It is a tradition of this blog near the end of each year to rank the movies I saw that came out during the year (2008). These are just my thoughts about the movies. If it is different than yours, that is OK. We can have different opinions, really.

Why do I put this list out? Well, no reason really, but I just to do it. It is just a feature of Admirable Thoughts: Writings of Code Monkey.

I would like to thank the Jefferson County Public Libraries where I checked out most of these movies. Without them, I probably would not have wasted hours watching movies because I don’t want to spend the money on them.

• Hancock- Bad Language, but great movie. Nice twist. I really thought it was the best movie of the year.
• Marley & Me- Great dog movie. It was funny, entertaining, thoughtful, and moving. It made me sad about Shelby, but thrilled with Rocket!
• Iron Man- Very Good and fun movie. Can’t believe how good Robert Downy Jr. was. Perfect choice for the role.
• The Dark Knight - Very dark, sadistic, violent, disturbing, enjoyable, and thought provoking movie. Lots of great acting. I think the best actor in the movie for me was Gary Oldman who Gordan. Over all a great film.
• Get Smart- It was true to the old TV show, but was modern at the same time. It was a very surprising movie and it was so much funnier than I figured it would be.
• The Bucket List- A very good and enjoyable Movie
• Expelled- Interesting, thoughtful, and well done
• Kung Fu Panda- I still think the panda was modeled after my friend Stefan which makes it funnier
• Mummy- The Yak yakking in the airplane bag, just classic
• Vantage Point- Pretty good movie, but Jack should have stayed Lost on the island
• Prince Caspian- I enjoyed it (best review of it came from Erin’s blog)
• Indy 4- It was OK and enjoyable…like most of the Indy movies
• House- Not as scary as the book, but pretty good movie
• The Incredible Hulk- Better than the last movie and more like the TV show. Better does not make it great.
• The Pirates Who Do Anything Thing- It was fine
• 21- An OK movie, but kind of predictable
• Drillbit Tayler- Now I know why JFK was shot
• Leatherheads- Brief movements of entertainment
• Jumper- So-so, had potential, but it never came together that well
• Over Her Dead Body- So-so. It really had no where to go with the bad plot. I think I did laughed once, maybe.
• Fool’s Gold- Wow, just bad.
• Cloverfield- Blair Witch meets Godzilla was just a horrible movie. J.J. should have stayed with Jack on the island.
• 88 Minutes- One of the worst movies I ever sat all the way through for. Why, I sat though it, I’m not sure.

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