Top 10 list for 2005

Unfortunately, 2005 was a really sucky year for movies when really horrible crap managed to get itself and it's actors/actresses not only nominated but awarded.

I guess I'll start with the dishonorable mention list because to skip it would by like ignoring the pink elephant in the livingroom.

1. Brokeback Mountain - No redeeming qualities.  I don't know how it even made it to theaters.
2. Syriana - Depicts real terrorists as some sort of people with a noble purpose that don't have any choice but to do bad things.
   
3. Get Rich or Die Tryin' - Great, 50 cent gets a movie deal.  I can't recall anything redeeming about it.

On to the real list.

1. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Read the book after being blown away by the greatness of the movie, and even with the differences between the movie and the books, the movie is absolutely awesome to watch.  Phenominal replay value.
2. Serenity - Had only seen small parts of the Firefly series before seeing the movie, and with or without the series, this movie is great.  I don't think that anyone else has successfully gotten the space western concept down quite so perfectly before.  If you like Sci-Fi, you'll love it.  If you like Westerns, you'll probably love it.
3. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Never read the books, so I don't know where (if at all) it deviates.  Definitely a great story.  Well executed.
4. Lord of War - Amazing seeing the war on arms trade from the arms dealer point of view.  And so many little truths.  Strongly recommended even if you only see it once.
5. Æon Flux - Pretty good.  Didn't follow any of the cartoon storyline that I've seen.  The whole "we've been cloned this whole time" thing came way out of left field, but taken without the context of the cartoon, an entertaining movie.
6. Batman Begins
7. The Ice Harvest - Dark comedy.  Not for everybody, but I enjoyed it.
8. Just Like Heaven - Good mix of comedy, drama, and a dash of fantasy.
9. Waiting...
10. Wedding Crashers

Honorable Mention:

• The 40-Year-Old Virgin
• Zathura
• Walk the Line
• The Man - silly and entertaining
• Flightplan
• Fantastic Four
• The Family Stone
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