Ebert's Best Films Of 2005

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 12/18/05 at 10:37am

And for the first time since the year 2000, the top choice does not begin with an "M"...

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051218/COMMENTARY/512180302

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 12/18/05 at 1:37pm

OoOoO, interesting...I wonder what Roeper's choices were.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 12/18/05 at 1:43pm

Love that Crash was his top pick.

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 12/18/05 at 1:43pm

He has a top 10 but then goes on to honorably mention a further 58 movies. So isn't it a top 68?

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 12/18/05 at 1:44pm

Are you telling me that broadway86 is Ebert!?!?

Oh, no, because Ebert picked Crash as the best film of the year! Hahahahahahahahahaha!

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 12/18/05 at 1:56pm

Syriana is probably my pick. I love that movie like the son I never had.

[broadway86]

Posted: 12/18/05 at 2:15pm

Oh, no, because Ebert picked Crash as the best film of the year! Hahahahahahahahahaha!

Got that right. I did not like that movie. Othan than that, he has some great choices.

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 12/18/05 at 2:17pm

And yet High Tension is a well made, intelligent movie.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 12/18/05 at 2:21pm

I think you should see Crash a second time. I just find it unfathomable that there are people that don't like it. But, then, I refer to my thread about how nothing exists that everyone likes and am less unfathomabled.

Updated On: 12/18/05 at 02:21 PM

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 12/18/05 at 2:33pm

Crash was definitely strong but I can see why people wouldn't like it. It's not exactly subtle...

[gavrochegirl]

Posted: 12/18/05 at 2:49pm

Hm, interesting list.

[Marquise]

Posted: 12/18/05 at 3:02pm

W.T.F. I can't believe Monster-In-Law did not make this list.
And where is Wedding Crashers in all this?
Screw Ebert, he wouldn't know good cinema if he was smacked across the face with a reel of film!!

[Taryn2]

Posted: 12/18/05 at 3:12pm

Wow..i've only heard of two of those movies (Brokeback mountain king kong) and only seen one of them.
shows ow into pop culture I am...

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 12/18/05 at 9:40pm

"I think you should see Crash a second time. I just find it unfathomable that there are people that don't like it.

I saw CRASH in theatres, and thought it was terrible. I immediately dismissed it.

I then saw it again once it came out on DVD.

I still think it's not what it could be and I hated the pretentious demeanor the film took on. I also thought it was counter-productive to what it was trying to say. It wasn't clear - it was a contrived mess.

That said, I still find the performances amazing and moving.

******BECAUSE JRB INSISTS, SPOILERS BELOW****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************




I've now seen the movie 4 or 5 times and I always cry when Dillon's character pulls Thandie out of the car, and when the little girl nearly gets shot - they're brilliantly filmed scenes.


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end of spoilers

Updated On: 12/19/05 at 09:40 PM

[broadway86]

Posted: 12/18/05 at 9:51pm

And yet High Tension is a well made, intelligent movie.

Well, yes. I could go much further into why, but it's obvious that you don't want to hear it.
Updated On: 12/18/05 at 09:51 PM

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 12/18/05 at 9:57pm

MUNK! SPOILERS! HELLO!

And, I disagree with you that the film is a mess. My mind wrapped around it just fine.

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 12/18/05 at 10:34pm

I personally loved Crash. Tisk tisk for those who didn't like it! Updated On: 12/18/05 at 10:34 PM

[broadway86]

Posted: 12/18/05 at 10:40pm

I love you too, DRS. Go watch a Disney movie, or something! Updated On: 12/18/05 at 10:40 PM

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 12/18/05 at 10:42pm

I do love me some Disney!

[broadway86]

Posted: 12/18/05 at 10:51pm

I'm gonna tell Conan you said that.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 12/18/05 at 11:03pm

I loved CRASH. It was such a profound film. Thandie Newton deserves an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress and the movie deserves an Oscar for Best Screenplay (and if it was up to me, Score and Cinematography as well).

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 12/18/05 at 11:37pm

Thandie might deserve a nomination, but I don't think she should win.

It's screenplay IS quite good - it should definitely get a nomination.

I love the score, but BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN and GEISHA have better scores, in my opinion.

Cinematography? Um...okay.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 12/19/05 at 12:59am

I can't believe you are leaving those spoilers there.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 12/19/05 at 1:09am

Well, who HASN'T seen this movie?

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 12/19/05 at 1:10am

Oh--did it make over a billion dollars worldwide??

Clearly a lot of people haven't seen it. Don't ruin the film for them.