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The Daily OrangeBest/Worst Movies of 2008
Abstract:
Top 10 movies of 2008
The film industry hasn't seen a year this awesome since "Gangs of New York," "Chicago," "The Pianist", "The Hours," and "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" duked it out for best picture. Fans flocked to the theaters for pop culture sensations "Twilight" and "The Dark Knight," Sean Penn inspired a movement with "Milk" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" enchanted millions....
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smart person
posted 1/14/09 @ 8:31 AM EST
You should be ashamed of yourself. 'Twilight' is 10th on your list, but 'The Wrestler' isn't on your list at all? 'Rachel Getting Married' isn't on your best-of list? 'Gran Torino'? 'Synedoche, NY'? 'Frost/Nixon'?
You're no Ebert, that's for sure.
You're no Ebert, that's for sure.
twaltz
posted 1/14/09 @ 12:33 PM EST
Originally posted bysmart person
You should be ashamed of yourself. 'Twilight' is 10th on your list, but 'The Wrestler' isn't on your list at all? 'Rachel Getting Married' isn't on your best-of list? 'Gran Torino'? 'Synedoche, NY'? 'Frost/Nixon'?
You're no Ebert, that's for sure.
Rachel Getting Married was a shitty movie. Forst/Nixon was boring. Twlight maynot have been the best film of the year, but it was one of the top grossing.
squeeeaker
posted 1/14/09 @ 1:09 PM EST
twalz... you do realize this is a list of the BEST movies, right? not "top-grossing". gross has absolutely nothing to do with a film's entitlement to be in the running for best flick- the latest Indiana Jones is the 23rd best movie EVER by those standards, while films such as "meet the fockers", "how the grinch stole christmas", and "night at the museum" would be in the top 50... wake up here
plus, it is disgusting that rebekah compares "twilight" and "tropic thunder" to the 2003 competition between the hours, chicago, lotr, the pianist as top flicks. that's either ignorance or stupidity, in my mind...
plus, it is disgusting that rebekah compares "twilight" and "tropic thunder" to the 2003 competition between the hours, chicago, lotr, the pianist as top flicks. that's either ignorance or stupidity, in my mind...
squeeeaker
posted 1/14/09 @ 12:59 PM EST
really? tropic thunder in the top 5, ahead of wall-e? and twilight in the top 10? what are you, a 13 year old girl? either get off drugs or on crazy pills, because you're delusional...
Jay Monahan
posted 1/14/09 @ 3:48 PM EST
Movies of more caliber than more than half of your list:
Happy-Go-Lucky
Frost/Nixon
Vicky Christina Barcelona
The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas
Burn After Reading
Rachel Getting Married
Gran Torino
The Counterfeiters
The Wrestler
Waltz with Bashir
The Class
Happy-Go-Lucky
Frost/Nixon
Vicky Christina Barcelona
The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas
Burn After Reading
Rachel Getting Married
Gran Torino
The Counterfeiters
The Wrestler
Waltz with Bashir
The Class
Paegaen
posted 1/19/09 @ 1:16 PM EST
wow... this is a good example of what the daily orange has become... honestly, sometimes when i go through a paper or the online posts, i am unsure if i am reading a COLLEGE NEWSPAPER or cosmo/disney/teen people/other crap teenie bopper magazine. the "opinion features" are full of shit, with absolutely no substance. and yet, this is the paper that represents syracuse university...
stupid people
posted 1/19/09 @ 3:42 PM EST
Originally posted byPaegaen
wow... this is a good example of what the daily orange has become... honestly, sometimes when i go through a paper or the online posts, i am unsure if i am reading a COLLEGE NEWSPAPER or cosmo/disney/teen people/other crap teenie bopper magazine. the "opinion features" are full of shit, with absolutely no substance. and yet, this is the paper that represents syracuse university...
Funny, NPR, Time, Rolling Stone.. they all did best movies of 2008... It's called a FEATURE sections.. jesus, you people are retarded.
Oh, and apparently she was pretty spot-on because most of hers are on the other top 10 lists, not that it should be the same... seeing as it's a colelge rating and all, but it's pretty damn close.
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2008/top10/article/0,30583,1855948_1863826_1863827,00.html
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081205/COMMENTARY/812059997/1023
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article5229263.ece
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/25144947/imilki_idark_knighti_and_the_years_best_films
Danielle
posted 1/19/09 @ 6:04 PM EST
I agree with most of these, but I was highly disappointed when "Wanted" with Angelina Jolie didn't make it....it was a great movie!
cheesnucka
posted 1/19/09 @ 9:26 PM EST
Originally posted byDanielle
I agree with most of these, but I was highly disappointed when "Wanted" with Angelina Jolie didn't make it....it was a great movie!
Really? Wanted? I got dragged to that movie by my girlfriend and I thought it was very gimmicky, as in they had to come up with something new that no one ever seen before (the bending of bullets and somehow being able to have perfect aim with a handgun? Really?) so I really came out of the movie bored.
Gran Torino should be on the list. I don't care if it wasn't a top 10 film in every one elses mind but was easily one of the best flicks I've seen in my life. DO staff missed that one I guess, perhaps they weren't enticed by the awesome classic acting by Mr. Eastwood, or maybe they were offended by the language used in the movie. I don't know.
bob raines
posted 9/21/09 @ 9:43 PM EST
HOW can u possibly say twilight is a good movie it is THE WORST MOVIE i have ever seen. even my g/f thought it was the worst movie she has ever seen. you must be crazy to put that pathetic hillarious movie in the top ten it should be put into the top 10 worst movies in the last 20 years. hated this movie with passion
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rebecca
posted 1/13/09 @ 5:49 PM EST