Am I the only person who saw and liked "Zodiac"? David Fincher's direction and the investigation aspect of it was incredible.
Although it came out in late 06, it didn't get wide release until early 07, "Children of Men" is one of the best movies of the past five years.
I was just coming on here to say i forgot about Zodiac because i saw it a few months ago, such an amazing movie, Fincher is such a control freak but it makes his movies LOOK stunning, the cinematography was easily the best of any movie this year .. also honorable mention to Ratatouille and Darjeeling Limited
and yeah Children of men is from 06 but it was the best movie of 06(well along with Departed) , so underrated, should have been nominated for best picture, a teacher and myself and some other students were talking about that sequence at the end.. anyone who has seen the movie knows what im talking about
i really want to see Before the devil knows too just theres so many im getting thru on holidays
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i just watched eastern promises and if youve never seen it, you really should. viggo mortensen and naomi watts were brilliant. the movie also contained the extreme violence that you would expect from a david cronenberg film. great movie.
I was sorely, sorely, sorely disappointed in No Country for Old Men. Thought it was rather slow, with a ridiculous ending. It's too bad too, because I love a lot of the Coen Brothers' work.
I've not seen it, but I read the book. What did you find ridiculous about the ending?
Eastern Promises
American Gangster
Bourne 3
Sunshine
Stardust
Now i have not seen:
Atonment
No country for Old Men
Juno
Sweeny todd
diving Bell & the Butterfly
great debators
I want to see all of them but have not made it yet. I think i'm going to check out juno tonight though
juno is my second fave of the year, behind no country. i saw each of them twice and they are def both worth seeing and get better and better each time you watch them. be sure to let us know what you think!
It was a train wreck! bad dialogue, bad story, bad acting.
Michael Bay = Bad
I agree, it really sucked when it could have been so good. Was bored as hell after the first hour, the battle scene at the end was possibly the most boring thing I have ever seen not to mention that it was ridiculous. I also agree about the bad acting part. Was the movie meant to be a spoof?
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Why are there so many for American Gangster? It was very average with a terrible ending. The heroin version of blow and I didnt see that getting nominated even though depp is a much better actor than denzel. It was a descent movie with a bad ending. Plus Denzel gets nominated again while people that deserve it like the kid from into the wild or any of the actors that played Bob Dylan probably wont even get a nod. The acedemy has there had up there asses. I do agree that Into the Wild was the best movie of the year.....even without Ed doing the soundtrack this movie was great and the book is great, but Ed did do a graet job.
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Thats all I really saw this year. Dont get to the movies nearly enough. have to travel too far to a decent theater. Ours will not show a rated R movie. (owned by Mormons in a very Mormon area)
It was a train wreck! bad dialogue, bad story, bad acting.
Michael Bay = Bad
haha the best was at the end "oh theres gonna be a big robot war over this all spark thing, where should we hide it ?" IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY YEAAAAH!!!
but really i dont want to knock anyones choices here, someone said spiderman 3 earlier which was also terrible but i refrained, everyone is entitled to their opinion
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Why are there so many for American Gangster? It was very average with a terrible ending. The heroin version of blow and I didnt see that getting nominated even though depp is a much better actor than denzel. It was a descent movie with a bad ending. Plus Denzel gets nominated again while people that deserve it like the kid from into the wild or any of the actors that played Bob Dylan probably wont even get a nod. The acedemy has there had up there asses. I do agree that Into the Wild was the best movie of the year.....even without Ed doing the soundtrack this movie was great and the book is great, but Ed did do a graet job.
mmm i havent watched american gangster yet but my buddy was like oh the second best gangster movie of all time , i was like huh whaaat ? better then 2 of these three? godfather 1 and 2 and Goodfellas ?? uhhh ???
also into the wild made my top five but it wasnt without its flaws, the breathy narratve by the siter was a little too much and the hazy flashbacks were mega cheesy
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Have not seen No Country For Old Men, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead or There Will Be Blood yet which could very likely have been the best in what was an otherwise thin year for serious films I thought. So instead the best thing I saw was a fall down funny comedy. Superbad was the most sharply written, funniest piece of comedy that has come along in some time that went so far beyond just going for the cheap laugh. This is the kind of movie you see twenty years from now and you'll still love it, but it will become campy and full of nostalgic charm. Sort of like when I see an 80's movie from my childhood, and it just looks and feels like the 80's. I haven't liked a comedy this much since Dazed and Confused.
Once in a while you can get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right.
I was just coming on here to say i forgot about Zodiac because i saw it a few months ago, such an amazing movie, Fincher is such a control freak but it makes his movies LOOK stunning, the cinematography was easily the best of any movie this year .. also honorable mention to Ratatouille and Darjeeling Limited
and yeah Children of men is from 06 but it was the best movie of 06(well along with Departed) , so underrated, should have been nominated for best picture, a teacher and myself and some other students were talking about that sequence at the end.. anyone who has seen the movie knows what im talking about
i really want to see Before the devil knows too just theres so many im getting thru on holidays
+1 on what you said about zodiac and children of men.
i just watched eastern promises and if youve never seen it, you really should. viggo mortensen and naomi watts were brilliant. the movie also contained the extreme violence that you would expect from a david cronenberg film. great movie.
i just finished watching this as well. i meant to catch it in the theatre because the trailer was so intriguing and i find the russian mob stuff fascinating...especially the stories behind the tattoos. i'm way behind on my movies this year, but eastern promises would be hard to top for me. it was fantastic. as you said, viggo and naomi were brilliant and i thought the entire story was so very well told. the subtleties in the performances and direction really drew me in and i really believed the characters...especially the way viggo perfected his part.
Haven't read the entire thread but in case it wasn't mentioned already The Lives of Others
was quite excellent indeed. It spanned release dates of 2006 through 2007 around the world.
Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
haha the best was at the end "oh theres gonna be a big robot war over this all spark thing, where should we hide it ?" IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY YEAAAAH!!!
but really i dont want to knock anyones choices here, someone said spiderman 3 earlier which was also terrible but i refrained, everyone is entitled to their opinion
I saw three movies in theatre this year and they were; Transformers, Spiderman 3, and Shrek 3. They all suck, but I was so-what suckered into watching them. LOL! That's why i prefer renting movies instead.
Inland Empire (Lynch)
Simpsons Movie
St. Jacques - le mecque
and I liked them all...and they are non-comparable...but if I would let my heart decide, my favourite would be "St. Jacques", very very touching in both directions...humorous and sad...laughing out loud a couple of times with a very warm feeling and in the end some tears came to my eyes...very touching - check it out
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just watched before the devil knows you're dead....
sydney lumet is a master of his craft, this movie was brilliant
amazing pace and just wonderfully put together... go out and see it
great score too by the guy who has done every coen brothers movie.
Although well done, I can't recall seeing a more depressing movie....things just keep getting worse and worse (and worse) until finality.
ugh..what a burden of a movie. My chest felt heavy after watching it.
Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
I was horribly disappointed in Superbad. I did laugh at "McLovin" but that was about it. After my friends hyped me up......I fell asleep.
really ?? usually when my freinds hype up a movie im like ok so it must be terrible so i waited until this came out on dvd after everyone was hyping it and i loved it, i laughed so hard i felt like i was in 8th grade again!!!!
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also im surprised at the lack of love for "once" especially on what is essentially a music board, have any of you guys seen this movie or what ????? if you havent go and like buy it or steal it or rent it, just get it.
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Knocked Up
28 Weeks Later
The Painted Veil
The Namesake
Bridge to Terabithia
Hairspray
Micheal Clayton
Sunshine
Superbad
Right at Your Door
Into The Wild
The Science of Sleep
The Last King of Scotland
I'd say it's been a good year.
The Last King of Scotland wasn't this year.
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I was just coming on here to say i forgot about Zodiac because i saw it a few months ago, such an amazing movie, Fincher is such a control freak but it makes his movies LOOK stunning, the cinematography was easily the best of any movie this year .. also honorable mention to Ratatouille and Darjeeling Limited
and yeah Children of men is from 06 but it was the best movie of 06(well along with Departed) , so underrated, should have been nominated for best picture, a teacher and myself and some other students were talking about that sequence at the end.. anyone who has seen the movie knows what im talking about
i really want to see Before the devil knows too just theres so many im getting thru on holidays
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haha i cant wait to see this and i LOVE musicals
come on, sound of music ????
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I've not seen it, but I read the book. What did you find ridiculous about the ending?
Eastern Promises
American Gangster
Bourne 3
Sunshine
Stardust
Now i have not seen:
Atonment
No country for Old Men
Juno
Sweeny todd
diving Bell & the Butterfly
great debators
I want to see all of them but have not made it yet. I think i'm going to check out juno tonight though
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haunting, tragic story, stunning landscapes and cinematography.. highly recommend this one
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Transformers???
It was a train wreck! bad dialogue, bad story, bad acting.
Michael Bay = Bad
EV- 08/09,10/2008.06/08,09/2009
juno is my second fave of the year, behind no country. i saw each of them twice and they are def both worth seeing and get better and better each time you watch them. be sure to let us know what you think!
I agree, it really sucked when it could have been so good. Was bored as hell after the first hour, the battle scene at the end was possibly the most boring thing I have ever seen not to mention that it was ridiculous. I also agree about the bad acting part. Was the movie meant to be a spoof?
Summerfest 2006
"Why would they come to our concert just to boo us?" -Lisa Simpson
Raoul Duke
Into the Wild
Once
Thats all I really saw this year. Dont get to the movies nearly enough. have to travel too far to a decent theater. Ours will not show a rated R movie. (owned by Mormons in a very Mormon area)
haha the best was at the end "oh theres gonna be a big robot war over this all spark thing, where should we hide it ?" IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY YEAAAAH!!!
but really i dont want to knock anyones choices here, someone said spiderman 3 earlier which was also terrible but i refrained, everyone is entitled to their opinion
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mmm i havent watched american gangster yet but my buddy was like oh the second best gangster movie of all time , i was like huh whaaat ? better then 2 of these three? godfather 1 and 2 and Goodfellas ?? uhhh ???
also into the wild made my top five but it wasnt without its flaws, the breathy narratve by the siter was a little too much and the hazy flashbacks were mega cheesy
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+1 on what you said about zodiac and children of men.
i'm really looking forward to seeing that one. happy to hear it was as good as it looks.
i just finished watching this as well. i meant to catch it in the theatre because the trailer was so intriguing and i find the russian mob stuff fascinating...especially the stories behind the tattoos. i'm way behind on my movies this year, but eastern promises would be hard to top for me. it was fantastic. as you said, viggo and naomi were brilliant and i thought the entire story was so very well told. the subtleties in the performances and direction really drew me in and i really believed the characters...especially the way viggo perfected his part.
definitely seconding your recommendation here!
was quite excellent indeed. It spanned release dates of 2006 through 2007 around the world.
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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*whispers* and Hairspray! lol
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
I saw three movies in theatre this year and they were; Transformers, Spiderman 3, and Shrek 3. They all suck, but I was so-what suckered into watching them. LOL! That's why i prefer renting movies instead.
EV- 08/09,10/2008.06/08,09/2009
sydney lumet is a master of his craft, this movie was brilliant
amazing pace and just wonderfully put together... go out and see it
great score too by the guy who has done every coen brothers movie.
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2) I Am Legend
3) Pursuit of Happyness
4) HS Musical 1
5) HS Musical 2
Together we will float like angels.........
In the moment that you left the room, the album started skipping, goodbye to beauty shared with the ones that you love.........
Inland Empire (Lynch)
Simpsons Movie
St. Jacques - le mecque
and I liked them all...and they are non-comparable...but if I would let my heart decide, my favourite would be "St. Jacques", very very touching in both directions...humorous and sad...laughing out loud a couple of times with a very warm feeling and in the end some tears came to my eyes...very touching - check it out
2006: Berlin
2007: Munich * Düsseldorf
2009: Berlin * Manchester * London
2010: Dublin * Belfast * Berlin
2012: Amsterdam I & II * Berlin I & II * Stockholm * Oslo * Copenhagen
EV 2012: Amsterdam I & II
2014: Amsterdam I & II * Milan * Trieste * Vienna * Berlin
EV 2017: Berlin
2018: Amsterdam I & II * Prague * Krakow * Berlin
2022: Berlin- Vienna - Prague - Amsterdam I - Amsterdam II #
2024: Berlin I & II
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“It is curious that while good people go to great lengths to spare their children from suffering, few of them seem to notice that the one (and only) guaranteed way to prevent all the suffering of their children is not to bring those children into existence in the first place.”
― David Benatar - Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence
Although well done, I can't recall seeing a more depressing movie....things just keep getting worse and worse (and worse) until finality.
ugh..what a burden of a movie. My chest felt heavy after watching it.
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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I saw Hard To Imagine LIVE at MSG!
thats the whole point, you're supposed to feel just disgusted after watching it, similar to what the coen bros did in Fargo and No Country.
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really ?? usually when my freinds hype up a movie im like ok so it must be terrible so i waited until this came out on dvd after everyone was hyping it and i loved it, i laughed so hard i felt like i was in 8th grade again!!!!
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The Last King of Scotland wasn't this year.