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tastyshovelware on 22 February 2008

The oscars are this sunday. To be honest, while I think most of the movies are justly nominated, I think the ceremony itself is crap. There is no reason any award show should break two hours.

Anyway, that aside, assuming there are few, if any, professional or amateur movie critics here (ie: people who had the chance to see 150+ of the films released in 2007), what do you think were the best 5 movies of the year based on what you had the chance to see? Also, of those 5, which would you say is the overall best?

For me:
1. no country for old men (winner)
2. juno
3. superbad
4. before the devil knows you're dead
5. ratatouille


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Neos on 22 February 2008

1.Death Proof
2. American Gangster
3. The Man from Earth
4. Grindhouse
5. Ratatouille



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tastyshovelware on 24 February 2008

the oscars are today so i will give my thread the most minor of bumps.... just in case anyone wants to throw in their 2 cents.



akuma587 on 24 February 2008

Top 5 movies I saw this year (within the same Oscar timeline):

1. No Country for Old Men
2. There Will Be Blood
3. Sweeney Todd
4. Ratatouille
5. Juno

I still need to see The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Atonement, Michael Clayton, American Gangster, Persepolis, and a few others. 



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LISMDK on 24 February 2008

1. Superbad
2. There Will Be Blood
3. Harry Potter 5
4. Juno
5. Gone Baby Gone



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madman25 on 24 February 2008

1. Gone Baby Gone
2. Eastern Promises
3. No Country for Old Men
4. Juno
5. Zodiac
Honourable mentions: 28 Weeks Later, Superbad, Grindhouse, Into the Wild, Sunshine, La Vie En Rose, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead...



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vaio on 24 February 2008

The man from earth was the best movie last year.



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TKoTD on 24 February 2008

1. Ratatouille (best plot ever :P)
2. Sweeney Todd ( Tim Burton + Jhony Dep FTW)
3. No Country for Old Men.
4. Grindhouse.
5. La vie En Rose



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stof on 24 February 2008

There will be Blood is my film of the year. Incredible. I'm mad that I haven't yet seen Juno, Eastern Promises, The Darjeling limited and Away from Her.



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tastyshovelware on 25 February 2008

well, in the end, no country took home the prize.