Top Movies 2005

Since it is the end of the year, and toplists are hip:

1. Star Wars Episode III: Pure coolness. Anakin v Obi-Wan… tremendous !
2. Batman Begins: You have to wait an hour for Dark Knight Christian Bale to put on his cape for the first time. Scarecrow is a worthy opponent, who unfortunately turns out to be only a thug (the usual story twist), but kicks more ass than main villain Henri Ducard aka Ra’s Al Ghul. The extra gizmo is Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman and Rutger Hauer as supporting cast (!).
3. Elizabethtown: Story around Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst is a bit slow paced at times (and I don’t mean “crap” here, Martin !), but the subplots and side characters in Elizabethtown, Kentucky make up for that. “The Marriage of Chuck & Cindy” is one 24/7 party…
   The movie’s music – as usual for Cameron Crowe – is excellent !

… year’s biggest disappointment:

1. Sin City: Lotsa hype around nothing. Visuals onyl just don’t make a movie (with a few minor exceptions). Too much pointless violence. Not even Bruce Willis and Jessica Alba can save this one.

not seen (yet):

• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
• King Kong
• War of the Worlds
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

I don’t expect too much of the two movies which opened in December, but will have to see them anyway. War of the Worlds just passed on me, with the Potter series I did not see parts 1-3, so I won’t start with No. 4 now.