Best flicks seen, or revisisted, during 2008

[delanvital]

Top 20 best films SEEN or REVISITED, during 2008 (random order)

List, so far...

In Bruges (2008)
Farrell is to my surprise very funny. The dialogue is just completely awesome. Go see it!

Into the Wild (2007)
Beautiful movie. Well acted and directed.

Godfather trilogy
As always, depth beyond most movies, in a fascinating, intriguing way.

Kung Fu Panda (2008)
r0x0rs

3:10 to Yuma (2007)
Bale and Crowe are great, and Bale as the underdog who has to step up, as much as he can, to try and save his home. Oh, and I am a sucker for westerns.

Rocket Science (2007)
A studdering kid in a speed-talking contest. Well directed.

Dan in Real life (2007)
Steve carrell is to my surprise also funny in the unintentional, downplayed way.

Das Leben der Anderen (2006)
Intense, paranoid, sad. Nice acting and directing. Lovely ending.

The Quiet Earth (1985)
Awesome start. Provocative ending. If only the bit in the middle had been better.

Lady Hawke (1985)
A classic. Never tires of it.

This is Spinal Tap (1984)
Stupidity beyond. Never tires of it.

The Prestige (2006)
Dark, mystic, well acted. Had it figured out though.

Ratatouille (2007)
Funny, perfect. Just sucks you in. Best in a long time. Beats Cars easily.

Stalker (1979)
The most beautiful movie in a long time. You just sit there and take it in. Either you like it, or you sleep to it

The Weather Man (2005)
Surprisingly awkward movie. Cage is actually good at playing a frustrated, introvert, troubled person. I wonder why

The Pink Panter 1-3
Never tires. Sellers is just the master of total ignorance.

Million Dollar Baby (2004)
The ending brought it up a notch. She acts tons better than the clint.

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001)
Close to falling apart, but holds it together by focusing on the jaguar. Intense scenes, especially when he hides under the log from the crazed jaguar.

Vampyr (1932)
For a movie from '32 the ideas are decades ahead of time. For a silent, the pace is decent. The idea of placing the camera on the dead at the funeral for example.

Das Kabinet Des Dr. Caligari (1920)
Best settings ever. Love the painted shadows and the total lack of straight lines. Like the wicked mind it was supposed to be.

These are mine, so far... what's yours?

[Dr Sadako]

In Bruges (2008) - as stated above. A dark comedy with stunning dialogue.

Gone Baby Gone (2007) - great movie that questions your own moral references of right and wrong

Dark City (Dir Cut, 1998) - One of the most underrated Sci-Fi movies. Great in every aspect.

No Country for Old Men (2007) - Really good and straightforward story by the Coens.

Flags of our fathers (2006) - Clint Eastwood in his prime.

Babel (2006) - Great movie I somehow managed to miss for two years. One of the best movies I have watched in a long time.

Iron Man (2008) - Surprisingly good adaptation of one of Marvel's superheroes.

Felon (2008) - Val Kilmer is doing a great performance in this prison drama.

Juno (2007) - Great comedy.

Zodiac (2007) - One of the best (if not the best) crime movie I have ever seen.

The Man from Earth (2007) - Very good intelectual "sci-fi" made on a small budget.

Split Second (1992) - Fun action/sci-fi with Rutger Hauer. It has the great line "We need guns! Big ... f**king ... guns!". What not to like.

[delanvital]

Dark City is wonderful, especially the plot.

Being a Coen bros. fan I was sad that NCFOM did not deliver. I know, many think it did but in my book it fails to tie the whole thing together proper, such as for example Oh Brother or The Big Lebowski.

The Man from Earth has a brilliant story imho, but deserved a bigger budget and better actors.

Split second - I've seen that tons of times. It is really good! Love the shotguns they find after that remark :flirty:

Gone Baby Gone, Juno, Felon and Iron Man added to the must see list

[Dr Sadako]

Forgot this one

Suspension (2008) - interesting "sci-fi/fantasy" about the power to stop time.

[GhostMjr]

I'll let you guys know once i have penned down what i have seen this year. I usually see the high budget films but also smaller low key films if i have time.

[Benny]

No room for the Shawshank Redemption in there?
The Usual Suspects
Run Silent, Run Deep
Hamburger Hill
The Cannonball Run
Police Story


I'd link them all but am out of time..

(I resisted a mention for the 'Pink Panter', that's a different series of movies all together over here Del)

[Dr Sadako]

No room for the Shawshank Redemption in there?
The Usual Suspects
Run Silent, Run Deep
Hamburger Hill
The Cannonball Run
Police Story


I'd link them all but am out of time..

(I resisted a mention for the 'Pink Panter', that's a different series of movies all together over here Del)

Sure if you watched them this year you can have any movie on your list.

[DuVeL]

Kung Fu Panda (2008)
Found it allright, big chubby panda kicking #rse.
 
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
Seconded, definatly a got to see for those who read this.
 
The Prestige (2006)
Great movie about magic and also reminded me a bit about Command and Conquer about Tessla
 
Felon (2008)
Liked it and will see it again soon
 
Juno (2007)
I had fun watching this, girl gets pregnant and gives away baby.
Some good fun in that movie.
Also see-able with the misses.
 
Zodiac (2007)
Makes you wonder what would have happend if they would have now-a-days technology.
Excellent movie.
 
American Gangster
A tad long but definatly worth seeing.
 
Surfs up
Penguins and chickens surfing, funny for the whole family.
 
The bank job
One of the biggest UK-governments involved bankrobberies.
Watched it and liked it alot.
 
Wanted
Sometimes a bit over the edge but then again, Angelina Jolie is in it.
Made me think about starting the game Assasin up again.
 
Mongol
2 hour movie about Jengis Khan from childhood to manhood.
Definatly worth wacthing.

[Doorman]

In Bruges (2008)
Farrell is to my surprise very funny. The dialogue is just completely awesome. Go see it!

Saw it last night. Brilliant.

EDIT: I've just bookmarked this thread. :thumbsup2:

[Doorman]

Into the Wild (2007)
Beautiful movie. Well acted and directed.

I know this isn't the purpose of this thread but I have to comment on the films I've gleaned from here.

Into the wild: Understandable up to a point, then the ending made me mad at him! It's all very well going on a journey of discovery but at least go prepared. The other thing that struck me was, how ugly, Americans have made America! :eyebrow: Yeah I know, we all do it.

[Doorman]

Felon (2008) - Val Kilmer is doing a great performance in this prison drama.

Oh dear, I hate the sheer injustice and horror of being convicted of something like that. Everyone of us could find ourselves in the same kind of doo doo. Fortunately the movie moved into the realms of fiction just in time to make it enjoyable. 8/10

[delanvital]

Just saw Innerspace again. Not sure it would be a top 20 this year, but considering how many times I have seen it, it should be

[Zootoxin]

********SPOILER WARNING*******************


Just seen 3.10 to Yuma - I was loving it right upto the end and then I stopped making sense and really disapppointed me.
You can't spend the whole film building up a character to be pure evil only to give him a change of heart at the end....

[delanvital]

Just seen 3.10 to Yuma - I was loving it right upto the end and then I stopped making sense and really disapppointed me.
You can't spend the whole film building up a character to be pure evil only to give him a change of heart at the end....

Please add a spoiler warning to your post, mate

[Thulsa Doom]

********SPOILER WARNING*******************


Just seen 3.10 to Yuma - I was loving it right upto the end and then I stopped making sense and really disapppointed me.
You can't spend the whole film building up a character to be pure evil only to give him a change of heart at the end....

Kind of agree.  Was a great film, ending did disappoint slightly.