it stands now, the five likely best picture nominees, just barely make it into the HTF top 25, with only 2 in the top ten.

placeholders or partial lists not included in the tally:
Chuck Mayer
Marc Colella
Shawn KE
Nick C
Nathan V
Simon Massey
David J
Andrew Schwarz
Seth Paxton
Brett Gallman


You need a complete list of ten films for me to include you in the tally.

 

[MikeRS]

1.Pan's Labyrinth
2.The Fountain
3.Casino Royale
4.BORAT CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT
5.Children Of Men
6.The Departed
7.The Prestige
8.Letters From Iwo Jima
9.Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
10.Apocalypto

 

[Aaron Cooke]

1. The Fountain
fairly large gap
2. The Prestige
really large gap
3. Children of Men
4. Borat
5. Clerks 2
6. POTC2
7. Babel

Still haven't seen pan's labyrinth or Inland Empire but I assume they'll both be near the top of my list.

 

[Fred Bang]

Added Pan's Labyrinth at #4, bumping Pirates of the #10.

 

[Josh H]

1. Children of Men
2. Volver
3. The Departed
4. Pan's Labyrinth
5. Little Children
6. Notes on a Scandal
7. The Fountain
8. Half Nelson
9. Little Miss Sunshine
10. Queen, The

 

[Adam_S]

The current top ten through post 94 (# of votes in parentheses)
1. The Departed (34)
2. Children of Men (24)
3. United 93 (21)
4. Casino Royale (24)
5. Superman Returns (18)
6. The Prestige (17)
7. Little Miss Sunshine (20)
8. V for Vendetta (20)
9. Borat (17)
10. The Fountain (10)

(11. Pan's Labyrinth (7, rapidly rising in the ranks))
(12. Rocky Balboa (12))




Departed and Children of Men are the only films to have cracked 200 pts and their point distribution and separation is very comparable to Batman Begins and Munich from last year (last year's 1 and 2)

There are 89 ranked films so far ranging from 0.5 pts to 230.5 pts Another 8 films have been mentioned in partial lists, but have no score since I don't enter partial lists, if you've not seen enough films to complete a real top ten, then you probably shouldn't be participating.

placeholders or partial lists not included in the tally:
Chuck Mayer
Marc Colella
Shawn KE
Nick C
Nathan V
Simon Massey
David J
Andrew Schwarz
Seth Paxton
Brett Gallman
Aaron Cooke

 

[Holadem]

A decent sampling of films should be a requirement for posting in this thread (there are a few posters with an 06 tally of less than 20). Obviously it's unenforceable, but the honor system will have to do, as it always has. Whyte used to suggest 40 movies... which perhaps a bit much for many. IMO 30 is a good minimum.

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H

 

[Adam_S]

I agree that 30 is a good minimum. I think I'll edit the main post to suggest that as well.

 

[JonZ]

Added Pans Labyrinth.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Bumped Superman Returns out the great column into #7 on my list. This unfortunately knocked Last King of Scotland off. Still subject to further possible change.

 

[Aaron Cooke]

OK i'll ammend my list to make it a full top 10. I've obviously seen more movies this year I just didn't feel any beyond the first 7 were exceptionally worthy. but I saw the proposition last night so i'll throw that on here as well. My new updated top 10 for 2006

1. The Fountain
2. The Prestige
3. Children of Men
4. Borat
5. Clerks 2
6. The Proposition
7. POTC2
8. Babel
9. V for Vendetta
10. Jackass 2