the original Top 10 Films of 2005 thread- Page 3

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 11/20/05 at 10:47am

Well, I guess the tribe has spoken...

I also hated CRASH.

[Plum]

Posted: 11/20/05 at 10:48am

That makes...3 of us?

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 11/20/05 at 10:48am

Scarlett Johanssen will surely get some award recognition for Match Point.

[broadway86]

Posted: 11/20/05 at 1:02pm

Am I the only one who thought CINDERELLA MAN was a trite, sugary mess?

No, you're not.

That makes...3 of us?

Make that four.

My current acting picks. I haven't decided yet on the top "nominees" yet, but the star equals my #1 pick...

Best Actor
Jeff Daniels, The Squid and the Whale
Daniel Day-Lewis, The Ballad of Jack and Rose
Jake Gyllenhaal, Jarhead
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote***
Terrence Dashon Howard, Hustle & Flow
Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line
David Strathairn, Good Night, and Good Luck
Nicolas Cage, The Weather Man
Steve Carell, The 40 Year-Old Virgin
Robert Downey Jr., Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Peter Falk, The Thing About My Folks
Josh Hutcherson, Little Manhattan
Lou Taylor Pucci, Thumbsucker

Best Actress
Glenn Close, Heights
Jennifer Connelly, Dark Water
Laura Linney, The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Julianne Moore, The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
Gwyneth Paltrow, Proof
Charlize Theron, North Country
Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line
Joan Allen, The Upside of Anger***
Claire Danes, Shopgirl
Keira Knightley, Pride & Prejudice
Radha Mitchell, Melinda and Melinda

Best Supporting Actor
Clifton Collins Jr., Capote
Matt Dillon, Crash
Jesse Eisenberg, The Squid and the Whale
Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man
Terrence Dashon Howard, Crash
William Hurt, A History of Violence
Mickey Rourke, Sin City***
Peter Sarsgaard, Jarhead
Tom Arnold, Happy Endings
Kevin Costner, The Upside of Anger
Eugene Hutz, Everything is Illuminated
Jesse L. Martin, Rent
Jason Schwartzmann, Shopgirl
Vince Vaughn, Thumbsucker

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, Junebug***
Maria Bello, A History of Violence
Sandra Bullock, Crash
Flora Cross, Bee Season
Hope Davis, Proof
Dakota Fanning, War of the Worlds
Bonnie Hunt, Loggerheads
Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardener
Rosario Dawson, Rent
Jessica Lange, Broken Flowers
Shirley MacLaine, In Her Shoes
Chloe Sevigny, Melinda and Melinda
Meryl Streep, Prime
Updated On: 11/20/05 at 01:02 PM

[ZONEACE]

Posted: 11/20/05 at 4:43pm

Michael Bennett, when i saw Proof, on broadway, Jennifer jason Leigh gave a wonderful performance, with quite a bit fo subtlety. There was far too much that was obvious about the character from the very beginning in the movie (ie, in the movie i had no doubt, from the beginning she wasn't crazy and that she wrote the proof, in the play, both were things we couldn't be sure of til the end, and even then we couldn't necesarily trust what we knew).

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 11/22/05 at 2:32am

*bump*

Saw Walk the Line tonite--it was a nice film and all, but it did feel old hat after Ray. Joaquin is fantastic. And Reese is when she isn't playing Elle Woods. I thought the actress playing his first wife did a lovely job.

Updated On: 11/22/05 at 02:32 AM

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 11/22/05 at 6:44am

Zoneace, I disagree with you. In thr movie of Proof, I thought the addition of scenes with Catherine breaking down and saying she stole it from him PLUS moving the end of the scene in the garden (the point in the play where, no matter who is playing the role of Catherine, all doubt to her sanity and proof ownership was eradicated) to the end of the movie really muddied the waters where Catherine was concerned.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 11/24/05 at 2:38am

bump

saw Rent. Loved it.

[broadway86]

Posted: 11/24/05 at 10:17am

nd Reese is when she isn't playing Elle Woods.

Actually, I think she was amazing in that movie.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 11/24/05 at 11:44am

And, I know she's getting great reviews--and I loved her. Except in those couple of moments when she was Elle Woods. The scene where they are drunk on the stage comes to mind.

[broadway86]

Posted: 11/24/05 at 3:20pm

Oh, wait! I thought you meant that the only time she wasn't good was when she was playing Elle Woods. Literally. My bad.

[iheartcheyenne123]

Posted: 11/24/05 at 3:24pm

*bump* Rent is awsome

[Plum]

Posted: 11/24/05 at 9:13pm

Add The Constant Gardener to my Top...er...8? Actually, I think it might be my number 1. What a great film.

[GovernorSlaton]

Posted: 11/24/05 at 9:31pm

Constant Gardener is definitely one of my favorites of the year. Ralph Fiennes seems to have popped up in a lot of wonderful films recently (Gardener, Wallace and Gromit, Harry Potter). I'm anticipating The White Countess (Fiennes AND Natasha Richardson!).

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 11/24/05 at 9:34pm

Rent can be added to my best list.

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 8:27am

My wife and sister are dragging me to Rent this afternoon. I'll post my thoughts later.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 12/7/05 at 9:55pm

bump as we are about to hit the motherload of films!

[MUNKY]

Posted: 12/8/05 at 7:31am

Hmmmm...My ten

Memoirs Of A Geisha
King Kong
Chronicles of Narnia
Sin City
War Of The Worlds
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
The Producers
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
Longest Yard
Batman Begins

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 12/10/05 at 4:49pm

Saw Brokeback Mountain. I respect Lee's ability to convey massive complexities in such a simplistic, straight forward manner of storytelling.

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 12/10/05 at 5:33pm

Brokeback Mountain was beautiful. I hated Memoirs of a Geisha. Seeing Mrs. Henderson Presents tonight.

[Auggie27]

Posted: 12/10/05 at 6:23pm

Two supporting performances that should not be overlooked:

Collins in CAPOTE, whose final half hour in the film gives Hoffman something riveting and powerful to play off. Amy Adams in JUNE BUG. Adams' work made an indelible impression, a heartbreaking one. (But does anyone else remember the brilliant turn by Fenella Woolgar in BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS last year? Everyone forgot her, too.)

I'm in the minority--thought Keaner in CAPOTE is the most overrated. She's fine, yes. I thought the role simply too underwritten to register so strongly. but the critics adored her.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 12/11/05 at 11:49pm

Saw Chronicles of Narnia--did NOT make my Top Ten.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 12/14/05 at 4:43am

I saw King Kong--stunning film.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 12/15/05 at 6:01pm

Saw Cinderella Man. Good film--rose above the stereotypical story. Paul Giamatti rocks. I may be rooting for him to win the Oscar. And, no matter what kind of person Crowe may or may not be, he is a good actor and HOT.

Some of you need to update your list and/or add your current lists!

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 12/15/05 at 6:14pm

I seriously don't think 2005 was a good enough year for me to make a Top 10.