Your 5 Favorite Films of 2007 -- Update As You Go

1. 3:10 To Yuma - 10/10 - This was a fantastic brilliant movie. First Oscar-worthy thing I've really seen this year... The Acting was fantastic. Plus im a little bit in love with the kid.

2. Ratatouille - 9.9/10 - The .1 is knocked off because of the beginning which was a bit weaker than the rest of the film, but the second we got Remy talking to Gusteau and introduced Linguini, the film turned to solid gold. It is going to be hard as HELL to outrank this movie this year.

3. Knocked Up - 9/10 - Best comedy i've seen in a long while.

4. Zodiac - 8.75/10 - Well constructed, but a bit longer than necessary. The acting was fantastic though, probably the best I've seen so far this year.

5. Hot Fuzz - 8.5/10 - Fun, Funny, Action-packed. Also: Timothy Dalton is fantastic, and I now want to write movies where I can make him the bad guy.

6. Superbad - 8.5/10 - I can't even properly describe why I liked it... Aside from it being one of the most real High School Movies ever at the same time as being absurd and hilarious. Funnier than I was expecting. By FAR.

7. Sicko - 8.5/10 - Sicko is an important movie, especially if you're an American... Actually, it might only be an important film if you are an American... But if you are, this movie is equally as important a film as An Inconvenient Truth was last year. This movie is about how our country's healthcare system PALES in comparison to EVERY OTHER Western Country... This is an issue that we should make central in 2008... So, yeah. See it if you are American, if not, its not going to mean all that much. (which i deducted .25 for... the other point off is from the films various flaws, but its still a damn good movie)

8. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - 8.5/10 - The pacing was off for about the first third of the film, and Bellatrix Lestrange was exaggerated into rediculousness... but the feel and the look of the film outdid ANYTHING in the previous movies... By deciding to adapt the book as it should be adapted rather than as defined by the previous movie, we get the best film yet in the series... One that feels like it tells a complete story. And Sirius was awesome... Gary Oldman was simply the most perfect choice for that role.

9. Hairspray - 8.5/10 - Fun, Funny, and put me in a great mood... I love the music, Cyclops rocked as Corny Collins, and even though Zac Efron has soulless demon eyes, it was nice to see that he could sing without them splicing someone else's voice into his. Also: Amanda Bynes was adorable

10. Elizabeth: The Golden Age - 8/10 - Not quite as excellent as the first, but due to addition of John Dee (a character I felt should have been in the original), and a fantastic performance by Clive Owen, I really enjoyed it. It should have moved into the Spanish Armada stuff much earlier, and let the Mary Queen of Scots stuff run by a bit faster, but I still highly recommend it. But see the original first.

11. The Simpsons Movie - 8/10 - A fun, and suprisingly good escapade with the Simpsons family... I was laughing through the whole thing, but at the end of the day it just felt like a long, high quality episode of the Simpsons, and didn't do much to be something more than that... So it gets a pretty high rating from sheer enjoyability, but not all that much substance.

12. Grindhouse - 8/10 - Lots of fun, it has its weak points, but the sheer enjoyability of Planet Terror, and the newest Tarantino film (which includes what I now consider to be the greatest chase sequence of ALL time)... Death Proof is simply brilliant. I'll see it again if it hits the theaters on its lonesome.

13. Stardust - 8/10 - I love the book so much that this movie could NEVER satisfy what I wanted (a word for word adaptation, including the depressing epilogue), but the more I think about it, the more I think that I need to see it again, because at the end of the movie I was very pleased with it, despite all the things I think it got wrong. It isn't the book, and I think the book is better, but its still a ****ing fantastic movie.

14. Ocean's 13 - 8/10 - Its not quite the quality of the first one... But it's ALMOST up there... The first half of the movie I was really anxious, because it took a WHILE to get going... But when it picked up, it really picked up and I enjoyed the hell out of it... Clooney and Pitt's relationship gives this an extra point, but I might knock it down later in the year.

15. 1408 - 8/10 - Cusack did a damn good job in the movie, without losing his usual Cusackian Charm... My biggest problem with it all is the fact that they never really explain WHY the room was evil. It just was. But a good movie, quite enjoyable.

16. Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End - 8/10 - Satisfying ending to a well executed trilogy. I enjoyed the hell out of it, and I'll happily dish out the money for the next film on the list.

17. Tranformers - 7/10 - Your typical fun summer action popcorn flick. Good Characters, Lots of Fun action, but not much substance.

18. 300 - 7/10 - Fun. Good. But the scenes in sparta interspersed with the narrative slows the story... I need to see it again (for the fourth time), but I'm pretty sure that this is where I stand on it. Mostly Good.

19. Bridge to Terabithia - 7/10 - I must have been a little crazy when I saw this for the first time, because aside from a wonderful performance from the lead female character, the film really isn't as good as it could have/should have been. Good example of childhood nostalgia blurring my eyes to a pretty mediocre film.

20. Across The Universe - 6.5/10 - The newcomer who plays Jude is the reason to see this movie, outside of him (and his ****ing beautiful voice), the plot is entirely unsubstantial, some of the sequences and characters are ENTIRELY unnecessary. It had so much potential, and could have reached it by focusing on character development and keeping the film grounded in realism, rather than being one music video after another. I might pick up a soundtrack, because some of the best covers of Beatles songs that I've ever heard. But that doesn't make it a good movie. Not by a longshot.

21. Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer - 6.5/10 - Had a lot of the flaws of the first, but rectified several of them... Johnny Storm continues to be the strongest aspect of the series, which I absolutely hope continues... My biggest Problem is with Mr. Fantastic, cuz, well... he should seem intelligent.

22. Shrek 3 - 6/10 - Solid Enough... Not as much heart as the first, Not as much funny as the second, but still a the end of the day it was an enjoyable solid movie with fantastic CGI... There's this bit with The Gingerbread Man's life flashing before his eyes that still makes me laugh just thinking about it. Not great, Not Bad. Certainly better than I expected.

23. Spider-Man 3 - 6/10 - The most disapointing film experience I've had all year. This made me cringe so much with what they messed up that every time something decent happened it was ruined by the inconsistency of it all... The good parts simply showed that this COULD have been good. But they opted against it, apparently...

24. Evan Almighty - 5/10 - It had heart, but no real discernable message, and poor usage of Wanda Sykes, who I think can be fantastic when she's got a good script. I'm glad I saw it once, but doubt i'll ever see it again.

25. Ghost Rider - 4/10 - This movie made me want to make my own Ghost Rider movie, one that was good.

26. Bratz - 1/10 - One Point for being so bad that I could sit through the whole thing, laughing my *** off at the terrible acting and absolute lack of plot and anything worthwhile.


Movies I'm Looking Forward To:
- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - September 21st - the title says it all
- The Darjeeling Limited - October 5th - Wes Anderson. 'Nuff Said.
- Wristcutters: A Love Story - October 19th - I <3 Patrick Fugit
- American Gangster - November 2nd - Could be the next great Gangster movie.
- Bee Movie - November 2nd - The bits from the previews I've really enjoyed... Time will tell whether or not its any good
- Fred Claus - November 9th - I love Paul Giamatti, and him playing Santa Claus is just fantastic. I hope its not crap.
- Beowulf - November 16th - More Neil Gaiman! Woot!
- Enchanted - November 21st - The first Disney movie i've been excited about in AGES... Looks funny and charming and it might be the dawn of a new era for Disney
- I'm Not There - November 21st - I'm intrigued by the Cate Blanchet version of Bob Dylan, and plus, its a good cast. Hopefully better than the lackluster Across The Universe.
- The Golden Compass - December 7th - one of my favorite book series of all time... plus GREAT casting
- Juno - December 14th - Looks fantastic.
- I Am Legend - December 14th - I love Will Smith movies, and I don't care who knows about it.
- National Treasure: The Book of Secrets - December 21st - enjoyed the first one enough
- Sweeney Todd - December 21st - Please God, don't suck. Sweeney is one of my alltime favorite musicals, and I might die if Burton doesnt do it justice.
- AVP: Requiem - December 25th - The first was the greatest love story of all time... How could I NOT see this movie?
- Charlie Wilson's War - December 25th - Aaron Sorkin Script. That's all I need to know.

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I am going to try to see "Darjeeling Limited", "The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford", and "Wristcutters: A Love Story" over the course of the weekend... Make a day of it in the city and whatnot...
 
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I really haven't seen that many films this year.

I try to list them. 300, SPiderman 3, Die Hard 4.0 ...umm...tough choice. Probably go with 300 as best, it was exactly what I wanted it to be and thoroughly enjoyable.
 
I need to see a good movie tomorrow and Death Sentence isn't showing for some reason. Somebody give me some good suggestions.
 
ok im gonna update mine, and ive seen alot of movies so this will be a long post

Pans labyrinth: (released in canada Jan 2007)
dude, this movie was fricking awesome, i can't beleive this movie was made by the Blade 2 guy 8.5/10

Smoking aces:
this movie was odd, i'm not sure what to make of it, on one hand i couldn't help but think that this story would make a cool comic book, on the other hand the hillbilly nazi's pissed me off 7/10

Ghost rider:
mediocre at best, obviously made by the DD director, to short, Blackheart sucked, Mephisto was lame, Ghosty was too powerful and Nicholas Cage was just about the worst choice imaginable 4/10

The number 23:
I expected this movie to blow, because i can only picture Jim Carrey in one type of role, the roles he had in In Living Color, but this movie surprised me. sure it wasn't great, but i liked it 7.5/10

Zodiac:
damn this movie was good, to bad it watched alot like an issue of Moon Knight, damn near incomprehensible. but still it was fricking amazing, 8/10

300:
one of the best movies ive seen in a long time, i really enjoy Frank Millers work when it is translated to the big screen (Sin City is one of my favorite movies), i actually bought a Leonidas McFarlane Action Figure 9/10

TMNT:
I loved the TMNT movies from the early 90's (actually just the first two i never saw the third one) I watched them over and over again, and i expected this movie to take a pretty serious turn away from them, but it didn't, this movie was really fun to watch 7/10

Blades of Glory
i only saw this because my dad rented this when i was at work, it's your typical Will Farell movie, so you might get some forced giggles here and there but totally not worth it 4/10

Grindhouse
Probably the best movie of the year, i have never had so much fun watching a movie seperatley each of the movies would both get 8/10, but together, and coupled with the awesome fake trailers this movie gets a solid 9.5/10

Disturbia
i have seen the plot to this movie in countless other movies, and tv shows, but this movie did it very well, it had great atmosphere, it really brings you into the movie, 8/10

Pathfinder
i wanted to like this movie, but there was nothing to like, it was a very mundane and average action movie, even if it had Indians (i dont care if its not PC) killing Norsemen 5/10

Hot fuzz:
the Shaun of the Dead team do it again!, one of the funnier movies this year, takes a turn i didn't expect. but it was thoroughly enjoyable 8/10

Spider-man 3:
probably the dissapointment of the year for me, what a frickin let down, they should have just made this movie about the New Goblin (make him the fricking green goblin, snowboarder reptile sucks) Sandman was unnecesary, and Venom should have been saved for #4 or something, plus Emo's piss me off 6/10

Pirates of the Caribbean: at worlds end:
i liked this movie, it was alot of fun just as youd expect a pirates movie to be, the story gets a little weird, and the shark does get jumped once you see the giant black lady, but whatever it was still a fun movie 7.5/10

Live free or die hard:
this was my first Die Hard movie so i can't compare it to the first 3 (is that right?) but this was a pretty cool movie, Justin Long (the Mac guy) made the movie for me, though, 7/10

Transformers:
this was a real surprise, i really enjoyed this movie, i didn't even care that Megatron was an X-Wing 8.5/10

The Simpson's movie:
the best simpsons related thing ive seen in along time, far better than anything from the last 6 seasons, but it still could have been alot better, cool animation, but they were still trying to be family guy in a few places and that pisses me off 6.5/10

Superbad:
THE FUNNIEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR, i loved this movie on so many levels, it was fricking hilarious, and its the only movie to ever get teen life so accuratley, this is a classic, and McLovin should get his own spinoff 9.5/10

Balls of fury:
i expected this movie to be alot better than it was, i could help but think about how aweseom Enter the Dragon was, plus this had the guy who played Shang Tsung in the first Mortal Kombat movie in it, overall it was pretty mediocre 6/10

Shoot em' up:
I really enjoyed this movie, you may have to take it with a grain of salt, because hey its very self aware of what this movie is trying to be, but i havent' had so much fun watching a movie since Grindhouse so thats gotta be a good thin 8.5/10

Children of Men:
Messiah Complex aint got nothing on this movie, it is a very enthralling movie, and the girl wants to name her kid Bazooka, i want to name my kid Bazooka well either Bazooka or Leonidas anyway 8.5/10

movies r fun

*edit* wow i just read this over, there is alot of spelling and grammatical errors, im not going to fix them

updating for Knocked Up, Next, and FF:RotSS

Knocked Up:
funny movie, not as good as Superbad (as i understand they were made buy the same group), but still funny, but it suffers from the boring breakdown near the end that nearly all comedy's of this type suffer from 7.5/10

Next:
i rented this, this is an odd movie, sure it's your typical Nicholas Cage movie where there isn't a whole lot to like, but it wasn't terrible, but at the end you find out everything you watched in ultimatley unconsequential so it pissed me off 6/10

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer:
IMHO the worst super-hero movie i've seen from marvel (haven't seen elektra or man-thing) just all around this movie just screamed FOX from every oraface, the only thing i liked in the entire movie was the Silver Surfer 3.5/10
 
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1. 3:10 To Yuma - 10/10 - This was a fantastic brilliant movie. First Oscar-worthy thing I've really seen this year... The Acting was fantastic. Plus im a little bit in love with the kid.

2. American Gangster - 9.9/10 - Denzel is gonna get the Oscar, and he'll ****ing deserve it. This is the best Mobster movie I've ever seen in theaters, and only ranks behind the first two Godfathers and Goodfellas on my best Mob-Film list... Now I'm going to have to wikipedia the hell out of Frank Lucas.

3. Ratatouille - 9.9/10 - The .1 is knocked off because of the beginning which was a bit weaker than the rest of the film, but the second we got Remy talking to Gusteau and introduced Linguini, the film turned to solid gold. It is going to be hard as HELL to outrank this movie this year.

4. Wristcutters: A Love Story - 9.5/10 - A fantastic quirky film that's heartwarming and so utterly surreal (in a wonderful sort of way), that I look forward to seeing it again.

5. Knocked Up - 9/10 - Best comedy i've seen in a long while.

6. Zodiac - 8.75/10 - Well constructed, but a bit longer than necessary. The acting was fantastic though, probably the best I've seen so far this year.

7. Hot Fuzz - 8.5/10 - Fun, Funny, Action-packed. Also: Timothy Dalton is fantastic, and I now want to write movies where I can make him the bad guy.

8. Superbad - 8.5/10 - I can't even properly describe why I liked it... Aside from it being one of the most real High School Movies ever at the same time as being absurd and hilarious. Funnier than I was expecting. By FAR.

9. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - 8.5/10 - A beautiful film with fantastic performances, particularly by Brad Pitt as Jesse James... It has its weak points, and drags a bit, but it's still quite a damn good movie

10. Sicko - 8.5/10 - Sicko is an important movie, especially if you're an American... Actually, it might only be an important film if you are an American... But if you are, this movie is equally as important a film as An Inconvenient Truth was last year. This movie is about how our country's healthcare system PALES in comparison to EVERY OTHER Western Country... This is an issue that we should make central in 2008... So, yeah. See it if you are American, if not, its not going to mean all that much. (which i deducted .25 for... the other point off is from the films various flaws, but its still a damn good movie)

11. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - 8.5/10 - The pacing was off for about the first third of the film, and Bellatrix Lestrange was exaggerated into rediculousness... but the feel and the look of the film outdid ANYTHING in the previous movies... By deciding to adapt the book as it should be adapted rather than as defined by the previous movie, we get the best film yet in the series... One that feels like it tells a complete story. And Sirius was awesome... Gary Oldman was simply the most perfect choice for that role.

12. Hairspray - 8.5/10 - Fun, Funny, and put me in a great mood... I love the music, Cyclops rocked as Corny Collins, and even though Zac Efron has soulless demon eyes, it was nice to see that he could sing without them splicing someone else's voice into his. Also: Amanda Bynes was adorable

13. Elizabeth: The Golden Age - 8/10 - Not quite as excellent as the first, but due to addition of John Dee (a character I felt should have been in the original), and a fantastic performance by Clive Owen, I really enjoyed it. It should have moved into the Spanish Armada stuff much earlier, and let the Mary Queen of Scots stuff run by a bit faster, but I still highly recommend it. But see the original first.

14. The Simpsons Movie - 8/10 - A fun, and suprisingly good escapade with the Simpsons family... I was laughing through the whole thing, but at the end of the day it just felt like a long, high quality episode of the Simpsons, and didn't do much to be something more than that... So it gets a pretty high rating from sheer enjoyability, but not all that much substance.

15. Grindhouse - 8/10 - Lots of fun, it has its weak points, but the sheer enjoyability of Planet Terror, and the newest Tarantino film (which includes what I now consider to be the greatest chase sequence of ALL time)... Death Proof is simply brilliant. I'll see it again if it hits the theaters on its lonesome.

16. Stardust - 8/10 - I love the book so much that this movie could NEVER satisfy what I wanted (a word for word adaptation, including the depressing epilogue), but the more I think about it, the more I think that I need to see it again, because at the end of the movie I was very pleased with it, despite all the things I think it got wrong. It isn't the book, and I think the book is better, but its still a ****ing fantastic movie.

17. Ocean's 13 - 8/10 - Its not quite the quality of the first one... But it's ALMOST up there... The first half of the movie I was really anxious, because it took a WHILE to get going... But when it picked up, it really picked up and I enjoyed the hell out of it... Clooney and Pitt's relationship gives this an extra point, but I might knock it down later in the year.

18. 1408 - 8/10 - Cusack did a damn good job in the movie, without losing his usual Cusackian Charm... My biggest problem with it all is the fact that they never really explain WHY the room was evil. It just was. But a good movie, quite enjoyable.

19. Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End - 8/10 - Satisfying ending to a well executed trilogy. I enjoyed the hell out of it, and I'll happily dish out the money for the next film on the list.

20. Tranformers - 7/10 - Your typical fun summer action popcorn flick. Good Characters, Lots of Fun action, but not much substance.

21. 300 - 7/10 - Fun. Good. But the scenes in sparta interspersed with the narrative slows the story... I need to see it again (for the fourth time), but I'm pretty sure that this is where I stand on it. Mostly Good.

22. Bridge to Terabithia - 7/10 - I must have been a little crazy when I saw this for the first time, because aside from a wonderful performance from the lead female character, the film really isn't as good as it could have/should have been. Good example of childhood nostalgia blurring my eyes to a pretty mediocre film.

23. Across The Universe - 6.5/10 - The newcomer who plays Jude is the reason to see this movie, outside of him (and his ****ing beautiful voice), the plot is entirely unsubstantial, some of the sequences and characters are ENTIRELY unnecessary. It had so much potential, and could have reached it by focusing on character development and keeping the film grounded in realism, rather than being one music video after another. I might pick up a soundtrack, because some of the best covers of Beatles songs that I've ever heard. But that doesn't make it a good movie. Not by a longshot.

24. Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer - 6.5/10 - Had a lot of the flaws of the first, but rectified several of them... Johnny Storm continues to be the strongest aspect of the series, which I absolutely hope continues... My biggest Problem is with Mr. Fantastic, cuz, well... he should seem intelligent.

25. Shrek 3 - 6/10 - Solid Enough... Not as much heart as the first, Not as much funny as the second, but still a the end of the day it was an enjoyable solid movie with fantastic CGI... There's this bit with The Gingerbread Man's life flashing before his eyes that still makes me laugh just thinking about it. Not great, Not Bad. Certainly better than I expected.

26. Spider-Man 3 - 6/10 - The most disapointing film experience I've had all year. This made me cringe so much with what they messed up that every time something decent happened it was ruined by the inconsistency of it all... The good parts simply showed that this COULD have been good. But they opted against it, apparently...

27. Evan Almighty - 5/10 - It had heart, but no real discernable message, and poor usage of Wanda Sykes, who I think can be fantastic when she's got a good script. I'm glad I saw it once, but doubt i'll ever see it again.

28. Ghost Rider - 4/10 - This movie made me want to make my own Ghost Rider movie, one that was good.

29. Bratz - 1/10 - One Point for being so bad that I could sit through the whole thing, laughing my *** off at the terrible acting and absolute lack of plot and anything worthwhile.


Movies I'm Looking Forward To:
- The Darjeeling Limited - October 5th - Wes Anderson. 'Nuff Said.
- Fred Claus - November 9th - I love Paul Giamatti, and him playing Santa Claus is just fantastic. I hope its not crap.
- Beowulf - November 16th - More Neil Gaiman! Woot!
- Enchanted - November 21st - The first Disney movie i've been excited about in AGES... Looks funny and charming and it might be the dawn of a new era for Disney
- I'm Not There - November 21st - I'm intrigued by the Cate Blanchet version of Bob Dylan, and plus, its a good cast. Hopefully better than the lackluster Across The Universe.
- The Golden Compass - December 7th - one of my favorite book series of all time... plus GREAT casting
- Juno - December 14th - Looks fantastic.
- I Am Legend - December 14th - I love Will Smith movies, and I don't care who knows about it.
- National Treasure: The Book of Secrets - December 21st - enjoyed the first one enough
- Sweeney Todd - December 21st - Please God, don't suck. Sweeney is one of my alltime favorite musicals, and I might die if Burton doesnt do it justice.
- AVP: Requiem - December 25th - The first was the greatest love story of all time... How could I NOT see this movie?
- Charlie Wilson's War - December 25th - Aaron Sorkin Script. That's all I need to know.
 
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I rented Knocked Up based on you guys' reviews.


It was horrible. I didn't laugh once.

I didn't think it looked that funny either. Then again, I didn't find 40 Year Old Virgin funny either.
 
ProjectX2 said:
I didn't think it looked that funny either. Then again, I didn't find 40 Year Old Virgin funny either.

I thought 40 Year old virgin was hilarious, but the two are really nothing alike. I found a lot of the humor in Knocked up immature, insulting and just utterly unfunny.
 
I saw stardust last night. I think that's probably my fave film of the year so far, but I don't think it's been a very good year.

I'm also annoyed that in the UK 30 days of night is coming out the day after halloween (uughh this is so ****ing stupid)
 
I'm also annoyed that in the UK 30 days of night is coming out the day after halloween (uughh this is so ****ing stupid)

Some cinemas are doing a special screening on Halloween though , The advert on tv last night night said it. So check to see if any near you are.
 
Dan in Real Life (5)
Superbad (5)
300 (4.5)
The Simpsons Movie (4.5)
Ocean's 13 (4.5)
Knocked Up (4)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (4)
30 Days of Night (4)
Grindhouse (4)
1408 (4)
Live Free Or Die Hard (3.5)
Spider-Man 3 (3.5)
Sicko (3.5)
The Darjeeling Limited (3)
Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End (3)
The Astronaut Farmer (3)
Transformers (3)
Ghost Rider (2.5)
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2.5)
Hostel: Part II (2)


Updated for 30 Days of Night, Dan in Real Life, The Darjeeling Limited.
 
Damn I forgot 300 on my list , thanks Joe for the reminder

my new top 5

  1. Simpsons
  2. Transformers
  3. Spider-man 3
  4. 300
  5. TMNT
 

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