Instead of updating my post of several pages, I decided to make this final thread for 2005. I'll probably see The New World and Munich soon, which will be updated. This one is updated with a great film I highly suggest to you all. It'll be on the Discovery Channel tomorrow at 8 PM.

1) Last Days
2) Broken Flowers
3) No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
4) Grizzly Man
5) Match Point
6) Jarhead
7) Syriana
8) Batman Begins

9) Walk the Line
10) War of the Worlds
11) Crash
12) The 40 Year-Old Virgin
13) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
14) Kingdom of Heaven
15) Sin City
16) Cinderella Man
17) Wedding Crashers *
18) Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith *
19) Four Brothers *
20) The Interpreter *
21) Mr. and Mrs. Smith
22) Hitch
23) Monster-in-Law
24) Flightplan
25) Hostage
26) The Legend of Zorro
27) Domino
28) The Longest Yard

Of the ones you have mentioned Don V. and mind you I have not seen many of them, I would say that Last Days, No Direction Home: Bob Dylan, Syriana, Jarhead, Crash, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Kingdom Of Heaven, Sin City, Wedding Crashers, Star Wars III: Revenge Of The Sith, Four Brothers and The Interpreter were the best movies of 2005. Out of all the movies made in 2005 (imo) the best of the lot was Syriana.

Don V, did you purposely avoid seeing Brokeback?

Yes, I hate ******s. :rolleyes:

On the serious side, it's currently in one of my theaters but the same theater is playing Munich, which I wanna see more.

I did. Because it looks like the same old Oscar bait shit.

I avoid BROKEBACK because I've never been impressed with Ang Lee, and I'm in no rush to see it. On the other hand, I would dig to see CAPOTE, and NEW WORLD.

I am in no rush to see Capote or Brokeback Mountain, though I definitely will. I am in a rush to see The New World and Munich.

Updated with the horrible Flightplan.

I'll be seeing Munich Tuesday, and unfortunately The New World has been taken off theaters near me.

DV, Flight Plan with Jodie Foster right??? The previews looked good. Come to think about it though, it did seem to disappear suddently. No good hu?

TIS

Yeah, that one. It's a predictable thriller with a twist that fails to be memorable, with the addition of having at least one major plot hole.

Updated with Match Point.

I've finally come up with a satisfied top 10. Looking at it, it seems like this wasn't such a bad year for film after all.

1. A History of Violence (David Cronenberg)
2. Match Point (Woody Allen)
3. Syriana (Stephen Gaghan)
4. The New World (Terrence Malick)
5. The Squid and the Whale (Noah Baumbach)
6. Broken Flowers (Jim Jarmusch)
7. Capote (Bennett Miller)
8. Crash (Paul Haggis)
9. Last Days (Gus Van Sant)
10. Jarhead (Sam Mendes)

What did you guys think of Walk the Line? I noticed that wasn't mentioned in any of the previous lists, and I enjoyed this movie very much.

Personally, I thought it was kind of average. It seemed like all the cliches for films of that genre were present throughout. I was disappointed.

I haven't watched any of the 2005 movies you listed yet but "Brokeback Mountain". Believe me, folks, this is one of the most lyrical, intense, beautiful love story I've ever seen on screen. I do hope that none of you will be biased because of the gay issue. It'd be such a stupid thing to do. This movie is about love that happens to be between two men. An impossible love because of social pressures and personal fears. A movie about lost chances and the tragic solitude of surviving instead of living. Outstandingly well acted by Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhall, I hope they both are going to be given an Oscar. Great scenarios. Touching music score. I'm absolutely in love with this movie. I read the short novel too. But the movie is much better. Please, go watch it and then give your comment.

Completely agreed.

I feel like at this point its being biased less because of the gay aspect of it and more because its the favorite on Oscar night, although it may be a combination of both.

(1) A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
(2) MUNICH
(3) NEW WORLD
(4) SIN CITY
(5) GOOD NIGHT, GOOD LUCK
(6) BATMAN BEGINS
(7) JARHEAD
(8) LAST DAYS
(9) WALK THE LINE
(10) THE DEVIL'S REJECTS

Updated.

This year I managed to see all Best Picture Academy Award Nominees, nearly all Best Actor (with the exception of Walk the Line) all Supporting Actor and none of the Leading Actress nominees.

My list of best movies of 2005, in no order:
Munich (possibly the best)
Jarhead
Capote
Brokeback Mountain
New World
Match Point
The Constant Gardener
Caché