The List Of Fives In 2005

Happy New Year!

Here are Magic Negro's Top Fives in 2004:

5 DVD movies that were worth the price of admission had I saw them in the theater in 2004. [AKA My Top Movies Of The Year]

1. Collateral
Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx literally burned up the screen with their sizzling performances. Director Michael Mann is a great filmmaker.

2. Ray
I saw this at my local barbershop (on bootleg DVD) while I was getting my haircut. Jamie Foxx -- without question -- did a phenomenal job portraying the late soul crooner in this film. The direction in the movie is a little pedestrian, but it's a fine film overall. And the Best Actor Oscar goes to . . .

3. Baadasssss!
Mario Van Peebles's homage of his dad's (Melvin Van Peebles) film Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song is a cinematic history lesson.

4. Barbershop/Barbershop II: Back In Business (Box Collector's Set)
I was lucky enough to avoid the unfunny airplane comedy "Soul Plane" when it crashed and burned in theaters. But I had to see how bad this movie was on DVD. And damn, it's a horrible movie. If you want to watch a good urban comedy, I suggest picking up the "Barbershop" box set.

5. Passion of the Christ
After watching this movie on DVD, I was impressed by Mel Gibson's superb direction and actor James Caviezel's Oscar-worthy performance as Jesus Christ. I can see why this film impacted so many people -- not just Christians and religious nuts alike, but regular folk, as well. This is truly an inspirational film to watch on DVD. Props to Mel and James.

**Bonus:

Kill Bill, Vol. 2
Payback is a bitch and the Bride certainly gave her foes their comeuppendance in this sequel to "Kill Bill." I didn't enjoy "Vol. 2" as much as I did with the original, but it's a great movie nonetheless. The flick's original score and movie soundtrack are awesome. Thumbs up.

5 DVD movies that were a waste of my time watching in 2004
[AKA My Top Movie Stinkers Of The Year]

1. I, Robot
2. Man on Fire
3. White Chicks
4. Catwoman *-- It doesn't hit retail until Jan. 18, but this movie is not worth watching in the theater or on DVD
5. Soul Plane

5 movies I should have seen in the theaters so I could be like the cool kids in 2004 [AKA The Overhyped Movies Of The Year]

1. Spider-Man 2
2. Fahrenheit 9/11
3. The Incredibles
4. Hero (Starring Jet Li)
5. Hotel Rwanda

5 actors to watch in 2004

1. Jamie Foxx and Tom Cruise
2. Jessica Alba
3. Ice Cube
4. Christian Bale
5. Naomi Watts

5 reasons I didn't watch regular television in 2004 (and stayed with cable TV)

1. I'm still waiting -- very, very, very impatiently -- for the fourth season of The Shield to air in March
2. Dave Chappelle, bitches!
3. Staying up after midnight to watch raunchy booty videos on BET's Un:Cut
4. I don't have HBO, but The Wire is the best drama on cable television, hardCore swears by it
5. Jamie Foxx portraying Stanley Tookie in FX's original movie Redemption

5 people on my goddamned nerves in 2004

1. Michael Jackson
2. President George Bush
3. Paris Hilton
4. Lindsay Rohan
5. Lil' Jon and his crunk music

Holla!