Movies seen this year
Jun. 20th, 2005 04:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dangermousieBecause I am a compulsive list-maker. This includes only movies that came out this year, in order from best to worst:
Movies I adored:
1. Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. It was a love it or hate it movie and I adored every single minute. The larger-than-life epicness and downfall, the doomed hero (and the equally doomed love story), the duels. What's not to like?
1. (tie) Howl's Moving Castle: It made me happy. It made me feel like a kid again. And it was utterly beautiful.
3. Kingdom of Heaven: Medieval epic that is actually intelligent, has oodles of my favorite actors and fierce battles. How could I not love it.
4. Parineeta: My favorite romantic movie of the year (at least live action, as otherwise Howl's would be in serious running), this is just...perfect.
5. Batman Begins: Superhero movie the way it should be. Dark, angsty and delicious
6. Bunty aur Babli: Hilarious, romantic and waaaaay too much fun.
7. Layer Cake: British crime drama with more twists than a pretzel and a really likeable main character. I love a movie that acknowledges that I am intelligent.
Movies I liked:
8. House of Flying Daggers: I loved the angst, and it's visually beyond striking
9. Lucky: A romantic fairy-tale done right
10.Kisna: Yet another angsty forbidden lovers period drama, it's a bit too overdone, but still lovely
11.Karam: A Bollywood thriller that is well plotted is as rare as a movie that makes me feel for the hitman trying to rescue his wife.
12. Fever Pitch: It was cute, sweet and unpretentious. I had fun.
13. Elaan: Enjoyable actioner done right with plenty of eye candy for both sexes.
14. Kung Fu Hustle: it was a bit too overdone sometimes, but it had absolutely hilarious and beautiful moments.
15. Bride and Prejudice: It's not as romantic or passionate as a good BW movie, nor as tightly plotted or scripted as a good HW movie but it has some rather lovely moments.
Meh:
15. Sahara: I didn't claw my eyes out. Neither did I remember anything about it once I left.
16. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe: "meh" was invented to describe this movie
17. Cinderella Man: Manipulative tripe. But Russell Crowe excellent as always
18. Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants: Manipulative tripe. But with no good acting to redeem it.
Hate is too weak a word:
19. Sin City: amoral, chauvinist and grisly. It was yet another one of those "love them or hate them" movies, only this time I was on the "hate" side
Movies I adored:
1. Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. It was a love it or hate it movie and I adored every single minute. The larger-than-life epicness and downfall, the doomed hero (and the equally doomed love story), the duels. What's not to like?
1. (tie) Howl's Moving Castle: It made me happy. It made me feel like a kid again. And it was utterly beautiful.
3. Kingdom of Heaven: Medieval epic that is actually intelligent, has oodles of my favorite actors and fierce battles. How could I not love it.
4. Parineeta: My favorite romantic movie of the year (at least live action, as otherwise Howl's would be in serious running), this is just...perfect.
5. Batman Begins: Superhero movie the way it should be. Dark, angsty and delicious
6. Bunty aur Babli: Hilarious, romantic and waaaaay too much fun.
7. Layer Cake: British crime drama with more twists than a pretzel and a really likeable main character. I love a movie that acknowledges that I am intelligent.
Movies I liked:
8. House of Flying Daggers: I loved the angst, and it's visually beyond striking
9. Lucky: A romantic fairy-tale done right
10.Kisna: Yet another angsty forbidden lovers period drama, it's a bit too overdone, but still lovely
11.Karam: A Bollywood thriller that is well plotted is as rare as a movie that makes me feel for the hitman trying to rescue his wife.
12. Fever Pitch: It was cute, sweet and unpretentious. I had fun.
13. Elaan: Enjoyable actioner done right with plenty of eye candy for both sexes.
14. Kung Fu Hustle: it was a bit too overdone sometimes, but it had absolutely hilarious and beautiful moments.
15. Bride and Prejudice: It's not as romantic or passionate as a good BW movie, nor as tightly plotted or scripted as a good HW movie but it has some rather lovely moments.
Meh:
15. Sahara: I didn't claw my eyes out. Neither did I remember anything about it once I left.
16. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe: "meh" was invented to describe this movie
17. Cinderella Man: Manipulative tripe. But Russell Crowe excellent as always
18. Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants: Manipulative tripe. But with no good acting to redeem it.
Hate is too weak a word:
19. Sin City: amoral, chauvinist and grisly. It was yet another one of those "love them or hate them" movies, only this time I was on the "hate" side
