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As you see films throughout 2008, use this thread to keep your favorites organized. Edit as you go, and offer up your favorite (and least favorite) films, performances, directors, music, etc.

Make sure that you don't include movies that you happened to see in 2008 but were releases from earlier years. This thread is strictly for films that are released for the first time in 2008.
 
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I will be the first to start. Of course, I will edit like crazy.

Cloverfield (C+)
 
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1) Iron Man
2) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
3) Forgetting Sarah Marshall
4) Get Smart
5) Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!
6) Cloverfield
7) Definitely, Maybe
8) Leatherheads
9) College Road Trip
10)

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A+
Wall-E

B+
The Incredible Hulk
Iron Man
Get Smart
The Bank Job
Speed Racer
The Chronicles of Narnia - Prince Caspian
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Cloverfield

B-
Horton Hears a Who!
Vantage Point
Flawless
Sex and the City

C+
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
What Happens in Vegas...
Made of Honor
Meu Nome Não é Johnny

C-
27 Dresses
Fool's Gold

D+
John Rambo
The Happening
Jumper
10.000 B.C.

D-
Sexo com Amor?
Mad Money
The Eye

F
Superhero Movie
Meet the Spartans

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For Your Emmy Consideration:
Kyra Sedgwick - Best Actress in a Drama Series
"Damages" - Best Drama Series
Glenn Close - Best Actress in a Drama Series
Rose Byrne - Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Zeljko Ivanek - Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
 
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2008

Sex And The City B+
Stop-Loss B
Baby Mama B-
Cloverfield B-
Vantage Point B-
The Strangers C
Untraceable C-
The Happening D
27 Dresses D

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2008 Films:

-Cloverfield = B+


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01. Persepolis
02. everything else
 
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Iron Man - C+

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Cloverfield D+
The Other Boleyn Girl B
Iron Man A-
Chronicals of Narnia Prince Caspian A-
Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull B+
Stone Angel B
Son of Rambow B
Rambo 2008 B-

Jumper C-
The Bucket List B
Semi Pro C-
Sex and The City B+
The Happening B
In The Name of The King D-
Mad Money B
Untraceable C
Diary of The Dead B
Definitely, Maybe B
Spiderwick Chronicles B

10000 BC C-
Wall E A+
Wanted D
Vantage Point C-
Get Smart A
In Bruges B+

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Haha. This post just keeps getting bigger and bigger. I am posting every film I've seen, what I want to see, what I want to skip, and then post a couple of very early predictions of this years possible nominees.

2008 FILMS:

Iron Man - 9/10
WALL*E - 9/10
Cloverfield - 8/10
21 - 6/10
Rambo - 6/10
Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull - 5/10
The Strangers - 5/10
Vantage Point - 5/10
The Happening - 3/10
Shutter - 3/10


FILMS I WANT TO SEE:
The Air I Breathe
The Argentine
Assassination of a High School President
Australia
Blindness
Body of Lies
The Brothers Bloom
Burn After Reading
Cassandra's Dream
Changeling
Choke
Cold Souls
(if Giamatti confirms)
Crossing Over
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Defiance
Doubt
The Duchess
Eagle Eye
Elegy
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Frost/Nixon
Get Smart
The Great Buck Howard
Gran Torino
Guerrilla
Han****
The Husband
Leatherheads
The List
Mamma Mia!
Milk
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Pineapple Express
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Righteous Kill
Romulus, My Father
Seven Pounds
Shine A Light
The Soloist
Speed Racer
Synecdoche, New York
Wanted
You Don't Mess With The Zohan


FILMS I WILL SKIP:
Amusement
Babylon A.D.
College Road Trip
Dragonball
The Eye
Fame
Jurassic Park 4
(learn to say "stop")
Meet the Spartans
Motel Hell
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Prom Night
The Ruins
Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants 2
Space Chimps
Step Up 2
Superhero Movie
The X-Files II


As the year goes on, I'll clean this list up a bit more.

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My Early Early Oscar Predictions:

PICTURE: Revolutionary Road
DIRECTOR: David Fincher, Curious Case of Benjamin Button
ACTOR: Leonardo DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road or Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
ACTRESS: Meryl Streep, Doubt or Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, Dark Knight or Robert Downey, Jr., The Soloist
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Amy Adams, Doubt, or Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Burn After Reading or Milk
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Frost/Nixon, Doubt, or Benjamin Button
ANIMATED FEATURE: Wall.E
 
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Rambo

It's my favorite and least favorite so far. dance

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Semi-Pro: B-
I Could Never Be Your Woman: B+
Be Kind, Rewind: B+
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day: A
Horton Hears a Who: B
Run, Fatboy, Run: B+
Smart People: B
Forgetting Sarah Marshall: A
Baby Mama: B
Iron Man: A-
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: C+
Kung Fu Panda: A-
Romulus, My Father: B-
You Don't Mess With the Zohan: A-
Get Smart: B+
Wanted: A-
WALL-E: B

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I'm wondering if this is the year that Julianne Moore finally gets her Oscar for "Blindness".

And I guess I'll start my list:

Cloverfield: A-

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Emmy FYCs: (more to come)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures Of Old Christine
Ellen Pompeo, Grey's Anatomy
Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds
Calista Flockhart, Brothers & Sisters
Best Drama Series: Damages
Best Comedy Series: The Office

 
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As it may get frustrating having to check the American release date of every movie I see in 2008, I will go by Australian release dates (but will still restrict it to 2008 releases):

Jan 6 - LUST, CAUTION: 8/10
Jan 9 - JUNO: 8/10
Jan 18 - AMERICAN GANGSTER: 8/10
Jan 25 - WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY: 7/10
Jan 26 - SWEENEY TODD: 8/10
Jan 29 - I AM LEGEND: 8/10
Jan 30 - THE WATER HORSE: 8/10


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I want to see:

The Dark Knight
Vantage Point
Mamma Mia!
Revolutionary Road (possible Oscar win for Kate Winslet?)

And the films I wouldn't touch with a ten-foot pole:

Fool's Gold (I guess Matthew McConaughey's abs get him the job now)
The Hottie & the Nottie (Seriously, why?)

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Next year's Emmys, I want to see "The Shield" nominated!
 
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Adding "Cloverfield" (B+) to my list.


For Your Emmy Consideration:
Kyra Sedgwick - Best Actress in a Drama Series
"Damages" - Best Drama Series
Glenn Close - Best Actress in a Drama Series
Rose Byrne - Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Zeljko Ivanek - Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
 
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My spot!!!

Spiderwick Chronicles A

The Other Boleyn Girl B+

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Reserved!

MOVIES I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT:
Wall-E
Revolutionary Road
Choke

I would love to see Kate Winslet win this year, but I guess I'll have to wait and see what other actresses deliver.
 
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Adding "27 Dresses" (C-) to my list.

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For Your Emmy Consideration:
Kyra Sedgwick - Best Actress in a Drama Series
"Damages" - Best Drama Series
Glenn Close - Best Actress in a Drama Series
Rose Byrne - Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Zeljko Ivanek - Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
 
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Have yet to see Cloverfield, but what I did see made me sick upchuck I loved There will be blood and I just watched Vantage Point cry
So
Cloverfield ?
TWWB A+
Rambo C
Vantage Point D-
One missed call C-


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Adding "Sexo com Amor?" (D-) to my list.


For Your Emmy Consideration:
Kyra Sedgwick - Best Actress in a Drama Series
"Damages" - Best Drama Series
Glenn Close - Best Actress in a Drama Series
Rose Byrne - Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Zeljko Ivanek - Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
 
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