Films of 2006

[essentialsaltes]

Since notjenschiz was good enough to cameo in my dreams, I'll accede to his meme, lifted from Silent Bob, who runs down the films of 2006. Here are the ones I saw -- mostly through Netflix, so I'm several months behind the theater-going public. Starred entries are good.

First off.... *DARKON*!!! There are flashes of brilliance in this documentary of boffer-LARP. I wish they would have shot twice as much footage and pruned some more. Not great, but it's on a subject I love, even if I barely recognize any common ground between Enigma Live Games and Boffer LARPs.

ULTRAVIOLET - OMG is this movie bad.
*V FOR VENDETTA - Good, but not great.
*AKEELAH AND THE BEE - A little after-school-special-ish, but still really good.
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 3 - saw it mos on a plane. Did not create a desire to see it with sound.
*THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA - Good, wicked fun
*A SCANNER DARKLY - Not as good as the book, but I enjoyed it a lot.
*LADY IN THE WATER - This film really won me over. I would love to run an RPG or LARP with a similar set-up.
MONSTER HOUSE - Fun stuff
THIS FILM IS NOT YET RATED - Interesting documentary, but a little unfocused in its rage. On the other hand, the interviews with John Waters and others are priceless.
*CASINO ROYALE - Excellent rebirth of Bond

Comments

[sjo.livejournal.com]

Ultraviolet: So bad that a friend apologized to me afterwards for suggesting that we watch it. Even hawt chicks in tight leather costumes couldn't save it.

Lady in the Water

[notjenschiz.livejournal.com]

OK- you've sold me on Lady in the Water. I pretty much give M. Night carte blanche since I thought Unbreakable and Sixth Sense were two of the best movies ever, but The Village was weak and Signs was just so/so. But if you like it, AND if it's a potential LARP, then how can I say no?

[hommieggg.livejournal.com]

I really enjoyed Monster House. It was funnier than I expected.