Million Dollar Baby

Great performance from Clint Eastwood; decent writing.

Constantine

I'm a sucker for the "angels and demons walk among us in a perpetual fight of good versus evil" format, so C already had a foot in the door. But throw in Keanu in a noir role, a fetching 40-something Scotish woman as Gabriel, entertaining performances from most every major actor and stunning special effects and you've got a real winner.

Sin City

Visually stunning, conceptually pleasing. Still I'm probablly the least most impressed with it among my group of friends.

Revenge of the Sith

Wraps up the Star Wars world nicely. I ran back and watched the 3 original films after Sith ended. Obvious cliches can't take away from the great reveals and set up.

Batman Begins

Good stuff, I like the idea of Batman as terrorist ninja. Altho, the first half of the movie is the real class, the second half is palletable enough to give the movie a fairly enthusiastic endorsment.

Howl's Moving Castle

Probably the best film I've seen all year (or maybe a hair behind RotS) so far ($ Baby doesn't count as it was released in 2004). Less epic than Spirited Away or Princess Mononoke but still has the charm and spark that is uniquely Miyazaki.

Serenity

Much like the Cowboy Bebop and Homicide movies, I really really like movies based on my favorite TV series. Serenity outclasses those other movies and everything I've seen all year. It's my generation's "Wrath of Kahn"

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

I likes it, but I wonder if I hadn't read the book if it'd have made a lick of sense.