My Half Year Round up

The past year in movies have been pretty good (It sure beats watching the Philippine mudslinging bonanza once known as the news). We saw a lot of really great comic book adaptations done right like Batman Begins and Sin City. We have been given previews of really great movies in the Cannes Film Festival for release in the coming months. The summer may not be oficially over, but we have reached the year's hump and are slowly, slowly rolling down the hill. Here's some of the best and worst (and some in between) moments in cinema of the past six months!


Best Movies of the First Half of 2005

Kung Fu Hustle
Batman Begins
War of the Worlds
Sin City


Worst Movies of the First Half of 2005

The HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Casshern
Hide and Seek
The Scarlet Letter
My Boyfriend is Type B


Surprises of the First Half of 2005

The Interpreter
Hitch
Nobody Knows

Dissapointments of the First Half of 2005

Casshern
The HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy


Best Performances in 2005

Jet Li Unleashed
Dakota Fanning War of the Worlds
Michael Caine Batman Begins
Elijah Wood Sin City
Sean Penn The Assasination of Richard Nixon


Worst Performances

Robert De Niro Hide and Seek
Samuel L. Jackson Revenge of the Sith
Natalie Portman Revenge of the Sith
Julian McMahon Fantastic Four


Coolest Characters of 2005

Marvin The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
Senator Palpatine/Emperor Revenge of the Sith
Alfred Batman Begins
Johnny Storm/The Human Torch Fantastic Four


Favorite OMG!! Scenes

War of the Worlds... "Zapping the Humans scene"
Sa aking Pagkagising..."All the bakla scenes"
Revenge of The Sith..."Killing the Younglings"
Kung Fu Hustle..."The Roadrunner and Coyote scene"
The Machinist..."Christian Bale's first appearance"
Sin City..."Elijah getting eaten"


Favorite WTF?? Scenes

Revenge of The Sith... "Darth Vader: 'Noooooooo...' scene"
War of The Worlds... "How the Aliens died"
The Scarlet Letter..."Couple in the Trunk scene"
Pistol Opera..."Almost every scene"

Favorite LOL!! Scenes

Kung Fu Hustle..."The Roadrunner and Coyote scene"
Revenge of The Sith... "Darth Vader: 'Noooooooo...' scene"
Mr and Mrs Smith..."'Are you OK, Baby?' and 'Honey, we need to Talk' scenes".