Top Ten Movies

2008 was the year of sequels for films, I think. Madagascar, Narnia, Travelling Pants, Batman, Hellboy, Mummy, etc... A lot of good and some bad films.

Some bad films include:
My Best Friend' Girl starring Dane Cook, Kate Hudson and Jason Biggs. It was bad directing, bad acting and even... bad lighting! I watched it at CCK some more... So it was a bad movie in a bad theatre.
The Winx Club wins the worst film of the year for me. Yes, it was a kid's film and ya, I didn't really want to watch it. Boy, it was a bad film... even the kids looked bored! Ironic thing is, the company that made the film is gonna open a branch here. Wtf?? The storyline seemed ok but the direction sucks and the voices for the characters were worse. I mean, how many times can one giggle? A lot apparently... The characters were sooo not proportionate. And I swear, sometimes they looked a little like hentai characters. Don't ask me how I know what hentai characters look like ok...

Enough about the bad. Here are my top ten films of the year:

10. Mirrors
9. Australia
8. Jumper
7. Iron Man
6. Mamma Mia
5. Bolt
4. Prince Caspian
3. The Dark Knight
2. Atonement
1. Kung Fu Panda

Mirrors is a scary movie. I really don't watch these kinda movies but it had Kiefer Sutherland so I had to give it a try! And it was awesome... Usually I would avoid horror flicks cos they have bad endings and they scare you needlessly. But this had a storyline and a rocking ending! The best horror films, I find, are the ones that chilll you and leave you thinking about it when you walk out.

Australia is a very late entry. I watched it only last week. Wah, damn long show man... 2h 45min! Nicole's melodic voice and Hugh's AWESOME body is enough reason to go watch this show. But surprisingly, it has so much depth to it! And I bet if I was Australian and knew it's history, it would mean so much more. This show will have you on the edge of your seat and screaming to go to the toilet. Go watch it... :)

Jumper and Caspian aren't that fantastic but they were well made films. Very good effects. And they also have my celebrity crushes Hayden Christensen and Ben Barnes! Hee...

7, 6 and 5 were a whole lot of fun. In Bolt, there's one part (the trailer park part) where it tickled my funny bone and I couldn't stop laughing! I was tearing, mind you!

The Dark Knight. Enough said. So much going on around this film and I think it speaks for itself.

Atonement was actually released December 2007 but it only reached us January 2008. It was very long but fantastically made. A good director really goes a long way. And the story... wow. Its just fantastic. I really recommend watching it. Just make sure you're not sleepy (cos it can be quiet a lot) and go to the toilet first. :)

Kung Fu Panda! Man, I love this movie. I look like the Panda (which I find cute) and I watched it during the training week for my last job. It was a real motivation for me and it definitely played a part in me staying on!

So there it is. 2008 in film was alright. Here's hoping for more better films in 2009!

P.S. I decided not to take the advertising job as it wasn't what I expected. It was more of a sales job which is so not my thing!