arsaib4
06-30-2005, 01:37 AM
Please use this thread to tell us about the 2005 releases that you were able to see during the previous 3 months or so. Feel free to make up your own rules and regulations.
*I'm only including official theatrical films (released between April 1st and June 30th).
*Undistributed/classic films seen theatrically and/or on video are omitted. Eligible 2005 direct-to-DVD releases are also not included.
*I consider 29 out of 39 films listed below to be average or above (films with the grade of C+ or better qualify).
In alphabetical order:
[8 NEW ADDITIONS after 3rd Quarter]
3rd Q list (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1519)
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A Lot Like Love (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=11331#post11331) - Nigel Cole / U.S.
Grade: B-
À Tout de Suite (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=10813#post10813) - Benoît Jacquot / France
Grade: B+
Batman Begins (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=11490#post11490) - Christopher Nolan / U.S.
Grade: C
Bewitched (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=12247#post12247) - Nora Ephron / U.S.
Grade: D
Brothers (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=11101#post11101) (Brødre) - Susanne Bier / Denmark
Grade: B
Caterina in the Big City (Caterina va in Città) - Paolo Virzì / Italy
Grade: B+
Crash (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=10478#post10478) - Paul Haggis / U.S.
Grade: A-
Eros - Michelangelo Antonioni, Steven Soderbergh & Wong Kar Wai / Italy-U.S.-Hong Kong
Grade: B
Funny Ha Ha - Andrew Bujalski / U.S.
Grade: C
High Tension (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=11460#post11460) (Haute Tension) - Alexandre Aja / France
Grade: C-
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Garth Jennings / U.S.
Grade: C+
A Hole in My Heart (Ett Hål i mitt hjärta) - Lukas Moodysson / Sweden
Grade: B-
The Holy Girl (La Niña Santa) - Lucrecia Martel / Argentina
Grade: A+
Howl's Moving Castle (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=11430#post11430) (Hauru no ugoku shiro) - Hayao Miyazaki / Japan
Grade: B+
The Interpreter (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=11367#post11367) - Sydney Pollack / U.S.
Grade: B-
Kicking & Screaming - Jesse Dylan / U.S.
Grade: C+
Kingdom of Heaven - Ridley Scott / U.S.
Grade: C-
Kontroll (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=9860#post9860) - Nimród Antal / Hungary
Grade: B
Kung Fu Hustle (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=10914#post10914) (Gong Fu) - Stephen Chow / Hong Kong-China
Grade: C-
Land of the Dead (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=11947#post11947) - George A. Romero / U.S.
Grade: B-
Layer Cake - Matthew Vaughn / U.K.
Grade: C+
Look at Me (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=10721#post10721) (Comme une Image) - Agnès Jaoui / France
Grade: C
Lords of Dogtown - Catherine Hardwicke / U.S.
Grade: B+
Ma Mère - Christophe Honoré / France
Grade: D+
Mad Hot Ballroom (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=12145#post12145) - Marilyn Agrelo / U.S.
Grade: A-
The Man Who Copied (O Homem Que Copiava) - Jorge Furtado / Brazil
Grade: C
Me and You and Everyone We Know (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=12252#post12252) - Miranda July / U.S.
Grade: B-
Memories of Murder (Salinui Chueok) - Bong Joon-ho / S. Korea
Grade: B-
My Summer of Love (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=11756#post11756) - Paul Pavlikovsky / U.K.
Grade: B+
Primo Amore (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=12516#post12516) - Matteo Garrone / Italy
Grade: C+
Pure - Gillies MacKinnon / U.K.
Grade: B
Sahara (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=11244#post11244) - Breck Eisner / U.S.
Grade: C+
Save the Green Planet! (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=13112#post13112) (Jigureul Jikyeora!) - Jeong Jun-hwan / S. Korea
Grade: B
Sin City (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=9943#post9943) - Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller / U.S.
Grade: C+
6ixtynin9 (Ruang Talok 69) - Pen-Ek Ratanaruang / Thailand
Grade: B
3-Iron (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=10393#post10393) (Bin-Jip) - Kim Ki-duk / S. Korea
Grade: A-
Torremolinos 73 - Pablo Berger / Spain
Grade: C+
Tropical Malady (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=11966#post11966) (Sud Pralad) - Apichatpong Weerasethakul / Thailand
Grade: B+
War of the Worlds - Steven Spielberg / U.S.
Grade: C
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7 New Additions to the Ist Quarter list (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1273) after 2nd Q]
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*I'm only including official theatrical films (released between April 1st and June 30th).
*Undistributed/classic films seen theatrically and/or on video are omitted. Eligible 2005 direct-to-DVD releases are also not included.
*I consider 29 out of 39 films listed below to be average or above (films with the grade of C+ or better qualify).
In alphabetical order:
[8 NEW ADDITIONS after 3rd Quarter]
3rd Q list (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1519)
_____________________
A Lot Like Love (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=11331#post11331) - Nigel Cole / U.S.
Grade: B-
À Tout de Suite (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=10813#post10813) - Benoît Jacquot / France
Grade: B+
Batman Begins (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=11490#post11490) - Christopher Nolan / U.S.
Grade: C
Bewitched (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=12247#post12247) - Nora Ephron / U.S.
Grade: D
Brothers (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=11101#post11101) (Brødre) - Susanne Bier / Denmark
Grade: B
Caterina in the Big City (Caterina va in Città) - Paolo Virzì / Italy
Grade: B+
Crash (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=10478#post10478) - Paul Haggis / U.S.
Grade: A-
Eros - Michelangelo Antonioni, Steven Soderbergh & Wong Kar Wai / Italy-U.S.-Hong Kong
Grade: B
Funny Ha Ha - Andrew Bujalski / U.S.
Grade: C
High Tension (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=11460#post11460) (Haute Tension) - Alexandre Aja / France
Grade: C-
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Garth Jennings / U.S.
Grade: C+
A Hole in My Heart (Ett Hål i mitt hjärta) - Lukas Moodysson / Sweden
Grade: B-
The Holy Girl (La Niña Santa) - Lucrecia Martel / Argentina
Grade: A+
Howl's Moving Castle (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=11430#post11430) (Hauru no ugoku shiro) - Hayao Miyazaki / Japan
Grade: B+
The Interpreter (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=11367#post11367) - Sydney Pollack / U.S.
Grade: B-
Kicking & Screaming - Jesse Dylan / U.S.
Grade: C+
Kingdom of Heaven - Ridley Scott / U.S.
Grade: C-
Kontroll (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=9860#post9860) - Nimród Antal / Hungary
Grade: B
Kung Fu Hustle (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=10914#post10914) (Gong Fu) - Stephen Chow / Hong Kong-China
Grade: C-
Land of the Dead (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=11947#post11947) - George A. Romero / U.S.
Grade: B-
Layer Cake - Matthew Vaughn / U.K.
Grade: C+
Look at Me (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=10721#post10721) (Comme une Image) - Agnès Jaoui / France
Grade: C
Lords of Dogtown - Catherine Hardwicke / U.S.
Grade: B+
Ma Mère - Christophe Honoré / France
Grade: D+
Mad Hot Ballroom (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=12145#post12145) - Marilyn Agrelo / U.S.
Grade: A-
The Man Who Copied (O Homem Que Copiava) - Jorge Furtado / Brazil
Grade: C
Me and You and Everyone We Know (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=12252#post12252) - Miranda July / U.S.
Grade: B-
Memories of Murder (Salinui Chueok) - Bong Joon-ho / S. Korea
Grade: B-
My Summer of Love (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=11756#post11756) - Paul Pavlikovsky / U.K.
Grade: B+
Primo Amore (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=12516#post12516) - Matteo Garrone / Italy
Grade: C+
Pure - Gillies MacKinnon / U.K.
Grade: B
Sahara (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=11244#post11244) - Breck Eisner / U.S.
Grade: C+
Save the Green Planet! (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=13112#post13112) (Jigureul Jikyeora!) - Jeong Jun-hwan / S. Korea
Grade: B
Sin City (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=9943#post9943) - Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller / U.S.
Grade: C+
6ixtynin9 (Ruang Talok 69) - Pen-Ek Ratanaruang / Thailand
Grade: B
3-Iron (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=10393#post10393) (Bin-Jip) - Kim Ki-duk / S. Korea
Grade: A-
Torremolinos 73 - Pablo Berger / Spain
Grade: C+
Tropical Malady (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=11966#post11966) (Sud Pralad) - Apichatpong Weerasethakul / Thailand
Grade: B+
War of the Worlds - Steven Spielberg / U.S.
Grade: C
___________________________
7 New Additions to the Ist Quarter list (http://www.filmwurld.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1273) after 2nd Q]
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