kayo Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 For sheer acting/directing skills: Departed Prestige Queen Mum's movie Inside Man (best heist movie in 15 years or more (not including heat)) For sheer Joy to Watch: Borat Casino Royale (Bond Begins) Movies I've not yet seen but look fwd to: Both Clooney's (Syriana/Good Luck...) Rocky Balboa Capote and Since I saw that irish dude in inside man, I wanna see him in children of Men. Thought he was a huge talent. (and one or two others) Movie's I've not seen, and don't care to: Pretty much everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fun2Fun Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Some more: - Lucky Number Slevin - X-Men: The Last Stand - Mission: Impossible III - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - American Dreamz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calibanjr. Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 My previous post I just kept to movies I'd seen the cinema here in CM. As to others: For sheer acting/directing skills:Departed Prestige Queen Mum's movie Inside Man (best heist movie in 15 years or more (not including heat)) I agree. Really well done, definitely not Spike Lee's usual style and/or subject. Good pacing, acting, script, just about everything. For sheer Joy to Watch: Borat Casino Royale (Bond Begins) Movies I've not yet seen but look fwd to: Both Clooney's (Syriana/Good Luck...) Agree, both were not standard Hollywood fare, thoughtful, deep, to the point of being ponderous. Both important films. I have growing respect for Clooney's choice of films, given the fact that he can probably be in any amount of inane Hollywood mainstream crap he chooses. Rocky Balboa Capote and Since I saw that irish dude in inside man, I wanna see him in children of Men. Thought he was a huge talent. Think Clive Owen is English, no biggie (and one or two others) Movie's I've not seen, and don't care to: Pretty much everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prighas Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 My wife insists it is the current movie showing: Night at the Museum - Ben Stiller. It is quite hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomatopo Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 My ratings on a 1 (not so good) to 5 (good) scale Running Scared 4/5 Tsotsi (2005?) 5/5 Thank You for Smoking 4/5 V for Vendetta 3/5 Inside Man 2/5 Brick 5/5 The Sentinel 3/5 United 93 5/5 Art School Confidential 4/5 Hoot 2/5 Goal! 4/5 Over the Hedge 4/5 An Inconveninet Truth 4/5 Cars 3/5 A Prarie Home Companion 3/5 The Lake House 2/5 Click 2/5 Superman Returns 3/5 The Devil Wears Prada 4/5 Monster House 2/5 Little Miss Sunshine 4/5 Half Nelson 3/5 The Illusionist 3/5 Invincible 4/5 Hollywoodland 3/5 All the King's Men 2/5 The Last King of Scotland 3/5 Open Season 3/5 The Queen 4/5 The Departed 5/5 Driving Lessons 3/5 The Last Kiss 3/5 The Prestige 4/5 Happy Feet 3/5 Casino Royale 4/5 The Holiday 3/5 Eragon 2/5 Night at the Museum 3/5 Deja Vu 3/5 Kon Fai Bin 3/5 Innocence (Dek Toh) 5/5 (Thai Documentary) The King and the Clown 3/5 The Banquet (Ye Yan) 4/5 Still to see...especially the two Clint Eastwood films Flags of Our Fathers Letters from Iwo Jima Running with Scissors Catch a Fire Death of a President Babel Blood Diamond Volver Borat Stranger Than Fiction Bobby For Your Consideration History Boys The Fountain Indigènes Apocalypto Dreamgirls Pursuit of Happyness Rocky Balboa Charlotte's Web Arthur and the Invisibles Children of Men Perfume: The Story of a Murderer The Curse of the Golden Flower Best new TV Show: Heroes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richb2004v2 Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Good film I've seen United 93 Brokeback Mountain Hotel Rwanda Broken Flowers City of God 40 year Old Virgin Walk the Line Ok films I saw this year: Shop Girl North Country The Final Cut Lord of War Match Point Inside Man The Woodsman Departed Films I had to turn off: Lady in the Lake Scoop The Pink Panther Crank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomatopo Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 NOMINATIONS BY CATEGORY - 79TH AWARDS Performance by an actor in a leading role Leonardo DiCaprio - BLOOD DIAMOND Ryan Gosling - HALF NELSON Peter O'Toole - VENUS Will Smith - THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS Forest Whitaker - THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND Performance by an actor in a supporting role Alan Arkin - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE Jackie Earle Haley - LITTLE CHILDREN Djimon Hounsou - BLOOD DIAMOND Eddie Murphy - DREAMGIRLS Mark Wahlberg - THE DEPARTED Performance by an actress in a leading role Penélope Cruz - VOLVER Judi Dench - NOTES ON A SCANDAL Helen Mirren - THE QUEEN Meryl Streep - THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Kate Winslet - LITTLE CHILDREN Performance by an actress in a supporting role Adriana Barraza - BABEL Cate Blanchett - NOTES ON A SCANDAL Abigail Breslin - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE Jennifer Hudson - DREAMGIRLS Rinko Kikuchi - BABEL Best animated feature film of the year CARS HAPPY FEET MONSTER HOUSE Achievement in art direction DREAMGIRLS THE GOOD SHEPHERD PAN'S LABYRINTH PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST THE PRESTIGE Achievement in cinematography THE BLACK DAHLIA CHILDREN OF MEN THE ILLUSIONIST PAN'S LABYRINTH THE PRESTIGE Achievement in costume design CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA DREAMGIRLS MARIE ANTOINETTE THE QUEEN Achievement in directing BABEL THE DEPARTED LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA THE QUEEN UNITED 93 Best documentary feature DELIVER US FROM EVIL AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS JESUS CAMP MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY Best documentary short subject THE BLOOD OF YINGZHOU DISTRICT RECYCLED LIFE REHEARSING A DREAM TWO HANDS Achievement in film editing BABEL BLOOD DIAMOND CHILDREN OF MEN THE DEPARTED UNITED 93 Best foreign language film of the year AFTER THE WEDDING DAYS OF GLORY (INDIGÈNES) THE LIVES OF OTHERS PAN'S LABYRINTH WATER Achievement in makeup APOCALYPTO CLICK PAN'S LABYRINTH Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) BABEL THE GOOD GERMAN NOTES ON A SCANDAL PAN'S LABYRINTH THE QUEEN Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song) "I Need to Wake Up" - AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH "Listen" - DREAMGIRLS "Love You I Do" - DREAMGIRLS "Our Town" - CARS "Patience" - DREAMGIRLS Best motion picture of the year BABEL THE DEPARTED LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE THE QUEEN Best animated short film THE DANISH POET LIFTED THE LITTLE MATCHGIRL MAESTRO NO TIME FOR NUTS Best live action short film BINTA AND THE GREAT IDEA (BINTA Y LA GRAN IDEA) ÉRAMOS POCOS (ONE TOO MANY) HELMER & SON THE SAVIOUR WEST BANK STORY Achievement in sound editing APOCALYPTO BLOOD DIAMOND FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST Achievement in sound mixing APOCALYPTO BLOOD DIAMOND DREAMGIRLS FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST Achievement in visual effects PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST POSEIDON SUPERMAN RETURNS Adapted screenplay BORAT CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN CHILDREN OF MEN THE DEPARTED LITTLE CHILDREN NOTES ON A SCANDAL Original screenplay BABEL LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE PAN'S LABYRINTH THE QUEEN * ABC.com * Oscars.org * Contact Us ACADEMY AWARD(S)®, OSCAR(S)®, OSCAR NIGHT® and OSCAR® statuette design mark are the registered trademarks and service marks, and the OSCAR® statuette the copyrighted property, of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ©2007 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences & ABC, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Official Academy Awards web site is produced by ABC.com in partnership with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. By accessing this site you agree to abide by the following Terms of Use Information and Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NguuMuu Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Haven't seen it mentioned yet....my favorite was A History of Violence....or was that the tail end of 2005? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midas Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 as anyone heard when we are likely to see some of these movies like NOTES ON A SCANDAL, THE QUEEN etc in the Bangkok moviehouses ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashacat Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 The Departed. Lord of War. Blood Diamond. Great films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billfo Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Great films of 2006: Munich, Syriana, Pan's Labyrinth, The Departed, The Prestige Bad Films of 2006: Hostel, Narnia, Click Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Borat was robbed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 bloody funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I had the same problem trying to rate the best rock music of the '90s. There's a couple I haven't seen though so there's still hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tijnebijn Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Pirates of the caribbean I really enjoyed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libya 115 Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 My top six movies of the year made on 28 December 2006 in this thread were all nominated for Oscars in 2007, (eighteen nominations in total). Do I win a prize? If not see my predictions for 2007 made on 31st December 2007. predictions 1 predictions 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plus Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 I can't believe it - four pages and no one mentioned Snakes on a plane with Samuel L. Jackson?!? The beauty of this masterpiece is that you don't even need to watch it - just close your eyes and meditate on the name. The movie will reveal itself. Three Burials of Menguel (sp?) Estrada by Tommy Lee Jones is also quite good. I've been searching for movies to download lately and I found quite a few interesting items in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris2155 Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 not a great movie buff, but i would say that "departed" is close to one of my best movie i have seen in a long time. well planned out and well scripted and good acting by cap, nickolson, damon, a great movie in my books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Gorgon Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 II've been searching for movies to download lately and I found quite a few interesting items in this thread. Maybe you know veoh, free and some new stuff. Quality can be iffy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexth Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 (edited) Well, that's a tricky one, but in random order, here it goes: The Good Shepherd Catch A Fire The Inside Man The Departed (?) Babel (?) The Pursuit of Happyness Volver Blood Diamond Not such a good year for movies if you ask me... Edited January 27, 2007 by alexth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexth Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 Some more just crossed my mind: The Lake House The Holiday Little Children Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finansjohan Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 Really enjoyed "Stranger than fiction", but perhaps that is a movie for 2007? Otherwise, votes for "Casino Royale" and "The Departed", good solid movie entertainment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calibanjr. Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 (edited) hel_l my new favorite, totally off topic, just got seasons 1 and 2 of "The Wire", my new addiction. Waiting like a junkie for my friend to finish season 3. Edited January 27, 2007 by calibanjr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plus Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 I've finally watched Blood Diamond and I was really disappointed - I couldn't stand Di Caprio's pathetic attempts at foreign accent, sometimes it was there, sometimes wasn't, and no matter what he says, he looks American anyway. Besides the movie had the cheeseest line of the decade: "It's TIA - This Is AFRICA", and it was delivered at the expat bar, of course. It could only be matched by a newbie response: "This place is gonna explode". I almost puked, literally. When they arrived at a refugee camp with one million people inside it took Solomon less than 30 seconds to locate his missing wife just by looking over the fence. How credible is that? I know this is not a movie critics thread, sorry. I think "Inconvenient Truth" starring Al Gore was brilliant and really drilled the point home. There must be something wrong with his numbers, it's too perfect otherwise. On the animation front the year was disappointing - lots of average titles recycling old stuff. They need something fresh, something totally knew. CGI animation already looks as stale as those endless Disney movies where you'd never notice you finished one and started another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jEFFREYk44 Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 United 93 is the best movie in my book for this year It made me cry even i know there are several conspiracy theories of it. It was a great movie as all actors were basically amatuers and was unscripted and filmed in almost real time, the best was recognizing the things the people did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiPauly Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 My wife insists it is the current movie showing: Night at the Museum - Ben Stiller. It is quite hilarious. have to agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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