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It's that time again. We're half-way through the year. What are your picks so far?

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Grindhouse

Didn't see 28 Weeks Later, Knocked Up, Hot Fuzz, 1408, Bug + more...

Edit:

I am adding *Zodiac (because I forgot about it with all the shit I've been seeing recently) and so far for my number one, *Paris, je t'aime
(even though I just came out from seeing it tonight, I realize that more fortunate individuals may have had the privilege of seeing this gem closer to its 2006 release date... so it may not count)

Colossal Youth and Day Night Day Night

Still dying to see Ratatouille

GREAT

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GOOD

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NOT BAD

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NOT REALLY GOOD

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NOT REALLY GOOD BUT I LIKED IT ANYWAY

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SHITE

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BEST RE-ISSUES (to escape mod's wrath)

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EDIT: Added a couple more.

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Quote from: A Matter Of Chance on July 02, 2007, 12:04:49 PMColossal Youth

How/where did you see this?! Insanely jealous.

Zodiac, Knocked Up and Ratatouille are the only films worth remembering so far this year that I've been able to see. Hopefully Rescue Dawn will live up to my expectations on Wednesday.

Does Killer of Sheep count?  hey mod.  i'm not feeling listy, but zodiac and ratatouille were excellent, as was hannah takes the stairs.  i didn't love brand upon the brain! like i thought i would have and grind house was terrible. its been a pretty lame year so far, but the second half of 2007 looks really great. 

Is Inland Empire this year?

In no particular order... some of the films I liked this year so far are:

- Knocked Up
- Mr. Brooks
- Ratatouille
- Sicko

I could put 300, Breach, Oceans 13 and Fracture there too but for sure they will not make it to the end of the year. Still, we have a long way to go...

Quote from: JG on July 02, 2007, 06:42:10 PM
Does Killer of Sheep count?  

Definitely, since it was never released at all until this year. It's at the top of my list, followed by

Syndromes And A Century
Zodiac
I Don't Want To Sleep Alone
Knocked Up

And, as yet unreleased but seen at festivals,

Low And Behold
The Unforeseen
Frownland

Haven't seen Ratatouille yet, but I'm sure it'll be up there. And I think Inland Empire can count for this year, since that's when most of the country saw it.

Best:

1. Inland Empire
2. Grindhouse
3. The Hoax
4. Brand Upon the Brain!
5. Ratatouille

Worst:

1. Spiderman 3
2. 300

A Movie I Didn't Mind Paying For:

1. PotC: At World's End

tekkon kinkreet
once
paris je t'aime
knocked up
pretty much every movie I've seen this year is pretty good, with the exception of the year of the dog.

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in that order and hierarchy.

Quote from: cronopio on July 09, 2007, 12:39:47 PM
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The 80 Year Old Virgin.

what does that mean?  explain.

hot:

IE
ZOD
KU
HO FU
RAT
O13

not:

POC3
TRAFO
BSM
BKR

updated

Quote from: cronopio on July 09, 2007, 12:39:47 PM
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in that order and hierarchy.

Quote from: pete on July 11, 2007, 04:25:23 AM
what does that mean?  explain.

Look at the poster.  What other poster does it remind you of?

So far my favorites:

inland empire
zodiac

i don't know about venus, it's 06 aint' it? but it's up there...

Oh, the Venus poster reminds me of the About Schmidt poster...

Quote from: polkablues on July 13, 2007, 04:34:34 AM

Quote from: pete on July 11, 2007, 04:25:23 AM
what does that mean?  explain.

Look at the poster.  What other poster does it remind you of?

he sayin that in response to a post i just deleted because i was drunk and in the morning it didn't make any sense. something about the movie contour or something?! derp

Quote from: Alexandro on July 13, 2007, 11:03:51 AM
i don't know about venus, it's 06 aint' it? but it's up there...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489327/releaseinfo

you're technically right but i think it should count for 07.

It's been a painfully slow year for me.  Whatever I liked in the theater, and I can't quite remember anything I really liked in the theater, hasn't made much of an impression.

Time to see some movies.

Zodiac
Hot Fuzz
Paris Je T'aime
Ratatouille

Others worth mentioning: Grindhouse, Sunshine, Knocked Up

Yet: Darjeeling, Blood, Brave One, Eastern Promises, Lust, Caution, and American Gangster.

Feel like those top four are great, but these year has blown.

Shit
300
Spidey 3
Hot Fuzzzzzzzzzzzz
Death Proof

Alright
Simpsons
Mr. Brooks

Good
Sunshine

Great
Ratatouille
Knocked Up

Off the hook
INLAND EMPIRE
Zodiac

Eagerly anticipating
There Will Be Blood
Eastern Promises
Darjeeling Limited
Superbad

Quote from: Gamblour. on September 04, 2007, 10:34:07 PM
Zodiac
Hot Fuzz
Paris Je T'aime
Ratatouille
Others worth mentioning: Grindhouse, Sunshine, Knocked Up

Yet: Darjeeling, Blood, Brave One, Eastern Promises, Lust, Caution, and American Gangster.

Feel like those top four are great, but these year has blown.

Add to those:

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Juno
King of Kong
Michael Clayton
and maybe
The Brave One

Slowly approaching a top ten.

tekkon kinkreet is my favorite this year.

also:
darjeeling
there will be blood
once

shit I need to see more movies.

i'm not there
no country for old men
brand upon the brain
ratatouille
l'iceberg
the assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford
the taste of tea
zodiac
death proof

not sure when flight of the red balloon and secret sunshine are getting released but if they do come out in time, those'll be way up there for me.

In no particular order, the best so far:
Inland Empire
This Is England
The Darjeeling Limited
Zodiac
Starter For Ten
The Painted Veil

Haven't yet seen, but will really try and catch very soon:
Michael Clayton
The Assasination Of Jesse James
Grindhouse

Eagerly awaiting:
There Will Be Blood
No Country For Old Men
The Mist
Walk Hard

Most fun:
Knocked Up
Fantastic 4: Rise Of The Silver Surfer
Superbad
Ocean's 13

Worst I've actually seen this year:
Spiderman 3
300
Eragon

Still would like to see:
Transformers
Black Snake Moan

Most surprised that it wasn't absolutely crap, but then I really wasn't that fussed one way or another about it either:
Reign Over Me

Edit:
Honourable mentions:
Hot Fuzz
Sunshine

i liked these ones:

zodiac
reign over me
spider-man 3
pirates of the carribean: at world's end
ratatouille
into the wild

shite:

goal 2
shrek 3

Add Control to my list.

Okay, this is definately my favourite film of 2007:


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Oh man, I forgot that I saw that. Yeah, it's really good. Need to add that to my list as well.

If you haven't seen anything else by Shane Meadows, check out "A Room for Romeo Brass." Paddy Considine's first role, and he comes out swinging.

   
My favorites from 2007:

No Country for Old Men
Zodiac
Rescue Dawn
Inland Empire
Sunshine
Knocked Up
Ratatoullie
Into the Wild
Paris Je T'aime
Grindhouse
Black Snake Moan
Black Sheep (New Zealand Zombie Sheep Movie sans Farley)

Still want/need to see:

28 Weeks Later
30 Days of Night
Across the Universe
Atonement
Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
American Gangster
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Control
The Darjeeling Limited
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Eastern Promises
I'm Not There
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
Redacted
THERE WILL BE BLOOD


I'd like to add The Host and a doc called Maxed Out to the list as they appear on a lot of other best of the year lists around the internet but I think they both were technically released in 2006.

10 ) (Room left open for I Am Legend, There Will Be Blood or any other piece that may rock the list order)
9 ) Grindhouse
8 ) Lynch
7 ) Hot Fuzz
6 ) Superbad
5 ) Knocked Up
4 ) Inland Empire
3 ) Lake of Fire
2 ) Eastern Promises
1 ) Zodiac

so far

1. Grindhouse
2. Inland Empire
3. Electroma
4. No Country for Old Men
5. Knocked Up & Superbad
6. The Darjeeling Limited
7. Sicko & Lake of Fire & King of Kong
8. Zodiac
9. Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
10. Ratatouille
11. Zeitgiest
12. There Will Be Blood & Control & I'm Not There
13. Black Book & Lust,Caution
14. This is England
15. Persepolis, Diving Bell & The Butterfly & Into the Wild

also saw: Margot at the Wedding, Redacted, Lynch, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, Blades of Glory, Walk Hard, The Savages, Eastern Promises, Southland Tales, The Ten, Rescue Dawn, Brand Upon the Brain, Lars & The Real Girl, The Simpsons Movie, Juno, Charlie Wilson's War, The Lookout, Michael Clayton

to see

1. Syndromes and a Century
2. Youth Without Youth
3. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
4. King of Kong
5. Gone Baby Gone
6. Boss of It All
7. Away From Her
8. Hot Fuzz
9. No End in Sight
10. Across the Universe

as well as: Paprika, Taxi to the Dark Side, Atonement, Sweeney Todd,  Sunshine, Black Snake Moan, Paris Je t'aime, 2 Days in Paris, Once, Perfume, American Gangster, Halloween, The Kite Runner, Jimmy Carter: Man From the Plains, Bug, Summer 04, Offside, Into Great Silence, Golden Door, A Band's Visit, Sunshine...

add Twin Peaks and Berlin Alexanderplatz and Killer of Sheep on DVD and you've got the best year ever in the history of cinema

I'm adding invisible waves to mine.  it's another movie starring tadanobu asano, directed by pen-ek ratanaruang and shot by christopher doyle.  a lot of the same peeps from last life in the universe.  it's not as good as last life in the universe but it's got a better story.

Quote from: pete on December 13, 2007, 05:40:37 PM
I'm adding invisible waves to mine.  it's another movie starring tadanobu asano, directed by pen-ek ratanaruang and shot by christopher doyle.

dude, i JUST fucking bought that for $5.

havn't seen Last Life yet, but from the hella long interviews with director, writer, and doyle, this seems the more mature work of the two. it's great.

last life had some moments that felt truly spontaneous; it was more magical.  this one has a great twist that feels very invested.

Quote from: pete on November 10, 2007, 12:19:59 PM
tekkon kinkreet is my favorite this year.

Really? I enjoyed it quite a bit. The animation was incredible and the story kept me interested. I still think i dug Paprika more. What makes it your favorite of the year?

I haven't seen paprika, but I loved the comics to begin with.  the movie is just so beautiful, and I love its mixture of urban grit and magical realism.  its depiction of this friendship between black and white is beautiful, and, despite a relatively large backdrop and plot, the film never lost sight of their friendship.  I loved how they could ride an elephant at a laundromat or see swimming fish when dying or the animated color pencil sequences with the flower.  the action scenes are cool too, but mostly I am just moved by the interaction between the two boys.  that scene when White is crying in the police car is one of the saddest things I've seen all year.  great acting and animation.

i see where you're coming from. All of white's dream sequences were beautiful

black's hallucination is beautiful too.  I dunno, I feel like all the sequences are done really well, the three fights, the chase with the alien dudes, and when (super vague spoiler) that guy whacked that other guy.  the city also feels very detailed and beautiful.  I can't say I feel nostalgia watching the depiction of the city, but I feel something!

1. The Assassination of Jesse James
2. No Country for Old Men
3. Juno
4. Control
5. Paris Je T'aime
6. King of Kong
7. Ratatouille
8. Zodiac
9. Hot Fuzz
10. TBD (TWBB, probably)

Honorable mentions: Knocked Up, Michael Clayton, Gone Baby Gone, Across the Universe, This is England, The Brave One, the first 2/3 of Sunshine

Didn't Like: Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, Eastern Promises, Sweeney Todd, Superbad, Margot at the Wedding, Darjeeling Limited (want to give it a second chance)

Have to see: A lot

1 There Will Be Blood
2 Into The Wild
3 Zodiac
4 Diving Bell and The Butterfly
5 The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
6 No Country For Old Men
7 Southland Tales
8 This Is England
9 Michael Clayton
10 Helvetica

wow, Helvetica, I didn't think anyone else would have seen that from this forum.

Yeah, there was screening of it during the AFI Dallas Festival last year and I've thought about it quite alot since then. Insanely well put together and a wet dream for anyone with at least a passing interest in design let alone typography. Did you Netflix it or did you have a chance to see it during it's insanely brief theatrical run?

whoa, coincidence alert!  i watched Helvetica yesterday at work.

Quote from: cinemanarchist on December 29, 2007, 12:16:22 PM
Yeah, there was screening of it during the AFI Dallas Festival last year and I've thought about it quite alot since then. Insanely well put together and a wet dream for anyone with at least a passing interest in design let alone typography. Did you Netflix it or did you have a chance to see it during it's insanely brief theatrical run?

I saw it here in Toronto during Hot Docs last year. Me and my friends (all designers) must have bought out the entire screening that night.

should I wait until after the oscars, when all 2007 movies have come out to regular theaters, to declare this a lacklustre year?

Quote from: pete on January 02, 2008, 02:06:44 PM
should I wait until after the oscars, when all 2007 movies have come out to regular theaters, to declare this a lacklustre year?

Is there something you have yet to see that would change your mind? If not, why wait. And actually, you've already done it.

But you really think this has been a down year? I think it's easily the best film year of this decade...whatever that means.

no, besides Blood it blew.

I wanna see persepolis, atonement, and diving bell and the butterfly, and that one called like four days three hours or whatever the hell it's called, but aside from that, the films didn't really move me this year.  I'm waiting for the herzog documentary to come out soon, but I haven't heard nothing about any kind of release.

Quote from: pyramid machine on December 29, 2003, 11:29:51 PM
::stares at a melitng ice cube in his cup::

actually .....the best year will be 2007......its allways the repitition of the number seven.....

starting from the 1900's............

1907-1917-1927-1937-1947-1957-1967-1977-1987-1997-2007.......

so, combining my previous two posts, and a few others:

tekkon kinkreet
the darjeeling limited
there will be blood
once
paris je'taime
no country for old men
lust, caution
linda linda linda
the king of kong
invisible waves

I have soft spots for films that can make me cry and can blindside me, though.  all of the films this year are pretty much as good as I expected them to be.  I'm gonna catch up on my Asian films this week, maybe something will jump out and bite me in the ass.  I'm praying.  I'd love to knock no country and lust caution from my list. 

i'm sorry but you guys are on crack. what exactly are you wanting to happen, how many "masterpieces" must be released in a given year for you to declare it truly great? you might want to consider lowering your standards a bit, or making one of your 2008 resolutions to be less cynical, b/c this has been a great year in cinema.

pete, can I add Broken English to your almost perfect list?

Quote from: ©MBBrad on January 03, 2008, 09:47:46 AM
i'm sorry but you guys are on crack. what exactly are you wanting to happen, how many "masterpieces" must be released in a given year for you to declare it truly great? you might want to consider lowering your standards a bit, or making one of your 2008 resolutions to be less cynical, b/c this has been a great year in cinema.

oh my god, you gotta be an alpha male about people's movie wishes?  Sorry if I'm pouty, coach.

I'm with cbrad, I can't believe how many good movies I have seen this year. My top ten is spilling over, whereas it's normally filled with third-stringers. Even my "notable" list of good movies would make a decent top five.

This is the first year in a long time I might actually be able to make a full top ten with.