Well, the votes have all been tabulated, and we're ready to roll out the collective list of the best and worst 2005 had to offer according to the staff here at MCFTR. Since you've all been treated to the formalities already, we won't waste any more time with them. On to the lists!

MCFTR'S BEST FILMS OF THE YEAR:

1. The 40 Year-Old Virgin
In 2005, Steve Carell set the world ablaze with his starmaking turn in the American adaptation of The Office, and followed that up with a starring role in one of the funniest films in years. An amazing ensemble cast completes the greatness that is Virgin.

2. Sin City
For all those fanboy geeks that complain about defacing the source material in movie adaptations, this one's for you. Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller, and Quentin Tarantino bring to you a panel-by-panel recreation of the cult comic series with tremendous results.

3. Batman Begins
After being shat upon by the likes of Joel Schumacher, the Dark Knight was resurrected in 2005 as the caped crusader he always should have been. Christian Bale fills the trademark cowl, and the movie's actually about Batman, not the big stars they got to play the villains.

4. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
While admittedly not perfect, George Lucas takes a step up from his last two prequel efforts with the finale to the Darth Vader saga. Despite the annoying merchandising blitz, MCFTR still managed to agree that this was pretty good stuff.

5. King Kong
One of the biggest movies of the year, Peter Jackson's follow-up to the Lord of the Rings saga failed to disappoint. Capturing all the excitement that previous versions failed to include, this giant ape captured the hearts of more than just Naomi Watts.

6. Kung Fu Hustle
Stephen Chow's outrageous martial arts spectacle was pretty much universally enjoyed by the staff at MCFTR. Combining humor, action, and special effects, this film shows what can happen when everything just kind of comes together in the right way.

7. Good Night, and Good Luck
Only seen by a couple of our staff members, but a film that ranked high enough on those lists to earn it a spot in the top ten. George Clooney's take on the conflict between Edward R. Murrow and Joseph McCarthy is a beautiful and classic piece of cinema.

8. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Despite having a hard uphill battle to fight in impressing fans of the Gene Wilder-starring original, Tim Burton's take on the Roald Dahl classic managed to gather quite a following by remaining closer to the source material than the previous version.

9. Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Two in a row from Burton, who returned to the realm of stop-motion animation with this classic macabre love story. Far more reserved than his previous stop-motion effort, The Nightmare before Christmas, This film still manages to charm the staff here at MCFTR.

10. Brokeback Mountain
The critical darling of the year was only seen by a couple members of the MCFTR staff, but still earned high marks, despite the stigma of being 'that gay cowboy movie'. A handful of terrific performances and the keen eye of Ang Lee helped put this one over the top.


Other films MCFTR raved about this year:
The Aristocrats, The Bad News Bears, Capote, Kingdom of Heaven, March of the Penguins, Syriana, Unleashed, Waiting..., Walk the Line, The Wedding Crashers.

MCFTR'S WORST FILMS OF THE YEAR:

1. Fantastic Four
2005 produced a couple of amazing comic book adaptations, but it also produced this steaming pile of superhero excrement. Fantastic Four proved to not be so fantasic, cementing all of the negative stereotypes in the world of comic books.

2. Be Cool
A decade ago, Barry Sonnenfeld adapted Elmore Leonard's Get Shorty into a fun little gangster comedy. F. Gary Gray adapted that book's sequel into a not-so-fun mess of a movie. Thurman and Travolta try to recreate their Pulp Fiction magic but fail miserably.

3. The Longest Yard
Nobody knows if we really needed a sequel to the Burt Reynolds original, and nobody's really sure if we needed Burt to show up in the new version either. Adam Sandler has fallen a long way since the two movies he named his production company after.

4. Elektra
As if 2004's Daredevil weren't bad enough, the least interesting character from that film got her own spin-off vehicle to fill with her own brand of suck. The fairer half of Bennifer 2 makes yet another comic book failure.

5. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
There was a lot of hope for this film, as several people on the MCFTR staff had waited a long time for a proper adaptation of Douglas Adams's cult favorite novel and radio show. Unfortunately, while it had a few perks, it proved to be mostly harmless.


Other films MCFTR shat upon this year:
Aeon Flux, Bewitched, The Dukes of Hazzard, The Island, White Noise.

MCFTR'S MOST DISAGREED-UPON FILM OF THE YEAR:

Serenity
There was just no winning on this one. Some people loved it, some people hated it, and some people just didn't see what the big deal was. Some people even wore "Firefly Sucks" on their name tags at Dragon*Con last year.


Other films that MCFTR was split on this year:
George A. Romero's Land of the Dead, Hustle & Flow, War of the Worlds.