The Movies I Saw in 2008

Posted on by grahams

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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