I see the big Top Ten lists are starting to emerge so I’ll give this entry a penultimate bump before the year is out as it pleases me that I kind of finally have 10 movies at the top here that to me are almost worthy of being called the ‘best’ despite having clearly tons yet to see. Really, however, only the top two here are ones that have made my 2008 movie watching truly worth it so far. I’ll still try to get around to reviewing the unlinked titles before 2009 too … I promise …

(I still have no idea why all my lists are ending in 1, lol … can anyone help?)

1. Phoebe in Wonderland Daniel Barnz
2. Mamma Mia! Phyllida Lloyd
3. Gran Torino Clint Eastwood
4. WALL·E Andrew Stanton
5. Redbelt David Mamet
6. In Bruges Michael McDonagh
7. Happy-Go-Lucky Mike Leigh
8. The Dark Knight Christopher Nolan
9. Tropic Thunder Tropic Thunder
10. The Strangers Bryan Bertino
11. Man on Wire James Marsh
12. Frost/Nixon Ron Howard
13. Kit Kittredge: An American Girl Patricia Rozema
14. Wanted Timur Bekmambetov
15. The Happening M. Night Shyamalan
16. Sleepwalking Bill Maher
17. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Steven Spielberg
18. Vantage Point Pete Travis
19. Nim’s Island Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin
20. Sex and the City Michael Patrick King
21. Blindness Fernando Meirelles
22. Hannah Montana / Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Tour Bruce Hendricks
23. Forgetting Sarah Marshall Nick Stroller
24. Ghost Town David Koepp
25. Eden Lake James Watkins
26. Lakeview Terrace Neil Labute
27. Hellboy 2: The Golden Army Guillermo Del Toro
28. Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson Alex Gibney
29. Hancock Tony Smith
30. Burn After Reading Joel and Ethan Coen
31. The Ruins Carter Smith
32. The Spiderwick Chronicles Mark Waters
33. The Eye David Moreau, Xavier Palud
34. The Bank Job Roger Donaldson
35. The Wackness Jonathan Levine
36. The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning Peggy Holmes
37. The Incredible Hulk Louis Leterrier
38. Iron Man Jon Favreau
39. You Don’t Mess With the Zohan Dennis Dugan
40. Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg
41. Zack and Miri Make a Porno Kevin Smith
42. The Oxford Murders Álex De La Iglesia
43. Be Kind Rewind Michel Gondry
44. War, Inc. Joshua Seftel
45. Death Race Paul W.S. Anderson
46. Return to Sleepaway Camp Robert Hiltzik
47. Superhero Movie Craig Mazin
48. Cloverfield Matt Reeves
49. Tinker Bell Bradley Raymond
50. Speed Racer The Wachowski Brothers
51. Kung Fu Panda Mark Osborne, John Stevenson
52. How to Lose Friends and Alienate People Robert B. Weide
53. Another Cinderella Story Damon Santostefano
54. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Andrew Adamson
55. Quantum of Solace Marc Forster
56. The X Files: I Want to Believe Chris Carter
57. Get Smart Peter Segal
58. The Cottage Paul Andrew Williams
59. Day of the Dead Steve Miner
60. Rambo Sylvester Stallone
61. Jumper Doug Liman
62. Doubting Thomas Mark Blutman
63. 27 Dresses Anne Fletcher
64. April Fool’s Day Mitchell Altieri Phil Flores
65. 10,000 B.C. Roland Emmerich
66. Prom Night Nelson McCormick
67. Doomsday Neil Marshall

1. Camp Rock Matthew Diamond

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