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AFI’s Top 10 Movies of 2006
I usually love the AFI lists. I don’t always agree with them, but they’re usually understandable and always spark good debate and discussion. However, AFI just put out their list for the top 10 (in no particular order) films of 2006, and I just HATE it. Here is the list:
– Babel (not a chance in hell this movie should be on this list. It’s ok… but not nearly as good as it seems to think it is)
– Borat (I agree on this one)
– The Devil Wears Prada (a really nice film. But top 10 of the year???? You’ve got to be kidding me)
– Dreamgirls (As i have not yet seen this, I can’t comment)
– Half Nelson (Meh, ok why not)
– Happy Feet (Screw you. A nice little film that I liked… but it’s not even the best animated film of the year)
– Inside Man (WTF!?!?! Look, I liked Inside Man, but no no no no way does it even deserve to be in the top 20)
– Letters From Iwo Jima (I haven’t seen it, but many critics seem to be loving this one a lot more than the first one “Flags of our Fathers”)
– Little Miss Sunshine (Yup, this one belongs)
– United 93 (the most grossly overrated film of the year. Top 10 of the year??? I’m not even sure it was a GOOD movie at all. Oh it’s all the style to say how great it is… but it wasn’t. United 93 is this year’s Brokeback Mountain)
And where the hell is the best film of the year “The Departed”??? Where is “The Queen”??? Where is “The Last King of Scotland”??? Where is “The Lady In The Water”? (hahaha… ok I’m clearly kidding about that last one). All lists are subjective, very true. But this list just confuses the hell out of me. Maybe you agree with the list and I’ out to lunch… that’s possible. But what do you think of this list?
**UPDATE – However, in the defense of the AFI, they did name Battlestar Galactica (greatest TV show in history) and the new amazing show “Heroes” on their Top 10 TV shows of the year as well. The others were “Dexter”, “Elizabeth I”, “Friday Night Lights”, “The Office”, “South Park”, “24″, “The West Wing” and “The Wire”
World’s Fastest Indian? (or was this 2005?)
Does Pirates count? A lot a people paid to see it?
A lot of people paid to see pirates… but that doesn’t make it good. Lots of people bought Britney Spears last album too…
The only movie I’ve seen on this list is United 93, which, despite a brilliant final 15 minutes, was a mediocre film at best. In my personal opinion, had they actually made the movie about THE PEOPLE ON THE PLANE instead those on the ground, it could have been great, but I digress.
Most likely, the “AMERICAN film institute” felt they HAD to put one of this year’s 9/11 movies on the list, and United 93 was chosen of World Trade Center. Whatever.
If the above list is what qualifies as Good Cinema, I must have worse taste than Rob “The-Hot-American-Animal-Gigolo-Chick” Schnieder.
Shouldn’t top 10 be after 2006 is over. We still have more movies before Jan 1st. Seems like politics.
The Lack of “The Departed” from the list really upsets me….
Although they have a solid list for TV shows.
Varun
Hey C.J.,
If you’d like to see a movie that was about THE PEOPLE ON THE PLANE, check out A&E’s made for tv movie Flight 93. Its a dumbed down, cliche ridden, generic take on one of the most important events in modern history. Possibly more aligned with your taste. (not sure, don’t know you) Personally, i’ll take the visceral realism of Paul Greengrass’s United 93.
As for your conspiracy theory regarding the AMERICAN film institute feeling the need to put a 9/11 movie on the list…blah.
I find United 93 brilliant on many levels. Just ignoring the fact that it was made specifically about 9/11, and just thinking it’s about people on an aircraft that gets hijacked, and it is one of the most intense film experiences you’ll ever I have.
Babel is not on my top 10.
Borat is the most overrated film of all time.
The Devil Wears Prada is only getting this much attention because it has Meryl Streep in it. H
Haven’t seen Dreamgirls.
Haven’t seen Happy Feet.
Inside Man is on my top 10 as well.
Haven’t seen Letters From Iwo Jima.
Little Miss Sunshine is on my top 10 as well.
I agree that The Departed should be on this list. I honestly think it’s going to win best picture this year.
Of course, if it were up to me, The Fountain would win. Never since I’ve been into film criticism has my favorite film of the year even been nominated for best picture. (The Fountain, The Constant Gardener, Garden State, Phone Booth and Minority Report all got skipped over).
As for TV.. FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS? Bullshit. Where’s Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip?!
And we all know 24 should be number one on that liast. ;-)
Hahahaha.
Horrible list.
4 of those belong on this list:
Babel
Half-Nelson
United 93
Little Miss Sunshine
- – but where’s
Pan’s Labyrinth, Volver, Three Burials of Malquiadas Estrada, The Proposition, Down in the Valley, Cars, Last King of Scotland, The Queen, Thank You for Smoking, Curse of the Golden Flower, Departed, Apocalypto, Blood Dimaond, Brick, Illusionist?
And for the record, “Clerks II” is way funnier and more creative than frakin Borat, which uses other people as the punchlines, NOT SBC.
UNITED 93 – the filming of this movie is brilliant. Best movie of the year. All in real time with no name actors (including some of the real people who were working that day). It is so very realistic and emotionally developed.
This is stupid. I’m gone.
WolfMarauder IS EXACTLY RIGHT! Borat overrated, United 93 brilliant.
(except his Babel comment)
and by the way, CJ said U93 is not about the people on the plane? You must’ve been in the bathroom for those 45 minutes of the movie.
I don’t think United 93 was overrated at all. Most intense and emotional movie experience of the year for sure. Paul Greengras did a great job.
Now, the Oliver Stone movie, that was not very good at all.
United 93 definitely deserves to be on the list. An incredible film. Paul Greengrass did an amazing job with this film. I don’t get the guy who criticized it for not being enough about the people on the plane – you must have seen a different cut to the one I saw…..and considering that quite a few of the people on the ground were the real people playing themselves makes it even more remarkable. It will wind up nominated for best picture at the oscars.
Inside Man making the list surprises me…I really liked it though so I am glad to see it getting on there.
Half Nelson is great too…It is definitely a case of Ryan Goslings performance being better than the actual film but it is a good movie.The girl in it is outstanding too.
Shocked to see that The Departed didn’t make it. For all the films I am glad to see on there that one omission makes the list almost worthless.
Borat deserves its spot – regardless of what you think of the film it has been critically acclaimed and has more of a mark on the cinematic landscape this year than any other film. For better or worse it is easily the most talked about of the year by a mile
for the record my favorite film of the year was The Prestige. Should have been much bigger than it was. Nolan is truly one of the best directors working today.
I haven’t seen Happy Feet yet but it has not been a great year for animated films. It has been a definite quantity over quality year. Over the Hedge was probably the one I enjoyed the most but please…..animated studios…a little tip for 2007 – NO MORE TALKING ANIMALS!!!!
Dreamgirls is getting a whole lot of hype and buzz…be interesting to see if that ranslates over to the BO………Can’t wait to see it myself….
Did anyone see the list of films they saw at the Aint It Cool News annual Butt-Numb-a-thon movie thing?? Holy shit….they saw Rocky Balboa, 300, Smokin’ Aces, Dream Girls…and rumour has it they even saw Planet Terror the rodriguez section of grindhouse but have all been sworn to secrecy….anyway – word is that Rocky is very very good…as was 300….
I think that the list is alittle premature, but i’ve only seen a handful of movies that were really good this year. i thought United 93 was really good, and even though i loved the dparted and will buy it, it being a remake knocks it down alittle.
I dunno if anyone saw apocolypto (sp?), but i thought that movie was frakking awesome
as for TV, glad the wire is getting notice
The Prestige should of been on the list
Tv rules, Heroes FNL Dexter and s60 is what keeps me sane when the movies sucks more and more.
And Casino should have been on the list…
1. Borat
2. United 93
3. Superman Returns
4. The Da Vinci Code
5. The Prestige
6. Cars
7. World Trade Center
8. Thank You for Smoking
9. Inside Man
10. Pirates 2
I still need to see Three Burials of Malquiadas Estrada, The Queen, Departed, Apocalypto, Blood Dimaond, Little Miss Sunshine.
John..its highly annoying when you say things like
“i know people feel they have to say they like so and so”
or
“i know its all the style to say you liked blah blah blah”
to suggest that we only like these things because we feel we have to….just because you feel differently doesn’t mean we only like it to be part of the “club”….
I had no idea it was all the style to say I liked united 93 – I didn’t realise it was the cool thing to do…
I saw it…I liked it.
You always say film is subjective – which is it….but then you say something like that. Because you didn’t like it you almost can’t believe anyone else did…I can totally understand why people wouldn’t like the film…it is obviously not for everyone but to suggest people only say they like it because “it’s the style” is a wee bit silly john isn’t it?
If I was worried about what was cool to like I would probably have to burn half my dvd collection!!
I’m not attacking you by the way john….Its just something that bugs me a little sometimes……thats all
Dead Mans Shoes
The Prestige
The Departed
Casino Royale
United 93
Talladega Nights
Over The Hedge
Pans Labyrinth
Babel
Hostel
Thats probably the top ten films I have seen this year….No prticular order (although The Prestige is number 1)
United 93 is not overrated John. It’s not some tremendous feat in film making either. I really enjoyed it and thought Paul Greengrass did a brilliant job directing it.
Inside Man was amazing, probably Spike Lee’s best work in a very long time. And it does deserve to be on the list.
I agree with you on The Departed, which still reamians my favorite film of the year. How it’s not on the list is beyond me.
You make me laugh sometimes John, most of the times I’m on your side with these lists. But sometimes you write things that make me go WHAT? That’s why I love this site, gives me something to do while at work. All in good fun John.
Hey Alfie,
There are movies, such as Brokeback and United 93 where (by admission) a lot of people and critics say they like it because YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO. And that it 100% fact.
However… that in no way means I’m saying that there aren’t other people out there (like yourself) who didn’t honestly like it. Hell… there are people who honestly liked Gili and Glitter. It is all subjective. But with Gili anjd Glitter there is no preasure or expectation to say so.
Films like United 93 (boring waste of time that didn’t communicate any real feeling or emotion and was dead on screen in my personal opinion) or Brokeback Mountain and others carry a different stigma to them, where if you don’t say you loved it… then that’s bad (for whatever flavour of the month reason you choose).
But once again, that in no way suggests there aren’t people (like yourself) who just liked it for what it was. And that’s fine, that’s subjective and your opinion is just as valid as mine.
FINALLY! Someone else who sees United 93 for the emotionally contrived tear whore garbage film that it was! I remember seeing it and being totally beyond myself as to why it was getting so much pump. What a waste of 2 hours. It felt so contrived, so forced, so pushed. If it was just a movie like any other, no one would be even talking about it, but because it’s based on 9/11 everyone praises it in fear that the Patriot Act police will thrown you in Gitmo.
World Trade Center sucked major ass too, but because it’s a 9/11 film, people are nice to it.
The Prestige should be on the list, and so should Casino Royale
Hey Phil,
Sounds like you hated both of them just because they were 9/11 films. ‘Patriot Act police’, so lame.
Seeeeeeeeee, Jay C. just proved my point. Saying I only didn’t like those movies because they were about 9/11. No Jay C., I didn’t like those movies because they were horrible films with artificial emotion, forced and contrived scenes that felt more like day time soap operas than a motion picture from a director who I expected better from. You liked that garbage? Fine. Now run along and accuse anyone who doesn’t like The Pianist of being a holocast denier.
I was really surprised that my pick for best movie of the year Pan’s Labyrinth didn’t even get a mention. Casino Royale should have made it on there too.
Just throwing in my two cents – I also liked United 93, not as much as most critics but I thought it was pretty powerful stuff. The ending especially really got to me. As for World Trade Centre, it was very meh – not bad but not great either.
Just curious which scenes you felt were contrived. And no, it proved nothing other then the fact that a large part of the population view 9/11 with cynical eyes…mostly thanks to the massive consumption of news footage and patriotic cheese pumped out of the mainstream media. Then finally, a film based on one of the many events comes out…helmed by a good director, not just providing a recreation of the events, but turning it into a thrill ride…
To say that people liked the film ONLY because it was about 9/11 is as insulting as accusing people of not liking it because it’s about 9/11.
To those who like United 93, more power to you, I’m glad that you were able to be affected by the film in the way you were. That’s great.
In my opinion, however, United 93 failed to develop a deep adn meaningful connection between the audience and the people on the plane because they spent too much time on the ground. Someone said that I must have been in the bathroom for 45 minutes because I didn’t think that the movie was about the plane. Yeah, I saw the people on the plane, I saw the hi-jacking, I saw people eating breakfast, and I saw people on the phone, I saw a pilot taking about going to Europe with his wife, and I saw the fight to re-take the plane (like I said, last 15-minutes were brilliant). I’m sorry, that for me, was not enough to make me KNOW or at least FEEL LIKE I KNOW the people on this flight. They seemed much more Archetypical: The aging seniors, the young college guy, the 30 year-old dad, the 40 year-old dad, the scared woman in her 20s, the cowardly European, and so on. I don’t even remember hearing anyone’s name, let alone any defining characteristics by which I would feel connected to them.
I wanted to know these people more before everything exploded; I wanted the film to show more depth to who they were. An event film like this allows for that. If you feel that my expectations were unfair, that’s fine. Expectations often are. But I think that the above Criticism of my opinion proves my point. The running time on United 93 was 1 hour and 51 minutes. So based on the time assessment that 45-50 minutes were spent on the plane, less than HALF the screen time was spent on board the flight in question. I’m sorry, if a movie is titled something, I expect that entity or idea to be the central focus of the picture, not 45% of it.
If I go to a movie with a titular character, place, or event, I expect that to be the majority of the film’s focus. If I go to see “Batman”, which, yes, I know is not equal in seriousness to United 93, but I’m just trying to make a point, –anyway, if I go to see “Batman”, I expect Batman/Bruce Wayne to be the primary focus of the film—Not less than half of the focus. I have a realistic and legitimate expectation that more than 50% of the movie will focus on that character—not Commissioner Gordon (who, yes, may be important and involved), Alfred, or the villain. That’s all I’m saying. Spending time on the ground in United 93 is fine, I just wish that the proportions would have been lessened so that I could spend more time with the people who made the sacrifice, not the people on the ground who went home, went to bed, and went back to work the next day. I am sorry if that means I want “dumb-down, cliche-ridden, generic” movie (how that leap in logic works, Jay C., I will never know); but I’m just expressing an opinion.
“dumb-down, cliche-ridden, generic” is a description of the A&E made for tv version of Flight 93. I don’t know if you would like it because I dont’ know you. But based on your explanation of what you didn’t like about United 93, I think you’ll get more out of the made for tv movie.
I think United 93 turns alot of people off because it takes some risks in its storytelling that many filmmakers wouldn’t have taken in a film dealing with this subject matter. (look at the more conventional storytelling in World Trade Centre) The temptation to pump the thing with emotion and character exposition is there, but in this case passed on for a more visceral experience. I think that’s the key. This movie is meant to be an experience, not a character study. If there’s any character study to it, it’s how a group of strangers reacted to an unusual situation. And it worked for me because they were left at that…a group of strangers. I think you would’ve started getting into architypes if you were introduced to each person, seeing who’s on the other end of their phone calls home.
Everything in the film is urgent. It’s cold, confusing…and yes, it’s very dry. And in regards to the film’s focus, if you’re saying that the ground crew weren’t as much of a part of the story of Flight 93 as the passengers, i have to disagree one hundred percent. And as far as the 45 minutes with the passengers…the film is shot in real time (almost), so with that in mind, the hijacking only lasted around 50 minutes in real life.
The heart is in the right place, but..I’m with John on this one in regards to United 93.
I think it should also be said that while I liked ‘Inside Man’, I…also have to agree. I disagree with Borat, though. I don’t find Sasha’s character as funny as say, Ali G, and I think the character is wearing out welcome. I don’t mind “Prada” being there.
Clint Eastwood shot ‘Flags Of Our Fathers’ and ‘Letters’ back to back; while I have yet to see either film, the surprise failure of ‘Flags’ left me wondering, up until a few weeks ago, the fate of the latter film. The reaction was quite different- they push it up for Oscar contention. But y’know something? It sounds a lot more interesting than ‘Flags’ and it gives another side of a war without glamorizing it.
The biggest shocking ommisions are indeed “The Queen” and “Last King Of Scotland”. Heck, I’ll even add “Casino Royale” in there too; the three critics darlings from November on. I really enjoyed “The Prestige”. But there’s one movie…that really should be there…that recent film from Micheal Gondry, “Silence Of Sleep”.
I don’t understand this concept of “artificial emotion”. Doesn’t every movie generate artificial emotion? That’s what a filmmaker does. If anything, United 93 and World Trade Center are some of the only movies released this year that actually had real emotion tied to them.
On the other hand, some people are saying United 93 sucked because it was actually “emotionless”… so which is it? Paul Greengrass made the movie as real as possible specifically so it wouldn’t feel contrived. If that’s not your cup of tea, then World Trade Center should suit you fine. But hating both of them for the same reason, when in fact they are totally different movies… I just don’t get it.
It amazes me someone could be seen United 93 as contrived. I keep thinking that we must have seen different films. i don’t think anyone is an idiot or anything like that for not liking it..i don’t mean that at all i just had the polar opposite reaction.
I can see how you could find World Trade centre that way absolutely…I thought it was awful but united 93 wow…it amazes me. but each to their own. I thought united 93 was just amazing.
your assessment of it john absolutely staggers me but only because I had such a complete opposing reaction to the film.
as for brokeback … come on john who ever said out loud or printed that they liked brokeback because they felt they were supposed too…what critic or even message board poster ever said ” i really like this film but only because I had to or I am a bad person”
you can assume that or have that as a theory but to say it is 100% fact is just not true.
I didn’t like brokeback mountain. actually it wasn’t that I didn’t like it….I thought it was fine. I just didn’t find it to be as amazing as others did but I don’t think for a minute that all the praise heaped on it was because people were afraid to say they didn’t like it….I think ledger and gyllenhall both deserve praise for taking on those parts – obviously times have changed a lot in terms of acceptance but they were still risky parts to play….people mentioned that it was hardly the first time mainstream actors had played a gay character before but it was certainly a lot more graphic in its sexuality than slow dancing in sailor suits and a kiss on the cheek.
I just dont’ agree at all with your theory that people only liked or praised brokeback because they felt they had too and I am a fairly cynical guy but that is beyond the pale for me.
I like how we have CJ and JC.
Anyway,to CJ-
I totally respect your point of view and even understand a little, but this statement you made:
“I’m sorry, that for me, was not enough to make me KNOW or at least FEEL LIKE I KNOW the people on this flight. They seemed much more Archetypical: The aging seniors, the young college guy, the 30 year-old dad, the 40 year-old dad, the scared woman in her 20s, the cowardly European, and so on. I don’t even remember hearing anyone’s name, let alone any defining characteristics by which I would feel connected to them.”
For me, that was exactly part of what made this movie so great in my opinion. This is what helped make the film even more realistic. You’re a passenger on that plane just like everyone else. No one up there took the time to meet and greet everyone and get their personal histories etc. I know I’ve never shook hands with everybody on any flight I’ve ever been on. Yet by the end, they were all brothers.
And they may be “archetypal,” but these are the real people who were up there that day. Greengrass was very meticulous about selecting actors that were very similar to the actual people. So if they were too charicature-ish for you, don’t blame the film, blame the actual people as they were the ones being portrayed.
Again, briliiant film; and I was origianlly very opposed to this film being made..until I saw it. WTC was crap in comparison.
C.J. is actually my alter-ego. Bizzaro Jay C. I’m sitting at work arguing with myself over here.
I think I liked united 93 so much for the exact opposite reasons you hated it so much c.j.
It felt real.
we don’t get to know the people on the plane because when you are on a plane how much of yourself do you give away….do you really spend time telling your life story to strangers. No..I haven’t flown in along time but I don’t think it would have changed that much…you get in your seat….your eat your meal…you read your book….I am glad they didn’t try to introduce us to these people more and give us their histories or backstories….they were just people flying from one place to another…they were just strangers. You saw enough to see who they were…every day people in extraordinary circumstances.
It would have felt totally contrived if we had seen conversations like “hi what are you travelling for” “oh I just retired after 45 years in the same job as a nurse ina childrens hospital. I have dedicated my whole life to other peoples well being and I am a totally wonderful person and I am off to see my first grandchild but I going to die tragically so all this backstory just makes the audience feel even sadder”
we didn’t need to bve manipulated into felling sad for these people. I felt for them the moment the opening credits rolled. They were just people on a plane. It felt real. Adding phoney exposition would have ruined it entirely. Just the pilots little talk was enough…any more of that kind of thing and it would have felt totally false.
Drewbacca and Jay C.
I see your points, and I am glad that given Greengrass’ stylistic choice, you were able to get behind the characters as a result. For me, these choices didn’t work. They failed to engage me in the way I would have liked to have been engaged for this type of film. What made the movie great for you is what made it poor for me, and I am willing to leave it at that adn agree to disagree. Also I appreciate your clarifying your remarks from earlier. That’s not ordinary for internet boards, and it shows class, so thank you.
Wow. That’s quite the list. As always, it’s sparked some great discussion but I have to agree that, in general, that list is a complete disappointment.
V For Vendetta was the best flick I saw this year, no contest.
Devil Wears Prada!??? Where is Clerks II ….
This is somewhat of a Schamozzle!!!
Thank god they didn’t list The Departed, I thought it was one of the worst of the year! But I agree that Babel shouldn’t be on the list. Anyways, the 10 best movies by the NYFCO (New York Film Critics Online was):
BABEL (Paramount Vantage)
THE FOUNTAIN (Warner Bros.)
INLAND EMPIRE (Absurda)
LITTLE CHILDREN (New Line)
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (Fox Searchlight)
PAN’S LABYRINTH (Picturehouse)
THE QUEEN (Miramax)
THANK YOU FOR SMOKING (Fox Searchlight)
VOLVER (Sony Pictures Classics)
WATER (Fox Searchlight)
Also, The Queen, Letters From Iwo Jim, United 93, and The Departed are winning the awards.
Alfie,
I understand that you liked how they did the movie and it felt real to you as a result. As a dramatization of real events, it did what it had to for you and alot of other people. This was a stylistic choice that I felt was cold and distancing rather than engaging. BUT that is just my opinion. And you don’t need to like it, that’s fine.
The one counter-point I would bring up is this. In a dramtic film, you have a privilege, a privilege to explore things you can’t in a documentary. If they were making a documentary about people on a plane, yeah, you probably will not see many conversations, and you will not get to know anyone on the flight. But in a dramatic retelling, you have the opportunity to explore characters in ways real life does not allow. You are allowed to communicate things about people simply through nuance and body language and more. I do not think that you need coversations of the characters in order to get to know them. There are many ways to explore characters by visual cues, by focusing on what they are reading, or if they are writing something on a laptop, if you are listening to a particular type of music in headphones. I was just hoping for something to help me identify with these people other than, “This sucks, I’m a person too, and they are people, and I would not want to be them.” The passengers of United 93 were people with interest, ideas, depth, and I just felt estranged from all of them. You feel this was a benefit to the film, and I get that. I see it as a fault. I agree to disagree.
In no particular order
1. Inside Man- One of the most enjoyable film of the year.
2. Akeelah and the Bee- A flawed gem.
3. Mission: Impossible III- Don’t like Tom but this film kicked ass
4 The Devil Wears Prada- Very enjoyable
5. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest- I enoyed this film more than the first. Dvd sales are out the roof. Why are people hating? Can’t wait for the third.
6. Miami Vice- I think Mann is godlike, so sue me.
7. The Departed- This was a good film. It just didn’t feel special.
8. The Fountain- Not for everybody. It compltly WOWed me.
9. Dreamgirls- Everybody is saying this is going to be the best film of 2006
10. Happy Feet- What’s wrong with this film.
Ones I hated
1. V for Vendetta
2. Apocalyto- had it’s monents, but………..
3. Clerks 2- Borat runs semi circles arong this garbage.
4. United 93 and World Trade Center- I felt no emotion while watching these films. It was way to soon for me.
5.
1. The Departed
2. Lucky Number Slevin
3. Blood Diamond
4. V for Vendetta
5. Half Nelson
6. Stranger than Fiction
Thats as much as i can think of
Oh ya Little Miss Sunshine
“There are people who honestly liked Gigli and Glitter” -John Campea.
That is true, John. What is also true is that if you should ever meet these people, run like hell.
1. The Departed (The Best – acting, directing, writing………)
2. Half Nelson (Gosling is the Performance of the Year)
3. United 93 (The most heroic film of the year. Greengrass puts you in that plane, an unforgettable experience.)
4. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (Very Nice!)
5. The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada & The Proposition
6. Blood Diamond (DiCaprio is 2 for 2, he should be rewarded with a nomination)
7. Inside Man (Pure Entertainment….from Spike Lee?)
8. The Presitige
9. Casino Royale (Best Bond ever!)
10. The Break Up
I still need to see Flags of Our Fathers, Letters from Iwo Jima, The Queen….. Most Overated film is Little Miss Sunshine(good, but not great).
well CJ i am certainly not trying to say you are wrong at all…all I was pointing out is that we saw the same things yet we had completely different experiences.
There us no bad taste or good taste only personal taste. Anyone who tells someone they are wrong for liking something is an idiot.
I get angry when I hear someone bad mouth a film or band I love but what can you do….everyone is different…
Surprised no one’s mentioned my favorite film of the year, Children of Men. Everything else I really loved has been mentioned.
But yeah, Children of Men is amazing, maybe not best of the decade or nothing, but of the year, easy, go see it if you havn’t.
I’m pissed that the best show on TV, THE SHIELD, isn’t in their top 10 list of best tv shows. Forrest Whitaker’s performance in this show was amazing, and the show overall hit a high-mark this past season.
I have to agree with you John. United 93 was the most contrived and extremely manipulative movie of the year. No way in hell does it deserve a place on that list.
Children of men… I can’t believe only one person’s mentioned it so far.. phenomenal film!
United 93 was ‘manipulative?’ Far as I could see it just told the straight facts.
Shit, is EVERYBODY here Canadian? What are you all talking aboot?
Here’s my top movies that i’ve seen in ‘06
1. Little Miss Sunshine- Definitely not overrated..probably underrated
2. Brick- Amazing acting all around..best mystery film in a long time
3. V For Vendetta-Natalie Portman is great in this as well as Hugo Weaving
4. United 93-powerful and gripping
5. Apocalypto-a movie about running from enemies…but done extremely well
6. Inside Man-I haven’t seen any other good ones this year..this one will be off the list soon
7. The Descent- Best horror film since Alien…i’ve had it with all the Saw knockoffs
8. Borat- literally the funniest movie of the year..constant funny
I still need to see Children of Men, Half Nelson, Babel, Dreamgirls, Pan’s Labyrinth, Last King Of Scotland, Blood Diamond, The Illusionist, The Departed,