Ocho's Top 10 Movies of 2007

Tony Montana · Star Player Joined: 18 Apr 2005 Posts: 2962

Respek to Ocho's movie tastes

ocho · Retired Number Joined: 24 May 2005 Posts: 53793

some of the other movies mentioned in this thread:

Once- looking forward to catching it on DVD. heard good things.

Spiderman3- really really disappointing. 3 villains shoe-horned into a story that only needed one. venom, while a badass looking character has little depth and the storyline is never fully devloped. just squeezed in in the 11th hour.

Zodiac- i enjoyed Zodiac but didn't love it. too procedural for me. had moments of great tension but how many times did i need to see gyllenhaal in a library researching? or digging through files and photos? could have cut a half hour out of this movie and not skipped a beat.

American Gangster- eh. nothing special here. we've seen this story before told with greater interest by better filmmakers? honestly what's the point? the problem with mafia movies is that there have been so many classics that explore so many aspects of the genre...that you better either make a better one or do something different. AG doesn't do either. why not just watch Goodfellas? Godfather 1-3? Casino? Departed? what does AG bring to the table that those films don't? not to mention it's long and boring. Denzel's charisma makes it tolerable. Crowe is on autopilot. It's really not that interesting visually or story wise. It's not that it's a bad film. It's that there's nothing special about it.
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*i updated my list with clips

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The_Lakers_Show · Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 5:30 pm Post subject:

No Country for Old Men & 3:10 to Yuma were probably the best movies Ive seen this year. Superbad is also one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. As far as pure entertainment movies like Live Free or Die Hard and Transformers come to mind.
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Fan0Bynum17 · Franchise Player Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Posts: 15436

Props on a very good list ocho, I wouldn't have put Into the Wild as high even though I liked it. Grindhouse was the most fun I've ever had at the movies, I loved it and I guess I like Planet Terror more than most people.

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mike_dee23 · Franchise Player Joined: 03 Feb 2005 Posts: 11703

I can't make a list of ten best movies. I don't necessarily want to see the "best" movies. Here's a list of my top 5+1 favorite movies and the 5+1 best movies. Sometimes the list is the same; sometimes it isn't.

5 Favorite Movies
1. Transformers
2. Knocked Up
3. Superbad
4. Sweeney Todd
5. I Am Legend (a true "smart" blockbuster)
6. Harry Potter

5 Best Movies
1. Knocked Up (I think it should win the Oscar)
2. Juno
3. 3:10 to Yuma
4. Sweeney Todd
5. No Country for Old Men
6. Ratatouille
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mike_dee23 · Franchise Player Joined: 03 Feb 2005 Posts: 11703

Shoot, I forgot to put Bourne Ultimatum on both lists.
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Omar Little · Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 12:57 am Post subject:

Nice list Ocho, but I have to take exception with two of your picks:

Grindhouse- How long does Tarantino get to (badly) rip off 70's films that weren't very good themeselves? He continues to be treated like an auteur, when he's really a hack, devoid of any ideas of his own. Grindhouse is really part three (along with Kill Bill 1&2) of Tarantino's 70's version of M Night Shyamalan's movies. Both draw audiences and acclaim, while neither deliver anything worthwhile, new, or remotely thought provoking.

Knocked Up- Biggest disappointment of the year for me. Cardboard cutout characters with a hackneyed plot. So derivative and uninspired, that if you put a few cheesey moustaches and a sword-fight in it, Tarantino would love it

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ocho · Retired Number Joined: 24 May 2005 Posts: 53793

8750 · Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 6:25 am Post subject:

usually i agree with 24 and disagree with ocho... no, itsn't true, i totally agree with ocho about music... but i feel the deepest syntony with tarantino and rodriguez, with their programmatic exciting attitude... under the surface, their dialogues are definitely very refined... the last thirty five minutes of kill bill 2, since the bride finds out her daughter, are pure shakespeare with a californian accent...

unleasHell · Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 3:34 am Post subject:

CONTROL

should be on every top ten list

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DancingBarry · Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:39 pm Post subject:

Good list Ocho. I liked Juno better than Into the Wild. Maybe it's just a taste thing, but some of the dialogue in Juno was superb.

I haven't seen There Will Be Blood, but I'm looking forward to it.

ocho · Retired Number Joined: 24 May 2005 Posts: 53793

DB- i could have just as easily swapped Juno with Into the Wild. Into the Wild has flaws...moreso than Juno...but i found it to be a more moving experience. maybe it was the performances by Emile Hirsch and Hal Holbrook.

There Will Be Blood is now playing at the ArcLight i believe.
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DancingBarry · Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 1:03 am Post subject:

After we saw Juno I was having that same discussion with my wife, who also really liked Into the Wild, as it seemed to make an impression on her. She eventually went with Juno after letting it simmer for a while. (But I also bought her the book it was based on, so maybe she'll flip back after reading that

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Hal Holbrook was great. His character was definitely a bit of a gut shot.

Juno seemed like it was a different movie for those who went through the child birth process and those who haven't (at least that's how the dynamic felt in our theater). It was interesting listening to the reactions (and probably moreso the non-reactions) from the teen portion of the crowd that were all around us. I love great dialogue, though, and some of that was kick ass. I'll have to dig up the screenplay and read it sometime.

Can't wait to catch There Will be Blood.

twoface723 · Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 7:27 am Post subject:

Just saw Juno a coupled days ago and I liked it a lot. I also finally saw Eastern Promises and I loved it. A top 3 film IMO so far this year. I still need to watch There Will Be Blood and I'm Not There.

LakerSanity · Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 1:07 pm Post subject:

I saw Once... the music was really nice. I wouldn't say it was one of the best movies ever like some have said, but it was a very solid picture.
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twoface723 · Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 8:04 pm Post subject:

I just saw I'm Not There. It was amazing

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msb212 · Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 3:56 pm Post subject:

nice list. but black snake moan was simply awful, start to finish. Inconsistent tone, poor pacing, poor writing, flawed logic and poor characterization. You lost me with that one.

Once was a great film and should be in the mix.

JIFISH · Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 7:42 pm Post subject:

I just saw Atonement last night. I'm a little surprised its not on anyone's top ten list. I mean comparing Atonement to No Country is a bit like comparing apples to oranges, but I'm sure once I've seen everything I want to see (still haven't seen There Will Be Blood or Sweeny Todd), but Atonement is definitely memorable.

I saw Once, btw, and it was pleasant, but I really don't understand what all the fuss was about.
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Eastern Promises

twoface723 · Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:19 pm Post subject:

1.There Will Be Blood (What else can I say?)
2.3:10 to Yuma (IDK why this isn't getting award talk)
3.Michael Clayton (Amazing performances by Clooney and Wilkonsin)
4.Eastern Promises (Great Movie)
5.I'm Not There (One of the most odd movies I've seen. Beautifully directed and all the performances were strong)
6.No Country For Old Men (Loved it. Probably would have been the best movie except for the sub-par ending)
7.Juno (a comedy with heart)
8.Rescue Dawn (an underrated film. Can someone tell me why Christian Bale has never been nominated for an Oscar?)
9.Zodiac (Directing was great in this movie and it really kept you interested)
10.Gone Baby Gone (Gread directorial debut by Ben Affleck. Great performances drom Amy Ryan, Casey Affleck, and the rest of the cast)

Honerable Mention: American Gangster (a bit of a dissapointment), The Bourne Ultimatium
Havn't seen:The Diving Bell and The Butterfly
Favorite Comedies: Knocked Up and Superbad (Apatow is a comedic genius)