Rear Window
Psycho
Wedding Crashers
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
V for Vendetta
Capote
The Producers
Good Night and Good Luck
Syriana
Munich
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
16 Blocks
Walk the Line
The Sentinel
American Dreamz
Secret Window
Pleasantville
Chinatown
The Graduate
Spy Games
The Departed
Jesus Camp
Little Miss Sunshine
Apocalypse Now
Casino Royal
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Best The Departed This was hands down the best movie I saw all year - and this year included some good movies! I felt the back of my neck get stiff I was so tense watching some of the scenes. And what an acting powerhouse this has - Nicholson is evil incarnate! I won't give anything away in case you haven't seen it, but it has an intense, Shakespearian ending to its gripping plot. Wow! |
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2nd Best Chinatown It was a close call between this and "Casino Royal," but there were several scenes in the later movie I rolled my eyes at. "Chinatown," on the other hand is perfect. It's like the movie equivalent to a Tin Pan Alley song - it's so compact and self-contained. Everything in it happens naturally, and Nicholson in noir = sexiness! |
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2nd Worst Pleasantville What a crap-ball of sap this was. I thought it was kind of an interesting, although hokey idea for a premise, but I was completely caught off guard with what resulted. Despite change and rebellion being the main points of the movie there is nothing new or challenging here. Watching this borefest eventually turned into a test of endurance - I just wanted to see if I could survive seeing the whole thing. I managed to walk out alive, but barely! |
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Worst American Dreamz I was trapped on a plane on the way back from London and I'd already watched the only movie of our selection that I wanted to watch. "American Dreamz" seemed to be the best of the rest ... instead it turns out to be the worst movie I saw all year. Pure trash that was just trying to rake in a few bucks off the American Idol craze. Ugh. |
