2008 Woodie Awards
Top 5 movies of 2005:
Five movies that made love, laugh, cry
Kirk Juhasz, Staff Writer
Issue date: 12/7/05 Section: Entertainment
5. Sin City
Like a good vintage wine "Sin City" gets better with age; the more you watch it the better it gets. Even though as much blood flows in "Sin City" as wine flows in the holy bible, it is filmed in such a way that it is nothing that can't be handled.
The filmmaking is wonderful to behold, as it is Robert Rodriguez's treasure chest, better than all his previous jewels. He is the perfect director for this film, as if he was born to direct it.
Bruce Willis is just brilliant as Basin City's last honest cop and one girl's last hope of survival. This is also Mickey Rourke's best performance ever, taking him out of his drought.
Whether or not it's perceived as controversial genius in the years to come, in my eyes it will always be plain genius. As the streets turn, so does the comic book intellect of 'Sin City" making it the best comic book movie ever made and an easy choice for number five for the year's best movies.
Grade: A-
4. Good Night, and Good Luck
There is a certain moral threat from the start of this film that is only heightened as the film goes on. Even when you've left the theater it still feels relevant to this day.
"Good Night, and Good Luck" should be George Clooney's break out party for directing. He takes a very artistic turn for the film, deciding that it should be made as a 1950's documentary. It works to perfection as every important detail of the McCarthy trials are in plain sight.
David Strathaim's performance as Edward R. Murrow is greater than the communist threat itself. His role defines an era and in essence defines the investigative reporting of those times.
Murrow took chances that others were afraid of taking by putting himself and the studio on the line in order to question the government.
If red was the color of Oscar "Good Night, and Good Luck" would be fined for insider trading as it should be no contest to the top of the award lists.
With strong performances from the entire cast and George Clooney at his directing visionary best "Good Night, and Good Luck" is clearly one of the year's best.
Like a good vintage wine "Sin City" gets better with age; the more you watch it the better it gets. Even though as much blood flows in "Sin City" as wine flows in the holy bible, it is filmed in such a way that it is nothing that can't be handled.
The filmmaking is wonderful to behold, as it is Robert Rodriguez's treasure chest, better than all his previous jewels. He is the perfect director for this film, as if he was born to direct it.
Bruce Willis is just brilliant as Basin City's last honest cop and one girl's last hope of survival. This is also Mickey Rourke's best performance ever, taking him out of his drought.
Whether or not it's perceived as controversial genius in the years to come, in my eyes it will always be plain genius. As the streets turn, so does the comic book intellect of 'Sin City" making it the best comic book movie ever made and an easy choice for number five for the year's best movies.
Grade: A-
4. Good Night, and Good Luck
There is a certain moral threat from the start of this film that is only heightened as the film goes on. Even when you've left the theater it still feels relevant to this day.
"Good Night, and Good Luck" should be George Clooney's break out party for directing. He takes a very artistic turn for the film, deciding that it should be made as a 1950's documentary. It works to perfection as every important detail of the McCarthy trials are in plain sight.
David Strathaim's performance as Edward R. Murrow is greater than the communist threat itself. His role defines an era and in essence defines the investigative reporting of those times.
Murrow took chances that others were afraid of taking by putting himself and the studio on the line in order to question the government.
If red was the color of Oscar "Good Night, and Good Luck" would be fined for insider trading as it should be no contest to the top of the award lists.
With strong performances from the entire cast and George Clooney at his directing visionary best "Good Night, and Good Luck" is clearly one of the year's best.