The Best in Film: 2006 Edition
Lots of good stuff, and indeed, lots of crap! So here it is - very brief commentaries because I'm lazy, but I think it speaks volumes on it's own.
The 20 Best Movies I Watched In 2006
1. An Inconvenient Truth
The most important movie you will ever watch. Do it for your future kid's sake will you? Global warming is not a hoax, don't be ignorant
2. V For Vendetta
Amazing concept with a stunning take on action against a totalitarian society. Natalie Portman shines yet again
3. Jackass 2
Very few movies could get away with no plot - and the fact that there are more stunts, and that there shorter, makes this way funnier than the original. Knoxville is a genius
4. The Departed
Scorcese's best and the best crime mob drama in general with such a kick ass cast and a great plot of "whos the rat". Dicaprio and Damon are cool again
5. Bobby
The important tale of Robert F Kennedy's incredible vision that was never realized. A fantastic ensemble cast makes this work like magic (yep, Lohan is good too)
6. Casino Royale
Bond is badass again. Daniel Craig rivals Sean Connery. Seriously
7. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhastan
What can I say that you don't already know? This was the movie of 2006 - I think Jackass 2 was funnier, but this is still a legendary movie. Fantastic, brilliant stuff
8. Clerks 2
Caught be the most off guard at how funny it was. Not to be racist, but the whole "porch monkey" bit was honestly hysterical
9. Superman Returns
The best of the summer crop. Re-established the franchise much like Batman Begins did in 2005. Completely kicked ass!
10. United 93
The first to tell the tale of the day no one will ever forget. No flashy gimmics, no coated storytelling - this is raw, real stuff. Gripping
#11-20
11. Little Miss Sunshine
12. Saw 3
13. Lucky Number Slevin
14. Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby
15. The Last Kiss
16. Dave Chappelle's Block Party
17. Akeelah And The Bee
18. Over The Hedge
19. Hostel
20. The Da Vinci Code
The 10 Worst Movies I Watched in 2006
1. The Black Dahlia
Quite possibly the most boring movie I've ever watched. Had a lot of potential too
2. Texas Chainsaw Masscare: The Beginning
The worst "origin" movie I've ever seen, and after establishing how Leatherface came to be (I actually laughed at all of their ideas), the movie follows the same plot and killing sequence of the Jessica Biel version. AWFUL
3. The Break Up
Proves Vince Vaughan can make a bad movie (sad, I know) - didn't laugh once
4. X Men: The Last Stand
Truly dissapointing. The dialogue was BRUTAL and the only action scene worthwhile was the last one
5. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Way, way too long for such a simple plot. Not nearly as funny as the first, and the cliffhanger was kind of unnecessary. Again, like X3, not a terrible movie, just really dissapointing
#6-10
6. Stay Alive
7. Nacho Libre
8. Thank You For Smoking
9. The Holiday
10. Step Up
And that culminates the year-end festivities. 2007, here we come.