Movies From 2005
While every year produces a number of movies that are really good, few years for better than 2005. Movies in this year were gut-busting and funny and heart-breaking and moving. My favorite 2005 movies are among my favorite movies of all time. Here are some of my favorites and other notable 2005 movies.
2005 was the year of the family friendly franchise. Fox finished its Star Wars franchise with the Sixth (or Third, depending on your prospective) Star Wars film, Revenge of the Sith. This movie went on to gross over 848 million dollars around the world and brought the end to this thirty year long series. Likewise, The Chronicles of Narnia opened its first film based on the hit books: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The other big literary adaptation franchise hit that year was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth book in that monster series for Warner Brothers.
Steven Spielberg brought back his directorial touch to the summer blockbuster (long missed in the years since Jurassic Park), with War of the Worlds, as well as the critically acclaimed Munich. Peter Jackson also made his first movie since the huge success of his Lord of the Rings trilogy in King Kong, a wonderfully created re-make of the classic film. Robert Rodriguez made one of his best films to date with Sin City. Directors were really showing their stuff with their 2005 movies.
Awards were properly earned this year with 2005 movies such as Crash and Brokeback Mountain trading best picture awards in a variety of trade and critics awards ceremonies, though it was the ensemble-driven Crash that won the Best Picture Oscar based on its powerful look at racism in today’s society. Other award winning films include Good Night and Good Luck, Capote, Walk the Line and the smash-hit documentary March of the Penguins.
2005 movies included some exceptional comedies as well. Chief among them was the smash hit, Wedding Crashers, as well as the Judd Apatow breakout film, The 40-Year-Old Virgin. The small comedy Waiting, was one of the funniest of the 2005 movies, even though few people saw it at the theaters.
My favorite under-the-radar 2005 movies are actually quite numerous. Beyond Good Night and Good Luck, I also really enjoyed The Brothers Grimm, The Weatherman, Syriana, Lord of War, A History of Violence. Those are some 2005 movies you might not have seen.
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