The Films of 2005

[Disneykid]

Now that this year is coming to a close, let's rank all of the 2005 films we've seen this year. If you can't remember all of them, you could always refer back to Prince Eric's 2005 Screening Log thread for help. If you're too lazy, just list your favorites, then. You can rank them however you prefer. This is how I'm doing mine:

Excellent: ****
1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Great: ***1/2
3. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
4. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
5. King Kong
6. Batman Begins
7. The Exorcism of Emily Rose
8. Chicken Little

Good: ***
9. Rent
10. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
11. Bewitched
12. Fantastic Four
13. Mr. and Mrs. Smith
14. The Brothers Grimm
15. Kingdom of Heaven
16. Serenity
17. Aeon Flux
18. Dark Water
19. The Ring Two
20. Constantine

Okay: **1/2
21. Monster-in-Law
22. The Longest Yard

[dvdjunkie]

Here are my favorites for the year 2005:

Excellent ****

Harry Potter & Goblet of Fire
The Chronicles of Narnia
Brokeback Mountain
Good Night & Good Luck
Memoirs of a Geisha
The Family Stone
Walk the Line

Great ***1/2

Phantom of the Opera
Rent
Syriana
Batman Begins
War of the Worlds
Star Wars III Revenge of the Sith
March of the Penguins
King Kong
Charlie & Chocolate Factory
The Corpse Bride
Serenity
Dreamer
Jarhead
Zathura
Cinderella Man

Good ***

Sin City
Crash
Chicken Little
The Brothers Grimm
Constantine
Madagascar
Monster-in-Law
Fantastic Four
Robots
The Wedding Crashers
The 40-Year-Old Virgin

Okay **

Bewitched
Kingdom of Heaven
Fun With Dick and Jane
Hitch

[Timon/Pumbaa fan]

Perfect: 10/10
1. Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith

Excellent: 9/10
2. Batman Begins
3. Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit
4. The Chronicals of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
5. The 40-Year-Old Virgin
6. Walk the Line

Really Good: 8/10
7. Chicken Little
8. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
9. Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
10. Fantastic Four
11. March of the Penguins

Good: 7/10
12. Madagascar
13. Cinderella Man
14. Robots
15. The Pacifier

Lame: 5/10
16. Hitch
17. Sky High
18. Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

Mediocre: 4/10
19. War of the Worlds
20. King Kong(so overrated )

: 2/10
21. Bewitched

I rather cut off my index finger than see this again: 0/10
22. The Wedding Crashers
23. White Noise

Overall, this was a great year for movies! Much better than 2004!

[lord-of-sith]

I'm giving mine letter grades.

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith A+
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire A+
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory A
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride A
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe A-
Fun With Dick and Jane A-
Herbie: Fully Loaded B
Robots B-
Monster-In-Law C
Bewitched C-
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous D+
Madagascar F

Those are the ones off the top of my head, I'll post more if I remember more.

[DaveWadding]

10/10:

Batman Begins
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Sin City
Walk the Line

8/10:

Crash
The 40 Year Old Virgin
The Jacket
Sky High

7/10:

Chicken Little
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Hostage

6/10:

Be Cool
Coach Carter

5/10:

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

3/10:

Elektra

[Robin Hood]

9-10/10
Batman Begins
Flightplan
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

7-8/10
Robots
Sky High
Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Madagascar
Chicken Little
Fantastic 4

5-6/10
Bewitched
Monster-in-Law
Herbie: Fully Loaded
The Pacifier
Hitch
War of the Worlds

0-1/10
White Noise
The Dukes of Hazzard (What a load of crap this was!)


I think that's all of them.

[PublicEnemy#1]

Not close to seeing everything I want to from this year but this is the list so far. They're alphabetical, BTW.

A
Brokeback Mountain
The Family Stone
In Her Shoes
King Kong
Sin City
Walk the Line

A-
Cinderella Man
Crash
Dear Frankie
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Mr. & Mrs. Smith

B+
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Batman Begins
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Jarhead
Kung Fu Hustle
Memoirs of a Geisha
Red Eye
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
War of the Worlds
The Weather Man

B
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Fever Pitch
Howl's Moving Castle
Hustle & Flow
The Interpreter
The Island
The Jacket
Oldboy
Serenity
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
The Upside of Anger

B-
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Guess Who
Hitch

C+
2046
Be Cool
Bewitched
Constantine
The Ring Two
Saw II
Wedding Crashers

C
Elektra
Flightplan
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
House of Wax
Layer Cake
Mindhunters
Monster-In-Law
Sahara

C-
Chicken Little
Fantastic Four
Hide and Seek
The Longest Yard

D+
Aeon Flux
The Dukes of Hazzard
Kingdom of Heaven

D
Herbie: Fully Loaded
Madagascar
Robots

D-
Rebound

[Loomis]

These are based on nothing beyond personal preference. I've used the A to D classification system, as I think stars and numbers are too open to interpretation. Within each category, there is some kind of order too.

There might be the odd '2004' movie in there, but some of these only came out in Australia in early 2005.

A
Sin City
Batman Begins
Me and You and Everyone We Know
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
The Proposition

A- (if I was doing a top 5, these would be just outside)
DiG (Documentary)
Serenity
Everything Is Illuminated
Melinda and Melinda

B
Land of the Dead
Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Good Night and Good Luck
Night Watch
Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire

C
Constantine
Fantastic Four
Herbie: Fully Loaded
Elektra
The Ring 2
The Constant Gardener
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Brothers Grimm
Exorcism of Emily Rose
Broken Flowers
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Thumbsucker

C-
Elizabethtown
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of Sith
Dark Water
The Amityville Horror
Unleashed
Mr & Mrs Smith
King Kong

D
Kingdom of Heaven
The Island

D-
Red Eye
Wolf Creek
A Lot Like Love
9 Songs

I'm sure I've missed a few. I actually made a list of the films I saw for this purpose, but there are a few films missing from the list. Seems to be a lot in the C category. I guess I walked out of most of them this year saying "meh".

[disneyfella]

I'm going to go with the "letter grade" approach. After looking at my list I might be a bit too harsh, but I seem to get more cinematic excitement recently with just going to the "classics" section of my local video store.

A

Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

A -

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
War of the Worlds

B+

Millions
Mindhunters
Batman Begins

B

The Interpreter
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Herbie Fully Loaded
Sky High
The Dukes of Hazzard
King Kong

B-

Assault on Precinct 13
Melinda and Melinda
Kung Fu Hustle
Fantastic Four
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

C+

none

C

Monster-In-Law

C-

Hitch

[Andy]

Excellent:
War Of The Worlds
King Kong
Herbie: Fully Loaded

Great:
The Hitchikers Guide To The Galaxy
Fantastic 4
Narnia
House Of Wax

Good:
Sin City
The Dukes of Hazzard
Madagascar

All i can think of right now, i havent included Chicken Little because its not out her yet, but im guessing id be putting it in the great/amazing category when i've seen it.

[magicalwands]

Here's my list:

1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
3. Batman Begins

[castleinthesky]

This list is only movies from 2005, not 2004 movies I saw during early 05, such as the Aviator and Finding Neverland.

Great Movies 9/10 or better:
Howl's Moving Castle
Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were Rabbit
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
King Kong
Walk the Line
Batman Begins
Star Wars Episode Three: Revenge of the Sith
Memoirs of A Geisha

Good Movies 8/10
The Interpreter
Kingdom of Heaven
March of the Penguins
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Red Eye
Flighplan

Average Movies 7/10
Crash
Charlie and the Choclate Factory
The Brother's Grimm
The Family Stone

Below Average/Popcorn Flicks 6/10
Corpse Bride
Fantastic Four
The Producers

Failing/Popcorn Flicks 5/10
Miss Congeniality 2
Robots
Chicken Little

Terrible Movies 0-4/10
War of the Worlds
Elektra
The Ring Two
Hide and Seek

I still have 10+ 2005 movies I still need to see, which include most of the movies running for best picture, so I'll probably have to add a few to the top of my list.

[Enchantress]

9-10/10

Star Wars Episode 3
Wallace and Gromit
Howl's Moving Castle
Corpse Bride


7-8/10
The Island
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Robots
Spongebob the movie (the series is so much better)
Hitch

5-6/10


4-5/10
Madagascar

less than less than 3- 3/10
Meet the Fockers (crud...)

Can't think of much else I saw from 2005...I may have to edit later, who knows

[The Little Merman]

^ - Review Up
+ - Review Coming Soon

**** [Superb]
001 // Brokeback Mountain ^
002 // King Kong^
003 // Hustle & Flow
004 // The Constant Gardener

*** 1/2 [Excellent]
005 // Memoirs of a Geisha^
006 // The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe^
007 // Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
008 // March of the Penguins
009 // The 40-Year-Old Virgin
010 // Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
011 // Frank Miller's Sin City
012 // Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
013 // Wedding Crashers
014 // Cinderella Man
015 // The Producers^

*** [Highly Enjoyable]
016 // Rent^
017 // Chicken Little
018 // Madagascar
019 // The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
020 // Mr. & Mrs. Smith
021 // House of Wax

** 1/2 [Enjoyable]
022 // Fun with Dick and Jane^
023 // The Pacifier
024 // Herbie: Fully Loaded
025 // War of the Worlds

** [Good]
026 // Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous

* 1/2 [Bad]
027 // Rumor Has It...^
028 // The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

* [Horrid]
029 // The Dukes of Hazzard

Yet To See:
Tier 1: <strike>Brokeback Mountain</strike>, <strike>Memoirs of a Geisha</strike>, Capote, The Family Stone, Match Point, Mrs. Henderson Presents, The New World

Tier 2: Pride & Prejudice, Good Night, and Good Luck., Syriana, Munich

Tier 3: Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, <strike>Wedding Crashers</strike>, Walk the Line, <strike>The Constant Gardener</strike>

Once I see each of the latter, then I can make my final list of 2005...

*tlm

[Prince Eric]

Thanks for the reference Disneykid! I won't be posting my final thoughts until January, maybe late February. I still have quite a number of films that I want to see before making final decisions, namely: Munich, The New World, Matchpoint, Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, Walk the Line, Junebug, and The World. Tier two would be The Producers, The Ballad of Jack and Rose, The White Countess. I'll be using the grading system, since the star and number system is becoming arbitrary/pointless.

[I am the Doctor]

I'll use the four star system:

March of the Penguins ****
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ****
Pride and Prejudice ****
Serenity ***1/2
Cinderella Man ***1/2
Sky High ***1/2
Batman Begins ***
Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith ***
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ***
Fantastic Four ***
Ice Princess ***
Herbie: Fully Loaded ***
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory **1/2
The Pacifier **1/2
Yours, Mine and Ours **1/2
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy **
The Island **
Bewitched *1/2
House of Wax No stars-the worst movie I saw in 2005, until---
The Dukes of Hazzard-No stars. It's just too darn bad I can't give this one a grade of -10 or something. Frankly, it deserves it.

[castleinthesky]

Thanks for the reference Disneykid! I won't be posting my final thoughts until January, maybe late February. I still have quite a number of films that I want to see before making final decisions, namely: Munich, The New World, Matchpoint, Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, Walk the Line, Junebug, and The World. Tier two would be The Producers, The Ballad of Jack and Rose, The White Countess. I'll be using the grading system, since the star and number system is becoming arbitrary/pointless.

I agree with you on the grading system. For 2006 films I will start using the grading system.

[BrandonH]

These are the movies I have seen this year from most to least favorite. Each line break is one notch down on the personal enjoyment scale.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Batman Begins
Chicken Little
Fantastic 4

The Producers
King Kong
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Howl's Moving Castle
Corpse Bride
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
War of the Worlds
Ice Princess

(bigger gap in quality)

Herbie: Fully Loaded
Robots
Madagascar

2005 had some terrific movies, but it also had long stretches where nothing was worth seeing. I like a little chance to catch up on the classics, but the first four months pretty much had nothing for me.

[AwallaceUNC]

I will have to update these as time goes on as there are still quite a few '05 films I plan on seeing soon:

Excellent: ****
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Walk the Line
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
The Producers

Great: ***1/2
Bewitched
Batman Begins
Hitch
The Interpreter
Zathura
The Corpse Bride
Sin City

Good: ***
Jiminy Glick in LaLa Wood
War of the Worlds
Dear Frankie
The Ring 2
Flightplan
Millions
Crash
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Rebound
40 Year-Old Virgin
Fun with Dick and Jane
Wedding Crashers
Brokeback Mountain

Okay: **1/2
Dark Water

Tolerable: **
White Noise

Terrible: *
Good Night, and Good Luck
Rent
The Brothers Grimm

-Aaron

[yankees]

The Best Films of 2005

1. Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire: Deffinatley my new favorite movie. Even thouh this film did leave out alot it was a great film. Mike Newell deffinatley got the feeling of the book. The acting got much better and the film also had great special effects. Overall I think everyone should see this film.

2. The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe: Being a fan of the book I was very excited to see this film. All I can say is that they got everything right in this film. The is probblay the best adaption of a book (but I find harry potter better overall in film and books so thats why its 1). The CGI was great and the acting was good also. All fans of the books should see this.

3. Charlie and The Choclate Factory: This film was also great. Tim Burton did a wonderful job with the book. Johnny Depp was perfect as Wonka and the sets were amazing also.

4. Batman Begins: I read comics sometimes. But growing up I loved Batman the Animated series. I was never a fan of The Movies that came out in the 90s and The Burton films also. Batman is my favorite superhero is because he is just normal like all of us. He has no super strength like superman or can stick to walls like spiderman. Director Chris Nolan did an excellent movie. He showed why Bruce became Batman. Everything was basically great in this film from the acting to the music. Overall though this was not as good as Spiderman though.

5. Madagascar: While It doesnt seem like this would be one of the best in 05... I found it great. Why I just liked this movie was that it was pointless fun. This movie had alot of laughs. The animation in this movie was very good and the peguins were hilarious. The cast was great also for this film.

6. Legend of Zorro: Just a fun popcorn flick. Very underatted film.

The Good Films in 2005
1. Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of The Sith: This was the best Star Wars Film ever. I loved how they finally show Anikan turn into Vadar. All Star Wars fans wont Be Dissapointed.

2. Red Eye: This movie was just a fun thriller to watch. Itex espically great if you watch it at the movies. Also the main people did a great performance.

3. War of The Worlds: Used to be my fav film of 05 but after a second viewing it isnt as good. This film had terrfic action and CGI effects.

4. Wedding Crashers: Wow who knew that a crude humor movie could be this funny.

5. Fantastic 4: Just a fun popcorn flick.

The Best Directors of 05

1. Mike Newell (Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire): I was having doubts with him directing ths film because he made Mona Lisa Smiles which didnt get good reviews. Also I was hearing that they were cutting alot out in the new Potter film. Was I wrong though. He did a terrific job with the new film. He really got the feeling of the book and he picked a great cast and a very good composer.

2. Tim Burton (CATCF, Corpse Bride): While Im usually not a fan of his workl I found thse two films to be very good. He added great sets and his ways of telling the stories was just great also.

The Best Actors of 2005
1. Johney Deep (Charlie and The Choclate Factory): He did a great job as Wonka. In My opinion he Did better than Wilder. He was funny in the movie and he got Wonka correct in this film.

2. Christian Bale (Batman Begins): In my opinion it is very hard to do a good job as Bruce Wayne/ Batman. In the 90s film I found that they did him completly wrong. But reading some comics Bruce/Batman is suppsoed to be very serious and a little funny. While other actors made him more like spider-man. Christian Bale though dod a great job as him. He really got the part right as Batman. He was very serious and a little funny. He only needs to work on being Batman a little but Im sure he will have the part better in the sequel. In my opinion he is the best bruce wayne/ batman that we ever had in a film.

Best Actresses of 05
1. Naomi Watts (King Kong): While Kong was a bad movie she did perfect as the part. She really made u believe that Kong was real and that she had feelings for him. Next time though I think she just needs to find better movies to be in.

2. Rachel McAdams (Red Eye/Wedding Crahers): She is the next rising actress. She was perfect in Red Eye. She got her part right. Overall I will be very surprised if she never gets a oscar in her acting carrear.


I have the worst of 05 Tomower.
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Spice Weed