It's good to be back in recent times! Amazingly, 2006 was the last year of our original Best Picture challenge, we started the challenge that long ago. It was actually right after we watched the 2007 Best Picture, No Country for Old Men, in theaters that we decided to start this whole thing. We also made sure to watch Slumdog Millionaire around this time last year, and plan on watching whatever wins Best Picture this year. It'll be like a traditional kind of thing. Yeah. Anyway, I'm sure many of you remember the 2006 Best Picture well - The Departed.
The Departed was one of those movies that for some reason everyone in Hollywood signed up to be in. What a cast- Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, Alec Baldwin, and Martin Sheen all shined on the big stage. Set in Bah-sten, this was a well crafted, action packed Mafia crime thriller that kept you going up until the very end. There were mucho plot twists and double crosses- at times you were left wondering what the hell was going on. Great stuff. I gave the movie a 4.5, but it would have gotten much higher if Matt Damon wasn't in it- I hate that guy! Not really, but Kim is convinced I do because I just happen to hate just about every other movie he's been in. Kim rocked a 4.75 on this one, calling DiCaprio "tolerable, which is the best he can hope for in my book". As good as this movie was, I think we both agreed that it wasn't really a "Best Picture" type movie, so we were surprised that it won.
Now onto our picks!
Kim selected the movie For Your Consideration. This is a Christopher Guest film, who we all know from classics as Best in Show and A Mighty Wind. Neither of us has seen it, but it is expected to be a good time by all. Kim chose this movie simply because she hasn't seen it and she really likes the style of movie Christopher Guest brings (which I must say can be a little strange at times, if you've never watched him). But that was a good enough explanation for me!
I decided to go with a movie called Children of Men. Again, neither of us have seen this film, so we could be in for a very interesting year this time around. This film is a futuristic drama about a world where humans can no longer procreate, and it stars Clive Owen, Julianne Moore and Michael Caine. And for all you Harry Potter fans, the director was the same guy who directed Prisoner of Azkaban. Good times. I picked this movie basically because of the interesting plot line and for its potential to be a great movie. So yeah.
Well, there ya go. 2006 is under way! I know it's been awhile, but we want to hear what you think! Which of these 3 movies have you seen? The Departed, For Your Consideration or Children of Men? Which is your favorite? We'll post back soon!
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Never saw For Your Consideration and never have to see Children of Men again...it was okay. The Departed was an great flick. Out of the three thats my fav. Also that year, that I thought was excellant, was Apocalyto. If you haven't seen it give it a try.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree - The Departed was classic, Children of Men was ok - a little hard to follow. Never saw For Your Consideration. My favorites that year (with The Departed) were Pan's Labrinyth, Little Miss Sunshine, and Little Children. If you haven't seen them, they're all must sees!
ReplyDeleteWe both have seen and LOVE Little Miss Sunshine, but because it's one of our favorites that we watch a lot we didn't feel the need to re-watch it. We also saw Little Children which was good, but neither of us had any desire to see Pan's Labrinyth to my recollection. We watched "For Your Consideration" already, so we just have to get through Children of Men and we'll get our next post up!!
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