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2006 THE EXCEPTIONAL El Laberinto Del Fauno [Pan's Labyrinth] Guillermo Del Toro's masterpiece is a beautiful Alice In Wonderland fantasy running parallel to a harrowing war film. The crowning jewel in a golden year for cinema The Fountain One of the most thought-provoking existential love stories to grace the screen. Unfortunately critics slated it and regular cinemagoers didn't get it so it remains one of the greatest underappreciated masterpieces of the decade Das Leben Der Anderen [The Lives Of Others] Exceptionally delivered, touching analysis of GDR history, rife with paranoia, espionage and betrayal The Departed Another glorious delight from Scorsese; one of the best cop films since L.A. Confidential The Prestige At the heart of this film is a deep, intertwining plot masterfully told by Chris Nolan and a wealth of acting talent THE MOST UNDER-RATED FILM OF 2006 Rocky Balboa I wrote this film off as an unnecessary extravagance but I was proven wrong as this is the paragon sequel THE INUTILE Adrift One of the most depressing films I have ever seen, simply because I nearly walked out - something I have never done. It may not have been the largest stain on 2006's cinematic record (see below) but it was certainly the darkest The Da Vinci Code Abysmal adaptation of an appalling book that enraged me thoroughly Eragon A piss-poor rip-off of nearly every fantasy novel and film ever produced The Wicker Man Contender for the worst remake ever made The Pink Panther Similar to The Wicker Man, this is just a film that never should have been approved THE MOST OVER-RATED FILM OF 2006 Babel Arrogant, self-important, pretentious prattling that only proved popular with arrogant, self-important, pretentious people