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Movie of the Year

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I’ve been thoroughly excited about this day. The day for me to finally wrap up what I thought about the movies of last year and to rank them in order of favorites.

I love movies and it’s comforting to know I’m not the only one. They are the escape goat from reality but it’s funny how the movies about reality end up being my favorites. Movies are our way to relate and experience the power of stories and art. They are modern day books. It’s sad to say though that the majority of people watch mainly Hollywood Blockbusters, cheesy Comedies, Romantic Comedies and lame Horror flicks. I’m not judging because I like to watch those as well. I just hope to persuade you to see more movies that will change your life because let’s be honest Spider-Man and Transformers won’t do that.

How hard is life? Most of the times harsh and rarely easy. Often depressing and often happy. Sometimes you feel lonely and sometimes very loved. The reality of life can change a man/woman. It can break you down and tear you to pieces. The reality of life is hard to see. We don’t want to look and analyze it. We fake the smile and let the show go on. This is also true in movies. When I watch movies I look for reality. That is the number one thing. All the rest comes second.

On another note, this has been a record year for me. I have seen 74 films that came out in 2007, by far the most in a year. Last year it was around 50 and I must say that ‘07 was not a bad year at all. It took me a long time to realize that at first because I thought for the longest that it was one of the worst. In January and February we had some great stuff come out and 5 of my top 10 movies came out during those 2 months. After a long stretch of sucky movies finally I started seeing some great stuff coming out of the wood works.

Enjoy and if you haven’t seen the movies from my top 10 then I suggest you check them out and give them a try. You won’t be disappointed. I decided to post all of the movies I have seen this past year. Reason being that when other critics post their top 10 of the year its because they only watched about 20 films. This is not a fair rating so therefore I give it to you all so you can see that I did my work.

1.Once ***** So simple and so quite real. Never seen anything like it before.

2. Into The Wild ***** Amazing story about confusion in life and the search for a greater destiny. Some scenes will have you on the verge of tears.

3. Atonement ****1/2 How important is it to forgive someone and to atone for your mistakes? You learn that here and while you are doing that you will see one of the most beautiful scenes in recent film history. Check out the Beach scene.

4. Juno ****1/2 It’s impossible to not like this movie. It is so easy to watch and so full of new life. A breath of fresh air.

5. Black Book ****1/2 A WWII movie form a females perspective. The best performance by a lady this year for me. Powerful story of survival and a real look at how sex was a powerful manipulation tool even during a war.

6. The Lives Of Others ****1/2 Probably the most touching story of all year. One man sacrifices his life for something he believes in. Not unusual for a movie you say, but he never takes credit for it.

7. This Is England ****1/2 You want to see a movie about the struggles of racism then watch This Is England not Crash.

8. No Country For Old Men ****1/2 Other then it being a bit predictable and reminding me of last years Departed, there is nothing wrong with this movie. Guys will most definitely enjoy it.

9. The Host **** Cloverfield who? Watch the Host instead, at least we know where the monster came from, not to mention it looks a hundred times cooler.