The Movies of 2006

[NemoRocks78]

Post your top 10/50/100/200 lists and discuss the films here!

10. THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND

9. MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III

8. BLOOD DIAMOND

7. THE GOOD SHEPHERD

6. CLERKS II

5. DREAMGIRLS

4. CASINO ROYALE

3. BORAT: CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN

2. THE DEPARTED

1. PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST

And the rest....

11. United 93
12. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
13. The Pursuit of Happyness
14. Deja Vu
15. Little Miss Sunshine
16. Running Scared
17. Rocky Balboa
18. Miami Vice
19. Happy Feet
20. X-Men: The Last Stand
21. Bobby
22. Flushed Away
23. Babel
24. Over the Hedge
25. Stranger Than Fiction
26. The Fountain
27. Idlewild
28. The Queen
29. The Da Vinci Code
30. Jackass: Number Two
31. The Illusionist
32. Inside Man
33. Flags of Our Fathers
34. The Prestige
35. Cars
36. Snakes on a Plane
37. Saw III
38. World Trade Center
39. The Guardian
40. V for Vendetta
41. The Devil Wears Prada
42. Gridiron Gang
43. The Marine
44. Crank
45. Dave Chappelle's Block Party
46. Employee of the Month
47. Click
48. Akeelah and the Bee
49. Feast
50. Accepted
51. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
52. Lucky Number Slevin
53. Jet Li's Fearless
54. Night at the Museum
55. The Hills Have Eyes
56. Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny
57. Scoop
58. The Holiday
59. Scary Movie 4
60. Running with Scissors
61. A Scanner Darkly
62. Thank You for Smoking
63. The Notorious Bettie Page
64. Barnyard
65. 16 Blocks
66. John Tucker Must Die
67. The Last Kiss
68. The Sentinel
69. Eragon
70. Lady in the Water
71. Monster House
72. An Inconvenient Truth
73. We Are Marshall
74. Man of the Year
75. Glory Road
76. My Super Ex-Girlfriend
77. Catch a Fire
78. Down in the Valley
79. ATL
80. Take the Lead
81. Curious George
82. Flyboys
83. Open Season
84. Invincible
85. Turistas
86. Slither
87. Ice Age: The Meltdown
88. The Break-Up
89. Big Momma's House 2
90. Who Killed the Electric Car?
91. Nacho Libre
92. Grilled
93. The Black Dahlia
94. Madea's Family Reunion
95. The Benchwarmers
96. Marie Antoinette
97. Failure to Launch
98. Last Holiday
99. You, Me and Dupree
100. Underworld: Evolution
101. Waist Deep
102. RV
103. Firewall
104. Haven
105. Final Destination 3
106. Flicka
107. The Lake House
108. Beerfest
109. See No Evil
110. American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
111. American Dreamz
112. The Omen
113. National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj
114. The OH in Ohio
115. Apocalypto
116. Brick
117. Hostel
118. The Quiet
119. Winter Passing
120. Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
121. Eight Below
122. Little Man
123. Deck the Halls
124. Let's Go to Prison
125. The Ant Bully
126. Date Movie
127. Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker
128. Grandma's Boy
129. She's the Man
130. School for Scoundrels
131. Ultimate Avengers: The Movie
132. The Pink Panther
133. The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
134. Freedomland
135. Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
136. Just My Luck
137. Drop Dead Sexy
138. Tristan & Isolde
139. Crossover
140. Black Christmas
141. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
142. Poseidon
143. Like Mike 2: Streetball
144. Annapolis
145. Stay Alive
146. The Wild
147. BloodRayne
148. Stick It
149. The gy Dog
150. Hard Candy
151. Superman Returns
152. National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2
153. Bottoms Up
154. Pulse
155. The Covenant
156. Step Up
157. The Wicker Man
158. Silent Hill
159. The Descent
160. Ultraviolet
161. Phat Girlz
162. Snakes on a Train
163. When a Stranger Calls
164. The Grudge 2
165. The Return

Saw a film in a theater 152 times, but that includes four viewings of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, three viewings of X-Men: The Last Stand, and two viewings of Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, Jackass: Number Two, Snakes on a Plane, Clerks II, The Da Vinci Code, M:i:III, V for Vendetta, and Big Momma's House 2 (couldn't help that one, friends dragged me a second time).

Still have to see Charlotte's Web, Children of Men, The Good German, The History Boys, The Painted Veil, and Volver in theaters (this week or next week)....Artie Lange's Beer League, Bandidas, The Bridge, Come Early Morning, Copying Beethoven, Death of a President, Driving Lessons, Factotum, Fast Food Nation, This Film Is Not Yet Rated, For Your Consideration, F***, Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus, A Good Year, Half Nelson, Harsh Times, Idiocracy, Jesus Camp, Little Children, The Night Listener, Sherrybaby, Shortbus, Shut Up and Sing, Trust the Man, Unaccompanied Minors, and Zoom will all be viewed on DVD when released (or when I get around to renting them if they're already out).

 

[WDWFREAK53]

Uh...do you live at the movies? :lol:

My top ten.

1. The Departed
2. Cars (tie with Rocky)
3. Rocky Balboa (tie with Cars)
4. Casino Royale
5. Superman Returns
6. X-Men 3
7. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
8. Eight Below
9. Snakes on a Plane
10. Hostel

I did see The Good Shepherd and thought it was a borefest. Great cinematography (if it doesn't win I'll be shocked) and great acting...but the story really doesn't go anywhere.

 

[imagineer boy]

I don't see that many movies, so here's my top five:

1. Apocalypto ( one of the best films I've ever seen period )

2. Pirates of the Caribean Dead Man's Chest ( an amazing action adventure movie that's fun to watch )

3. Flags of our Fathers ( amazing war film. Not as good as Saving Private Ryan, but all around a great movie )

4. Cars ( Pixar can do no wrong! )

5. X3 ( some didn't like it, but I thought it was a worthy predesessor to the other movies )

I really need to get out and see more movies. Maybe I'll do that next year!

2006 was overall a great year for movies. I care not for what the critics say. I don't think I've seen this many good movies in one year.

 

[dxwwf3]

For me:

1. Cars - This is my favorite animated movie period. Yeah I can't belive I said that either, especially since I don't care for cars and I hate NASCAR. But the heart and humor of this movie was off the charts. Nobody makes me cry like Pixar and this one really tugs on the heartstrings.

2. Talladega Nights - Not quite as good or funny as Anchorman, but what is? I swear I hate NASCAR, but my top two movies feature car racing. Of course, I didn't care what this Ferrell/McKay movie was about as long as it was that same type of humor as Anchorman.

3. POTC: Dead Man's Chest - I don't get all the negative publicity about this movie. I am glad this was a very different from the first film and the ending was PERFECT.

4. Click - Call me crazy, but I enjoyed this movie as much as any other Sandler film. I love his style of humor and I love his formula. Also the emotional scenes really hit me hard. There's one scene here that might be the saddest thing I've seen in a movie, much less coming from a Sandler comedy.

5. Superman Returns - An excellent follow up to the original film. Singer is gold when it comes to comic book movies and after watching X3, you could tell how much he ment to that series. I mean X3 was ok, but I think this movie was brilliant.

6. Borat - Not quite as good as the skits from Da Ali G Show, but still a hillarious romp. I love this character.

7. V For Vendetta - I thought the style and story for V was extremely solid and it seems to get better on repeat viewings.

8. The Break Up - Talk about a surprise. I'm not a fan of romantic comedies, so that is probably why I fell in love with this movie. This is truely the anti-romantic comedy, even though it wasn't marketed that way. Vince Vaughn has NEVER been better than he was here and Aniston contines to prove she's more than just a pretty face.

9. United 93 - Excellent film that was difficult to watch. However, the acting was unreal coming from mostly non-actors. This felt like a documentary.

10. Snakes on a Plane - Perfect blend of campy horror and comedy. I was laughing out loud constantly and enjoyed the whole ride.

I'm just going from memory here, but I think this is basically accurate. I still have yet to see some of the movies on the critic's lists, so consider that list very incomplete. I don't go to the theater much because of prices and obnoxious people, so I usually wait for DVD unless it is an event movie I want to see immediately.

 

[dopey]

Thanks for posting that list, NemoRocks. Geez, another crappy year at the movies. At least there weren't as many political flicks this year as last year. I'll have to give a top 10 list some thought. "Rocky Balboa," "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Thank You For Not Smoking" will be on it. I want to see "Flags of Our Fathers" and "Apocolypto," but haven't had a chance. I think I'd have an easier time coming up with a list of 10 movies I hated. Maybe later...

 

[Pongo]

10. Curious George (love the soundtrack)
9. The Pursuit of Happyness (great, but thought it could have been shorter)
8. Click (my favorite Sandler movie, almost made me cry, which never happens for me in movies)
7. Snakes on a Plane (how could you NOT love it?)
6. Little Miss Sunshine (so funny, I loved it)
5. Cars (not as good as Nemo, but better than the other Pixar films)
4. An Inconvenient Truth (score one for the tree huggers!)
3. Akeelah and the Bee (I absolutely loved this movie, the ending made me feel good for days)
2. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (of course)
1. Lucky # Slevin (this one was a total surprise in every way)

 

[CaptainMichael]

There were a bunch that I wanted to see, but life got in the way.
These are the ones that I did see:

1. Casino Royale (I've only seen it twice and both times I enjoyed myself immensely...smiling the entire time)
2. Talladega Nights (I hate Nascar, I guess that's why this movie is soooooo funny to me)
3. V for Vendetta (A very pleasant surprise)
4. Superman Returns (I don't know much about Superman, but I LOVE the new wave of Superhero movies. They are very well done)
5. PotC: Dead Man's Chest (A good movie, not great, but good.)
6. Underworld: Evolution (Kate Beckinsale is HOTT and the movie is ultra cool)
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The Pink Panther
Date Movie (lame times infinity)

 

[TheOneVader]

My top ten:

1. Deja Vu - I had been looking forward to this movie for a while (Tony Scott fan) and I was incredibly glad that it turned out to be very good. The movie didn't do too well in the box office, but I thought it was the best movie all around that came out this year. It had lots of great action and style, and Denzel Washington was awesome in it.
2. Snakes on a Plane - This is a very, very close second. Most people seemed to think SoaP was really bad, but I think that's what made it good. It didn't lie to you. It delivered on what it promised. Movies don't have to be Oscar winners to be good movies, that's what makes me hate most snobby movie critics and viewers. Sure, the movie's premise was pretty out there, but it was extremely entertaining.
3. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan - Definitely the funniest movie of the year. Sasha Baron Cohen wasn't afraid to make a completely politically incorrect movie, which is definitely my kind of humor.
4. V for Vendetta - I could've sworn this came out last year until I looked it up. A very good action movie with some insightful thought into the power of government and why we as citizens shouldn't let the government have too much control over our "safety."
5. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - I think it speaks for itself, especially on these forums. Very good installment to the Pirate series. Looking forward to the conclusion.
6. Children of Men - Just saw this yesterday, and it's a very good movie. The cinematography was what really stood out to me. It's very gritty and realistic in texture, which makes it so much more suspenseful and awesome in my book. Unfortunately it's not showing in my area right now (Don't ask how I saw it :lookaroun ), but I am looking forward to seeing it on the big screen in the near future (let's hope).
7. Inside Man - Second Clive Owen movie in a row, eh? Inside Man puts a really awesome twist on the normal heist movie. The movie jumps right into the action and doesn't let up. Very good.
8. Casino Royale - The movie was very entertaining and full of action, which I usually looks for in movies, but the movie just didn't feel like a Bond movie. The story wasn't explain as thoroughly as I'd like it to be. Most of the time I was asking myself why they were doing what they were. Don't get me wrong though, it's still a good, entertaining movie, which is why it is where it is on the list.
9. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby - Obviously not as funny as Borat, but still a decent comedy for the year.
10. The Departed - A very good movie with amazing actors. I'm sure someone will criticize me for having it below so many others, but I just couldn't help but enjoy other action movies like Deja Vu a lot more than The Departed.

Honorable Mentions: Click, Cars, Silent Hill (Hey, I liked it!)

That's my list for now, but I know I'm forgetting some movies...