The Final Word on 2008
Now that 2009 is well underway, the Cinemagogue reviewers are taking a moment to look back at our favorite films of 2008. To refresh your own memory of the past year in films, visit the Wikipedia page on 2008.
Founder and Reviewer James Harleman’s picks
1. Dark Knight
2. Iron Man
3. Wanted
4. Quantum of Solace
5. Cloverfield
6. Kung Fu Panda
7. Wall-E
8. Incredible Hulk
Reviewer Zach Malm’s picks
Wall-E
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire
Encounters at the End of the World
Let the Right One In
Man on Wire
Mister Lonely
Snow Angels
The Pineapple Express
Paranoid Park
Others I intend to see: The Wrestler, Ballast, JCVD, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Standard Operating Procedure, Tropic Thunder, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Rachel Getting Married, W., Synecdoche New York, Wendy and Lucy, Flight of the Red Balloon, Chop Shop
Reviewer Elliot Strong’s top picks
Rambo
Dark Knight
Quantum of Solace
Others I saw that were enjoyable but don’t rise to the top: Iron Man, Pineapple Express, Tropic Thunder, WALL-E, The Fall, The Bank Job
Film I saw but wish I didn’t: Max Payne
Films I wanted to see/need to catch up on: Appaloosa, Burn After Reading, Defiance, Gran Torino, Punisher: War Zone, The Wrestler, Valkyrie, Hancock, Redbelt, Wanted, RocknRolla
Reviewer Diana Taibi’s picks
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Let the Right One In
Hellboy II
Cloverfield
The Fall
The King of Kong
The Incredible Hulk
Meh: 27 Dresses, Doomsday
Still want to see: Stop-Loss, Slumdog Millionaire, Wanted, Burn after Reading, The Wrestler
The Dark Knight
The King of Kong
Wall-E
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Iron Man
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Pans: Mamma Mia!, There Will Be Blood, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Get Smart
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