I thought it would be fun to make a list of some of last year's great movies:
good films to watch from 2008. In no particular order, here are 40 good films from 2008:
- Semi Pro - I'm a sucker for Will Ferrell stuff.
- No Country For Old Men - Great stuff - can't wait to see The Road this year, too.
- Walk Hard - Very funny movie.
- The Pineapple Express - Not as funny as I'd expected.
- Cloverfield - Possibly the best movie of 2008.
- There Will Be Blood - What a performance.
- Burn After Reading - Not as good as some of the Coen Brothers other stuff, but better than most everything.
- Wall-E - Surprisingly good.
- The Incredible Hulk - Especially good if you liked the old television show.
- Iron Man - I can't wait for the sequel to this one.
- The Dark Knight - I'm still doing my Joker impersonation.
- Appaloosa - I wish Hollywood made more Westerns.
- Choke - Love Sam Rockwell.
- Diary of the Dead - George Romero is back, baby!
- Doubt - Great Meryl Streep performance.
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall - Funny romantic comedy for Judd Apatow fans. (I don't think Apatow made the movie, but fans will like it.)
- Four Christmases - I'm a sucker for Vince Vaughn and for Christmas movies.
- Frost/Nixon - Watch it for the performances.
- Funny Games - Watch it because it's bizarre.
- The Grand - Hysterical, especially Ray Romano.
- Gran Torino - Get off my lawn.
- Hamlet 2 - Steve Coogan may or may not be an asshole, but he's funny as hell.
- The Hammer - Probably the best least-watched good film of 2008.
- The Happening - Better than you'd think.
- Henry Poole is Here - Really good.
- Igor - Fun and different animated movie.
- In Bruges - Not what I expected, but very good.
- In the Name of the King - This is possibly one of the worst movies of the year, but I had more fun watching it than almost anything else.
- Lakeview Terrace - Samuel Jackson chomps on the scenery.
- Let the Right One In - Best horror movie of the decade.
- Rachel Getting Married - Great performances and music.
- Run Fat Boy Run - Surprising romantic comedy.
- The Signal - One of the best zombie movies ever, and one of the most original.
- Slumdog Millionaire - Academy award winner.
- Speed Racer - I liked it. I know some people didn't, but I liked it.
- Step Brothers - Love Will Ferrell.
- Tropic Thunder - OMG this was funny.
- Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show - Especially if you're a fan of Buck Owens. And I am.
- The Visitor - Great performance from Jenkins.
- When Did You Last See Your Father? - Good British fare, but not for everyone.
Okay, which good films to watch from 2008 did I miss?
10-16-2009, 12:18 PM
Good Films to Watch 2008
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