You're gonna be bothered by how cool I am.

I just want to start by saying that 2008 may have been one of the greatest years ever for the Summer Movie. By that I mean more than just a movie released in the summer; I mean blockbusters, superhero movies, and comedies. Maybe it's just that I didn't get around to seeing a lot of the heavier fare - money and time seem to be much less plentiful in New York than in Nashville - but I'm pretty sure I saw as good a balance as I have in any other year and a lot of the serious stuff just ... didn't wow me this year (though some of it certainly did). The big budget blockbuster stuff, however, was fun, more intelligent than normal, and just really, really good.

I also want to insert a caveat about release dates. If a movie was a 2007 movie, according to Academy stipulations, but I wasn't able/willing to see it until 2008, it's just going to have to be a 2007 movie that should have been considered for last year's list. Even living in New York, there are great films that have been pushed to the end of the year that I just haven't had the opportunity to see yet (like The Wrestler). Plus, if I see something for the first time in the last week of 2008, I don't trust my impressions of it yet when stacking it against films released earlier in the year that I've had much more time to think about (and possibly forget about).

And on a small note, I want it put on the record that I put my list in stone before clicking over to AICN and reading Harry Knowles' Top 10 list. So the fact that 8 of my 10 are also in his 10 is purely coincidence (though only 1 is in the same spot on both lists).

Geez, Pam, would you just get to the list already?! I don't want to read you blathering on like you did about BNAT!

Okay, okay.

( Now, go get drunk and take credit at all the parties. )

I just want to start by saying that 2008 may have been one of the greatest years ever for the Summer Movie. By that I mean more than just a movie released in the summer; I mean blockbusters, superhero movies, and comedies. Maybe it's just that I didn't get around to seeing a lot of the heavier fare - money and time seem to be much less plentiful in New York than in Nashville - but I'm pretty sure I saw as good a balance as I have in any other year and a lot of the serious stuff just ... didn't wow me this year (though some of it certainly did). The big budget blockbuster stuff, however, was fun, more intelligent than normal, and just really, really good.

I also want to insert a caveat about release dates. If a movie was a 2007 movie, according to Academy stipulations, but I wasn't able/willing to see it until 2008, it's just going to have to be a 2007 movie that should have been considered for last year's list. Even living in New York, there are great films that have been pushed to the end of the year that I just haven't had the opportunity to see yet (like The Wrestler). Plus, if I see something for the first time in the last week of 2008, I don't trust my impressions of it yet when stacking it against films released earlier in the year that I've had much more time to think about (and possibly forget about).

And on a small note, I want it put on the record that I put my list in stone before clicking over to AICN and reading Harry Knowles' Top 10 list. So the fact that 8 of my 10 are also in his 10 is purely coincidence (though only 1 is in the same spot on both lists).

Geez, Pam, would you just get to the list already?! I don't want to read you blathering on like you did about BNAT!

Okay, okay.

( Now, go get drunk and take credit at all the parties. )