in my opinion :: two thousand six started off alright with Brokeback Mountain...then tanked unexpectedly with AI [gimme a break]. who knows where it'll go from here.
commentary on the commentary :: some time ago, i decided the categories were too static to adequately rate all movies, so i'm going to be a little more flexible from now on...hope it helps explain things... also, please note that these are first impressions...my interest in these movies seems to wax and wane over time, but these scores don't reflect that.
my favorites are called out with an asterisk.
A Prairie Home Companion :: first viewing :: 31.12.2006
overall :: 1.5
story :: 2.0
pace :: 1.0
acting :: 2.0
heaviness :: 0.0
see it again :: no
recommendation :: 1.0
Nacho Libre :: first viewing :: 31.12.2006
overall :: 1.5
story :: 1.5
pace :: 1.0
acting :: 4.0
heaviness :: 0.0
see it again :: no
recommendation :: 1.0
*Word Play :: first viewing :: December..2006
overall :: 5.0
story :: 4.5
pace :: 4.5
see it again :: yes
recommendation :: 5.0
Smoke :: first viewing :: November.2006
overall :: 4.5
story :: 4.5
pace :: 5.0
acting :: 4.0
heaviness :: not really
see it again :: yes
recommendation :: 5.0
Happy Feet :: first viewing :: November.2006
overall :: 2.0
story :: 2.0
pace :: 2
animation :: 3.0
see it again :: no
recommendation :: 1.0
Babel :: first viewing :: 05.11.2006
overall :: 2.5
story :: 2.5
pace :: 3.0
acting :: 4.5
heaviness :: 5.0
see it again :: no
recommendation :: 2
Walk the Line :: first viewing :: 14.10.2006
overall :: 3.0
story :: 4.0
pace :: 3.5
acting :: 4.0
heaviness :: 5.0
see it again :: no
recommendation :: 4.5
Dirty Pretty Things :: first viewing :: 01.10.2006
overall :: 3.5
story :: 3.5
pace :: 5
acting :: 4.5
heaviness :: quite
see it again :: maybe eventually
recommendation :: 3.5
categorization :: this movie was not a sexy thriller revolving around the underappreciated, sharp-minded, beautiful maid as the American advertising machine had us believe. nor is it the dark, artistic documentary of an overlooked sub-culture that it may have began as and often alludes to. rather--in spite of its unrealistically happy ending--this film deserves greater attention as a fictional exposé of a nonfiction, mainstream social problem. Make that problems. And the mis-marketing is itself something of an exposé of the American media industry: guess what—Audrey Tautou isn't the main character! What's more, her character is necessarily prudish. The hero of this film is a black man from Nigeria (gasp!), played by actor Chiwetel Ejiofor. Guess we're not to be trusted to be interested when that's the case, which I assume is why the movie posters and DVD case feature a bare-shouldered Tautou sporting a come-hither look. Ejiofor is the main character, and he carries the film—not Tautou, who delivers an acceptable, but less-than overwhelming performance as an incidental, side-story personality.
The World's Fastest Indian :: first viewing :: 04.09.2006
overall :: 4.0
story :: 4.0
pace ::5.0
acting :: 4.5
see it again :: yes
recommendation :: 4.5
* Who Killed the Electric Car? :: first viewing :: 06.2006
overall :: 5.0
story :: 5.0
pace :: 4.5 :: could have been slower with more info
informative :: 4.5
see it again :: yes
recommendation :: 5.0
* Cars :: first viewing :: 09.06.2006
overall :: 5.0
story :: 4.0
pace :: 5
animation :: 4.0
see it again :: yes
recommendation :: 5.0
XMen III :: first viewing :: 02.06.2006
overall :: 4.0
story :: 4.0
pace :: 5
acting :: 3.0
see it again :: yes
recommendation :: 5.0
Winged Migration :: first viewing :: 28.05.2006
overall :: 4.5
music :: 3.0
educational :: 4.5 :: i wish all the birds were identified
see it again :: totally
recommendation :: 5.0
The Avengeres :: first viewing :: 20.05.2006
overall :: 0 :: almost as bad as AI
story :: 0
acting :: 0 :: uma thurman with fake british accent?
script :: ouch
see it again :: duh
recommendation :: don't bother
Pretty Woman :: second viewing :: 22.04.2006
overall :: 2.5
story :: 3.0
pace :: 3.0
acting :: 3.0
script :: 1.5
see it again:: no time soon :: for the record, this was on tv
recommendation :: 2.5
* Inside Man :: first viewing :: 21.04.2006
overall :: 4.0
story :: 4.0
pace :: 5
acting :: 4.0
see it again :: yes
recommendation :: 5.0
* The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill :: first viewing :: 15.04.2006
overall :: 5.0
story :: 5.0
educational :: 5.0
see it again :: totally
recommendation :: 5.0
Donnie Darko :: first viewing :: 25.03.2006
overall :: 4.0
story :: 2.5
pace :: 5
acting :: 4.5
heaviness :: depends on how you look at it
see it again :: no time soon
recommendation :: 4.5
The Pink Panther :: first viewing :: 18.02.2006
overall :: 4
performance :: 4.5
successful remake :: 5
recommendation :: 5
* Good Night and Good Luck :: first viewing :: 05.02.2006
overall :: 4.5
story :: 5
character development :: 3
acting :: 4.5
heaviness :: very, especially if one thinks somewhat critically
cinematography :: 5 :: lots of thoughtful shots
recommendation :: 5
House of Flying Daggers :: first viewing :: 03.02.2006
overall :: 3
story :: 2
character development :: 1.5
acting :: 4
heaviness :: not very
cinematography :: 5
recommendation :: 2.5 :: very beautiful, but not much plot to keep you hooked
AI :: first viewing :: 22.01.2006
overall :: 0
story :: 0
character development :: 0
acting :: 3
heaviness :: not enough meat to be heavy
recommendation :: don't even think about it
Brokeback Mountain :: first viewing :: 21.01.2006
overall :: 3
story :: 3.5
character development :: 3.5
acting :: 4
heaviness :: moderate
recommendation :: 4 :: despite its shortcomings, it really is worth seeing