ROTTEN TOMATOES: Ebert & Roeper Share Their Favorites from '05

Ebert & Roeper Share Their Favorites from '05

by Scott Weinberg | January 04, 2006

TV's biggest and most (relatively) beloved movie critics, Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper, have announced their top ten lists for 2005, and you can either listen to the banter on their official site, or you can hang out here and just read 'em. Our way is quicker.

We'll let Mr. Roeper go first:

10. "The 40-Year-Old Virgin"
9. "Walk the Line"
8. "A History of Violence"
7. "Brokeback Mountain"
6. "Capote"
5. "Nine Lives"
4. "Munich"
3. "Crash"
2. "The New World"
1. "Syriana"

Roger Ebert's Top Ten?

10. "Millions"
9. "Yes"
8. "King Kong"
7. "Nine Lives"
6. "Me and You and Everyone We Know"
5. "Brokeback Mountain"
4. "Junebug"
3. "Munich"
2. "Syriana"
1. "Crash"
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So the guys share five picks, which seems a little silly, but hey ... they're the world's most popular film critics and I'm just a movie geek who put "Serenity" in his top ten. Still, it's cool to see "Millions," "Junebug," and "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" get some extra attention.

What's your Top Ten look like, anyway?

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	Nine Lives
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	Capote
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	Brokeback Mountain
	Yes
	A History of Violence
	Millions
	Walk the Line
	Crash

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JoeMovieTack writes:
on Jan 04 2006 05:28 AM

[b]my top ten[/b]
10. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
9.Elizabethtown
8. Capote
7. Good Night and Good Luck
6. Serenity
5. War of the Worlds
4. Batman Begins
3. Sin City
2. Munich
1. King Kong

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IMAmoose24 writes:
on Jan 04 2006 06:20 AM

[b]Mine[/b]
10 Sin City
9 Syrianna
8 War of the Worlds
7 Crash
6 serenity
5 King Kong
4 Walk the Line
3 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, And the wardrobe.
2 Batman Begins
1 Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith

Hope im not forgetting anything... And your not that big of a movie geek for having serenity in your top 10. It was a great film.

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Chim_Richels writes:
on Jan 04 2006 06:53 AM

[b]Top 10 of 2005[/b]
10. Lord of War
9. Jarhead
8. War of the Worlds
7. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
6. Capote
5. Syrianna
4. Good Night and Good Luck
3. Cinderella Man
2. Batman Begins
1. Munich

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dracus writes:
on Jan 04 2006 07:24 AM

10. Star Wars: Revenge of The Sith
9. Walk The Line
8. Batman Begins
7. War of The Worlds
6. History of Viloence
5. Sin City
4. Munich
3. Cinderella Man
2. Crash
1. King Kong

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Hieremias writes:
on Jan 04 2006 07:27 AM

Only six for me, the other movies I saw in 2005 were fun but not memorable (ie The Island, Sahara, The Longest Yard).

6. Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
5. Kingdom of Heaven
4. Batman Begins
3. Revenge of the Sith
2. Munich
1. Serenity

I should point out that I have yet to see King Kong, Syrania, Harry Potter, or Lord of War. All are on my "must see when I have the time" list.

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zeromark16 writes:
on Jan 04 2006 07:57 AM

10. Capote
9. Sin City
8. The Constant Gardener
7. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
6. Syriana
5. King Kong
4. Munich
3. Good Night, and Good Luck
2. A History Of Violence
1. Batman Begins

A lot of thought went into that. Honourable mention to (in no particular order): Walk The Line, Cinderella Man, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Layer Cake, and even though I enjoyed it, not Crash. Too blatant for me.

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Mulye writes:
on Jan 04 2006 08:29 AM

[b]My current Top Ten of 2005[/b]
10. Hitch
9. Saw 2
8. Jarhead
7. Hostage
6. Mr. and Mrs. Smith
5. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
4. Batman Begins
3. Munich
2. Cinderella Man
1. King Kong

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spacey21 writes:
on Jan 04 2006 08:35 AM

my top ten:

10. King Kong
9. Syriana
8. Me and you and everyone we know
7. A history of violence
6. Walk the line
5. Transamerica
4. Memoirs of a Geisha
3. Batman Begins
2. Sin City
1. Crash

But i haven't seen Capote, Munich, good night and good luck, Match point, Jarhead, brokeback mountain, the new world or The Squid and the Whale yet!!

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Koooomar writes:
on Jan 04 2006 09:17 AM

Number one can only be King Kong. I havent seen a movie that made my heart pump that hard in a very very long time. I can only see it age with beauty.

And even though this may seem dorky and i know nobdy has it on their list of favs, I have been waiting for the "final fantasy 7 Advent children" film for a very long time. The movie was everything i expected it to be and more. My only regret was not having the chance to watch it in the theatres. The only reason it is number two instead of number one was because of the fact that if you never played through the first game, then you will have no idea what the hell is going on, which makes it just a little bit too weak on it's narrative portion. But if you did though, you have all the filler you need, and that's what makes the film that much more special.

1. King Kong
2. Final fantasy advent children
3. Mangal Pandey:the rising(incredibly underappreciated and overlooked, invloving one of the great peformances of the new decade from Aamir Khan)
4. (tie)Oldboy and Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance(dont know if this counts for 2005 but that's when i saw them and both were equally as good as the other)
5. Batman begins
6. Nightwatch(beginning of something that could be great)
7. Layer cake(criminally underrated)
8. Parineeta(saif ali Khan is great in this)
9. Sin city
10. Paheli(magical film. Old school bollywood at it's finest)

Honourbale mentions: Black(if i hadnt seen "Miracle worker", this would have been the best film of 2006), Crash, Water, hustle and flow, sereinity, 2046, Bunty aur Babli(i had fun), broken flowers, last days, the constant gardener, SW episode 3.

I dont care what anybody says, this has definatly not been a bad year for cinema. Who cares if the box office was in a slump most great movies dont make a lot of money. I know it kind of doesnt make any sense but it's true. Serienity made less then SW. that's my proof. Still havent seen brokeback mountain, syrianna(watching that tonight), goodnight and good luck and capote but expect my list to change once i do.

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Vitamin M writes:
on Jan 04 2006 09:26 AM

[b]top 15, top tens are for people with shorter lists[/b]
15. Star Wars Episode III
14.Crash
13.Strings
12.The Jacket
11.Mr and Mrs Smith
10.Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
9.Harry Potter
8.Jar Head
7.Old Boy
6.Sin City
5.40 year old virgin
4.Kung Fu Hustle
3.Serenity
2.Batman Begins
1.King Kong

I still so need to see Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and A History of Violence

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gamedude1017 writes:
on Jan 04 2006 10:28 AM

[b]top 10 (for now)[/b]
10. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
9. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
8. The 40 Year Old Virgin
7. Broken Flowers
6. Sin City
5. Good Night and Good Luck
4. King Kong
3. Kung Fu Hustle
2. Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
1. Capote

the only movies i havent seen yet that i really want to see are brokeback mountain, munich, a history of violence, kiss kiss bang bang, and match point. living in huntsville alabama, you dont get too many limited release movies.

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MC. writes:
on Jan 04 2006 10:42 AM

Batman begins gets a lot of love here.

It actually was good, though.

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AlienSeed writes:
on Jan 04 2006 11:29 AM

10. Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
9. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
8. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
7. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
6. Mr. and Mrs. Smith
5. King Kong
4. Star Wars III Revenge of the Sith
3. Serenity
2. Batman Begins
1. War of the Worlds

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SkywalkerLT writes:
on Jan 04 2006 11:57 AM

I've yet to see Good Night and Good Luck as well as Capote.

10. Mr. and Mrs. Smith
9. War of The Worlds
8. Cinderella Man
7. March of the Penguins
6. The 40-Year-Old Virgin
5. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
4. Serenity
3. Batman Begins
2. Munich
1. Walk the Line

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buttons7780 writes:
on Jan 04 2006 12:05 PM

[b]May the Schwartz be with you...[/b]
1. Constant Gardener
2. Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
3. Crash
4. Serenity
5. 40 Year Old Virgin
6. Harry Potter: Goblet of Fire
7. Batman Begins
8. Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, With and the Wardrobe
9. March of the Penguins
10. Kung-Fu Hustle

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VML writes:
on Jan 04 2006 12:13 PM

You people gotta see Brokeback Mountain! You're missing out!

1. Brokeback Mountain
2. King Kong
3. Batman Begins
4. Serenity
5. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
6. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
7. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
8. Howl's Moving Castle
9. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
10. The Brothers Grimm

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macheeze writes:
on Jan 04 2006 12:16 PM

[b]Macheeze's Top 10[/b]
10. Batman Begins
9. Junebug
8. Lords Of Dogtown
7. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
6. Jarhead
5. Crash
4. Walk The Line
3. King Kong
2. *tie* Howl's Moving Castle and Mad Hot Ballroom
1. The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe

Honorable Mentions: The Great Raid, Serenity, The Island, Madagascar, Memoirs of a Geisha, Sin City, Wallace and Gromit, The Corpse Bride, The Brothers Grimm, Star Wars III and Capote

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Racer Z writes:
on Jan 04 2006 12:20 PM

Sadly, I haven't seen all of the movies this year that I'd like. I still want to see Walk the Line, Munich, Nightwatch (which hasn't been released in my area :(), Capote, Good Night, and Good Luck, Cinderella Man and few others I can't think of right now. It seems my movie viewing has been dominated by sci-fi and fantasy this year. Oh well, it's been fun though. Of all I've seen in 2005, these are my favorites.

10. Unleashed
9. Kung Fu Hustle
8. Sin City
7. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
6. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
5. Batman Begins
4. King Kong
3. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2. Serenity
1. Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

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nordak writes:
on Jan 04 2006 12:27 PM

10. SW Episode III
9. A History of Violence
8. King Kong
7. War of the Worlds
6. Sin City
5. Good Night and Good Luck
4. Walk the Line
3. Serenity
2. Batman Begins
1. Munich

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foolofatook writes:
on Jan 04 2006 01:07 PM

10. The Jacket
9. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
8. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
7. Revenge of the Sith
6. The Exorcism of Emily Rose
5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
4. Crash
3. Batman Beings
2. Red Eye
1. Tim Burton's Corpse Bride

I had hoped that Narnia would crack the list, but it's unfortunately far from it.

There are so many films that I haven't gotten the chance to see (Good Night and Good Luck, The Constant Gardener, A History of Violence, Brokeback Mountain, Match Point, etc.) that this list could very well change after I have the chance to see these.

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