12/23/2005

My Favorite Movies of 2005

Wow, I have seen way more movies than usual this year. Here is my list grouped by categories. I recommend any movie I have awarded three or more stars to.

**** Four Stars

Batman Begins
Capote
Good Night and Good Luck
Pride and Prejudice
Walk the Line
Syriana
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

***1/2 Three Point Five Stars

June Bug
Sin City
Crash
Cinderella Man
The Constant Gardener
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire


*** Three Stars

King Kong
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
Jarhead
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
Me and You and Everyone We Know
March of the Penguins
Hustle & Flow
Sky High
Broken Flowers
Proof
Lord of War
Everything is Illuminated
The Corpse Bride
A History of Violence
Serenity
Shopgirl
The Weather Man
Rent

**1/2 Two Point Five Stars

North Country
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Wedding Crashers
The 40 Year-old Virgin
Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story
Sahara
Flightplan
Chicken Little