The Movies I Saw in 2008

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Series: Yearly movie lists

Here’s the list of the movies I saw in 2008… I was a little lazier about keeping this list up to date this year, so it’s possible I missed one or two movies. I saw 150 movies this year, which is a handful less than last year, but still fairly ridiculous. This year was very polarized, with some completely amazing movies and some complete stinkers. I’m going to wait a few weeks (until before the Oscar ceremony) to compile my “Best Of 2008” list, which should hopefully give me some time to catch up on some of the ones I missed this year.

Also, I am coming to the point, with my HDTV and surround sound system, that the distinction between “Theatre” and “Video” viewing is becoming rather academic. I do still prefer to watch movies in the “art house” theaters in Boston, because the audiences are usually quite respectful. But the downsides of going to one of the multiplexes easily match (and probably surpass) any downsides of watching a movie in your living room. So it’s possible in the future I may not keep track of the distinction, but I haven’t decided yet.

The list is mostly in the order I viewed them, and I tried to italicize any films I had already seen.

Theatre:

  1. There Will Be Blood
  2. The Kite Runner
  3. Persepolis
  4. Cloverfield
  5. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
  6. Jumper
  7. Taxi to the Dark Side
  8. The Counterfeiters
  9. The Bank Job
  10. Otis
  11. Stop-Loss
  12. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (Master Pancake Edition)
  13. Contempt
  14. Where in the World is Osama bin Laden
  15. Transsiberian
  16. Second Skin
  17. Big Man Japan
  18. Nerdcore Rising
  19. Greening of Southie
  20. Frontrunner
  21. We Are Wizards
  22. Turn the River
  23. Beaver Trilogy
  24. Crawford
  25. Jump
  26. Mongol
  27. Time Crimes
  28. My Winnepeg
  29. Encounters at the End of the World
  30. Iron Man
  31. Speed Racer
  32. OSS 117 - Cairo: Nest of Spies
  33. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
  34. The Visitor
  35. Bigger, Stronger, Faster*
  36. The Incredible Hulk (2x)
  37. Alexandra
  38. WALL-E
  39. Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
  40. The Dark Knight (2x)
  41. Tropic Thunder
  42. Man on Wire
  43. Vertigo
  44. Burn After Reading
  45. Towelhead
  46. Religulous
  47. W.
  48. Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story
  49. My Name is Bruce
  50. Quantum of Solace
  51. JCVD
  52. Milk
  53. Frost/Nixon
  54. Let the Right One In

Video:

  1. Notes on a Scandal
  2. Dreamgirls
  3. Eastern Promises
  4. Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
  5. C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America
  6. Knocked Up
  7. The Fountain
  8. Bottle Rocket
  9. Jackass 2.5
  10. Vitus
  11. Ocean’s Thirteen
  12. Grandma’s Boy
  13. Saw III
  14. Juno
  15. Superman: The Movie
  16. Ratatouille
  17. Michael Clayton
  18. The Lookout
  19. Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
  20. Crank
  21. Karate Kid, The
  22. Layer Cake
  23. 12 Monkeys
  24. Gone Baby Gone
  25. The Island
  26. Reno 911!: Miami
  27. Disturbia
  28. Polyester (in Odorama)
  29. Cowboy del Amor
  30. Fracture
  31. Hot Fuzz
  32. Breach
  33. Die Hard
  34. The Bourne Identity
  35. The Italian Job
  36. A Perfect Place
  37. The Pixar Story
  38. Beaver Trilogy
  39. INLAND EMPIRE
  40. Rubber Johnny
  41. Saturday’s Warrior
  42. Casino Royale
  43. Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders
  44. The Jerk
  45. We’re All Angels
  46. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
  47. Rocky Balboa
  48. Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
  49. I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
  50. Munich
  51. Crank
  52. Rooters: The Birth of Red Sox Nation
  53. Glengarry Glen Ross
  54. Vantage Point
  55. Dirty Work
  56. Lucky Number Slevin
  57. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
  58. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
  59. John Adams
  60. Burden of Dreams
  61. Super High Me
  62. Shoot ‘Em Up
  63. Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay
  64. Be Kind Rewind
  65. Deer Woman
  66. Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine
  67. Slacker Uprising
  68. Road House (Rifftrax)
  69. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Rifftrax)
  70. Superbad
  71. Bicentennial Man
  72. Stripes
  73. Unknown White Male
  74. I Am Legend
  75. An American Haunting
  76. Saw IV
  77. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
  78. a.k.a. Tommy Chong
  79. The Thing
  80. Recount
  81. Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
  82. King Corn
  83. Life After Tomorrow
  84. Bullitt
  85. Klute
  86. An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder
  87. DiG!
  88. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
  89. In Bruges
  90. Terminator 2: Judgement Day
  91. The Signal
  92. Die Hard
  93. A Christmas Story
  94. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
  95. Elf
  96. Serenity
  97. Get Smart

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