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2008 Movies You've Seen

I officially saw Punisher War Zone. It gets a B+, 3.5/4 stars, two thumbs up from me. It was surprisingly good and really captured the gritty, gruesome and goofy Punisher all as he's been portrayed since the early/mid 90's.

I will buy it on DVD.
 
Rounding to the nearest tenth (and being a bit biased towards action movies)

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian 5.3
Star Wars: The Clone Wars 5.3
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 6
Quantum of Solace 6.1
The Visitor 6.3
Australia 6.3
Elegy 6.7
The Other Boleyn Girl 6.8
Under the Same Moon: La Misma Luna 6.8 The Dark Knight 6.8
Vantage Point 6.9
Hamlet 2 6.9
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 7
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 7.1
 
Captain Craig said:
I officially saw Punisher War Zone. It gets a B+, 3.5/4 stars, two thumbs up from me. It was surprisingly good and really captured the gritty, gruesome and goofy Punisher all as he's been portrayed since the early/mid 90's.

I will buy it on DVD.
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so will I, such an underrated movie, and most likely the last punisher movie because of the box office numbers
 
10,000 B.C. - C
The Brave One - B
Cloverfield - B
The Dark Knight - B
The Forbidden Kingdom - C
The Great Debaters - A
Harold & Kumar's Escape from Guantanamo Bay - B
Iron Man - B
Persepolis - A+
Quantum of Solace - B
Rambo - D
W. - A
Wall-E - A

Three of these are late-2007 but they're close enough and I didn't see them until 2008.
 
Lord Garth said:
10,000 B.C. - C
The Brave One - B
Cloverfield - B
The Dark Knight - B
The Forbidden Kingdom - C
The Great Debaters - A
Harold & Kumar's Escape from Guantanamo Bay - B
Iron Man - B
Persepolis - A+
Quantum of Solace - B
Rambo - D
W. - A
Wall-E - A

Three of these are late-2007 but they're close enough and I didn't see them until 2008.
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I only count 2 from 2007
 
^ The Brave One, Persepolis, and The Great Debaters are all 2007.
 
21 (D)
Baby Mama (C)
The Bank Job (B+)
Be Kind Rewind (C-)
Burn After Reading (B)
Cloverfield (B)
The Dark Knight (B+)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (B)
Frozen River (B)
Hancock (C+)
The Happening (F)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (A)
In Bruges (A)
The Incredible Hulk (B)
Indiana Jones 4 (B-)
Iron Man (B)
Journey to the Center of the Earth 3-D (C+)
Jumper (D+)
Made of Honor (F)
Quantum of Solace (B+)
Rambo (B-)
Redbelt (A)
Return to Sleepaway Camp (C+)
Shine a Light (B-)
The Strangers (B+)
Tropic Thunder (A-)
Vantage Point (D+)
Vicky Christina Barcelona (A-)
W. (B+)
WALL-E (B+)
White Waters (Nigeria) (D+)
The X-Files: I Want to Believe (A)
 
I'm not much of a cinephile. Oh, I love movies. I just prefer to see em on DVD unless it's a major release that I'm really looking forward to. I've only seen 3 2008 movies thus far. These are:

AvP: Requiem - Made in 2007 but released in Jan 08. Bad move. Nuff said.

Indiana Jones 4 - Decent but not in the same league as the originals. My opinion may change on subsequent viewings.

The Dark Knight - Spectacular film. Best Batman big screen incarnation since Batman Returns.
 
Just saw a screener of Slumdog Millionaire. A+. It's now topped The Dark Knight and Definitely, Maybe as my number 1 movie of 2008.

Fantastic film. I cried for the last ten minutes straight because it was so joyous and awesome.
 
In theaters
10,000 B.C. (C)
Appaloosa (B+)
The Bank Job (B+)
Charlie Bartlett (A-)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (A-)
Cloverfield (A)
The Dark Knight (A+)
The Forbidden Kingdom (B)
Jumper (C+)
Juno (B+)
Max Payne (B)
Michael Clayton (A-)
The Other Boleyn Girl (B)
Persepolis (A)
Punisher: War Zone (B-)
Quantum of Solace (A)
Rambo (B-)
The Ruins (C)
Run Fatboy Run (C)
Semi-Pro (C+)
Smart People (B-)
Speed Racer (B-)
Street Kings (B)
There Will Be Blood (A-)
Transporter 3 (C)
Vantage Point (B)
WALL-E (A)

On DVD
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (B+)
Blade Runner: The Final Cut (A+)
The Boondock Saints (A-)
The Bucket List (B)
Crash (A-)
Enchanted (A-)
The Family Stone (B-)
The Final Cut (B)
Hard Boiled (A-)
Heavy Metal (A-)
Highlander: The Search for Vengeance (B-)
The Illusionist (A)
Omega Cop (D-)
Platoon (A+)
Red Rock West (B+)
Robot Jox (D-)
Run Lola Run (B+)
The Sum of All Fears (B)
Ultraviolet: Director's Cut (C)
The Untouchables (A-)

On TV
Accepted (B-)
Beer for My Horses (B-)
Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life (F) (I saw the review on SA, so I had to watch it when it was on TV)
Fatty and Mabel's Simple Life (C+)
Fatty's Chance Acquaintance (C-)
Leap Year (B)
Lorna Donne (B+)
Matchstick Men (A-)
Mabel's Willful Way (C)
Timecop (C)
 
Update: I just remembered I watched There Will Be Blood, technically a 2007 film, in 2008 in the theaters. That makes it 27 films that I have seen in theaters this year. I also updated my 2008 rentals with No Country for Old Men and War, Inc.. Films with theatrical and DVD releases that pre-date the year 2008 that I have seen this year I have omitted from this list.

2008 films that I have seen in the theaters:

Rambo
Penelope
Doomsday
Superhero Movie
There Will Be Blood
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Iron Man
Speed Racer
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (twice)
Kung Fu Panda
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
The Incredible Hulk
Get Smart
WALL-E
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
The Dark Knight
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Tropic Thunder
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Burn After Reading
Righteous Kill
Eagle Eye
W.
Changeling
Quantum of Solace


2008 DVD new releases rented:

No Country for Old Men
21
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
Futurama: Bender's Game
War, Inc.


2008 DVD new releases purchased:

Penelope
Superhero Movie
Harold & Kumar Go to Guantanamo Bay
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull


2008 DVD new releases sold:

Penelope
Superhero Movie
 
SpeedRacer said:
What the hell possessed you to buy Superhero Movie?
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The main character's name is Rick Riker (What can I say? I love hearing that last name! ;) ), a superfluous Star Trek connection which was also reinforced by Christopher MacDonald (TNG's "Yesterday's Enterprise") and Brent Spiner's participation in the said spoof.

Plus, call me shallow, but the blonde girl in that film is hot and she has nice breasts. :cool:
 
No Country for Old Men... A+
The Orphanage (El Orfanato)... B
Cloverfield ...B-
In Bruges ...A+
Vantage Point ...C
The Bank Job ...B+
Iron Man ...A-/B+
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ...B
Kung Fu Panda ...B+
The Happening... D-
WALL-E ...A
Wanted ...B-
Hellboy II: The Golden Army ...B-
The Dark Knight ...A-
X-Files: I Want to Believe... C
The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor... C-
Traitor ...B-
Burn After Reading... A-
Religulous ...A-
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People... C+
RocknRolla ...B
Changeling... A-
Quantum of Solace... B-
Australia... A-/B+
 
Superhero Movie
10,000 B.C.
Iron Man
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Get Smart
The Dark Knight
Wanted
How To Loose Friends and Alienate People
Quantum of Solace
The Day The Earth Stood Still
Valkyire
You Don't Mess With the Zohan
Max Payne
Tropic Thunder
 
My ranking and score for each movie:

1 The Dark Knight ... 10
2 Doubt ... 9
3 Wall-E ... 8
4 Blindness ... 8
5 21: The Movie ... 8
6 The Boy in the Striped Pajamas ... 8
7 Slumdog Millionaire ... 8
8 Quantum of Solace ... 8
9 Bolt ... 8
10 Cloverfield ... 8
11 Valkyrie ... 8
12 Indiana Jones 4 ... 8
13 Iron Man ... 8
14 Seven Pounds ... 8
15 Saw V ... 8
16 Kung Fu Panda ... 8
17 Vantage Point ... 8
18 The Bank Job ... 8
19 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ... 7
20 Flash of Genius ... 7
21 Religulous ... 7
22 Burn After Reading ... 7
23 Hancock ... 7
24 The Incredible Hulk ... 7
25 Speed Racer ... 7
26 Quarantine ... 7
27 Wanted ... 7
28 Eagle Eye ... 7
29 Horton Hears A Who ... 7
30 Get Smart ... 7
31 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ... 7
32 Madagascar 2 ... 6
33 Be Kind Rewind ... 6
34 The Day The Earth Stood Still ... 6
35 The Ruins ... 6
36 The Happening ... 5
37 The X-Files 2 ... 5
38 88 Minutes ... 5
39 Jumper ... 4
40 Passengers ... 3
41 The Signal ... 1

I've got three more movies to see this year, "Gran Torino," "Revolutionary Road," and "The Reader." I'm also going to try to see "Tropic Thunder" on DVD.

And next year:

Push
The Road
Watchmen
Knowing
Wolverine
Star Trek
The Brothers Bloom
Terminator Salvation
G.I. Joe
The Box
 
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