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The Top 10 Movies of 2006
Commentary by: Movies are rated 0 to 4 stars
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As 2006 gives way to 2007, it's time for my annual ten best list. I'm often asked how I rate the films I see. I used to say that the highest rating, four stars, meant this was a film I'd want to own. However, in looking through my DVD collection, titles such as "Road House" and "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band" may make that explanation moot. Call them guilty pleasures. I guess the best way to explain my ratings are as such:
Hope that helps.
Here are the 10 films that I thought were the best of the past year. Some, like "Letters From Iwo Jima," have not yet opened wide. With the exception of the first film, they are in no particular order.
UNITED 93 LITTLE CHILDREN LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA THE DEPARTED DREAMGIRLS LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE BORAT BABEL BOBBY CASINO ROYALE And, if I may be allowed a Guilty Pleasure...
ROCKY BALBOA
Wow, there's (insert film running time here) that I'll never get back.
Nice try.
Very good. I may see this one again soon.
I wish I could watch this one again NOW.
Almost presented as a documentary, director Paul Greengrass' film tackled a subject many said shouldn't be explored. Using relatively unknown actors, as well as many of the actual government employees who worked on 9/11, this film will be remembered as one of the best of this decade.
An intense, emotional roller coaster ride through a small family community.
Clint Eastwood's bookend to "Flags of Our Fathers" shows us that Japanese wives and mothers loved their sons, too.
Is there any other director who can do crime drama like Martin Scorsese? Here's a hint...no.
Who said the movie musical was dead? A brilliant rendition of the classic Broadway show featuring Jennifer Hudson in this year's star making performance.
If there were an award for best film about a dysfunctional family, this would take first prize! Along with "Bobby," this years best ensemble cast.
Sacha Baron Cohen bravely stays in character no matter what in a film that said much more about America then many of us want to admit.
Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett are the big names but the star here is Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi, who bares her soul and more in this interwoven story that takes place, literally, all over the world.
Writer/director Emilio Estevez assembled an all star cast to look back on that fateful day in June 1968. The last 10 minutes are among the most inspirational of the year.
James Bond is back. Kind of. Daniel Craig shows us how Mr. Bond earned his double-O in the best action film of the year.
Like the title character, Sylvester Stallone fought many a battle to bring the Italian Stallion back to the big screen one last time. Bye, Rock. I'm going to miss you.
This week's article, "The Top 10 Movies of 2006" is ©2007 by Michael A. Smith. All graphics this page are creations of Nolan B. Canova, ©2007, all rights reserved. All contents of "Nolan's Pop Culture Review" are ©2007 by Nolan B. Canova.