I'm going to create my own awards listing for the movies I've seen that were released in 2005. My top ten:
1. Crash
2. Capote (best actor = Phillip Seymour Hoffman, by far!)
3. Brokeback Mountain
4. Syriana
5. Munich
6. The Squid and the Whale
7. A History of Violence
8. Broken Flowers
9. Off the Map *
10. Pride and Prejudice *
Mind you, I've not seen all the big movies of the year. Here's the list of other 2005 releases I saw:
War of the Worlds
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Wedding Crashers
The 40-Year Old Virgin
March of the Penguins
The Aristocrats
Serenity
Fever Pitch
Kung Fu Hustle
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Thus my top 10 could be adjusted. I can catch King Kong, The Chronicles of Narnia, or Walk the Line in theaters this weekend if the urge hits me. If I hurry and drive around Houston I might still catch Transamerica. I think I've missed theater viewing of Rent and Good Night and Good Luck, and I don't think they'll be out on DVD before Oscars. But a few others I have added to my Netflix queue. Cinderella Man, The Constant Gardener, Junebug, Hustle and Flow, and (woo hoo!) Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Wererabbit. I've got several documentaries on the list too: Parrots of Telegraph Hill, Murderball, and Grizzly Man will likely all see nominations. I could see Woody Allen's London-based adultery drama Match Point in theaters but somehow I have zero desire.
So what are your top 10 movies, of those released in '05? If you need help, check out the official list of Oscar-awardable movies for the year.
*UPDATE: I saw The Constant Gardener and Cinderella Man on DVD this week. I'm not sure where they fit in my list. They are both fine movies, but not top 5. Okay, they become my new #9 and #10. Sorry ladies, it's just not your year in the movies.
FURTHER UPDATE: Hated Match Point. As in, it physically pained me. Walk the Line is interesting but not great. The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill is fabulous--really, I recommend it to everyone. Rent was fine but tolerance for musicals must be high. I just didn't feel all the love for Good Night, and Good Luck. Solid basic history, but not all that interestingly (or clearly) told. IMHO.
Does anyone even care? :)
1 comment:
Well, I can't see many movies, what with the kidlets, so your list is probably right, based on what I wish I could see.
Walk the Line and HP were excellent. Other movies I saw this year (not sure if they were released in 2005) were Napoleon Dynamite, Crash, the 40 Year old Virgin....Hmmmm, I don't see enough movies :)
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