2005-2007 Movie Reviews

Few may know this, but before I began my career as David "MVP" Eckstein, I worked for two and a half years as the lead film critic for a newspaper. From 2006-2008, I saw almost every movie that was released in theaters -- at least ones I wanted to see. I accidentally uncovered an old list of movie star ratings of films released between 2005-2007 and thought I might publish them here, for general review. You will find them below.

2005 Film Reviews:

AEON FLUX (2005, zero stars)
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE (2005, three and a half stars)
BATMAN BEGINS (2005, three and a half stars)
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (2005, three stars)
BROKEN FLOWERS (2005, four stars)
CAPOTE (2005, three and a half stars)
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (2005, three stars)
CINDARELLA MAN (2005, one star)
CRASH (2005, one star)
DARK WATER (2005, one star)
DEVIL'S REJECTS (2005, three stars)
DUKES OF HAZZARD (2005, one half star)
EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED (2005, three stars)
FANTASTIC FOUR (2005, zero stars)
FUN WITH DICK AND JANE (2005, one and a half stars)
GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK (2005, four stars)
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE (2005, three stars)
HIDE AND SEEK (2005, zero stars)
HOUSE OF WAX (2005, one star)
HUSTLE AND FLOW (2005, three stars)
JARHEAD (2005, zero stars)
JUNE BUG (2005, three and a half stars)
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN (2005, three stars)
KING KONG (2005, two stars)
LAND OF THE DEAD (2005, three stars)
LORD OF WAR (2005, three and a half stars)
MADAGASCAR (2005, one star)
MAN WITH THE SCREAMING BRAIN (2005, three stars)
MATCH POINT (2005, four stars)
ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW (2005, four stars)
MR. AND MRS. SMITH (2005, two and a half stars)
MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS (2005, three and a half stars)
MUNICH (2005, four stars)
PRIME (2005, three and a half stars)
RED EYE (2005, two and a half stars)
ROBOTS (2005, one and a half stars)
SAW II (2005, two stars)
SIN CITY (2005, four stars)
SQUID AND THE WHALE (2005, three and a half stars)
STAR WARS EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH (2005, three and a half stars)
THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN (2005, four stars)
THE AMNITYVILLE HORROR (2005, one star)
THE BROTHER'S GRIMM (2005, two stars)
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE (2005, one and a half stars)
THE CONSTANT GARDENER (2005, three and a half stars)
THE CORPSE BRIDE (2005, three stars)
THE DUKES OF HAZZARD (2005, zero stars)
THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY (2005, two and a half stars)
THE ICE HARVEST (2005, three stars)
THE INTERPRETER (2005, two stars)
THE ISLAND (2005, three stars)
THE MATADOR (2005, two and a half stars)
THE PRODUCERS (2005, one and one half stars)
THE WEATHER MAN (2005, four stars)
UNLEASHED (2005, three stars)
USHPIZIN (2005, three and a half stars)
WAITING... (2005, three stars)
WALK THE LINE (2005, three and a half stars)
WALLACE AND GROMMIT IN THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT (2005, four stars)
WAR OF THE WORLDS (2005, zero stars)
WEDDING CRASHERS (2005, one and a half stars)
WOLF CREEK (2005, zero stars)
YES (2005, three stars)

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2006 Film Reviews:

A PRARIE HOME COMPANION (2006, four stars)
A SCANNER DARKLY (2006, three and a half stars)
ALPHA DOG (2006, three stars)
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH (2006, three stars)
APOCALYPTO (2006, three stars)
ART SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL (2006, four stars)
BABEL (2006, three and a half stars)
BARNYARD: THE ORIGINAL PARTY ANIMALS (2006, one half star)
BEERFEST (2006, three stars)
BLACK CHRISTMAS (2006, one and a half stars)
BLOOD DIAMOND (2006, three stars)
BORAT! (2006, three stars)
BRICK (2006, three stars)
CARS (2006, two stars)
CASINO ROYALE (2006, three and a half stars)
CHILDREN OF MEN (2006, four stars)
CLERKS II (2006, three stars)
CLICK (2006, one half star)
CRANK (2006, two and a half stars)
DEJA VU (2006, two stars)
DREAMGIRLS (2006, three and a half stars)
FAST FOOD NATION (2006, THREE STARS)
FEARLESS (2006, three stars)
FLUSHED AWAY (2006, three and a half stars)
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION (2006, THREE AND A HALF STARS)
FRIENDS WITH MONEY (2006, three stars)
GRANDMA's BOY (2006, three stars)
HOODWINKED (2005, two stars)
HOSTEL (2006, three stars)
INSIDE MAN (2006, two and a half stars)
KEEPING UP WITH THE STEINS (2006, three stars)
LITTLE CHILDREN (2006, four stars)
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (2006, three stars)
MARIE ANTOINETTE (2006, four stars)
MIAMI VICE (2006, three stars)
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE III (2006, two and a half stars)
MONSTER HOUSE (2006, three stars)
MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND (2006, two and a half stars)
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM (2006, two stars)
NOTES ON A SCANDAL (2006, three and a half stars)
PAN'S LABYRINTH (2006, four stars)
PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN (2006, three and a half stars)
ROCKY BALBOA (2006, one half star)
SAW III (2006, one half star)
SCARY MOVIE 4 (2006, two and a half stars)
SCOOP (2006, three and a half stars)
SLITHER (2006, three stars)
SNAKES ON A PLANE (2006, three stars)
SUPERMAN RETURNS (2006, three stars)
STRANGER THAN FICTION (2006, three and a half stars)
STRANGERS WITH CANDY (2006, three stars)
TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLARD OF RICKY BOBBY (2006, one star)
TENACIOUS D IN THE PICK OF DESTINY (2006, one and a half stars)
THANK YOU FOR SMOKING (2006, three stars)
THE BLACK DAHLIA (2006, two stars)
THE DA VINCI CODE (2006, one and a half stars)
THE DEPARTED (2006, three and a half stars)
THE DESCENT (2006, two stars)
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT (2006, two stars)
THE FOUNTAIN (2006, three and a half stars)
THE HILLS HAVE EYES (2006, three and a half stars)
THE ILLUSIONIST (2006, four stars)
THE LAKE HOUSE (2006, two and a half stars)
THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND (2006, three stars)
THE LAST KISS (2006, three stars)
THE LOST CITY (2006, three stars)
THE NIGHT LISTENER (2006, one star)
THE PAINTED VEIL (2006, four stars)
THE PRESTIGE (2006, four stars)
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS (2006, three and a half stars)
THE QUEEN (2006, three stars)
THE WOODS (2006, three stars)
TURISTAS (2006, zero stars)
V FOR VENDETTA (2005, one and one half stars)
VOLVER (2006, four stars)
WHEN A STRANGER CALLS (2006, one half star)
X-MEN: THE LAST STAND (2006, two stars)

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2007 Film Reviews:

1408 (2007, three stars)
28 WEEKS LATER (2007, three and a half stars)
300 (2007, three stars)
3:10 TO YUMA (2007, four stars)
30 DAYS OF NIGHT (2007, one and a half stars)
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE (2007, three and a half stars)
AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE COLON MOVIE FILM FOR THEATERS (2007, three stars)
AMERICAN GANSTER (2007, four stars)
BALLS OF FURY (2007, three stars)
BENEATH THE MASK (2007, two and a half stars)
BREACH (2007, three stars)
BUG (2007, two stars)
CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR (2007, three stars)
DEAD SILENCE (2007, four stars)
DEATH PROOF (2007, three stars)
DEATH SENTENCE (2007, four stars)
EASTERN PROMISES (2007, four stars)
GHOST RIDER (2007, two stars)
GONE BABY GONE (2007, four stars)
GRINGHOUSE (2007, three and a half stars)
HALLOWEEN (2007, one and a half stars)
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX (2007, three stars)
HOT FUZZ (2007, three stars)
HOT ROD (2007, three stars)
I AM LEGEND (2007, two and a half stars)
I KNOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY (2007, three stars)
JUNO (2007 , four stars)
KNOCKED UP (2007, four stars)
LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD (2007, three stars)
MICHAEL CLAYTON (2007, three and a half stars)
MR. BROOKS (2007, three stars)
NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS (2007, one and a half stars)
NEXT (2007, one half star)
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2007, four stars)
PARIS, JE T'AIME (2007, three stars)
PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN: AT WORLD'S END (2007, two stars)
PLANET TERROR (2007, four stars)
RATATOUILLE (2007, three and a half stars)
REIGN OVER ME (2007, three and a half stars)
RENO 911!: MIAMI (2007, three stars)
RESCUE DAWN (2007, three stars)
RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION (2007, zero stars)
SHOOTER (2007, three stars)
SHREK 3 (2007, one half star)
SICKO (2007, three and a half stars)
SMOKIN' ACES (2007, two and a half stars)
SUNSHINE (2007, two stars)
SUPERBAD (2007, four stars)
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (2007, three and a half stars)
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM (2007, two and a half stars)
THE COMEBACKS (2007, three stars)
THE DARJEELING LIMITED (2007, four stars)
THE HILLS HAVE EYES 2 (2007, one and one half stars)
THE HOAX (2007, two and a half stars)
THE KINGDOM (2007, three and a half stars)
THE KITE RUNNER (2007, three and a half stars)
THE LAST MIMSY (2007, one half star)
THE MIST (2007, three stars)
THE NUMBER 23 (2007, two stars)
THE ORPHANAGE (2007, four stars)
THE SIMPSONS MOVIE (2007, three and a half stars)
TRANSFORMERS (2007, two and a half stars)
WALK HARD (2007, four stars)
WE OWN THE NIGHT (2007, two stars)
YOU KILL ME (2007, two stars)
ZODIAC (2007, two stars)