the original Top 10 Films of 2005 thread- Page 6

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

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

mef obviously hasn't seen AEON FLUX. *Barf!!!*

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 12/18/05 at 11:34pm

Because it's impossible.

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 12/19/05 at 6:38am

MEF: The WORST? REALLY? Did you see HIGH TENSION, BEWITCHED, LAND OF THE DEAD, or FANTASTIC FOUR? PLEASE, if you did, tell me it's better than them!

Okay, maybe I was being a bit hyperbolic. THE FAMILY STONE is slightly better than HIGH TENSION and on par with BEWITCHED. Haven't seen the other two so cannot judge.

[touchmeinthemorning]

Posted: 12/19/05 at 11:09am

OK. I've finally seen everything I intended to see before awards season. There are a few films I haven't seen yet, but I don't think they'll make my list (I could be wrong, but I don't anticipate it). Saw a couple of screenings this weekend, and am prepared to give my top ten now...finally:

10. King Kong
9. A History of Violence
8. Junebug
7. Last Days
6. Tsotsi
5. Walk the Line
4. Syriana
3. Crash
2. Munich
1. Brokeback Mountain

Best Actor this year: Eric Bana (Munich)
Best Actress: Q'Orianka Kilcher (The New World)
Supporting Actress: Gong Li (Memoirs of a Geisha)
Supporting Actor: Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain)
Best Director: Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain)
Screenplay Original: Crash
Screenplay Adapted: Munich
Animated: The Corpse Bride
Foreign language Film: Tsotsi
Documentary: Walmart
Art Direction: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Visual Effects: King Kong
Costumes: Pride and Prejudice
Makeup: Narnia
Editing: Good Night and Good Luck
Cinematography: Memoirs of a Geisha
Sound Mix: King Kong
Sound Editing: King Kong
Score: Memoirs of a Geisha
Song: Brokeback Mountain

Updated On: 12/19/05 at 11:09 AM

[broadway86]

Posted: 12/19/05 at 11:31am

Because it's impossible.

*Slaps forehead*

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 1/4/06 at 4:38pm

bump for the ORIGINAL :P

Saw 3 docs. NEED to see Munich and Syriana!!

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 1/4/06 at 4:48pm

The ending of High Tension isn't impossible, it is quite clear that we've been seeing everything from Marie's twisted point of view the whole movie so when said twist appears, it is not the impossibility of it that bothers me, it's the lame cheat, the "get out of jail free" element of it that I can't stand.

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 1/4/06 at 5:19pm

OK, I still haven't seen Squid & Whale, Junebug, Grizzly Man, Narnia, Murderball and a few others, but here's my Top Ten

1. Brokeback Mountain
2. Munich
3. History of Violence
4. Capote
5. Wallace & Gromit
6. King Kong
7. Constant Gardener
8. Kung Fu Hustle
9. Mysterious Skin
10. March of the Penguins

Updated On: 1/4/06 at 05:19 PM

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 1/7/06 at 8:12pm

Wow Margo, I'm surprised (and thrilled!) that you liked KING KONG. I didn't think it'd be the type of film you'd enjoy.

[Plum]

Posted: 1/7/06 at 8:24pm

Saw Munich. But The Constant Gardener is still my number 1.

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 1/7/06 at 8:27pm

Look at Plum, showing off that she's back in the US and can see movies on time again .

[Plum]

Posted: 1/7/06 at 8:29pm

Hush, you. Pretty soon I'll be back in college, and then it's no movies until at least March.

[Pinguin]

Posted: 1/8/06 at 4:20am

I'm with ya, Plum. During the semester I hardly have the money nor the time to see anything. It's depressing.

[broadway86]

Posted: 1/9/06 at 1:12am

it's the lame cheat, the "get out of jail free" element of it that I can't stand.

I understand what you're saying, but I see it differently. The idea that a person with a mental illness can be capable of such terrible things without knowing it, which is completely possible, is really scary to me.

I also don't believe that the twist was a last resort, or a quick way out. Judging from the little details that were sprinkled throughout (that I only noticed on my second viewing), it was obvious that the filmmakers had something up their sleeve the whole time.

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 1/9/06 at 6:11am

Yes it was. Blindingly, blatantly obvious. Which is another reason why I hate it so. If you're going to make it so thunderingly apparent what's going on, WHY are you making the revelation a lame and poorly presented twist? If they'd done it differently, it could have been far more chilling.

[broadway86]

Posted: 1/9/06 at 11:38am

If it was so obvious, why did very few people see it coming?

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 1/9/06 at 1:37pm

Heaven only knows. I had it sussed from when she was hiding in her en suite bathroom at the house.

[broadway86]

Posted: 1/9/06 at 1:44pm

But... But... I dunno. I still love it. Updated On: 1/9/06 at 01:44 PM

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 1/9/06 at 1:44pm

Me either. And I still think it's pap.

[broadway86]

Posted: 1/9/06 at 1:52pm

I love that word.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 4:30pm

FINALLY saw Capote! PSH is amazing.

[broadway86]

Posted: 1/12/06 at 4:46pm

Isn't he? I thought he was phenomenal.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 1/15/06 at 3:12am

Saw Munich--excellent film

[ErikJ972]

Posted: 1/26/06 at 11:00am

Well...better late than never I guess...

1. Grizzly Man
2. Mad Hot Ballroom
3. King Kong
4. Munich
5. Crash
6. The Constant Gardener
7. March of the Penguins
8. War of the Worlds
9. Walk the Line
10. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

[broadway86]

Posted: 1/26/06 at 12:10pm

Glad to see someone else who loved War of the Worlds.