That time of year again... let's nominate the BEST movies of 2008

Rev. Powell · December 21, 2008, 08:34:08 PM

Quote from: indianasmith on December 21, 2008, 02:56:57 PM
Good pick, Doggett!! THE ORPHANAGE was really good.

But let's not forget AN AMERICAN CAROL
(Indy ducks as a barrage of rotten tomatoes, eggs, and week-old cabbage comes flying his way!)

Joke nomination, or real nomination? I never can tell with Indy!

indianasmith · December 22, 2008, 01:37:19 AM

Just kidding . . . I did like AN AMERICAN CAROL, but it wasn't that great. Just better than most of the spoofs that have come out of Hollywood lately.

BTW, I watched THE DARK KNIGHT again this evening, and I still love this movie. Even Maggie Gyllenhall's features were . . . less unattractive, shall we say - than on the big screen.

Pilgermann · December 22, 2008, 11:53:58 AM

Encounters at the End of the World

Dark Knight and Wall-E are close behind.

HarlotBug3 · December 23, 2008, 04:40:50 PM

For grown ups: There Will be Blood.

For kids: Wall-E

For B-movie laffs: Prince Caspian (Susan in a corset keeps you watching. Its pathetic attempt to be more than a rich man's sci-fi original/poor man's LOTR keeps you laughing.)

Rev. Powell · December 26, 2008, 02:21:50 PM

Just like with the worst movies of 2008 thread (http://www.badmovies.org/forum/index.php/topic,122512.0.html), I thought I'd give everyone one more day to add nominees to the list before "official" voting begins.

Here are the nominees so far:

THE DARK KNIGHT (Rev. Powell)
LARS AND THE REAL GIRL (doggett)
HELLBOY 2 (doggett)
THE INCREDIBLE HULK (doggett)
THE FALL (Rat-Bat-Spider)
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Rat-Bat-Spider)
SHOTGUN STORIES (Rat-Bat-Spider)
MILK (Rat-Bat-Spider)
HAPPY GO LUCKY (Rat-Bat-Spider)
RACHEL GETTING MARRIED (Rat-Bat-Spider)
WALL-E (Akiraturbo)
IRON MAN (Anubis von Mojo)
BOLT (The Burgomaster)
RAMBO (Circus_Circus)
IN BRUGES (peter johnson)
THE ORPHANAGE (doggett)
ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD (Pilgermann)
THERE WILL BE BLOOD (HarlotBug3) (technically a 2007 movie, but it was only in limited release in 2007)
PRINCE CASPIAN (HarlotBug3)

BoyScoutKevin · January 05, 2009, 05:14:02 PM

"Wall-E," too. For a couple of reasons.

(1st) Each year I compile a list of the "best" and "worst" films of the year, as chosen by the critics. There are almost fifty films on the "best" list this year. "Wall-E" is the only one I've seen of the fifty.

(2) While there are a number of films that have made multiple critics' lists of the "best," most notablely "Milk," "Wall-E" is the only one that, so far, has made every critic's "best" list. So, "Wall-E" is my choice, too.

Rev. Powell · January 05, 2009, 08:46:27 PM

Quote from: BoyScoutKevin on January 05, 2009, 05:14:02 PM
"Wall-E," too. For a couple of reasons.

(1st) Each year I compile a list of the "best" and "worst" films of the year, as chosen by the critics. There are almost fifty films on the "best" list this year. "Wall-E" is the only one I've seen of the fifty.

(2) While there are a number of films that have made multiple critics' lists of the "best," most notablely "Milk," "Wall-E" is the only one that, so far, has made every critic's "best" list. So, "Wall-E" is my choice, too.

If you haven't already, go cast your vote in this thread: http://www.badmovies.org/forum/index.php/topic,122641.0.html. WALL-E is currently tied for the top position with IRON MAN, so you can break the deadlock.