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The Films of 2005
Missed Opportunities
There were a few movies that I really wanted to see but for some reason did not get to see, and from what I hear from other people, might have had a place on my "Best Of" list had I seen them:
- The Squid and the Whale
- Me and You and Everyone We Know
- The Aristocrats
- Transamerica
- Grizzly Man
- Pride and Prejudice
- Match Point
- Cinderella Man
Guilty Pleasures
Some movies in 2005 were just guilty pleasures that I enjoyed immensely:
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- War of the Worlds
- Wedding Crashers
Runners-Up
2005 had a lot of great movies, and not all of them can be on my "Best of" list. So here are a few movies that I loved in 2005, but that did not quite make the cut:
- Mysterious Skin
- The Upside of Anger
- Junebug
- The 40-Year Old Virgin
- The Family Stone
- Broken Flowers
and finally . . .
The Best Films of 2005*
(* in my humble opinion)
15. Batman Begins
14. Shopgirl
13. Jarhead
12. Walk the Line
11. Sin City
10. King Kong
9. A History of Violence
8. Munich
7. Crash
6. Millions
5. Good Night, and Good Luck
4. The Constant Gardener
3. Brokeback Mountain
2. Syriana
1. Capote
offered up to the world by CoachDub @ 12:33 PM
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There are so many movies that I really've wanted to see, but they don't come to Spain. For instance Jarhead still isn't here and Pride and Predjiduce(sp sorry) never came :( etc. But we get a lot of other flicks that I most likely wouldn't see in the states.
You're right, 2005 was a decent year for movies.
1) Wishing I'd seen Capote while it was in Brainerd.
2) Cinderella Man was a good movie. The plot was pretty simple and predictable, the appearance was nothing too spectacular, but this just left way for the movie to focus on one truly amazing aspect: Crowe's acting.
3) I only saw four of the movies on the top 15, and three of them (Jarhead, Syriana, Munich) shared rough similarities. :(
why is deuce bigalow european gigolo missing from that list?
i hated me and you and everyone we know. alot. well, maybe not alot, but i definitely wish i would have spent my money elsewhere.
Narnia was terrible.
Capote was pretty good
15. Batman Begins
13. Jarhead
12. Walk the Line
11. Sin City
10. King Kong
8. Munich
7. Crash
3. Brokeback Mountain
2. Syriana
I'd say that I largely agree with your list, but I liked Munich a lot more than "8."
JV - I have to admit that most of the numbers from 5-10 are fairly arbitrary. If I had done the list tomorrow, perhaps my mood would have been different and Munich would have been #6. It's is all fairly fluid, I think, though I am very comfortable with my top 5.
Paul, I did like Narnia actually. And I thought of it later while I was sitting in class this evening. I thought is was a very good movie, and as I sat in class, I thought about whether or not to go back and add it. But then I figured that if it had really made an impact on me, I would have remembered it originally.
Wedding Crashers made my whole month of June a little bit better.
I agree with JV---Munich is higher in my opinion (as well as Shopgirl), though you know all of this already.
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