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WHere's the "Time to throw down our top 10 of 2008" thread?

post #1 of 69
12/30/08 at 12:10pm
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For old time's sake, here are the links to the previous years:

Our top of 2005

Our top of 2006

Our top of 2007


Okay here's my tentative list which will change for sure in the coming weeks.

1- THe Dark Knight
I was surprised how good it was despite the enormous hype. A great thriller that appeals even to those who don't like superhero movies. The Bat-Pod is the coolest scene I've seen in years.

2- Wall-E
Pixar are amazing. Each movie is better than the previous one. This one could have been filmed as a sci-fi drama and it would have worked.

3- Iron Man
Despite a so-so ending with a so-so villain, Robert Downey Jr absolutely is amazing and delivers the most entertaining performance of the year.

4- Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
My surprise of the year. Didn't like the first one too much, but this one as so much energy and is so much fun. Hellboy is the coolest hero of the year.

5- Revolutionary Road
The best acting I saw this year!

6- Cloverfield
I saw this as a truly amazing experience. Like the Blair Witch Project, I was able to convince myself that this was all true and was on the edge of my seat all along.

7- The Visitor
A movie I had no idea what it was about. Great subdued performances.

8- Burn after Reading
The funniest movie of the year. I particularily liked Malkovich in it.

9- Kung Fu Panda
A beautiful movie that I discovered on Blu-Ray.

10- Tropic Thunder
Somehow not as funny as I thought it would be, but a must see for Downey Jr and Cruise.



Guiltiest Pleasure: Mamma Mia!

Worst movie of the year: What Happens in Vegas

Most disappointing (but still entertaining): Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Still left to see (and will probably make the list): THe Wrestler, THe Curious Case of Benjamin BUtton
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post #2 of 69
12/30/08 at 12:46pm

re: WHere's the "Time to throw down our top 10 of 2008" thread?

You just started it and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button tops my list. I'll have to think about what follows. I really haven't seen many films this year being busy as a first year daddy.

Hmm...

In no particular order:
The Dark Knight, Iron Man, HellBoy 2, WallE, Speed Racer, Cloverfield...

I'll have to come back with some more. I guess I only saw blockbusters this year. Oh well. I might as well just move out to the suburbs, purchase a riding lawnmower, and get real fat eating Mickey D's!


Cheers,

Jason
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post #3 of 69
12/30/08 at 2:06pm

re: WHere's the "Time to throw down our top 10 of 2008" thread?

This is the time of year when I always regret not keeping on top of my annual Film List. The few years I made it to the end made crafting a top ten list much easier.
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post #4 of 69
12/30/08 at 3:32pm

re: WHere's the "Time to throw down our top 10 of 2008" thread?

Down. It's "Throw Down".

I've seen very few movies this year, making the following list largely useless, but this would be my top 5, in order:

Slumdog Millionaire
Vicki Christina Barcelona
Gran Torino
Cloverfield
The Dark Knight

I've seen as many more flicks, that's it. But I look at the the '08 lists, and frankly, I don't feel too terrible, doesn't look like I've missed much, at least as far as the mainstream stuff goes. I intend the check out a few more, but that's it. There may have been tons of awesome indie/foreign flicks but I've not heard much there either.

Personally, this has been an "off year"...

--
H
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post #5 of 69
12/30/08 at 6:15pm

re: WHere's the "Time to throw down our top 10 of 2008" thread?

1. Gran Torino
2. Encounters at the End of the World
3. Milk
4. Revolutionary Road
5. The Visitor
6. Slumdog Millionaire
7. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
8. Man on Wire
9. The Dark Knight
10. Wall-E

2008 movies seen so far: 43

Edited by Greg Layton - 1/3/10 at 5:50pm
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post #6 of 69
12/30/08 at 7:08pm

re: WHere's the "Time to throw down our top 10 of 2008" thread?

Top Ten of 2008

1. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (4 Luni, 3 Saptamani si 2 Zile)


2. The Wrestler


3. The Dark Knight



4. Synecdoche, New York

 

5. In Bruges


6. WALL·E


7. Frozen River


8. Boy A


9. The Fall


10. Let the Right One In (Låt Den Rätte Komma In)



Honorable Mentions: Snow Angels, Wendy and Lucy, The Class (Entre les Murs), Man on Wire, Reprise, The Counterfeiters (Die Fälscher), Bigger Stronger Faster*, Waltz with Bashir, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Standard Operating Procedure, Hunger, Happy-Go-Lucky, Recount, Burn After Reading, Che: Part Two, Frost/Nixon, Transsiberian, Cloverfield, Gomorra

EDIT 01/03/11: Shuffled Things around a bit.


Edited by Brian.L - 1/3/11 at 4:35pm
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post #7 of 69
12/30/08 at 7:17pm

re: WHere's the "Time to throw down our top 10 of 2008" thread?

I still have plenty to see but.....

01. Wrestler, The
02. Reader, The
03. Slumdog Millionaire
04. Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The
05. Gran Torino
06. Shine a Light
07. Doubt
08. Frost/Nixon
09. Revolutionary Road
10. Changeling



Runner up's:



Wendy and Lucy
Frozen River
The Dark Knight
Tropic Thunder
Last Chance Harvey
Stop-Loss
Rambo
Encounters at the End of the World
Man on Wire



Boy in the Striped Pajamas, The
Iron Man
Religulous
The Visitor
Mother of Tears: The Third Mother
Milk
Penelope

Films:

Wall-E
Strangers, The
Street Kings
Righteous Kill
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Step Brothers
Valkyrie
Cloverfield
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Presto

Films:

Wanted
Happening, The
88 Minutes
Day of the Dead
Doomsday

Films:

W.
Zombie Strippers
Death Race
Day the Earth Stood Still, The
Chapter 27
Saw V
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Films:

Midnight Meat Train, The
Mirrors

Films:

What Happens in Vegas
Prom Night
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post #8 of 69
12/30/08 at 8:12pm

re: WHere's the "Time to throw down our top 10 of 2008" thread?

OK, here's my list (theatrical viewings only). Almost complete. Still waiting to see: Defiance (maybe)

1. Slumdog Millionaire
2. Gran Torino
3. Marley and Me
4. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
5. Frost/Nixon
6. Changeling
7. Adoration
8. The Dark Knight
9. Revolutionary Road
10. Australia
11. Vicky Cristina Barcelona
12. The Wrestler
13. Cloverfield
14. Iron Man
15. Wall E
16. Rachel Getting Married
17. The Reader
18. W.
19. Blindness
20. Miracle at St. Anna
21. Hell Boy 2: The Golden Army
22. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
23. Yes Man
24. Zack and Miri Make a Porno
25. Synecdoche, New York
26. Doubt
27. Traitor
28. Frozen River
29. Seven Pounds
30. The Incredible Hulk
31. Quantum of Solace
32. City of Ember
33. Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls
34. Hancock
35. Wanted
36. The Bank Job
37.The Chronicles of Narnia : Prince Caspian
38. Be Kind Rewind
39. The Forbidden Kingdom
40. Burn After Reading
41. Appaloosa
42. Tropic Thunder
43. Transporter 3
44. Doomsday
45. 10,000 BC
46. The Day The Earth Stood Still
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post #9 of 69
12/31/08 at 3:44am

re: WHere's the "Time to throw down our top 10 of 2008" thread?

1: The Signal
2: Revolutionary Road
3: The Wrestler
4: Let the Right One In
5: Cloverfield
6: Snow Angels
7: Stuck
8: Boy A
9: Teeth
10: Henry Poole is Here


Edited by Justin_S - 12/19/09 at 9:19pm
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post #10 of 69
12/31/08 at 4:17am

re: WHere's the "Time to throw down our top 10 of 2008" thread?

The top two films for me aren't a surprise. They're The Dark Knight and Wall-E. Two blockbusters that remind me that when Hollywood gets it right they get it very right.

I wasn't as disappointed with the Indiana Jones movie that some seem to be here. I loved it.

My sentimental favorite was Milk. What a wonderful showcase for a very talented actor.
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post #11 of 69
12/31/08 at 4:58am
Thread Starter 

re: WHere's the "Time to throw down our top 10 of 2008" thread?

I also though Indiana Jones was entertaining, and upon multiple viewing, some of the irritants disappears (like the three fall or the groundhogs). I still can't get over Tarzan-Shia thought.

I really liked the sci-fi approach.
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post #12 of 69
12/31/08 at 5:55am

re: WHere's the "Time to throw down our top 10 of 2008" thread?

My votes may not count as much this year as in the past since I didn't see 10 films deserving of a place on a Best Of 2008 list. This year, it's a Top 7 list for me.

1. Wall-E
2. Bolt
3. Star Wars: The Clone Wars
4. The Dark Knight
5. Iron Man
6. The Forbidden Kingdom
7. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
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post #13 of 69
12/31/08 at 6:52am

re: WHere's the "Time to throw down our top 10 of 2008" thread?

Final list now that I think I've all I'm going to see.

1)The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttion (2008)
2)The Dark Knight (2008)
3)Changeling (2008)
4)Frost / Nixon (2008)
5)Milk (2008)
6)Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
7)Wall*E (2008)
8)Doubt (2008)
9)The Reader (2008)
10)Rachel Getting Married (2008)
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post #14 of 69
12/31/08 at 10:14am

re: WHere's the "Time to throw down our top 10 of 2008" thread?

Well, wonderful and terrible circumstances dramatically affected my theatrical experience in 2008. The wonderful part was the arrival of my first child at the very beginning of May. The terrible part was my family and I relocated away from Los Angeles to Durham, NC. So, this list is very incomplete and will more than likely change once I get out and see certain films, time permitting of course.

One thing I know that will not change and that's the number film on my list this year. Without further ado, here's the list.

The Dark Knight
My Blueberry Nights
Pixar’s Wall E
Gran Torino
Revolutionary Road
The Wrestler
Doubt
Nothing But The Truth
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
W.
Speed Racer

Honorable Mentions of 2008

Quantum of Solace
The Reader
Cloverfield
Tropic Thunder Director's Cut
Valkyrie
Seven Pounds
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

More than likely, The Reader, Frost/Nixon, Revolutionary Road, Gran Torino, and Slumdog Millionaire could dramatically alter this list.

EDIT (1.9.2009): Saw Gran Torino this past evening and it immediately shot up into the Top 5. For Eastwood, not as great as Unforgiven, Mystic River, Million Dollar Baby or Letters from Iwo Jima, but damn, it's entertaining as hell. Probably the most fun I've had in the theatre since The Dark Knight.

EDIT (1.11.2009) Wasn't expecting to be taken that much by The Reader, but I was. Still, I really need to see it again for Kate Winslet's character. I think I've figured her out but I'm not entirely sure. But, a film worth seeing for sure. She should win the Oscar for Supporting Actress with this performance. It's just raw.

EDIT (1.12.2009) Revolutionary Road and The Wrestler make a serious dent into my Top Ten.

EDIT (1.25.2009) I thought I was done for the year until Meryl Streep blew up the list with Doubt. Stunning film and yet, I have to hate it a bit because Streep's performance will ultimately make Kate Winslet a six time Academy Award nominee without a win come February 22nd. I desperately want Kate Winslet to win an Oscar because she more than deserves it but Streep's performance in this film trumps Winslet's in the Reader by a wide margin. Everyone else is also excellent in this film.

EDIT 92.19.2009) Really, the last edit but it had to be made because of Lurie's Nothing But The Truth. Utterly fantastic. It changed my list from a Top Ten to a Top Eleven. It's that fantastic. Beckinsale and Fermiga were severely overlooked during the awards season.
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post #15 of 69
12/31/08 at 3:38pm

re: WHere's the "Time to throw down our top 10 of 2008" thread?

Top Five for me. Didnt see a huge amount of movies this year:

1) Dark Knight
2) Iron Man
3) Wall *E

I may add more but those were my fav 3 as of now
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post #16 of 69
12/31/08 at 5:02pm

re: WHere's the "Time to throw down our top 10 of 2008" thread?

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

These came in close:
-The Reader
-Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son about His Father
-Man on Wire
-Doubt
-Last Chance Harvey
-Changeling
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post #17 of 69
12/31/08 at 5:13pm

re: WHere's the "Time to throw down our top 10 of 2008" thread?


The #1 Movie of the Year is ....





Go Speed, Go!!!



Nothing could compare to this movie, in terms of it's filmmaking and what I experienced in the theater while watching it. It's managed to hold up just as well, having seen it three times now.



Other of my favorites of 2008 in no order include:



  • The Wrestler

  • Vicky Cristina Barcelona

  • Ashes of Time Redux

  • Slumdog Millionaire

  • The Dark Knight






~T
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post #18 of 69
12/31/08 at 5:53pm

re: WHere's the "Time to throw down our top 10 of 2008" thread?

Oh Thi you're so shameless, Speed Racer for chrissakes?

I still have a whole bunch of films to watch but from the ones I did my two favourites this year both begin with the later 'I'.

In Bruges

&

Iron Man


Others I've enjoyed include -

Hellboy 2 The Golden Army
Wanted
The Dark Knight
Quantum of Solace
Tropic Thunder

Disappointments include -

Indiana Jones and the Legend of the Flying Fridge
The Incredible Sulk
Waaaaall-eeeee
The Mummy III Return of the Yeti
Cloverfield... in glorious shakyscope and bouncycam (my head!)
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post #19 of 69
12/31/08 at 7:45pm

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Placeholder for me. I wanted to tease Steve and say that Speed Racer will be near the top of my list...and so will In Bruges.
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post #20 of 69
12/31/08 at 7:53pm

re: WHere's the "Time to throw down our top 10 of 2008" thread?

FAVORITE MOVIES
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Gran Torino"
"Kung Fu Panda"
"Let the Right One In"
"Milk"
"Rachel Getting Married"
"Revolutionary Road"
"Wall-E"
"The Wrestler"

FAVORITE ACTORS
Leonardo DiCarpio "Revolutionary Road"
Clint Eastwood "Gran Torino"
Brad Pitt "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Sean Penn "Milk"
Mickey Rourke "The Wrestler"

FAVORITE ACTRESSES
Cate Blanchett "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Anne Hathaway "Rachel Getting Married"
Lina Leanderson "Let the Right One In"
Julianne Moore "Blindness"
Kate Winslet "Revolutionary Road"

FAVORITE SUPPORTING ACTORS
Josh Brolin "Milk"
Robert Downey Jr. "Tropic Thunder"
Emile Hirsch "Milk"
Heath Ledger "The Dark Knight"
Gary Oldman "The Dark Knight"

FAVORITE SUPPORTING ACTRESSES
Penelope Cruz "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Rosario Dawson "Seven Pounds"
Rosemarie DeWitt "Rachel Getting Married"
Marisa Tomei "The Wrestler"
Kate Winslet "The Reader"
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post #21 of 69
12/31/08 at 11:01pm

re: WHere's the "Time to throw down our top 10 of 2008" thread?

I've only seen 41 movies so far, with 55 to see.

Top 10 (so far):

1. The Dark Knight
2. WALL-E
3. Doubt
4. Iron Man
5. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
6. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
7. Tropic Thunder
8. The Visitor
9. In Bruges
10. The Pineapple Express



Movies to see:

Adam Resurrected
Appaloosa
Australia
Ballast
Battle in Seattle
Bigger, Stronger, Faster
Blindness
Che
Chop Shop
Funny Games
Gomorrah
Good
Happy Go Lucky
Hounddog
Hunger
I.O.U.S.A.
I've Loved You So Long
Lakeview Terrace
Let the Right One In
Madagascar 2
Miracle at St. Anna
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
My Blueberry Nights
My Winnipeg
Nothing but the Truth
Pride and Glory
Redbelt
Religulous
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Seven Pounds
Shotgun Stories
Smart People
Snow Angels
Son of Rambow
Speed Racer
Standard Operating Procedure
Stop-Loss
Synecdoche, New York
Taxi to the Dark Side
Tell No One
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Fall
The Incredible Hulk
The Secret Lives of Bees
The Spirit
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
Towelhead
Traitor
Trouble the Water
W
Waltz with Bashir
Yes Man
Young at Heart
Zack and Miri make a Porno
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post #22 of 69
1/1/09 at 3:33am

re: WHere's the "Time to throw down our top 10 of 2008" thread?

Top 10 of 2008
(As of March 10th)
1. The Dark Knight
2. Wall-E
3. The Wrestler
4. Milk
5. Slumdog Millionaire
6. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
7. Gran Torino
8. Iron Man
9. Quantum of Solace
10. Zach and Miri Make a Porno

Bottom 5 of 2008
(As of March 10th)
1. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
2. Four Christmases
3. Saw V
4. The Strangers
5. The Incredible Hulk

(Subject to change)
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post #23 of 69
1/1/09 at 10:35am

re: WHere's the "Time to throw down our top 10 of 2008" thread?

While I enjoyed TDK, it looks like I'm one of the few who thought "Iron Man" was a much superior adaptation of the original work. Oh well. Here's my Top-10 for the year (thus far)

1. WALL-E
2. Slumdog Millionaire
3. Gran Torino
4. Man On Wire
5. Iron Man
6. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
7. Rachel Getting Married
8. Milk
9. The Dark Knight
10. Son of Rambow
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post #24 of 69
1/2/09 at 3:52am

re: WHere's the "Time to throw down our top 10 of 2008" thread?

Speed Racer, really?
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post #25 of 69
1/2/09 at 5:32am

re: WHere's the "Time to throw down our top 10 of 2008" thread?

Yeah, really. I didn't laugh at your IJ IV choice, why are you questioning mine and Thi's?
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post #26 of 69
1/2/09 at 1:27pm

Re: WHere's the "Time to throw down our top 10 of 2008" thread?

Still under construction

Out of

Top 10

1. The Dark Knight
2. Slumdog Millionaire
3. The Changeling
4. Iron Man
5. Burn After Reading
6. In Bruges
7. Vicky Cristina Barcelona
8. WALL•E
9. The Wrestler
10. Hellboy II: The Golden Army


The rest of 2008

10,000 BC

21

Appaloosa

Australia

Bangkok Dangerous

The Bank Job

Blindness

Body of Lies

Bolt

City of Ember

Cloverfield

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Death Race

Deception

Doomsday

Doubt

Eagle Eye

The Eye

Get Smart

Ghost Town

Hancock

The Forbidden Kingdom

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

The Happening

Horton Hears a Who!

Igor

The Incredible Hulk

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Jumper

Kung Fu Panda

Lakeview Terrace

Leatherheads

Let the Right One In

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Marley & Me

Max Payne

Milk

Mirrors

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Pineapple Express

Pride and Glory

Punisher: War Zone

Quantum of Solace

Rambo

Redbelt

Righteous Kill

RocknRolla

Role Models

The Ruins

Shine a Light

Speed Racer The Spiderwick Chronicles

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

The Strangers

Street Kings

The Tale of Despereaux

Traitor

Transporter 3

Transsiberian

Tropic Thunder

Untraceable

Vantage Point

W.

Wanted

What Happens in Vegas

What Just Happened

The X Files: I Want to Believe

Yes Man

Zack and Miri Make a Porno
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post #27 of 69
1/3/09 at 11:26am

Re: WHere's the "Time to throw down our top 10 of 2008" thread?

1. Slumdog Millionaire
2. Wall*E
3. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
4. The Wrestler
5. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
6. The Reader
7. Bolt
8. Vicky Cristina Barcelona
9. The Dark Knight
10. Tell No One
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post #28 of 69
1/3/09 at 1:12pm

Re: WHere's the "Time to throw down our top 10 of 2008" thread?

1. Chop Shop
2.  Milk
3. Rachel Getting Married
4. The Wrestler
5. Man on Wire
6. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
7. The Dark Knight
8. Slumdog Millionaire
9. Speed Racer
10. The Visitor
Edited by Kirk Tsai - 7/19/2009 at 11:29 am GMT
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post #29 of 69
1/3/09 at 5:56pm

Re: WHere's the "Time to throw down our top 10 of 2008" thread?

A week or so ago I put SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE at #1 and said I doubted anything would beat it. Well, I update my list to drop it down to #2 and put THE READER as the best.
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post #30 of 69
1/3/09 at 8:55pm

Re: WHere's the "Time to throw down our top 10 of 2008" thread?

I just updated my Top 10 list:

I put The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at #4 and dropped Hancock.
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