Off the top of my head, these are the only movies that I actually remember seeing of 2006. I will have to go back and elaborate on this later

1. The Departed
2. Borat
3. Dave Chappelle's Block Party
4. The Da Vinci Code

my current favorites of the year in no order... i see WAY TOO many movies
i cant think of them all right now

THE DEPARTED
THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP
Lage Raho Munnabhai
borat
casino royale
cars
v for vendetta
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
THE PRESTIGE
x men last stand
crank
jackass 2
for your consideration
WATER
thank you for smoking
this film is not yet rated
pirates of the Caribbean: dead man's chest
mission impossible 3
the illusionist
marie antoinette
the devil wears prada
superman returns
nacho libre
hostel
united 93
akeelah and the bee
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
the fountain
running with scissors
BABEL
deja vu
flushed away
A SCANNER DARKLY
over the hedge
iceage: the meltdown
DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN
children of men
Pan's Labyrinth

I just want to let everybody know that I will make a thread this month where everyone can post their Top 10 movies of the year. Then we can make a consensus list, and if we get enough input, I'll try to get it posted to the Metacritic Best of 2006 Main Page.

We haven't done this before because 1. we don't get a lot of year-end lists each year, and 2. many of the more critically-acclaimed films take months to get to many locations due to the way they're specially screened to open slowly and build word of mouth. For that reason, and the way most people see movies, our list shouldn't get put up until after the new year. You can say, "But I have lots of movies I can put on my list now." Feel free to list those movies here.

I'm just telling you that later on, we'll open a new thread where you can list your Top 10, in order, and we'll count them all up to determine a Forum Top 10. (I was going to assign 10 points for #1, 9 for #2, etc., down to 1 pt. for #10.) One thing though; once you post your 10, you can't go back to change it because it makes keeping the point counts too tricky. So try not to post your list until you see the films you believe may deserve to be on it. Any input or ideas would be appreciated. I'll post back later if it looks like there's an interest in doing this.

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Originally posted by mark f:
I just want to let everybody know that I will make a thread this month where everyone can post their Top 10 movies of the year. Then we can make a consensus list, and if we get enough input, I'll try to get it posted to the Metacritic Best of 2006 Main Page.

If you get enough responses, we'll be happy to post the consensus list on the main site.

1. Borat
2. The Departed
3. Little Miss Sunshine
4. Superman Returns
5. Trailer Park Boys - The Big Dirty

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Originally posted by hudson:
Hands down, without a doubt in my mind the best movie of the year by far is Casino Royale. If you don't go out and see this movie right now, you should be tortured and left for dead.

There's not a weak point in this movie. From the plot, the acting, the action, the cinimatography, the scenery, etc. Everything was just right.

I agree that CASINO ROYALE is the best Bond in years -- I didn't even bother to see the last Bond I was so disgusted -- but I beg to differ re. there not being a weak point in the movie.

How about the film's interminable length? Did it really have to run 2 hours and 20 minutes? One place to cut would have been that soporific card game that went on and on and on. And while that opening set piece was well directed and it is a tradition to open the Bond films in bravura fashion, I must say it didn't really have much to do with the rest of the film.

Most of the Bond intros, at least post-Connery, have nothing to do with the new films. Please keep posting though!

The Prestige, Little Miss Sunshine, and Borat are the movies I've liked most recently.

And the consensus list sounds like a great idea.

Two Words: The Departed

my top 10 films of '06
10. the prestige
magic, and a few dead birds
9. thank you for smoking
thank you, indeed
8. v for vendetta
what?! it's an action film? and it's smart?!
7. The blood diamond
God Bless leo
6. Hollywoodland
hey look kids, affleck can act!
5. Babel
hey, it was good enough for brad to leave the comfort zone, you know something is right
4. Casino Royale
goodbye gadgets, hello realism
3. Borat
very nice!
2. little miss sunshine
steve carell, alan arkin, and a creepy beauty paegent. the trifecta!
1. The departed
im boycotting the oscars if scorcese doesn't win



and the three worst

1. the da vinci code
can we say letdown?
2. step up
how i got tricked into seeing that one is beyond me
3. school for scoundrels
shame on you billy bob

as of now, those are my best, but keep a watchful eye out for the good shepherd and children of men

1. Little Miss Sunshine
2. Children of Men
3. United 93
4. Clerks 2
5. Casino Royale
6. The Departed
7. Thank You For Smoking
8. V For Vendetta
9. Brick
10. Borat

Worst film I saw this year, in fact probably the worst film I've seen in my entire life, was Crank. Despicable.

am i the only one that thinks its wrong clint might win again for a movie no one will see because its in limited release? im sure letters is a good film, but the departed is a critical and fan favourite, so i really hope to see the departed pull of the win

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Originally posted by mark f:
Most of the Bond intros, at least post-Connery, have nothing to do with the new films. Please keep posting though!

im gonna have to say that the intro wasn't relevant to the film, but undoubtedly necesary. it showed bond getting his first two kills, initiation into 00 status.

1. Inland Empire
2. The Good Shepherd
3. Bobby
4. A Scanner Darkly
5. When The Levees Broke
6. Little Miss Sunshine
7. Volver
8. The Queen
9. A Prairie Home Companion
10. Half Nelson

I haven't been on the site in awhile, but I have been spending some time at the theater. The only movie that I think I'd love and still haven't seen is Inland Empire. Regardless, this year was full of amazing films (many of which were released far too late in the season and on far too few screens). I could have easily listed many more films under the "close calls" category. As for the biggest dissappointments, I went with the top three movies that completely let me down, opposed to the films I unfortunately saw...still knowing they would be bad.

Top Ten:
1) Pan’s Labyrinth
2) Volver
3) Letters from Iwo Jima
4) The Departed
5) United 93
6) Thank You for Smoking
7) The Queen
8) L’Enfant
9) Babel
10) The Fountain

Close Calls:
- Children of Men
- Brick
- Little Children

Biggest Disappointments:
- The Lost City
- Nacho Libre
- Harsh Times

Thanks for posting again, and I hope that I'm not the reason you left. My Top Four, so far, are: United 93, The Departed, Children of Men and Pan's Labyrinth. That's based on the order I saw them, not the order I rank them. I also believe there were many solid flicks, but I'm afraid the Oscars won't nominate many of the best. Oh well, what else is new?

1. the Departed
2. the queen
3. Babble

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Originally posted by ChrisFromAstoria:

quote:

Originally posted by hudson:
Hands down, without a doubt in my mind the best movie of the year by far is Casino Royale. If you don't go out and see this movie right now, you should be tortured and left for dead.

There's not a weak point in this movie. From the plot, the acting, the action, the cinimatography, the scenery, etc. Everything was just right.

I agree that CASINO ROYALE is the best Bond in years -- I didn't even bother to see the last Bond I was so disgusted -- but I beg to differ re. there not being a weak point in the movie.

How about the film's interminable length? Did it really have to run 2 hours and 20 minutes? One place to cut would have been that soporific card game that went on and on and on. And while that opening set piece was well directed and it is a tradition to open the Bond films in bravura fashion, I must say it didn't really have much to do with the rest of the film.

I agree that Casino was flawed but I liked the ongoing interupted card game - very british. It was too long though and was like when you think a person has finished what they were saying and then they start up again. and again. Disappointing, since up until this uncohesive indecisive ending of the film this was a genuine classic film - now it's just one of the better films of 2006 and a really good Bond film.