50 Biggest Movies of 2008
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50. Semi Pro
49: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
David Fincher directs Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swinton in this tale of a man who, annoyingly, begins ageing backwards. Fincher tends to alternate crowd-pleasers like Alien3 with more thoughtful pieces like Fight Club so we are about due a Fincher movie for the kind of person who takes a coffee into the auditorium rather than a Kia-Ora.
48. Horton Hears A Who!
47: No Country For Old Men
The Coen brothers return to their noir roots for this adaption of Cormac McCarthy's novel. Expect a sun-baked, but bleaker, Fargo.
46. Harold & Kumar escape from Guantanamo Bay
45. X-Files 2
уточнение: текст был написан ДО выхода этого фильма :)
44. Wanted
Wish fulfilment for every bored office drone: This comic book adventure tells how James MacAvoy is rescued from cube farm drudgery by Angelina Jolie’s sexy assassin and trained to become a super-cool killing machine. If you liked the ‘secret war’ aspects of The Matrix or Nightwatch but would like to see it mixed up with the recklessly exuberant gunplay of Shoot ‘Em Up, this is the film for you.
43. Leatherheads
42: Jumper
41: The Love Guru
40: Synecdoche, New York
39: Persepolis
38: Flashbacks Of A Fool
37: 27 Dresses
36: You Don't Mess With The Zohan
35: Walk Hard
34: Drillbit Taylor
33: The Pineapple Express
32: Charlie Wilson's War
31: Downloading Nancy
30: Battle for Haditha
29: The Time Traveller’s Wife
28: How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Toby Young’s mordantly comic memoir of life as a New York magazine journalist gets the big screen treatment. Simon Pegg stars.
27: 21
26: Cloverfield
25: Baby Mama
24: There Will Be Blood
Long, dark demanding drama about the early days of the oil industry which serves as a parable about the present day Middle East. Audiences have been polarised about this film, with some hailing at as a masterpiece while others have just been bored. Don't expect a gag reel on the DVD.
23: Burn After Reading
Clooney turns up again as part of an incredible cast assembled by the Coen Brothers for this tale of two losers who find a disk containing CIA secrets. As if that could ever happen.
22: Be Kind, Rewind
21: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
The clawed Canadian mutant gets his own movie, set before the events in the X-Men franchise. Ian McKellen’s Magneto may join him on the prequel trail in 2009. Note: one or two commenters have pointed out that this film will not now be released until 2009. The 2008 date I had was based on an outdated release. I would like to apologise for any distress caused to readers.
И ведь действительно раньше 2009 не появится!
20: Wall-E
Pixar do sci-fi as the last robot on Earth (who owes more than a little to the talkative automaton in Short Circuit) who finds a way to bring the human race home.
19: The Eye
18: The Incredible Hulk
17: 10,000 BC
16: Sex & The City
15: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
14: Valkyrie
Tom Cruise leads an all-star cast in the controversial true story of a failed attempt on Hitler’s life. Only a more contemporary political assassination will keep this movie off the newspaper front pages next autumn.
13: Mamma Mia
Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth in the film of the show of the song. England’s failure to qualify for Euro 2008 will double its audience as thousands of men will be dragged unwillingly along to view this fluffy confection which whips up the basic plot of forgotten 1960s gem Buona Sera Mrs Campbell with a frothy selection of classic Abba songs.
12: Righteous Kill
DeNiro and Pacino together again in a gritty-sounding cop drama, and this time they may actually have a few scenes together. Despite the entirely dispensable presence of Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson, it’ s a must for every film fan.
11: Hellboy II: The Golden Army
John Hurt apparently defies onscreen death in the first Hellboy film to return in another outing for the slacker demon hero. Bros fans will be pleased to see Luke Goss popping up as an evil prince.
10: Body of Lies
Ridley Scott directs Gladiator star Russell Crowe and popular Norman Lamont lookalike Leonard di Caprio in a CIA drama adapted from the novel by David Ignatius.
9: Star Trek XI
8: Speed Racer
7: Hancock
Superhero comedies can be as knowingly funny as Mystery Men or as plain silly as Condorman. Hancocks’s secret weapon will be the perennially likeable Will Smith in the title role as a super-powered crime fighter who creates almost as many problems as he solves.
6: Sweeney Todd
Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and Helena Bohnham Carter conspire in a dark plot of pies and hairdressing. Spectacular somgs from Steven Sondheim are the icing on a wonderful, sinister, cake.
5: Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Transformers star Shia LaBeouf pops up as the son of the world’s hardest-working archeologist in what must surely be the final Indy adventure.
4: Iron Man
Next up from Marvel’s collection of flawed supermen is Tony Stark: Former arms dealer turned terrorist captive turned armoured avenger. To critics who suggest that movie fans aren’t ready for a moody alcoholic superhero Iron man has one response: Talk to the hand. The glowing metal hand.
БОБ!!!! :)
3: Bond 22: Quantum of Solace
After a shooting schedule more secretive than the ageless super-spy, Bond 22's title has finally been revealed.It's not a title that offers too many clues as to the storyline, but it looks as if the adversary from Casino Royale, Mr. White, is going to be replaced by a no less sinister Mr.Greene. The suggestion that it continues almost immediately from the end of Casino Royale, and in much the same vein, is all the advertising most movie fans will need.
2: Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince
The vast regiment of Potter fans will already know what they’re getting. Despite Guillermo del Toro’s pleas this instalment of the boy wizard franchise will be directed by David Yates, who everyone except Guillermo seems to agree made a decent fist of Order of the Phoenix.
1: The Dark Knight
The hype machine is almost up to full speed now for The Caped Crusader’s next outing. (read our article here) Great notices for director Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins and an irresistible trailer make The Bat the boy to beat in 2008.
50. Semi Pro
49: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
David Fincher directs Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swinton in this tale of a man who, annoyingly, begins ageing backwards. Fincher tends to alternate crowd-pleasers like Alien3 with more thoughtful pieces like Fight Club so we are about due a Fincher movie for the kind of person who takes a coffee into the auditorium rather than a Kia-Ora.
48. Horton Hears A Who!
47: No Country For Old Men
The Coen brothers return to their noir roots for this adaption of Cormac McCarthy's novel. Expect a sun-baked, but bleaker, Fargo.
46. Harold & Kumar escape from Guantanamo Bay
45. X-Files 2
уточнение: текст был написан ДО выхода этого фильма :)
44. Wanted
Wish fulfilment for every bored office drone: This comic book adventure tells how James MacAvoy is rescued from cube farm drudgery by Angelina Jolie’s sexy assassin and trained to become a super-cool killing machine. If you liked the ‘secret war’ aspects of The Matrix or Nightwatch but would like to see it mixed up with the recklessly exuberant gunplay of Shoot ‘Em Up, this is the film for you.
43. Leatherheads
42: Jumper
41: The Love Guru
40: Synecdoche, New York
39: Persepolis
38: Flashbacks Of A Fool
37: 27 Dresses
36: You Don't Mess With The Zohan
35: Walk Hard
34: Drillbit Taylor
33: The Pineapple Express
32: Charlie Wilson's War
31: Downloading Nancy
30: Battle for Haditha
29: The Time Traveller’s Wife
28: How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Toby Young’s mordantly comic memoir of life as a New York magazine journalist gets the big screen treatment. Simon Pegg stars.
27: 21
26: Cloverfield
25: Baby Mama
24: There Will Be Blood
Long, dark demanding drama about the early days of the oil industry which serves as a parable about the present day Middle East. Audiences have been polarised about this film, with some hailing at as a masterpiece while others have just been bored. Don't expect a gag reel on the DVD.
23: Burn After Reading
Clooney turns up again as part of an incredible cast assembled by the Coen Brothers for this tale of two losers who find a disk containing CIA secrets. As if that could ever happen.
22: Be Kind, Rewind
21: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
The clawed Canadian mutant gets his own movie, set before the events in the X-Men franchise. Ian McKellen’s Magneto may join him on the prequel trail in 2009. Note: one or two commenters have pointed out that this film will not now be released until 2009. The 2008 date I had was based on an outdated release. I would like to apologise for any distress caused to readers.
И ведь действительно раньше 2009 не появится!
20: Wall-E
Pixar do sci-fi as the last robot on Earth (who owes more than a little to the talkative automaton in Short Circuit) who finds a way to bring the human race home.
19: The Eye
18: The Incredible Hulk
17: 10,000 BC
16: Sex & The City
15: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
14: Valkyrie
Tom Cruise leads an all-star cast in the controversial true story of a failed attempt on Hitler’s life. Only a more contemporary political assassination will keep this movie off the newspaper front pages next autumn.
13: Mamma Mia
Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth in the film of the show of the song. England’s failure to qualify for Euro 2008 will double its audience as thousands of men will be dragged unwillingly along to view this fluffy confection which whips up the basic plot of forgotten 1960s gem Buona Sera Mrs Campbell with a frothy selection of classic Abba songs.
12: Righteous Kill
DeNiro and Pacino together again in a gritty-sounding cop drama, and this time they may actually have a few scenes together. Despite the entirely dispensable presence of Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson, it’ s a must for every film fan.
11: Hellboy II: The Golden Army
John Hurt apparently defies onscreen death in the first Hellboy film to return in another outing for the slacker demon hero. Bros fans will be pleased to see Luke Goss popping up as an evil prince.
10: Body of Lies
Ridley Scott directs Gladiator star Russell Crowe and popular Norman Lamont lookalike Leonard di Caprio in a CIA drama adapted from the novel by David Ignatius.
9: Star Trek XI
8: Speed Racer
7: Hancock
Superhero comedies can be as knowingly funny as Mystery Men or as plain silly as Condorman. Hancocks’s secret weapon will be the perennially likeable Will Smith in the title role as a super-powered crime fighter who creates almost as many problems as he solves.
6: Sweeney Todd
Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and Helena Bohnham Carter conspire in a dark plot of pies and hairdressing. Spectacular somgs from Steven Sondheim are the icing on a wonderful, sinister, cake.
5: Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Transformers star Shia LaBeouf pops up as the son of the world’s hardest-working archeologist in what must surely be the final Indy adventure.
4: Iron Man
Next up from Marvel’s collection of flawed supermen is Tony Stark: Former arms dealer turned terrorist captive turned armoured avenger. To critics who suggest that movie fans aren’t ready for a moody alcoholic superhero Iron man has one response: Talk to the hand. The glowing metal hand.
БОБ!!!! :)
3: Bond 22: Quantum of Solace
After a shooting schedule more secretive than the ageless super-spy, Bond 22's title has finally been revealed.It's not a title that offers too many clues as to the storyline, but it looks as if the adversary from Casino Royale, Mr. White, is going to be replaced by a no less sinister Mr.Greene. The suggestion that it continues almost immediately from the end of Casino Royale, and in much the same vein, is all the advertising most movie fans will need.
2: Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince
The vast regiment of Potter fans will already know what they’re getting. Despite Guillermo del Toro’s pleas this instalment of the boy wizard franchise will be directed by David Yates, who everyone except Guillermo seems to agree made a decent fist of Order of the Phoenix.
1: The Dark Knight
The hype machine is almost up to full speed now for The Caped Crusader’s next outing. (read our article here) Great notices for director Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins and an irresistible trailer make The Bat the boy to beat in 2008.
