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Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :

Gold medal - Star Wars III (senimental vote)

Silver Medal - Mr. and MRs. Smith

Bronze medal - Batman begins.

The Gold DVD medal - the Life aquatic!

War of the Worlds - honorable mention

Posted by imenimok (Member # 7679) on :

You obviously didn't see House of Wax.

Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

Feh. Willie Nelson and Burt Reynolds will prove you wrong this August! Yeah! Just you wait!

*shakes fist*

But really, my list would be:

Batman Begins

March of the Penguins

Howl's Moving Castle

Posted by ill malkier (Member # 8244) on :

I'd have to say:

1 War of the Worlds
2 Star Wars III
3 Haven't seen the others.... [Dont Know]

Still waiting to see Batman.

Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :

Mmmm. I haven't seen very many, but I'd put Batman up in a tie with War of the Worlds.

Depends on what you're voting on. If you're voting on script/acting/directing it's Batman. If you're voting on visuals/effects/sound it's WotW. IMOSHO

Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :

[Smile]

@ Brettly

Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :

I've got my eye on Star Wars 7.

[Smile]

Posted by IanO (Member # 186) on :

1. Star Wars III
2. Batman Begins

haven't seen the others. Not sure I want to see War of the Worlds. The previews don't seem to have an emotion but fear and awe. Is there anything else in this movie?

Posted by Jay (Member # 5786) on :

Star Wars

Posted by Darth Ender (Member # 7694) on :

Revenge of the Sith

Posted by narrativium (Member # 3230) on :

I view Star Wars the same way I view Final Fantasy VII. It was ok, I guess, but I don't understand why everyone loves it so much.

Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :

Maybe wall to wall lightsaber battles and the total asskickification of Obi wan!

Posted by SC Carver (Member # 8173) on :

1. Batman
2. Cinderella Man

WotWs worth Watching but thats it.

Star Wars had two good fight sequences the rest of movie sucked

I can't ever remember any of the other movies that came out. Apparently no one else can either

Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :

Howl's Moving Castle really was great!
I want to drag my friend to see it in Japanese.

Posted by Parsimony (Member # 8140) on :

Batman

Cinderella Man

No others that I have seen were good enough to qualify for a list.

--ApostleRadio

Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :

1. Bride and Prejudice
2. Cinderella Man
3. Bewitched

<-------- not a fan of blockbusters

Posted by Shanna (Member # 7900) on :

Howl's Moving Castle
Crash

I hated Star Wars 3. Never been so bored in my life. But then again, I do prefer good characters and story over mindless fights and excessive CGI.

Posted by Book (Member # 5500) on :

Batman
......That's about it. Haven't seen Howl's Moving Castle but would like to.

Posted by monteverdi (Member # 2896) on :

I loved it in the Life Aquatic when the mentor was getting eaten by the Tiger Shark, pool of blood and guts staining the surface of the chop, and one of the deck hands throws an aqualung into the general area with the hope that it might provide some assistance to the devoured diver.

War of the Worlds:

Has someone written an essay showing that Spielberg's only subject, his paint-by-numbers canvas, is death. Ghoulish.

Posted by PUNJABEE (Member # 7359) on :

No way is Episode III better than Batman Begins. I liked Episode III but, lol.. no way.

Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :

1. Howl's Moving Castle
2. Batman Begins
3. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy*

*May or may not have been a summer movie. But I saw it after all the slush had melted, which around here is how we define "summer".

Posted by Vadon (Member # 4561) on :

Batman Begins
Cinderella Man
Star Wars III

My opinion...

Posted by Parsimony (Member # 8140) on :

I would like to see crash. I wanted to see it in the theater but had nobody to go with. I have heard good things.

--ApostleRadio

Posted by unicornwhisperer (Member # 294) on :

How is "Life Aquatic?" I've seen the trailer but since it is rated R I chose not to see it. But it seems to have the silliness that I love...
Why is it rated R?

Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :

1. Star Wars
2. Crash
3. Howl's Moving Castle

Honorable Mentions: War of the Worlds, Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

However I expect that to change by the end of the year. Serenity, Fan 4, Harry Potter, LWW, and The Producers I think will all be great movies.

Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :

Whoops, just reread the thread title, best movies of the SUMMER.

So nix most of what I just mentioned, but Fantastic Four will still be a summer movie. Along with The Island.

Posted by Book (Member # 5500) on :

Neither of which I plan to see.

Life Aquatic is rated R for language.

Posted by Jay (Member # 5786) on :

Guess we'll have to settle this in the box office.
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2005&p=.htm
Star Wars is more then twice as good as #2.
Cool.

Posted by fiazko (Member # 5812) on :

The box office doesn't always reflect how good a movie is, just how many people thought it was gonna be that good.

Posted by Jay (Member # 5786) on :

That usually only works for the first weekend

Posted by IanO (Member # 186) on :

Near.

Far.

whereEVER you are...

8 years later and I still cringe at the song, though I did like the movie.