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Published Sunday, January 01, 2006 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post

MY FAVORITE MOVIES OF 2005

In order of box-office performance:
2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (favorite Harry Potter adaptation yet)
5. Wedding Crashers (favorite comedy in which Vince Vaughn plays Vince Vaughn)
11. King Kong (favorite blockbuster spectacle)
18. Walk the Line (favorite movie in which actors mimic real-life musicians)
29. Sin City (favorite colorful film)
43. Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (favorite family-friendly film)
45. Crash (favorite life is ugly, so deal with it film)
62. Fever Pitch (favorite use of the 2004 Red Sox in a film, for comic and dramatic effect)
71. Syriana (favorite politics is ugly, so deal with it film)
98. Good Night, and Good Luck (favorite movie with an unrelated McCarthy)
115. Kung Fu Hustle (favorite movie still waiting to see via Netflix)
129. Capote (favorite movie in which actors mimic real-life writers)