2008 Films I’ve Seen w/Rating
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Nothing is Private [towelhead]
Stuff and Dough
Mister Lonely
In Bruges
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Redbelt
Funny Games U.S.
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The Man from London
The Happening
My Blueberry Nights
Intimate Enemies
City of Men
Street Kings
Film Noir
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Young People Fucking
The Hammer
Horton Hears a Who
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Iron Man
Hancock
Wall•E
The Trap
The Visitor
Wanted
Definitely, Maybe
Speed Racer
[Rec]
Jar City
Chaos Theory
Charlie Bartlett
My Winnipeg
The Unknown Woman
Elite Squad
Kung Fu Panda
War, Inc.
The Band’s Visit
Life Before Her Eyes
Be Kind, Rewind
Snow Angels
Cassandra’s Dream
Married Life
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The Incredible Hulk
Stop-Loss
Cloverfield
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Paranoid Park
The Art of Negative Thinking
Nightwatching
The Air I Breathe
Death Defying Acts
Captain Mike Across America
Son of Rambow
La Voyage du Ballon Rouge
Shine a Light
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Get Smart
Mad Detective
Leatherheads
One Hundred Nails
Smiley Face
Diary of the Dead
The Grand
Vantage Point
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Frontiere[s]
Superhero Movie
Smart People
The Forbidden Kingdom
London to Brighton
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What Happens in Vegas
The Bank Job
Semi-Pro
Rambo
Harold and Kumar : Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Sex and Death 101
Run, Fatboy, Run
I Could Never Be Your Woman
Bill
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Drillbit Taylor
Strange Wilderness
Quid Pro Quo
Cleaner
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Chapter 27
You Don’t Mess With the Zohan
Ploy
Pathology
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Before the Rains
10 000 BC
88 Minutes
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Then She Found Me
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Meet the Spartans
Jack Bickle said,
June 26, 2008 at 7:52 am
London To Brighton owns Cassandra’s Dream. Glad you liked My Blueberry Nights, too!
forizzer69 said,
June 26, 2008 at 7:54 am
Yo guy, London to Brighton was pretty lame. It was interesting enough, but I felt pretty letdown when it ended. Like I was with Red Road. Gosh.
Hey, did you love Strathairn?
Freak said,
June 26, 2008 at 10:49 am
Er, I’m not sure if you can claim a ‘01 listed film on imdb as an ‘08 film.
Stuff and Dough.
Scarlett DuBois said,
June 26, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Hmm. Interesting list. I’m seeing ‘Funny Games’ soon enough, but I’m still undecided on ‘Shine a Light’. I love The Rollings Stones and Martin Scorsese, but no one wants to go with me…, do you think I should go anyway?
bill7576c said,
June 26, 2008 at 3:41 pm
I really, really envy you for seeing Towelhead and Snow Angels.
I actuully think I liked Speed Racer more than Iron Man. It’s a movie that grew on me a lot (and I already loved it when I saw it).
Mindy_Winslet said,
June 26, 2008 at 3:41 pm
I haven’t seen too much this year so I can’t say too much about your ratings.
I recommend seeing Roman De Gare. It’s a pretty entertaining French film. It’s nothing amazing, but I think you’d like it.
m_daniari said,
June 26, 2008 at 3:45 pm
Glad to see you liked Redbelt… It’s already underrated. And Towelhead already looks like a film I’m gonna enjoy, and it’s also nice to see that somebody else enjoyed The Happening…
Is Street Kings worth it btw? How is Laurie?
Jack Bickle said,
June 26, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Did I Love Strathairn? I think the question should be who *didn’t* love Strathairn. He was majestic!
I never got round to seeing Red Road and I don’t really have any interest in it anymore. But I really liked London To Brighton, it’s still only a 7/10 for me, but it was the kind of gritty cinema Britain should do more of as they ‘we’ do it so succesfully.
Paula said,
June 26, 2008 at 5:12 pm
What?
Why such a low rating on Then She Found Me? Of course I’ve never seen it, but I’m curious.
Glad you liked Snow Angels, though.
forizzer69 said,
June 26, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Paula: The movie is just horrible. It’s very difficult to watch all the way through; the acting is horrible (Bette was good, though) and the movie just has one of the worst endings ever.
Jack: Well, Red Road is better - it, too, is ‘gritty’ British cinema. The entire cast was great in it, so check that out for Dickie alone.
M-man! : Laurie was really good. Street Kings is one of the best action/crime movies of the past couple of years - a lot of fun and really good, too. See it for sure. I’m also glad you enjoyed The Happening and Redbelt! I’m sure you’ll like Towelhead.
Mindy! : I almost saw that one day when I was downtown. To be honest, I’m not too interested in it, but I’ll most likely check it out.
Bill: I totally know how you feel. Every time I think about Speed Racer I get a warm feeling inside of me. I think I love it a lot more than my rating indicates. I’ma bump it to an 8 asap. And dude, Snow Angels is out in a few weeks, so yay!
Scarlett: Do you love The Rolling Stones? Because about 97% of the movie is dedicated to the concert, with a few minutes of stock footage here and there. IF you love them, see it at no cost. If not… well, either/or. Oh and the film is shot by some of the best cinematographers to live. Check it out on IMDb - the camera operators. That might push you to see it.
F-r-e-a-k: It got it’s first NY, NY release in May, so I’m putting it 2008 - it’s just how I do.
holeigh_annie said,
June 26, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Hey you!
I have to give Indiana Jones an 8 just because I love the franchise so much. Or maybe 7.5 at least.
And you’re *really* making me want to see In Bruges. I thought it looked interesting before, but if you liked it that much…
forizzer69 said,
June 26, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Oh, I saw it again! It’s still as good. Hilarious and really sad, too. You should love it. Everyone should!
Matt_the_Scot said,
June 26, 2008 at 8:19 pm
Can’t wait to see Nothing is Private.
forizzer69 said,
June 26, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Me neither. It’s been so long since I’ve seen it…
Lily Collette said,
June 26, 2008 at 8:49 pm
I’m delighted to see that you loved The Man from London! I saw it a while back at a film festival and it was brilliant. London To Brighton and In Bruges were also stellar…..I wasn’t very fond of Funny Games - I prefer the original film, by far.
I want to see Redbelt eventually =)
ME-KYAL said,
June 26, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Uh… I’ve seen so few 2008 movies and about the 80% of your current list I’m sure I’ll never even bother to see so I doubt I have anything clever to say . =( But I’ll be watching In Bruges very soon I hope! Ralph Fiennes FTW w00t!!!
Allie said,
July 1, 2008 at 1:42 am
Uh…I’m not quite sure what to say.
Definitely, Maybe is totally underrated. Such a sweet little film.