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In what will no doubt be another lead balloon thread, here's my top 5 of films I saw this year, in award-stylee reverse order:
5= My Winnipeg
A black-and-white Canadian dreamscape by the always quirky Guy Madsen. Don't expect it to make sense, just enjoy it.
5= Burn After Reading
Not the Coen Brothers' best film, but still very funny, particularly with such a great cast playing stupid.
4. Wall-E
The first half is the best thing Pixar have done - an entirely dialogue-free balletic slice of post-human robot life. Then they go an spoil it a bit by bringing people back, but it's still a lovely animation.
3. Mogari no mori (The Mourning Forest)
An utterly spell-binding Japanese film by the brilliant young director Naomi Kawase, that isn't likely to get a full UK release. It's the story of a young nurse at a care-home for elderly people with Alzheimer's and her difficult relationship with one particular man.
2. There Will Be Blood
Daniel Day-Lewis at his most intense, almost matched by the young Paul Dano. A brooding soundtrack by Johnny Greenwood. Cinematography that matches the best of Hollywood's golden age of westerns. Sand. Oil. Fire. Blood. Awesome.
1. Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (I've loved you so long).
Beautiful performances, not just by the justifiable praised Kristin Scott Thomas but by the whole cast. It's an incredibly moving but understated film.
What films did you lot enjoy this year?
5= My Winnipeg
A black-and-white Canadian dreamscape by the always quirky Guy Madsen. Don't expect it to make sense, just enjoy it.
5= Burn After Reading
Not the Coen Brothers' best film, but still very funny, particularly with such a great cast playing stupid.
4. Wall-E
The first half is the best thing Pixar have done - an entirely dialogue-free balletic slice of post-human robot life. Then they go an spoil it a bit by bringing people back, but it's still a lovely animation.
3. Mogari no mori (The Mourning Forest)
An utterly spell-binding Japanese film by the brilliant young director Naomi Kawase, that isn't likely to get a full UK release. It's the story of a young nurse at a care-home for elderly people with Alzheimer's and her difficult relationship with one particular man.
2. There Will Be Blood
Daniel Day-Lewis at his most intense, almost matched by the young Paul Dano. A brooding soundtrack by Johnny Greenwood. Cinematography that matches the best of Hollywood's golden age of westerns. Sand. Oil. Fire. Blood. Awesome.
1. Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (I've loved you so long).
Beautiful performances, not just by the justifiable praised Kristin Scott Thomas but by the whole cast. It's an incredibly moving but understated film.
What films did you lot enjoy this year?
