Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Best of 2008

This is a tough one. But I feel I'll be a slacker and ostracized if I don't put in my two cents to follow Molly and Sinead's best of posts.

Movies:

Toss up. (Either that or I'm totally incapable of making a decision these days.) Okay, I admit that I'm totally incapable of making a decision these days. But I've narrowed it down to six:

- The Wrestler -- Astounding performance by Mickey Rourke. And I think Darren Aronofsky is one of my favourite directors (even if he is sporting a rather creepy mustache these days). And yes, I liked The Fountain. Thought it was fascinating. Shoot me. But back to The Wrestler. Aronofsky filmed this almost like a documentary, so that watching it, you get to a place where you feel like you're a voyeur on this man's life... and it's so absorbing. I blogged a bit about The Wrestler, here.

- In Bruges -- Totally forgot about this little gem until the Golden Globes. Loved it. If you're interested I blogged about it a bit, here.

- The Dark Knight -- I think Sinead covered that one well. I still think there was a chunk of the screenplay that could have been cut. And perhaps it was the dueling ferries as Sinead suggested, but loved that film and Heath Ledger's performance was astounding.

- Waltz with Bashir -- Okay, it's a documentary. Okay, it's animated. Okay, it's in Hebrew. Okay it's about war. Okay, the country in question is at war again... But it this film is riveting and an interesting take on the toll war takes--even on the victors. I blogged about it previously, here.

- Slumdog Millionaire -- Such a feel good movie. And so clever. Go see this film. Now. I blogged about it (beware minor spoilers) here.

- Wall-E -- The more I think about this film, the more I liked it. But I also saw Kung Foo Panda over the holidays, and I have to say, for a fun kids film, that one blinded me with its awesomeness, too. Legend tells of a legendary warrior whose skills were the stuff of legend... Gotta love narration like that.

And TV....

-- Battlestar Gallactica Season 4 part one. Can't WAIT for this Friday. Enough said.

-- Mad Men. I blogged a bit about the first episode of this show previously, here.

Okay, pretty lazy to write a post that's basically a set of links to previous posts... But that's how I roll.

6 comments:

Amy Ruttan said...

I haven't seen any of these things, and I feel totally out of touch and lazy myself.

Anonymous said...

Amy, some are easy to catch up on. In Bruges is really, really great and on DVD right now.
Mad Men Season 1 is as well, and seriously,I need help. I'm like a little kid the day before Christmas every time I thik about this Friday and both Battlestar and Friday Night Lights both on...

I think I might be a geek..

Molly O'Keefe said...

you kidding? Husband and I are throwing ourselves a litttle party. That's how nerdy we are.

Ruttan? What's the story with your bun/buns in the oven? Twins?

I'm not sure if I've said this enough or yet -- but THE WIRE!!!

I want to write a book about polish longshoremen. Seriously. This series...

Amy Ruttan said...

Then count me in on geekery, Sinead. I think Dr. Who, a skinny scotsman, is hot.

*sigh*

;)

Abby said...

I would watch In Bruges, but I think you can get scabies just looking at Colin Farrell.

Oh God, BSG this Friday... I am sooo excited!

M. said...

The only Colin Ferell movie I've ever thought was good was 'New World' - yet whenever he's on screen, I can't look away.

Ref: movie impact on target audience: I thought WallE was superb; had no noticable impact on my 7 y.o. I thought Kung Fu Panda was amusing; same child has since eaten EVERY SINGLE MEAL AND SNACK with chopsticks (he's now much better at it than I am) and asks to go to China regularly. A trip to Pacific Mall was not considered acceptable.

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