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Shack
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Yeah, The Queen was somehow very entertaining despite its premise, and it is a well made film, Frears creates the monarchy setting well. And yeah, Mirren rocks. Ray, Capote, and it all impressed me beyond just the performance, I have them on similar grounds. The Queen is sitting at about #16 on my yearly list, solid A-. Think it would normally higher even as well, but this was a good year for me, I actually had 11 As.
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baumer72
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My top 10
1) The Departed
2) Rocky Balboa
3) Blood Diamond
4) Little Miss Sunshine
5) The Illusionist
6) Click
7) Borat
8) The Devil Wears Prada
9) The DaVinci Code
10) Bobby
Note: I have not seen a lot of the so called contenders...no Iwo, Flight 93, Queen, Children of Men, Dreamgirls and Flags. I'll get around to it, but my top 5 are pretty solid and will probably remain there.
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Levy
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Jeff
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Raffiki wrote: Oh Jeff....  The Holiday? Imagine Me and You? Dreamgirls? I strongly disagree on those choices. Departed, LMS, Fountain, and Thank you for Smoking are good choices. I'm indifferent to Borat and haven't seen Inside Man and Children of Men yet (will have seen both in 2 weeks time). I thought The Queen was one of the most superb films this year. It didn't play out like a documentary at all. As opposed to what many think or have said, I found both the lead performance AND the movie quite engaging. Heh. It is a personal list Raffi, keep that in mind. As for choices...I decided on a Top 10, instead of a Top 7 which would have removed those, but I'm considering going back and changing that...
I loved The Holiday though, and Imagine Me and You was a great twist on the rom-com genre ... or so I thought anyway.
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Levy
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Ace Rimmer wrote: It's funny Jeff that you and I sort of have the same rationale about Dreamgirls. I think I love it because of what it means to the genre. As long as well made successful musicals continue, the genre will stay alive.
Just think 10 years ago, it was completely dead. so were Pirate movies. Why isn't Dead Men's Chest in your top 10?
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Jeff
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Ace Rimmer wrote: It's funny Jeff that you and I sort of have the same rationale about Dreamgirls. I think I love it because of what it means to the genre. As long as well made successful musicals continue, the genre will stay alive.
Just think 10 years ago, it was completely dead. I can recognize it as a well made film. It had problems...but lets face it, what film this year didn't have problems?
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Jeff
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Ace Rimmer wrote: Levy wrote: Ace Rimmer wrote: It's funny Jeff that you and I sort of have the same rationale about Dreamgirls. I think I love it because of what it means to the genre. As long as well made successful musicals continue, the genre will stay alive.
Just think 10 years ago, it was completely dead. so were Pirate movies. Why isn't Dead Men's Chest in your top 10? I really didnt like Dead Men's Chest. Wasn't a huge fan of Curse either. Guess I'm not a pirates guy.  I originally had DMC as an honorary mention...but dropped it as I just wanted one in that catergory.
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Levy
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Katie wrote: Ace Rimmer wrote: It's funny Jeff that you and I sort of have the same rationale about Dreamgirls. I think I love it because of what it means to the genre. As long as well made successful musicals continue, the genre will stay alive.
Just think 10 years ago, it was completely dead. I can recognize it as a well made film. It had problems...but lets face it, what film this year didn't have problems? United 93
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Jeff
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Levy wrote: Katie wrote: Ace Rimmer wrote: It's funny Jeff that you and I sort of have the same rationale about Dreamgirls. I think I love it because of what it means to the genre. As long as well made successful musicals continue, the genre will stay alive.
Just think 10 years ago, it was completely dead. I can recognize it as a well made film. It had problems...but lets face it, what film this year didn't have problems? United 93 Heh.
I didn't care for that, but it was still better then the other 9/11 film (WTC...)
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Levy
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Ace Rimmer wrote: Levy wrote: Katie wrote: Ace Rimmer wrote: It's funny Jeff that you and I sort of have the same rationale about Dreamgirls. I think I love it because of what it means to the genre. As long as well made successful musicals continue, the genre will stay alive.
Just think 10 years ago, it was completely dead. I can recognize it as a well made film. It had problems...but lets face it, what film this year didn't have problems? United 93 Besides being pointless and as deep as a puddle. It's a paint by numbers hollow experimental film. I could go on. I admit, the dialogues should have been sung.
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For now: 
1. Babel
2. Le Temps Qui Reste
3. Volver
4. Marie Antoinette
5. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
6. Casino Royale
7. Play
8. The Descent
9. Hard Candy
10. Lady in the Water
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Gulli
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At the moment
10. Pan's Labyrinth
9. Talladega Nights
8. Borat
7. An Inconvenient Truth
6. The Devil Wears Prada
5. Little Miss Sunshine
4. Rocky Balboa
3. Casino Royale
2. The Wind that Shakes the Barley
1. Children of Men
A lot of oscar pictures I saw (The Departed, Babel, Volver) lacked a lot in my mind.
I'd have The Descent at number 2 but I saw it last year. I have a suspision Last King of Scotland will be in my top 10 when I finally get to see it.
Still have to see Iwo Jima.
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Jeff
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BennyBlanco
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10. The Descent
9. Lady In The Water
8. Casino Royale
7. Superman Returns
6. The Illusionist
5. The Prestige
4. V For Vendetta
3. The Fountain
2. The Departed
1. Children of Men
Still have to see Iwo Jima, Pan's, Babel, U93, Volver, but will not see Dreamgirls or The Queen as the subject matter couldn't be less interesting, no matter how well done.
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MikeQ.
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Thus far, my top 10 would be:
1. United 93
2. Children of Men
3. The Departed
4. V for Vendetta
5. Inside Man
6. Babel
7. Thank You For Smoking
8. Cars
9. An Inconvenient Truth
10. Superman Returns
Peace,
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Libs
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Well. Children of Men didn't make my top 10. So that leaves Volver, Half Nelson, The Queen and The Last King of Scotland.
1. United 93
2. The Departed
3. Dreamgirls
4. Little Miss Sunshine
5. Little Children
6. The Devil Wears Prada
7. Borat
8. Notes on a Scandal
9. The Holiday
10. V for Vendetta
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zennier
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01. Children of Men
02. The Departed
03. Volver
04. Casino Royale
05. Babel
06. The Queen
07. Little Miss Sunshine
08. Shortbus
09. United 93
10. The Devil Wears Prada
Definitely not final.
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1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2. Children of Men
3. The Departed
4. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
5. Casino Royale
6. Dreamgirls
7. Clerks II
8. The Good Shepherd
9. Blood Diamond
10. The Last King of Scotland
Still need to see Half Nelson, Letters from Iwo Jima, Little Children, Notes on a Scandal (most likely seeing it or Little Children tomorrow), The Painted Veil, and Pan's Labyrinth. I also need another viewing of Children of Men to decide if I'm gonna give it #1 (which I probably will).
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Outatime wrote: 1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2. Children of Men
3. The Departed
4. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
5. Casino Royale
6. Dreamgirls
7. Clerks II
8. The Good Shepherd
9. Blood Diamond
10. The Last King of Scotland
Still need to see Half Nelson, Letters from Iwo Jima, Little Children, Notes on a Scandal (most likely seeing it or Little Children tomorrow), The Painted Veil, and Pan's Labyrinth. I also need another viewing of Children of Men to decide if I'm gonna give it #1 (which I probably will). Pirates of the Caribbean 2 #1 of the year?
...Really? Hmmmmm.
I don't understand why I didn't like that more, considering how the first one is one of my favorites ever.
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Jeff
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zennier wrote: 01. Children of Men 02. The Departed 03. Volver 04. Casino Royale 05. Babel 06. The Queen 07. Little Miss Sunshine 08. Shortbus 09. United 93 10. The Devil Wears Prada Definitely not final. Critic whore!
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Outatime
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 Libs wrote: Outatime wrote: 1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2. Children of Men
3. The Departed
4. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
5. Casino Royale
6. Dreamgirls
7. Clerks II
8. The Good Shepherd
9. Blood Diamond
10. The Last King of Scotland
Still need to see Half Nelson, Letters from Iwo Jima, Little Children, Notes on a Scandal (most likely seeing it or Little Children tomorrow), The Painted Veil, and Pan's Labyrinth. I also need another viewing of Children of Men to decide if I'm gonna give it #1 (which I probably will). Pirates of the Caribbean 2 #1 of the year? ...Really? Hmmmmm. I don't understand why I didn't like that more, considering how the first one is one of my favorites ever. The first one is an all-time favorite for me as well (#4). I'm most likely the only person around to have it at #1, but I really loved it (enough to have seen it 4x in theaters within its first 11 days of release). Johnny Depp was excellent again, I loved the Davey Jones character, and I was a big fan of the cliffhanger ending. It definitely doesn't come near the first, but I still thought it was a great and extremely fun film.
But like I said....CoM is probably going to take #1 after a second viewing. I have a feeling that I'll love The Painted Veil a lot too.
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Johnny Dollar
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1. The Departed
2. The Queen
3. The Prestige
4. Casino Royale
5. A Prairie Home Companion
6. Little Miss Sunshine
7. Akeelah and the Bee
8. Monster House
9. Dreamgirls
10. Jackass: Number Two
Number eleven would be MIAMI VICE. Twelve? Apocalypto or Inside Man.
This whole list will be changed. I still have to see Children of Men, Venus, Notes on a Scandal, Letters from Iwo Jima, Pan's Labyrinth, Painted Veil, Little Children. And some small pictures like Tristam Shandy or The Proposition. Volver, too, although I've found Almodovar unbearable as of late.
Can they save 2006?
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yoshue wrote: This whole list will be changed. I still have to see Children of Men, Venus, Notes on a Scandal, Letters from Iwo Jima, Pan's Labyrinth, Painted Veil, Little Children. And some small pictures like Tristam Shandy or The Proposition. Volver, too, although I've found Almodovar unbearable as of late.
Can they save 2006? You've got most of the best in your list, from what I gather.
Saving grace? Maybe not.
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Jeff
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yoshue wrote: 1. The Departed
2. The Queen
3. The Prestige
4. Casino Royale
5. A Prairie Home Companion
6. Little Miss Sunshine
7. Akeelah and the Bee
8. Monster House
9. Dreamgirls
10. Jackass: Number Two
Number eleven would be MIAMI VICE. Twelve? Apocalypto or Inside Man.
This whole list will be changed. I still have to see Children of Men, Venus, Notes on a Scandal, Letters from Iwo Jima, Pan's Labyrinth, Painted Veil, Little Children. And some small pictures like Tristam Shandy or The Proposition. Volver, too, although I've found Almodovar unbearable as of late.
Can they save 2006? I'm glad to see Prairie Home get some attention. I loved it on first viewing, wasn't able to finish it a second time so I left it off my list for now.
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I recommend everyone watch Tristram Shandy, it's a fantastic film.
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