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[Michael Elliott]

Updated to put DOUBT at #6, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD at #8 and THE WRESTLER at #1. MILK makes my runner-ups list while SAW V and MIRRORS make my bottoms of the year.

 

[streeter]

I finally posted mine: http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/3485417-post16.html

 

[Fred Bang]

Put Revolutionary Road at #5 on my list, bumping off Wanted of my top 10

 

[JonZ]

I didnt see alot of movies at all this year.

From what Ive seen......

1. The Dark Knight
2. Wall-E
3. The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
4. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
5. The Wrestler
6. Iron Man
7. Kung Fu Panda
8. Funny Games
9. The Strangers
10.Gran Torino

Havent seen Doubt, Rev Road, SlumDog and lots of other stuff.

 

[Fred Bang]

Any ideas as to why I can't upload and host images anymore? Gives a "Fatal Error"

 

[Kristian]

Still have a lot of movies to see, but so far:

1. The Dark Knight
2. Wall-E
3. Iron Man
4. Cloverfield
5. Slumdog Millionaire
6. Twilight
7. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
8. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
9. Star Wars: The Clone Wars
10. Justice League: The New Frontier

 

[Michael Elliott]

Updated to put BUTTON at #4. Knocked THE DARK KNIGHT out of the top 10.

 

[Bryan Beckman]

All subject to additions and refinements, of course:

1. The Dark Knight
2. Doubt
3. Speed Racer
4. WALL-E
5. Slumdog Millionaire
6. Changeling
7. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
8. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
9. Kung Fu Panda
10. Quantum of Solace

It's been a bit of a weak year for movies, such that it was hard to fill out the list after #4.

 

[Sparky753]

My Top 2008 Films

I was deployed in 2008, so I didn't see as many movies as usual, so here's the Top 10 of what I was able to see. There are a handfull of 2008 Movies I will see, and if I update the list, I'll post as such!

1. Dark Knight
2. Cloverfield
3. Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
4. Iron Man
5. 88 Minutes
6. Street Kings
7. Wall-E
8. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
9. Hancock
10. 21

 

[Jim_K]

Updated my list

added

Top 10
Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Liked
Appaloosa, RocknRolla and Lakeview Terrace

Forgettable
Bangkok Dangerous, Igor, Pride and Glory, Pineapple Express and Righteous Kill

Worst of 2008
Max Payne, Mirrors and Star Wars: The Clone Wars

 

[MikeM]

I couldn't agree more.

This year my tops were:

1. Gran Torino (by a mile; loved every minute of it.)
2. The Dark Knight
3. Wall-E
4. Slumdog Millionaire
5. Religulous
6. Iron Man
7. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
8. The Visitor
9. Man on Wire
10. In Bruges

Didn't get a chance to see Milk, The Wrestler or Doubt and I have a feeling they'd all make my list.

That said, I *did* see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in theaters this year and it was easily the most disappointing film I've seen in ages...even more than Indy IV. I walked out of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button literally hating it and wanting the 3hrs of my life back.

 

[Bryan Beckman]

Updated my list with Changeling coming in at #6 and The X-Files: I Want to Believe dropping off of it.

 

[Eric Peterson]

I've now seen all of the major films, so here's my list as of now.

Top 10

1. In Bruges
2. Wall-E
3. Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The
4. Gran Torino
5. The Dark Knight
6. The Changeling
7. The Reader
8. The Wrestler
9. Young at Heart
10. The Visitor

Also Seen:
Bank Job, The
Burn After Reading
Doubt
Flash of Genius
Frost/Nixon
Heavy Metal in Bagdhad
Milk
Religulous
Revolutionary Road
Sex in the City
Slumdog Millionaire
Snow Angels
Stop Loss
Transsiberian
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What Would Jesus Buy?

 

[Jim_K]

Added The Changeling to my Top 10 - booting off Ramblow

 

[TravisR]

I'm about two months late but I've finally seen nearly all of the 'contenders' from this year so here's my list (in alphabetical order):

Changeling
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
Gran Turino
Milk
Pineapple Express
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E
The Wrestler
Zack And Miri Make A Porno

Runners-up:
Cloverfield, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, Iron Man, The Reader, Revolutionary Road, The Strangers and The Visitor.

 

[Michael Elliott]

Updated with THE VISITOR making my runners up list and FROZEN RIVER coming in at #11.

 

[Chris Atkins]

Overall I thought it was a fairly weak year for film, ending a phenomenal streak of 2005-2007 which were each above average or excellent years.

1. The Dark Knight (10+/10)
2. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (10+/10)
3. Gran Torino (10/10)
4. Wall-E (9.5/10)
5. Valkyrie (9.5/10)
6. Iron Man (9/10)
7. The Wrestler (9/10)
8. W. (9/10)
9. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (9/10)
10. Transsiberian (9/10)

Honorable Mention (8.5 scores): Rambo, Fireproof, Quantum of Solace

Still want to see: Frost/Nixon, Slumdog Millionaire, Burn After Reading, Appaloosa, The Reader, Tropic Thunder, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Australia, Body of Lies, Seven Pounds
Edited by Chris Atkins - 8/10/2009 at 03:04 pm GMT
Edited by Chris Atkins - 8/10/2009 at 03:04 pm GMT
Edited by Chris Atkins - 8/10/2009 at 03:05 pm GMT

 

[Michael Elliott]

Added another 4-star film, WENDY AND LUCY but it didn't quite make my top 10.

 

[Shad R]

This is hard because my list changes upon second viewings of movies.
For example, after seeing Gran Torino again it still impacted me and so I will have to move it from #4 to #2. I don't think I can make a definative list because second viewings change my list...IE Changeling and Sarah Marshal are not as high on my top ten after a second viewing, while In Bruges moves up. So, with the expection of #1, these are in no particular order.

1. Dark Knight
2. Gran Torino
3. Slumdog Millionaire
4. Wall-E
5. In Bruges
6. Curious Case of Benjamin Button
7. Tropic Thunder
8. Frost/Nixon
9. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
10.Changeling

In my "almost" list
Speed Racer
Pineapple Express
Iron Man
Cloverfield

 

[Pete-D]

I'll just give a top 5 because honestly I missed a lot of the films last year.

1. The Dark Knight
2. Vicky Christina Barcelona
3. Slumdog Millionaire
4. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
5. Zack & Miri Make a Porno

I didn't get a chance to see Benjamin Button, The Wrestler, Changeling, Speed Racer, etc. etc. etc.