Sunday, December 23, 2007

Movies in 2007 that I can't wait to see

Was just over at /Film reading Peter Sciretta's post on The Definitive Top 25 Movies of 2007, where he combines the top movie lists from Rotten Tomato and IMDB to form a sort-of list where critics and mainstream moviegoers meet middle ground. I don't agree with everything on the list, but it definitely made me realize how many movies I'm missing out on while I'm stuck in Singapore! Damn it, this is extremely bad for someone who used to watch 2-3 movies at the cinema every week and another 2-3 DVDs weekly from Netflix. Sigh, so to console myself, here's my list of Movies in 2007 that I can't wait to see (in Singapore or from Bittorrent, damn MDA can't stop me).

Movies that have been well-received by most critics are marked with an *
Top 10 Movies in 2007 that I can't wait to see (in order of the ones I'll watch first)
  1. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
  2. Atonement*
  3. There Will Be Blood*
  4. Across the Universe
  5. Juno*
  6. The Orphanage (I know Guillermo del Toro is good at scares, but the trailer makes the movie look super cheesy)
  7. In the Shadow of the Moon
  8. August Rush
  9. Persepolis*
  10. The Great Debaters

Top 11 Movies in 2007 that I haven't really decided if I want to see (in order of the ones I'll watch first)
  1. American Gangster
  2. Charlie Wilson's War
  3. Once*
  4. The King Of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
  5. 3:10 to Yuma (Don't ask me why this movie is on this list even though Christian Bale's in it - I guess I'm just not a fan of westerns)
  6. Ratatouille*
  7. No Country For Old Men
  8. Sicko
  9. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
  10. Gone Baby Gone
  11. The Nines
On a side note, I can't believe James McAvoy was at TIFF07! I miss my film festivals!!

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