Nominations - Movie that Deserved Better

ixoy · 03-01-2006 12:42am #1

What movie do you feel was over-looked by the general public in 2005? What movie do you think maybe was too harshly dealt with by people and critics and that really needs a second look?

To be eligible, the film must have been released on Irish cinema screens during the year 2005 (or up to the final date of closing of nominations). Each voter can only nominate a maxiumum of two titles for this category only. Any further ones shall be ignored.

03-01-2006 12:44am

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Serenity

Karl Hungus · 03-01-2006 12:49am

Serenity
Land Of The Dead

Basq · 03-01-2006 12:50am

Serenity

p~b · 03-01-2006 1:03am

the amithyville horror

downfall

chop^chop · 03-01-2006 2:42pm

Bom Bon el Perro

Buck Owens · 03-01-2006 7:24pm

Dig!
The Machinist

all these film cult classics in the making

ObeyGiant · 03-01-2006 10:05pm

Mad Hot Ballroom

Tar.Aldarion · 03-01-2006 10:08pm

Serenity.

Peteee · 03-01-2006 10:17pm

Serenity
The Island (Didn't deserve poor box office, Was a good popcorn flick)

kaimera · 03-01-2006 10:18pm

Serenity

monkeyfudge · 03-01-2006 11:57pm

The Jacket

Vokes · 03-01-2006 11:57pm

Lord of War

Cinderella Man

TerrorFirmer · 03-01-2006 11:58pm

Land of the Dead
Downfall
R-Point

Pigman II · 04-01-2006 12:24am

Unleashed (aka danny the dog)
The Machinist

HomesickAlien · 04-01-2006 12:34am

at the risk of sounding unoriginal, serenity by a mile

oh, and garden state. or was that last year? i cant remember...

fade2black · 04-01-2006 12:51am

i'm gonna say Mr and Mrs Smith....I thought it was fun.

flogen · 04-01-2006 1:32pm

Garden State, if that's eligable (I think it is).

ARGINITE · 04-01-2006 1:34pm

R-Point
serenity

Necronomicon · 04-01-2006 6:23pm

The Jacket
Land Of The Dead

qz · 04-01-2006 6:36pm

The Island

Kingp35 · 06-01-2006 1:26am

The Machinist
Excorcism of Emily Rose

ObeyGiant · 06-01-2006 1:46am

Using my second vote to say The Constant Gardener. It got a fair bit of critical acclaim, but not nearly the kind of box-office success it deserved.

Richard Roma · 06-01-2006 12:47pm

Dig!

kaimera · 06-01-2006 1:56pm

Transporter 2

[my second choice]

Lux23 · 06-01-2006 2:00pm

Dear Wendy

Chong · 06-01-2006 2:02pm

Serenity.

dory · 07-01-2006 12:36pm

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Brilliant movie.

BlitzKrieg · 07-01-2006 2:26pm

lord of war

rahim · 09-01-2006 4:01pm

War of the Worlds - classic story, could have been done much better, and why couldn't it be set in England like the story goes (at least on Jeff Waynes one, not sure bout the original).

ixoy · 18-01-2006 1:27am

rahim wrote:

War of the Worlds - classic story, could have been done much better, and why couldn't it be set in England like the story goes (at least on Jeff Waynes one, not sure bout the original).

Umm this isn't for movies that you think should have been made better... it's for movies that people thought ought to have performed better - either with the critics or worldwide audiences.

For my own moddy vote, I'm going with "Serenity".

I'm also going with "Primer" because nobody seemed to mention it elsewhere on boards (although fair dues to it appearing in the Irish Times movies of the year). Any movie with the classic quote:

Are you hungry? I haven't eaten since later this afternoon.

and have that quote be perfectly sensible, is good by me.