2008 is not a particularly memorable year in movies compared to 2007 (except for The Dark Knight and Ironman). However, there are a few films that will stand out due to hype or quality or draw as 2009 draws closer. The following are films I will watch (or try to in all my power) for the next 4 months:
- Righteous Kill (Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in a freaking movie!)
- Burn After Reading (a comedy crime starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney, helmed by the Coen brothers, last year’s Academy Award’s Best Director(s) for the Best Picture, No Country For Old Men. Damn, they are fast! One year after No Country For Old Men, there’s already another film by them!)
- Blindness (starring Julianne Moore, helmed by somebody most people won’t know but that guy’s good)
- Max Payne (a game I freaking worshipped! Starring Mark Wahlberg and LUDACRIS???!??!)
- W. (a biopic on George W. Bush by Oliver Stone starring Josh Brolin, the main dude from No Country For Old Men)
- Quantum of Solace (direct sequel to Casino Royale)
- Harry Potter 6 (need any introduction?)
- The Spirit (Frank Miller’s directorial debut. He’s the guy whose graphic novels were adapted into the movies Sin City and 300. He co-directed Sin City so he should be fine or even better here)
- Revolutionary Road (DiCaprio and Winslet back again for Sam Mendes’s (American Beauty director) latest outing)
- Tropic Thunder (Robert Downey Jr. freaking played a Daniel Day-Lewis satire in this!! I must watch!!)
Half of these movies won’t make it to Malaysia though (censorship and money-making issues) so I would probably download them next year in order to catch them.
EDIT: I forgot about WALL·E. It will be released in Malaysia soon enough.
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