Best of 2006 so far...
 

In no particular order:

Clerks II
Little Miss Sunshine
V for Vendetta
Inside Man
Thank You For Smoking
X3 : The Last Stand
The Break Up
The Devil Wears Prada
Slither
American Dreamz
Hard Candy
Snakes on a Plane
Talladegga Nights
The Descent
Crank


and those to avoid
John Tucker Must Die
Superman Returns
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
See no Evil
Invincible

X3 : The Last Stand?

I have to disagree. The "plot" was transparent. The acting was dreadful. The pace was appaling. The visuals were not good enough to save it. The writing was abysmal. And so on.

Little Miss Sunshine is the best movie this year so far. Hands down. It might finish as the best movie of the year, but it has a lot of comptetion coming up.

Honestly I haven't seen any movies from 2006 yet that I have found remarkable in any way.

Another good movie is ' Eight Below ', liked it very much.

Little Miss Sunshine, hands down.

I also enjoyed V for Vendetta very much.

Same here. I thought Little Miss Sunshine and 16 Blocks were good, but neither are "Best of The Year" material.

The New World, though a 2005 film, was released here in the UK in January 2006. I also loved Brick.

I think the worst film of the year was X3.

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Manderlay (Lars Von Trier)

pirates of the carribean dead mans chest and the devil wears prada i enjoyed both very much!!

Yep.. I rate this movie pretty high. Didn't like Pirates 2 though. It was awful.

So far for me:

The Illusionist
The Descent
Superman Returns
V for Vendetta
A Scanner Darkly


That said, nothing has blown me away so far this year.

Superman Returns was very average i thought. Glad you liked The Descent though.

Yeah, as I said, Supes didn't blow me away, really. I liked it, though.

The Descent was intense! Great film-going experience... Glad I saw it in the theater.

I haven't seen very many new movies lately. I'm very pleased to see so many people praise V for Vendetta. After watching it 5 times, it is now my favorite movie ever.

I would have to say that Clerks II is by far the best movie so far this year, which is why it tops my list. I think that it takes a lot of sack to come back after 12 years with a sequel, especially since the first was so radically different in regards to budget and visual style. There was certainly the chance of a backlash with part two, but it exceeded expectations and was totally true to the spirit of the original. Clerks II still has a lot of competition coming up, but at this time, it owns 2006.

What was so bad about Superman Returns?
 

I am going to agree with you for the most part. But taking Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn over Superman. I do not understand what people did not like about Superman. The plot was not very original, but have you read a Superman comic? Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor was awesome, and the part when his sidekick couldnt find White Castle was hilarious.

Taladegga Nights was not a good movie. It had some good laughs but was not as funny as Beerfest. Beerfest was awesome.

Little Miss Sunshine was really the best movie of the year so far. Such a good cast, writing, story....

What the hell were you smoking, and what movie were you watching!?

I never really get a chance to catch any movies at the theatre these days. The last movie that I saw and enjoyed was Pirates 2, no where near the best, though.

Superman Returns was Syngers own take on the legend of the Man of Steel. He did it with stride and perfection, along with Spacey as Lex Luthor. :cool: Some may put it down, but those who do don't have the right frame of mind. :nope:

Or rather, we haven't drunk the Kool-Aid.

:rolleyes:

:rotfl: Couldn't of said it better!

I drink kool-aid. :laugh:

of the so-fa--r-watched movies i've watched-so-far this year, art school confidential was pretty good. good make fun of murder mystery, twist endings suck, but the thing i really liked was the film-within-a-film of the inept art school roomate, even if it served no purpose except as cinematic foil.

better than ghost world, see you this comment mr. joseph strummer? if so you should see the movie.

ps "i'm not your whore any more"

"Are you...talking ta me?" :)

Sorry can't agree with you about 16 Blocks, I thought it was a load of s**t :yup:

I don't even know where to start...Sorry, I just think your list is way off.

What was wrong with it?

It was sixteen city block's worth of clichés. It's the very definition of average, uninventive, by-the-book, tired, hack Hollywood filmmaking 101.

Why, what did you think was right with it?

I thought Mos Def was really good in his role. The writing may not have been the best, but the movie was fun and so I atleast think it was enjoyable.

Personal favs from what i can remember:

The Hills Have Eyes
Slither
The Proposition
Severance
Snakes on a Plane


Worst

Final Destination 3
Hostel

Missing

Manderlay
Evil Aliens

V for Vendetta was enjoyable
XMen was laughable
Little Miss Sunshine was a joy to watch- a surprise, didn't know how much I would like it.

Really? That movie put me to sleep. Although everytime that chairman of the board, of whatever he was, came on the screen and shouted, I was startled awake.

My personal favourite for this year is Lucky Number Slevin

I'd go for V for Vendetta or Xmen 3, havent been in the cinemas a lot due to my schoolwork, but i think 2006 isnt such a great movie year.

X3 : The Last Stand, Crank, Silient hill are the best movies of this year!!!
:eek:

Horror: Silent hill,See no evil
Actions:Miami Vice,Crank,V for Vendeta
Comedies:Benchwarmers,Grandma's Boy
Movies that I liked a lot:Lucky number Slevin,Pirates of the Carribean:DMC,Underworld:Evolution,Hard Candy,Inside man
Movies not worth seeing(worst):Poseidon,MI:3,Sentinel,Click

There are others but can't think of them right now

da vinci code and the illusionist are the best so far

Nothing above an 8.5 this year from me, yet.

So far A Scanner Darkly is my favourite film.

My favourite this year so far?

Superman Returns. I am just a huge Superman fan, and I tend to liek anything Superman, except for Superman 4, which was hideous.

Also liked V for Vendetta, The Proposition, Hard Candy, Taladega Nights, X-Men 3...I think thats all the good movies I saw this year. Tis not been a good year so far, but I'm looking forward to seeing The Departed on friday, cause Scorsese is always good, and it has Jack Nicholson.

Movies to avoid?

Crank
The Covenant
The Black Dahlia (though read the book. the book is genius)

the only movie that really stands out for me this year is A Scanner Darkly...great movie

any one seen Children of Men? Is it worth me handing ove my 6 quid?

United 93 with a bullet inside a bullet lodged in the chest of another bullet. I thought Little Miss Sunshine was the best thing I had seen this year until that movie came along and crushed all my hopes and dreams. Awesome.

Hey all this is my first post i dont know if its in the right forum or anything, however i have forgotten the name of a movie, i remember seeing a trailer for it a few months back and thought it looked interesting. I am pretty sure it was a love story set over 1000 or so years, starting in ancient times then progressing to the future, also it had something to do with a tree of life, i remember seeing a tree incased in crystal somewhere in the trailer. does anybody know the name of this film ? any help would be greatly aprectiated

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Yes, we all know the name of that movie: it's The Fountain, directed by Darren Aronofsky (Pi, Requiem for a Dream), starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. It was booed at it's screening at the Venice Film Festival last month, and it's currently scheduled for release at the end of November.

Little Miss Sunshine... Hands down...

Hmmmmm
 

The Break Up Was Pretty Good.

The Departed is easily the best movie I've seen so far this year. I doubt anything will top it.

The Departed just took the top spot for me.

This is from what I have seen. Remember I am not allowed to view rated R movies.

1. Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest
2. Failure To Launch
3. The Illusionist
4. Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby
5. Cars
6. The Lake House
7. Eight Below
8. Lady In The Water
9. Click
10. Scoop

Booed by some, yet it also got a standing O by others...

"The Fountain was screened at the 63rd Venice Film Festival in early September, where the film was booed by some critics while others applauded it.[11] However at the public showing (one day later) it received a standing ovation." - Wiki

RT has it at 50% though... We shall see...Story sounds interesting, anyway.

1- The Departed
2- The Illusionist
3- Little Miss Sunshine
4- World Trade Center
5- Click

I've not been impressesd by most movies to this point.

please help
 

nks

please help
 

*Cough*thread hi-jacker*cough*

I guess I will try to help... even though I will feel used afterwards.

Million Dollar baby (Eastwood, 2005)

Old Yeller (Stevenson, 1957)

The Green Mile (Darabont, 1999)

Life is Beautiful (Benigni, 1997)

Dancer in the Dark (Von Trier, 2000)

Trois Couleurs : Bleu (Kieslowski, 1993)

...and on and on... lots of stuff out there...

Thread hi-jacker, indeed.

Pay It Forward, American History X and The Green Mile are three pretty good bets.

Thanks guys, I think I will go with Old Yeller, Green Mile, and Bambi. Great advice guys.

I would go for Dancer in the Dark if you want to get crushed by a film...

Also, See Requiem for a Dream if you want to experience some visceral cinema..not so much sad, per se. Harsh ****, though...

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I rolled my eyes all through Requiem For A Dream. I thought that movie was absolutely pathetic

Why? :)

I thought it was a pointless story that didn't need to be told. I thought the script was boring and below average.

The way I look at it, I don't see why a movie is so great that says "Look at how well all these junkies lives are going...let's watch them all head downhill and feel sorry for them"

I just thought it may be the worst movie I've ever seen.

I know, like, showing compassion for human beings who abuse drugs is insane! What would Jesus do? I'll tell you, what: he'd tell those fu*kers to get a hold of themselves while telling everybody around them not to feel sorry for them.


Try a heapin' helpin' of empathy, sometime. It's deee-licious and faaan-tastic.

You are entitled to your opinion :yup: i always feel sorry for junkies there life is usually hell, drugs turn people into liars, cheats and thieves, i dislike movies that make out drugs to be fun and :cool: i found this movie frightening and realistic :yup: not all movies are about nice things :yup:

No, no, no, no, Holden & Nebbs. You're missing what I'm saying.

I know it's sad, but I don't think a movie should be made out of watching a bunch of people pushing off and having a good time and then watching their supply disappear and so they do anything and all end out miserable. I just don't think it makes a good movie.

I found the movie to be compelling, haunting and brilliant. It single handidly changed my friends life forever.

I take it you're not a fan of any drug film then?

This is the only film I've ever watched that focused mainly on drug use, so I don't know.

I just thought it was mind numbingly boring and didn't have the least bit of emotional connection to it.

Requiem for a Dream is a powerful, top notch film, IMO. The score is fantastic, the editing is creative and interesting, and Ellen Burstyn gives an incredible performance. I found the subject matter quite interesting, actually. Worst movie you have ever seen? I don't see how you can justify that, on a technical level, anyway. Really, I think it affected you in a way that made you feel uncomfortable, hence your aversion to the film... which is totally understandable. As I said, it's powerful stuff...

No, I can guarantee it wasn't too much for me. You really have no idea how bored I was.

Everyone was telling me "Oh, it's so rough. It's tough to watch" and then I put it in and didn't have a hard time watching it at all. I just thought it sucked.

the best of 2006 so far for me is, Lady In The Water.

next year however, i believe it's going to be David Lynch's, INLAND EMPIRE

no doubt.

Lucky Number Slevin had a pretty cool premise and the ending actually blew me away.

My favorite movie of this year was Accepted and my least favorite was Texas Chainsaw Massacre The Beginning

My favorite movie of the year so far is The Prestige. I'm a fan of dark films and the leading actors were excellent with their roles. First time I saw it, I didn't exactly know the pretty much obvious secret. In my second viewing, I laughed at how stupid I was but, I loved the film even more then the first showing.

i cant really decide which was my absolute favorite this year, i did have high hopes for superman returns and x-men the last stand but they didn't really make it to my favorites, at the moment the only favorite i can think of is Clerks 2 just because i love kevin smiths films unless i can think of something else or something new comes out before the new year thats the movie im going with

I really enjoyed Superman Returns - some of the scenes in it were just absolutely sick! Cant wait to pick it up on DVD pretty soon, with all the special features and everything.

maybe give a few more "drug abuse" movies a try...perhaps the problem is not with the movie, but the genre in general...

I'd recommend these:
Spun 2002
Trainspotting 1996
Another Day In Paradise 1998
The Salton Sea 2002
Drugstore Cowboy 1989

The Departed
Clerks II

I would have to choose The Departed for the best of movie of 2006 so far. I enjoyed Thank You For Smoking alot as well. But nothing I have seen this year besides has wowed me. The closest movie to wowing me this year would be The Departed. And why does everyone think so highly of V For Vendetta? I thought that movie was OK at best.

Requiem For A Dream is a very good movie. Could it have been better? Yes, much better. I won't deny it; the script wasn't good and neither was the character arc of all 4 characters. The editing on the other hand was great, as well as technical aspects of the film. The lighting was good, the blocking was good, and the production designing was good.

Although nothing has been spectacular i really enjoyed these five films


Pirates 2, Inside Man, The Prestige, Borat, Talledaga Nights

id have to say the prestige and im just praying that the industry will have a drop of sense to not try and squeeze a sequel out of it

A Scanner Darkly? what did you think? While i wouldnt say it was one of the best films of this year i was impressed by its style

i dont get to the movies often at all:( :( usually see things on dvd.

was underworld evo out this year???? i loved it:D good movie....

i also liked xmen 3:eek: :eek: (i'm ducking..)

eight below??? hhmmmm

i liked pirates 2 as well but i didn't think it was as good as the first.

didnt see superman didn't fancy it.

when was collateral out??? i loved that as well..(prob last year..don't laugh.. i told you i dont get out much;) )


the best movie for me so far this year by a mile was casino royale.....:D :D ...

i love bond and was so disappointed with the last few movies but this was fantastic. DC is excellent as bond and its about time the girls had some eyecandy...........brosnan was ok but was getting a bit past it really.

Collateral was released in August...two years ago. And don't worry, I'm not laughing.

:eek: :eek: :eek:
aww thanks..... but i bet you are:D :D :D i would be !!!! i'm laughing at me!:D

told you i didn't get out much! ha ha!!!

So far, it would be The Departed and Borat for me. I haven't seen Happy Feet or The Good Shepherd yet but I'm guessing those are winners too.

Nah you dont have to duck. I enjoyed that movie as well though maybe not so much as the first two, but still not worth taking a swing at you for it. ;)

Underworld Evo came out this year, yeah it was amazing. Still in love with Selene and Michael:p

yeah..i still can't decide which one looks hotter:D

both gorgeous, cant wait for the third

I haven't really been seeing many new movies this year, but from what I have seen, The Departed is easily the best movie of 2006. Other than that, I've seen X-Men 3 which I thought was horrible, Jackass 2 which was fun but nothing special, and Inside Man which was very good but not even close to The Departed.

Well Hello All my fellos.. I am a real movie fan.. I like alot of all the other movies but there some nice movies down there.. Have a nice day everybody. I thank you all forwhat you have done in these forums.. Thanks Again...
Sean Munley
la Plume, PA

Howdy... Yall have a nice day.. AND some more good movies to come in 06'

THE DEPARTED is climbing my list rapidly. I can't say enough good things about this film. Just read my review so I don't have to go into it.:D

Adding The Fountain to my list....

Casino Royale I reckon, very impresses.

Blood Diamond...has to be the best film of 2006