I think now's a good time to start the year-end lists. 
I didn't go to the cinema a whole lot this year and missed out on some stuff that looked very good (thank you for existing, DVD), but here's a list of the stuff released this year that I liked very, very much.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End. It was a trippy pirate epic. Also, any film that has a monkey decimating Singapore in the first twenty minutes has my approval.
The Brave One. Kind of forgettable, but it was a good film. Everyone involved did quality work, and the psycho-drama towards the end is very satisfying.
Knocked Up. A smart "dumb guy" film...with heart.
Grindhouse. The most enjoyable time I had at the movies this year. "If you hire Machete to **** the bad guys...make sure you're not the bad guys."
And of course, The Simpsons Movie. I enjoyed it, but mostly, I'm just glad it finally exists.
Stuff that would probably be on this list if I had seen it:
Juno (coming near me this Friday!)
I'm Not There (coming nowhere near me, ever!)
3:10 To Yuma
Rescue Dawn
The Lookout
Sunshine
Rendition
Fido
28 Weeks Later
I didn't go to the cinema a whole lot this year and missed out on some stuff that looked very good (thank you for existing, DVD), but here's a list of the stuff released this year that I liked very, very much.Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End. It was a trippy pirate epic. Also, any film that has a monkey decimating Singapore in the first twenty minutes has my approval.
The Brave One. Kind of forgettable, but it was a good film. Everyone involved did quality work, and the psycho-drama towards the end is very satisfying.
Knocked Up. A smart "dumb guy" film...with heart.
Grindhouse. The most enjoyable time I had at the movies this year. "If you hire Machete to **** the bad guys...make sure you're not the bad guys."
And of course, The Simpsons Movie. I enjoyed it, but mostly, I'm just glad it finally exists.
Stuff that would probably be on this list if I had seen it:
Juno (coming near me this Friday!)
I'm Not There (coming nowhere near me, ever!)
3:10 To Yuma
Rescue Dawn
The Lookout
Sunshine
Rendition
Fido
28 Weeks Later
