I saw 37 films last year, and I had hopes of raising that number for 2005. Unfortunately, I topped out at 29.

Contributing to the dismal count is the fact that I missed several must-see films this year - don’t ask me why. Also adding to this is the fact that CineManila this year didn’t seem as well-organized as in previous years. Adding to the count, but not quite making up for the fact that I missed several good films, I caught a few films that by certain standards, were safe to skip - again, don’t ask me why.

In any case, here’s my 2005 roster. Like before, I’m only including films I saw for the first time this year.

01. Ocean’s Twelve — Steven Soderbergh
02. Gong Fu (Kung Fu Hustle) — Stephen Chow
03. Blade Trinity — David S. Goyer
04. Meet the Fokkers — Jay Roach
05. Un long dimanche de fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement) — Jean-Pierre Jeunet
06. Sideways — Alexander Payne
07. Garden State — Zach Braff
08. Closer — Mike Nichols
09. Daddy Day Care — Steve Carr
10. Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous — John Pasquin
11. Snow Dogs — Brian Levant
12. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith — George Lucas
13. Identity — James Mangold
14. A Lot Like Love — Nigel Cole
15. Mr. & Mrs. Smith — Doug Liman
16. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — Garth Jennings
17. Batman Begins — Christopher Nolan
18. Fantastic Four — Tim Story
19. Metropolis — Fritz Lang (live score by Rubber Inc)
20. Bewitched — Nora Ephron
21. Manderlay — Lars Von Trier
22. Brothers Grimm — Terry Gilliam
23. Transporter 2 — Louis Leterrier
24. Mar Adentro (The Sea Inside) — Alejandro Amenábar
25. The Legend of Zorro — Martin Campbell
26. Four Brothers — John Singleton
27. My Summer of Love — Pawel Pawlikowski
28. The Exorcism of Emily Rose — Scott Derrickson
29. King Kong — Peter Jackson