darthed ([info]darthed) wrote,
@ 2006-03-04 17:21:00
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Best Movies of 2005
Since the Academy Awards are this weekend, I thought I'd post this. Here are the top 25 movies of 2005 according to me:

  1. 3-Iron (Bin-jip) (tie)
  2. Oldboy (tie)
  3. The New World
  4. Sin City
  5. Nobody Knows (Dare mo shiranai)
  6. Kung Fu Hustle (Gong fu)
  7. The Constant Gardener
  8. Match Point
  9. Serenity
  10. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  11. Broken Flowers
  12. Shopgirl
  13. Downfall (Der Untergang)
  14. Star Wars: Episode IIII - The Revenge of the Sith
  15. Capote
  16. A History of Violence
  17. Me and You and Everyone We Know
  18. Syriana
  19. The Squid and the Whale
  20. King Kong
  21. Jarhead
  22. Good Night, and Good Luck.
  23. The Ice Harvest
  24. Proof
  25. Elizabethtown

Honorable Mentions (in no particular order): Millions, Crash, Brokeback Mountain, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Grizzly Man, Pride & Prejudice, 2046, Mirrormask, Walk the Line, Murderball

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[info]sistersola
2006-03-05 12:59 am UTC (link)
You really liked the New World eh? I've been wanting to see that. Do you know if it's on DVD yet?

I'm about to go rent Walk the Line to see before the awards tomorrow.

Then again I might just go on a Ewan McGregor spree - I didn't realize there were at least 5 movies of his I haven't seen yet!

Enjoy the Awards tomorrow Ed! :)

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[info]darthed
2006-03-05 04:55 am UTC (link)
Thanks, I'll try! I don't really have a vested interest in any of the Oscar awards this year though, since none of my favorite films were nominated for much of anything. Should still be fun, I hope. I had Walk the Line down as an Honorable Mention, but I removed it at the last minute. Maybe I should put it back. It's certainly worth seeing.

Yes, The New World is by far my favorite English-language film of 2005. Nothing else really came close. AFAIK, it's not available on DVD yet. It wasn't widely released until late-January. I expect it will be a couple of months yet before it's released on DVD. I can't wait though! The DVD will have an even longer version of the movie than they released in theaters from what I've heard. Terence Malick only makes like one movie per decade, but all of his films are excellent. I think this is actually my favorite film of his, certainly on par with his Days of Heaven which is widely considered a classic. I was quite disappointed when it didn't get nominated for Best Picture. His movies are paced very deliberately, almost laconic at times, but nearly shot is gorgeous with an almost ethereal beauty.

Later,
Ed

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