Ryan's Top 10 of 2008

Ryan: From a dark knight to a slumdog, a trash compacting robot to a man who ages backwards. The year in movies for 2008 was one entertaining ride. To be honest though, I think this year was rather weak in comparison to the last few. However, the year did produce some noteworthy pictures that were just a cut above the rest. Below I list my top 10 films of the year. There are some sacrifices made in seeing enough films to compile such a list. The worst has to be sitting through the same trailer multiple times to the point where I am able to recite the lines in unison. It is bad enough having to sit through a trailer for “Bride Wars”, but having to do it three weekends in a row is just brutal. Luckily, I always have someone next to me to roll my eyes with when the trailer for Last Chance Harvey pops up for the 7th time – Jen? (Jen's list is included as well)

Jen: Woo hoo! We agreed on our #1 film of the year! It is without a doubt that Slumdog, Milk, Frost/Nixon, Revolutionary Road, and WALL-E were some of the year's best. There were some strong performances in all of them including the most charming animated robot. I am glad that we both included some smaller films. Chicago 10 was so well executed through the weaving of fact, animation, and live footage to tell the story of the riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention in 1968. I loved Richard Jenkins in The Visitor - he is an amazing actor. In Bruges was funny and witty and The Duchess showed the strength of one woman. The Dark Knight was very entertaining. It is really a shame about Heath Ledger, he was brilliant as The Joker. As always, thanks for another great year of conspiring to see how many movies we can cram into a week. It is always fun to compare notes after arriving late, managing to find two seats next to each other, and sitting through yet another trailer for Last Chance Harvey.

Ryan's Top 10

10. Religulous

9. The Visitor

8. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

7. WALL-E

6. The Wrestler

5. Frost/Nixon

4. Revolutionary Road

3. Milk

2. The Dark Knight

1. Slumdog Millionaire

Jen's Top 10

10. W .

9. In Bruges

8. Doubt

7. Chicago 10

6. WALL-E

5. The Duchess

4. Revolutionary Road

3. Milk

2. Frost/Nixon

1. Slumdog Millionaire

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Looking to join in the fun: The Visitor, The Duchess, Chicago 10, In Bruges, and Wall-E are all out on DVD.