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Best of 2005: Your Picks
	Topic by: underdog Posted: December 20, 2005 - 2:25 PM PST Last Reply: July 31, 2006 - 5:03 AM PDT

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underdog	post #1  on December 20, 2005 - 2:25 PM PST   I'm making my own list, and checking it twice, trying to decide which movies were naughty and which were nice - which were worthy of being on a year-end Top 10 and which just plain blew. Meanwhile, what are YOUR picks for the best films you saw this year? (And for fun, feel free to list the worst film you saw this year.) If you're having trouble remembering what you saw this year, try the MetaCritic site for ideas on what others are watching and including on their list, and what came to theaters in general this year. Or go to the IMDb for a month by month listing of all releases. My own list will appear on GreenCine Daily just before New Year's. (But I'll drop a few hints here...)
pooja	post #2  on December 20, 2005 - 3:21 PM PST   If I was making a list, these Bollywood films would be among the ten... too bad GreenCine doesn't have some of them despite my nagging from a couple of months ago... Oscar contender Paheli Black Parineeta Bunty Aur Babli Sarkar Amazing... Rani Mukherjee and Amitabh Bachchan both appear in four of them (not Parineeta). They had a great year. Rani also appeared in Mangal Pandey: The Rising, an interesting historical film but not one of my favorites.
Cinenaut	post #3  on December 20, 2005 - 4:32 PM PST   It takes too long for me to see the current year's movies to make an end-of-the-year list about them! I haven't seen half the movies on Metacritic's best-reviewed list. In fact, I've only seen 3 out of twenty. Murderball is certainly one of the best movies I have seen of this year's crop.
pooja	post #4  on December 20, 2005 - 5:35 PM PST   So, Cinenaut... what would you say was 2005's best TV commercial featuring a white duck?
ALittlefield	post #5  on December 21, 2005 - 7:33 AM PST   I still haven't seen BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, MUNICH or KING KONG, so, that said, here's some films I really enjoyed: DOWNFALL HUSTLE AND FLOW SYRIANA LORD OF WAR THE CONSTANT GARDENER PRIDE AND PREJUDICE THE CURSE OF THE WERE RABBIT GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK CAPOTE One interesting trend this year is that three of the films (SYRIANA, THE CONSTANT GARDENER and LORD OF WAR)all deal with the exploitation of third world countries by Western big business and politicians; these critiques of capitalism perhaps have their roots in the refusal of drug companies to allow cheaper generic versions of HIV drugs to be sold to Africa and other countries.
Cinenaut	post #6  on December 21, 2005 - 8:55 AM PST   I don't know, pooja, I think the Aflac duck pretty much jumped the shark with the Lemony Snicket cameo. Other movies I liked this year: Howl's Moving Castle Control Millions Do those count as 2005 releases? The Nomi Song You and Me and Everyone We Know Not bad at all movies: Broken Flowers Melinda and Melinda Crash Ho-hum (when I thought it would be wow): Corpse Bride 3-Iron Movies (with potential) I'd just as soon forget: Imaginary Heroes Welcome to the suck: A Sound of Thunder
underdog	post #7  on December 21, 2005 - 10:21 AM PST   > On December 21, 2005 - 8:55 AM PST Cinenaut wrote: > --------------------------------- > > Do those count as 2005 releases? > > The Nomi Song > You and Me and Everyone We Know > Yep! > Not bad at all movies: > > Broken Flowers > Melinda and Melinda > Crash > I wonder how many people will/would put Woody Allen's new one on their list - MATCH POINT has rec'd great reviews... Btw: Pooja wrote: >If I was making a list, these Bollywood films would be >among the ten... too bad GreenCine doesn't have some of >them despite my nagging from a couple of months ago... Fear not, we placed a Bollywood order within the last few weeks; don't think it's come in yet but soon. And I know we ordered some of pooja's suggestions. Look for it soon. Thanks.
Cinenaut	post #8  on December 21, 2005 - 11:19 AM PST   > On December 21, 2005 - 10:21 AM PST underdog wrote: > --------------------------------- > > Do those count as 2005 releases? > > > > The Nomi Song > > You and Me and Everyone We Know > --------------------------------- Whoops, I guess I wasn't clear. I was referring to the foreign releases (Howl, Control, Millions), because they were actually made in previous years and just released in the U.S. for 2005.
underdog	post #9  on December 21, 2005 - 11:49 AM PST   > On December 21, 2005 - 11:19 AM PST Cinenaut wrote: > --------------------------------- > Whoops, I guess I wasn't clear. I was referring to the foreign releases (Howl, Control, Millions), because they were actually made in previous years and just released in the U.S. for 2005. > > > --------------------------------- Ah! Yes, indeed, all of those were 2005 releases in the US, as well. So they would count. That's what I always look at - whether a film was released in the US that year. Although, as a critic, too, I am (all too rarely) privvy to screenings and occasionally attend film festivals, so if I see a film there, prior to a national release I may add it to the list if it's something amazing. That was more likely the case last year when I was desperate to fill out the list in an overall weak year, whereas this year should be less trouble finding a bunch of great films to include. C
lizzoqops	post #10  on December 21, 2005 - 12:07 PM PST   Best stuff I saw in a theater in 2005, though not all technically 2005 releases: Capote Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Nobody Knows 2046 Best stuff I saw in Philly that it looks like no one will ever see but me (and a few other lucky festival-goers): Late Bloomer Bae Chang-ho's Road
Eoliano	post #11  on December 21, 2005 - 12:54 PM PST   Thus far: 2046 The Best of Youth Broken Flowers The Constant Gardener Capote Downfall Good Night, and Good Luck. Grizzly Man A History of Violence Syriana Have yet to see: The Beat That My Heart Skipped Brokeback Mountain The Holy Girl Howl's Moving Castle Last Days Match Point Moolaadé Munich Mysterious Skin The New World Pride & Prejudice and many more...
lizzoqops	post #12  on December 21, 2005 - 1:19 PM PST   Darn it, I forgot "Mysterious Skin". That was great.
Cinenaut	post #13  on December 21, 2005 - 1:40 PM PST   I need to see more 2005 movies! Ebert's list
ALittlefield	post #14  on December 21, 2005 - 8:15 PM PST   I just saw KING KONG today, and I really enjoyed it! I also really liked WAR OF THE WORLDS (Hey, I like big budget effect movies more than I thought.) Also, I forget to mention Danny Boyle's terrific MILLIONS.
underdog	post #15  on December 22, 2005 - 11:26 AM PST   I really have to see MILLIONS, especially now that several of you have recommended it so highly. Re: 2046, I think that one will make my list, too. It's such a gorgeous film and a unique sensory experience. I can't say I found it as moving as I wanted to, and thought it a little overlong, but for one-of-a-kind visions and pure cinematic experience, it's hard to beat. There are some movies coming out now or soon that I hope to catch before making the list - like MUNICH and THE NEW WORLD and THE RINGER.* * just seeing if anyone was still reading this
ALittlefield	post #16  on December 22, 2005 - 12:17 PM PST   > On December 22, 2005 - 11:26 AM PST underdog wrote: > --------------------------------- > > > > There are some movies coming out now or soon that I hope to catch before making the list - like MUNICH and THE NEW WORLD and THE RINGER.* > > > > * just seeing if anyone was still reading this. Well, if Knoxvile doesn't get that well deserved nomination for THE RINGER, there's always DUKES OF HAZZARD, so it's sure to be his year!
DLeonard	post #17  on December 22, 2005 - 3:18 PM PST   The Onion sure loved The Squid and the Whale but no-one here has mentioned it yet. Anyone out there seen it and agree (or disagree) with it's place among the best of the year?
underdog	post #18  on December 22, 2005 - 3:25 PM PST   > On December 22, 2005 - 3:18 PM PST DLeonard wrote: > --------------------------------- > The Onion sure loved The Squid and the Whale but no-one here has mentioned it yet. > > Anyone out there seen it and agree (or disagree) with it's place among the best of the year? > --------------------------------- It'll be on my list. I was really impressed by both Noah Baumbach's script and the acting, particularly Jeff Daniels and Jesse Eisenberg. Great stuff.
ALittlefield	post #19  on December 23, 2005 - 7:02 AM PST   THE SQUID AND THE WHALE is one I've been meaning to see.
Cinenaut	post #20  on December 23, 2005 - 11:12 AM PST   I haven't seen Squid and the Whale, either. It's hard to catch these indie releases before they go to DVD! Millions is definitely worth seeing. It's a "family film," but it's witty and wise enough for people of any age. Danny Boyle is shaping up to be a very promising director.

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