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Top 10 Best Movies of 2006


this was down t-mobile Unnithan in a
year when Caribbean pirates and da Vinci
codes dominated the box office these
critical successes made us proud
moviegoers why would you get so uptight
about protecting your house from
intruders why would you care I’m just
saying it’s my house that’s all welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
movies of 2006 what keeps us from being
free miss dre prisons absolutely
for this list we rounded up the best
films from all genres that came out in
the year 2006 give me a full ballerina
skirt and a hint of saloon and I’m on
board we’re basing our choices on a mix
of their popularity quality and
influence I promise you it’ll be like
nothing you’ve ever seen as well as
their critical and audience reception
number ten letters from iwo jima
by 2006 Clint Eastwood already had two
Best Director Oscars under his belt the
Hollywood legend showed no sign of
slowing down with letters from iwo jima
boy by following the Battle of Iwo Jima
from the perspective of the Japanese
this world war 2 film was a breath of
fresh air among a slew of war flicks
told from a Western point of view no Qi
Dan is Tokyo Kagura
what’s your carry master xu zheng xu
systematic Arava de booster dagger Anika
tomono disguise Newmar okay also not PO
Camino released as a companion piece to
the equally epic Flags of Our Fathers a
film depicting the American perspective
of the same battle
I want that flag all in mark my words
raising that son of a bitch frees the
Marine Corps for the next 500 years
Iwo Jima was a rare japanese-american
production that was shot almost entirely
in Japanese was she going doubt about
Yoko Kanno Dino Dimas with its excellent
acting direction and cinematography it’s
no surprise that it ended up receiving
the Golden Globe for Best Foreign
Language Film
ariados Alice Oakland Tommy say peg oh
oh oh shi- number nine the lives of
others
Vienna soda soda Canada’s own monkey
slam Danica yells for by foreign films
don’t often get enough love in North
America even after they win Academy
Awards Texas course RTV is issued in Los
Zetas dinosaur bones latex or something
but however this tense brooding thriller
from Germany took America by storm with
its political intrigue and relevant
theme about the surveillance of private
citizens in van was to position between
succinate although it’s set in and
around the fall of the Berlin Wall and
follows a state police investigator
tasked to spy on supposed communists the
film sparked interest about government
surveillance in the 21st century
that’s me hot idea that comes at UNM
shun gaining traction after its Oscar
win and becoming a box-office success
the lives of others is a shining example
of the kind of foreign cinema we want
more of there’s a children’s read up a
tiger knows a minister let’s a give my
omega vhost number eight Borat
workout music listen to I like a very
much a cocky butcher can you know cookie
boot check Bing bong Bing bong Bing then
letting them
to say that this film is politically
incorrect is an understatement
iyeah movie star a dirty Harold yes come
on and make my day Jew Borat exploded on
two screens in 2006 and created an
entirely new collection of catchphrases
that make you want to punch your friends
in the face every time they use one of
them Oh King in the castle King in the
castle have a chair I have a chair
however behind the poop jokes racist
jokes and all-out vulgarity comedian
Sacha Baron Cohen had tons to say about
the state of America why you gonna call
them because they do not have a
telephone yes no not because of that
then no I mean for those who already
knew his brand of humor from D Ali G
show yo whoa it’s a well good law or for
those attentive enough to realize who
exactly Borat is pointing the finger at
this hilarious comedy proves itself to
be much more politically charged and
socially aware under the surface you
know under the naked wrestling men and
whatnot number seven Half Nelson I work
for the government the school but I’m
also very much opposed to a lot of its
policies you guys hate coming to school
right hollaback have you heard me after
a few great dramatic performances Ryan
Gosling entered the realm of acting
royalty in 2006 and earned his first
Oscar nomination for Half Nelson she
like you huh I’m like sometimes that’s
Jim oh the main focus of practically
every review was Gosling’s intense and
convincing performance as a middle
school history teacher who spends his
quality time with cocaine and then gets
caught by one of his students semana
the surprising brilliance of the debut
feature film of director Ryan Fleck took
the indie film industry by storm and it
quickly became one of the most
talked-about and best reviewed films of
the year
missed a hell of a party looks like it
number six the prestige not the Welcome
I was expecting while the world was
eagerly awaiting the Dark Knight the
only sensible way to live in this world
is without rules and tonight you’re
gonna break your one Oh Christopher
Nolan proved once again that he could
also work outside the superhero genre
part of the magician’s job is to to
watch his competition to see what
illusions going to do something to that
man aren’t you telling a story of
trickery and obsession in which two
feuding 19th century magicians try to
outdo each other this mystery thriller
showcases the breathtaking chemistry
between the rivals as played by Hugh
Jackman and Christian Bale when I
incorporated this bloke in my act
yeah complete power over me
complete pollution the prestige is a
complex narrative about deception with a
shocking climax that caught the world
off-guard
whatever your secret was have to agree
much better as a result the film was not
a unanimous or an immediate sweeping
success with critics but it has since
gone on to become a cult classic and is
now considered one of the finest films
of the decade was conducting the
electricity our bodies mr. Angier quite
capable of conducting and indeed
producing energy
number five Pan’s Labyrinth oh yeah
should we have position one in the
kitchen boys after a couple of mega
budget American comic book films
2006 marked director Guillermo del
Toro’s returned to his Mexican cinema
roots exclusion even see Tina gets go
here
sorry Bellini since he was already
established as a premiere fantasy
filmmaker it was no surprise that this
spanish-language fairytale would be a
big hit
clearly not aimed at children this dark
story follows a young girl in a 1940’s
post Spanish Civil War landscape as she
navigates a fantasy world of magical
creatures to escape the brutal realities
of a nationalist regime in the early
days of Francoist Spain
yeah base Haley he do be a spiritual
companion to his equally inspiring
Spanish Civil War ghost story The
Devil’s Backbone befo
Pan’s Labyrinth was hailed around the
world for its unique story make-up
effects and stunning cinematography El
Portal solo see a Lehrer cd-rom ammos
Anita’s angry sent a tremendous angry
upin chop and sorrow number 4 little
miss sunshine
that years major underdog Little Miss
Sunshine was a relatively unknown
smaller budget indie film that came out
of nowhere and took 2006 by storm I’m
sorry
don’t apologize all to sign a weakness
despite its a list cast this film had
first-time feature writers and directors
who took a chance on a much darker
family road trip divorce bankruptcy
aside you fucking losers you losers with
it’s uncomfortable talks about suicide
depression death homosexuality and drug
use it’s safe to say this black comedy
about a family struggling to drive their
youngest to a beauty pageant is not a
feel-good family film well what do you
think your chances are I think I can win
because some of the other girls they’ve
been doing it longer but I practice
every day although it does have its
moments in that respect the script and
acting however earned it – Oscar wins
one for Best Original Screenplay and one
for Best Supporting Actor watch the
language huh it’s listening to music oh
if I give you a million dollars if you
turn around see number three Casino
Royale
by the time Die Another Day had come and
gone the whole world was tired of Pierce
Brosnan and of cheezy James Bond films
by default assignment little did
audiences know that they were ready for
a new Bond in 2006 although fans
initially raged against the casting
choice of Daniel Craig everyone ate
their words that fateful November quite
the body-count you’re stacking up not
only was Casino Royale hailed as one of
the best double-oh-seven films to date
with its non cliche set pieces and
intense poker matches later but also as
one of the finest action films to grace
our screens in many years the retelling
of bonds infamous first adventure had
everyone drooling for more grittiness
and more of this human down-to-earth
bond the names bond
James Bond number two children of men
you know that ringing in your ears that
II that’s the sound of the ear cells
dying like their swan song science
fiction films are usually oversaturated
with special effects aliens and
spaceships with a film like children of
men we see a more humane story of a
possible near future and the destructive
directions we’re taking as a species
look around you is the uprising the
world Clive Owen is navigating is devoid
of children as all the women are
infertile and everyone is aware of the
world’s impending doom
when a woman is discovered to be
miraculously pregnant she becomes the
ultimate symbol of hope and must be
protected at all costs
Samara oh man before taking over the
world with his space thriller gravity
alfonso cuarón made us look inward with
one of the bleakest and most enthralling
depictions of our future with this
sci-fi thriller usually is people trying
to get out
said it doesn’t know why you want it in
before we reveal our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions you see
your husband it’s far away about four
hours it seems in closing there is a
cake one honest out the bus it would
take us an hour I have they took your
purse they took your brother all right
get in touch with the Metro Tao and see
if they got a visual on alcohol TRACON
see if they see this morning that a
plane crashed into one of the towers you
shouldn’t eavesdrop on people you better
get used to it piles not as much privacy
where you’re going
remember the vow you took I declare that
my whole life whether it be long or
short shall be devoted to your service
number one the departed do you have
anyone in with Costello presently maybe
maybe not
maybe fuck yourself although Cape Fear a
previous foray into remake land was a
success what you gonna do arrest me the
great Martin Scorsese was not well known
for rehashing old material Frank look at
me look at me I’m not a fuckin rat
okay I’m not the fucking rat so few
would have thought that this remake of
the great Hong Kong crime thriller
Infernal Affairs would go on to be one
of his most celebrated movies ever I own
the place not only did the departed win
Oscars for Best Picture Best Director
Best Adapted Screenplay and best film
editing but also it’s twisting narrative
full of double-crosses was brought to
life by some of this generations
brightest stars who gave unforgettable
performances do you wanted to chop me up
and feed me the poor is that what you
guys want
no that might stick with the year’s most
invigorating drama Scorsese grabbed the
world by the throat in the tradition of
his brutal early films q do you um do I
think you stupidest thing you could Joe
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was your favorite movie of 2006
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