List: Movies, Best of 2006
This year sucked in movies. Or I have become more cynical when watching the shite in the theaters. Honestly, it is a combination of the two.
Hollywood has become more conservative in their approach to making movies. They need to make an impact with the “boffo b.o.” of the opening week. They mistakenly believe that this is where they can make their money, therefore they’re producing more movies that attempt to do that. They pay their actors exorbitant fee. They splash flashy CG on the screen. They plumb the depths of the lowest common denominator. Yet, they forget to tell their stories well. I believe the old adage that says there are only four typical story plotlines, therefore it’s imperative that the film-makers be judicious in how they unfold their story onscreen. I think Hollywood forgets that too often.
Indy films are not any better. They have mimicked their more prosperous competitor and lost their.
When will the magic return to cinema?
These are the films I believe to be the best I saw this year.
4 stars
That’s it. The others were mediocre — some fun and a pleasure to watch while others were not bad, but not good as well. Then I saw plenty of other junk. That is for another post…
