(12/21/05)
These are, what I think, are the most entertaining films of 2005. They aren’t necessarily what I think are the best or thought provoking, just the ones I lost track of time the most easily in the theater and had a good time with. These tend to be SFX films with not too much thinking involved. Popcorn movies that actually didn’t suck, but sucked me in.
Below that, I’ve included my “best of/worst of” list for 2005. The “worst of” part is a little more difficult as I try to make a point not to see what I think will be bad films (i.e. “The Honeymooners” or “xXx: State of the Union”). Still, the “worst of” categories are the worst of what I saw.
Click on any title for my review of the film
10) Flightplan
9) Sahara
8) Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
7) Domino
6) Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - spoiler alert!
5) Kung Fu Hustle
4) Batman Begins
3) Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
2) Sin City
1) King Kong
as an added bonus…
Best/Worst of list for 2005
There may be two entries for some; indicating a tie or I just couldn’t decide. As of today, I haven’t seen Munich yet.
Best Film: Cinderella Man
Worst Film (I saw): The Devil’s Rejects
Favorite Actor: Robert Downey jr. (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)
Favorite Actress: Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line)
Best Actor: David Strathairn (Good Night, Good Luck)
Best Actress: Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line)/Charlize Theron (North Country)
Worst Performance: Jessica Simpson (The Dukes of Hazzard)
Favorite Character: Marv (Sin City)
Best Cast: Crash
Favorite Cast: Sin City
Most Original Film: The Chumscrubber
Most Over-rated: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire / Red-Eye
Most Under-rated: Flightplan
Most Intelligent: Syriana
Favorite Sci-Fi: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Favorite Comedy: Wedding Crashers
Best Documentary: March of the Penguins (the only doc. I saw this year)
Best SFX: King Kong/Revenge of the Sith
Worst SFX: King Kong
Best Sequel: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Worst Sequel: Deuce Bigelow: European Gigolo
Best Remake: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (haven’t seen Bad News Bears yet)
Worst Remake: The Amityville Horror
Best Fight: King Kong vs T-Rex/Obi-Wan vs Anakin (SW III)
Best Death: Paris Hilton’s head is impaled (House of Wax)
Best Action Sequence: Kong vs T-Rex
Best Trailer: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Most Misleading Trailer: Syriana / Exorcism of Emily Rose
Best Script: A History of Violence
Best DVD: Revenge of the Sith
Best Song Soundtrack: Elizabethtown
Best Score Soundtrack: Memoirs of a Geisha (John Williams)
Biggest Downer (not nec. a bad thing): The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Most Disappointing: Jarhead / Land of the Dead
Most Surprising: A History of Violence