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Creme de la creme

April 28, 2006

Every now and then I get a spending urge, or maybe a gift card, and decide to buy a DVD or CD… Scientific research should be done to look into whatever chemicals cause this urge, because they seem to effect memory as well, because every time I want to buy one, I can’t for the life of me remember anything on my mental list of movies or albums I hoped to pick up.

Last week, I managed alright, because I happened to find what are easily three of the best movies of the year last year in the 3 for $25 previously-viewed rack at the rental store: Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire, Serenity, and Cinderella Man (the last two of which are without question the two most disprespected movies of the year last year). But even those took a little thinking on my part.

I’ve been in this situation a dozen times, and every time I tell myself I’m going to make a list, but for one reason or another, I never do. So tonight I will. Why not? I have nothing else to do while procrastinating my packing any further (Yes, I’m moving this weekend. Only about a mile and half, though, so I’m not sweating it too much).

So here, just so I have it all in one place, are what I consider to be the must-buy movies of 2005. This shouldn’t be too hard to do, should it?

  • Serenity
    — It’s official; The Princess Bride is no longer my favorite movie of all time. Sad, I know. Now go buy this film. (And yes, I mean buy, not rent. It needs to make some money to help us fans with our long shot chance at getting the show back in production)
  • Narnia
    — Better than the book. Yes, you read that correctly.
  • Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire
    — The best HP film so far. (Apart from Michael Gambon’s horrendous attempt at portraying Dumbledore. I cringe every time he is on screen.)
  • Hitch
    — Was this really in 2005? It seems like longer ago. Brilliant movie.
  • Cinderella Man
    — This deserved several Oscars.
  • Pride & Prejudice
    — You love it or you hate. I thought it was marvelously well done, and I would argue is probably better than the 6-hour A&E version. (Only because I firmly believe “true-to-the-story” is more important than “true-to-the-book”)
  • Honorable mentions:
    Crash, Batman Begins, Walk the Line, King Kong — Very, very well done, but not quite something I think I could watch over and over again. I’d buy any of these if I found a good deal.

There are probably one or two that deserve to be listed that weren’t, simply because I haven’t seen them yet. So there you go. My blabbering opinion. And now I have a list I can check next time I have $15 burning a hole in my pocket.

…And as of right now, Inside Man might make the list for 2006. We’ll have to wait and see.

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You forgot Brokeback Mountain. ;)

I refuse to be provoked. :evil:

Yeah, right!

Serenity: totally agree. Maybe not my favorite movie ever, but I’d have a hard time telling you what was.

But I have to disagree with you on Narnia. It was acceptable, maybe good, but not great. Certainly not better than the book. Go read the book again and see if you don’t agree with me. :-)

:lol: I’ve read the book three times. In fact, I think it’s the only book in the world I’ve read that many times over.

But my biggest complaint has always been that the characters are flat. Particularly Edmund; I never believed his actions. In the movie, I did. Without question, I cared more for the four children—and knew more about their personalities—by the time the title appeared on the screen than I ever did in reading the book.

#1-I do the same thing. I can never remember the things I want to buy, and I cant remember what my favorite things are. haha. Except yellow. I always remember that my favorite color is yellow.
#2-Do you really have to see the series, Firefly to enjoy Serenity? I SO wanted to see that movie, but my friend said I had to see Firefly first.
#3-Hitch over Crash, Walk the Line and Batman Begins? I havent seen Hitch, but MAN Crash was awesome. So, so good.

Firefly is a great show! Brilliant humor, great characters. You don’t have to see Firefly before Serenity (I didn’t), but I think you might enjoy the movie more if you did, it satisfies a lot of questions that the show makes you wait for. Then again, seeing the movie first might suck you into the series faster, so *shrug*

And yes, Hitch was great. In many ways I might even say it was the perfect movie; it’s execution is flawless. The first truly co-ed romantic comedy I think I’ve seen. Definitely see it.