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5th Jan, 2008

2007 Movie Wrap-Up

I’ve watched exactly 100 movies over the course of 6.5 months!

And my Top 5 Movie Picks for 2007 goes to :

	1. 300 I know I know, it’s ‘brainless’, but I can’t deny that it provided me the most fun moments, unforgettable lines and memorable scenes for 2007. It was also the most satisfying movie I ever walked out from the cinema in a long while.
	2. Bridge to Terabithia Personal award for the most heartwrenching, tearjerking, beautifully orchestrated piece of magic I’ve watched.
	3. Ratatouille The sweetest most endearing animation to ever grace the big screen!
	4. Apocalypto Best action movie for 2007. Incredibly intense, violent, brutal and ‘edge of your seat’ gripping.
	5. Bourne Ultimatum Close 2nd to Apocalypto for best action movie, this is was the best closing ‘trilogy’ film for 2007 amongst the many others (Pirates, Rush Hour, Oceans, Shrek, Resident Evil & Spiderman can’t compare). Great pacing, script, acting & directing.

Honorable Mention:

The Host

Although released in late 2006, it’s easily the most outstanding and original foreign film I watched in 2007. There’s tremendous amounts of comedy, drama, political messages & action for a mere monster-thriller. Scored 85% on Rotten Tomatoes and is the biggest earning Korean film of all time.

Meanwhile, here’s my complete 2007 list, while I ‘reset’ the one at the Movie Mania section to prepare it for 2008…

May this year bring about even more fantastic movies!

2007 (End June onwards)

Harsh Times (2005)	Babel (2006)	Transformers (2007)	88 Minutes (2007)	The Invisible (2007)
Apocalypto (2006)	Rush Hour 3 (2007)	The Big Lebowski (1998)	Almost Famous (2000)	Little Children (2006)
Mr Bean’s Holiday (2007)	Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)	Sunshine (2007)	Ratatouille (2007)	Flushed Away (2006)
Fracture (2007)	I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)	Wild Hogs (2006)	Resident Evil : Extinction (2007)	Nightmare Detective (2006) [Japanese]
The Last King of Scotland (2006)	I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK (2006) [Korean]	Violated Angels (1967) [Japanese]	Kihachiro Kawamoto Filmworks (1968 - 1990) [Japanese]	Meatball Machine (2005) [Japanese]
School In The Crosshairs (1981) [Japanese]	Afro Samurai (2007)	Angel’s Egg (1985) [Japanese]	Ringing Bell (1978) [Japanese]	Eternal Family (1997) [Japanese]
Robot Taekwon V (1976) [Korean]	Thirteen Assassins (1963) [Japanese]	The Great Duel (1964) [Japanese]	Eleven Samurai (1966) [Japanese]	The River Fuefuki (1960) [Japanese]
Hollywoodland (2006)	Marie Antoinette (2006)	Bobby (2006)	Gridiron Gang (2006)	Seraphim Falls (2006)
Half Nelson (2006)	Rise (2007)	Unrest (2007)	28 Weeks Later (2007)	Hannibal Rising (2007)
The Shining (1980)	Grindhouse : Planet Terror (2007)	Grindhouse : Death Proof (2007)	Black Sheep (2006)	Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)	Until Death (2007)	Mr. Brooks (2007)	Deja Vu (2006)	The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007)
4 : Rise Of The Silver Surfer (2007)	Alpha Dog (2006)	300 (2007)	School For Scoundrels (2006)	Evan Almighty (2007)
Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels (1998)	Kingpin (1996)	Clerks 2 (2006)	License To Wed (2007)	Zoolander (2001)
Super Troopers (2001)	Hot Fuzz (2007)	Superbad (2007)	Blades Of Glory (2007)	Knocked Up (2007)
The Golden Compass (2007)	Independence Day (1996)	Terminator 2 : Judgment Day (1991)	Empire Of The Sun (1987)	Pathfinder (2007)
Shooter (2007)	DOA : Dead or Alive (2006)	The Myth (2005)	Confession of Pain (2006)	Protege (2007)
Flash Point (2007)	The Condemned (2007)	Rescue Dawn (2006)	Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)	The Guardian (2006)
Natural Born Killers (1994)	What Women Want (2000)	John Tucker Must Die (2006)	Surf’s Up (2007)	TMNT (2007)
Meet The Robinsons (2007)	Charlotte’s Web (2006)	The Dish (2000)	The Astronaut Farmer (2006)	Music And Lyrics (2007)
Miss Potter (2006)	Bridge To Terabithia (2007)	The Ultimate Gift (2006)	Reign Over Me (2007)	I Am Legend (2007)