Favourites Movies in 2005, 25 Most Memorable Performances and Quotes
Top 20 FAVOURITE Movies in 2005 ( in order of preference )
20. Millions
19. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
18. Oliver Twist
17. In My Father's Den
16. Kakushi-ken: oni no tsume (The Hidden Blade) (in Japanese)
15. Crash
14. Sin City
13. Finding Neverland
12. Closer
11. La Marche de l'empereur (March of the Penguins) (in French)
10. Der Untergang (Downfall) (in German)
9. Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
8. Kinsey
7. Mysterious Skin
6. Million Dollar Baby
5. The Woodsman
4. Cinderella Man
3. Joyeux Noël (Merry Christmas) (in French, German, English and Latin)
2. Inside Deep Throat
1. King Kong
Screening on Tuesday, December 20, 2005
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Wednesday, December 21, 2005 12:05:00 AM
25 most memorable performances in 2005 (in order of “appearance” )
1 Liam Neeson (Kinsey)
2 Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda)
3 Christian Bale (The Machinist)
4 Cate Blanchett (The Aviator)
5 Natalie Portman (Closer)
6 Jamie Foxx (Ray)
7 Sharon Warren (Ray)
8 Kevin Bacon (The Woodsman)
9 Freddie Highmore (Finding Neverland)
10 Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby)
11 Hayden Christensen (Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith)
12 Bruno Ganz (Untergang, Der)
13 Sean Penn (The Assassination of Richard Nixon)
14 Alexander Nathan Etel (Millions)
15 Matthew MacFadyen (In My Father’s Den)
16 Thandie Newton (Crash)
17 Sandra Bullock (Crash)
18 Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Mysterious Skin)
19 Johnny Depp (Charlie & The Chocolate Factory)
20 Russell Crowe (Cinderella Man)
21 Renée Zellweger (Cinderella Man)
22 Steve Carell (The 40 Year Old Virgin)
23 Ben Kingsley (Oliver Twist)
24 King Kong (Andy Serkis) (King Kong)
25 Keira Knightley (Pride & Prejudice)
Saturday, December 31, 2005 10:42:00 PM
25 Most Memorable Lines in 2005 (not in order of preference)
(lifted from us.imdb.com)
1. Kinsey
Alfred Kinsey: Everybody's sin is nobody's sin. And everybody's crime is no crime at all.
2. Ray
Aretha Robinson: Always remember your promise to me. Never let nobody or nothing turn you into no cripple.
3. Closer
Alice: Lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off.
4. Sideways
Maya: No, but I do like to think about the life of wine, how it's a living thing. I like to think about what was going on the year the grapes were growing, how the sun was shining that summer or if it rained... what the weather was like. I think about all those people who tended and picked the grapes, and if it's an old wine, how many of them must be dead by now. I love how wine continues to evolve, how every time I open a bottle its going to taste different than if I had opened it on any other day. Because a bottle of wine is actually alive - it's constantly evolving and gaining complexity. That is, until it peaks - like your '61 - and begins its stead, inevitable decline. And it tastes so fucking good.
5. Million Dollar Baby
Frankie Dunn: Mo cuishle." It means "my darling. My blood."
6. Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Violet Baudelaire: It's the letter, the letter that never came. Dearest Children, Since we have been abroad we have missed you all so much. Certain events have compelled us to extend our travels. One day, where you're older, you will learn all about the people we've befriended, and the dangers we have faced. At times the world can seem an unfriendly and sinister place, but believe us when we say there is much more good in it than bad. All you have to do is look hard enough. And what might seem to be a series of unfortunate events, may, in-fact be the first steps of a journey. We hope to have you back in our arms soon darlings, but in case this letter arrives before our return, know that we love you. It fills us with pride to know that no matter what happens in this life, that you three will take care of each other with kindness, and bravery, and selflessness as you always have. And remember one thing my darlings and never forget it - that no matter where we are, know that as long as you have each other, you have your family, and you are home. Your loving parents.
7. Crash
Graham: It’s the sense of touch. In any real city, you walk, you know? You brush past people, people bump into you. In LA, nobody touches you. We're always behind this metal and glass. I think we miss that touch so much, that we crash into each other, just so we can feel something.
8. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Darth Vader: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
9. Millions
Cunningham: It isn't the money's fault it got stolen.
10. Mysterious Skin
Neil: As we sat there listening to the carolers, I wanted to tell Brian that it was over now and that everything would be okay. But that was a lie, plus I couldn't speak anyway. I wish there was some way to go back and undo the past. But there wasn't. There was nothing we could do. So I just stayed silent and tried to telepathically communicate how sorry I was about what happened. And I thought of all the grief and suffering and fucked up stuff in the world, and it made me want to escape. I wished with all my heart we could just leave this world behind. Rise like two angels in the night and magically disappear.
11. Cinderella Man
Mae Braddock: Maybe I understand, some, about having to fight. So you just remember who you are... you're the Bulldog of Bergen, and the Pride of New Jersey, you're everybody's hope, and the kid's hero, and you are the champion of my heart, James J. Braddock.
12. War of the Worlds
Narrator: From the moment the invaders arrived, breathed our air, ate, and drank, they were doomed. They were undone, destroyed, after all of man's weapons and devices had failed, by the tiniest creatures that God in his wisdom put upon this earth. By the toll of a billion deaths, man had earned his immunity, his right to survive among this planet's infinite organisms. And that right is ours against all challenges. For neither do men live nor die in vain.
13. The 40 Year Old Virign
Cal: [David and Cal Playing a video Game] You're *gay* now?
David: No, I'm not gay I'm just celibate.
Cal: I think? I mean, that sounds ga- I just want you to know this is like the first conversation of like three conversations that leads to you being gay. Like... there's this and then in a year it's like, "Oh you know, I kinda wanna, ya know, get back out there but I think I like guys" and then there's the big, "Oh I'm I'm a g-gay guy now".
David: You're gay for saying that.
Cal: I'm gay for saying that?
David: You know how I know you're gay?
Cal: How? How do you know I'm gay?
David: Because you macramed yourself a pair of jean shorts.
Cal: You know how I know *you're* gay? You just told me you're not sleeping with women any more.
David: You know how I know that you're gay?
Cal: How? Cuz you're gay? and you can tell who other gay people are.
David: You know how I know you're gay?
Cal: How?
David: You like Coldplay.
14. The 40 Year Old Virign
David: You know how I know that you're gay?
Cal: How?
David: You like the movie "Maid in Manhattan".
Cal: You know how I know *you're* gay?
David: How?
Cal: I saw you make a spinach dip in a loaf of sour dough bread once.
David: You know how I know that you're gay?
Cal: How?
David: You have a rainbow bumpersticker on your car that says "I love it when *balls* are in my face".
Cal: That's *gay*?
David: [David loses second match] Goddamnit!
Cal: I'm ripping your head off right now. It's off, and *now* I'm throwing it at your body.
[shouts]
15. Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Victor Van Dort: With this hand I will lift your sorrows. Your cup will never be empty, for I will be your wine. With this candle, I will light your way into darkness. With this ring, I ask you to be mine.
16. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Welcome Puppets: Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka, the amazing chocolatier / Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka, everybody give a cheer / He's modest, clever, and so smart, he barely can restrain it / With so much generosity, there is no way to contain it, to contain it, to contain... to contain... to contain... / Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka, he's the one that you're about to meet / Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka, he's a genius who just can't be beat / The magician and the chocolate whiz / The best darn guy who ever lived / Willy Wonka, here he is!
17. King Kong
Carl Denham: It wasn't the airplanes; beauty killed the beast.
18. Pride & Prejudice
Mr. Darcy: You must know... surely, you must know it was all for you. You are too generous to travel with me. I believe you spoke with my aunt last night, and it has taught me to hope as I'd scarcely allowed myself before. If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes have not changed, but one word from you will silence me forever. If, however, your feelings have changed, I will have to tell you: you have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love... I love... I love you. I never wish to be parted from you from this day on.
19. Sin City
The Salesman: The wind rises electric. She's soft and warm and almost weightless. Her perfume is sweet promise that brings tears to my eyes. I tell her that everything will be all right; that I'll save her from whatever she's scared and take her far far away. I tell her that I love her.
[silenced gunshot]
The Salesman: The silencer makes a whisper of the gunshot. I hold her close until she's gone. I'll never know what she was running from. I'll cash her check in the morning.
20. Finding Neverland
Peter Llewelyn Davies: I'm not Peter Pan.
[points at J. M. Barrie]
Peter Llewelyn Davies: He is.
21. Broken Flowers
The Kid: So, as just a guy who gave another guy a sandwich, you have any philosophical tips or anything, for a guy on a-kind of- road trip?
Don Johnston: You asking me?
The Kid: Yeah.
Don Johnston: Well, the past is gone, I know that. The future isn't here yet, whatever it's going to be. So, all there is, is this. The present. That's it.
22. Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
PC McIntosh: [the townspeople are discussing the attack on their vegetables] If you ask me, this was arson.
Townspeople: [gasp]
PC McIntosh: Yeah. Someone arsin' around!
23. Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Lord Victor Quartermaine: [Quartermaine's hairpiece has been sucked up in the bunvacc] I want...
[lowers voice]
Lord Victor Quartermaine: ... toupee.
Wallace: Oh, yes, of course. We take cheques or cash
Lord Victor Quartermaine: No, you idiot. My hair is in there.
Wallace: Oh, no, only rabbits in there. I think you'll find the hare is a much larger creature.
24. Batman Begins
[from teaser]
Bruce Wayne: They told me there was nothing out there, nothing to fear. But the night my parents were murdered I caught a glimpse of something. I've looked for it ever since. I went around the world, searched in all the shadows. And there is something out there in the darkness, something terrifying, something that will not stop until it gets revenge... Me.
25. War of the Worlds
Narrator: No-one would have believed in the early years of the twenty-first century that our world was being watched by intelligences greater than our own; that as men busied themselves about their various concerns, *they* observed and studied, the way a man with a microscope might scrutinize the creatures that swarm and multiple in a drop of water. With infinite complacency, men went to and fro about the globe, confident of our empire over this world. Yet across the gulf of space, intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic regarded our planet with envious eyes and slowly, and surely, drew their plans against us.
Saturday, December 31, 2005 10:42:00 PM
From movie kaki, Alan Tan:
TOP 20 MOVIES IN 2005
1. HOTEL RWANDA * * *1/2 (A)
2. THE AVIATOR * * *1/2 (A)
3. SIDEWAYS * * *1/2 (A)
4. THE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD NIXON * * *1/2 (A-)
5. CINDERELLA MAN * * * (A-)
6. RAY * * * (A-)
7. THE SEA INSIDE * * * (A-)
8. NOBODY KNOWS * * * (A-)
9. BROKEN FLOWERS * * * (A-)
10. THE WOODSMEN * * * (A-)
11. CRASH * * * (B+)
12. ALL ABOUT LOVE * * * (B+)
13. TOM-YUM-GOONG * * * (B+)
14. ONE MORE CHANCE * * * (B+)
15. STAR WARS: EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH * * * (B+)
16. THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE * * * (B+)
17. KING KONG * * * (B+)
18. THE INTERPRETER * * * (B+)
19. CONSTANTINE * * * (B+)
20. THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE * * * (B+)
Sunday, January 01, 2006 9:44:00 PM
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