The Month in Movies - March 2005

[Adam J. Hakari]

Heyo. A.J. here again, with the regular round-up of my movie viewings for the last month. I now bring you my March round-up, as always on a **** scale; enjoy, and please post your lists for discussion as well.

Number of First-Time Viewings: 45

Number of First-Time Viewings in 2005: 136

THE BRILLIANT

(none)

THE GREAT

Stage Beauty - *** 1/2
The Final Cut - *** 1/2
Finding Neverland - *** 1/2
Robots - *** 1/2

THE PURTY GOOD

Closer - ***
The Set-Up - ***
Ile Aiye (The House of Life) - ***
The I Inside - ***
The Ring Two - ***
Word Wars - ***
What the Bleep Do We Know!? - ***
Porco Rosso - ***
Bleacher Bums - ***
Born Romantic - ***
Once a Thief - ***
The Untold Story - ***
New Suit - ***
Dolls - ***
Audrey Rose - ***
The Indian Runner - ***
The Invisible Man’s Revenge - ***

THE O.K.

The Phantom of the Opera (2004) - ** 1/2
Silent Night, Deadly Night - ** 1/2
Incident at Loch Ness - ** 1/2
NASCAR: The IMAX Experience - ** 1/2

THE SO-SO

Toolbox Murders (2004) - **
Dead Birds - **
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes - **
The Pacifier - **
Be Cool - **
She Gets What She Wants - **

THE SUCKY

Ice Princess - * 1/2
The Invisible Woman - * 1/2
Invisible Agent - * 1/2
Dead End (2003) - * 1/2
Ghost Watcher - * 1/2
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands - * 1/2
Monster Island - * 1/2
Clive Barker Presents Saint Sinner - * 1/2
Love Me If You Dare - * 1/2

THE REALLY SUCKY

Fear X - *
National Lampoon’s Gold Diggers - no stars
Zolar - no stars
Caligula - no stars

No rating:

Mystery Science Theater 3000: “Merlin’s Shop of Mystical Wonders”

THE BEST:



THE WORST:



Best Actor: Anthony Wong, THE UNTOLD STORY
Best Actress: Emmy Rossum, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (2004)
Best Supporting Actor: Charles Bronson, THE INDIAN RUNNER
Best Supporting Actress: Natalie Portman, CLOSER
Best Director: Richard Eyre, STAGE BEAUTY
Best Original Screenplay: Omar Naim, THE FINAL CUT
Best Adapted Screenplay: Jeffrey Hatcher, STAGE BEAUTY
Biggest Surprise: THE RING TWO
Biggest Disappointment: DEAD END (2003)
Most Fucked-Up Movie: CALIGULA
“I’m Pretty Damn Sure No One Else Has Seen This”: FEAR X
Person/Character I Never Want to Meet: Caligula (Malcolm McDowell), CALIGULA
“Why Is He/She Still in Movies?”: C. Thomas Howell, ZOLAR
Recurring Genre: Yep, more shitty horror movies
Ultimate WTF? Moment: Just pick any given moment, CALIGULA
Best Line: “Whenever we’re about to do something horrible, we always say the French have been doing it for years.” Sir Edward Hyde (Edward Fox), STAGE BEAUTY
Best Scene: The final performance of “Othello,” STAGE BEAUTY
Movie I Finally Got to Friggin’ See: FINDING NEVERLAND
Coolest Title: THE I INSIDE

[Briare Rabbit]

Rather weak month

PRO:
1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

pro (chrono):
2 The Fog of War (2003)
3 The Jacket (2005)
4 Thirteen Days (2000)
5 Imaginary Heroes (2005)
6 College (1927)

On the Fence:
7 Constantine (2005)
8 Inherit the Wind (1960)
9 Vera Drake (2004)
10 The Rink (1917)
11 The Corpse Vanishes (1942)
12 My Life (1993)

con:
13 My Own Private Idaho (1991)

CON:
14 Elephant (2003)
15 Here is Germany (1945)

Best:


Worst (Here is Germany):


Best Film: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Best Director: Steven Spielberg, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Best Actor: Adrien Brody, The Jacket
Best Actress: Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake
Best Supporting Actor: Emile Hirsch, Imaginary Heroes
Best Supporting Actress: Nicole Kidman, My Life
Best Adapted Screenplay: Inherit the Wind
Best Original Screenplay: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Biggest Surprise: Imaginary Heroes
Biggest Disappointment: Elephant/My Own Private Idaho
Favorite Scene: The "Nirvana" dinner table scene in Imaginary Heroes
I'm Pretty Sure No One Else Saw This: Here is Germany

[Fisting Ackbar]

Between catching the flu for two weeks, being incredibly busy with work, having a lack of cash flow and loaning my television/dvd-player out to my father, this has been the worst month in terms of amount of movies watched in almost two years.

Here's hoping I'll have more luck in April. Ranked from best to worst, and yeah, technically I already saw RETURN OF THE KING but since I hadn't seen the added footage, I'm counting it as a first time viewing.


THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING SPECIAL EXTENDED EDITION 10/10

THE FUGITIVE (1993) 9/10 (rewatch)

THE RING (2002) 6/10 (rewatch)
THE LAST SHOT 6/10

THE RING TWO 4/10



Best Director: Peter Jackson - ROTK EE
Best Adapted Screenplay: ROTK EE
Biggest Disappointment: THE RING TWO
Person/Character I Never Want to Meet: The Mouth of Sauron (Bruce Spence) - ROTK EE
Best Line: “I'm not your fucking mommy!" - THE RING TWO
Movie I Finally Got to Friggin’ See: ROTK EE
Coolest Title: THE LAST SHOT

[Tayzlor]

Total Viewings - 36
Rewatches - 7
First Time Viewings - 29
* = rewatch
Rewatches inelgible for awards.
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10/10
Fanny and Alexander
Paris, Texas*
Boys Don't Cry
Chinatown*
Double Indemnity
A Clockwork Orange*
L'Eclisse
Blowup*
My Life to Live*
Short Cuts

9/10
Alien
Some Like It Hot
The Lady Eve
Goodfellas*
The Lady Eve*
La Notte
Fitzcarraldo
My Voyage to Italy
Santa Sangre
A Sunday in the Country
Heat
Closer

8/10
Open Water
All The Real Girls
The Maltese Falcon

7/10
Prizzi's Honor
Kwaidan
Ray
Madadayo
The Making of Fanny and Alexander

6/10
I Heart Huckabee's
Michelangelo Antonioni: The Eye That Changed Cinema

5/10
Rhapsody in August
Frantic
The Sword of Doom

4/10
n/a

3/10
n/a

2/10
n/a

1/10
Caligula
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BEST PICTURE
1. L'Eclisse
2. Fanny and Alexander
3. Short Cuts

BEST ACTOR
1. Jan Malmsjö, Fanny and Alexander
2. Robert DeNiro, Heat
3. Jamie Foxx, Ray

BEST ACTRESS
1. Hilary Swank, Boys Don't Cry
2. Barbara Stanwyck, The Lady Eve
3. Jeanne Moreau, La Notte and Monica Vitti, L'Eclisse

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
1. Natalie Portman, Closer
2. Chloë Sevigny, Boys Don't Cry
3. Kerry Washington, Ray

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
1. Clive Owen, Closer
2. Edward G. Robinson, Double Indemnity
3. Jack Lemmon, Some Like It Hot/Short Cuts

BEST DIRECTOR
1. Werner Herzog, Fitzcarraldo
2. Ingmar Bergman, Fanny and Alexander
3. Michelangelo Antonioni, L'Eclisse
4. Robert Altman, Short Cuts
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Top Ten
01. L'Eclisse
02. Fanny and Alexander
03. Short Cuts
04. Boys Don't Cry
05. Double Indemnity
06. Fitzcarraldo
07. A Sunday in the Country
08. Closer
09. The Lady Eve
10. Santa Sangre

[Trinity]

First viewings: 12

Rewatches: 6

(* - rewatch)

5/5
Laura (1944)*
Ninotchka (1939)*
Tarzan and His Mate (1934)*

4/5
Fallen Angel (1945)*
Night and the City (1950)*
The Long Hot Summer (1958)
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
Somewhere in the Night (1946)
The Aviator (2004)
Tarzan Finds a Son (1939)*

3/5
New York, New York (1977)
Desert Fury (1947)
Dangerous Crossing (1953)
Fourteen Hours (1951)
The Public Enemy (1931)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)

2/5
Phantom of the Opera (2004)


Best movie:


Best Actor: Leonardo di Caprio, The Aviator
Best Actress: Joanne Woodwad, The Long Hot Summer (honorable mention to Emmy Rossum who was the sole saving grace of Phantom of the Opera)
Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett, The Aviator
Favorite scene: the "Hell's Angels" premiere - The Aviator

[The Other]

A new scale just for fun (and just for this, probably)



01. The Shop On Main Street (1965) - A+
02. In the Mood for Love (2001) - A
03. Orphee (1949) - A
04. Ninotchka (1939) - A-
05. Night Court (1932) - A-
06. Stage Beauty (2004) - B+
07. The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) - B+
08. Uzak (2004) - B+
09. Jules Et Jim (1962) - B
10. The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933) - B
11. I Heart Huckabees (2004) - B
12. Drôle de drame (1937) - B
13. Guilty Hands (1931) - B-
14. Finding Neverland (2004) - B-
15. Camille (1936) - B-
16. Hero (2003) - B-
17. Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980) - B-
18. Arrowsmith (1931) - C+
19. Love Affair (1939) - C+
20. Constantine (2005) - C
21. Lady for a Day (1933) - C
22. Tonight or Never (1931) - C-
23. The Ring Two (2005) - C-
24. A Woman Without Love (1952) - C-
25. Robots (2005) - D+
26. The Emperor Jones (1933) - D

BEST DIRECTOR: Jan Kadar & Elmar Klos - The Shop on Main Street (1965)
BEST ACTOR: Jozef Kroner - The Shop on Main Street (1965)
BEST ACTRESS: Maggie Cheung - In the Mood For Love (2001)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Otto Kruger - The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Kate Winslet - Finding Neverland (2004)
BEST SCREENPLAY: Night Court (1932)

BIGGEST SURPRISE: Night Court (1932)
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: The Ring Two (2005) - maybe…
MOSTED FUCKED UP MOVIE: I Heart Huckabees (2004) - from this list anyway…

I’m Pretty Damn Sure No One Else Has Seen This”: I’ve never seen anyone talk about… Night Court, Drôle de drame, Guilty Hands, Arrowsmith (but this was nominated for several Oscars back in 31, so probably shouldn‘t include it), Tonight or Never, A Woman Without Love, and The Emperor Jones.

BEST SCENE: I have three (in no order):

---The last 15 minutes of The Shop on Main Street - devastating!

---Count Leon d'Algout tries to make Ninotchka laugh in the restaurant - funny!

---Any of the slow-motion scenes set to “Yumeji's Theme” in In the Mood For Love - gorgeous!

[Trinity]

Originally posted by The Other
18. Arrowsmith (1931) - C+

Haven't gotten around to this one yet, how big is Myrna's role?

[The Other]

Originally posted by Trinity
Haven't gotten around to this one yet, how big is Myrna's role?

Funny, you should ask.

A cameo, literally, she can't be on screen for more than 2 minutes.

[Trinity]

Originally posted by The Other
A cameo, literally, she can't be on screen for more than 2 minutes.

Thanks, then off goes Arrowsmith from my "to see" list.

I see you watched "Prizefighter and the Lady" too, that's a really nice one - the very first of Myrna's "perfect wife" roles.

[The Other]

Yeah, I liked it. On a 5-scale, it'd be a 4/5. I think the title, like a lot of classic hollywood films, is pretty cheesy. Like, for another example, 1932s Smilin' Through is a pretty cheesy title for a really good film that's more serious than the title would suggest.

TCM had a W.S. Van Dyke birthday tribute marathon one day in March and I caught three of his films from the early 30s - Prizefighter and the Lady, Night Court and Guilty Hands. All were at least good. I thought Night Court was great. Definitely pushing the envelope, so-to-speak, for a pre-code film.

[ilovemovies]

Oh man, this month sucked for me. I barely saw anything. 16 movies and that INCLUDES rewatches!

Anyway:

The Jacket *** 1/2
The Ring Two ***
Constantine ***
The Pacifier ***
Terms of Endearment ***
Hostage ***
The Mean Season ***
The Forsaken ** 1/2
Cursed ** 1/2


Rewatches:

The Ring *** 1/2
Scream 2 ***
Scream ***
The Glass House ***
The Jackal ***
Mission: Impossible ***



(For first timers only):

Best movie: The Jacket
Worst movie: Cursed
Most Disappointing movie: Cursed
Most ironic title: Cursed
Best Actor: Adrien Brody, The Jacket
Best Actress: Naomi Watts, The Ring Two
I'm Pretty Sure No One Else Saw This: The Mean Season
Best line: "Why do you have big boobs? Do you have to wear a bra?" (little girl asking this Vin Diesel) HILARIOUS!

[Trinity]

Originally posted by The Other
Yeah, I liked it. On a 5-scale, it'd be a 4/5. I think the title, like a lot of classic hollywood films, is pretty cheesy. Like, for another example, 1932s Smilin' Through is a pretty cheesy title for a really good film that's more serious than the title would suggest.

TCM had a W.S. Van Dyke birthday tribute marathon one day in March and I caught three of his films from the early 30s - Prizefighter and the Lady, Night Court and Guilty Hands. All were at least good. I thought Night Court was great. Definitely pushing the envelope, so-to-speak, for a pre-code film.

Ok, now you've made me jealous.

I actually think "Smilin Through" is a pretty cool title, and I really want to see that movie, but I want even more to see the 1941 musical version with Jeanette MacDonald (can't find either ).

[arto_j]

Originally posted by Adam J. Hakari

“I’m Pretty Damn Sure No One Else Has Seen This”: FEAR X

Hah-haa! I've seen that one, thanks to its Norwegian director, it was first released up here. We always get the sucky ones first.

Had a rather excellent month, myself. First viewings only :

Ace in the Hole - 9/10
Before Sunrise - 9/10
Before Sunset - 9/10
I Heart Huckabees - 9/10
Irreversible - 9/10
Bubba Ho-tep - 9/10
Stalag 17 - 9/10

Spartacus - 8/10
Sunset Blvd. - 8/10
Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle - 8/10
Chris Rock : Never Scared - 8/10
Sideways - 8/10
You Can Count on Me - 8/10
City of God - 8/10
Gozu - 8/10
Jacob's Ladder - 8/10
Human Nature - 8/10
Wicker Park - 8/10
Dirty Pretty Things - 8/10

The Notebook - 7/10
Zero Day - 7/10
Vares - 7/10
Jersey Girl - 7/10
Spider - 7/10
The Invisible - 7/10

100 Girls - 6/10
The American Nightmare - 6/10
Constantine - 6/10
Legally Blonde - 6/10

Idle Hands - 5/10
The Girl Next Door - 5/10
Ten Tiny Love Stories - 5/10
Alien vs. Predator - 5/10

Secret Window - 4/10

Cruel Intentions 2 - 3/10

Alone in the Dark - 2/10
Resident Evil : Apocalypse - 1/10

BEST FILM(s) :



WORST FILM :



First time viewings : 38

Best Actor: Paul Giamatti, SIDEWAYS
Best Actress: Laura Linney, YOU CAN COUNT ON ME
Best Supporting Actor: Mark Wahlberg, I HEART HUCKABEES
Best Supporting Actress: Miranda Richardson, SPIDER
Best Director: Richard Linklater, BEFORE SUNRISE/BEFORE SUNSET
Best Original Screenplay: David O. Russell & Jeff Baena, I HEART HUCKABEES
Best Adapted Screenplay: Don Coscarelli, BUBBA HO-TEP
Biggest Surprise: WICKER PARK
Biggest Disappointment: SECRET WINDOW
Most Fucked-Up Movie: IRREVERSIBLE/JACOB'S LADDER
“I’m Pretty Damn Sure No One Else Has Seen This”: THE INVISIBLE
Person/Character I Never Want to Meet: The rapist, IRREVERSIBLE, Uwe Boll, ALONE IN THE DARK
“Why Is He/She Still in Movies?”: Uwe Boll, ALONE IN THE DARK
Recurring Genre: Horror-ish flickies
Ultimate WTF? Moment: The hospital/eyeless doctor in JACOB'S LADDER, ending in GOZU
Best Line: "How am I not myself?", I HEART HUCKABEES
Best Scene: Celine's song, BEFORE SUNSET
Movie I Finally Got to Friggin’ See: BEFORE SUNRISE
Coolest Title: BUBBA HO-TEP

[Jake_Vig]

First Time Viewings - 20 (Total viewings - 23)

The Great
A Short Film About Killing, 1988 - 9/10
The Motorcycle Diaries, 2004 - 8.5/10

The Good
Roger Dodger, 2002 - 8/10 (rewatch)
28 Days Later, 2002 - 8/10 (rewatch)
Closer - 7.5/10

The OK
Girl with a Pearl Earring, 2003 - 7/10
Man on Fire, 2004 - 7/10 (rewatch)
Alfie, 2004 - 6.5/10
Dummy, 2002 - 6.5/10
The Company, 2003 - 6/10
Seeing Other People, 2004 - 6/10
Love in the Time of Money, 2002 - 6/10
The Eye, 2002 - 5.5/10
Along Came Polly, 2004 - 5.5/10

The Bad
Troy, 2004 - 5/10
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, 2004 - 5/10
The Big Bounce, 2004 - 5/10
Hopscotch, 1980 - 5/10
Ned Kelly, 2003 - 4.5/10
Taking Lives, 2004 - 4/10
The Stepford Wives, 2004 (N. Kidman) - 4/10
The Village, 2004 - 4/10

The Ugly
Frostbite, 2004 - 2/10


Of the 1st-time viewings:
Best Actor: Miroslaw Baka, A Short Film About Killing
Best Actress: Scarlett Johannson, Girl with a Pearl Earring
Best Supporting Actor: Rodrigo De la Serna. The Motorcycle Diaries
Best Supporting Actress: Natalie Portman, Closer
Best Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski, A Short Film About Killing
Best Screenplay: The Motorcycle Diaries
Biggest Surprise: Dummy
Biggest Disappointment: Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Most Fucked-Up Movie: The Eye
"I'm Pretty Damn Sure No One Else Has Seen This": A Short Film About Killing
Person/Character I Never Want to Meet: Jacek Lazar (played by Miroslaw Baka), A Short Film About Killing
Best Line: "She told me a story of a fish the Indians fuck and kissed me, I'm so horny I could explode" - The Motorcycle Diaries
Best Scene: The Murder - A Short Film About Killing
Movie I Finally Got to Friggin' See: A Short Film About Killing
Coolest Title: A Short Film About Killing

[Cronos]

Number of First-Time Viewings: 64

10/10

Man On Fire (2004)
Constantine

9/10

Proof Of Life
Bicentennial Man

8/10

Looking For Richard
Meet The Fockers
Private Parts
Prime Cut

7/10

Weddding Planner, The
Deepstar Six
Count Of Monte Cristo, The (1974)
Around The World In 80 Days (1956)
Heaven's Gate
Love At First Bite
Dogtown And Z-Boys
All The Presidents Men

6/10

Unspeakable
Serpent And The Rainbow, The
Tales From The Crypt (1989)
Man Who Knew Too Much, The (1956)
Rear Window (1954)
300 Spartans, The
Sex: The Annabel Chong Story
Murder 101
Bachelor Party

5/10

Earthsea
Showdown In Little Tokyo
Nightwatch (1998)
Peacekeeper, The
Boiling Point
Wog Boy, The
Danielle Steel's Fine Things
Poison Ivy
Hanging Up

4/10

Substitute 2, The: School's Out
Here On Earth
Stealing Beauty
Mortal Thoughts
Personal Velocity: Three Portraits
Last Seduction, The
Perfect Crime

3/10

Britannic
Teen Wolf
Kids
Jailbreakers
Dangerous Attraction
Nurse On Wheels
Silent Cry
Villa Des Roses
Triumph Of The Heart: The Ricky Bell Story, A
Living In Fear
Biggest Bundle Of Them All, The

2/10

When The Sky Falls
Code Red: The Rubicon Conspiracy
Black Knight, The
Land Girls, The
Mister Roberts
Breaking The Surface
Big Shot: Confessions Of A Campus Bookie

1/10

Rogues Of Sherwood Forest
Man About The House
Perfect Tenant, The
One And Only, The
All Or Nothing

THE BEST:



THE WORST:



Best Actor: Denzel Washington, MAN ON FIRE (2004)
Best Actress: Rachel Weisz, CONSTANTINE
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Walken, MAN ON FIRE
Best Supporting Actress: Radha Mitchell, MAN ON FIRE
Best Director: Tony Scott, MAN ON FIRE (2004)
Best Original Screenplay: PRIME CUT
Best Adapted Screenplay: MAN ON FIRE (2004)
Biggest Surprise: BICENTENNIAL MAN
Biggest Disappointment: THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW
Most Fucked-Up Movie: SEX: THE ANNABEL CHONG STORY
“I’m Pretty Damn Sure No One Else Has Seen This”: PRIME CUT
Person/Character I Never Want to Meet: The Warden, UNSPEAKABLE
“Why Is He/She Still in Movies?”: Pierce Brosnan, MURDER 101
Recurring Genre: Horror
Ultimate WTF? Moment: most of SEX: THE ANNABEL CHONG STORY
Best Line: A man can be an artist... in anything, food, whatever. It depends on how good he is at it. Creasey's art is death. He's about to paint his masterpiece. MAN ON FIRE
Best Scene: Hell, CONSTANTINE
Movie I Finally Got to Friggin’ See: THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW
Coolest Title: MAN ON FIRE

[Lord Nikon]

How do you guys WATCH SO MANY MOVIES? I am a college student, so I would figure I would have time to watch movies more than most adults on these board. And when I was in high school I didn't watch this much either. Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking it, but how do you find the time?

[zeppelin]

This is pathetic compared to all of yours, but...

1. Splendor in the Grass- A
2. The Station Agent- A
3. Super Size Me- A-
4. Be Cool- B-

[GoldenGhost]

March, by date...

The Company of Wolves - 4/10
My Mom's a Werewolf - 3/10
Withnail & I - 9/10
Hide and Seek 2005 - 4/10
Underworld - 7/10
East is East - 8/10
Cursed (Cut) 2005 - 4/10
Ginger Snaps - 5/10
Scream - 9/10
Kill Bill, Volume II - 8/10
Caligula - 1/10
Run Lola Run - 9/10
Trainspotting - 10/10
Oldboy - 7/10

Overall films watched: 14

Best Film


Worst Film


Best Actor
Ewan McGregor - Trainspotting

Best Actress
Uma Thurman - Kill Bill, Volume II

Best Director
Danny Boyle - Trainspotting

[Kucha]

Total Films: 30

American Pie 2 - 8/10
The Midnight Express - 8/10
Ray - 7/10
Win A Date With Tad Hamilton! - 7/10
Thelma And Louise - 9/10
The Diary Of A Mad Black Woman - 6/10
White Noise - 4/10
Hostage - 7/10
Shall We Dance? - 6/10
The Village - 6/10
The Pacifier - 6/10
Bring It On Again - 5/10
The Jacket - 7/10
The Adventures Of Babysitting - 7/10
Mean Creek - 7/10
Monster - 10/10
Superbabies: Baby Guinesses 2 - 1/10
Misery - 10/10
The Craft - 7/10
Going The Distance - 7/10
The Toolbox Murders - 5/10
Sleepy Hollow - 8/10
Are We There Yet? - 4/10
Ladder 49 - 8/10
I <3 Huckabees - 8/10
Assault On Precint 13 - 6/10
Kindergarten Cop - 7/10
Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason - 7/10
Being Julia - 9/10
Vera Drake - 8/10

The following are for FIRST-VIEWINGS and rewatches won't be included in the categories.

THE BEST: THELMA AND LOUISE

Runner-Up: Close tie between VERA DRAKE and BEING JULIA.

THE WORST: SUPERBABIES: BABY GUINESSES 2

Runner-Up: Are We There Yet?

Best Actor: Jamie Foxx, RAY
Best Actress: very tough but... Imelda Stauton (sp), VERA DRAKE
Best Supporting Actor: Shaun Evans, BEING JULIA
Best Supporting Actress:
Best Director: David O. Russell, I <3 HUCKABEES
Best Original Screenplay: I <3 HUCKABEES
Best Adapted Screenplay: BEING JULIA
Biggest Surprise: BEING JULIA
Biggest Disappointment: DIARY OF A MAD BLACK WOMAN
Most Fucked-Up Movie: I <3 HUCKABEES
Ultimate WTF? Moment: A lot of I <3 HUCKABEES
Best Line: "I help young girls out" VERA DRAKE I wouldn't say best line but favourite line in the context of vera drake.
Best Scene: The police coming to Vera's house for the first time to take her VERA DRAKE
Movie I Finally Got to Friggin’ See: VERA DRAKE
Coolest Title: I <3 HUCKABEES

[SAI]

Here's the list of what I saw this month (First viewings asterisked)

Thats 43 Movies (Plus a TV series and a concert DVD)
25 First viewings

Totals for 2005
131 Films (+1 TV Series)
82 First viewings

1st
Roger Dodger 4/5
State and Main 4/5
Spider-Man 4/5

2nd
Spider-Man 2 5/5

3rd
*Stripes 2/5*

4th
Narc 4/5
*War Of The Worlds (52) 2/5*

6th
*Charade 5/5*
*Anatomy Of A Murder 5/5*

7th
*Manhattan Murder Mystery 2/5*
Independence Day 2/5

8th
*Amelie 3/5*

9th
*Comment J'ai Tue Mon Pere 3/5*

10th
La Vie Revee Des Anges 5/5
*Kinsey 4/5*

12th
*Death Race 2000 1/5*
Speed 4/5

14th
*Nine Songs 3/5*
*Somersault 2/5*
The Woodsman 4/5

15th
Shaun of the Dead 4/5
*O 3/5*
10 Things I Hate About You 4/5

17th
*Sidewalks of New York 2/5*
*Solaris (2002) 1/5*
Dawn of the Dead (2004) Director's Cut 4/5

18th
*Roman Holiday 4/5*
*Aimee Mann: Live At St Ann's Warehouse 5/5*

19th
The Mummy (1932) 5/5

20th
*Sabrina (1954) 5/5*
Badlands 5/5

21st
*The Machinist 3/5*
*Don't Move 2/5*
*5 X 2 5/5*

22nd
*The Girl Next Door 3/5*

23rd
*Robots 2/5*
Love Me If You Dare 5/5

24th
*Petites Coupures 2/5*

25th
*Novocaine 2/5*
Big Girls Don't Cry 4/5

29th
(From 26th) *Angel Season 5 5/5*

30th
Elizabeth 4/5

31st
*The Shape of Things 3/5*
Old Boy 5/5
*Elephant 1/5*

Best Film (First Viewing, Cinema)

5 X 2 (Five Times Two)

Best Film (First Viewing, Home)
THREE WAY TIE!!


Sabrina ('54)


Charade


Anatomy of a Murder

Worst Film (First Viewing, Cinema)

Somersault

Worst Film (First Viewing, Home)

Elephant

Best Actor: James Stewart: Anatomy of a Murder
Best Actress: Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi: 5 X 2
Best Supporting Actor: Yu Ji-Tae: Old Boy, Mos Def: The Woodsman
Best Supporting Actress: Natacha Regnier: Comment J'ai Tue Mon Pere
Best Director: Francois Ozon: 5 X 2, Chan Wook Park: Old Boy
Best Original Screenplay: 5 X 2
Best Adapted Screenplay: Anatomy of a Murder
Biggest Surprise: The Girl Next Door, Sabrina
Biggest Disappointment: Somersault, Nine Songs (Not BAD, but I expected more)
Most Fucked-Up Movie: Old Boy
Movie I Finally Got to Friggin’ See: Amelie

[wyodebbie]

Movies Watched March 2005
* first viewing 1 = bad, 2 = fair 3 =good 3.5 = very good 4 = great
Little Foxes 3.5/4
*Sky Captain: The World Of Tomorrow 2/4
They Shoot Horses, Don't They 3.5/4
Lone Star 4/4
Sunset Blvd. 4/4
* Blue Butterfly 3/4
* Forgotten 2/4
*Red Dragon 3/4
Guarding Tess 3/4
Fabulous Baker Boys 3.5/4
*Consenting Adults 2/4
Assignment 3/4
*8 Million Ways to Die 3/4
Lolita 3.5/4
War Of The Roses 3/4
French Kiss 3/4
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind 4/4
Long Hot Summer 3/4
Howards End 4/4
Longtime Companion 3.5/4
*De-Lovely 2.5/4
Looking For Mr. Goodbar 3/4
Bram Stoker's Dracula 3/4
*Twisted 2/4
*54 2/4
American Beauty 4/4
Being John Malkovich 3.5/4
Reckoning 3/4
Lord Jim 2.5/4
*Intolerable Cruelty 2.5/4
Losing Chase 3/4
Lost Souls 2/4
Talented Mr. Ripley 3.5/4
*Dragonfly 3/4
Lost Horizon 3.5/4
Swimming Pool 3/4
Lost In Translation 2.5/4
Alien 3/4
*Punshier 3/4
*Door In The Floor 3.5/4
Doors 3/4
Hilary & Jackie 3.5/4
Lost Weekend 4/4
Breaking The Waves 3.5/4
State Of Grace 3/4
Laws Of Attraction 3/4
Human Stain 3.5/4
Vanilla Sky 3.5/4
Goodfellas 4/4
Twilight 3.5/4
Love Is A Many Splendored Thing 3/4
Love Letter 2.5/4
Man Who Wasn't There 3.5/4
Revenge 3/4
America's Sweethearts 3/4
*Young Adam 3/4
Lovely And Amazing 3.5/4
Notorious 3.5/4
Age Of Innocence 4/4
Taking Lives 3/4
Love Story 4/4
Moulin Rouge! 4/4
Singin In The Rain 4/4
Love With The Proper Stranger 3/4
Splendor In The Grass 3.5/4
*Whole Ten Yards 1/4
Whole Nine Yards 3/4
Where The Money Is 3/4