The Bestest

I haven't seen all the movies yet, either, but I always welcome more good movies to the bestest list. It's the worst movie list that always seems to get longer...

It's quite a mix for me this year, but here goes, in no particular order after #1:
1. Downfall: Nothing like a little Hitler to warm the heart. No, really, this was the best movie I saw this year and one of the best movies I have ever seen. Bruno Ganz's performance was stupendous.
2. Batman Begins: Christian Bale reigns in this dark backstory of Batman. Nevermind that I blushed when his character did push ups shirtless. Hubba.
3. A History of Violence: Excruciating, palpable physicality was a completely new viewing experience for me - and who doesn't love William Hurt doing a Philly accent?
4. Millions: Little gem of a story told from the perspective of a sweet boy trying to do what's good. Danny Boyle's hallucinogenic directing was perfect for this story.
5. The Constant Gardener: Oh, those brits. I love 'em - especially when Ralph and Rachel go to Africa.
6. King Kong: Lots of good things have been said about this movie on this blog, so if you haven't seen it, go!
7. Good Night, and Good Luck: Sharp and tasty nugget of a film that cleverly used old McCarthy footage so we could all witness that nutball for ourselves.
8. Walk the Line: In the end, a great love story, and told with warts and all.
9. Wedding Crashers: Filmed where I live, so I'm a bit biased, but I screamed with delight when I saw this. Truly riotously funny.
10. Layer Cake: British gangsters (I told you I was an anglophile) double crossing each other. It's more than that, but I don't want to spoil it. Darkly funny in some spots. I walked around for about a week afterwards saying "welcome to the layer cake."

I liked a lot:
Happy Endings
Match Point
Brokeback Mountain
Cinderella Man (for the love of Russell, not Renee)
Crash

Looking forward to seeing everyone else's posts. I assume we'll do 10 worst after we finish with best...