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[Movement]

Geez, why does everyone like TDK so much? After the first time it was boring, dull, and meh. WallE kicks its ass.

 

[Tucah]

Still haven't seen a lot of movies yet that I think will make this list, but here it is for now:

1. Frost/Nixon
2. Milk
3. Wall-E
4. Happy-Go-Lucky
5. Let the Right One In
6. The Dark Knight
7. In Bruges
8. Gran Torino
9. Iron Man
10. Burn After Reading

Still have not, but want to, see:
Doubt, Rachael Getting Married, The Wrestler, Benjamin Button, Slumdog Millionare

I'm sure a few of those will creep up on the list.

 

[Poimandres]

It's fucking hard to rank these, but...

10. Speed Racer
9. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
8. Wanted
7. The Fall
6. Iron Man
5. Cloverfield
4. Wall-E
3. Let The Right One In
2. Tropic Thunder
1. TDK

honorable mentions: hellboy 2, the orphanage, step brothers, burn after reading, pineapple express, blindness, religulous, changeling, the signal, doomsday

and I haven't seen Frost/Nixon, Slumdog Millionaire, QoS, Seven Pounds, The Wrestler and Benjamin Button yet so my list will very likely change.

You have pretty good taste.

 

[SpacLock]

Geez, why does everyone like TDK so much? After the first time it was boring, dull, and meh. WallE kicks its ass.

I liked TDK because it was different than most super hero movies. Yeah that doesn't make it a good movie, but it was a great crime thriller. I think that it took a very different approach compared to most movies being put out today (especially comic book movies). I wouldn't put Christopher Nolan as a great director though. I think that he still has to prove that TDK wasn't a fluke on his part because Batman Begins wasn't a very good movie IMO. Although it was good for a Batman movie since the ones before it blew ass.

 

[Poimandres]

I liked TDK because it was different than most super hero movies. Yeah that doesn't make it a good movie, but it was a great crime thriller. I think that it took a very different approach compared to most movies being put out today (especially comic book movies). I wouldn't put Christopher Nolan as a great director though. I think that he still has to prove that TDK wasn't a fluke on his part because Batman Begins wasn't a very good movie IMO. Although it was good for a Batman movie since the ones before it blew ass.

Kind of off topic. But have you seen Insomnia, Memento and The Prestige?

Good movies I do believe.

 

[Dan]

Kind of off topic. But have you seen Insomnia, Memento, Following and The Prestige?

Good movies I do believe.

Fixed.

 

[Snowman Prophet of Doom]

Honestly, I haven't seen enough movies this year to constitute a Top 10 list. My list of stuff that I've seen so far would probably be:

1) The Dark Knight
2) WALL-E
3) Frozen River

And that's all that I can think of right now, to be perfectly honest.

 

[Snowman Prophet of Doom]

Geez, why does everyone like TDK so much? After the first time it was boring, dull, and meh. WallE kicks its ass.

I saw The Dark Knight twice and liked it just as much the second time. I think that it's a better film than WALL-E, though they're quite close.

Edit: Whoops, a double post. Ah well. My bad.

 

[Marty Chinn]

Geez, why does everyone like TDK so much? After the first time it was boring, dull, and meh. WallE kicks its ass.

Because it's that damn good? Anyone who knows me knows I'm a huge Batman fan. I was thrilled when they announced the title. Those who know me know my online handle is based upon that title. I saw the movie four times in the theater and loved it each time. That being said, I still think Wall-E is a better movie. I don't think it kicks its ass, but I do believe it's a better movie IMO which shocks myself because I was sure TDK was going to be my favorite movie of the year. TDK is amazing but I think Wall-E just edges it out since it tugged on my emotions both times that I saw it in the theater. The fact that it did it twice is what wins it for me. That doesn't mean I didn't have a big fat joker grin on my face as I was watching TDK.

 

[Hellsing321]

I haven't even seen 10 movies this year. From what I've seen...
1. The Dark Knight
2. Wall-e
3. Iron Man
4. Quantum of Solace
5. Burn After Reading
6. Wanted
7. Forgetting Sarah Marshall

 

[Ford Prefect]

Every year you douchebags start this thread waaaaay too early, before most of the country gets to see most of the year's good films (which all come out at the end of the year).

So, as a placeholder, I have to say my list goes like this:

1. Speed Racer
2. Speed Racer
3. Speed Racer
4. Speed Racer
5. Speed Racer
6. Speed Racer
7. Speed Racer
8. Speed Racer
9. Wall-E
10. In Bruges

 

[speculawyer]

Milk opens here on Friday - I'm so excited!

I just saw it . . . it is well done. The movie definitely brings up a lot of stuff that was not in "The Times of Harvey Milk" documentary.

BTW, it is kinda weird how this is the same actor that was in that 80's tough-kid movie "Bad Boys". (No, not the entertaining but light-weight Michael Bay popcorn-flick.)

 

[Macam]

The Wrestler

100%

The movie looks really good except that the very subject material is quite possibly the very last thing I can get behind. I just flat out abhor wrestling, so I don't know if I'm going to be able to get myself to seeing this, especially since there are a number of other great films currently out.

As a brief side note, has anyone seen Revolutionary Road (w/DiCaprio & Winslet)? It was reportedly quite good, but it quietly came and went and I simply never got around to it.

I will say that this year has been the first year in the last few that's been unusually strong on balance. There were a number of good big budget films as well as of the more serious variety. Wall-E aside, Milk is at the top of my list thus far.

I'm mildly surprised to see so many listings of Quantum of Solace since while it was quite good, it wasn't as solid as Casino Royale; then again, GAF skews in that direction on the whole anyway.

BTW, it is kinda weird how this is the same actor that was in that 80's tough-kid movie "Bad Boys". (No, not the entertaining but light-weight Michael Bay popcorn-flick.)

Funny you mention that. The Drafthouse (a local string of theaters that serves food and beer, as well as being targeted at movie aficionados) played the trailer for Bad Boys right before Milk came on at the theater.

 

[Cosmic Bus]

Every year you douchebags start this thread waaaaay too early, before most of the country gets to see most of the year's good films (which all come out at the end of the year).

There are only, like, three or four notable movies left to release wide (or wider) before the end of the year. For cryin' out loud, if I have or had the opportunity to see most everything by now in this frozen, culture-free pit of NY, then no one else should be able to complain.

Also keep in mind that we're fretting over not being able to put particular movies onto lists. On the internet. That really no one ends up reading anyway. :lol

 

[Ford Prefect]

Also keep in mind that we're fretting over not being able to put particular movies onto lists. On the internet. That really no one ends up reading anyway. :lol

IT MATTERS DAMMIT

 

[GhaleonEB]

1. Dark Knight
2. Wall-E
3. Teeth

(Those are pretty much the only movies from this year that I saw.)

 

[Dali]

What an abysmal year for movies. Nothing I've seen really set a fire under my crouch like some of the movies I saw last year (Ratatouille for instance). I'll hold off making my list until I A)have a chance to recall all the forgettable hours of mediocrity I've seen this year and B)seen Slumdog, Benjamin Button, and Milk.

PS Wall-E is the most only overrated Pixar movie in existence. ZZZZzzzzzz

 

[Dan]

As a brief side note, has anyone seen Revolutionary Road (w/DiCaprio & Winslet)? It was reportedly quite good, but it quietly came and went and I simply never got around to it.

Er... unless I'm missing something, that doesn't open anywhere until the 26th.

 

[MidiSurf]

nvm

 

[Dr.Acula]

Of what I've seen, in no order:
Vicky Christina Barcelona
Wall E
JCVD
Redbelt
Red
Daytime Drinking
Burn After Reading

These films are all 2007 BTW:
Up the Yangtze
Voyage of the Red Balloon
Paranoid Park

 

[EviLore]

Redbelt, TDK, and In Brughes are my faves for the year.

 

[Nathan Rain]

Considering I've seen so few movies this year that Tropic Thunder would be in there...

I'd better not write a list.

EDIT:

My top 5 this year...

5. Step Brothers
4. Iron Man
3. Wall*E
2. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
1. Dark Knight

Told you it'd be a strange list.

 

[hiredhand]

I definitely agree that it's too early for these kind of lists. Most of the big Oscar films don't get released here (in Finland) until January. Here's a list of what I have seen thus far (and yes I know some of them premiered in 2007, but they were distributed in 2008):

1. WALL·E
2. My Winnipeg
3. Paranoid Park
4. Let the Right One In
5. Alexandra
6. The Dark Knight
7. Iron Man
8. Redacted
9. Three Monkeys
10. Tulpan

 

[Desperado]

T1. The Dark Knight [8.5/10]
T1. WALL-E [8.5/10]
3. Iron Man [8/10]
4. Cloverfield [8/10]
5. Tropic Thunder [7/10]
6. Kung Fu Panda [7/10]
7. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull [6.5/10]
8. Get Smart [6/10]
9. Hancock [6/10]
10. The Incredible Hulk [6/10]

11. Twilight [6/10]
12. 21 [5/10]
13. Wanted [2/10]


I think that's all I've seen this year. Probably the most movies in one year for me, though.

 

[Peru]

Great year for films. I have a few movies I think will make a top 10 I haven't seen yet (Wendy & Lucy, My Winnipeg, Up the Yangze, Christmas Tale), so this is posted for further revision, I guess.

Paranoid Park was just doing festival rounds in 2007, it's definitely a 2008 release.

1. Paranoid Park (Gus van Sant)
2. Let the Right One In (Alfredson)
3. Wall-E (Stanton)
4. Synechdoche, New York (Kaufman)
5. Speed Racer (Wachowski)
6. Encounters at the End of the World (Herzog)
7. Man on Wire (Marsh)
8. Milk (van Sant)
9. Quantum of Solace (Forster)
10. Sukkar banat (Labaki)

 

[Ford Prefect]

What a weird year, in which two of my favorite directors whose films made my top ten last year, probably won't shouldn't (who knows, it's been a shitty year) make my top ten this year (Herzog, Coens). Encounters At the End of the World and Burn After Reading were great, but they're definitely not top ten material.

 

[1138]

I haven't seen many new movies from 2008, but here is my top 10 list of what I've seen so far.

1. Mongol (9/10)
2. The Dark Knight (9/10)
3. The Orphanage (8/10)
4. Quantum of Solace (8/10)
5. The Fall (8/10)
6. Hellboy 2 (8/10)
7. Ironman (7/10)
8. Cloverfield (7/10)
9. Rambo (7/10)
10. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (6/10)

 

[bjaelke]

Where is the Ghost Town love?

 

[wRATH2x]

The Dark Knight is easily number one for me,the rest.......

Ill have to get back to you on that,theres still many 08 films I havent seen.

 

[AniHawk]

I think we need to wait until people have actually had the chance to see the end-of-the-year Oscar bait films.

I agree. And then you need to make the official thread like last year.

 

[bafflewaffle]

Wall-e was a funny movie hahaha I like robots hahaha

 

[KevinCow]

1. Speed Racer
2. SPEED RACER
3. Wall-E
4. The Dark Knight
5. Iron Man
6. Indiana Jones
7. Wanted
8. Cloverfield
9. Harold & Kumar
10. Tropic Thunder

 

[Spotless Mind]

Haven't seen nearly enough worthy films to do a list. There are a bunch that i've enjoyed immensely, but i don't see them being frontrunners once i get around to seeing some of the smaller films and "oscar bait" ones.

 

[tahrikmili]

Burn After Reading is definitely in the top 10.

Quantum of Solace is definitely not.

Can't bother listing more..

 

[bpfd]

Loosely:

The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
Speed Racer
Idiots and Angels
The Fall
Bolt
Role Models
Redbelt
Transsiberian

I'm definitely seeing Timecrimes and Che this week. Maybe I'll finally see Let the Right One In too, although since I've delayed it this long, I'm tempted to just save my cash since a ticket's half the cost of a Blu-ray and just blind-buy it in March. The Wrestler and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button will definitely be seen by December's end as well.

It'll surely be halfway through '09 before I've come near seeing everything I've wanted to from this year though. Shit, The Fall is technically an '06 film.

This!! Amazing movie with incredible depth.

 

[NintendoTogepi]

WALL-E is the best I've seen.

 

[robertsan21]

to early, will leave my picks when I have seen them all in time for oscars

 

[eXistor]

I've haven't seen a lot of films this year, but I can nominate Wall-E as one of the best I've ever seen. So that.

 

[Ashhong]

I haven't seen ten films worthy of a top ten list. Not even 5 actually. Admittedly I haven't seen very many movies this year, ask me again mid next year. But the OP gets kudos for including Up the Yangtze, I watched it last week, fantastic film.

how is this possible? if you have seen 10 films then you have a top ten list. simple logic

 

[Mar]

I haven't seen ten films worthy of a top ten list. Not even 5 actually. Admittedly I haven't seen very many movies this year

My exact thoughts. In fact there's probably only one movie I would put in the 'list'.

Happy-Go-Lucky

For some reason GAF really loves TDK, so if there was any real voting tally it would win by a landslide. Personally I thought it was horrible.

 

[iddqd]

i really liked REDBELT,
Forgetting Sarah Marshall was a suprise,
so was Iron Man and Tropa de Elite (got released in my country in 08).

But ill see alot of movies during the christmas break and in the following weeks..
i´m pretty sure Charlie Kaufman´s movie will be also on that list afterwards.

 

[Solo]

Waaay too early. Ill wait for this thread when someone else inevitably makes it in about a month or two from now, which is when it should be made.

With that said, I will say that Speed Racer is still my favorite movie of the year so far.

 

[The Storyteller]

how is this possible? if you have seen 10 films then you have a top ten list. simple logic

Worthy.

 

[Jason]

These were pretty good:

Daytime Drinking
Still Walking
Waltz with Bashir
Ponyo on the Cliff

 

[FnordChan]

I'm going to have to hold off on a list, as I still need to see Milk and Slumdog Millionaire (both of which opened this weekend in my area), as well as The Wrestler, Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, Gran Turino, and god knows what else. However, I can say that the top spot is a toss-up between Death Race and Doomsday.

FnordChan

 

[Blader]

As a brief side note, has anyone seen Revolutionary Road (w/DiCaprio & Winslet)? It was reportedly quite good, but it quietly came and went and I simply never got around to it.

Came and went? The release isn't until next Friday.

 

[JayDubya]

Dark Knight
Iron Man
Hellboy II
Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

...

Haven't seen anything else worth much mention. Obviously that's a certain "type" of film right there, but hey, I like what I like, I watch the big event movies on a big screen, and indies I rent later.

The Wrestler's RT score is !!!

 

[Blader]

What a weird year, in which two of my favorite directors whose films made my top ten last year, probably won't shouldn't (who knows, it's been a shitty year) make my top ten this year (Herzog, Coens). Encounters At the End of the World and Burn After Reading were great, but they're definitely not top ten material.

I saw Encounters a while ago. It was the first Herzog documentary I've seen (at least I think it was). It was good stuff, but I think Herzog's narration and laughable voice really hurt the film.

 

[CajoleJuice]

Waaay too early. Ill wait for this thread when someone else inevitably makes it in about a month or two from now, which is when it should be made.

With that said, I will say that Speed Racer is still my favorite movie of the year so far.

You cut me deep, Solo.

 

[Solo]

I didnt want to stroke your ego