Best of 2005

Awesome,simply awesome.This blows all the other Batman movies away(although that wouldn't be that tough considering the last two,Batman and Robin anyone?),features stellar direction from Christopher Nolan(Memento,Insomnia) and a dream cast,almost all of them are British,maybe that's why they're so good.Did I say the cast was good?Except for Katie Holmes of course,weak.This takes a comic book story seriously,like it was taking place in the real world.The best film of 2005.

This surprised the hell out of me.I had fairly low expectations but damn,I loved it.It's just so cool to watch,the atmosphere,old school film noir dialogue and sleazy/cool characters.Mickey Rourke stole the show as the badass with a heart.It's like watching a comic book unfold with actors in it.Gory and violent as hell too.One of the best movies of 2005.

Very good film,not a real pick me up movie,though you probably know that going in(I hope).I was suprised by the direction,it was unlike anything Spielberg has ever done,it didn't pull any punches with some pretty harsh violence,definitely not a glorifed shoot-em up style.Some very good performances here too,particularly Eric Bana and Daniel Craig.My only complaint is it was a bit overlong(almost 3 hours).One of the best films of 2005.

What if Ward Cleaver used to be a killer for the mob?That's the question asked in this very good film,which has some suprisingly explicit sex scenes to go with the quite harsh violence.The child actors are real bad,like young Anakin bad but Ed Harris and William Hurt are great as badass gangsters and Viggo Mortensen anchors the film with a difficult role.One of the best films of 2005.

This was great,epic scale film-making you just don't see anymore.But a little too epic,perhaps.It would have been perfect about 30 minutes shorter(cut the bs subplots and supporting characters)but better too much Kong than too little.Kong steals the show of course,incredible CGI work,maybe the best ever,you actually forget he's an effect and that's an amazing feat.Kong vs the T-rexes,fucking awesome and the rest of the action was kickass too.One of the best of 2005.

A very cool little british gangster flick.Daniel Craig is excellent in this as a clever drug dealer in over his head.This is the film that got him Bond and you can see why.He's very slick and intelligent but has a gravity to him as well.Someone should team him up with Clive Owen,that would be really cool.This is sort of the anti-Snatch,it's not wacky and off the wall but darker and more subtle.The direction is very confident for a first time director and there's an excellent supporting turn by Michael Gambon as a smooth,manipulative mob boss.One of the best films of 2005.