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Tuesday, December 12, 2006

best movies of 2006

ok. its come that time of year.... reviewing the films of 2006. firstly, i see most of the films that come out. i've forgotten the names of all of them, but if you asked me (have you seen blah blah) i'd probably say yes. or no. i don't know. but keep that in mind with this best of list. best of 2006, as much as i can remember right now

1. Little Miss Sunshine
2. Children of Men
3. Snakes on a Plane
4. United 93
5. Hidden
6. Tristram Shandy
7. Drawing Restaint 9
8. The Prestige
9. The Weather Man
10. Manderlay

Also good...

- V For Vendetta
- Kenny
- 3 Burials of Melquiades Estrada (really, its a masterpiece)
- Mysterious Skin
- Transamerica
- Munich
- Superman Returns
- The Hills Have Eyes
- Syriana
- Jackass 2
- Borat
- The Departed

Suprises

- Over the Hedge
- Ice Age 2
- Children of Men
- Gravehopping (from Sydney Film Festival)

Memorably ungood
- X Men 3
- Stay
- Miami Vice (great cinematography though)
- Pirates of the Carribean 2
- Jindabyne (1st half great, 2nd half shit. brilliant premise)
- Kokoda
- The Covenant

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