To start things off, I thought I’d do what I’ve done in the past and start off with a report card on the previous year. Enjoy.
Total films seen at the cinemas: 240
Best film of the year: Capote
Worst film of the year: A Sound Of Thunder
Best movie-making trend: Australian cinema – it’s back and it’s great!
Worst movie-making trend: Talking animals out of their element in animated films
Best movie-going trend: The new Dendy cinemas at Portside in Brisbane and the low prices at Southbank/Balmoral.
Worst movie-going trend: The ever increasing prices and lack of service at Birch, Carroll & Coyle cinemas
Films I thought I’d hate but actually enjoyed: Casino Royale, The Holiday, Snakes On A Plane
Films I thought I’d like but actually hated: Hard Candy, Fast Food Nation, The Black Dahlia, A Scanner Darkly
Films I reviewed highly which other readers seemed to like: The Departed, Kenny, The Prestige, Casino Royale
Most important film of the year: An Inconvenient Truth
The film that sent a shiver down my spine: United 93
The biggest brain-puzzler of the year: Hidden
I just loved seeing the shocked audience reactions in: Shortbus
The worst movie moment of the year: Crash beating Brokeback Mountain at the Oscars for best picture (a crime!)
Films I’m most looking forward to in 2007: The Simpsons Movie, Pan’s Labyrinth, Letters From Iwo Jima
Films I’m least looking forward to in 2007: Sequels (including Rocky Balboa, Are We Done Yet?, Evan Almighty)