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The 10 Best Conservative Movies of 2005
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| 12/30/2005
| Don Feder
Posted on 12/30/2005 8:54:50 AM PST by Mike Bates
It wasnt a particularly good year for conservative cinema. It rarely is. Yet alongside the cavalcade of ideology, mediocrity and stupidity that is Hollywood today, a few gems shone forth dazzlingly.
What is a conservative film?
Lets start with what it isnt. Its not about men with bulging biceps and even bigger guns. Its not cartoonish action heroes. It isnt revenge tales masquerading as heroism.
Conservative cinema does more than entertain; movies that do no more are visual candy. It instructs and inspires.
Conservative films celebrate virtue. They tell timeless tales of individuals overcoming all manner of adversity to achieve true greatness. Theyre about honesty, loyalty, courage and patriotism. Theyre concerned with conservatisms cardinal values faith, family and freedom.
If I were to list the best conservative movies of the last decade, they would include: Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King (2003) Open Range (2003), LA Confidential (1997), Mel Gibsons The Patriot (2000), and Spiderman, I and II (2002 and 2004). But also some quieter films, like last years In Good Company and The Family Man (2000) would make my list.
Here, then, are my choices for The 10 Best Conservative Films of 2005.
1. Cinderella Man The miraculous, 1930s comeback of boxer James J. Braddock became a metaphor for Americas struggle to get to its feet after the pounding it took in the Great Depression.
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2. King Kong King Kong is the blockbuster movie of the 2005 holiday season. How often is a remake better than the original? Peter Jacksons King Kong beats both the 1933 original and the eminently forgettable 1976 remake.
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To: Paul_Denton
I liked that girl a lot. Then you obligated under FR Code Section 1.218 to post a pic. Rules are rules.
I'll be checking on you. ;)
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posted on
12/30/2005 10:18:42 PM PST
by
freedomlover
(If you read this tag line, all your wildest dreams will come true.)
To: Seattle Conservative
Boortz is big on CRASH - I'm going to Netflix it - put in line with the 45 movies Mrs. Freedomlover has in the queue.
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posted on
12/30/2005 10:22:56 PM PST
by
freedomlover
(If you read this tag line, all your wildest dreams will come true.)
To: Mike Bates
The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe is definitely very good and many people agree. Even though Kong and the Homo cowboy movie get all the pub.
Narnia is now one of the Top 70 movies of all time and approaching $200M
To: Siena Dreaming
I liked "just Like Heaven," too. Mark Ruffalo was so good in "13 going on 30" - very likeable screen persona.
Really liked National Treasure - my 13 yo son really got into it, which fueled interest for history this year.
And we both loved Narnia.
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posted on
12/30/2005 10:30:48 PM PST
by
bootless
(Never Forget - And Never Again)
To: TheEaglehasLanded
I thought Narnia was a great movie, one of the top three for the year, easily.
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posted on
12/31/2005 7:02:32 AM PST
by
LS
To: Mike Bates
Serenity !
The only movie I saw this year actually
Screw Hollyweird
126
posted on
12/31/2005 7:21:50 AM PST
by
1903A3
To: VegasCowboy
Excellent point-I forgot that part...and then Syndrome acted like a typical lib by promising to make everyone a Super by making his equipment available to everyone (social engineering)
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posted on
12/31/2005 8:13:01 AM PST
by
MattinNJ
(Allen/Pawlenty in 08-play the map.)
To: MattinNJ
Serenity was good.
"May not have been the winning side, but I'm still not convinced it was the wrong side."
About independents losing 'civil war' against US/PRC alliance in far future.
Somebody please correct here, but if I understand the words right Firefly and Serenity are not conservative, but libertarian. anybody?
Somebody asked about Kaylee. This is Kaylee, one of the popular characters on Serenity from TV Show Firefly.
Also, Great Raid was in the list
Poster says : "The most daring rescue mission of our time is a story that has never been told."
Made into movie that has never been seen
I saw this in short time it was out. This movie could only have be better if the Duke John Wayne had lived to be in it! Great conservative movie. Anybody notice that it get no press or TV notice? Great shame is that a story about heroism of American soldiers is no not politically PC that the critics and others shunned this wonderfully good movie.
I loved this. Reminds me of first American movies I saw with old black and white pictures and heroes are real heroes. No wimpy undeciding 'antiheros' no thank you American soldiers are heroes, rescuing POW prisoners from evil japanese.
None of the 'let's understand the other guys-they're not really evil because it's US fault'-junk in this movie- bad guys are bad guys. We Americans are good guys and we win.
I think it may have to do with press does not want young people to think Army are heroes because they want young people to not understand that protecting USA from evil people is auspicious and worthy of great merit.
"Greater love has no man than he lays down his life for his people" - from the New Testaments
Buddha Bless the USA
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posted on
12/31/2005 7:33:36 PM PST
by
Sangey
(Buddha bless the USA)
To: mewzilla
March of the PenguinsGreat documentary. Saw it a week ago.
129
posted on
12/31/2005 7:35:26 PM PST
by
BigSkyFreeper
("Tucker Carlson could reveal himself as a castrated, lesbian, rodeo clown ...wouldn't surprise me")
To: MattinNJ
Did the Incredibles come out in 2005? I think it was a late 2004 movie (Thanksgiving or Christmas). I'm pretty sure we had the DVD by Easter 2005.
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01/02/2006 1:58:15 PM PST
by
Tanniker Smith
(I didn't know she was a liberal when I married her.)
To: cgk
Jor-El says (v.o.) to his son "... they are a good people... they only need someone to show them the light - which is why I sent you - my only son..." Made my jaw drop.Rent the original "Superman: the Movie". The line was lifted right out of it. Of course, all of Brando's lines in the upcoming film were lifted from the original (unless they found some on the cutting room floor.)
The late Marlon Brando cast as the late Jor El. Best stunt casting since Sir Laurence Olivier in "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow".
TS
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posted on
01/02/2006 2:03:38 PM PST
by
Tanniker Smith
(I didn't know she was a liberal when I married her.)
To: RightOnline
It is by far the best SciFi I have seen in years. They finally get it right and some jerk pulls the plug. I was completely dejected when I was finished watching it all.
To: Sangey
Rented and watched The Great Raid tonight. Outstanding movie. I was a little angry too that it didn't do as well as it deserves. I also couldn't help but feel that if it had been made by Steven Speilberg, Hollywood would have been falling all over itself to give the movie awards.
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posted on
01/03/2006 6:58:08 PM PST
by
Mr. Blonde
(You know, Happy Time Harry, just being around you kinda makes me want to die.)
To: Mike Bates
I agree. Even "Geisha" is conservative - its not about glamorizing prostitution. Love em or hate em, conservative movies speak to timeless values that never grow old. Liberal movies are dated as soon as they hit the theater screens.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
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posted on
01/09/2006 5:59:50 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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