Linda Thomas: at the movies

10 Best and Worst Movies of 2005

Best Movies

1.	Crash	Multiple stories of socio-economic and racial prejudice.

2.	Walk the Line	Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon turn in Oscar worthy performances as Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash.

3.	Brokeback Mountain	Two cowboys fall in love when they spend a summer alone on a mountain.

4.	Hustle’n Flow	Terrence Howard is the star and he was also in “Crash”. Anyone can dream.

5.	Good Night and Good Luck	This is a documentary like movie with David Straithairn as Walter Cronkite.

6.	King Kong	This re-make of King Kong was exceptional for the serious story at the beginning to the monsters in the jungle to the city of New York.

7.	Munich	Eric Bana does an excellent job playing an assassin for the Israelis after the killings at the Olympics.

8.	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	I love these books and the entire fantasy on film.

9.	Wallace & Gromit: the Case of the Were Rabbit	This series has won several awards for their short movies. This is their first feature film.

10.	Batman Returns	Christian Bale is the best Batman since Michael Keaton in the original movie.

Worst Movies
(Or most disappointing)

1.	Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo	I can’t believe they made a sequel to the original “Deuce Bigalow”.

2.	Dukes of Hazzard	A real disappointment to fans of the TV show.

3.	Domino	Keira Knightley was poorly cast as an assassin.

4.	Son of the Mask	This should have gone straight to video. Jamie Kennedy plays the son of the mask.

5.	Doom	Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has done better movies. There are no redeeming features or characters in this movie.

6.	Honeymooners	Cedric the Entertainer is funny but not in this movie. Another disappointment to fans of the TV show.

7.	Alone in the Dark	Tara Reid as a brilliant anthropologist. Need I say more?

8.	Stealth	Jamie Foxx followed up “Ray” with this movie. I can’t understand that.

9.	House of Wax	Paris Hilton is not an actress. In fact, she is not even a celebrity.

10.	Hide and Seek	Robert De Niro and Dakota Fanning star as a father and daughter. This should have been a better psychological thriller.