Now That We're Through 2007, What Are Your Favorite Films of the Year?

1. Ratatouille
2. Evan Almighty
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
4. Spider-Man 3

 

Zodiac is the only truly excellent film I've seen this year, I've seen some fun movies but they haven't reached the level of great

 

Maybe when someone releases something worth seeing I'll go to a movie this year.

Okay, Grindhouse looked interesting... too bad it was only in theatres for about 5 minutes.

 

Oh forgot Grindhouse was fantastic as well

 

Superman Returns... oh, what's that? I'm hearing that this film was out last year. Who knew

Well, in my years, it's still 2006. Because I've seen about 3 movies in theatres all of 2007 due to back problems But Pan's Labyrinth was definitely the best.

-sj loves kevin spacey

 

300 - The production design for this movie was just so amazingly cool. I loved it.

Pirates III - Loved this too.

 

So far this year I've seen TMNT, 300, Breach, Primeval, Pirates 3, and Die Hard.

In order:

#1: Breach. Cooper is just plain unsettling in this.

#2: 300. Way to remind people what western civ is all about: cutting up evil foreigners.

#3: TMNT. Childhood nostalgia at its greatest. I was planning on going home, saw it was at the theatre, and was like "well, I guess I don't have to leave just yet..."

#4: Primeval. I've always been a fan of films about giant animals eating people (I watch the sci-fi channel regularly ) and this was just great as far as I was concerned.

#5: Pirates 3: Rousing conclusion. I like Barbossa as an anti-hero, myself.

#6: Live Free, Die Hard: Best McClane one-line so far: "The Asian ***** who likes to kick people?"

 

Pan's Labyrinth and Breach are my top two right now.

 

FLUSHED AWAY

 

Adding to my list again:

The Fountain. Great piece of existential sci-fi and an all around brilliant movie.

 

Ratatouille is the best movie of the year.

 

Pirates 3 and Transformers are my favorites right now.

 

Okay, everyone. The Fountain and Pan's Labyrinth are 2006 films.

As for the best of this year:

1. Zodiac -- David Fincher's masterpiece and true Oscar material.

2. Knocked Up -- Judd Apatow is on the fast track to become one of the greatest genre directors out there today.

3. 300 -- We need more R-rated action epics.

4. Grindhouse -- Not a movie so much as an experience. Sadly, much of the film's effect will be lost on DVD.

5. The Namesake -- No one seems to have seen this movie. Great drama with some Oscar-worthy performances.

6. Ratatouille -- I'm still soaking this one up. Although different from other Pixar films, it's no less great.

7. Live Free or Die Hard -- Die Hard is very much alive.

8. 28 Weeks Later -- What Aliens is to Alien, 28 Weeks Later is to 28 Days Later.

9. Hot Fuzz -- British humor is so much fun. Loved seeing a spoof on action movies.

10. Spider-Man 3 -- Initially a disappointment and nowhere near its flawless predecessor, but it's better than a lot of the other mediocre Summer movies out there right now.

Still haven't seen Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer or Ocean's 13.

 

Damn it, Zodiac and 28 Weeks Later should both be on my list. Excellent movies.

 

I saw Ratatouille last night. It made me come to the conclusion that Pixar cannot make a bad movie. (Maybe A Bug's Life....Maybe). It is definitely one of the best films of the year.

 

I haven't seen Ratatouille yet, but I have also come to this conclusion. It is simply not possible for Pixar to make a crappy movie. IMHO, the closest they came was with Monsters Inc and I didn't think that that movie was bad persay, just miscast, which is something different.

 

Miscast as in bad voiceover work? If so, I strongly disagree.

And from what I've seen, IMHO, Cars is the worst Pixar film to date. Talk about miscasting there...

 

No, I don't mean bad voice work. I mean that I found that John Goodman and Billy Crystal just weren't that funny. I'm not that familiar with Goodman's work outside of this movie, The Flintstones and Rosanne, but I will say that he's not first person I think when I think of comedy. As for Billy Crystal, well he should stick with stand-up IMHO.

 

And see I absolutely adore Cars. I don't think any Pixar film is bad, they're like different flavors, some you like more then others.

 

I think Cars is awful. I just couldn't find any humor in it - it didn't seem to amount to much more than ethnic stereotypes.

 

I can see where you're coming from, Gobi. A lot of it does depend on preference, because Pixar's movies are extremely diverse. Fish in the ocean to a family of superheroes to talking cars to cooking rats. Aside from being animated, these movies have nothing in common besides the company that makes them.

I think someone needs to watch the Big Lebowski.

 

I think I've seen parts of the The Lebowski, now that I think about it, and it wasn't so much funny as just total pot-fueled craziness.

 

John Goodman should have gotten an award for his performance in that movie.

OVER THE LINE!

 

Ugh, looking back there is not much to get excited about:
These are very lukewarm favorites:
Zodiac (Best of the bunch)
Death Proof
Spiderman 3
Bridge to Terabithia
Knocked Up
Ratatouille
Breach
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Adding to my list again:

Transformers. Kick ass movie.