Rate the Films of 2006

[lord-of-sith]

What movies have you seen this year? In this thread you can rate the ones you've seen so far, and list the ones you're anticipating. I'll start.

Films Seen (By date)

Ice Age 2: The Meltdown - C+
Scary Movie 4 - B-
Just My Luck - C+
X-Men: The Last Stand - B
Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties - B-
Nacho Libre - B
Cars - A-
The Devil Wears Prada - A-
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - A
Click - C+
My Super Ex-Girlfriend - B-
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby - B+
Pulse - D
Accepted - C+
The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D - A

Films Looking Forward To
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
Flushed Away
One Night at the Museum

[TheSequelOfDisney]

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - A


I don't go to the movies very often. The last movie, after POTC2, I saw was TLTWATW, and before that Fun With Dick and Jane. So roughly, I see about 2 movies per year. I wanted to see Cars this year, but it didn't happen.

[Disneykid]

I normally do these threads December of each year, but I'll let you slide this once...

**** (Excellent)
1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2. The Nativity Story
3. Superman Returns
4. Cars

***1/2 (Great)
5. Pan's Labyrinth
6. Dreamgirls
7. X-Men: The Last Stand
8. The Devil Wears Prada
9. Nanny McPhee
10. World Trade Center
11. Apocalypto
12. V for Vendetta
13. Fearless

*** (Good)
14. Over the Hedge
15. Happy Feet
16. Curious George
17. The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
18. Click
19. The Da Vinci Code
20. The Black Dahlia
21. Poseidon

**1/2 (Okay)
21. Night at the Museum
22. Open Season
23. Take the Lead
24. The Wicker Man
25. The Grudge 2
26. Miami Vice
27. The Pink Panther
28. Crank

** (Mediocre)
29. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

[AwallaceUNC]

**** Excellent
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
The Departed
Superman Returns
Scary Movie 4
X-Men: The Last Stand
Casino Royale
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3-D
Night at the Museum

*** Good
Nanny McPhee
Mission: Impossible 3
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
The Break-Up
United 93
The Da Vinci Code
Glory Road
The Wild

**1/2 Okay
Cars
Thank You For Smoking

* Bad
Stay Alive

2006 hasn't been my favorite year for movies thus far.

-Aaron

[castleinthesky]

A- :
Cars
Monster House

B+ :
The Devil Wears Prada
The Da Vinci Code
Superman Returns


B:
Tristan and Isolde
X-Men 3: The Last Stand
Inside Man

B- :
Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest

C+ :
Lady in the Water
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown

C:
Poseidon

D:
End of the Spear

F:
When a Stranger Calls

I plan to see 10-20+ films the rest of this year.

Films in red I plan on getting on DVD. Films In blue, I havn't decided yet.

[Unregistered]

Ice Age 2: The Meltdown - A
X-Men: The Last Stand A
V for Vendetta - C
The Da Vinci Code - B
Take the Lead B
Aquamarine + C

I don't watch movies all that often, most of the above was seen while flying to the US and back. God bless for movies being aired on long trips

[PixarFan2006]

A Flims
Cars (Buying)
Superman Returns (Buying)

B Films
Monster House
Pirates of the Caribbean DMC
Hoodwinked*
Eight Below*
Little Miss Sunshine

C Films
Scary Movie 4*
The Break-Up
RV*
Nanny McPhee*

I also plan to rent Xmen 3 and Talladega Nights when they come out.

*=rented

[Black pearl]

Flims I have seen:
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, I thought this film was awesome! It was action packed & funny, a great sequal A++++.
Cars, it was verry funny & entertaining, at first it looked babyish but it wasn't, I give it an A.
X-Men: The Last Stand, it's a good action film with a good plot line, but a bit sad B-

Films I want to see:
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
Ice Age 2
Just My Luck.

[The Little Merman]

A
The Devil Wears Prada

A-
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

B+
The Break-Up
Superman Returns
X-Men: The Last Stand

B
John Tucker Must Die
Over the Hedge
X-Men: The Last Stand

B-
Aquamarine
Scary Movie 4

C+
Just My Luck

C
The Da Vinci Code

D
Silent Hill

D-
American Dreamz

*tlm

[Timon/Pumbaa fan]

1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: 10/10

By far the best movie of the year. Everything matches it's predeseccor, and in some ways passes them. The only possible flaw I could see is it's cliffhanger, but it's still very well done. In fact, in terms of cliffhangers, I think it does a better job at it than The Empire Strikes Back(*gasp*, well okay, maybe that one is slightly better, but it's almost a toss-up for me) and The Lord of the Rings(then again, I think Lord of the Rings sucks).

2. X-Men: The Last Stand: 9/10

Forget what the critics thought, this was the best X-Men yet, in my humble opinion. The amount of deaths actually made the film more suspenseful, it had just the right amount of action, and the whole story about mutants dealing with the cure, along with society, was more fascinating than anything in X-Men 1 or 2(but I still liked both quite a bit).

3. Cars: around 7.5, but to be generous, I'll round it to 8.

Well, I really do like it, but the more I think about it, the more I see it was really just the same story as Toy Story 2. I mean, the whole concept of him getting lost and learning about himself was taken from TS2. Plus, also add to the fact, Sally, Doc Hudson and Mater are the exact same characters as Jessie, Stinky Pete and Bullseye. Plus the whole "countdown" to the big race, is something seen in every Pixar films(sans The Incredibles). I think even the biggest Pixar fan can see it's not their most original film. Oh dear, big rant, well, to be fair, I thought the animation and the songs were all at perfection! Though flawed, I thought on a whole, it's story worked well, and it's not's Pixar's worst film(I think that title will belong to "Finding Nemo" for a looooooooooooong time ) Plus there were a lot of great characters. So I did enjoy it(in fact, I saw the film twice ) I just REALLY hope that the next 8 Pixar films don't involve: 1. Somebody getting lost, or trying to "find themselves" or 2. Two buddies for the majority of the film

4. Superman Returns: 6/10

Had some decent moments, but the whole film felt pointless. I think a big part of it is trying to give Superman such a LONG introduction, yet, Superman: The Movie already gave him an introduction, so why Warner Brothers thought they needed another movie to do it here was beyond me. For Batman it worked because they added a lot to the character we hadn't seen before and made it an incredible ride. This just felt like they wanted to compete with Marvel. It's sad both Fantastic Four and X-Men: TLS were worse reviewed by those critics, becuase I would take both over Superman Returns anyday.

5. Glory Road: 6/10

Was alright. It had it's moments and I enjoyed it enough, it just felt too much like a typicals sports movie.

6. Eight Below: 5/10

Meh. I'm not the biggest dog-lover, so maybe this is why, but this film did nothing for me. On a side-note, the cinematography was great.

7. Monster House: 1/10

I hated this movie. It was just flat out awful. I chose this over Click and The Any Bully, just for the fact that I loved The Polar Express, but this film was just ugly. The story of this film was just 100% ridiculous. I really don't see how some critics can actually say with a straight face this was better than Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. If "A Scanner Darkly" is eligable for an Animated Oscar, and we see 5 nominations this year, I still hope Monster House isn't nominated, because if The Polar Express couldn't get a nomination, there's no way this should. Not the worst film ever made, but definetely one of the worst animated films ever made.

So while some good/great movies, this year isn't as great as 2005. I hope I see many more great films this year to help me change my opinion.

[Disney-Fan]

In fact, in terms of cliffhangers, I think it does a better job at it than The Empire Strikes Back(*gasp*, well okay, maybe that one is slightly better, but it's almost a toss-up for me) and The Lord of the Rings(then again, I think Lord of the Rings sucks).

2. X-Men: The Last Stand: 9/10

Forget what the critics thought, this was the best X-Men yet, in my humble opinion. The amount of deaths actually made the film more suspenseful, it had just the right amount of action, and the whole story about mutants dealing with the cure, along with society, was more fascinating than anything in X-Men 1 or 2(but I still liked both quite a bit).

Could this be? I'm actually agreeing completely with 3 of your statements!!! 3! Common ground at last, haha. I definitely agree that although the cliffhanger was a pain in the behind, it was so much better than the Star Wars V one [I won't even mention the abomination that is Lord of the Rings]. And I wholeheartedly agree about the whole bit about X-Men.

[Sulley]

My favorites so far that people need to see:

Little Miss Sunshine - A
Superman Returns - A
Brick - A

V for Vendetta - A-

Invincible - B+

Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest - B

Snakes on a Plane [Woohoo!] - B

[DisneyChris]

My 2006 Ratings so far:

Cars - 8.5/10
Superman Returns - 8.5/10
X-Men: The Last Stand - 8/10
Death Note - 8/10
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - 7.5/10
The Da Vinci Code - 7/10
Mission: Impossible III - 7/10
Jet Li's Fearless - 6.5/10
Poseidon - 6/10

BTW, I must say that in my rating standards, a difference of 0.5 is already pretty large.

[Lazario]

Wow, there are a lot of movies I haven't seen yet. Mostly, the bad ones.

X-Men: The Last Stand = F
Click = D
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby = D-
Miami Vice = F
Crank = C-
The Break-Up = F
Glory Road = D-
Eight Below = D+


There are a few more I've seen, but this has been a busy year.

[Disney-Fan]

Haven't seen many at all so far. This has been a slow [and dull] year so far, in my opinion. Here's my list:

Superman Returns - 9/10
Car - 8.5/10
V for Vendetta - 8.5/10
Pirates of the Caribbean - 8/10 (based on my second viewing)
X-Men 3: The Last Stand - 8/10
Mission Impossible 3 - 6.5/10

That's all I have for now. I still plan on seeing Casino Royale, Charlotte's Web, and maybe The Nativity Story. Slow year, especially compared to '05 but I have a strong feeling that '07 will be good (Meet the Robinsons, Ratatouille, POTC: AWE, Spider-Man III, Shrek The Third, Simpsons Movie etc...)

[Just Myself]

In order of release:

Glory Road ***(Good/Average) (will get/own on DVD)
Last Holiday ***
Nanny McPhee ***
Firewall ***
The Pink Panther ** (Okay/Not So Good)
Eight Below **** (Pretty Good/Great) :up
Freedomland ***
16 Blocks ****
Failure to Launch ***
The Shaggy Dog ***
V For Vendetta ***** (Excellent/Must Own on DVD For Anyone)
Inside Man ****
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown **
The Benchwarmers ***
Take the Lead ***
Scary Movie 4 * (Terrible)
American Dreamz *
The Sentinel ***
RV ****
United 93 *****
Hoot **
Mission: Impossible 3 ****
Poseidon ***
The Da Vinci Code ****
Over the Hedge *** (Unsure if I want it on DVD)
An Inconvenient Truth ****
X Men: The Last Stand **
Cars *****
The Lake House ****
Nacho Libre ***
Click ***
Superman Returns ****
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest ****
A Scanner Darkly ***
You, Me, and Dupree ***
Clerks II ***
Lady in the Water **
Monster House ****
Little Miss Sunshine ****
The Night Listener **
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby ***
World Trade Center *****
Zoom **
Accepted ****
Snakes on a Plane ***
Idlewild **
Invincible ****

Cheers,
JM

[Lazario]

Finally remembered some more


16 Blocks = C- (completely unnecessary, but overall, watchable)
Failure to Launch = D (completely unnecessary, not funny, and not very watchable)
The Benchwarmers = F
You, Me, and Dupree = F (my vote for 2nd worst movie of the year so far)
Mission: Impossible 3 = D-
The Lake House = B+
Idlewild = B (a great surprise!)

[Just Myself]

In my opinion, Idlewild was not a good movie. Boring plot and bad acting aplenty. The ONLY saving grace was the soundtrack.

And the easy choice for worst film of the year is either Scary Movie 4 or American Dreamz.

Cheers,
JM

[Lazario]

Haven't seen Scary Movie 4 or Scary Movie 3 yet, though of course I want to. I forgot what American Dreamz is...

And in regard to Idlewild, black movies are often hard to digest since nearly all made since the early 1990's present all their characters as anti-heroes and very hard to sympathize with, which makes them so challenging. But Idlewild was fun and well-made, on most levels. I gave it a B, so it's not perfect in my opinion, but it is still highly watchable. Plus, I hated Chicago and Moulin Rouge, so at least this movie had more attitude. And was a lot more enjoyable.

[Just Myself]

*shrug* To each his own.

Also, American Dreamz was that godawful Hugh Grant movie that was a knockoff on American Idol. I think it was in theaters for two weeks, tops.

Cheers,
JM