Sunday, December 31, 2006

Movies I Should Not Have Missed

In 2006, there were a lot of good movies such as Little Miss Sunshine, which the reviewers at INCONCEIVABLE predicted would be a hit independent movie. FAT JACK neglected to see it, but got it for Christmas, so it will only be time before I can watch it and offer my own review of it. There were a few others that I missed this year that you may not have heard of, but that had real potential. I have added them to my Netflix queue and will get to when I can. Especially, Pan’s Labyrinth. That has received wonderful reviews and after watching the trailer, I can't wait to see it. I love martial arts films, so those are always on my list, even if they aren't great films. As for Renaissance, it just looks so interesting to me. I love independent and art house films. The question is, what did you miss this year that you wish you had seen?


Pan’s Labyrinth
Rated R
Thriller
(see the trailer and official site)

Rotten Tomatoes: 99% Fresh
Roger Ebert: 4 stars out of 4
Netflix: 4.3 stars out of 5
IMDb: 8.3 stars out of 10





Jet Li’s Fearless
Rated PG-13
Martial Arts -- Action-Adventure
(see the trailer and official site)

Rotten Tomatoes:
73% Fresh
Netflix: 4 stars out of 5
IMDb: 7.7 stars out of 10






Curse of the Golden Flower
Not yet rated
Martial Arts – Foreign
(see the trailer and official site)

Rotten Tomatoes: 61% Fresh
Netflix: 3.7 stars
IMDb: 7.1 stars out of 10





Renaissance
Rated R
Science Fiction
(see the trailer and official site)

Rotten Tomatoes: 42% Rotten
Netflix: 3.2 Stars
IMDb: 6.9 stars out of 10

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