# 1/2-way through 2005: The Best Films thus far **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 5, 2005, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-2-way-through-2005-the-best-films-thus-far/311172 "2005-07-05T18:47:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-2-way-through-2005-the-best-films-thus-far/311172/1 "2005-07-05T18:47:43Z")
So, now that the year’s half over, what are the best movies you saw that were released theatrically this calendar year? My Top 10: 1. **Crash** 2. **The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill** 3. **Almost Brothers** 4. **Turtles Can Fly** 5. **Kung Fu Hustle** 6. **The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants** 7. **3-Iron** 8. **Howl’s Moving Castle** 9. **Batman Begins** 10. **Walk on Water** Worst film of the year: _Mr. & Mrs. Smith_ The Top 10 I haven’t caught yet: _The Best of Youth, Brothers, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, The Holy Girl, Me and You and Everyone I Know, My Summer of Love, Mysterious Skin, Nobody Knows, The Other Side of the Street, Up and Down_ Although there are a number of films I’ve missed that may have changed this list dramatically, usually by this time, I will have seen a couple of films I consider genuinely great. Although I like _Crash_ a lot and find it very strong, in any other year there’s no way it’d be #1. For some reason, this year has struck me as particularly weak (or at least uninspiring), though there are plenty of films on the horizon that are keeping my hopes up. What are your impressions of the year thus far? ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-2-way-through-2005-the-best-films-thus-far/311172/2 "2005-07-05T18:58:18Z")
I’ve only seen 11 movies so far this year: **Liked:** 1. Sin City 2. Batman Begins 3. Kung Fu Hustle 4. Layer Cake 5. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 6. The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill 7. Constantine 8. Enron: The Smartest Guys In the Room 9. The Hitchhiker’s Guide To the Galaxy **DISLIKED:** 10. Be Cool 11. Ocean’s 12 ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-2-way-through-2005-the-best-films-thus-far/311172/3 "2005-07-05T20:43:10Z")
In no particular order: (seen) Crash Cinderella Man Revenge of the Sith Hitch (Waiting to see) Batman Begins Bewitched King Kong ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-2-way-through-2005-the-best-films-thus-far/311172/4 "2005-07-05T20:45:48Z")
Is there a link anywhere to major Hollywood releases so far this year? I can never remember what I’ve seen, or in which year. Daniel ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-2-way-through-2005-the-best-films-thus-far/311172/5 "2005-07-05T20:47:08Z")
Err…I meant to add, a link to non-Hollywood pictures would be great, too; it’s just that such a list is going to be much larger. Daniel ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-2-way-through-2005-the-best-films-thus-far/311172/6 "2005-07-05T21:16:06Z")
[www.The-numbers.com](http://www.The-numbers.com) should have an index of movies released by year, including 2005. ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-2-way-through-2005-the-best-films-thus-far/311172/7 "2005-07-05T21:20:10Z")
[http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/index2005.html](http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/index2005.html) ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-2-way-through-2005-the-best-films-thus-far/311172/8 "2005-07-05T21:29:49Z")
Awesome site! It makes me realize how few movies I’ve seen this year in the theater, though–certainly not enough to participate meaningfully in this thread. Daniel ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2005, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-2-way-through-2005-the-best-films-thus-far/311172/9 "2005-07-06T00:27:33Z")
Movies seen: Assault on Precinct 13 Be Cool Kingdom of Heaven Madagascar Batman Begins War of the Worlds None sucked outright, though Be Cool was disappointing and Assault was mindless bubblegum violence without much coherent plot. The best was Batman Begins, with WOTW coming in a close second. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2005, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-2-way-through-2005-the-best-films-thus-far/311172/10 "2005-07-06T00:40:06Z")
Liked a lot (though none of them was great): **Bride and Prejudice Batman Begins Enron: The Brightest Guys in the Room** Liked: **Mad Hot Ballroom The Merchant of Venice**