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Saturday, February 10, 2007

Long Overdue, my best films of 2006
As a big film fan it appears that I only saw 20 films that were theatrically released in 2006. I saw many of 2005 films on DVD but was apparently apathetic about 2006's offering. Yet I will rate them anyway. And I will include a list at the bottom of the 2006 films I intend to see on DVD this year.

20. FREEDOMLAND - Failed to be anything it tried to be. And while Samuel L Jackson is always good, this movie demonstrated that just because a movie is about racism doesn't mean it will be relevent or important.

19. PULSE - Miss Veronica Mars hits the big screen with a horror and I was interested and about 20 minutes in I wasn't anymore.

18. CRANK - I was pumped to see this, it was a great premise and Jason Statham is amazing. But it was way to trippy and made me feel ill, and the fights and actions sequences were lazy.

17. THE BENCHWARMERS - Funny but I will probably never see it again.

16. SNAKES ON A PLANE - Fun but failed to deliver anything other than Samuel L Jackson and I have over 20 of his films all of which are better.

15. SILENT HILL - I will note that this was a perfect adaptation of the video game. But the video game makes you feel like part of your soul is gone and so did the film. But it is still the best Video Game movie after Resident Evil.

14. PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST - Entertaining, but the ending was so unsatisfying I felt like the producers spat right in my face as they danced around knowing we would have to watch the 3rd film just to get the bad taste out of our mouth from this one. I have never seen a sequel that didn't have its own legs to stand on and would require another film to complete it. Bad Form

13. MONSTER HOUSE - Decent Kids Flick

12. DISTRICT B13 - French Action film that was very exciting and entertaining but the scenes and storyline were not memorable.

11. INVINCIBLE - Like Rudy it is a great feel good movie, although I don't know if it will have the same replay value. Go EAGLES.

10. NACHO LIBRE - Not as funny as Napolean Dynamite but still made me laugh, and the DVD will make me laugh again and again for years. Good Times.

9. THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA - Meryl Streep is the best female actress for a reason. And Anne Hathaway will definately not fade away anytime soon. Surprised me it was so good.

8. X-MEN: THE LAST STAND - I liked this more than many. It was ballsy the things they did and unlike CJ I loved the beginning murder, which almost secured this movie in the top 10 on its own. A boo though to the DVD special edition that is not special. Way to snazz up the regular edition with a comic and a cover and charge double.

7. BORAT - Was very funny, and thought provoking. And Sacha Baron Cohen deserves all the accolades but I don't think I can own this film because of its content and it makes me sad.

6. TALLADEGA NIGHTS - Worthy of many repeated viewings, going to be a must have DVD.

5. THE PROTECTOR - 2 of the best fight scenes of all time is included here, so buy this DVD it will pay for itself with just those scenes. Tony Jaa will make us all unaware that Jet Li is retiring. And he better because I love Jet Li.

4. ROCKY BALBOA - He came back well and shamed all the naysayers. And for a time I was one of them. But that last trailer proved that it could be great, and it was. Plus Tony Burton is one of the Gems of our time. He totally deserved the G.I. Joe I made of him so many years ago.

3. MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 3 - Man did this erase the filth that was MI 1 and 2. This was one of Cruise's most entertaining films ever. Purchase.

2. THE PRESTIGE - I was totally enthralled the whole time. Made me want to do magic, and made me want to walk right back in the theatre and watch it again. I am mad they didn't drop the DVD yet. I need that 2nd viewing.

1. V FOR VENDETTA - Yeah Shut Up. It was awesome. And I have already watched it like 3-4 times so I felt it deserved to be here more than the others. Actually I may go watch it again now.

Here is a list of what this year has in store for me. Yeah this is where the intelligent ones are. I usually rent those. And by the length of it you can tell I am a DVD man now. Netflix and the pleasure of buying DVDs has almost eliminated my desire to go to the theatre. In fact only 10 of the above 20 above I saw in the theatre. This is what my Netflix queue will look like.

An American Haunting - I feel compelled, good chance to suck
Apocalypto - I still like Mel Gibson
Babel - This year's Crash, hopefully.
Bandidas - Give me one reason not to.
Blood Diamond - Should be entertaining, and will help me understand Kayne's Song.
Brick - Bought it cheap, will watch it sometime.
Cars - Can you believe I haven't yet?
Casino Royale - Its gonna show Chris what a fool he is.
Children of Men - I am actually really interested in this one.
Clerks 2 - Got as a gift, and I will get to it.
Click - Sandler is usually good enough to rent.
The Departed - I am pumped for this.
The Descent - Too many people said it was good.
Dreamgirls - Gonna win more awards than it deserves I bet.
Employee of the Month - I should know better.
Find Me Guilty - Don't know why
Flags of our Fathers - Show me a bad Eastwood film, that he directed.
Flushed Away - Looked good.
For your Consideration - I will make a point to see this, I often let his films slip through.
The Good German/Shepherd - I forget, but one of these looked good and one was crap.
Half Nelson - We'll see what the fuss is about.
Hollywoodland - Affleck redeems himself? Gotta see that. I mean I saw Reindeer Games.
Idiocracy - Have to.
The Illusionist - Norton is always, always good.
Inside Man - Should be awesome, or at least well acted.
Jackass 2 - With the power of fast forward to skip some of the parts I heard of.
The Last King of Scotland - Whitaker is a god among men in acting.
Little Miss Sunshine - Looked like every character was cliche but now I will try it.
Lucky Number Slevin - Heard some bad things, won't listen to em anyway.
Marie Antoinette - Heard only good things.
Miami Vice - CJ liked it so I will sample it. Despite my loathing of Colin.
My Super Ex-Girlfriend - She throws a shark at him on land...Brilliant. The rest doesn't matter.
Night at the Musuem - Family Fun
The Pink Panther - Chris will make me
Pan's Labyrinth - The last film I saw with the word Labyrinth in the title changed me forever.
Poseidon - Loved the original, hopefully at least like the remake.
Running Scared - Also heard bad things and don't care.
School for Scoundrels - I bet I laugh at least twice.
Slither - Next in my Netflix Queue
Stranger than Fiction - Worth a rental. Might be great
Superman Returns - I owe it to myself to know if this is crap.
Thank You for Smoking - Looking forward to this even though Aaron Eckhart is a cheap Thomas Jane
United 93 - Might as well
Volver - Looked very well done.

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