Top 10 of 2008:
1. The Dark Knight*
2. Wall-E*
3. The Wrestler*
4. Let the Right One In
5. Rachel Getting Married*
6. Snow Angels*
7. In Bruges*
8. Milk*
9. Gran Torino*
10. The Wackness*
Worst of 2008:
1. The Love Guru
2. War, Inc.*
3. In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
4. Bankok Dangerous
5. 88 Minutes
6. 10,000 B.C.
7. The Day the Earth Stood Still*
8. Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
9. Vantage Point
10. The Happening*
I didn’t see Meet the Spartans or Disaster Movie but they would probably take the #1 and #2 spots.
Movie log:
An asterisk denotes that I saw the movie in a movie theater. Last updated: 2/1/09
2008 films seen:
(through Spring 2009)
0.5 star:
-Allan Quatermain and the Temple of Skulls
-Bangkok Dangerous
-Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
-In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
-The Love Guru
1 star:
-88 Minutes
-10,000 B.C.
-Knight Rider
-War, Inc.*
1.5 stars:
-An American Carol
-Bill
-The Day the Earth Stood Still*
-The Happening*
-Lost Boys: The Tribe
-Noise
-Semi-Pro*
-Vantage Point
2 stars:
-American Teen
-Bikur ha-Tizmoret aka The Band’s Visit
-Bolt*
-The Children of Huang Shi
-Die Welle
-Ex Drummer
-Hamlet 2
-Kung Fu Panda
-Made of Honor
-Mongol (2008 US release)
-My Blueberry Nights
-Postal
-Under the Same Moon
-Waltz with Bashir*
2.5 stars:
-21
-Birds of America
-Che: Part One aka The Argentine*
-The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
-City of Men
-Doomsday
-Drillbit Taylor
-The Duchess
-Encounters at the End of the World
-Forgetting Sarah Marshall*
-Four Christmasses*
-Frozen River
-Hancock*
-Harold
-Hellboy II: The Golden Army
-Henry Poole is Here
-Horton Hears a Who!
-Jumper
-My Winnipeg
-Paranoid Park
-Quantum of Solace*
-Righteous Kill*
-Run, Fatboy, Run
-Shotgun Stories
-Speed Racer*
-The Spiderwick Chronicles
-Stop-Loss
-Street Kings*
-Teeth
-Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon*
-Towelhead
-What Happens in Vegas
-Yes Man*
3 stars:
-Appaloosa*
-Australia*
-Baby Mama
-The Bank Job
-Be Kind Rewind
-Cassandra’s Dream
-Charlie Bartlett
-Che: Part Two aka Guerrilla*
-Christmas on Mars*
-Cloverfield*
-The Curious Case of Benjamin Button*
-Defiance*
-The Fall
-Frost/Nixon*
-Get Smart*
-Gonzo: The Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson
-Happy-Go-Lucky
-Il Y A Longtemps Que Je T’Aime aka I’ve Loved You So Long
-The Incredible Hulk*
-Iron Man*
-JCVD*
-Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D*
-The Promotion
-Rambo*
-Redbelt
-Revolutionary Road*
-RocknRolla*
-Role Models*
-Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
-Smart People
-Son of Rambow
-Step Brothers*
-Synecdoche, New York
-Tropic Thunder*
-Vicky Cristina Barcelona
-The Visitor
-Wanted*
-Wendy and Lucy*
-The X-Files: I Want to Believe
-The Year My Parents Went On Vacation*
-You Don’t Mess With the Zohan*
3.5 stars:
-Changeling*
-The Counterfeiter (2008 US release)
-The Hammer
-Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull*
-Last Chance Harvey*
-Religulous*
-Slumdog Millionaire*
-Transsiberian
-Valkyrie*
-W.*
4 stars:
-Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son about His Father
-Doubt*
-Gran Torino*
-In Bruges*
-Låt den Rätte Komma In aka Let the Right one In
-Man on Wire
-Milk*
-Rachel Getting Married*
-The Reader*
-Snow Angels*
-The Wackness*
4.5 stars:
-The Dark Knight*
-Wall·E*
-The Wrestler*
All films seen (for the first time) in 2008:
(between January 1 and December 31, 2008)
0.5 star:
-Allan Quatermain and the Temple of Skulls (2008)
-Epic Movie (2007)
-Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (2008)
-In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007)
-The Love Guru (2008)
1 star:
-88 Minutes (2007)
-10,000 BC (2008)
-The Brothers Solomon (2007)
-Fred Claus (2007)
-Judgment Night (1993)
-Knight Rider (2008)
-Saw III (2006)
-The Peanut Butter Solution (1985)
-Revolver (2005)
-War, Inc. (2008)*
1.5 stars:
-Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
-Bill (2007)
-Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981)
-The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)*
-Gimme an “F” (1984)
-The Happening (2008)*
-Krakatoa: East of Java (1969)
-King of California (2007)
-License to Wed (2007)
-Lo Chiamavano Bulldozer aka They Called Him Bulldozer (1978)
-Lost Boys: The Tribe (2008)
-Maniac Cop II (1990)*
-Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (2007)
-Noise (2007)
-Semi-Pro (2008)*
-Solarbabies (1986)
-Student Bodies (1981)
-Superdad (1974)
-Up the Creek (1984)
-Vantage Point (2008)
2 stars:
-The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
-American Teen (2008)
-Blaze (1989)
-Bolt (2008)*
-The Brave One (2007)
-Death Sentence (2007)
-The Entertainer (1960)
-The Five Man Army (1969)
-Futureworld (1976)
-Graffiti Bridge (1990)
-Hamburger… The Motion Picture (1986)
-Hamlet 2 (2008)
-Kung Fu Panda (2008)
-Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1981)
-Lifeforce (1985)
-Made of Honor (2008)
-Martian Child (2007)
-A Mighty Heart (2007)
-La Misma Luna aka Under the Same Moon (2007)
-Mongol (2007)
-My Blueberry Nights (2007)
-National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)*
-El Orfanato aka The Orphanage (2007)
-Postal (2007)
-Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
-Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
-Se, Jie aka Lust, Caution (2007)
-Serial Mom (1994)
-The Star Chamber (1983)
-Traitor (2008)
-Virtuosity (1995)
-We Own the Night (2007)
-Youth without Youth (2007)
2.5 stars:
-4 Luni, 3 Saptamîni si 2 Zile aka 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)
-21 (2008)
-Addio Zio Tom aka Goodbye Uncle Tom (1971)
-Babo 73 (1964)*
-La Bande des Quatre aka The Gang of Four (1988)
-Berlin - Alexanderplatz (1931)
-Birds of America (2008)
-The Bucket List (2007)
-The Cassandra Crossing (1976)
-Che: Part One aka The Argentine (2008)*
-Cidade dos Homens aka City of Men (2007)
-De Dans van de Reiger (1966)
-Doomsday (2008)
-Drillbit Taylor (2008)
-Duel in the Sun (1946)
-Enchanted (2007)
-Encounters at the End of the World (2007)
-Flashback (1990)
-Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)*
-Four Christmases (2008)*
-Gridlock’d (1997)
-Hair (1979)
-Hancock (2008)*
-Harold (2008)
-Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
-The Hunting Party (2007)
-The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
-It’s All True (1993)
-Jumper (2008)
-The Kite Runner (2007)
-Lake of Fire (2006)
-The Lost Squadron (1932)
-Maniac Cop (1988)*
-Mein Liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski aka My Best Fiend (1999)
-Paranoid Park (2007)
-Persepolis (2007)
-Peyton Place (1957)
-Quantum of Solace (2008)*
-Reservation Road (2007)
-Righteous Kill (2008)*
-River Queen (2005)
-Run, Fat Boy, Run (2007)
-Saam Gwok Dzi Gin Lung Se Gap aka Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (2008)*
-Scavenger Hunt (1979)
-Sleuth (2007)
-Speed Racer (2008)*
-Stop-Loss (2008)
-Street Kings (2008)*
-Surf’s Up (2007)
-Teeth (2007)
-They Live (1988)
-What Happens in Vegas (2008)
-When Time Ran Out… (1980)
-Yes Man (2008)*
3 stars:
-American Flyers (1985)
-O Ano em Que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias aka The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (2006)*
-Appaloosa (2008)*
-Australia (2008)*
-Baby Mama (2008)
-The Bank Job (2008)
-Be Kind Rewind (2008)
-The Big Picture (1989)
-The Boys in the Band (1970)
-Broken Blossoms (1919)
-Cassandra’s Dream (2007)
-Charlie Bartlett (2007)
-Che: Part Two aka Guerrilla (2008)*
-Children of a Lesser God (1986)
-Christmas on Mars (2008)*
-Cloverfield (2008)*
-Club Paradise (1986)
-Control (2007)
-A Cry in the Dark (1988)
-The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)*
-Delirious (2006)
-The Fall (2006)
-Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
-Frost/Nixon (2008)*
-Get Smart (2008)*
-Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008)
-Grace Is Gone (2007)
-The Gravy Train (1974)*
-The Great Debaters (2007)
-Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
-Immortal Beloved (1994)
-The Incredible Hulk (2008)*
-In the Shadow of the Moon (2006)
-The Invasion (2007)
-Iron Man (2008)*
-JCVD (2008)*
-Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)
-Joshua (2007)
-Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)*
-The Lake House (2006)
-Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
-Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997)
-The Mist (2007)
-Moolaadé (2004)
-Mountains of the Moon (1990)
-The Naked Prey (1966)
-No End in Sight (2007)
-Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999)
-The Promotion (2008)
-Rambo (2008)*
-Redbelt (2008)
-Revolutionary Road (2008)*
-RocknRolla (2008)*
-Role Models (2008)*
-Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
-Smart People (2008)
-Some Kind of Hero (1982)
-Son of Rambow (2007)
-Steel City (2006)
-Step Brothers (2008)*
-Synecdoche, New York (2008)*
-Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)
-Times Square (1980)
-Trafic (1971)
-Tropic Thunder (2008)*
-The Visitor (2007)
-Wanted (2008)*
-Wendy and Lucy (2008)*
-The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
-You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (2008)*
3.5 stars:
-Across the Universe (2007)
-Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007)*
-Changeling (2008)*
-The Color of Money (1986)
-Dan in Real Life (2007)
-Die Fälscher aka The Counterfeiters (2007)
-The Hammer (2007)
-Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)*
-Last Chance Harvey (2008)*
-Moment to Moment (1975)*
-Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)
-Nóz w Wodzie aka Knife in the Water (1962)
-Religulous (2008)*
-The Savages (2007)
-Slumdog Millionaire (2008)*
-Transsiberian (2008)
-Valkyrie (2008)*
-W. (2008)*
4 stars:
-Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
-Chafed Elbows (1966)*
-Doubt (2008)*
-Gran Torino (2008)*
-The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
-Heroes (1977)
-In Bruges (2008)*
-Låt den Rätte Komma In aka Let the Right One In (2008)
-Lilies of the Field (1963)
-Margot at the Wedding (2007)
-Milk (2008)*
-Nobody’s Fool (1994)
-No More Excuses (1968)*
-Over the Edge (1979)
-Rachel Getting Married (2008)*
-Snow Angels (2008)*
-St. Elmo’s Fire (1985)
-The Wackness (2008)*
4.5 stars:
-The Dark Knight (2008)*
-Le Scaphandre et le Papillon aka The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)*
-There Will Be Blood (2007)*
-WALL·E (2008)*
-The Wrestler (2008)*
5 stars:
NONE
Mini-series:
-Lonesome Dove (1989) - 3.5 stars
-Roots (1977) - 4 stars
-Triumph of the Nerds (1996) - 3 stars
Totals as of 2/1/08:
Films released in 2008 seen: 129
Films seen in 2008: 233
Films seen in theaters in 2008: 66
