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Best Movies of 2005
By an Amazon.com customer
Sin City - Unrated (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)Sin City - Unrated (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
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The coolest, most awesome movie of 2005
Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition)Batman Begins (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition)
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Batman has been resurrected in what may be the best comic book movie ever (sorry Spiderman 2)
King Kong (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)King Kong (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
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While some of the film could have been cut it still gives you the most bang for your buck, most of the fx are amazing and the cast is awesome, do not bring little kids
Good Night, and Good Luck (Widescreen Edition)Good Night, and Good Luck (Widescreen Edition)
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For relevance to today's media clampdown this is the year's most important film, Strathairn should have won the Oscar, and Clooney can direct
A History of Violence (New Line Platinum Series)A History of Violence (New Line Platinum Series)
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there are too many things to like about this movie, the acting, the plotting, the directing, the violence
Walk the Line (Two-Disc Special Edition)Walk the Line (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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Amazing, both Phoenix and Witherspoon captured the late Cash couple perfectly
Munich (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)Munich (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
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It's not anit-Semitic or anti-Islamic, it's anti-perpetuation of stupidity (ie. revenge, war, hatred) a very important film
The Constant Gardener (Widescreen Edition)The Constant Gardener (Widescreen Edition)
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another socially conscious film that points an unwavering, accusing finger at pharmaceutical companies and their pillaging of Africa
Syriana (Widescreen Edition)Syriana (Widescreen Edition)
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If you weren't angry at oil companies and their corporate counterparts you will be fuming after watching this amazing film
The Devil's Rejects (Unrated Widescreen Edition)The Devil's Rejects (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
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Less music video-ish and a heck of a lot more gritty than House of 1,000 Corpses, this movie is shocking, brutal, and exactly what a true Horror fan is looking for, Lion's Gate & Rob Zombie kick donkey
Match PointMatch Point
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See it for Scarlett Johansson, Stay for the awesome story
Land of the Dead (Unrated Edition)Land of the Dead (Unrated Edition)
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Romero shows us what a real zombie movie looks like, for the fourth time, love that gore!!
Star Wars - Episode III, Revenge of the Sith (Widescreen Edition)Star Wars - Episode III, Revenge of the Sith (Widescreen Edition)
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Solid, Dark, and chock full of the SFX you've come to expect this movie is amazing
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Two-Disc Deluxe Widescreen Edition)Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Two-Disc Deluxe Widescreen Edition)
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A very concise script for a gigantic book, yes stuff is missing but it couldn't be a 4 hour movie, I think I still like Prisoner of Azkaban better
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (Widescreen Edition)Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (Widescreen Edition)
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Edward Gorey meets Poe by way of Ray Harryhausen, bloody brilliant and amazing for anyone who likes things dark and dreary, one of the year's best movies
Wallace & Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (Widescreen Edition)Wallace & Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (Widescreen Edition)
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Wallace & Gromit in a feature length cheese and veg fest! People were clapping when it finished!
The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
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while some of the sfx were a little iffy (except for Tummnus, that was amazing) the movie works very well as a rousing adventure for the whole family (might be a bit scary for the wee ones though)
Assault on Precinct 13 (Widescreen Edition)Assault on Precinct 13 (Widescreen Edition)
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Retains the viciousness and grittiness of the first film and extends the dark themes, and it's action packed
The Ice Harvest (Widescreen Edition)The Ice Harvest (Widescreen Edition)
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really cool noir-comedy that has some hilarious lines and possibly one of the best performances by Oliver Platt ever
War of the Worlds (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)War of the Worlds (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)
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Although heavy on the yeh-right escapes by Cruise, the entire flick is creepy, vicious, and laden with SFX, perfect Summer popcorn muncher
Kung Fu Hustle (Widescreen Edition)Kung Fu Hustle (Widescreen Edition)
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Solid, Kung Fu entertainment with enough violence induced comedy to kill an army of clowns (evil, evil clowns)
Wolf Creek (Unrated Widescreen Edition)Wolf Creek (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
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the feel good movie of 2005, planning my trip to the outback right now
The New WorldThe New World
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Q'orianka Kilcher gives the breakout female performance of '05, beautiful lady with a mastery of emotion and physical grace that must be seen to be believed
Broken FlowersBroken Flowers
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Bill Murray and Jeffrey Wright give two of this year's best performances
Dead BirdsDead Birds
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I had to put this back on the list because I can't get it out of my head, should have had a theatrical run
The JacketThe Jacket
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very good
Mr. & Mrs. Smith - Unrated (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)Mr. & Mrs. Smith - Unrated (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
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very entertaining and action packed and Angelina Jolie elevates everything she's in
Sahara (Widescreen Edition)Sahara (Widescreen Edition)
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a nice diversion that is very action packed, I wish more folks saw this because McCaunaghey is a good Dirk Pitt
HostageHostage
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Oldboy (Three-Disc Ultimate Collector's Edition)Oldboy (Three-Disc Ultimate Collector's Edition)
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Disturbing
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Full Screen Edition)The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Full Screen Edition)
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pretty entertaining sci-fi comedy
House of Wax (Widescreen Edition)House of Wax (Widescreen Edition)
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very old schoolish-gory and creepy and heiress comeupence
Cinderella Man (Widescreen Collector's Edition)Cinderella Man (Widescreen Collector's Edition)
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makes me less mad at Ron Howard for A Beautiful Mind
Unleashed (Unrated Widescreen Edition)Unleashed (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
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brutal and intense
Howl's Moving CastleHowl's Moving Castle
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great anime
Sky High (Widescreen Edition)Sky High (Widescreen Edition)
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as a live action counterpart to The Incredibles this works pretty well under its movie make-believe parameters
The Great Raid (Widescreen Director's Cut)The Great Raid (Widescreen Director's Cut)
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jaw dropping, how this didn't get more recognition I'll never know
The 40-Year-Old Virgin (Unrated Widescreen Edition)The 40-Year-Old Virgin (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
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made a star out of Steve Carrell
The Squid and the Whale (Special Edition)The Squid and the Whale (Special Edition)
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this is a quirky yet off kilter film that straddles the line between intelectual comedy and uncomfortable drama
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (Widescreen Edition)Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (Widescreen Edition)
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a great showcase of two underworked and overskilled actors that hopefully we'll see more of in the future (I hear one of 'em gets to wear some kind of metal suit)