Friday, January 04, 2008

In which Linda passes judgment on the films of 2007 (the ones that she has seen)

As I make my way through this year's winter break (aka "21 Days, 21 Movies"), I see that it is high time to check in and report to the blog faithful some of my thoughts on the films of 2007.

AMAZING:
Once
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Into the Wild
Sunshine
Sicko
Charlie Wilson's War


GREAT:
The Treatment
I'm Not There
Lars and the Real Girl


VERY GOOD:
American Gangster
Away From Her
3:10 to Yuma
Grindhouse
La Vie En Rose
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Transformers
The Simpsons Movie
Meeting Resistance
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Michael Clayton


NOT QUITE AS GOOD AS THEY'RE SAYING:
No Country For Old Men
Eastern Promises
Juno
Sweeney Todd
No End in Sight
Avenue Montaigne


NOWHERE NEAR AS GOOD AS THEY'RE SAYING:
Atonement

GOOD:
Diggers
Death at a Funeral
The Brave One
Lions for Lambs



NOT SO GOOD:
Gracie
28 Weeks Later
We Own the Night


TERRIBLE:
I Am Legend

5 comments:

Kim Diaz said...

Go see "Steep." It's an extreme skiing movie (documentary) and quite beautiful to watch at times.

Wendy said...

Why no Knocked Up or Superbad? Neither will change your life, but both were funny.

linda said...

I hate to admit this...but I didn't see either of those yet! I will probably Netflix them. I tend not to watch as many comedies as I do dramas and documentaries. It takes a lot to get me to a comedy in the theater...if I do go, it's usually because of an Oscar or other award nomination, a particular actor (say, Robin Williams), or some other specific compelling reason.

Wendy said...

If you paid money to see a Robin Williams comedy in a theater in the last 20 years, that would tend to explain why you have been afraid to see any other comedies. Or were there some good ones that I unjustly overlooked?

linda said...

Well said, my friend. I guess that just goes to show why I like so few comedies... I was trying to think of an actor I really like/respect, but now that you point it out, it's Dead Poets Society that's my favorite film, not any of his comedies. I don't know, who could lure me in? Jack Black? Maybe. In considering the comedies I've enjoyed in this or any year, I see that most of them are political (i.e. Thank You for Smoking) or quirky-smart (i.e. Clue). Or Adventures in Babysitting. I will always have a place in my heart for Adventures in Babysitting. Now and forever.