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It's GREAT, that one.

― Chino (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 20:20 (eighteen years ago) link

I saw it a few weeks ago and I already want to see it again.

― Chino (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 20:20 (eighteen years ago) link

John Waters' raging against the middle-aging of the light continues to slowly die.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 20:22 (eighteen years ago) link

I forgot about "Funny Ha Ha". That was "good" too.

― o. nate (onate), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 20:23 (eighteen years ago) link

yeaaahhh, I wasn't so sure about it. His new one is supposed to be better.

― Chino (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 20:23 (eighteen years ago) link

But yes, maybe it was "good".

― Chino (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 20:24 (eighteen years ago) link

I think Cronenberg and Van Sant have Manchurian Candidatized critics this year... I'm glad Waters is sticking with his Ingmar fandom at least.

Caught Funny Ha Ha on IFC (?) awhile back lead actress was especially good and the film OK, but it also featured a couple indie geek-hunk males (all emotionally crippled, obv) right up my alley.

Shmoly Girl!

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 20:27 (eighteen years ago) link

I predict a strong showing for Last Days on the Take 7 poll but almost nowhere else.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 20:29 (eighteen years ago) link

I should try and predict that poll like I did last year. I got 7 of the top 10 right.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 20:33 (eighteen years ago) link

I'm thinking #1 is between one foreign, one domestic in partickler.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 20:36 (eighteen years ago) link

Actually, I could practically repost John Waters' list and call it my prediction and have about equal odds.

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Which ones? This year's harder than last year for me. Nothing sticks out as being easy VV slam dunks like Sunset and Sunshine.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 20:38 (eighteen years ago) link

I will flirt with caution by saying that I believe Last Days to be a better film than The History Of Violence.

Eat my opinion!

― Chino (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 20:43 (eighteen years ago) link

I think the best movie of 2005 that I've seen was probably the 40 Year Old Virgin.

― o. nate (onate), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 20:45 (eighteen years ago) link

I liked it.

― Chino (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 20:46 (eighteen years ago) link

xpost

2046
A History of Violence

Not slam dunks, no; and it depends how Malick is received.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 20:47 (eighteen years ago) link

Here. I sent this to Alex, now you can have it too.

http://blogs.indiewire.com/reverseshot/archives/006454.html

― Chino (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 20:48 (eighteen years ago) link

article due in 3 days & i'm feeling pretty clueless

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 20:48 (eighteen years ago) link

Alright. No use overthinking it. Here's my guesses to the Take Seven top 10 in no particular order:

A History of Violence -- probably #1, the Wong has a significant contingent of "it's no ITMFL"-ers... the only other major contender is:
Grizzly Man
The Squid and the Whale
The New World
Tropical Malady
2046
Match Point
Brokeback Mountain
Kings & Queen
Last Days

There are so many well-reviewed mainstream crowd-pleasers that I don't know which ones could break through: Kung Fu Hustle, 40 Year Old Virgin, even... Red Eye? Such is this year I almost think the Wallace and Gromit movie could sneak into the top 10, and probably will in the place I gave to Kings and Queen (on the guess that a FC cover story is enough to put it over the top).

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 20:53 (eighteen years ago) link

Haha... I handicap because (in many cases) I can't see yet.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 20:54 (eighteen years ago) link

i'm struggling with whether to put kung fu hustle on my list actually

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 20:54 (eighteen years ago) link

it probably won't make it. deuce bigalow 2 might just yet though!!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 20:55 (eighteen years ago) link

If it's not too secret, what else is fighting for slots in your list besides The Holy Girl and European Gigalo?

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 21:01 (eighteen years ago) link

... and war of the worlds and squid vs. whale...

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 21:02 (eighteen years ago) link

Oh God, Brokeback could very well win the Voice poll; like that joke the year Arrested Development won the Pazz & Jop because someone said they just sent in a photo.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 21:03 (eighteen years ago) link

syriana
batman begins (maaaaaaaybe)
taste of tea (doesn't really count though)
good night & good luck
the aristocrats
old boy

god... i don't know!! primer?!?! hustle & flow?!! (no) zorro?!?!?

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 21:04 (eighteen years ago) link

i'm seeing capote on thursday (i missed this morning's brokeback mtn screening.. :( )

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 21:05 (eighteen years ago) link

argh

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 21:06 (eighteen years ago) link

i saw cinderella man finally! wow is that corny.

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 21:07 (eighteen years ago) link

At least their releasing it a third time paid off in your case!

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 21:10 (eighteen years ago) link

Yeah, I couldn't decide what to give the tepid-but-widespread-support slot on the top 10 to. I went with Brokeback, but I could easily see either Good Night, and et al. or Broken Flowers in there on the same wavelength.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 21:17 (eighteen years ago) link

it occured to me that a much more efficient title for the film would have been "cinderfella". same meaning, less words!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 21:20 (eighteen years ago) link

http://dvdvideo.co.nz/shop/images/roadshow/cinderfella.jpg

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 21:21 (eighteen years ago) link

ok, cinderfella 2

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 21:22 (eighteen years ago) link

And with the same leading man, even.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 21:23 (eighteen years ago) link

more or less!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 21:25 (eighteen years ago) link

oh god I forgot hitchhiker's came out this year. what a fucking disaster. worst movie of the year by far

― kyle (akmonday), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 21:35 (eighteen years ago) link

People generally mean "measured against expectations" when they say that, right? cuz Paris Hilton was in some slasher movie.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 21:42 (eighteen years ago) link

House Of Wax! A remake of the Vincent Price CLASSIC!

― Chino (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 21:45 (eighteen years ago) link

Yeah, I don't trust most of my friends when they talk about the "worst movie of the year," because they self-select what they see and thus probably actively avoided a lot of the bad stuff in the first place. Critics who are obligated to see everything, on the other hand...

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 21:48 (eighteen years ago) link

What about your Film Critic Friend?

― Chino (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 21:49 (eighteen years ago) link

I've seen an awful lot of films this year, but three stand out, and they're not very surprising:

I Heart Huckabees
Batman Begins
Sideways

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 21:53 (eighteen years ago) link

speaking of bad movies i also have a "bottom 5" to do... here's the shortlist:

star wars 3
elektra
casanova
mindhunters
huckabees
racing stripes?
be cool
the pacifier
brothers grimm

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 21:55 (eighteen years ago) link

What about your Film Critic Friend?

I knew you were going to say that!

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 21:55 (eighteen years ago) link

Mindhunters!

― Chino (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 21:56 (eighteen years ago) link

Please sir, don't mindhunt me!

― Chino (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 21:57 (eighteen years ago) link

He says that The Cave is "one of the" worst movies of the year -- I don't know what else is on the list.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 21:59 (eighteen years ago) link

Oh, also Elektra, apparently.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 22:01 (eighteen years ago) link

I am combing through e-mails.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 22:01 (eighteen years ago) link

The Cave was made better in Britain (predictably), as "The Descent".

― Chino (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 22:01 (eighteen years ago) link

Elektra was also made better in Britain.

― Chino (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 22:01 (eighteen years ago) link

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