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THE BEST MOVIES OF 2008
Last year was a superb year for the motion picture business. A lot of great movies were released and I have taken this opportunity to share with you the best of the best in each category. It was a great year highlighted by the resurgence of the great Woody Allen and two of the best, if not the best, superhero movies in American film history. In 2008, the late Heath Ledger graced us with one of the best performances we have ever and will ever see on the big screen. If you haven’t seen these movies, bookmark this list and be sure to rent these movies in 2009.
Unfortunately, I haven’t had the chance to see the following films yet, which saddens me deeply because I know they are most likely great:
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Doubt
So you could basically call this The Best Movies of 2008 (not counting Milk, Frost/Nixon, or Doubt)…
THE BEST MOVIES OF 2008
COMEDY
VICKY, CRISTINA, BARCELONA
One of Woody Allen’s best of his impressive career. FULL REVIEW
TROPIC THUNDER
Hilarious and the star-studded cast lives up to its reputation. FULL REVIEW
FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL
One of the funniest movies I’ve seen in a long time and arguably the best in the Apatow series.
BURN AFTER READING
Pitt, Clooney, and McDormand give outstanding performances in this Cohen brothers comedy.
ANIMATED
WALL-E
One of the most likable characters in animated film history and a great story. FULL REVIEW
DRAMA
THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS
One of the most touching friendships you will ever seen in a movie between two young boys, one a Nazi and one a Jew, during WWII. FULL REVIEW
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
One of the top 5 movies of 2008. Tells the story of a poor, homeless, Indian boy who becomes a millionaire overnight. Brilliant acting and impressive in every aspect.
APPALOOSA
An underrated western directed by and starring the great Ed Harris. FULL REVIEW
ACTION
THE DARK KNIGHT
I think everyone in America has seen this movie and knows how great it is. The best ever in the Batman series and an awesomely scary performance by Heath Ledger as the Joker. FULL REVIEW
IRON MAN
Downey Jr. is back and Iron Man is one of the best movies of summer ‘08.
VALKYRIE
Tom Cruise redeems himself in this WWII classic about the attempted assassination of Adolf Hitler by his own German soldiers. Very suspenseful and definitely one of the best films of ‘08.
THE BEST MOVIE OF 2008
VICKY, CRISTINA, BARCELONA
Yes, it’s better than The Dark Knight. Read why HERE.
TROPIC THUNDER IS FUNNY
The title says it all. Ben Stiller and Co. pulled out all the stops and created a movie that frankly, I’ve never seen anything like before. The cast is lead by Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. in black face, and the always hilarious Jack Black. Robert Downey Jr. has some of the funniest one-liners you’ll ever hear - and the fact that he’s in black face makes it that much better. The prelude is by far the best part of the movie, and it’s not even in the movie, per se. They perfectly placed faux movie trailers before the opening credits, including a commerical featuring “booty sweat” energy drink and “bust-a-nut” protein bar.
It’s great to see actors come together collaboratively. It’s evident throughout the entire movie that each actor delivered unscripted lines and added their own comedic element. It has that slap-stick style humor that you don’t know why are you laughing at it, but it’s fucking hilarious.
Tom Cruise makes a career resurgent appearance and practically steals the movie. Scientology and killing Katie Holmes’s career seem to have clouded our opinions of Tom - he’s still the guy who played Jerry Maguire and Maverick in Top Gun - lest we forget.
It’s movies like this that give Hollywood hope. While watching, one can’t help but wonder what the budget was. Stiller, Downey Jr., Cruise, Black, McCaughahy, Nolte - I mean, you’re looking at 50 million in actors pay right there.
Go see it in the theater. Tom Cruise alone is worth the $8.00.
8/10
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