BEST MOVIES OF 2008

This is my personal list of last year's best films. Slumdog doesn't make the cut since it is too cheesy for me and I wish I can make the list longer since I haven't seen Rachel Got Married and Milk, however, enjoy the ride (I will add this if there's another film worth mentioning) and if you have time, please leave a comment. By the way, do you have your own list? I'd really like to know about it. Every title is linked to the complete review in this blog, just click it.

1. The Wrestler
Definitely the best, raw and frank emotion that will move you. This is a big comeback for Mickey Rourke. For complete review just scroll down, it is located directly under this posting.

2. The Dark Knight
No need to say any further, this crossover between crunchy superhero with thought provoking philosophy makes other superhero like wimps. Don't forget, the Joker is the creepiest villain ever.

3. Gran Torino
Very powerful but snubbed by the Oscars, this one definitely will make you learn something about life. A grittier but wiser form of Dirty Harry and the man with no name in the spaghetti western trilogy.

4. Revolutionary Road
Happiness cannot be measured by materialistic belongings and this could be Titanic 2 if Jack has survived the disaster and marry Rose.

5. Frost/Nixon
If only the real interview is like this, then the American people get the "trial" they deserve.

6. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
What if life has to be lived backwards? Would everything be the same? It teach us that life is more than just our skin and the only thing eternal is time.

7. The Reader
How can someone illiterate do such crime? Why does such crime ever happened? A question that cannot be answered easily.

8. Tropa de Elite
Brutality in the slum, corrupted public official and a never ending social problems.

9. In Bruges
Definitely forgotten, this film succeed cooking comedy, drama and thriller to the screen. Bad Boy Colin Farell shows that he got the talent. Catch this on DVD.

10. Sukkar Banat
As sweet as the title, this story can get bitter too. Although set in Lebanon, the message is universal to all women.


Honorable Mention
Doubt
If you like long dialogue and has doubt on so many things, this one will open your mind that sometimes doubt, is stronger than certainty.

Pintu Terlarang
This one will make you shocked. A genuine Indonesian film that explore the nature of the mind.