Another genre filled year, another
Top 10 and more pointless observations from yours truly.
From where I’m stabbing; on one end 2005 felt like a McDonald year for horror. It reached its peak in popularity and the Studios ran with it for better and for worse.
Quality started to dwindle down, we got more sell out R cut downs to PG-13 theatrical releases, further soulless remakes being made (and announced) and a ridiculous multitude of DVD editions for one film (che and ching).
Another thing I’ve noticed is that there was less genre fiends going to the theaters this year than last year. Even I wound up skipping a couple of horror movies in the name of NOT wasting my life (The Fog remake being one of them).
There are just so many times you can be served garbage before you go get your lunch somewhere else.
On the POSITIVE flipside; 2005 saw the firm return of hard R Rated genre flicks on the big screen with
Wolf Creek, Devil’s Rejects, High Tension, Saw II,
Sin City etc. proving that there’s still an audience for a healthy dose of hardcore. With
Hostel and The Hills Have Eyes being released in 2006, hopefully this will be a trend that will stick.
Now, I personally got my kicks this year via a handful of truly potent horror films, some foreign offerings, a couple of comic book adaptations, a double dose of Sc Fi and more! So here it is;
GIVE US YOUR GENRE TOP 10 OF 2005 BELOW
IN OUR SPITTING BULLETS SECTION
CHECK OUT THE FILMS I REVIEWED IN 2005,
SORTED BY RATING
SEE MY TOP 10 OF:
2000 –
2001
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2002 –
2003
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2004
RE-VISIT ARROW’S MISTRESS OF THE YEAR HERE
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