2008 Films I’ve Seen w/Rating
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#1. The Class *** 100%
#2. The Wrestler *** 100%
#3. In Bruges *** 100%
#4. Blindness *** 98%
#5. Funny Games US *** 96%
#6. Be Kind, Rewind *** 96%
#7. Milk *** 96%
#8. Ballast *** 94%
#9. Waltz With Bashir *** 94%
#10. Stuff and Dough *** 92%
#11. Mister Lonely *** 92%
#12. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button *** 92%
#13. Frost/Nixon *** 92%
#14. Changeling *** 90%
#15. Paranoid Park *** 90%
#16. Timecrimes *** 90%
#17. Vicky Cristina Barcelona *** 90%
#18. Man on Wire *** 90%
#19. Slumdog Millionaire *** 90%
#20. In the City of Sylvia *** 90%
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#21. Pineapple Express *** 89%
#22. A Christmas Tale *** 89%
#23. Revolutionary Road *** 89%
#24. The Wackness *** 89%
#25. Che *** 88%
#26. Defiance *** 88%
#27. Synecdoche, New York *** 87%
#28. The Dark Knight *** 87%
#29. Last Stop 174 *** 87%
#30. Cadillac Records *** 87%
#31. Forgetting Sarah Marshall *** 87%
#32. Love Songs *** 87%
#33. Happy-Go-Lucky *** 86%
#34. Doubt *** 86%
#35. Nothing But the Truth *** 86%
#36. Chop Shop *** 86%
#37. Tropic Thunder *** 86%
#38. The Secret of the Grain *** 86%
#39. A Girl Cut in Two *** 86%
#40. The Lucky Ones *** 86%
#41. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired *** 86%
#42. Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist *** 85%
#43. Water Lilies *** 85%
#44. Zach and Miri Make a Porno *** 85%
#45. The Trap *** 85%
#46. Still Life *** 85%
#47. Role Models *** 84%
#48. Redbelt *** 84%
#49. Gran Torino *** 84%
#50. Rachel Getting Married *** 84%
#51. Hamlet 2 *** 83%
#52. The Happening *** 83%
#53. Ghost Town *** 83%
#54. What Just Happened? *** 83%
#55. Australia *** 83%
#56. Religulous *** 83%
#57. The Fall *** 83%
#58. Bigger, Stronger, Faster* *** 83%
#59. Baghead *** 82%
#60. Irina Palm *** 82%
#61. In Search of a Midnight’s Kiss *** 82%
#62. Keith *** 82%
#63. Snow Angels *** 82%
#64. Intimate Enemies *** 81%
#65. Bolt *** 81%
#66. Street Kings *** 81%
#67. Choke *** 81%
#68. City of Men *** 81%
#69. The Unknown Woman *** 80%
#70. Quantum of Solace *** 80%
#71. Felon *** 80%
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#72. The Man from London *** 79%
#73. My Blueberry Nights *** 79%
#74. Revanche *** 79%
#75. Iron Man *** 78%
#76. Rock’N'Rolla *** 78%
#77. Wall·E *** 78%
#78. JCVD *** 78%
#79. I’ve Loved You So Long *** 78%
#80. W. *** 78%
#81. Definitely, Maybe *** 78%
#82. Speed Racer *** 78%
#83. The Secret Life of Bees *** 78%
#84. The Hammer *** 78%
#85. Kung Fu Panda *** 77%
#86. The Black Balloon *** 77%
#87. Appaloosa *** 77%
#88. The Visitor *** 77%
#89. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas *** 77%
#90. Yes, Man *** 76%
#91. [rec] *** 76%
#92. Charlie Bartlett *** 76%
#93. The Rocker *** 76%
#94. Step Brothers *** 76%
#95. Cloverfield *** 75%
#96. Horton Hears A Who *** 75%
#97. Shotgun Stories *** 75%
#98. Hancock *** 75%
#99. Last Chance Harvey *** 75%
#100. Burn After Reading *** 75%
#101. Priceless *** 75%
#102. Film Noir *** 75%
#103. The Express *** 75%
#104. Hellboy II : The Golden Army *** 74%
#105. The Witnesses *** 74%
#106. My Winnipeg *** 74%
#107. Savage Grace *** 74%
#108. Married Life *** 74%
#109. Young People Fucking *** 74%
#110. Jar City *** 73%
#111. Death Defying Acts *** 73%
#112. A Secret *** 73%
#113. Lakeview Terrace *** 72%
#114. Cassandra’s Dream *** 72%
#115. Valkyrie *** 72%
#116. The Duchess *** 72%
#117. Shine a Light *** 72%
#118. Yella *** 72%
#119. Elegy *** 71%
#120. Brideshead Revisited *** 71%
#121. Stuck *** 71%
#122. Hunger *** 71%
#123. Dark Matter *** 71%
#124. The Spirit *** 70%
#125. The Grocer’s Son *** 70%
#126. The Reader *** 70%
#127. Battle in Seattle *** 70%
#128. The Incredible Hulk *** 70%
#129. Aleksandra *** 70%
#130. Lou Reed’s Berlin *** 70%
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#131. Heartbeat Detector *** 69%
#132. Leatherheads *** 69%
#133. War, Inc. *** 68%
#134. Sex Drive *** 68%
#135. Bottle Shock *** 68%
#136. Ben X *** 68%
#137. Chaos Theory *** 68%
#138. Flash of Genius *** 68%
#139. Married Life *** 68%
#140. Real Time *** 68%
#141. Wanted *** 68%
#142. The Band’s Visit *** 68%
#143. The Spiderwick Chronicles *** 67%
#144. Towelhead *** 67%
#145. Ping Pong Playa *** 67%
#146. Pride and Glory *** 66%
#147. Fear[s] in the Dark *** 66%
#148. Sixty Six *** 66%
#149. Body of Lies *** 66%
#150. Elite Squad *** 66%
#151. Sukiyaki Western Django *** 66%
#152. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day *** 66%
#153. Meet Dave *** 65%
#154. The Art of Negative Thinking *** 65%
#155. Special *** 65%
#156. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa *** 65%
#157. Captain Mike Across America (The Slacker Uprising) *** 65%
#158. Stop-Loss *** 65%
#159. Wendy and Lucy *** 64%
#160. Let the Right One In *** 64%
#161. Traitor *** 64%
#162. $9.99 *** 64%
#163. Son of Rambow *** 64%
#164. Nightwatching *** 63%
#165. Transsiberian *** 63%
#166. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull *** 62%
#167. The Promotion *** 62%
#168. Mad Detective *** 62%
#169. Frontiere[s] *** 62%
#170. Igor *** 61%
#171. Mirrors *** 61%
#172. Superhero Movie *** 60%
#173. Deception *** 60%
#174. Transporter 3 *** 60%
#175. Poor Boys Game *** 60%
#176. Just Buried *** 60%
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#177. Get Smart *** 58%
#178. Saw V *** 58%
#179. The Day the Earth Stood Still *** 58%
#180. Smiley Face *** 58%
#181. The Bank Job *** 57%
#182. Sex and Death 101 *** 57%
#183. Diary of the Dead *** 56%
#184. London to Brighton *** 55%
#185. Seven Pounds *** 55%
#186. Drillbit Taylor *** 54%
#187. Vantage Point *** 53%
#188. The Go-Getter *** 52%
#189. The Fist Foot Way *** 51%
#190. Chapter 27 *** 51%
#191. The Voyage of the Red Balloon *** 51%
#192. The Machine Girl *** 50%
#193. I Could Never Be Your Woman *** 50%
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#194. Smart People *** 49%
#195. The Love Guru *** 48%
#196. Death Race *** 47%
#197. Semi-Pro *** 47%
#198. The Grand *** 47%
#199. Journey to the Center of the Earth *** 46%
#200. Miracle at St. Anna *** 45%
#201. What Happens in Vegas *** 45%
#202. The Forbidden Kingdom *** 44%
#203. Frozen River *** 42%
#204. Harold and Kumar Go to Guantanamo Bay *** 42%
#205. The House Bunny *** 42%
#206. Bill *** 40%
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#207. Gomorrah *** 39%
#208. Before the Rains *** 39%
#209. Cleaner *** 38%
#210. The Strangers *** 37%
#211. Rambo *** 37%
#212. Run Fatboy, Run *** 34%
#213. Quarantine *** 31%
#214. Strange Wilderness *** 30%
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#215. Quid Pro Quo *** 29%
#216. Pathology *** 27%
#217. Teeth *** 27%
#218. 88 Minutes *** 26%
#219. Tokyo Gore Police *** 22%
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#220. Adam Resurrected *** 15%
#221. 10 000 BC *** 14%
#222. Then She Found Me *** 14%
#223. Meet the Spartans *** 10%
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.
Doc_AIDS said,
September 28, 2008 at 2:26 pm
#38. [rec] *** 80%
EWWW…
Otherwise wow, you’re already over 100 and I haven;t passed 50
forizzer69 said,
September 28, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Yeah… [rec] seems awfully high. Hmm.
daniari said,
September 28, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Dude, I wanna see The Wrestler.
Sonia said,
September 28, 2008 at 7:11 pm
Just so you know guy, The Happening sucked ass.
forizzer69 said,
September 28, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Just so you know, you’re a fail boat.
Aaronz said,
January 4, 2009 at 6:55 pm
I’m glad that Mister Lonely is still in your top ten of the year.
I’ll probably be using your list as a guideline of what to see next.
Thnx.
filmfan said,
August 14, 2009 at 1:29 pm
it’s great that you love “Blindness”. In my opinion it’s the most underrated movie of last year.