{"id":3117,"date":"2006-01-05T22:04:42","date_gmt":"2006-01-06T05:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/defectiveyeti.com\/?p=3117"},"modified":"2006-01-05T22:04:42","modified_gmt":"2006-01-06T05:04:42","slug":"best-of-2005","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/defectiveyeti.com\/wordpress\/2006\/01\/05\/best-of-2005\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Of 2005"},"content":{"rendered":"

Favorite movie of 2005<\/b>: I put off making this list for a week because Crash<\/a> arrived from Netflix last Friday. Crash<\/em> has appeared at the top of a number of “best of 2005” lists (including Roger Ebert’s), so I figured I ought to see it before rendering my verdict. Well, I watched it last night, and my verdict is: whaa? Best film of 2005? I mean it was good ‘n’ all, but it depicts Los Angeles as being about the size of a basketball court and inhabited by a little over a dozen citizens, such that every event in the city will necessarily involve at least two of them. Plus, every moment where I thought “Wow, the writing in this film is excellent” was matched by at least one moment where a snippet of dialogue or “plot twist” brought me to the brink of eye-rolling.\t It might be the best<\/em> 2005 film I saw all year (if only because I saw so few), but I enjoyed both Batman Begins<\/a> and Grizzly Man<\/a> more.<\/p>\n

Favorite Older Film That I saw In 2005<\/b>: Sideways<\/a>, followed closely by Kung-Fu Hustle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Biggest Cinematic Disappointment<\/b>: Charlie And The Chocolate Factory<\/a>. Great story, great director, great star, great child actor, great first 30 minutes … then it all goes pear-shaped.<\/p>\n

Favorite Fiction Books Read<\/b>: Thanks to the Booklist 2005 Project<\/a>, I read a lot of amazing stuff this year. Top five:<\/p>\n