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Times best movies of 08 WTF
Posted on 12/8/08 at 5:02 pm
Posted on 12/8/08 at 5:02 pm
Posted on 12/8/08 at 5:07 pm to RLDSC FAN
That list has absolutely no validity whatsoever.
Posted on 12/8/08 at 5:11 pm to RLDSC FAN
no dark knight?
iron man #8?
speed racer #9?
wall-e #1?
i've never even heard of half of those movies. pathetic. 
iron man #8?
speed racer #9?
wall-e #1?
Posted on 12/8/08 at 5:20 pm to RLDSC FAN
Well, some of these movies haven’t gotten a wide (or even a limited) release yet. I thought the list was pretty safe except for its ignoring the Dark Knight and the inclusion of Speed Racer. The obscure movies selected are all pretty “big” indies: Synecdoche, Milk, Benjamin Button, and Slumdog Millionaire all have big names attached to those projects and most have big name casts.
Posted on 12/8/08 at 5:31 pm to Baloo
Why list movies that are actually good, when you can pimip your polictical beliefs?
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4 months, 3 weeks & 2 days
In Romania under the Ceausescu regime, abortion was banned, and within 20 years some half a million women had died from having botched illegal abortions. This severe thriller from writer-director Christian Mungiu focuses on Gabita (Laura Vasiliu), a pregnant college student, and her friend Otilia (Anamaria Marinca), who finds a man who'll do the job: a quietly thuggish fellow who calls himself Mr. Bebe (Vlad Ivanov). Remorseless long takes build the suspense as the young women secure a hotel room and, when Bebe explains how they'll have to pay, question whether it's worth the price. Strap yourself in for this minimalist, splendidly acted horror film — and count your blessings that you live in a country where choosing an abortion doesn't mean losing a life.
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Milk
Affable and driven, Harvey Milk was a San Francisco politician who succeeded by inspiring crowds rather than making backroom deals. The country's first gay city supervisor, he used his energy and intelligence to help homosexuals secure civil rights. This exceptional docudrama — written by Darren Lance Black, directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Sean Penn — covers the last eight years of Milk's life, which ended when he was shot by fellow supervisor Dan White (Josh Brolin). Penn, who’s in nearly every scene, manages the neat trick of merging his star personality with the public figure well known from the 1984 documentary The Life and Times of Harvey Milk. Sunny, pushy and convincingly gay, Penn embodies a man hopeful for the future of his fellows but dreading what he believes is awaiting him. A how-to exercise in marshalling dozens of characters and one big political issue into exemplary, edifying entertainment, Milk is a must-see, right now.
Posted on 12/8/08 at 5:34 pm to Antonio Moss
Why bother seeing a movie to decide whether its good and instead just decide it stinks because it doesn’t match your own political beliefs? Hi, pot, it’s me, kettle.
Posted on 12/8/08 at 5:51 pm to Antonio Moss
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Why list movies that are actually good, when you can pimip your polictical beliefs?
Yeah, have you seen either of them?
Posted on 12/8/08 at 6:37 pm to RLDSC FAN
Slumdog Millionaire was really really good at least 
Posted on 12/8/08 at 6:39 pm to kizomich
Theres only one awesome movie in there. and Thats Iron Man
but no Dark Knight???!!!!

but no Dark Knight???!!!!
Posted on 12/8/08 at 9:17 pm to THATLSUBOY
I saw Wall-E last night. It was good but not #1 movie of the year.
Posted on 12/8/08 at 9:31 pm to Antonio Moss
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4 months, 3 weeks & 2 days
omg, that was an intense, painful movie to watch
couldve sworn it came out in 07, though
Posted on 12/8/08 at 10:09 pm to Leauxgan
I seem to remember a lot of people were pissed when 4 months, 3 weeks & 2 days didn't win best foreign film last year, so I think it DID come out in 07. Whats up with that? (Just checked IMDB, it did come out in 07).
Also, Speed Racer? Really?
Also, Speed Racer? Really?
Posted on 12/8/08 at 10:36 pm to Fun Bunch
i havent heard of 6 of those movies. not saying they arent good, just surprised.
Posted on 12/9/08 at 7:50 am to Antonio Moss
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and count your blessings that you live in a country where choosing an abortion doesn't mean losing a life.
huh?
Posted on 12/9/08 at 9:49 am to RLDSC FAN
I looked at the list bad but so are the other list- Best Sports Moments Michael Phelps didn't make the Top 10.
Posted on 12/9/08 at 9:49 am to TigerintheNO
I haven't even heard of half those movies.
Posted on 12/9/08 at 10:35 am to MrFreakinMiyagi
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and count your blessings that you live in a country where choosing an abortion doesn't mean losing a life.
huh?
you'd have to see the movie to understand.
I highly recommend it if you are into movies that make you squirm. Although don't watch it if you want something fast-paced. It's a typical slow-moving, european "focus on character development" type of film.
Posted on 12/10/08 at 11:24 am to Leauxgan
Yes 4 Months was intense and very hard to watch, but it was released for a Oscar run last December. I believe it was actually shot in 2006.
I have no idea how Speed Racer made it on that list, that was one of the worst of the year.
I agree the Dark Knight omission was surprising and though Wall-E is a superb film, it was not the best film of 2008.
I still got a long way too go with watching films until I decide what is the best of 2008.
www.crawldog.com/baileyhenderson
I have no idea how Speed Racer made it on that list, that was one of the worst of the year.
I agree the Dark Knight omission was surprising and though Wall-E is a superb film, it was not the best film of 2008.
I still got a long way too go with watching films until I decide what is the best of 2008.
www.crawldog.com/baileyhenderson
Posted on 12/10/08 at 11:35 am to LSUKingwood1979
That is an "Ooh, look how cool and smart I am" list.
Wall-E is at the top of the list for the "OMG he picked a cartoon" factor.
Iron-Man is on there to show that the reviewer is common enough to enjoy an action/superhero movie, but not common enough to pick the movie that was the popular favorite (Dark Knight).
Speed Racer? That's their way of saying, "You're too dumb to realize that this crap was really a great movie."
Wall-E is at the top of the list for the "OMG he picked a cartoon" factor.
Iron-Man is on there to show that the reviewer is common enough to enjoy an action/superhero movie, but not common enough to pick the movie that was the popular favorite (Dark Knight).
Speed Racer? That's their way of saying, "You're too dumb to realize that this crap was really a great movie."
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