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post #51 of 164
7/30/08 at 8:48pm
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Originally Posted by Jakespeare View Post
How did Number 7 happen? EDIT: Ah, found the Repo thread.

And is In Bruges supposed to be on there twice? I mean, it is that good, but just checking.
Whoops!
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post #52 of 164
7/30/08 at 8:49pm
As of this moment, every new movie I've seen in the theater this year (regardless of position, I enjoyed all of these):

1) Wall*E
2) The Dark Knight
3) In Bruges
4) Hellboy II: The Golden Army
5) Burn After Reading
6) Speed Racer
7) Man On Wire
8) Pineapple Express
9) Son of Rambow
10) Iron Man
11) The Wackness
12) Cloverfield
13) The Incredible Hulk

And, not that anyone is asking, but I refuse to include them on the first list...

Worst of 2008:
1) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2) Hancock
3) Wanted
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post #53 of 164
7/30/08 at 8:52pm
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Originally Posted by Martin Savage View Post
Whoops!
Not after you cough I hope.
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post #54 of 164
7/30/08 at 8:54pm
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Originally Posted by Jakespeare View Post
Not after you cough I hope.
NEVER!

And In Bruges might be my #1 at the end of the year... I'm still debating about it, but it's really really good.
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post #55 of 164
7/30/08 at 9:47pm
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Originally Posted by Ali View Post
Kinda surprised at how the Dark Night is beating Hellboy in everybody's list. I honestly think that Hellboy II is the better movie.

Same here. Dark Knight didn't even make my top five.
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post #56 of 164
7/30/08 at 10:22pm
1. Iron Man
2. Rambo
3. Tropic Thunder
4. Pineapple Express
5. Step Brothers
6. Speed Racer
7. The Dark Knight
8. Hellboy II
9. The Happening
10. Doomsday


Future #1 movie: THE SPIRIT
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post #57 of 164
7/31/08 at 1:34pm
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Originally Posted by Ali View Post
Kinda surprised at how the Dark Night is beating Hellboy in everybody's list. I honestly think that Hellboy II is the better movie.
Speaking for myself, it's not out here yet.
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post #58 of 164
7/31/08 at 2:32pm
Ranking of all movies I've seen in the theater this year, which is way fewer than last year.

1. The Wackness
2. Reprise
3. Persepoles
4. Be Kind, Rewind
5. Baghdad High
6. Batman: The Dark Knight
7. Iron Man
8. Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
9. Cloverfield (Regal Cinemas Battery Park)
10. An Omar Broadway Film
11. Idiots and Angels
12. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Krystal Skull
13. My Life Inside
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post #59 of 164
8/1/08 at 3:07pm
1. Reprise
2. Tell No One
3. In Bruges
4. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
5. Encounters at the End of the World
6. The Dark Knight
7. Baghead
8. Redbelt
9. Be Kind, Rewind
10. Tie: Wall-E and Iron Man

It's a slow year when my top film was originally released in 2006 (I'm counting movies that were released in the US in 2008 only). I'm looking forward to the fall...
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post #60 of 164
8/3/08 at 4:50am
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1. Man on Wire
2. The Wackness
3. The Exiles
4. Iron Man
5. Encounters at the End of the World
6. Wall-E
7. The Bank Job
8. Hellboy II

New York City nostalgia owns the top two slots.
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post #61 of 164
8/3/08 at 11:32am
1) Wall-E
2) Son of Rambow
3) Iron Man
4) Hellboy II
5) American Teen
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post #62 of 164
8/3/08 at 3:17pm
In no order, Speed Racer, Planet B-Boy, The Visitor, TDK, Wall-E, Stop Loss, In Bruges, War Inc
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post #63 of 164
8/3/08 at 5:00pm
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Originally Posted by Kirby Drummond View Post
1. Man on Wire
This just opened here and I can't wait to see it. Thinking of going tomorrow night - the trailer gave me chills. Nice to see that it lives up.
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post #64 of 164
8/3/08 at 5:10pm
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It's very good. It's a great heist movie and then a lot more than that. Quite unique.
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post #65 of 164
8/6/08 at 8:25pm
1. The Dark Knight
2. Iron Man
3. The Incredible Hulk
4. Rambo
5. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
6. Pineapple Express
7. Step Brothers
8. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
9. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Updated.
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post #66 of 164
8/7/08 at 12:57am
I'm surprised I'm not seeing Shotgun Stories on more lists. Maybe not too many people have seen it? It's definitely up there along with In Bruges as far as first half bests of '08 go. Lot's to look forward to this fall, though.
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post #67 of 164
8/7/08 at 2:34am
Well, this seems about as final as it'll ever be...:

1. REPRISE
2. MAN ON WIRE
3. LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
4. SPEED RACER
5. THE WRESTLER
6. CHICAGO 10
7. WALL*E
8. ROMAN POLANSKI: WANTED AND DESIRED
9. THE SOLOIST
10. DOUBT

Honorable mentions: STEPBROTHERS, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, FROST/NIXON.

Disappointments: IN BRUGES, INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL, FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL, SNOW ANGELS, NICK & NORAH'S INFINITE PLAYLIST, MIRACLE AT SANTA ANA, and THE READER.
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post #68 of 164
8/7/08 at 6:07am
1. Funny Games
2. The Dark Knight
3. Pineapple Express
4. Speed Racer
5. Iron Man
6. Hellboy II
7. Wall-E
8. The Strangers
9. The Ruins
10. You Don't Mess With The Zohan

Honorable Mention: Step-Brothers, Cloverfield, Doomsday, The Hulk, Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Okay: Mongol, The Fall, Wanted

Shit: Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, AVP:R (shitty enough to stink into this year)

More people should see Funny Games, old or new. Zohan was goddamn great.
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post #69 of 164
8/17/08 at 4:03am
My own picks (can only remember liking eight new ones):

8. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
7. The Incredible Hulk
6. Tropic Thunder
5. Wall-E
4. Iron Man
3. The Dark Knight
2. Doomsday
1. Rambo
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post #70 of 164
8/23/08 at 7:19pm
The Dark Knight

(distant seconds, and in no order)

Iron Man
Tropic Thunder
Wanted
Pineapple Express
Wall-E
The Mummy (yes I kind of liked it)

But I'm sure all of that will change once I see 'Disaster Movie'.
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post #71 of 164
8/23/08 at 11:50pm
Based on what I've seen so far this year:

1. The Brothers Bloom
2. The Dark Knight
3. Iron Man
4. In Bruges
5. Redbelt
6. The Signal
7. The Foot Fist Way
8. The Bank Job
9. Doomsday
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post #72 of 164
8/24/08 at 12:41am
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Originally Posted by Yando View Post
TELL NO ONE
This hypes me up, as I'm checking this out tomorrow.
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post #73 of 164
8/24/08 at 2:14am
It's not my favorite film of the year so far (that'd be REPRISE by a thousand yards) but I enjoyed it tremendously.
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post #74 of 164
8/24/08 at 3:09am
1. Chop Shop
2. In Bruges
3. Bigger, Faster, Stronger
4. Phoebe in Wonderland (Philly Film Festival)
5. Dark Knight
6. Body of War
7. Frozen River
8. Edge of Heaven
9. Iron Man
10. Wall E


Worst Films

1. Indiana Jones IV
2. Hancock
3. Speed Racer
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post #75 of 164
8/24/08 at 9:49am
As of now:

1. Dark Knight
2. The Warlords
3. Iron Man
4. Hellboy 2
5. Wanted
6. Speed Racer
7. Redbelt
8. Wall-E
9. Cloverfield

#10 will probably be either House of Lies or Bond
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post #76 of 164
8/24/08 at 11:03am
I still haven't senn PE,Wall-E, Speed Racer, TT, In Bruges and many other yet, but of the movies so far the best (most entertaining it seems) are:

The Dark Knight
Rambo
Hellboy II
The Bank Job
Indy 4
The Signal
Day Zero
The Strangers
21

Movies that I had looked forward to but ultimately disappointed me:
Iron Man (I'm not the biggest RDJ fan and the action was mediocre at best)
Incredible Hulk (can't even remember it now)
Street Kings (looked so promising, ended up so bland)
The Happening (one of the worst I have ever seen)
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post #77 of 164
8/30/08 at 1:28am
Thread Starter 
1. Vicky Christina Barcelona
2. Man on Wire
3. The Wackness
4. The Exiles
5. Iron Man
6. Encounters at the End of the World
7. Wall-E
8. The Bank Job
9. Hellboy II

So great.
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post #78 of 164
8/30/08 at 1:41am
1. In Bruges
2. The Dark Knight
3. The Wackness
4. Man on Wire
5. Wall-E
6. Pineapple Express
7. Speed Racer
8. Vicky Christina Barcelona
9. Cloverfield
10. Step Brothers
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post #79 of 164
8/30/08 at 1:53am
1. In Bruges
2. Redbelt
3. Recount*
4. Dark Knight
5. Wall-E
6. Iron Man
7. Hellboy II
8. Doomsday
9. Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanomo Bay
10. Step Up 2 The Streets
11. Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
12. Indiana Jones

*Special Dispensation
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post #80 of 164
8/30/08 at 2:01am
1. Vicky Christina Barcelona
2. The Dark Knight
3. Wall-E
4. The Pineapple Express
5. TIE: Rambo/ Son of Rambow
7. Step Up 2: The Streets
8. Step Brothers
9. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
10. You Don't Mess with the Zohan

Worst of the year:
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The Happening
Prom Night

To see:
In Burges, Baby Mama, The Strangers, The Wackness, Man on Wire
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post #81 of 164
8/30/08 at 2:02am
I like hearing all this love for VCB.
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post #82 of 164
8/30/08 at 2:03am
No Tropic Thunder from you fellas?
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post #83 of 164
8/30/08 at 2:08am
I haven't been able to get to the movies in weeks and am trying to catch up on stuff from the first half of the year on DVD.
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post #84 of 164
8/30/08 at 10:50am
Thread Starter 
I haven't seen TT. Nor Pineapple Express or The Dark Knight.
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post #85 of 164
8/30/08 at 12:35pm
My Top Films for 2008 (including expected Favorites *)
1) Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull
2) Iron Man
3) Hellboy II: The Golden Army
4) The Dark Knight
5) Punisher War Zone*
6) James Bond 007: Quantum Of Solace*
7) Rambo
8) Wanted
9) The Incredible Hulk
10) The Spirit*
11) Death Race
12) Speed Racer
13) Transporter 3*
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post #86 of 164
8/30/08 at 1:18pm
I will see TT shortly.
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post #87 of 164
8/30/08 at 10:21pm
1. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
2. The Dark Knight
3. The Foot Fist Way
4. Reprise
5. Cloverfield
6. Tropic Thunder
7. Iron Man
8. The Strangers
9. Redbelt
10. Wall-E
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post #88 of 164
8/30/08 at 10:27pm
1. Wall-E
2. The Dark Knight
3. In Bruges
4. The Visitor
5. Vicky Cristina Barcelona
6. Encounters at the End of the World
7. Pineapple Express
8. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
9. Son of Rambow
10. Speed Racer
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post #89 of 164
9/2/08 at 3:44pm
1. The Dark Knight
2. Iron Man
3.Cloverfield
4.Pineapple Express
5. Rambo
6. Tropic Thunder

yea... I haven't seen much this year

Worst:
1. Indiana Jones
2. And
3. The Crystal Skull
4. CGI Prairie Dogs
5. The Beard
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post #90 of 164
9/2/08 at 4:07pm
Eh, in no order:

Pineapple Express
In Bruges
Man on Wire
Speed Racer
Wall•E
Iron Man
Hellboy II
Funny Games
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post #91 of 164
9/15/08 at 12:21am
Thread Starter 
1. Vicky Christina Barcelona
2. Man on Wire
3. The Dark Knight
4. The Wackness
5. The Exiles
6. Encounters at the End of the World
7. Iron Man
8. Wall-E
9. The Bank Job
10. Hellboy II

Loved The Dark Knight. Yay Nolan! Memento wasn't a fluke.
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post #92 of 164
9/15/08 at 12:29am
1. The Pineapple Express
2. The Dark Knight
3. Wall-E
4. Funny Games
5. In Bruges
6. Vicky Christina Barcelona
7. Paranoid Park
8. Burn After Reading
9. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
10. The Fall

Sad to not see more Paranoid Park love. Maybe once it hits DVD.
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post #93 of 164
9/15/08 at 5:09am
Top 10 Which Will Definitely Change Drastically At The End Of The Year When I've Seen Lakeview Terrace:
1. The Wackness
2. The Dark Knight
3. Pineapple Express
4. Wall-E
5. The Bank Job
6. Iron Man
7. Step Brothers
8. Rambo
9. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
10. Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Wow this list sucks. I really have to play catch up here.

Bottom 10:
1. Meet The Spartans
2. Mirrors
3. The Happening
4. Babylon A.D.
5. Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull
6. Get Smart
7. Leatherheads
8. The Ruins
9. Funny Games U.S.
10. The Strangers
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post #94 of 164
9/15/08 at 6:05am
Are you really expecting a lot out of Lakeview Terrace? Can anything with Samuel L. not directed by Tarantino be that good (if you say Goodfellas, that doesn't count)? And goddamn what I wouldn't give to see Vicky Christina Barcelona right now.
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post #95 of 164
9/18/08 at 1:44am
Thread Starter 
1. Vicky Christina Barcelona
2. Man on Wire
3. The Dark Knight
4. The Wackness
5. The Exiles
6. Encounters at the End of the World
7. Iron Man
8. Wall-E
9. The Bank Job
10. Hellboy II
11. The Pineapple Express

I'm a bit shocked. Didn't love Pineapple. I don't think it sucks or anything, but it just didn't do it for me. It's no Half Baked.
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post #96 of 164
9/18/08 at 2:02am
1. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
2. The Dark Knight
3. The Foot Fist Way
4. Encounters at the End of the World
5. Cloverfield
6. Tropic Thunder
7. Iron Man
8. The Strangers
9. Redbelt
10. Wall-E
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post #97 of 164
9/18/08 at 12:29pm
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Originally Posted by Anderson View Post
1. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
I want to see this so bad.
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post #98 of 164
9/18/08 at 3:23pm
So far

1. Wall-E
2. In Bruges
3. Speed Racer
4. Tropic Thunder
5. Tell No One
6. Hellboy 2
7. Pineapple Express
8. Burn After Reading
9. The Dark Knight
10. Doomsday

Worst: 10,000 BC, The Happening
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post #99 of 164
9/18/08 at 3:39pm
The summer's been great, so imagine my surprise when I say In Bruges is still the best movie I've seen this year. After that, I'll go Dark Knight and Pineapple Express.
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post #100 of 164
9/22/08 at 2:16am
1. Vicky Cristina Barcelona
2. Burn After Reading
3. Snow Angels
4.The Dark Knight
5. Wall-E
6. The Pineapple Express
7. TIE: Rambo/ Son of Rambow
8. Step Up 2: The Streets
9. Step Brothers
10. Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Worst of the year:
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The Happening
Deception
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