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Originally Posted by trackaghost
Calling them "atrocities" seems rather extreme to say the least.
I've seen loads of films this year but my favourites are as follows:
1. The Wrestler
2. The Mist
3. Step Brothers
4. There Will Be Blood
5. Slumdog Millionaire
6. Rachel Getting Married
7. Cloverfield
8. Lars And The Real Girl
9. In Bruges
10. Iron Man
11. Synecdoche New York
12. No Country For Old Men
13. The Fall
14. The Dark Knight
15. Changeling
16. Wendy & Lucy
17. The Orphanage
18. Gomorrah
19. Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
20 Che Parts 1 & 2
Special mentions to Eden Lake, Be Kind Rewind, Country Wedding (Sveitabrúðkaup), Happy-Go-Lucky, Frost/Nixon, Gone Baby Gone, CSNY: Deja Vu and Pineapple Express
Worst films: Cassandra's Dream, Chemical Wedding, Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Elite Squad (how did this win the Golden Bear at Berlin?!), Mamma Mia (I'm really sorry, I found it a struggle!), Deception, Botched and...
The Secret (Kala), which was an Indonesian thriller I saw at the London Film Festival. It was crazy but not in a good way, starting out like a film noir crossed with a serial killer thriller it turned into this weird supernatural mystery and finally like some kind of fantasy adventure a la Highlander. I only stayed to the end because I wanted to know what weird way it was all going to turn out. It certainly was full of surprises, I guess.
Biggest disappointments: Quantum Of Solace, Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, Semi-Pro and W.
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I also LOVED Iron Man, and Dark Knight! I agree that Chronicles of Narnia sucked this time.. The first one seemed SOOO much better, IMO.. Also, "Day the Earth Stood still" was a big dissappointment, as the other one, made back in the day seemed to run rings around this one, we thought. My boyfriend and I felt they relied too much on the special affects, and back then, they relied on the true acting! I don't know what it is about some of these re-makes, but they just don't seem to be what the "originals" were.. Again, (IMO)..