2006 Movies - Jan to June

2006 in Movies - The Lesser Half (a.k.a. January til right now...)

I lied already. 1st blog, 1st lie. I didn't see any new movies in January. I was still playing catch up with the 2005 stuff. Lions, witches, wardrobes, capotes, cowboys, & sorts.

The first new movie I saw this year was....
When A Stranger Calls (It was a client outing). Scary stuff for 10-year olds. * (1 star)
Just to start the new year off right, Firewall was next. No excuses for the garbage. 1/2 * I guess. I miss Han Solo.
V For Vendetta = fun times with baldy Portman and creeped-masked Hugo Weaving. ** 1/2. Inside Man easily became the "best new film of the year"! Seriously though, no one has done a bank robbery movie better since Quick Change. *** 1/2
You have to see Brick to believe it. Netflix has it, so go add it. **** Mission: Impossible III: So much better than the 2nd one, but no one will ever do it as good as Ridley did. ** 1/2 I walked into the theatre for Poseidon REALLY wanting to like it (The original is one of my all time faves), and left disappointed that every last person didn't die. 1/2 *? 1/4*? Did I spoiler the ending for you? Awww... I'll probably do that again with another movie before you're done reading this.
The DaVinci Code. Tom Hanks is old. Audrey Tatou is a skeleton with a pretty face. This movie was way too long, but I still really enjoyed it. *** X-Men: The Last Stand was the most forgettable of the trilogy. I barely remember what it was about. There was a bridge... Magneto moved it, and then Famke Janssen died. James Marsden too. I hate you Brett Ratner. ** 1/2 (Sorry, I told you I'd probably ruin something.)
The Break Up was probably the best romantic comedy I've seen in a long time, and we all know I hate rom-coms (unless they have zombies). Well, at least the best one since 40-Year Old Virgin. ***
Deep Sea 3-D, IMAX: Fish & stuff, in 3-D. ****
In Superman Returns Bryan Singer resurrects James Marsden as Lois Lane's other love interest. There's also Superman, superboy, and Lex Luthor. They run around Metropolis which is suddenly stuck somewhere between New York City (or Gotham) and Disney World, there's lots of water, the end. God complexes aside, I thought this was a great summer flick. Also, Superman has the best pomade ever. ***
Little Miss Sunshine can be best summed up by saying that Steve Carrell is my hero. *** 1/2.
Although Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest technically came out in the second half of the year... you don't care. I refuse to believe this movie made as much money as it did. Unless Jerry Bruckheimer dug up some cemeteries and rolled in some corpses, I’m filing this one away with the 2000 election. ** Jason Mewes is so much hotter these days. That's really all I have to say about Clerks II. More of what you expect. ** 1/2
Lady in the Water... I liked it... No... I sort of loved it. I know most of you probably hated it... but if you liked Crash, then you're opinion doesn't count. If you hated both Crash AND Lady in the Water, well then, you're obviously just miserable. ***