Best And Worst Of 06

[Ltrain]

i don't know if there's a thread about this but i want your opinions on the best movies and the worst movies of the year so far and with reasons thanks.

[fantasticfour40]

Best Movies of the Year, So Far:
1. The Departed
2. Casino Royale
3. United 93
4. The Flags of Our Fathers
5. The Prestige
6. Little Miss Sunshine
7. Akeelah and the Bee
8. The Nativity Story
9. The Queen
10. The Descent

Worst Movies of the Year, So Far:
1. An American Haunting
2. Big Momma's House 2
3. The Shaggy Dog
4. The Grudge 2
5. The Benchwarmers
6. The Pink Panther
7. Clerks 2
8. Nanny McPhee
9. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
10. Date Movie

[SJBKAT]

Best Movies of the Year, So Far:
1. Casino Royale If you like action, you'll love this movie
2. The Departed Oscar Calliber
3. United 93
4. The Flags of Our Fathers
5. The Prestige
6. Little Miss Sunshine
7. Akeelah and the Bee
8. The Nativity Story
9. X-Men: The Last Stand
10. The Descent

Worst Movies of the Year, So Far:
1. An American Haunting
2. Big Momma's House 2
3. The Shaggy Dog
4. The Grudge 2
5. Slither
6. The Benchwarmers
7. The Pink Panther
8. Clerks 2
9. Nanny McPhee
10. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

The Most Overrated Movies of the Year:
1. The Da Vinci Code
2. Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest
3. Flushed Away
4. Nacho Libre
5. You Me and Dupree

X3 one of the best? Sure, if you have less emotion than the movie did. So no, in other words. Clerks 2 one of the worst? On all accounts you are wrong again dude. I would have to agree with some of your other choices, however. I do think that just from the early reviews, "Rocky Balboa" may make my list for one of the best, but we will see.

[sshuttari]

Top Ten so far...

1. Casino Royale
2. V for Vendetta
3. Blood Diamond
4. Superman Returns
5. Cars
6. The Illusionist
7. The Departed
8. Over the Hedge
9. The Fountain
10 The Prestige

im still waiting on The Good Shepard and Eragon.

Im sure they wont dissapoint

and im just not a big fan of Rocky... so im not going to go see that in theatres

[Boro]

i really haven't seen too many movies this year, but here are the ones i saw and i thought all of them were at least decent:


V for Vendetta
Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest
The Illusionist
Borat
Stranger than Fiction
Accepted (probably the worst film i've seen, but i thought it was still funny)
Casino Royale
Science of Sleep

those are off the top of my head, i'm sure i'm forgetting one or two.

[SaltyDog]

The best movies i have seen this year thus far are in order of preference....

1. Flags of our Fathers
2. Departed
3. United 93
4. World Trade Center
5. Thank You for Smoking
6. Hollywoodland
7. Babel
8. Illusionist
9. Superman Returns
10. ...........have yet to see the Queen, Little miss sunshine and the new ones coming out which could bump off the last four mentions.

[Spidey2DocOck]

Best:

Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest


Worst:
Da Vinci code....ugh

[fantasticfour40]

X3 one of the best? Sure, if you have less emotion than the movie did. So no, in other words. Clerks 2 one of the worst? On all accounts you are wrong again dude. I would have to agree with some of your other choices, however. I do think that just from the early reviews, "Rocky Balboa" may make my list for one of the best, but we will see.

I didn't like Clerks 2 for many reasons. X-Men: The Last Stand will probably stand at #11 once Dreamgirls comes out and I see The Queen.

[JessG1020]

the first ones that come to mind (although i KNOW im missing some) are...
The Departed
Little Miss Sunshine
The Illusionist
V for Vendetta
The Holiday

and i'm still waiting for The Good German, Blood Diamond and The Good Shepard

[chaotic]

Best
The Departed
V for Vendetta
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
TCM: The Beginning
Cars

Worst
Miami Vice
My Super Ex Girlfriend
Click
Snakes on a Plane
The Wicker Man

[straightupridah]

Best I've seen...

The Departed
Casino Royale
V for Vendetta
MI-III
Superman Returns
The Descent

Worst...

X3:The Last Stand
Poseidon

[bryann]

Best:

Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest


Worst:
Da Vinci code....ugh


the best for me are casino royale and london to brighton the thriller movie that makes me really thrilled!

the worst is the grudge 2 :nono:

[FVD]

I didn't like Clerks 2 for many reasons. X-Men: The Last Stand will probably stand at #11 once Dreamgirls comes out and I see The Queen.

What? You didn't like the subject of A2M's? You didn't like the scene with the donkey? Hmm? :rolleyes:

Best movie of the year: The Departed
Worst movie of the year: Little Man

And so unfortunate it is that I won't be seeing the following before the year is through. :(

The Prestige
The Illusionist
Hollywoodland
Rocky Balboa
The Good Shepherd
Blood Diamond
The Fountain

[KellyM]

i was actually going to get slither on fox box office today .... glad i didnt.

liked
- V for Vendetta
loathed
- The Break-up

[SaltyDog]

the biggest surprises I see is the films that are getting trashed or negative reviews .....

pursuit of happyness....I thought sure the critics would line up positive for this one....

the good german.....the same here....

[Disgustipated]

Best Movies of the Year, So Far:
1. Casino Royale If you like action, you'll love this movie
2. The Departed Oscar Calliber
3. United 93
4. The Flags of Our Fathers
5. The Prestige
6. Little Miss Sunshine
7. Akeelah and the Bee
8. The Nativity Story
9. X-Men: The Last Stand
10. The Descent

Worst Movies of the Year, So Far:
1. An American Haunting
2. Big Momma's House 2
3. The Shaggy Dog
4. The Grudge 2
5. Slither
6. The Benchwarmers
7. The Pink Panther
8. Clerks 2
9. Nanny McPhee
10. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

The Most Overrated Movies of the Year:
1. The Da Vinci Code
2. Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest
3. Flushed Away
4. Nacho Libre
5. You Me and Dupree

I don't see how Slither is a bad film. I don't even see how it was even trying to be a good film. It was basically an entertaining B-movie. Maybe you missed the point. As good as Casino Royale was....it was pure action and thats it. You can't really rate it number one because it has "better action" than the others. Especially when there were plenty better. Plus, The Departed, I would say, is well-acted and engaging. Whereas, Casino Royale, falters because of the lack of anything else but action.

[Fanible]

Slither was one of my favorite movies of the year I think. That was a great time at the theatre with friends.

[Disgustipated]

Slither was one of my favorite movies of the year I think. That was a great time at the theatre with friends.

Yeah, same here. I really enjoyed it.

[fantasticfour40]

I don't see how Slither is a bad film. I don't even see how it was even trying to be a good film. It was basically an entertaining B-movie. Maybe you missed the point. As good as Casino Royale was....it was pure action and thats it. You can't really rate it number one because it has "better action" than the others. Especially when there were plenty better. Plus, The Departed, I would say, is well-acted and engaging. Whereas, Casino Royale, falters because of the lack of anything else but action.

I'm a huge James Bond fan that's why Casino Royale is my top favorite. If it wasn't for Casino Royale, The Departed would be my #1 favorite movie of 2006. As for Slither, I thought it was digusting.

[Xia]

The Departed was the best movie I saw all year so far, and I've seen a handful of the releases this year, especially all the "critically acclaimed" ones. If you ask me, The Departed was the only thing that really impressed me all year. There's been some great movies, but none of them have really been all that original, or entertaining. That's just my opinion though, I'm sure alot of people think differently.

[Disgustipated]

I'm a huge James Bond fan that's why Casino Royale is my top favorite. If it wasn't for Casino Royale, The Departed would be my #1 favorite movie of 2006. As for Slither, I thought it was digusting.

Thats a bit bias. Because I'm also a huge Bond fan but theres no way that Casino Royale was a better film. But Slither....it was supposed to be. You shouldn't see movies without even knowing the slightest bit about them.

[teewee1432]

Best

Da Vinci Code
Omen 666
TCM:the beginning
Pirates 2

I havent seen any movies this year that i didnt like.

[the elmo zombie]

best thus far

1. The Departed
2. World Trade Center
3. Apocalypto
4. United 93
5. Clerks II
6. V For Vendetta
7. Casino Royale
8. Mission Impossible III
9. Borat
10. The Descent

worst thus far

10. Scary Movie 4
9. Running Scared
8. Final Destination 3
7. DOA: Dead Or Alive
6. The Quiet
5. Basic Instinct 2
4. Bloodrayne
3. Grandma's Boy
2. I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer
1. Date Movie

[fantasticfour40]

Thats a bit bias. Because I'm also a huge Bond fan but theres no way that Casino Royale was a better film. But Slither....it was supposed to be. You shouldn't see movies without even knowing the slightest bit about them.


I've decided to change around my best and worst list.

Look at my original post for details.

[Carnage Escobar]

Best:


V For Vendetta
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Clerks II
United 93
Saw III
Jet Li's Fearless
Crank
She's The Man
The Departed
Borat
The Descent
Mission Impossible III
The Lake House
Snakes on a Motha-F**king Plane!!!!!
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Casino Royale (and I'm not even a James Bond fan)



Worst:


Oh wait, I haven't seen any movies that I disliked because I pick my movies wisely. Hahaha




And I probably won't be seeing any more movies for the rest of the year.

[TBeane]

The Queen is my favorite movie of the year so far. Incredible acting, wonderful tone set by Frears, and a couple of transcendent moments (IE: Liz seeing the 14-point deer when she's stuck in the river).

[rpex8587]

LONG LIST, but here are the Films I most enjoyed during the Year!

V for Vendetta
Cars
Underworld: Evolution
Pirates of the Caribbean 2
Little Miss Sunshine
Pursuit of Happiness
Stranger Than Fiction
Casino Royale
Happy Feet
The Departed
Hoodwinked!
Running Scared
Thank You For Smoking
Lucky Number Slevin
American Dreamz
United 93
World Trade Center
Apocalypto
Click
Devil Wears Prada
Barnyard
Talladega Nights
Snakes on a Plane
Invincible
Crank
The Last Kiss
Jackass 2
The Guardian
Flags Of Our Fathers
Saw 3
Borat
DeJa Vu

[Nilade]

My 3 best:

1- The Departed
2- Casino Royale
3- Nacho Libre (loved it)

3 worst:

1- Clerks 2 (Ok, a couple of funny parts)
2- Miami Vice
3- Date movie


Honorable mention:

1- Dead Man's Chest (still a fun time at the theater)
2- Grudge 2 (say what you will, I'm a sucker foor this kinda ****)
3- Tokyo Drift (I know I'm gonna hear it, but it was my first date with this beautiful Vietnemese girl at work and I had a blast)
4- Superman Returns (overrated expectations, but nostalgia condensated the theater walls)
5- Talledega Nights ("Dad, you made that grace your *****!")

[Disgustipated]

My 3 best:

1- The Departed
2- Casino Royale
3- Nacho Libre (loved it)

3 worst:

1- Clerks 2 (Ok, a couple of funny parts)
2- Miami Vice
3- Date movie


Honorable mention:

1- Dead Man's Chest (still a fun time at the theater)
2- Grudge 2 (say what you will, I'm a sucker foor this kinda ****)
3- Tokyo Drift (I know I'm gonna hear it, but it was my first date with this beautiful Vietnemese girl at work and I had a blast)
4- Superman Returns (overrated expectations, but nostalgia condensated the theater walls)
5- Talledega Nights ("Dad, you made that grace your *****!")


You loved Nacho Libre...but hated Miami Vice?

[iv3rdawG]

You loved Nacho Libre...but hated Clerks 2?

[fantasticfour40]

Year in Review by FantasticFour40
Let's face it, this hasn't been the best year for the moviegoing public. Even, if the box office was up this year, there were a lot more break-out stories about celebrity break-ups, and celebrities getting into trouble such as a'la Mel Gibson or Michael Richards then there were break-out movies. It seems like every week the critics were too hard on a anticipated movie. Take, for example "The Da Vinci Code". That film, even if it was a box office hit left critics with a bad taste in their mouths. Another anticipated movie this year that got mixed reviews was the Pirates of the Carribean sequel. Even if audiences embraced the film, critics didn't think that it was as good as the first film in the series. Also, the critics seemed to be washed out by the third "X-Men" installment. Some called it "too short" or "too unoriginal". Yes, as we got into the Fall Movie Season, the cream of the crop of movies seemed to be getting better and there were a few break-out movies but nothing on the order of a "Lord of the Rings", "Harry Potter", "King Kong" or "Chronicles of Narnia". The films that attracted Oscar Buzz in the month of September were considered to be disappointments by the end of their releases. "All the King's Men" which was a re-make of the 1949 best picture winner and had a all-star cast including Kate Winslet, Sean Penn, and Anthony Hopkins was just one of the many movies of that month that was considered a let down. Another film that had some Oscar Buzz going for it but then dropped like a ball after it's release was Brian De Palma's "The Black Dahlia". In the month of October, moviegoers were rewarded with Martin Scorese's "The Departed" which I think is this year's best film. Even, if it is a re-make of a Hong Kong film called "Infernal Affairs" or a movie that's a little violent in places, "The Departed" was an entertaining and informative look at the Boston Mob. Another film I wish that did better at the box office was Clint Eastwood's World War II epic "The Flags of Our Fathers". I thought it was a sweeping epic that was a tribute to the many lives lost on the island of Iwo Jima. This was also a year where Hollywood took risks at making two very heartpounding and powerful films about the events of 9/11. "United 93" which was released in late April of this year was a ambitious and historical project written and directed by Paul Greengrass. "World Trade Center" which starred Nicholas Cage also received good reviews from critics. Many people in the film and television industry died this year. Recently, Robert Altman, Jack Palance, Steve Irwin, Peter Boyle and many others passed away. I also want to wish film critic Roger Ebert, a very happy and healthy New Year. Many Chicagoans have missed him reviewing movies over the past 6 months with his partner Richard Roeper and had to tune in to guest critics every Saturday Night.

Now onto to what I think were the best and worst movies of 2006:
Like, I said earlier, without a doubt "The Departed" tops my list as the year's best film. This was a movie with so many professional actors in the film that it was hard to say which one had the best performance. Leonardo Di Caprio who played Billy Costigan, the undercover cop who tracks down Frank Costello(Jack Nicholson) and then gets involved with Costello's gang gave one of the best performances I've seen this past year. I also enjoyed the tangy dialogue that was written by William Monahan who's previous work includes "Kingdom of Heaven". Hopefully, "The Departed" ends up as being one of the five films that's nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.

The second best film this year was "Casino Royale", the 21st James Bond film. My Dad and I are huge James Bond fanatics. Daniel Craig definitely lights up and is very physical as James Bond in "Casino Royale". In fact, I think this is the best Bond film since Pierce Bronsan's "Goldeneye" or Sean Connery's "Goldfinger". The film has a lot of memorable action sequences including a scene in which Bond is chasing after one of Le Chiffre's henchman in a building that's being under construction. The action sequence that I'm describing happens at the beginning of the film. I also want to add that Chris Cornell's "You Know My Name" is one of the coolest theme songs for a Bond movie ever.

Onto to the third best movie of 2006. For me, that had to be Clint Eastwood's sweeping World War II epic "The Flags of Our Fathers". This is a movie that shows that superheroes like "Spiderman" and "Superman" only exist in comic books and the real heroes are the soldiers who either died on the island of Iwo Jima or soldiers who fought, won or survived the battle and our here to tell the tale. "The Flags of Our Fathers" had some emotional photographs during the end credits of the movie. I was really captivated by this film.

Other films that were worthy of being on my top ten list was Paul Greengrass's powerful "United 93", Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" which is about two magicians who rival against each other. There are also two indie hits that I want to mention. One is "Little Miss Sunshine" which is about a dysfunctional family lead by Greg Kinnear, Steve Carrell, and Alan Arkin. The other indie hit was "Akeelah and the Bee" which is about a young girl who enters The Scripps National Spelling Bee. I also thought that "Apocalypto" was a kick ass epic.

Three films that I have yet to see may make my top ten list. Those films are Clint Eastwood's "Letters from Iwo Jima", Bill Condon's highly anticipated "Dreamgirls" and Stephen Frear's "The Queen". I will catch up on those movies in January.

Since, there were so many films I saw this year, I thought I would give you the next best movies of 2006. That would be my 11 through 20 slots. Even, if the film was too short I was satisfied by the concluding chapter of the "X-Men" series. I would also add "The Descent", which is one of the creepiest and scary movies I've seen in years. Probably the scariest film since "Alien". If you like gore or gruesome fests you'll enjoy "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning". Scene after scene, in this film someone was getting decapitated or killed. Other films that would fill my 11-20 slots is the Will Farrell comedy "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby", the animated film "Monster House" and maybe some parts of "Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest, which I think was the biggest overrated movie of the year. Hopefully, the third chapter of "Pirates of the Carribean" is better or just as good as the first part. I'm also hoping for "Rocky Balboa" to be a crowd-pleaser over the Holiday Season.

We've talked about good movies now let's talk about the worst films of 2006. I'll begin with "An American Haunting" which is a totally miscast, predictable, boring little film from that "Dungeons and Dragons" director Courtney Solomon. This movie stunk so bad that I almost fell asleep watching it. I had to walk out of the film because I couldn't sit there watching Donald Sutherland and Sissey Spacek in a bad movie. The next film on my list of the worst movies of the year is a film that my girlfriend and I sat through. That movie is "Big Momma's House 2", the sequel to the popular Martin Lawrence film that came out in the summer of 2000. This film came out early in the year, so it was probably scheduled to be a dud at the time. Usually, the worst movies come out earlier in the year to make room for good movies at the end of the year.

Tim Allen did not have a good year at the box office. Two of his films got flushed down the toilet this year by critics. The re-make of "The Shaggy Dog" was absolutely atricious while his summer flop "Zoom" wasn't even screened by critics. I also wanted to add that his only hit this year "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause" wasn't a bad movie but it wasn't a good movie either.

Now I know this may not be the worst movie of the year, but I think "Eragon" which comes out this Friday and is a highly anticipated movie based on a bestselling novel written by a 15 year old has a chance at being somewhere at the bottom of my worst list. "Eragon" which is not being screened by critics this week seems like a "bad sign" that the seven year road of fantasy flicks started by the hugely successful and historic "Lord of the Rings" and "Star Wars" Trilogies might be coming to an end. However, "Eragon" could be a film that spoofs off other fantasy films into what is something called "mad libs".

I also did not get a chance to see what many critics were calling the worst film of the year. Does Sharon Stone and her "Basic Instinct" sequel ring a bell? Yes it does.

Other flops of 2006 including an annoying Steve Martin in "The Pink Panther". This film was easy to make fun of. You were either laughing with the film, or laughing at the film. "The Grudge 2", which did not need a sequel also made my worst list. The make-up on Emma Thompson's "Nanny McPhee" was ugly and detesting. While I couldn't laugh at the jokes in the "Clerks 2" film I had hard time dealing with wimpy baseball players in "The Bench Warmers". "Date Movie" was a yawn and "The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift made the wrong turn. There were other movies that were so bad had to make room for 11 through 20 slots. Those movies include "Grandma's Boy", "Crank", "The Black Dahlia", "Pulse", and "The Last Kiss".

This year has been such an up and down year for movies that I have no clue who's going to win the Academy Award or who's going to win the Golden Raspberry Awards or even the Golden Globe Awards Maybe things will be clearer in January.

Overall, I'm glad another year has gone by and look forward to a better 2007 at the multiplexes. My prediction for 07' is that it's going to be another blockbuster and lackluster year at the movies. But there are some things that I hope for in 07'. The poster for "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" looks great and I'm hoping the movie is great. I've seen the new trailer for "Spiderman 3" and I have to say it's my most anticipated movie of next year. I think it'll definitely be an improvement over the last two installments. And here's hoping that the new Pirates of the Carribean movie will not just be an achievement in special effects but also a achievement on story. I'm still looking forward to the third movie even though the second was a little overrated.

Best Movies of 2006:
SCORESE'S DEPARTED TOPS THE BEST LIST:
1. The Departed
2. Casino Royale
3. The Flags of Our Fathers
4. United 93
5. The Prestige
6. Dreamgirls
7. The Queen
8. Little Miss Sunshine
9. Akeelah and the Bee
10. Apocalypto

Runner-Up Best Movies of 2006:
1. X-Men: The Last Stand
2. World Trade Center
3. The Descent
4. Hollywoodland
5. Rocky Balboa
6. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
7. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
8. Bobby
9. Monster House
10. Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest

Worst Movies of 2006:
DIRECTOR COURTNEY SOLOMON's "An American Haunting" will win the razzies:
1. An American Haunting
2. Big Momma's House 2
3. The Shaggy Dog
4. The Pink Panther
5. The Grudge 2
6. Clerks 2
7. Nanny McPhee
8. The Benchwarmers
9. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
10. Date Movie

Runner-Up Worst Movies of 2006:
1. Grandma's Boy
2. The Wild
3. Slither
4. Pulse
5. The Last Kiss
6. Crank
7. The Black Dahlia
8. 16 Blocks
9. Poseidon
10. Eragon

[quiksilver022]

FIVE BEST
1. Bobby
2. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
3. Lady in the Water
4. Cars
5. World Trade Center

FIVE WORST
1. Date Movie
2. Stay Alive
3. The Grudge 2
4. X-Men: The Last Stand
5. I'll Always Know What You Did That Summer

[Nilade]

FIVE BEST
1. Bobby
2. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
3. Lady in the Water
4. Cars
5. World Trade Center

FIVE WORST
1. Date Movie
2. Stay Alive
3. The Grudge 2
4. X-Men: The Last Stand
5. I'll Always Know What You Did That Summer

They made another "...Did Last Summer" movie? When did that happen? Is it the same hook guy again? Was Moesha (or was it Monica?) in it? I bet now Freddy Prinz Jr. would be begging to be in it. Where the hell did he go? World is better off without him. He can go off on an island with Ben Afflek and Chris O'Donnel for all I care. But when did they make another sequel?

[Fiverrabbit]

Best:

Over The Hedge

Worst:

Scary Movie 4

[Crafu]

Best? In no order at all
Casino Royale - The best Bond since Sir Sean.
V For Vendetta - So good, I was really suprised that this film got such a kicking at the hands of the critics.
I'm sure I'll think of a few more and add them in.

Worst?
Well, Superman Returns sucked ass.
The Break Up - Comedy? I don't think so, too close to the bone for my liking!
Apart from that I think I've been pretty lucky avoiding bad films this year.

[quiksilver022]

They made another "...Did Last Summer" movie? When did that happen? Is it the same hook guy again? Was Moesha (or was it Monica?) in it? I bet now Freddy Prinz Jr. would be begging to be in it. Where the hell did he go? World is better off without him. He can go off on an island with Ben Afflek and Chris O'Donnel for all I care. But when did they make another sequel?
Came out August 1st I believe. It was better than I anticpiated, which still isn't saying much, but it had it's own sense of style, which I can try to appreciate. The acting, effects and ESPECIALLY the big ending were terrible.

[NEo881]

so far my best this year

pirates 2
V for Vendetta
Invincable i thought the best football movie ive seen
United 93
Superman Returns
Casino Royal
cars
Over the hedge
Eragon
Fearless
Thank you For smoking

the only movie that i thought was the worst this year that i saw was Xmen 3