2006 in Review: Movies
Thursday, December 28, 2006
After a horrible year in 2005, some blockbusters helped the box office regain its steam in 2006. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, X-Men 3, Borat, The Da Vinci Code and Cars were some of the biggest money-makers of the year. Here's a look at the Daily Edition's picks for best and worst movies of 2006:
Best...
"The Devil Wears Prada"
Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep star in this film based on a best-selling novel. Hathaway plays Andrea Sachs, a recent college grad who scores a job as an assistant to a powerful and weathered fashion magazine editor, Miranda Priestly. The film focuses on Sachs bending over backwards to please Miranda in an industry she never dreamed of being part of.
"Cars"
Disney/Pixar scores yet again with this animated tale about a race car, Lightning McQueen, who dreams of winning the Piston Cup Championship. After his tires blow up in a race, McQueen unintentionally ends up in the small town of Radiator Springs along Route 66 and learns the true meaning of life while making some great new friends.
"Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan"
Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev comes to America to make a documentary to send back to the good people of Kazakhstan. When he arrives, he's quickly distracted after seeing Pamela Anderson in an old episode of Baywatch and decides he must travel the country in search for her to make her his wife. During his journey, he interviews real people who think they're talking to a real journalist. The film sparks a controversy with many of the people who soon realize they've been had in one of the funnist movies of the year.
"The Departed"
Martin Scorcese assembles an all-star cast in this film about a mobster who rises in the ranks of the Boston police department. The police know something's up, so they send one of their own on a dangerous mission to infiltrate the mob.
Worst...
"Snakes on a Plane"
Despite the mega-hype and branding it as a cult classic before it even hit theaters, Snakes on a Plane performed poorly at the box office and quickly slithered into obscurity.
"You, Me and Dupree"
Owen Wilson and Kate Hudson star in this less-than-believable tale of a best man who becomes the annoying houseguest of some newlyweds. There's nothing even likable about Dupree (played by Wilson), so you don't feel too bad when he's down on his luck. Besides the bad plot and annoying main character, the movie runs 108 minutes, making you want to run for the door.
"The Pick of Destiny"
This movie's trailers were enough to keep everyone away and they did. There's nothing funny or even clever about Jack Black's wannabe rock band, Tenacious D, or Jack Black himself. The only funny thing about The Pick of Destiny is that anyone thought it was worthy of theaters.
"Little Man"
As if White Chicks wasn't bad enough, the Wayans Brothers had to come out with this bomb. The Wayans brothers are funny, but you'd never know it based on the lowbrow White Chicks and Little Man.
"Failure to Launch"
Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker star in this sleeper about a a thirtysomething slacker who still lives at home with mom and dad. Did we really need to see Terry Bradshaw's naked ass several times? Zooey Deschanel, who played SJP's best friend, was the only strong character in Failure to Launch. We wanted to see more of her and less of the stars, who fail to identify with the audience.
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