This year I decided to do my own Top Ten of the Year, which is not too difficult, since I have them all on record in this very blog.
So, these are the best movies that I watched in 2007, that are less than 5 years old:
1) Once: this is the most recent one, so I might change my mind in a few months. But I just enjoyed this little movie so much, I’ve been obsessing about it and the soundtrack. A great simple story about struggling musicians in Dublin.
2) Zodiac: Fincher back in top form, not only great visuals, but they help to tell a great moody/scary story.
3) The Prestige: technically released in 2006, but I only got to watch it this year. One of those great twist stories. Also interesting magic tricks and performances.
4) Pan’s Labyrinth: drama, magic, horror, a great fairy tale for adults. One of my favorite movie endings.
5) The Namesake: I love movies that span a lifetime, this is one of the best ones and it also presents a struggling foreign family (Indian) in America.
6) The Man From Earth: best indy of the year (though Once is also indy). It’s so indy nobody heard of it. Great sci-fi story without any effects, literally filmed like a play. The story of a man who lived 10000 years.
7) Stardust: a great surprise for me, great story, amazing and funny characters, just a fun time.
The Fountain: Daren Aronofsky always tries to give us something to think about, it doesn’t work for everybody, but it works for me.
9) Death Proof: Tarantino never disappoints. A great entertaining movie with great action scenes.
10) Sunshine: Another surprise for me. Best spaceship movie in years. The end changes things, but I still liked it.
Although the majority of movies I watched were at least decent, there were a few that I really didn’t like:
- Transformers: already said enough about this.
- Planet Terror: really didn’t get any fun from it.
- A Good Year: such a disappointing movie by two greats, Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe.
- Spider-Man 3: biggest disappointment after two previous great movies.