Best (and Worst) Movies of 2006

Townhall.com ^ | 12/29/06 | Michael Medved

[L.A.Justice]

I hope this list would help people with their viewing choices...

Borat is on the 10 Best List...It's still playing in some theaters.

I saw Mel G's film. It was very good.

I will definitely see DEPARTED and LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA. THE QUEEN...Maybe. Helen Mirren is an excellent actress indeed. I have seen her in other films.

UNITED 93 is indeed good. I will get the used DVD from Blockbuster Videos soon...

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE as the number one best movie? I saw the film, listening to Medved's recommendation. It was good. But, I am not sure that it should be considered as the number one best film of 2006. The LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE DVD is out already.

I would include CASINO ROYALE in my best 10 list for 2006.

[rwfromkansas]

The Last King of Scotland....what was that about?

I forgot to go see The Pursuit of Happyness...shucks.

[woofie]

Just saw Blood Diamond ...good film

[pcottraux]

He didn't like Jackass Number 2?

</fake shock and surpise>

[antiunion person]

2. LARRY THE CABLE GUY: HEALTH INSPECTOR

I can't believe this funny film was #2 worst film of the year. I hear Larry the Cable Guy made alot of money on this film.

[ansel12]

"The Last King of Scotland....what was that about? "





I haven't seen it yet, but is about Idi Amin Dada.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455590/

[Retief]

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[Porterville]

#1 Saddam's Hanging

[Theo]

When I started reading and saw "Borat" I thought he was starting with the 10 worst movies. From what I've heard, it's a despicable, repugnant, base, terrible, polluting, vulgar movie.

[Darkwolf377]

I generally disagree with conservative's choices about movies and novels, and Medved is no exception. Of the movies he chooses, I'd say The Departed is my favorite movie of the year, though it's not even in the same universe as Mean Streets. It's Scorsese in entertainment mode, as opposed to Masterpiece mode, and is the most sheerly entertaining movie I've seen this year. I wouldn't pay two cents to see things like Larry the Cable Guy, but I wouldn't pay to see Little Miss Sunshine--I saw a doc on child beauty pageants and the whole concept is nauseating to me (even though the movie satirizes them).

[bray]

Superman was a mess. Trying to equate Superman to Christ was a disaster.

Pray for W and Our Troops

[fat city]

I know a lot of people on FR will disagree but, I thought World Trade Center was one of the worst movies I've ever seen. Completely devoid of heart, Stone takes NYPD cops, turns them into firemen, and the movie into a "mining disaster" flick (yeah, I know, based on a true story). Totally pandering to a conservative audience to raise money and credibility for another American-hatchet job down the road.

[Screamname]

The hanging of Saddam will is my favorite movie of the year.

[psjones]

I agree with LIttle Miss Sunshine being one of the best movies, don't agree with Borat being in the top, and I didn't even see the movie. I did, however, see enough of it in the news to disgust me. Just saw a clip of it in on 20/20 where he's pretending he doesn't know about wiping his butt, what's so funny about that, yuck.
I would have included Happy Feet in that list of best movies.

[beaversmom]

I haven't seen Borat--not sure if it would be my cup of tea of not? I've seen Borat on Jay Leno and I didn't think he was that funny. BTW, Medved hated "Crappy Feet".

[onyx]

BUMP and placemark

[Screamname]

Yeah, I saw that a few days ago and I couldn`t even get halfway through it, it was a complete hack job. It just baffles me how idiots like this keep getting work. You look at his resume, it`s just one POS movie after another with this guy going back almost 20 years. How many chances does this guy get?

[fat city]

For some reason, a lot of people here loved it. I thought, after seeing The Doors Stone's credibility as a director was completely shot- his ideas of content, theme, conflict, character and subject matter were so devoid of value that I thought he had no business making movies at all. World Trade Center just reaffirmed my opinion.

[BradyLS]

Saw United 93 and Apocalypto. I could have seen (and wanted to) most of the others in the Top 10, but never got around to it. I'm very anxious to see Letters from Iwo Jima.

At an age when nearly everyone's professional peak is well behind them, Clint seems to get better (or at least stay in surprisingly good form) with each movie he makes. (I hated the sucker-punch he delivers in Million Dollar Baby, but I can't deny that, until he crushes you, he has you in the palm of his hand.)