By the way, Oscarwatch members, feel free to pimp this thread over there if you ever get the urge. Kinda like how the yahoo thread gets pimped at HSX. I wouldn't mind some new members stopping by sometimes and this section growing a bit more formidable in regulars.

Marie Antoinette and the Queen each received a positive review, although the Queen's rating dropped from 8.2 to 8.1

I know it's redundant, but this is really getting insane for The Queen. 29 out of first 30 are fresh, and the only negative is from BBC. Wow.

Great start for The Departed. Infernal Affairs have a 7.6 average and 8.0 COTC. The Departed should be right around 8.0 as well.

I just found out that The Last King of Scotland and The Queen share the same screenwriter.

Little Children's metacritic page is now linked. It's at 63 after 5 reviews. Looks like a love it/hate it type of thing early on.

Little Children is starting to look a little bit like Match Point (I hope not - for awards sake, not for the quality)...


Seems like I movie I'll love..

A few more positives for The Queen, another positive for Last King, and another positive for Marie Antoinette, which continues to climb to very respectable levels.

Updated.

The Queen is back up to 8.2.

And Mav, your siggie lacks somebody. I can't remember his name. I think he's considered one of the best actors of the last 40 years, is appearently a big badass, his name starts with J. . .

:swing:

Yes, I have to update it with Jack and I should add Pitt while I'm at it. Could probably think of a few more.

Remember, I'll be highlighting the top 5 critically received films on the main chart in light blue. (one they reach 100 reviews) Right now, this is how I'm seeing the rank. The Departed is coming out swinging even harder than The Queen has.

[table][row color=#000000][col]Film[col color=#000000][col color=#000000][col color=#A52A2A]Tomatometer[col color=#A52A2A]COTC Score[col color=#A52A2A]Average Rating[col color=#A52A2A]COTC Rating[col color=#FF0000]BFCA[col color=#330099]Metacritic[col color=#330099]100's
[row][col color=#E6E6FA]United 93[col color=#D0D0D0]160[col color=#D0D0D0]17[col color=#D0D0D0]90%[col color=#D0D0D0]92%[col color=#D0D0D0]8.2[col color=#D0D0D0]8.1[col color=#FAEBD7]95[col]90[col] 19
[row][col]The Departed[col color=#D0D0D0]6[col color=#D0D0D0]0[col color=#D0D0D0]100%[col color=#D0D0D0]100%[col color=#D0D0D0]8.4[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7][col][col]
[row][col]The Queen[col color=#D0D0D0]30[col color=#D0D0D0]1[col color=#D0D0D0]97%[col color=#D0D0D0]100%[col color=#D0D0D0]8.2[col color=#D0D0D0]8.3[col color=#FAEBD7]95[col]93[col]4
[row][col color=#E6E6FA]Little Miss Sunshine[col color=#D0D0D0]146[col color=#D0D0D0]11[col color=#D0D0D0]93%[col color=#D0D0D0]90%[col color=#D0D0D0]7.8[col color=#D0D0D0]7.5[col color=#FAEBD7]94[col]80[col] 4
[row][col]Volver[col color=#D0D0D0]18[col color=#D0D0D0]1[col color=#D0D0D0]95%[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0]7.6[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7]91[col][col][/table]

I read somewhere that the ending was drastically changed compared to the book. The book's ending is the best part, and would (i think) have worked amazing in film... I'm still hopeful, but man, that made me kinda sad.

Little Children got another positive review, while The Queen dropped from a 93 to a 92 at metacritic.

A few new positives for the Queen.

A negative for Little Children. That's looking more and more like it'll end with a North Country/In Her Shoes-like rating.

Devin from Chud gave Little Children a glowing review http://www.chud.com/index.php?type=reviews&id=7767

Updated.

Little Children and The Departed each got a positive review.

Lecter has volumteered to take over with this thread. I'm too much of an idiot to handle it.

The Queen is 32/33 fresh reviews at RT. That is quite impressive. 97%!!

Where did the charts go?

You mean these?

[table][col color=#C0C0C0]Here Are Your 2006 Contenders![/table]

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[row][col color=#E6E6FA]Akeelah and the Bee[col color=#D0D0D0]97[col color=#D0D0D0]18[col color=#D0D0D0]84%[col color=#D0D0D0]81%[col color=#D0D0D0]7.0[col color=#D0D0D0]7.0[col color=#FAEBD7]76[col]72[col] 1
[row][col]Apocalypto[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7][col][col]
[row][col]Babel[col color=#D0D0D0]7[col color=#D0D0D0]1[col color=#D0D0D0]88%[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0]7.5[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7]94[col][col]
[row][col]The Blood Diamond[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7][col][col]
[row][col]Bobby[col color=#D0D0D0]4[col color=#D0D0D0]1[col color=#D0D0D0]80%[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0]6.9[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7][col][col]
[row][col]Breaking and Entering[col color=#D0D0D0]5[col color=#D0D0D0]1[col color=#D0D0D0]83%[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0]6.6[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7][col][col]
[row][col]Candy[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7][col][col]
[row][col]Catch a Fire[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7][col][col]
[row][col]The Children of Men[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7][col][col]
[row][col]The Departed[col color=#D0D0D0]8[col color=#D0D0D0]0[col color=#D0D0D0]100%[col color=#D0D0D0]100%[col color=#D0D0D0]8.3[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7][col][col]2
[row][col color=#E6E6FA]The Devil Wears Prada[col color=#D0D0D0]119[col color=#D0D0D0]34[col color=#D0D0D0]78%[col color=#D0D0D0]86%[col color=#D0D0D0]6.8[col color=#D0D0D0]7.0[col color=#FAEBD7]83[col]61[col] 0
[row][col]Dreamgirls[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7][col][col]
[row][col]Flags of Our Fathers[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7][col][col]
[row][col]The Fountain[col color=#D0D0D0]4[col color=#D0D0D0]5[col color=#D0D0D0]44%[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0]5.5[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7][col][col]
[row][col]The Good German[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7][col][col]
[row][col]The Good Shepherd[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7][col][col]
[row][col]A Good Year[col color=#D0D0D0]4[col color=#D0D0D0]2[col color=#D0D0D0]67%[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0]5.6[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7][col][col]
[row][col]The History Boys[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7][col][col]
[row][col]The Holiday[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7][col][col]
[row][col]Hollywoodland[col color=#D0D0D0]98[col color=#D0D0D0]45[col color=#D0D0D0]68%[col color=#D0D0D0]63%[col color=#D0D0D0]6.5[col color=#D0D0D0]6.6[col color=#FAEBD7]81[col]62[col] 1
[row][col]Infamous[col color=#D0D0D0]2[col color=#D0D0D0]4[col color=#D0D0D0]33%[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0]5.2[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7][col][col]
[row][col color=#E6E6FA]Inside Man[col color=#D0D0D0]154[col color=#D0D0D0]21[col color=#D0D0D0]88%[col color=#D0D0D0]86%[col color=#D0D0D0]7.4[col color=#D0D0D0]7.5[col color=#FAEBD7]87[col]76[col] 1
[row][col]The Last King of Scotland[col color=#D0D0D0]45[col color=#D0D0D0]6[col color=#D0D0D0]88%[col color=#D0D0D0]89%[col color=#D0D0D0]7.3[col color=#D0D0D0]7.2[col color=#FAEBD7]88[col]76[col]0
[row][col]Letters from Iwo Jima [col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7][col][col]
[row][col]Little Children[col color=#D0D0D0]13[col color=#D0D0D0]5[col color=#D0D0D0]72%[col color=#D0D0D0]71%[col color=#D0D0D0]6.6[col color=#D0D0D0]6.3[col color=#FAEBD7]95[col]63[col]0
[row][col color=#E6E6FA]Little Miss Sunshine[col color=#D0D0D0]146[col color=#D0D0D0]11[col color=#D0D0D0]93%[col color=#D0D0D0]90%[col color=#D0D0D0]7.8[col color=#D0D0D0]7.5[col color=#FAEBD7]94[col]80[col] 4
[row][col]Marie Antoinette[col color=#D0D0D0]9[col color=#D0D0D0]3[col color=#D0D0D0]75%[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0]7.0[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7][col][col]
[row][col]Notes on a Scandal[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7][col][col]
[row][col]The Painted Veil[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7][col][col]
[row][col]The Prestige[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7][col][col]
[row][col]The Pursuit of Happyness[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7][col][col]
[row][col]The Queen[col color=#D0D0D0]34[col color=#D0D0D0]1[col color=#D0D0D0]97%[col color=#D0D0D0]100%[col color=#D0D0D0]8.2[col color=#D0D0D0]8.3[col color=#FAEBD7]95[col]92[col]4
[row][col]Running with Scissors[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7][col][col]
[row][col color=#E6E6FA]United 93[col color=#D0D0D0]160[col color=#D0D0D0]17[col color=#D0D0D0]90%[col color=#D0D0D0]92%[col color=#D0D0D0]8.2[col color=#D0D0D0]8.1[col color=#FAEBD7]95[col]90[col] 19
[row][col]Volver[col color=#D0D0D0]18[col color=#D0D0D0]1[col color=#D0D0D0]95%[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0]7.6[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7]91[col][col]
[row][col]World Trade Center[col color=#D0D0D0]134[col color=#D0D0D0]58[col color=#D0D0D0]70%[col color=#D0D0D0]71%[col color=#D0D0D0]6.8[col color=#D0D0D0]7.0[col color=#FAEBD7]88[col]66[col] 0[/table]


[table][row color=#000000][col]Film[col color=#000000][col color=#000000][col color=#A52A2A]Tomatometer[col color=#A52A2A]COTC Score[col color=#A52A2A]Average Rating[col color=#A52A2A]COTC Rating[col color=#FF0000]BFCA[col color=#330099]Metacritic[col color=#330099]100's
[row][col color=#E6E6FA]Borat[col color=#D0D0D0]11[col color=#D0D0D0]0[col color=#D0D0D0]100%[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0]8.2[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7][col][col]
[row][col color=#E6E6FA]Casino Royale[col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#D0D0D0][col color=#FAEBD7][col][col][/table]

I deleted them. I made a mistake coming back here and an even bigger mistake going out of my way to do anything for the members here. The charts are gone (besides the contenders thread that Lecter mysteriously had) and he can have fun updating it, because I'm outta here.

Enjoy the season.

I saved most of the rest too, but frankly, I don't feel like working on that. I've got a lot of other stuff to do. I saved it because I figured this stuff would eventually happen anyway, heh.

Why what happened? I thought this thread was going well??

Read the Departed Will Win BP thread, and all will become clear.

I made a chart the other way, listing by critics and using their metacritic scores:

[table]
[row]Critic[col]United 93[col]The Queen[col]Little Miss Sunshine[col]The Last King of Scotland[col]Little Children
[row]Austin Chronicle[col]89[col]--[col]78[col]--[col]--
[row]Baltimore Sun[col]100[col]--[col]100[col]--[col]--
[row]Boston Globe[col]88[col]--[col]88[col]--[col]--
[row]Charlotte Observer[col]--[col]--[col]88[col]--[col]--
[row]Chicago Reader[col]80[col]--[col]80[col]--[col]--
[row]Chicago Sun-Times[col]100[col]--[col]--[col]--[col]--
[row]Chicago Tribune[col]100[col]--[col]88[col]--[col]--
[row]Christian Science Monitor[col]100[col]100[col]83[col]83[col]--
[row]Dallas Observer[col]100[col]--[col]--[col]--[col]--
[row]Empire[col]100[col]80[col]80[col]--[col]--
[row]Entertainment Weekly[col]91[col]91[col]50[col]83[col]--
[row]Film Threat[col]100[col]--[col]70[col]--[col]--
[row]The Globe and Mail (Toronto)[col]75[col]--[col]63[col]--[col]--
[row]The Hollywood Reporter[col]100[col]90[col]80[col]70[col]90
[row]LA Weekly[col]100[col]--[col]90[col]--[col]--
[row]Los Angeles Times[col]80[col]--[col]100[col]80[col]--
[row]Miami Herald[col]88[col]--[col]--[col]--[col]--
[row]The New Republic[col]70[col]--[col]--[col]--[col]--
[row]New York Daily News[col]88[col]88[col]75[col]75[col]--
[row]New York Magazine[col]100[col]100[col]80[col]90[col]--
[row]New York Post[col]88[col]100[col]75[col]88[col]--
[row]The New York Times[col]70[col]100[col]80[col]70[col]90
[row]The New Yorker[col]100[col]--[col]--[col]70[col]--
[row]Newsweek[col]80[col]90[col]90[col]90[col]--
[row]The Onion (A.V. Club)[col]75[col]--[col]83[col]67[col]--
[row]Philadelphia Inquirer[col]100[col]--[col]63[col]--[col]--
[row]Portland Oregonian[col]100[col]--[col]83[col]--[col]--
[row]Premiere[col]--[col]88[col]63[col]75[col]--
[row]ReelViews[col]100[col]--[col]75[col]75[col]--
[row]Rolling Stone[col]100[col]88[col]75[col]75[col]--
[row]Salon.com[col]80[col]90[col]80[col]80[col]40
[row]San Francisco Chronicle[col]75[col]--[col]100[col]--[col]--
[row]Seattle Post-Intelligencer[col]91[col]--[col]83[col]--[col]--
[row]Slate[col]40[col]90[col]80[col]70[col]--
[row]Time[col]100[col]--[col]80[col]--[col]--
[row]TV Guide[col]100[col]88[col]100[col]75[col]--
[row]USA Today[col]100[col]--[col]88[col]75[col]--
[row]Variety[col]90[col]90[col]80[col]70[col]70
[row]Village Voice[col]80[col]80[col]40[col]70[col]50
[row]Wall Street Journal[col]100[col]--[col]90[col]80[col]--
[row]Washington Post[col]90[col]--[col]80[col]--[col]--
[/table]

Thanks

Very frivolous. Everyone should hug and make up.

Look it horizontally, Village Voice is the stingest critic so far with the highest score 80 and two rotten reviews. The New York folks love everything.

Another positive review for The Queen brings its total to 34 out of 35. I guess wake me up when it receives the second negative.