Rob’s Film Rankings for 2006

Below is a pretty complete list of all the year-2006 movies I watched:

These first ten movies are the ones I enjoyed the most.  They are ranked from favourite down.  Of course, a “Favourites” list is always a fluid thing, so the order would change from day to day.  Still, I think these top ten would remain in my top ten, even if the order might change, whimsically.

PAN’S LABYRINTH
BABEL
CHILDREN OF MEN
THE DEPARTED
THE GOOD SHEPHERD
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
APOCALYPTO
THE ILLUSIONIST
BORAT

The following list are movies that I quite liked, but not quite enough to make my Top Ten.  They are not ranked.

UNITED 93
THANK YOU FOR SMOKING
THE QUEEN
IDIOCRACY
TRISTRAM SHANDY: A COCK AND BULL STORY
THE DESCENT
CASINO ROYALE
DREAMGIRLS

The next list are movies I more or less enjoyed, but were nothing special.

INSIDE MAN
FIREWALL
16 BLOCKS
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 3
X-MEN: THE LAST STAND

This list are movies I watched and liked okay.  Some of them I had to search harder for likability than others.

LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN
EIGHT BELOW
AKEELAH AND THE BEE
NANNY MCPHEE
HOSTEL
POSEIDON
SUPERMAN RETURNS

These final movies are 2006 movies that I didn’t really enjoy very much.

V FOR VENDETTA
TALLADEGA NIGHTS

2 Comments

  1. dave s says:

    your an inspiration, rob. here’s my list(s):
    These are the ones I enjoyed the most:
    BABEL
    BRICK
    HARD CANDY
    CHILDREN OF MEN
    THE DEPARTED
    LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
    JACKASS NUMBER TWO
    BORAT
    VOLVER
    CASINO ROYALE
    Movies that I quite liked, but not quite enough to make my top:
    FINAL DESTINATION 3
    THE HILLS HAVE EYES
    STICK IT
    THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
    PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST
    THE NIGHT LISTENER
    CALVAIRE
    THE WOODS
    THE DESCENT
    DREAMGIRLS
    Movies I more or less enjoyed, but were nothing special:
    THE QUEEN
    SLITHER
    ABONIMABLE
    THE NOTORIOUS BETTIE PAGE
    THE SENTINEL
    MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III
    ART SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL
    POSEIDON
    NACHO LIBRE
    STRANGERS WITH CANDY
    TALLADEGA NIGHTS
    HOLLYWOODLAND
    THE BLACK DAHLIA
    RUNNING WITH SCISSORS
    FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
    SHORTBUS
    This list are movies I watched and liked okay. Some of them I had to search harder for likability than others:
    HOSTEL
    AN AMERICAN HAUNTING
    THE OMEN
    CLERKS II
    LADY IN THE WATER
    MIAMI VICE
    BON COP, BAD COP
    PULSE
    TRAILER PARK BOYS: THE MOVIE
    THE PRESTIGE
    These final movies are 2006 movies that I didn’t really enjoy very much:
    WHEN A STRANGER CALLS
    BASIC INSTINCT 2
    AMERICAN DREAMZ
    SILENT HILL
    THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT
    THE WICKER MAN
    TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING
    THE GRUDGE 2
    THE PROTECTOR

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  2. dave s says:

    ‘kay, now that i’ve seen PAN’S LABYRINTH, it should be at the very top of my list of best 2006 flicks. definetely the best movie i saw from last year.

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