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2005: Year in Review
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Hitch (Widescreen Edition)Hitch (Widescreen Edition)
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Smith peaked early and hasn't made much of an effort to improve. Denzel has the ability to play menacing, ignorant, and many other facids; Smith cannot help but try and please the jelly-headed masses. 3.6/10
Constantine (Widescreen Edition)Constantine (Widescreen Edition)
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Rachel Weisz gives a solid supporting performance, but Reeves is frustratingly stagnant. The ending does kick some serious tail. 4/10
Robots (Widescreen Edition)Robots (Widescreen Edition)
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One of the better 2nd tier computer-animated films. Falls shy of the Pixar/Shrek standard of excellence, but it holds up in comparison to others (Over the Hedge, Monster House, etc.) 6.4/10
Sin CitySin City
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One of the best comic books movies of all-time; behind "The Dark Knight", "Iron Man", Spider-Man 2", "Superman 2", and "X2: X-Men United". Great work from Owen, Del Toro, Rourke, and Willis. Dawson seemed out of place, but that's my only complaint. 9.9/10
Crash (Widescreen Edition)Crash (Widescreen Edition)
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Every Best Picture winner winds up recieving backlash, and there is always a "more deserving" film. Just because "Brokeback Mountain" was a solid, gay love-story does not mean that it deserved Best Picture. "Crash" was an extremely moving film with incredible performances.
House of Wax (Widescreen Edition)House of Wax (Widescreen Edition)
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Yet another remake that offers nothing worth watching. Altough, I did enjoy Paris Hilton's first on screen death. 2.3/10
Kingdom of Heaven (2-Disc Widescreen Edition)Kingdom of Heaven (2-Disc Widescreen Edition)
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Looks great and has most of the necessary components. I don't think Bloom has what it takes to carry a movie of this weight, and as a result the movie felt flat. Neeson, Irons, and the rest of the cast do fine work. 5.4/10
Kicking and ScreamingKicking and Screaming
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Some bits are funny but the rest is just the usual Ferrell fodder. 4/10
Star Wars - Episode III, Revenge of the Sith (Widescreen Edition)Star Wars - Episode III, Revenge of the Sith (Widescreen Edition)
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Blows the first two prequels out of the water. The lightsaber battles are awesome, and for the first time since "Jedi" I felt moved by a "Star Wars" film. 7.7/10
The Longest Yard (Widescreen Edition)The Longest Yard (Widescreen Edition)
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The first half is funnier than it has any right to be. I kept waiting for the movie to bog down into the usual Sandler pit of crappiness, but it didn't seem like that was gonna happen. Then, they blew up Chris Rock and ruined the movie. I would also like to note that very little of the humor is induced by Sandler himself, most of the laughs come from the solid supporting cast. 3/10
Cinderella Man (Widescreen Edition)Cinderella Man (Widescreen Edition)
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Nothing new here, the same underdog sports story we have seen over and over. Giamatti does give the film a lot more mileage. 6/10
Lords of Dogtown (Unrated Extended Cut)Lords of Dogtown (Unrated Extended Cut)
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Pretty good. Heath Ledger gives another award-worthy performance. Still, it's not good enough to recommend over the documentary. 6.1/10
High Tension (Unrated Widescreen Edition)High Tension (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
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So many movies are great for half their running time and then falter towards the end. This film might be the perfect example of that. The first 3/4 make up and excellent, tense horror film. All of that is crapped on by the illogical and completely unnecessary twist near the end. 0/10
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Widescreen Edition)Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Widescreen Edition)
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Blah. Standard people pleaser. 5/10
Batman Begins (Widescreen Edition)Batman Begins (Widescreen Edition)
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A true game changer. This film made everyone realize that perhaps the "Spider-Man" movies weren't as good as we thought. Nolan managed to make a mature and serious comic book movie, while still keeping it entertaining. I had been a Bale fan since I first saw "Newsies" as a kid, and this was his big break. 9.4/10
George A. Romero's Land of the Dead (Unrated Director's Cut)George A. Romero's Land of the Dead (Unrated Director's Cut)
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Better than "Day of the Dead" and "Dawn of the Dead" (which is vastly overrated). 6/10
War of the Worlds (Widescreen Edition)War of the Worlds (Widescreen Edition)
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Dakota Fanning is unbearable, she is an unstoppable monster.
Fantastic Four (Widescreen Edition)Fantastic Four (Widescreen Edition)
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Widescreen Edition)Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Widescreen Edition)
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Wedding Crashers (Unrated Widescreen Edition)Wedding Crashers (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
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The Devil's Rejects (Unrated Widescreen Edition)The Devil's Rejects (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
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The IslandThe Island
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The 40-Year-Old Virgin (Unrated Widescreen Edition)The 40-Year-Old Virgin (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
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Red Eye (Widescreen Edition)Red Eye (Widescreen Edition)
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The Cave (Widescreen Edition)The Cave (Widescreen Edition)
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A History of Violence (New Line Platinum Series)A History of Violence (New Line Platinum Series)
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Serenity (Widescreen Edition)Serenity (Widescreen Edition)
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Wallace & Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (Widescreen Edition)Wallace & Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (Widescreen Edition)
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Waiting... (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)Waiting... (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)
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Saw II (Widescreen Edition)Saw II (Widescreen Edition)
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Jarhead (Widescreen Edition)Jarhead (Widescreen Edition)
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Widescreen Edition) (Harry Potter 4)Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Widescreen Edition) (Harry Potter 4)
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Walk the Line (Widescreen Edition)Walk the Line (Widescreen Edition)
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Just FriendsJust Friends
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The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Widescreen Edition)The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Widescreen Edition)
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King Kong (Widescreen Edition)King Kong (Widescreen Edition)
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The Producers (Widescreen Edition)The Producers (Widescreen Edition)
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Fun with Dick and JaneFun with Dick and Jane
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The New WorldThe New World
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Wolf Creek (Unrated Widescreen Edition)Wolf Creek (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
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