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Top ten films of 2008
posted by rudely_murraySTAFFMOD on November 12, 2017 at 8:02 PM
What are your ten favourite films of 2008?
- A Christmas Tale (Arnaud Desplechin)
- Still Walking (Hirokazu Koreeda)
- Hunger (Steve McQueen)
- Milk (Gus Van Sant)
- Tokyo Sonata (Kiyoshi Kurosawa)
- Summer Hours (Olivier Assayas)
- The Class (Laurent Cantet)
- The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow)
- Synecdoche, New York (Charlie Kaufman)
- Rachel Getting Married (Jonathan Demme)
Reply by JustinJackFlash
on November 16, 2017 at 10:13 AM
I used The Class in my 2009 list. I think Wikipedia might be telling some fibs about release dates. Although release dates are gonna be different in different countries.
Great year for horror.
Reply by rudely_murray
on November 16, 2017 at 8:27 PM
I go with the lazy route of simply picking the date listed on IMDb, even if that is only a festival showing. The Class was released in France in 2008 and won the 2008 Palm d'Or, so for me it qualifies for that year.
Reply by JustinJackFlash
on November 19, 2017 at 9:12 PM
I added Control to my list. For some reason Wikipedia neglected to mention it's release this year.
Reply by rudely_murray
on November 19, 2017 at 10:12 PM
Control was released in 2007, at least in the UK and Europe but I think it also had some American screenings in that year.
Reply by JustinJackFlash
on November 20, 2017 at 1:28 AM
I'm gonna pretend it was released in 2008 because I really don't want Kung Fu Panda in my top 10. And Besides, the back of my DVD says 2008.
Reply by bratface
on December 12, 2017 at 11:21 PM
I start my lists by using Box Office Mojo and crosscheck with IMDb. It's hard to know what to go with sometimes. I don't usually use the initial release (this only really counts for films made outside the US) if it only showed at 1-5 festivals in different countries (usually just to qualify for award season). But if it has a 'wide release' in numerous places in its initial year I will use that year. Does any of that make sense? This website even lists the movies that went straight to video: https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/year/2008
Reply by JustinJackFlash
on December 12, 2017 at 11:26 PM
I don't worry too much about release dates now. Especially has we're now in the 90's and 80s and release windows between the US and the UK (where I'm from) are a lot greater. So it's completely impossible to get it right. A year of film for you is probably completely different from a year for me.
Reply by bratface
on December 13, 2017 at 12:00 AM
No particular order:
Ashes of Time Redux
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
The Duchess
Mongol
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime
Jodhaa Akbar
Låt den rätte komma in
Sukiyaki Western Django
Honorable mentions:
Quantum of Solace (my least favorite of the Craig films)
The Duchess of Langeais
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Penelope
Battle in Seattle
Transporter 3
The Other Boleyn Girl
The House Bunny (yeah I know but it made me laugh)