I’d like to go on record as saying 2008 was the worst year in movies in my lifetime, hands down. Blame the writer’s strike I guess. I did not get to see Milk, Gran Torino and a number of other movies but of the ones I did see, there were a few that I actually quite liked (well, all of 3) in this order:
- Wall-E = great story, stunning detail and the most quotable lines of the year “walllllleeeee” & “eeeeevvvvvvvaaaaaaa”.
- Slumdog Millionaire = the best Danny Boyle movie since Trainspotting, which is all I need to say.
- The Dark Knight = Other than what I would call a lackluster performance from Christian Bale, when Ledger was on the screen and the movie was at it’s darkest it really made you feel like evil was going to win out this time around. Raise your hand if you want Nolan back for part 3.
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I loved Slumdog, and I thought Wall-E and The Dark Knight were great, but maybe just slightly overrated. Ledger’s performance was probably the best of the year, but Bale didn’t really do it for me, even though I usually like him. Wall-E had too many scenes with crazy robots crashing into each other. I think Ratatouille was far better, and didn’t get as much recognition. It should have been nominated for best picture last year. After all, Beauty and the Beast was (I think). Anyway, I also liked In Bruges, Hellboy II and Iron Man. There were a ton of small to huge disappointments: Burn After Reading, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, X-Files, and Indiana Jones to name a few.