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TOP 10 MOVIES OF 2005

RUNNER UP: “THE NEW WORLD”

Directed By: Terrence Malick
Written By: Terrence Malick

10. “V FOR VENDETTA”

Directed By: James McTeigue
Written By: The Wachowski Brothers

9. “CINDERELLA MAN”

Directed By: Ron Howard
Written By: Cliff Hollingsworth & Akiva Goldsman

8. “GOOD NIGHT & GOOD LUCK”

Directed By: George Clooney
Written By: George Clooney & Grant Heslov

7. “THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN”

Directed By: Judd Apatow
Written By: Judd Apatow & Steve Carell

6. “KINGDOM OF HEAVEN”

Directed By: Ridley Scott
Written By: William Monahan

5. “MUNICH”

Directed By: Steven Spielberg
Written By: Tony Kushner & Eric Roth

4. “BATMAN BEGINS”

Directed By: Christopher Nolan
Written By: Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer

3. “BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN”

Directed By: Ang Lee
Written By: Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana

2. “SIN CITY”

Directed By: Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez & Quentin Tarantino
Written By: Frank Miller & Robert Rodriguez

1. “A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE”

Directed By: David Cronenberg
Written By: Josh Olson


MY TOP 5 WORST FILMS OF THE YEAR (In no particular order…they all sucked)
1. Grown Ups
2. Jonah Hex
3. The Last Airbender
4. Little Fockers
5. Alice In Wonderland

MY TOP 5 BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENTS OF THE YEAR
1. Winters Bone
2. The Kids Are Alright
3. Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows: Part 1
4. Iron Man 2
5. Tron: Legacy

MY TOP 5 MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS IN FILM
1. The Ending to Toy Story 3
2. The Opening Scene in The Social Network
3. The Transformation in Black Swan
4. The Hallway Fight Scene in Inception
5. “The Scene” in 127 Hours

Best Performances By An Actor/Actress
James Franco in 127 Hours
Natalie Portman in Black Swan

Best Performance By A Supporting Actor/Actress
Christian Bale in The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit

Best Use of Music in a Film
The Social Network

Best Script
The Social Network by Aaron Sorkin

Guilty Pleasure of the Year
Hot Tub Time Machine

Top 5 Best Technical Achievements in Film
1. The editing of The Social Network
2. The time framing device for the van in Inception
3. The cinematography in Black Swan
4. The production design in Shutter Island
5. The editing on 127 Hours

The Top 10 Movies I Missed in 2005
1. Fish Tank
2. Barney’s Version
3. Buried
4. I Love Your Phillip Morris
5. Another Year

Film I’m Most Looking Forward To In 2006
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2

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Matt Neglia
Matt Negliahttps://nextbestpicture.com/
Obsessed about the Oscars, Criterion Collection and all things film 24/7. Critics Choice Member.

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