The 2008 Rank 'Em As You See 'Em Thread

[The Bus]

Previous Years: 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002

Here you go... Rate your favorite movies from this year by whatever method or system you desire. If you keep up your rankings through the year, I'll catalog your picks and tally up the top movies January 2009.

Please don't put a "placeholder" post if you don't actually plan on keeping up your list. Your placeholder posts will disappear / be deleted. Don't believe me? Ask fellow member Joseph Molotov: "Damn you guys for deleting me off the front page last year for not updating my list enough!"

Enjoy!

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My Picks: 2008 Theatrical Releases Only

1. Ballast
   
2. Che (2008 NYFF)
   
3. Forgetting Sarah Marshall *
   
4. Låt Den Rätte Komma In (Let the Right One In) *
   
5. WALL·E **
   
6. Slumdog Millionaire
   
7. Vicky Cristina Barcelona
   
8. Synecdoche, New York
   
9. RocknRolla
   
10. The Dark Knight **
    
11. Rachel Getting Married
    
12. Redbelt
    
13. The Wrestler
    
14. Mongol
    
15. Cloverfield
    
16. Iron Man
    
17. Pineapple Express
    
18. Burn After Reading
    
19. Choke
    
20. Zack and Miri Make a Porno
    
21. Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist
    
22. Sex and the City
    
    
23. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
    
24. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
    
25. Kung Fu Panda *
    
26. Fool's Gold
    
27. The Bank Job
    
28. Tropic Thunder
    
29. Funny Games
    
30. Wanted
    
31. Marley & Me
    
32. Quantum of Solace
    
33. Traitor
    
34. Appaloosa
    
35. Bolt *
    
36. Twilight
    
37. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
    
38. Be Kind, Rewind
    
39. The Happening
    
40. Hancock
    
41. Penelope
    
42. Good Dick
    
43. The Incredible Hulk
    
    
44. Vantage Point
    
45. The Spiderwick Chronicles
    
46. Blindness
    
47. The Strangers
    
48. W.
    
49. Horton Hears a Who
    
50. Speed Racer
    
    
51. Jumper
    
52. George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead
    
    
53. One Missed Call
    

Recommendations (even mild ones) bolded. * Repeat viewing. * Special viewing: IMAX / 3D

Biggest Disappointment: Blindness
Biggest Surprise: Vicky Cristina Barcelona



(For 2007's limited releases seen in 2008, refer to the 2007 thread)

[wilky61]

Including late-2007 releases that I saw for the first time in 2008, numerical ratings out of 10:

10 -- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

9 -- 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days
9 -- In Bruges

8 -- Forgetting Sarah Marshall
8 -- There Will Be Blood
8 -- The Kite Runner
8 -- The Dark Knight

7 -- The Forbidden Kingdom
7 -- The Orphanage
7 -- Get Smart
7 -- Walk Hard
7 -- Pineapple Express
7 -- The Bucket List

6 -- Eagle Eye
6 -- P.S. I Love You

5 -- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
5 -- Burn After Reading

4 -- Juno
4 -- Quantum of Solace
4 -- Charlie Wilson's War
4 -- Be Kind Rewind

3 -- WALL-E
3 -- 21
3 -- Across the Universe

2 -- Iron Man

[Arpeggi]

Hello.

2008 Theatrical Releases


The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Synecdoche, New York
Ashes of Time Redux
Slumdog Millionaire
The Class


The Fall
Revolutionary Road
Che
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
The Wrestler
Snow Angels
In Bruges




Waltz with Bashir
Wall-E
RockNRolla
Frost/Nixon
Tropic Thunder
The Dark Knight
Gran Torino
Burn After Reading



Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Milk
Role Models
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
In Search of a Midnight Kiss
Pineapple Express
City of Men



My Blueberry Nights
Valkyrie
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Paranoid Park
Funny Games
The Bank Job




Wanted
Be Kind Rewind
Transsiberian




Step Brothers
Redbelt
Body of Lies



Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Street Kings


Hancock
You Don't Mess With The Zohan

[Jeffy Pop]

(Loved It)
The Fall
The Dark Knight
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Slumdog Millionaire
Let The Right One In
Ashes of Time Redux
Synecdoche, New York

(Really Liked It)
Iron Man
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
The Incredible Hulk
WALL·E/Presto
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Pineapple Express
Tropic Thunder
Hamlet 2
Vexille
Burn After Reading
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Religulous
Role Models
Changeling
Rachel Getting Married
Milk
Doubt
The Wrestler
The Spot (short)
Frost/Nixon
Man on Wire
Chocolate
Frozen River
The Class
Timecrimes
Doomsday

(Liked It)
Cloverfield
Rambo
In Bruges
Be Kind Rewind
My Blueberry Nights
Redbelt
The Bank Job
Baby Mama
Stuck
Wanted
Dance of the Dead
The Orphanage
Recount
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Quantum of Solace
RocknRolla
Sukiyaki Western Django
Step Brothers
Revolutionary Road
Sex Drive
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Midnight Meat Train

(Didn't Like It)
Diary of the Dead
Semi-Pro
The Ruins
Street Kings
The Strangers
The Mother of Tears
27 Dresses
Batman: Gotham Knight
Quarantine
Otis
Mamma Mia!

(Hated It)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Saw V

[William Fuld]

2008 U.S. Theatrical Releases (Ranked)
. Flight of the Red Balloon
. The Fall
. Paranoid Park
. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
. Redbelt
. Iron Man
. Young@Heart
. Burn After Reading
. Tropic Thunder
. Speed Racer
. Be Kind Rewind
. My Blueberry Nights
. WALL-E
. The Dark Knight
. Full Battle Rattle
. Step Brothers
. Shotgun Stories
. Secrecy
. At the Death House Door
. Sex and the City: The Movie
. The Happening
. Bigger Stronger Faster*: *The Side Effects of Being American
. Cloverfield
. Fool's Gold
. Then She Found Me
. Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
. The House Bunny
. Hancock
. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
. The Strangers
. 27 Dresses
. Pineapple Express
. Towelhead
. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
. The Love Guru
. An American Carol



Others (Unranked)
Prosperity for 2008
There Will Be Blood

[hardercore]

Previous Years: 2007

Loved doing this last year and will look to top my overall number of new films seen this year. Ranking and rating films seen for the first time between Jan 1st, 2008 and Jan 31st, 2009 or thereabouts (2008 Theatrical releases) and in calendar year '08 for all other films.

2008 Theatrical Releases/ Top 10 List

(Loved It)
#1. The Dark Knight Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, dir. Christopher Nolan
#2. Revolutionary Road Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Michael Shannon, dir. Sam Mendes
#3. WALL•E voiced by Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, dir. Andrew Stanton

(Really Liked It)
#4. In Bruges Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, dir. Martin McDonagh
#5. Man on Wire Philippe Petit, dir. James Marsh
#6. The Wrestler Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, dir. Darren Aronofsky
#7. Slumdog Millionaire Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Anil Kapoor, dir. Danny Boyle
#8. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson, dir. David Fincher
#9. Milk Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, James Franco, dir. Gus Van Sant
#10. Waltz With Bashir voiced by Ari Folman, Ron Ben-Yishai, Ronny Dayag, dir. Ari Folman
Frost/Nixon Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, dir. Ron Howard
Shine A Light The Rolling Stones, dir. Martin Scorsese
Burn After Reading George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt, dir. Joel & Ethan Coen

(Liked It)
Vicky Cristina Barcelona Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, Javier Bardem, dir. Woody Allen
Let The Right One In Kare Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, dir. Tomas Alfredson
Gran Torino Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang, Ahney Her, dir. Clint Eastwood
The Visitor Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Hiam Abbass, dir. Thomas McCarthy
Iron Man Robert Downey, Jr., Jeff Bridges, Gwenyth Paltrow, dir. Jon Favreau
Body of Lies Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, dir. Ridley Scott
Gomorra Salvatore Abruzzese, Simone Sacchetino, Gianfelice Imparato, dir. Matteo Garrone
Quantum of Solace Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Almaric, dir. Marc Forster
Forgetting Sarah Marshall Jason Segel, Kristin Bell, Mila Kunis, dir. Nicholas Stoller
The Bank Job Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore, dir. Roger Donaldson
Tropic Thunder Ben Stiller, Robert Downey, Jr., Jack Black, dir. Ben Stiller
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian William Moseley, Ben Barnes, Anna Popplewell, dir. Andrew Adamson
Cloverfield Michael Stahl-David, T.J. Miller, Jessica Lucas, dir. Matt Reeves
Paranoid Park Gabe Nevins, Daniel Liu, Lauren McKinney, dir. Gus Van Sant
Horton Hears A Who! voiced by Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, dir. Jimmy Hayward & Steve Martino
Pineapple Express Seth Rogen, James Franco, Gary Cole, dir. David Gordon Green
Ghost Town Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear, Téa Leoni, dir. David Koepp
Changeling Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Jeffrey Donovan, dir. Clint Eastwood
Synecdoche, New York Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, dir. Charlie Kaufman

(Didn't Like It)
The Incredible Hulk Edward Norton, Tim Roth, Liv Tyler, dir. Louis Leterrier
Smart People Dennis Quaid, Ellen Page, Thomas Haden Church, dir. Noam Murro
Hellboy II: The Golden Army Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Luke Goss, dir. Guillermo del Toro
Sex & The City Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, dir. Michael Patrick King
Doubt Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, dir. John Patrick Shanley

(Hated It)
21 Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, dir. Robert Luketic
Wendy and Lucy Michelle Williams, Wally Dalton, dir. Kelly Reichardt

DVDs and Pre-2008 Releases Seen For The First Time

(Loved It)
There Will Be Blood Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Dillon Freasier, dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Max Von Sydow, dir. Julian Schnabel, 2007
Before Sunset Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, dir. Richard Linklater, 2004
2001: A Space Odyssey Keir Dullea, Douglas Rain, William Sylvester, dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1968
A Clockwork Orange Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1971
City Of God Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino da Hora, Phellipe Haagensen, dir. Fernando Meirelles, 2002

(Really Liked It)
Magnolia Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999
Punch-Drunk Love Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2002
Good Night, And Good Luck David Straithairn, George Clooney, Robert Downey, Jr., dir. George Clooney, 2005
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, dir. Tim Burton, 2007
Michael Clayton George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson, dir. Tony Gilroy, 2007
Superbad Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, dir. Greg Mottola, 2007
Minority Report Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Max Von Sydow, dir. Steven Spielberg, 2002
Love Actually Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson, dir. Richard Curtis, 2003
Capote Philip Seymour Hoffman, Clifton Collins, Jr., Catherine Keener, dir. Bennett Miller, 2005
The Conversation Gene Hackman, Harrison Ford, John Cazale, dir. Francis Ford Coppola, 1974
Road To Perdition Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, dir. Sam Mendes, 2002
Blood Simple John Getz, Frances McDormand, M. Emmet Walsh, dir. Joel Coen, 1984
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Brad Dourif, dir. Milos Forman, 1975
Dr. Strangelove, Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1964
Far From Heaven Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert, dir. Todd Haynes, 2002

(Liked It)
Enchanted Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, dir. Kevin Lima, 2007
Finding Neverland Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, dir. Marc Forster, 2004
The Pursuit Of Happyness Will Smith, Jaden Smith, dir. Gabriele Muccino, 2006
The Constant Gardener Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston, dir. Fernando Meirelles, 2005
Juno Ellen Page, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, dir. Jason Reitman, 2007
Persepolis voiced by Chiara Mastroianni, Gabrielle Lopes, Danielle Darrieux, dir. Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi, 2007
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, dir. Andrew Dominik, 2007
Adaptation. Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, dir. Spike Jonze, 2002
Hotel Chevalier Jason Schwartzman, Natalie Portman, dir. Wes Anderson, 2007
Boogie Nights Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore, dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 1997
Away From Her Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent, dir. Sarah Polley, 2007
The Talented Mr. Ripley Matt Damon, Gwenyth Paltrow, Jude Law, dir. Anthony Minghella, 1999
A Very Long Engagement Audrey Tatou, Gaspard Ulliel, Ticky Halgado, dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2004
Waitress Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Jeremy Sisto, dir. Adrienne Shelly, 2007
The Savages Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Phillip Bosco, dir. Tamara Jenkins, 2007
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Robert Downey, Jr., Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan, dir. Shane Black, 2005
Annie Hall Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, dir. Woody Allen, 1977
Reign Over Me Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Liv Tyler, dir. Mike Binder, 2007
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe Tilda Swinton, Liam Neeson, William Moseley, dir. Andrew Adamson, 2005
Layer Cake Daniel Craig, Colm Meaney, Kenneth Cranham, dir. Matthew Vaughn, 2004
The English Patient Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Juliette Binoche, dir. Anthony Minghella, 1996
Elizabeth Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Joseph Fiennes, dir. Shekhar Kapur, 1998
Before Sunrise Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, dir. Richard Linklater, 1995
Lost In Translation Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, dir. Sofia Coppola, 2003
The Shining Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1980
The French Connection Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, dir. William Friedkin, 1971
Stranger Than Fiction Will Ferrell, Dustin Hoffman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, dir. Marc Forster, 2006
Full Metal Jacket Matthew Modine, Lee Ermey, Vincent D'Onofrio, dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1987

(Didn't Like It)
Charlie Wilson's War Tom Hanks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julia Roberts, dir. Mike Nichols, 2007
Volver Penelope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Duenas, dir. Pedro Almodovar, 2006
Hard Candy Patrick Wilson, Ellen Page, dir. David Slade, 2006
Everything Is Illuminated Elijah Wood, Eugene Hutz, dir. Liev Schreiber, 2005
Hairspray Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, dir. Adam Shankman, 2007
The Darjeeling Limited Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, dir. Wes Anderson, 2007
The Golden Compass Dakota Blue Richards, Daniel Craig, Nicole Kidman, dir. Chris Weitz, 2007
Chocolat Juliette Binoche, Alfred Molina, Johnny Depp, dir. Lasse Hallstrom, 2000
Breaking And Entering Jude Law, Juliette Binoche, Robin Wright Penn, dir. Anthony Minghella, 2006
Venus Peter O'Toole, Jodie Whittaker, Leslie Philips, dir. Roger Michell, 2006
Fast Food Nation Greg Kinnear, Ashley Johnson, Wilder Valderrama, dir. Richard Linklater, 2006
Breach Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, Laura Linney, dir. Billy Ray, 2007
Blade Runner Harrison Ford, Sean Young, Rutger Hauer, dir. Ridley Scott, 1982
The Last of the Mohicans Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, dir. Michael Mann, 1992
SherryBaby Maggie Gyllenhaal, Sam Bottoms, dir. Laurie Collyer, 2006

(Hated It)
The Last Kiss Zach Braff, Rachel Bilson, Jacinda Barrett, dir. Tony Goldwyn, 2006
Tsotsi Presley Chweneyagae, Terry Pheto, dir. Gavin Hood, 2005
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days Anamaria Marinca, Vlad Ivanov, Laura Vasiliu, dir. Cristian Mungiu, 2007

[Joe Molotov]

January
(1/18) Cloverfield *** 1/2
(1/26) Rambo ***

March
(3/14) Doomsday **

May
(5/03) Iron Man ****
(5/10) Speed Racer ****
(5/17) The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ***
(5/24) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ****

[starseed]

2008 Theatrical Releases Only





Cloverfield (01-19-2008)
Definitely, Maybe (03-01-2008)



Diary of the Dead (03-11-2008)

[project86]

Theatrical


There Will Be Blood (1/30) Incredible.


Iron Man Highly entertaining, the return of good super hero movies is here!
The Dark Knight Incredible, amazing, work of art, etc. etc. You've read it all. It is definitely a great film, but my only problem with it was Bale. His Batvoice was so embarrassing every time he talked, it even exaggerated his lisp (that's already bothered me). Joker, perfect. Dent, great, but I wish he became twoface a little bit earlier in the film. Good job Nolan.
Wanted This may not be this high on my list the more I watch it, but I didn't have a single complaint about this as I watched it. Just a flat out over-the-top action flick.


Rambo I didn't think Stallone could pull this off, but he did. I laughed a lot at things I shouldn't have been laughing at though.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall Hilarious movie, 2nd best Apatow movie so far (superbad being 1st place)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army The visuals in this movie are incredible. Del Toro may be my favorite director soon if he continues his roll of films.


What Happens In Vegas For some reason I am a sucker for Ashton Kutcher movies. Pretty embarrassing, but I laughed alot at this movie. His best friend/lawyer, he pretty much made the movie for me.



Cloverfield (1/18) It was a fun rollercoaster, but as I thought of it I didn't like it. Go watch The Mist and enjoy a better film.


Drillbit Taylor Pretty much just a weaker PG-13 version of Superbad, except with Owen Wilson. I hope Mr. Apatow doesn't start recycling his scripts.





Fools Gold (2/08) Absolute garbage. I was tricked into seeing it by my siblings. Damn you!


Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull After the initial excitement of seeing ol' Indy on screen for about 5 minutes... I realized that he should've stayed off screen. He didn't have the same energy or wit as he used to. I couldn't find a single piece of this movie that I liked, and I wanted to so bad. Good job Spielberg/Lucas on ruining another great franchise.
You Don't Mess With The Zohan The first movie I've ever walked out on! Congratulations! I wasted an hour+ watching this garbage. Sandler is losing it.



1st Viewing on DVD

Aliens [1986] (1/02) First time I've seen this. Great action flick. I'm disappointed that I put this off for so long.
Dances With Wolves [1990] (1/17) Incredible movie. I haven't had a film bring so many smiles to my face than sitting through this one. Beautiful.
The King of Comedy [1983] So I finally bought this and Last Temptation to continue trying to finish my Scorsese collection, and this was great. I wonder why this movie isn't among his most highly acclaimed?
Death At A Funeral [2007] (2/11) Genius British comedy. Love it.


Kingdom of Heaven DC [2005] (1/14) As everyone has said already, this was a leap over the theatrical edition.
The Sting [1973] (1/17) Newman and Redford put on a great show. A classic.
The King of Kong [2007] (1/19) I've been reading that they manipulated the footage to make the villian (whos supposedly a decent guy) out to be a complete douche (which he definately seems like one). But even so, they did a great job.
Monty Python's Life of Brian [1979] (1/31) Another classic from the python crew.
Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross home movie [2005] (2/21)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford [2007] Beautiful movie, I'm glad it finally showed the true way Jesse James was, not an anti-hero but a demented fool.
Lars and the Real Girl [2007] Great movie, another movie thats advertised as a comedy but is more of a lighthearted drama. Superb acting from Ryan Gosling, should've been nominated.
Hellboy: Directors Cut [2004] I don't understand the mediocre reviews that this movie received. This was the first time I got to catch the Director's Cut, and it cleaned up a lot of the character development and back story on the villains. Can't wait till the sequel!


The Hunting Party [2007] (1/14) I was definately suprised by this one. I took home the movie with the "blockbuster exclusive" banner on the front, and usually thats a sure sign of "peice of crap". Great movie, very cool style.
Donnie Brasco [1997] (1/15) Pacino in one of his best. Depp.... overrated but OK. The movie is good, but I think if it had a different director it could've been alot better.
Boogie Nights [1997] (1/03) Probably my favorite of PT Andersons (haven't seen there will be blood yet). One of the only movies that actually made me feel uneasy during a scene (the firecracker scene).
Waitress [2007]
The Constant Gardener


High Fidelity [2000] (1/07) Overrated to an extent, but quite enjoyable.
Made [2001] (1/09) Waaaay better than Swingers, all I ever read is how terrible it is compared to it. This felt like an actual movie compared to it.
A League of Their Own [1992] (1/10) Chick flick, whatever. Jon Lovitz and Tom Hanks are hilarious.
Storytelling [2001] (1/20) I would've given this a better rating if it left out the fiction story. The story about the family was good but that first half took away from the movie.
Mureal's Wedding [1994] (1/21)
The Kingdom [2007] (1/21) Very awesome action sequences, but story is a bit weak.
The Last Temptaion of Christ [1988] As a film, it was interesting. Interesting concept, but honestly they should've studied the jewish culture a bit more before they made a film about it.
Michael Clayton [2007] I really don't understand why there was such praise for this movie.
The Bucket List [2008]Sure, cliche, but man I can't pass up a feel good movie. Nicholson is awesome as always.

Right At Your Door [2007] (1/15) The acting and atmosphere was superb. The ending, weak.
We Own The Night [2007]
Sicko [2007] (2/08) Entertainment wise? Very. My only complaint is that he never shows both sides of the story, yes universal health care could be good if it was done right, but its not going to be by th US. Maybe if they get rid of the IRS and replace the load of money they're taking from us and using that for healthcare would be better... who knows!
Delirious [2007] (2/21) Pretty good little movie... average, but I still enjoyed it. Worth a rent!
The Brave One [2007]Your typical revenge movie, nothing special here.
Atonement [2007] I can appreciate a good romance movie, but this was an average plot with an odd editing style. Then again, I despise Keira Knightly, so I might be "biased"
Jumper [2008] A perfect example of mediocrity if I've ever seen one. Hayden Christenson really needs to stop the acting business. He claimed he was going to be an architect after episode III but lied and is still pushing this crap on us.
The Grand [2008]Pretty decent movie overall, the cast really makes it what it is. David Cross ftw!
The Brood I really wish this didn't have such an obscure ending. Cronenberg did a great job as a build up but maaan was that cheesy.


Palindromes [2004] (1/21) Todd Solondz needs to get away from pedophilia. I know he tries to get as dark as possible, but gosh.
The Nines [2007] (1/18) Tries really hard to be a mind f*** movie, but fails with a stupid outcome.
Romance & Cigarettes [2005] Interesting, but not interesting enough. It had me for the first half hour but it didn't go anywhere new after that, just kept on with the same story without bringing anything interesting in.


Cruising [1980] (1/17) I read great reviews, and horrible reviews. I agree with the horrible reviews. Lots of talent behind it but this falls flat.
Diary of the Dead [2007]Could've been good, had a great concept, but everything failed miserably. A clown zombie? It tried so hard, but just barely pushed itself by. If Romero didn't direct, this could've been a classic, but him being the egotistical prick that he is just crapped out another zombie movie.



Across The UniverseWhat the hell was this? The songs didn't have anything to do with anything that was going on. Not to mention how bad the vocals are. Horrible waste of my time.
Awake [2008] I tried to avoid this one, but after I kept hearing about how great this was from my customers at work i tried it out. Should have gone with my instinct.
Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay I didn't like the original, so I'm probably a bit biased. The only funny part (again) was good ol' Doogie.



Margot At The Wedding [2007] (2/11) Well, I hated "The Squid and the Whale", but my friend said he liked it better than it. Once again, another mindless "the world sucks, and lets have some masturbation scenes" movie. Jack Black made me.. kind of laugh, but I really don't understand why this was reviewed and advertised as a comedy.


Funny Games [2008].5 stars goto Naomi Watts being my lady. Awful movie.


The Comebacks[2007] I'm glad this movie flopped, now for the Epic/date/meet the spartans people to flop.
Last House on the Left [1972] (2/02)The original torture rape movie, horray. Did Randy Newman score this?
AVP: Requiem [2007] Possibly the worst movie I've seen of 2007. Absolutely terrible. There was not a single aspect of it to be liked. There could've been some decent gore, but it was so overly CGI that it just added a few sprinkles of poo on top of the turd. I had no idea they could've made it worse than the original.

[chente]

I viewed 183 new (to me) movies in 2007.

2006
2005

Rating movies I've never seen before on a **** scale:

****

Odd Man Out (1947) - Seen 01/05/07
Brick (2005) - Seen 01/15/08
Asphalt (1929) - Seen 01/25/08
Night and the City (1950) - Seen 02/03/08
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) - Seen 09/06/08
The Innocents (1961) - Seen 10/28/08
Picnic on Hanging Rock (1975) - Seen 12/18/08

***1/2

Park Row (1952) - Seen 01/27/08
There Will be Blood (2007) - Seen 01/23/08
Together (2000) - Seen 02/19/08
Call of Cthulhu (2005) - Seen 03/12/08
Wooden Crosses (1931) - 03/14/08
Baby Face (1933) - Seen 03/16/08
Don't Come Knocking (2005) - Seen 06/29/08
Black Sabbath (1963) - Seen 07/05/08
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) - Seen 09/14/08
Eastern Promises (2007) 10/11/08
Ratcatcher (1999) - Seen 10/29/08

***

Saint Ralph (2004) - Seen 01/04/08
Black Snake Moan (2006) - Seen 01/06/08
Lucky Number Slevin (2006) - Seen 01/19/08
Val Lewton: Man in Shadows (2007) - 01/19/08
La Terra Trema (1948) - Seen 01/25/08
Suspect (1944) - Seen 02/01/08
The 3rd Voice (1960) - Seen 02/02/08
The Face Behind the Mask (1941) - Seen 02/02/08
Road House (1948) - Seen 02/03/08
The Dreamlife of Angels (1998) - Seen 02/29/08
Les Girls (1957) - Seen 03/05/08
El Viaje de La Nonna (2007) - Seen 03/07/08
Saneamento Basico Filme (2007) - Seen 03/07/08
Border Radio (1987) - Seen 03/18/08
Death and the Maiden (1994) - Seen 03/26/08
I See a Dark Stranger (1946) - Seen 04/13/08
Black Sunday (1960) - Seen 04/16/08
Juno - Seen (2007) 04/20/08
Blood of a Poet (1930) - Seen 04/28/08
Lilja 4-Ever (2002) - Seen 04/31/08
Iron Man (2007) - Seen 05/02/08
The Last King of Scotland (2006) - Seen 05/22/08
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) - Seen 05/24/08
A Hole in My Heart (2004) - Seen 06/18/08
He Walked By Night (1948) - Seen 06/29/08
The Good Shepherd (2006) - Seen 07/09/08
Encounters at the End of the World (2007) - Seen 07/10/08
The Dark Knight (2008) - Seen 07/25/08
Jailhouse Rock (1957) - Seen 08/25/08
The Queen (2006) - Seen 08/26/08
Las Abandonadas (1945) - Seen 8/29/08
Dangerous Crossing (1953) - Seen 09/11/08
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) - Seen 10/11/08
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) - Seen 10/11/08
Samurai III: Duel on Ganryu Island (1956) - Seen 10/11/08
The Ladykillers (1955) - Seen 10/17/08
Anna Karenina (1935) - Seen 11/01/08
Soylent Green (1973) - Seen 11/04/08
In the Cut (2003) - Seen 11/30/08
Quantum of Solace (2008) - Seen 12/12/08

**1/2

Five Element Ninjas (1982) - Seen 01/06/08
Scandal (1950) - Seen 01/13/08
Conflict (1945) - Seen 02/01/08
Billy Wilder Speaks (2006) - Seen 01/31/08
Incident at Loch Ness (2004) - Seen 03/28/08
From Soup to Nuts (1928) - Seen 04/05/08
Coach Carter (2005) - Seen 04/19/08
The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) - Seen 04/19/08
La Vida Que Te Espera (2004) - Seen 05/04/08
Toni (1935) - Seen 5/08
Waltz of the Toreadors (1962) - Seen 05/08
14 Hours (1951) - Seen 05/27/08
Get Smart (2008) - Seen 06/21/08
Thieve's Highway (1949) - Seen 07/17/08
Mama Mia! (2008) - Seen 07/20/08
The Wild Blue Yonder (2007) - Seen 07/21/08
The Prisoner of Zenda (1952) - Seen 09/12/08
Force of Evil (1949) - Seen 09/08/08
Rome, Open City (1945) - 10/10/08
I Married a Witch (1942) - Seen 11/08
Talledega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) - Seen 11/08
Crime and Punishment (1935) - Seen 11/26/08
Casa de Los Babys (2003) - Seen 11/27/08

**

Fay Grimm (2006) - Seen 02/27/08
Hot Fuzz (2007) - Seen 02/29/08
Bells are Ringing - Seen
Night Nurse (1931) - Seen 03/16/08
Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull (2008) - Seen 05/25/08
The Water Margin - Seen - 06/12/08
Hancock (2008) - Seen 07/04/08
Shoot 'em up (2007) - Seen 12/12/08

*1/2

The Host (2006) - Seen 03/30/08
A Chump at Oxford (1940) - Seen 04/04/08
Fantastic Four 2 Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) - Seen 06/04/08
Mother of Tears (2007) - Seen 07/01/08
Wanted (2008) - Seen 07/12/08

*

Total = 85

Need to Rank

[hdtv00]

5 Star Scale - 2008 releases only

Rambo- ***
Jumpers- ***
The Eyes- **
Run, Fat Boy, Run- **
Teeth- **
Vantage Point - ***
27 Dresses- ***
10,000 B.C.- **
Iron Man-****
21- **
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull- ***
Street Kings- **
What Happens In Vegas- **
The Incredible Hulk- ***
The Happening- **
Sex And The City- **1/2
Be Kind Rewind- *
In Bruges- ***
Stop-Loss- **1/2
Forgetting Sarah Marshall- ***
Wanted- ***
Batman: Dark Knight - ****
Lost Boys 2- **
Mirrors- **
Righteous Kill- ***
Max Payne- *
Zach And Miri Make A Porno- ***
Eagle Eye- ***

[invisiblegt]

Movies Seen (2008)

Theater:

1/03/08: Walk Hard
National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets

1/11/08: Atonement
Juno

1/14/08: One Missed Call
The Bucket List

1/17/08: Alvin and the Chipmunks
P.S. I Love You

1/19/08: Cloverfield

1/20/08: 27 Dresses

1/21/08: Mad Money

1/24/08: Rambo

2/1/08: There Will Be Blood

2/5/08: The Eye

2/16/08: Fool's Gold

2/20/08: Jumper
Definitely, Maybe

3/3/08: Be Kind Rewind
Semi-Pro

3/7/08: 10,000 B.C.

3/14/08: Doomsday

3/19/08: The Bank Job
Horton Hears A Who

3/24/08: Never Back Down
Shutter

3/25/08: Drillbit Taylor

3/26/08: Vantage Point
Spiderwick Chronicles

3/31/08: Superhero Movie

4/2/08: College Road Trip
21

4/7/08: Leatherheads

4/16/08: Street Kings
Smart People

4/21/08: Stop-Loss
Forgetting Sarah Marshall

4/28/08: Baby Mama
Harold and Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo Bay

5/03/08: Iron Man

5/10/08: Redbelt
What Happens In Vegas

5/14/08: Speed Racer

5/17/08: Prince Caspian

5/28/08: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

6/01/08: Sex and the City

6/13/08: The Incredible Hulk
The Happening

6/18/08: Kung Fu Panda
You Don't Mess With The Zohan

6/21/08: Get Smart

6/25/08: The Love Guru
Son of Rambow

6/27/08: Wanted

7/04/08: Wall-E
Hancock

7/16/08: Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Journey to the Center of the Earth

7/18/08: The Dark Knight

7/23/08: Mamma Mia!

7/24/08: Step Brothers

8/01/08: X-Files: I Want To Believe

8/11/08: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Pineapple Express
Step Brothers

8/18/08: Tropic Thunder

8/22/08: The Rocker
Death Race

8/25/08: House Bunny
Mirrors

8/27/08: Traitor
Hamlet 2

9/4/08: Vicky Christina Barcelona
Babylon A.D.

9/22/08: Lakeview Terrace
Burn After Reading

10/01/08: Eagle Eye
Ghost Town

Premium Channels/DVD:

The Devil Wears Prada
Die Hard
Kindergarten Cop
Hero
Die Hard: Live Free or Die Hard
Red Dawn
Dumb and Dumber
Superbad
Bachelor Party
Gone Baby Gone
Accepted
Die Hard 2
Enchanted
Walk Hard: American Cox
Teen Wolf
Cloverfield
The Orphanage
Smiley Face
Mother, Jugs, and Speed
Resident Evil: Extinction
Cloverfield
Shaun of the Dead
The 40-Year Old Virgin
Over Her Dead Body
Die Hard: Live Free or Die Hard
Next
Batman Begins
Stargate: Continuum
The Kite Runner

[sundog]

initial theatrical viewings

1. Sansho the Bailiff 1954 | Mizoguchi Retrospective | 2/15
2. Still Life 2006 | 2/29
3. Kanzo Sensei (Dr. Akagi) 1998 | Shohei Imamura Retrospective | 2/23
4. Ballast 2007 | 10/20 | Chicago International Film Festival
5. The Whole Shootin' Match 1978 | 2006 Restoration | 1/3
6. Lola Montes 1955 | 2008 Restored print | 11/7
7. Raging Bull 1980 | United Artists 90th Anniversary | 4/4
8. Xiao Wu (Pickpocket) 1997 | Jia Zhang Ke Retrospective | 1/25
9. Inquietude 1998 | The Films of Manoel de Oliveira | 7/29
10. Tokyo Sonata 10/21 | Chicago International Film Festival
11. The Pornographers 1966 | Shohei Imamura Retrospective | 2/23
12. The Chaser 10/18 | Chicago International Film Festival
13. Katyń 2007 | 10/19 | Chicago International Film Festival
14. Cristóvão Colombo, O Enigma 2007 | The Films of Manoel de Oliveira | 7/29
15. Le Doulos 1962 | New Print | 2/16
16. 24 City 10/23 | Chicago International Film Festival
17. Man on Wire 2007 | 8/30
18. Slumdog Millionaire 12/13
19. The Dark Knight 7/19
20. La Chinoise 1967 | New Print | 2/16
21. La Noire De... (Black Girl) 1966 | The Great Transition: World Cinema in the 1960s | 3/5
22. Eyelids 10/27 | Chicago International Film Festival | Shorts 1: Illinoisemakers
23. Butterfly 10/27 | Chicago International Film Festival | Shorts 1: Illinoisemakers
24. Sparrow 10/18 | Chicago International Film Festival
25. The Color of Pomegranates 1969 | Paradjanov the Magician | 8/9
26. Up the Yangtze 2007 | 7/5
27. Milton Glaser: To Inform and Delight 10/27 | Chicago International Film Festival
28. The Falling of the Bright 10/27 | Chicago International Film Festival | Shorts 1: Illinoisemakers
29. Botnik! 10/27 | Chicago International Film Festival | Shorts 1: Illinoisemakers
30. Sugar 10/27 | Chicago International Film Festival | Shorts 1: Illinoisemakers
31. Jim with a 'J' 10/27 | Chicago International Film Festival | Shorts 1: Illinoisemakers
32. Wall•E 8/16
33. Boarding Gate 2007 | European Union Film Festival | 3/8
34. A Christmas Tale 12/26
35. In Bruges 2/9
36. There Will Be Blood 2007 | 2/10
37. Miracle at St. Anna 10/8
38. Audience Award Winner 10/27 | Chicago International Film Festival | Shorts 1: Illinoisemakers
39. Microfisíca 10/27 | Chicago International Film Festival | Shorts 1: Illinoisemakers
40. Julia 10/17 | Chicago International Film Festival
41. Persepolis 2007 | 2/2
42. A Nephilim Grieves 10/27 | Chicago International Film Festival | Shorts 1: Illinoisemakers
43. Pineapple Express 8/16
44. Cloverfield 2/2
45. They Can Sleep 10/27 | Chicago International Film Festival | Shorts 1: Illinoisemakers
46. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 6/14
47. Street Kings 4/18
48. Honeydripper 2007 | 1/26
49. ICE 10/26 | Chicago International Film Festival
50. The Happening 6/19
51. Iron Man 6/19
52. The Incredible Hulk 6/15

initial viewings, non-theatrical

1. Out of the Past 1947 | Colorized 1989 | 6/14
2. Scarlet Street 1945 | 8/24
3. Funny Games 1997 | 3/18
4. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 2007 | 11/15
5. Juno 2007 | 10/28
6. Casino Royale 2006 | 11/10
7. Superbad 2007 | 7/4
8. Miracle 2004 | 11/19

most recent bolded

[JPRaup]

Theater



Cloverfield (1.18.08)
The Dark Knight (7.18.08) (2x)
Enchanted (2007) (2.06.08)
Le Scaphandre et le papillon (The Diving Bell and The Butterfly) (2007) (1.26.08)
Margot at the Wedding (2007) (1.2.08)
Slumdog Millionaire (TIFF) (9.07.08) (2x)
Son of Rambow (7.01.08)
Rachel Getting Married (11.09.08)
There Will Be Blood (2007) (1.16.08)
Vicky Christina Barcelona (8.15.08)
Wall-E (6.27.08)
The Wrestler (TIFF) (9.13.08)


American Teen (8.19.08)
Auf der anderen Seite (Edge of Heaven) (5.04.08)
Burn After Reading (9.17.08)
El Orfanato (The Orphanage) (2007) (1.12.08)
The Fall (7.01.08)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (4.15.08)
In Bruges (2.22.08)
Iron Man (5.01.08)
Man on Wire (8.19.08)
Mister Foe (5.04.08)
Pineapple Express (Q and A w/ Dir. David Gordon Green) (7.28.08)
Religulous (10.05.08)
Role Models (11.07.08)
RocknRolla (TIFF) (9.13.08)
Sex Drive (10.15.08)
Snow Angels (4.19.08)
Synecdoche, NY (11.28.08)
The Visitor (6.07.08)
Zach and Miri Make a Porno (10.22.08)


Appaloosa (11.25.08)
Australia (11.29.08)
Blindness (10.3.08)
Body of Lies (10.9.08)
Goodbye Solo (TIFF) (9.06.08)
Hamlet 2 (8.26.08)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (5.22.08) (2x)
I've Loved You So Long (12.20.08)
Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist (9.25.08)
Tropic Thunder (8.13.08)
W. (10.14.08)
What Doesn't Kill You (TIFF) (9.13.08)
What Just Happened? (10.28.08)
Yes Man (12.16.08)


Before Tomorrow (TIFF) (9.07.08)
Eagle Eye (9.23.08)
Ghost Town (9.21.08)
Quantum of Solace (11.14.08)
Step Brothers (7.25.08)


Funny Games (3.26.08)
The Incredible Hulk (6.13.08)
Miracle at St. Anna (TIFF) (9.13.08)
Pride and Glory (11.25.08)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) (1.1.08)
Tale 52 (TIFF) (9.06.08)


Be Kind Rewind (2.25.08)
Maid of Honor (4.30.08)
Marley and Me (12.27.08)
Semi-Pro (2.26.08)
The Ruins (4.03.08)
Valkyrie (11.04.08)


Nights in Rodanthe (9.16.08)


The Sky Crawlers (TIFF) (9.06.08)







1st time Home Viewing, TV series in italics

Don't Look Back (1967) (1.31.08)
Gimme Shelter (1970) (2.21.08)
Nuit et brouillard (Night and Fog) (1955) (1.22.08)
The Shining (1980) (8.12.08)


A Woman Under The Influence (1974) (7.23.08)
Aliens (1986) (1.8.08)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) (1.25.08)
Bowfinger (1999) (7.01.08)
Brother's Keeper (1990) (3.24.08)
Buffalo '66 (1998) (8.06.08)
Cocaine Cowboys (2006) (8.01.08)
Der Untergang (Downfall) (2004) (1.20.08)
George Washington (2000) (7.31.08)
Good Will Hunting (1997) (1.8.08)
The Graduate (1967) (8.04.08)
Gran Torino (2008) (12.12.08)
Groundhog Day (1993) (12.20.08)
Harlan County U.S.A. (1976) (2.19.08)
Hearts and Minds (1974) (2.28.08)
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (5.17.08)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) (5.21.08)
Let The Right One In (2008) (11.28.08)
Lost: Season 1 (2004) (5.07-.10.08)
Lost: Season 3 (2006-07) (5.00.08)
Persepolis (2007) (1.7.08)
Rebel Without A Cause (1955) (7.01.08)
Revolutionary Road (2008) (12.25.08)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) (7.03.08)
Stand By Me (1986) (12.21.08)
Surfwise (2008) (6.29.08)
Susana (1951) (9.8.08)
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) (7.23.08)


Annie Hall (1977) (7.01.08)
Barton Fink (1991) (8.06.08)
The Believer (2002) (6.27.08)
Best Boy (1979) (1.17.08)
Better Luck Tomorrow (2003) (12.11.08)
Boy A (2008) (9.22.08)
Charlie Wilson's War (2007) (1.2.08)
Choke (2008) (12.25.08)
Cidade Dos Homens (City of Men) (2008) (1.9.08)
The Counterfeiters (2008) (8.05.08)
The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) (12.14.08)
Elegy (2008) (11.21.08)
Encounters at The End of The World (2008) (12.13.08)
The Exorcist (1973) (3.02.08)
The Foot Fist Way (2008) (9.24.08)
Frost/Nixon (2008) (12.09.08)
Ghostbusters (1984) (6.30.08)
Gomorrah (2008) (11.28.08)
High School (1968) (2.14.08)
Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom (1984) (5.21.08)
In The Shadow of the Moon (2007) (7.25.08)
Jerry Maguire (1996) (12.16.08)
Junebug (2005) (1.8.08)
Lolita (1962) (8.05.08)
Lost: Season 2 (2005) (5.10-.13.08)
The King of Comedy (1982) (8.01.08)
Milk (2008) (12.13.08)
The Mist (2007) (3.09.08)
Monster's Ball (2001) (7.03.08)
No End In Sight (2007) (1.4.08)
On The Waterfront (1954) (6.27.08)
Paranoid Park (2008) (3.13.08)
Paths of Glory (1957) (8.04.08)
Pi: Faith in Chaos (1998) (1.7.08)
Salesman (1968) (2.12.08)
Session 9 (2001) (6.15.08)
Shotgun Stories (2008) (12.13.08)
Spider (2002) (1.13.08)
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005) (7.23.08)
Taxi To The Dark Side (2007) (7.25.08)
Titticut Follies (1967) (2.07.08)
Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006) (4.18.08)
Trailer Park Boys: Season 1,2,3,4,5,6, and 7 (2001-07) (1.08-2.08)
Transsiberian (2008) (8.013.08)
Vozvrashcheniye (The Return) (2003) (1.09.08)
Wendy and Lucy (2008) (12.20.08)
You Can Count on Me (2000) (1.3.08)
Zwartboek (Black Book) (2007) (1.9.08)


After Hours (1985) (8.04.08)
All The Boys Love Mandy Lane (2008) (7.10.08)
The Bank Job (2008) (4.08.08)
Battle Royale (2000) (7.27.08)
Bringing Out The Dead (1999) (8.05.08)
Cassandra's Dream (2007) (2.19.08)
Charlie Bartlett (2008) (2.12.08)
Dark City (1998) (12.11.08)
Edward Scissorhands (1990) (7.01.08)
Fido (2006) (3.15.08)
Frantic (1988) (11.04.08)
Happiness (1998) (1.3.08)
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) (8.18.08)
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) (4.24.08)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) (8.17.08)
Justice: A Cross The Universe (2008) (12.19.08)
Kicking and Screaming (1995) (1.11.08)
The Last Winter (2006) (11.20.08)
Like Water For Chocolate (1992) (9.03.08)
Meet Bill (2008) (7.11.08)
The National: A Skin, A Night (2008) (7.04.08)
Ricky Gervais: Out Of England (2008) (11.26.08)
Shine A Light (2008) (8.11.08)
Sleuth (2007) (1.28.08)
Southland Tales (2007) (3.08.08)
Sukiyaki Western Django (2008) (12.19.08)
Taken (2009) (10.11.08)
The Wackness (2008) (7.20.08)
Wanted (2008) (6.30.08)
Young People Fucking (2008) (7.21.08)


24: Redemption (2008) (11.27.08)
About a Son (2007) (1.22.08)
The Band's Visit (2007) (1.22.08)
Cadillac Records (2008) (TIFF) (12.19.08)
CJ7 (2008) (8.05.08)
Daft Punk's Electroma (2006) (12.14.08)
Definitely, Maybe (2008) (6.18.08)
Futurama: The Beast With A Billion Backs (2008) (6.14.08)
He Was a Quiet Man (2008) (1.9.08)
Kabluey (2008) (9.02.08)
Knotting Hill (1999) (12.17.08)
Midnight Meat Train (2008) (10.08.08)
The Nines (2007) (1.15.08)
¡Que Viva Mexico! (1979) (9.15.08)
[REC] (2007) (6.24.08)
Redbelt (2008) (7.20.08)
Rocket Science (2007) (1.15.08)
Santa Sangre (1989) (9.22.08)
The Strangers (2008) (10.11.08)


27 Dresses (2008) (10.11.08)
Across the Universe (2007) (1.5.08)
The Bucket List (2007) (1.4.08)
Get Smart (2008) (10.11.08)
The Hunting Party (2007) (1.15.08)
My Blueberry Nights (2008) (6.27.08)
The Promotion (2008) (8.30.08)
Smart People (2008) (7.19.08)
Spaceballs (1987) (6.30.08)
Speed Racer (2008) (7.25.08)
Transporter 3 (2008) (12.19.08)


The Brothers Solomon (2007) (1.26.08)
The Grand (2008) (6.27.08)
Hancock (2008) (8.01.08)
Harold and Kumar: Escape From Guantanamo Bay (2008) (7.19.08)
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)(6.25.08)
The Onion Movie (2008) (6.13.08)
Righteous Kill (2008) (9.30.08)
The Rocker (2008) (11.29.08)
Run Fatboy Run (2007) (2.17.08)
Vantage Point (2008) (6.27.08)
What Happens in Vegas (2008) (6.18.08)


How To Lose Friends And Alienate People (2008) (11.29.08)
Jumper (2008) (3.12.08)
P2 (2007) (1.4.08)
Rambo (2008) (2.10.08)
Teeth (2007) (5.15.08)


Flawless (2008) (1.16.08)
Max Payne (2008) (11.13.08)


The Happening (2008) (7.10.08)

[mdc3000]

5 Star Scale - 2008 releases only

1. 27 Dresses *** dec 27 sneak
2. Cloverfield **** (x2) jan 18 & jan 25
3. Rambo **** jan 25
4. Over Her Dead Body ** feb 3
5. U2 3D ***** feb 3 IMAX
6. The Spiderwick Chronicles **** feb 14
7. Jumper *** feb 20
8. Charlie Bartlett *1/2 feb 29
9. Semi-Pro *** feb 29
10. Be Kind Rewind **1/2 march 2
11. Vantage Point *** march 2
12. Step Up 2 the Streets ***1/2 march 5
13. Fool's Gold **1/2 march 5
14. The Bank Job **** march 7
15. 10,000 BC *1/2 march 7
16. Doomsday ** march 14
17. Horton Hears A Who *** march 19
18. In Bruges ****1/2 (x2) march 19 & may 17
19. Drillbit Taylor ** march 26
20. Never Back Down ***1/2 march 26
21. Run Fatboy Run *** march 28
22. 21 *** march 30
23. The Ruins **** april 4
24. Street Kings **1/2 april 12
25. Smart People *** april 13
26. Leatherheads ** april 13
27. Forgetting Sarah Marshall ****1/2 (x2) april 18 & april 19
28. Baby Mama *** april 25
29. Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay **1/2 april 26
30. The Forbidden Kingdom *** april 29
31. Iron Man ****1/2 (x3) may 1 & may 3 & may 4
32. Nim's Island *** may 9
33. Speed Racer ****1/2 (x2) may 9 & may 13 IMAX
34. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ** may 16
35. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ***** (x4) may 22 twice & may 27 & july 8
36. Sex and the City **1/2 may 31
37. The Strangers *** june 2
38. You Don't Mess With The Zohan *1/2 june 6
39. Kung Fu Panda **** june 8
40. Son of Rambow ***1/2 june 13
41. The Incredible Hulk **** (x2) june 13 & june 16
42. The Happening *1/2 june 14
43. Young People Fucking **** june 14
44. The Love Guru *1/2 june 20
45. Get Smart ***1/2 (x2) june 20 & june 30
46. Wall*E ***** (x2) june 27 & june 30
47. Wanted *** june 29
48. Hancock ***1/2 july 2
49. American Teen **** july 8
50. Kit Kittridge: An American Girl **1/2 july 9
51. Tropic Thunder ***** (x3) july 9 & aug 13 & aug 26
52. Journey to the Centre of the Earth 3D ***1/2 july 11
53. Hellboy II **** july 11
54. Mamma Mia! *** july 18
55. The Dark Knight ***** (x6) july 18 IMAX & 35mm & july 22 & july 23 & july 27 & July 30 IMAX
56. The Rocker ** july 21
57. The X-Files: I Want To Believe **1/2 july 25
58. Step Brothers ***1/2 (x2) july 25 & july 26
59. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor *** (x2) aug 1 & aug 10
60. Pineapple Express **** (x2) aug 6 & aug 10
61. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 ***1/2 aug 10
62. Star Wars: The Clone Wars ** aug 15
63. Mirrors *** aug 15
64. The House Bunny *** aug 22
65. Death Race *** aug 22
66. Hamlet 2 *1/2 aug 30
67. Bangkok Dangerous * sept 7
68. Traitor *** sept 10
69. Burn After Reading **** sept 12
70. Righteous Kill *1/2 sept 13
71. Ghost Town ***1/2 (x2) sept 20 & sept 22
72. Eagle Eye ***1/2 sept 28
73. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist *** oct 3
74. Religulous *** oct 4
75. Body of Lies ***1/2 oct 10
76. How to Lose Friends and Alienate People **1/2 oct 11
77. Quarantine *** oct 12
78. City of Ember **1/2 oct 12
79. Sex Drive *** oct 17
80. Max Payne ** oct 20
81. Saw V ** oct 24
82. Passchendaele **1/2 oct 25
83. High School Musical 3: Senior Year ***1/2 oct 25
84. Zach and Miri Make a Porno **** (x2) oct 29 & oct 31
85. RockNRolla *1/2 nov 1
86. Role Models **** nov 7
87. Quantum of Solace *** nov 14
88. Changeling **** nov 23
89. Transporter 3 *** nov 27
90. Four Christmases **1/2 nov 28
91. Twilight ***1/2 dec 3
92. Bolt 3-D **** dec 3
93. Punisher: War Zone *** dec 5
94. The Day The Earth Stood Still (2008) *** dec 12
95. Frost/Nixon ***** dec 12
96. Slumdog Millionaire ****1/2 (x2) dec 12 & jan 8
97. Australia ***1/2 dec 16
98. Yes Man ***1/2 dec 21
99. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ***** (x2) dec 28 & jan 5
100. Valkyrie ***1/2 dec 28

2008 films seen in '09

101. Gran Torino **** jan 3
102. The Wrestler ***** jan 4
103. Let The Right One In ***1/2 jan 6
104. Revolutionary Road **** jan 8
104. Milk ***** jan 9
105. Doubt ***1/2 jan 15

MATT

2002 List 2003 List 2004 List 2005 List 2006 List 2007 List

[dadaluholla]

Theatrical viewing only:

CLOVERFIELD - A
JUMPER - B-
10000 BC - C-
THE RUINS B-
IRON MAN A+
INCREDIBLE HULK A
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY A+
X-FILES: I Want To Believe C-
DARK KNIGHT A+
TROPIC THUNDER A
EAGLE EYE - B
APPALOOSA - B-
QUANTUM OF SOLACE B-
TRANSPORTER 3 B-
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL D-

[$tarr]

1. There Will Be Blood (2007)
2. Appaloosa
3. The Dark Knight
4. Body of Lies
5. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
6. Iron Man
7. The Great Debaters (2007)
8. City of Men
9. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

[Sondheim]

**** - A really fantastic film
*** - A good film
** - A mediocre film
* - It really wasn't very good

THEATER:
The Kite Runner (Forster, 2007) **** (1/4/2007)
The Great Debaters (Washington, 2007) **+ (1/10/2008)
Across the Universe (Taymor, 2007) ***+ (1/12/2008)
Juno (Reitman, 2007) *** (1/15/2008)
American Gangster (Scott, 2007) **+ (1/15/2008)
The Orphanage (Bayona, 2007) **+ (1/17/2008)
Cloverfield (Reeves, 2008) **** (1/18/2008)
Into the Wild (Penn, 2007) ***+ (1/19/2008)
There Will Be Blood (Anderson, 2007) **** (1/19/2008)
Michael Clayton (Gilroy, 2007) **+ (2/5/2008)
Charlie Wilson's War (Nichols, 2007) **+ (2/6/2008)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (Kasdan, 2007) *+ (2/6/2008)
Persepolis (Satrapi, 2007) *** (2/9/2008)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Schnabel, 2007) **** (2/9/2008)
City of Men (Morelli, 2007) *** (3/11/2008)
In Bruges (McDonagh, 2008) ***+ (3/11/2008)
The Bank Job (Donaldson, 2008) ** (3/12/2008)
The Band's Visit (Kolirin, 2007) *** (3/22/2008)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Stoller, 2008) **+ (5/2/2008)
Iron Man (Favreau, 2008) *** (5/7/2008)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Spielberg, 2008) ** (5/24/2008)
The Fall (Singh, 2006) *** (5/30/2008)
My Blueberry Nights (Wai, 2007) ** (5/30/2008)
The Happening (Shyamalan, 2008) ** (6/14/2008)
Get Smart (Segal, 2008) **+ (6/20/2008)
Wall-E (Stanton, 2008) ***+ (6/27/2008)
Wanted (Bekmambetov, 2008) ***+ (6/28/2008)
Kung Fu Panda (Osborne and Stevenson, 2008) ***+ (7/8/2008)
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (del Toro, 2008) *** (7/12/2008)
The Visitor (McCarthy, 2007) *** (7/17/2008)
The Dark Knight (Nolan, 2008) ***+ (7/18/2008)
Mamma Mia! (Lloyd, 2008) ** (8/12/2008)
The Pineapple Express (Green, 2008) ** (8/21/2008)
Hamlet 2 (Fleming, 2008) ***+ (8/29/2008)
Burn After Reading (Coen, 2008) *** (9/12/2008)
Tropic Thunder (Stiller, 2008) ** (10/27/2008)
Zach and Miri Make a Porno (Smith, 2008) **+ (11/1/2008)
Religulous (Charles, 2008) **+ (11/2/2008)
RocknRolla (Ritchie, 2008) ***+ (11/8/2008)
Changeling (Eastwood, 2008) *** (11/8/2008)
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (Sollett, 2008) ** (11/12/2008)
Happy-Go-Lucky (Leigh, 2008) ***+ (11/26/2008)
Let the Right One In (Alfredson, 2008) ***+ (11/26/2008)
Synechdoche, New York (Kaufman, 2008) *** (11/29/2008)
Rachel Getting Married (Demme, 2008) *** (11/29/2008)
Slumdog Millionaire (Boyle, 2008) *** (12/11/2008)
Quantum of Solace (Forster, 2008) *** (12/16/2008)
Yes Man (Reed, 2008) *** (12/26/2008)
Seven Pounds (Muccino, 2008) ** (12/27/2008)
Doubt (Shanley, 2008) *** (12/28/2008)
Valkyrie (Singer, 2008) **+ (12/31/2008)

DVD:
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (Watanabe, 2001) *** (1/2/2008)
La Vie en Rose (Dahan, 2007) *** (1/6/2008)
Shall We Dance (Suo, 1996) **+ (1/18/2008)
American Beauty (Mendes, 1999) *** (1/20/2008)
Traffic (Soderbergh, 2002) **+ (1/20/2008)
Gypsy (LeRoy, 1962) **+ (1/28/2008)
La Femme Nikita (Besson, 1990) ***+ (2/1/2008)
Far From Heaven (Haynes, 2002) *** (2/5/2008)
Away From Her (Polley, 2007) ** (2/10/2008)
Gone Baby Gone (Affleck, 2007) ** (2/13/2008)
3:10 To Yuma (Mangold, 2007) *** (2/14/2008)
The Wall (Parker, 1982) *** (2/14/2008)
The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford (Dominik, 2007) ***+ (2/14/2008)
Sunshine (Boyle, 2007) *** (2/15/2008)
In the Valley of Elah (Haggis, 2007) ** (2/19/2008)
Rendition (Hood, 2007) *** (2/19/2008)
Eastern Promises (Cronenberg, 2007) *** (2/24/2008)
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (Gordon, 2007) *** (3/2/2008)
Kicking and Screaming (Baumbach, 1996) *** (3/3/2008)
A Mighty Heart (Winterbottom, 2007) *** (3/4/2008)
City of God (Meirelles, 2002) ***+ (3/8/2008)
Black Book (Verhoeven, 2007) **+ (3/10/2008)
Cache (Haneke, 2006) **** (3/14/2008)
The Battle of Algiers (Pontecorvo, 1966) **** (3/15/2008)
I Am Legend (Lawrence, 2007) ** (3/19/2008)
White Nights (Hackford, 1985) **+ (3/22/2008)
The 49th Parallel (Powell, 1941) *** (3/22/2008)
Atonement (Wright, 2007) ***+ (3/24/2008)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (Powell and Pressburger, 1943) *** (3/25/2008)
Flags of Our Fathers (Eastwood, 2006) **+ (3/29/2008)
The Proposition (Hillcoat, 2005) *** (3/30/2008)
The Roaring Twenties (Walsh, 1939) *** (4/1/2008)
Don't Look Back (Pennebaker, 1967) *** (4/4/2008)
Superbad (Mottola, 2007) ***+ (4/8/2008)
Killer's Kiss (Kubrick, 1955) *** (4/11/2008)
Cure (Kurosawa, 1998) **+ (4/11/2008)
Vengeance Is Mine (Imamura, 1979) **+ (4/12/2008)
The Threepenny Opera (Pabst, 1931) **+ (4/14/2008)
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (Lumet, 2007) **+ (4/16/2008)
Mafioso (Lattuada, 1962) *** (4/16/2008)
Robinson Crusoe On Mars (Haskin, 1964) ** (4/16/2008)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Kaufman, 1978) **+ (4/16/2008)
The Naked Prey (Wilde, 1966) *** (4/17/2008)
Eraserhead (Lynch, 1979) *** (4/18/2008)
Blast of Silence (Irwin, 1961) *** (4/19/2008)
This Sporting Life (Anderson, 1963) *** (4/23/2008)
Crazed Fruit (Nakahira, 1956) *** (4/23/2008)
Jigoku (Nakagawa,1960) ** (4/23/2008)
Live Flesh (Almodovar, 1997) *** (4/26/2008)
All About My Mother (Almodovar, 1999) **+ (4/27/2008)
White Heat (Walsh, 1949) **+ (4/29/2008)
if... (Anderson, 1968) **** (4/30/2008)
Death of a Cyclist (Bardem, 1955) **+ (5/2/2008)
A Canterbury Tale (Powell and Pressburger, 1944) *** (5/2/2008)
Braveheart (Gibson, 1995) ** (5/8/2008)
The Two of Us (Berri, 1967) **+ (5/8/2008)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Schnabel, 2007) **** (5/9/2008)
Lars and the Real Girl (Gillespie, 2007) ** (5/9/2008)
Moulin Rouge! (Luhrmann, 2001) ***+ (5/12/2008)
August Rush (Sheridan, 2007) ** (5/17/2008)
The Golden Compass (Weitz, 2007) ** (5/17/2008)
Boogie Nights (Anderson, 1997) **** (5/17/2008)
Chungking Express (Wai, 1994) ***+ (5/18/2008)
The Princess and the Warrior (Tykwer, 2000) **+ (5/20/2008)
The Lovers (Malle, 1958) ** (5/22/2008)
The Gospel According to St. Matthew (Pasolini, 1964) **+ (5/22/2008)
The Fire Within (Malle, 1963) ** (5/22/2008)
Stroszek (Herzog, 1976) ***+ (5/22/2008)
Do the Right Thing (Herzog, 1989) ***+ (5/23/2008)
Closely Watched Trains (Menzel, 1966) *** (5/24/2008)
Fallen Angels (Wai, 1995) *** (5/25/2008)
Contempt (Godard, 1963) **+ (5/27/2008)
Withnail & I (Robinson, 1986) **+ (5/29/2008)
Amores Perros (Iñárritu, 2000) ***+ (5/29/2008)
Meet the Robinsons (Anderson, 2007) **** (6/8/2008)
Punch-Drunk Love (Anderson, 2002) ***+ (6/24/2008)
Crisis (Bergman, 1946) ** (6/25/2008)
Raise the Red Lantern (Yimou, 1991) **** (6/26/2008)
The Squid and the Whale (Baumbach, 2005) ** (6/29/2008)
The Italian (Kravchuk, 2005) *** (6/30/2008)
Reign Over Me (Binder, 2007) *** (7/1/2008)
Shoot 'Em Up (Davis, 2007) * (7/1/2008)
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (Russel, 2007) * (7/2/2008)
O Lucky Man (Anderson, 1973) ***+ (7/2/2008)
Paradise Now (Abu-Assad, 2005) *** (7/3/2008)
L'enfant (Dardenne, 2005) **** (7/3/2008)
The Cuckoo (Rogozhkin, 2002) ***+ (7/3/2008)
Hellboy (del Toro, 2004) *** (7/3/2008)
Aliens (Cameron, 1986) *** (7/4/2008)
Ivan's Childhood (Tarkovsky, 1962) ***+ (7/5/2008)
Mr. Freedom (Klein, 1968) *** (7/22/2008)
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (Argento, 1970) **+ (7/23/2008)
The Third Man (Reed, 1949) **** (7/24/2008)
Suspiria (Argento, 1976) **+ (7/27/2008)
Blue Velvet (Lynch, 1986) ***+ (7/29/2008)
Wild At Heart (Lynch, 1991) *** (8/1/2008)
Diva (Beineix, 1981) *** (8/2/2008)
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (Schrader, 1985) *** (8/4/2008)
The Counterfeiters (Ruzowitsky, 2007) **+ (8/19/2008)
4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days (Mungiu, 2007) **** (8/20/2008)
Blade Runner - The Final Cut (Scott, 1982) **** (8/20/2008)
There Will Be Blood (Anderson, 2007) **** (9/20/2008)
The Mist (Darabont, 2007) *** (9/22/2008)
La Promesse (Dardenne, 1996) **** (9/22/2008)
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (Loach, 2006) *** (9/27/2008)
Moolaade (Sembene, 2004) *** (9/27/2008)
The Son's Room (Moretti, 2001) ***+ (9/27/2008)
Being John Malkovich (Jonze, 1999) **** (10/9/2008)
Apocalypse Now (Coppola, 1979) **** (10/10/2008)
Chinatown (Polanski, 1974) **** (10/25/2008)
Vertigo (Hitchcock, 1958) **** (10/28/2008)
Leatherheads (Clooney, 2008) **+ (11/3/2008)
Transsiberian (Anderson, 2008) *** (11/4/2008)
The Battleship Potemkin (Eisenstein, 1925) *** (11/6/2008)
Pi (Aronofsky, 1997) *** (11/13/2008)
Rosemary's Baby (Polanski, 1968) *** (11/13/2008)
Cries and Whispers (Bergman, 1973) **** (11/13/2008)
Hearts and Minds (Davis, 1973) **** (11/22/2008)
Road to Perdition (Mendes, 2002) **** (11/22/2008)
The Cell (Singh, 2000) ***+ (11/26/2008)
Duck Soup (LeRoy, 1933) **** (11/27/2008)
Vera Drake (Leigh, 2004) **** (11/27/2008)
Open Your Eyes (Amenabar, 1997) **+ (11/28/2008)
Nashville (Altman, 1975) **+ (11/30/2008)
The Hours (Daldry, 2002) *** (11/30/2008)
My Own Private Idaho (van Sant, 1991) *** (12/7/2008)
Bottle Rocket (Anderson, 1995) **+ (12/7/2008)
28 Days Later (Boyle, 2002) *** (12/7/2008)
Rushmore (Anderson, 1998) ***+ (12/11/2008)
Europa (von Trier, 1991) ***+ (12/13/2008)
Hard Eight (Anderson, 1996) ** (12/14/2008)
Secrets and Lies (Leigh, 1996) ***+ (12/14/2008)
Adaptation (Jonze, 2002) **+ (12/14/2008)
Alien 3 (Fincher, 1992) **+ (12/14/2008)
Who Killed the Electric Car (Paine, 2006) *** (12/18/2008)
Man On Wire (Marsh, 2008) *** (12/18/2008)
The Passion of Joan of Arc (Dreyer, 1928) **** (12/19/2008)
Time Out (Cantet, 2001) ***+ (12/20/2008)
Don't Look Now (Roeg, 1973) ** (12/20/2008)
Two-Lane Blacktop (Hellman, 1972) **+ (12/21/2008)
Mister Lonely (Korine, 2006) *** (12/21/2008)
The Terminator (Cameron, 1984) ***+ (12/21/2008)
Naked (Leigh, 1993) **** (12/23/2008)
Leaving Las Vegas (Figgis, 1995) **+ (12/23/2008)
Titus (Taymor, 1999) **+ (12/23/2008)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (Selick, 1993) ***+ (12/24/2008)
Paranoid Park (van Sant, 2007) *** (12/25/2008)
The Royal Tenenbaums (Anderson, 2001) **** (12/30/2008)
Magnolia (Anderson, 1999) **** (12/30/2008)

OTHER:
The Quiet Man (Ford, 1952) *** (1/25/2008) (Film Print Screening)
Shine a Light (Scorsese, 2008) *** (5/3/2008) (Imax)
You Can't Take It With You (Capra, 1938) *** (5/20/2008) (Film Print Screening)

Top 10 of 2008 (so far):
1. Cloverfield
2. In Bruges
3. The Dark Knight
4. RocknRolla
5. Happy-Go-Lucky
6. Let the Right One In
7. Hamlet 2
8. Wall-E
9. Iron Man
10. Kung Fu Panda

[Wolf359]

Theatrical viewing:

Cloverfield 1/18/08 *** 1/2
There Will Be Blood 1/27/08 *****
Jumper 2/16/08 ** 1/2
Vantage Point 3/01/08 ** 1/2
The Ruins 04/12/08 **
Iron Man 05/02/08 **** 1/2
Prince Caspian 05/19/08 ****
1st Time Viewing DVD:

Sunshine 1/21/08 ***
King of Kong 1/30/08 ****
The Kingdom 2/17/08 ** 1/2
Shoot Em Up 2/17/08 *
Zodiac 3/04/08 ***
Boogie Nights 3/03/08 ***
Hitman 3/30/08 *1/2

[Geofferson]

Rambo: **1/2
Flawless: **
The Ruins: **1/2
Street Kings: **
Iron Man: ***
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: ***
The Incredible Hulk: **1/2
Batman: The Dark Knight: ***1/2
The X-Files: I Want to Believe: **1/2
Sex and the City: **1/2
Tropic Thunder: ***
Bottle Shock: **1/2
Burn After Reading: ***
Righteous Kill: **
Appaloosa: ***
Body of Lies: **
Quantum of Solace: **1/2

[Sessa17]

I am now making my first entries of 2008, I wonder if anyone actually pays attention to these things. I like to be different & rate my movies on a scale of 1-10 & unlike most, I only count movies actually released in the year 2008.

The Dark Knight = 9.5/10

Iron Man = 8.5/10

Forgetting Sarah Marshall = 8.5/10

Rambo = 8/10

In Brugese = 8/10

Cloverfield = 7/10

The Ruins = 7/10

Hulk = 6/10

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull = 2/10

[Jackskeleton]

Ok, This year I'll go for more than a couple of months.

2008 Theatrical Releases/ Top 10 List (In Progress)

(Loved It)

(Really Liked It)

(Liked It)

(Didn't Like It)

(Hated It)

[B.A.]

Based upon a ***** system:

Juno (2007): ****
I am Legend (2007): **
There Will Be Blood (2007): ****1/2
Jumper (2008): **1/2
Horton Hears A Who (2008): **1/2
Street Kings (2008): ***
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008): ****1/2
Iron Man (2008): **** (x2)
Indiana Jones - Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008): ***1/2
WALL-E (2008): **** (x2)
The Dark Knight (2008): ***** (x2)
Hellboy II - The Golden Army (2008): ***1/2
Burn After Reading (2008): ***1/2
Madagascar - Escape 2 Africa (2008): *
Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008): ***1/2
Quantum of Solace (2008): ***1/2
Role Models (2008): ***
Bolt (2008): ***
Doubt (2008): ***1/2

[iexx]

On page one for a while at least- maybe longer- sweet.

iexx
I'm in for a top 10+ list of movies seen in the theater in 2008 with (date viewed). Thanks to the members I have copied and will copy from.

(One of the Best)


(Loved It)
Definitely, Maybe 02/17/2008
Juno 02/02/2008
Wall-E 06/28/08
Kung Fu Panda 06/29/08
Batman The Dark Knight 08/06/08

(Really Liked It)
Atonement (01/18/08)
Bolt (11/29/08)
Into the Wild (03/01/08)
Epitaph (05/24/08 SIFF)
Ironman (05/10/08)
Timecrimes (06/15/08 SIFF)
Tropic Thunder 08/16/08
Hellboy II 08/16/08

(Liked It)
Cloverfield 02/17/2008
Madagascar 2 11/11/08
Fly Me to the Moon 11/02/2008
Horton Hears a Who 03/21/2008 new
Death Race (08/24/08)
Apaloosa 11/10/08
Mirage Man (6/3/08 SIFF)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (06/07/08)

(Didn't Like It)
10,000 B.C. 03/30/2008 new
Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspian (06/07/08)

(Hated It)

new

DVDs watched in 2008 for the 1st time:

(One of the Best)

(Loved It)
Once
In the Cut
Sunshine
King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
The Bank Job

(Really Liked It)

Holes
Nurse Betty
Titanic
The Good Shepard
Beowulf
The Counterfeiters
42nd Street Forever
Hopscotch
The Heart of the Game

(Liked It)
There Will Be Blood
Payback
Shoot 'Em Up
The Hammer
Westworld
Transformers
Series Seven: The Contenders
Rick
MI- III
Futurama Season 3
Ratatoiuuee
The Aristocrats
Oldboy
Breach
Spanglish
Madeline
Lucky # Slevin
The Illusionist
Lady Death
MOH Deer Woman
Brothers Grimm
The Terminal
The Slasher
Get Smart
Baby Mama
Fracture
The Core
Pathfinder
Snow buddies
American Gangster
Jackass II
Blade Trinity
Bee Movie
Thank You for Smoking
Exorcism of Emily Rose
Spawn(animated)
Half Nelson
Doomsday
Vampire Hunter D
The Sentinal
American Splendor

(Didn't Like It)
Seraphim Falls
The Number 23
We Own the Night
K-19
The Brave One
The Hulk
The Princess Diaries
Swimming Pool
The Mist
The Singing Detective new
MOH Sick Girl
Miami Vice
Ping Pong new
Evil To Kano
Lemming

(Hated It)
Night of the Dead

[auto]

auto's rankings (as of July 19th):


There Will Be Blood


Michael Clayton
Into the Wild (DVD)
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (DVD)
I'm Not There (DVD)
The Dark Knight
Funny Games (DVD)
Sunshine (DVD)
Doomsday (DVD)
Choke
Wanted (DVD)
Inside (DVD)
Step Brothers (DVD)


Cloverfield
The Bourne Ultimatum (DVD)
3:10 to Yuma (DVD)
Gone Baby Gone (DVD)
Kinsey (IFC)
MirrorMask (IFC)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (DVD)
Little Children (Starz)
The Lookout (Starz)
Iron Man
Half Nelson (DVD)
Charlie Wilson's War (DVD)
The King of Kong (DVD)
Atonement (DVD)
Death Race
The Orphanage (DVD)
Automation Transfusion (DVD)
Religulous
The Abandoned
In Bruges (DVD)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (DVD)
Dance of the Dead (DVD)
Zombie Strippers (DVD)
Mother of Tears (DVD)
The Strangers (DVD)
Teeth (DVD)
Razor Blade Smile (DVD)
Zombie Diaries (DVD)


The Devil Wears Prada (HBO)
Jackass 2.5 (DVD)
Rescue Dawn (DVD)
The Last King of Scotland (HBO)
The Queen (Starz)
The Kingdom (DVD)
The Darjeeling Limited (DVD)
Open Water 2: Adrift (DVD)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (DVD)
Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls
Semi-Pro (DVD)
Bug (DVD)
21 (DVD)
Seed (DVD)
Baby Mama (DVD)
American Zombie (DVD)
Pelts (DVD)
Jenifer (DVD)
Hitchcock (DVD)
My Name Is Bruce
Five Across the Eyes (DVD)


Shoot'em Up (DVD)
Deja Vu (Starz)
The Good Shepherd (DVD)
Fracture (Showtime)
Lord of War (Starz)
The Pursuit of Happyness (Starz)
Sweeney Todd (DVD)
Day of the Dead (2008) (DVD)
The Reaping (DVD)
Vantage Point (DVD)
Rocky Balboa (Starz)
Super High Me (DVD)
Burn After Reading
Postal (DVD)
The Substitute (DVD)


Breach (Starz)
World Trade Center (Showtime)
The Eye [US] (DVD)
The Ruins (DVD)
One Missed Call (DVD)
Southland Tales (DVD)
Crank (HBO)
No Reservations (DVD)
Prom Night (DVD)


Black Snake Moan (DVD)
The Love Guru (DVD)