2005 Movies
Oscars Won/Nominated
OSCARS
Kevin's Pick
Best Supporting Actor
Best Adapted Screenplay |
Brokeback Mountain
Dir: Ang Lee Stars: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die A DVD |
OSCARS
Best Supporting Actor
Best Editing Best Makeup Kevin's Pick
Best Editing
Best Original Score |
Cinderella Man
Dir: Ron Howard Stars: Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko This might "arguably" be one of my favorite films. I don't know what it is but every time I see it...I fall for it hook, line, and sinker. It is arguably Russell Crowe's best performanc. It is arguably Ron Howard's best directorial effort. It is arguably one of the greatest boxing movies (but it certainly is no Raging Bull). On down the line...and it always astonishes me that is was all but forgotten in 2005. Top notch cinema on all accounts. A DVD |
OSCARS
Best Documentary
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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Dir: Alex Gibney We all know that Alex Gibney is a superb Documentarian...so the film is made very well. I just think that I waited too long to see it. The best thing about documentaries is discovering info you didn't know...by now...I knew most of the story about Kenneth Lay and Jeff Skilling. Still...riveting stuff. I will say though...the part where Gibney compares the atmosphere of Enron with that of the Stanley Milgram psychological experiments was not good. These people all knew what they were doing, knew it was immorral and illegal, and didn't care. Not for a second do I think the "I Was Under Orders" defense applies. B |
Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior
Dir: Prachya Pinkaew Stars: Tony Jaa Tony Jaa is an impressive specimen, and I think I like his fighting abilities and stunt work even more than Jackie Chan or Jet Li...he's that good. But the filmmakers are not really that talented. Some of the fighting that isn't by Jaa is corny. Almost all of the sound design is silly and ridiculous. The comedy is uneven and misplaced. And the worst part...when Jaa does something extraordinary, the director shows repeats of the stunt in slow-mo and from different angles. It CONSTANTLY took me out of the movie because for those few seconds, over and over again, it was a stunt exhibition instead of the movie. I hate that. C+ |