My Top Ten of 2006 (so far):

1. http://media.movieweb.com/galleries/2820/posters/poster1_full.jpg 8/10 or A-

2. http://media.movieweb.com/galleries/3643/posters/poster2_full.jpg 8/10 or A-



Still need to see: Hostel, The New World, Underworld: Evolution

My Top Ten of 2006 (so far):

1. http://media.movieweb.com/galleries/2820/posters/poster1_full.jpg 8/10 or A-

2. http://media.movieweb.com/galleries/3643/posters/poster2_full.jpg 8/10 or A-

3. http://media.movieweb.com/galleries/2940/posters/poster1_full.jpg 7/10 or B

4. http://media.movieweb.com/galleries/3580/posters/poster1_full.jpg 7/10 or B=



Still need to see: Hostel, The New World, Underworld: Evolution, Annapolis, When a Stranger Calls

I have not seen any of movies from your list. I would try those films sometime later.

i have one for worst movies list. i was dragged to see final destination 3, complete crap. dont even rent.

ultra violet. this was bad, very, very bad. laughable even.

I would have told you to stay far away from that one, fromdust. Too late. :(

one of the best movies this year so far is nightwatch. only playing at quailsprings. its russian, and subtitled, duh. so friggin awesome.

UPDATE: My Top Ten of 2006 (so far):

1. http://media.movieweb.com/galleries/3691/posters/poster4_full.jpg 9/10 or A

2. http://media.movieweb.com/galleries/482/posters/poster1_full.jpg 9/10 or A

3. http://media.movieweb.com/galleries/2404/posters/poster1_full.jpg 9/10 or A

4. Inside Man (9/10 or A)
5. Tristan & Isolde (8/10 or A-)
6. Mission: Impossible III (8/10 or A-)
7. The Da Vinci Code (8/10 or B+)
8. The Lake House (8/10 or B+)
9. Click (8/10 or B+)
10. End of the Spear (8/10 or B+)

Runners up:

11. Running Scared (8/10 or B+)
12. The Visitation (8/10 or B+)
13. The Proposition (7/10 or B)



Bottom Ten of 2006:

1. The Omen (5/10 or C-)
2. The Dark (6/10 or C)
3. Firewall (6/10 or C+)
4. She's the Man (6/10 or C+)
5. Freedomland (6/10 or C+)
6. The Break-Up (7/10 or B-)
7. Final Destination 3 (7/10 or B-)
8. Hostel (7/10 or B-)
9. Underworld: Evolution (7/10 or B)
10. Thank You For Smoking (7/10 or B)


Still need to catch: Brick, Peaceful Warrior, The Devil Wears Prada, An American Haunting, Poseiden, V for Vendetta, American Dreamz, United 93, 16 Blocks

Wow, do you work in a theater or somthing? You watch a lot of movies. I've seen The Break-Up and Cars this year...that's it. I guess I'm more of a DVD/home theater person.

I have to closely agree with you on the Breakup but make it a 5, and I'm disappointed with your ranking of Thank You For Smoking. Judging from the previews, it looks so much better than 10th in your bottom list.

No I don't work at a theatre, but my sister does at AMC, so I get free movies. But I'm also including 2006 movies that I saw on DVD.

Thank You For Smoking wasn't bad, it was just a little boring.

No I don't work at a theatre, but my sister does at AMC, so I get free movies. But I'm also including 2006 movies that I saw on DVD.

Thank You For Smoking wasn't bad, it was just a little boring.
Nice! Tell your sister to give us all the "OKCTalk discount". :D

immediate family only... :(

2 more bad ass movies for the list.
the protector.
and
the departed.

Put Departed up on the list....Just got back from watching it....Great acting and the story was excellent...Typical Scorsese

http://writerranger.zoto.com/img/original/b92bc5f29275e88bc644bdb73016ce9f-.jpg

I haven't seen many films of 2006, but Little Miss Sunshine was incredibly delightful. I loved it!

UPDATE: My Top Ten of 2006 (so far):

1. http://media.movieweb.com/galleries/3728/posters/poster1_full.jpg 10/10 or A+

2. http://media.movieweb.com/galleries/2911/posters/poster9_full.jpg 10/10 or A+

3. http://media.movieweb.com/galleries/3691/posters/poster1_full.jpg 9/10 or A

4. Brick (9/10 or A)
5. The Last Kiss (9/10 or A)
6. Superman Returns (9/10 or A)
7. Inside Man (9/10 or A)
8. World Trade Center (9/10 or A)
9. X-Men: The Last Stand (9/10 or A)
10. V for Vendetta (8/10 or A-)


Runners up:

11. Tristan & Isolde (8/10 or A-)
12. Mission: Impossible III (8/10 or B+)
13. Little Miss Sunshine (8/10 or B+)
14. The Illusionist (8/10 or B+)
15. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (8/10 or B+)
16. Lady in the Water (8/10 or B+)
17. The Da Vinci Code (8/10 or B+)
18. The Lake House (8/10 or B+)
19. Click (8/10 or B+)
20. End of the Spear (8/10 or B+)


*there are fourteen films between these lists.


Bottom Ten of 2006:

1. The Omen (5/10 or C-)
2. The Night Listener (5/10 or C-)
3. Stay Alive (5/10 or C-)
4. The Dark (6/10 or C)
5. Firewall (6/10 or C+)
6. She's the Man (6/10 or C+)
7. Freedomland (6/10 or C+)
8. The Break-Up (7/10 or B-)
9. Final Destination 3 (7/10 or B-)
10. A Scanner Darkly (7/10 or B-)



Still need to catch: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, Hollywoodland, Saw III, Catch a Fire, Running with Scissors, The Science of Sleep, Idiocracy, Talladega Nights, Hard Candy, Peaceful Warrior, Ask the Dust, An American Haunting, American Dreamz, United 93

UPDATE: My Top Ten of 2006 (so far):

1. http://media.movieweb.com/galleries/3728/posters/poster1_full.jpg 10/10 or A+

2. http://media.movieweb.com/galleries/2827/posters/poster1_full.jpg 10/10 or A+

3. http://media.movieweb.com/galleries/2911/posters/poster9_full.jpg 10/10 or A+

4. Lucky Number Slevin (9/10 or A)
5. The Last Kiss (9/10 or A)
6. Brick (9/10 or A)
7. Superman Returns (9/10 or A)
8. Inside Man (9/10 or A)
9. Bobby (9/10 or A)
10. Apocalypto (9/10 or A)


Runners up:

11. X-Men: The Last Stand (9/10 or A)
12. V for Vendetta (8/10 or A-)
13. World Trade Center (8/10 or A-)
14. Tristan & Isolde (8/10 or A-)
15. Hollywoodland (8/10 or A-)
16. Stranger Than Fiction (8/10 or A-)
17. The Nativity Story (8/10 or B+)
18. Little Miss Sunshine (8/10 or B+)
19. We Are Marshall (8/10 or B+)
20. The Illusionist (8/10 or B+)


*there are twenty-five films between these lists.


Bottom Ten of 2006:

1. The Omen (5/10 or C-)
2. The Night Listener (5/10 or C-)
3. Stay Alive (5/10 or C-)
4. An American Haunting (5/10 or C-)
5. The Dark (6/10 or C)
6. Firewall (6/10 or C+)
7. She's the Man (6/10 or C+)
8. Freedomland (6/10 or C+)
9. The Pursuit of Happyness (6/10 or C+)
10. A Scanner Darkly (7/10 or B-)


Still need to catch: Children of Men, Babel, Borat, Blood Diamond, The Good German, The Painted Veil, The Last King of Scotland, Pan's Labrynth, Breaking & Entering, For Your Consideration, Talladega Nights, Peaceful Warrior, Ask the Dust, United 93

i don't know... the fountain was just plain weird. beautifully filmed... but weird. -M

It's certainly not comparable to anything I've ever seen except 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Not as great as that film, but great nonetheless.

yeah... i'd say it's on a similar level of storytelling.

so what did you make of it? i left under the impression that the past and future sequences were all in his mind... just different ways of coping with similar circumstances.

-M

I definitely think there are multiple valid interpretations. The past storyline was clearly in his mind, but I think there's a good argument for the futuristic storyline being the actual future, with Jackman being the last man alive after finding the "fountain" too late to save his wife.

I'd say the biggest disappointments for me this year include:

1. Miami Vice
2. Superman Returns
3. X3

But I've also seen some EXTRAORDINARY movies this year(!):

1. The Prestige
2. V for Vendetta
3. Casino Royale

As well as some 'good' to 'so-so' fair:

1. The Divinci Code
2. Hollywoodland
3. Mission Impossible III
4. The Holiday
5. Pirates 2
6. The Break Up
7. The Black Dahlia

And something I DIDN'T want to see but thoroughly enjoyed on a flight:

1. Thank You for Smoking

And my "Rental of the Year":

1. Inside Man

I haven't seen near enough films to have the exclusivity of a Top Ten list, so here are my Most Favorite Five:

1. Casino Royale
2. United 93
3. The Departed
4. Devil Wears Prada (when Meryl Streep is in the room)
5. Wordplay

The biggest dud was Man of the Year, starring two of my favorite actors, Robin Williams and Laura Linney. The story was scattershot.

Hmmm.. well, I'm in a quirky state of mind so these are my favorites for the moment.

1) Little Miss Sunshine
2) Borat
3) Descent ( the scariest movie I've ever seen)
4) Divinci Code
5) Running Scared
6) Lucky Number Slevin
7) An Inconvenient Truth

That's all I can think of..

I want to see:

Blood Diamond
We are Marshall
Babel

Movies I hated:

Talledaga Nights
Dragon

If any one is interested, you can nominate your favorite films for the biggest "regular guy" movie awards on the planet, the Golden Schmoes, starting Monday.

http://www.joblo.com/newsimages1/poster-schmoes2006-1.jpg


Poster is a take off the Oscar poster:

http://www.altfg.com/Stars/festivals/oscar-07.jpg

Little Miss Sunshine is the little movie that could. I've seen a few critics think it could slip in the Oscar race as a Best Picture nominee.

Today (January 12th) is the BFCA Awards (Critics Choice Awards). No live television, it will be on E! on 1-20. Little Miss Sunshine was the surprise nominee in several categories, including:

Best Acting Ensemble

Best Comedy Movie

Best Picture

Best Supporting Actor

Best Writer

Best Young Actor

Best Young Actress


If you haven't seen LMS, it's now out on DVD. I haven't laughed out loud at a movie in years until this film. It's a must-see!

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Good review on LMS.. Same here.. I think I've seen it about 4 times and each time.. I still crack up.. some people don't get it. But it is hilarious.. and I love the message..

What was your Favorite scene or part ( spoiler alert!) ? I loved the Officer scene.. and the horn.. that horn just killed me. Of course, it was hilarious from beginning to end for me.

I thought the dance scene at the end was the best part...Knew it was gonna be crude since her perverted grandad directed, but it still cracked us up

Sorry. Don't know what happened to those images.

http://www.joblo.com/newsimages1/poster-schmoes2006-2.jpg

The Golden Schmoes Winners and Nominees (2005) (http://www.goldenschmoes.com)

Good review on LMS.. Same here.. I think I've seen it about 4 times and each time.. I still crack up.. some people don't get it. But it is hilarious.. and I love the message..

What was your Favorite scene or part ( spoiler alert!) ? I loved the Officer scene.. and the horn.. that horn just killed me. Of course, it was hilarious from beginning to end for me.

Oh, I'm with 'ya.....the cop scene was great! Actually, the whole thing kept me laughing out loud. I saw it at a crowded theater in Dallas, the whole place was roaring. It might lose something on DVD. Great movie!

Hey - remember those BFCA awards? USA TODAY HEADLINE: "SUNSHINE WINS BIG AT CRITICS' AWARDS" (http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2007-01-13-critics-choice_x.htm)

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I looks as if Little Miss Sunshine will make it into the Best Picture nominations at the Oscars. It has a 85% chance.

I just watched the Illusionist.. it was actually very good. Wonderful acting and overall a good way to spend a few hours.

Now, I'm waiting to see the Prestige.

Broken Bridges.. ugh - I didn't like it.. I fell asleep toward the end which is always a bad sign for a movie review from me .. falling asleep during a movie equals one or the other, not enough interest to keep me awake or my electric blanket is too high and I'm too cozy! lol.. in this case, I was bored.

The Illusionist is good, but The Prestige is a flawless masterpiece.

When does that come out on DVD .. because now I can't wait to see it!

Feb. 20