GMD Social Poll: Top Ten Films of 2005

[CiG]

1st) A History of Violence directed by David Cronenberg



Voted for by:
@Oblivious Maximus (1st place)
@Slayed Necros (1st place)
@Bourbon (2nd place)
@challenge_everything (5th place)
@Einherjar86 (7th place)
@no country for old wainds (unranked)
@TechnicalBarbarity (unranked)

Spoiler

IMDB
Main cast:

Viggo Mortensen


Maria Bello


Ed Harris


William Hurt

TOTAL POINTS: 50

 

[CiG]

Bonus meme:

 

[rms]

Wtf

 

[TageRyche]

5th) Serenity directed by Joss Whedon

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Voted for by:
@TageRyche (1st place)
@Einherjar86 (4th place)
@Bloopy (6th place)
@Bourbon (9th place)
@TechnicalBarbarity (unranked)

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TOTAL POINTS: 29.5

I've met Morena Baccarin, Jewel Staite, Summer Glau and Alan Tudyk at various conventions.

 

[CiG]

@no country for old wainds curious, why do you rate Goblet of Fire so low?

 

[no country for old wainds]

i've thought about this a lot and i think ultimately the issue is that where 3 was an elegant distillation of the essence of the source material, 4 is a much more literal adaptation which really highlights the difference between having a director with a vision and sense of poetry and a desire to interpret and emphasise, versus having a craftsman who just wants to please the fanbase with an accurate linear adaptation. common issue with a ton of literary adaptations tbh, and if i wanted that i'd just read the book again instead (one of her best IIRC). also the acting seemed to get worse which is another sign of a shitty director lol. that said, i recall the finale being pretty good.

 

[CiG]

Interesting! I've only read the first book (I think) so I've never been able to put my finger on why I place Goblet of Fire so low in my HP ranking. It always just felt the most stilted and conventional to me. You put it all into words, cheers. I was just curious because I enjoy reading your HP reviews and this is one you never published one for.