In 2008 zag ik in het totaal 290 films. Wat een stuk minder is sinds dan de afgelopen twee jaar. (349 in 2006, 412 in 2007). Van die 290 zag ik er maar liefst 278 voor het eerst. Het gemiddelde cijfer van het jaar is een 7.327586207. Maar wat waren nou de beste films? Hier de top 63:
Waarom zo'n raar cijfer? Ómdat daaronder de 8en beginnen![]()
1. The Dark Knight (2008, VS, Christopher Nolan) 9.5
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2. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007, VS, Andrew Dominik) 9.5
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3. There Will Be Blood (2007, VS, Paul Thomas Anderson) 9
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4. Into the Wild (2007, VS, Sean Penn) 9
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5. La Strada (1954, It, Federico Fellini) 9
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6. Harold and Maude (1971, VS, Hal Ashby) 9
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7. Chun gwong cha sit (Happy Together) (1997, HK, Kar Wai Wong) 9
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8. The Apartment (1960, VS, Billy Wilder) 9
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9. Le Scaphandre et le papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) (2007, Fr, Julian Schnabel) 9
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10. Persepolis (2007, Fr, Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi) 9
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11. Control (2007, VK, Anton Corbijn) 9
12. No Country for Old Men (2007, VS, Coen broertjes) 9
13. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974,VS, Sam Peckinpah) 9
14. Lars and the Real Girl (2007, VS, Craig Gillespie) 9
15. Jôi-uchi: Hairyô tsuma shimatsu (Samurai Rebellion) (1967, Jap, Masaki Kobayashi) 9
16. Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (Elevator to the Gallows) (1958, Fr, Louis Malle) 9
17. Ben X (2007, Bel, Nic Balthazar) 9
18. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973, VS, Sam Peckinpah) 9
19. The Fifth Element (1997, Fr, Luc Besson) 9
20. Professione: reporter (The Passenger) (1975, It, Michelangelo Antonioni) 8.5
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21. Across the Universe (2007, VS, Julie Taymor) 8.5
22. Hak se wui (Election) (2005, HK, Johnny To) 8.5
23. Cum mi-am petrecut sfarsitul lumii (The Way I Spent the End of the World) (2006, Roem, Catalin Mitulescu) 8.5
24. Underground (1995, Joe, Emir Kusturica) 8.5
25. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007, VS, Sidney Lumet) 8.5
26. Yi ge dou bu neng shao (Not One Less) (1999, Ch, Yimou Zhang) 8.5
27. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965, VS, Russ Meyer) 8.5
28. Vargtimmen (Hour of the Wolf) (1968, Zw, Ingmar Bergman) 8.5
29. Eagle vs Shark (2007, NZ, Taika Cohen) 8.5
30. Gone Baby Gone (2007, VS, Ben Affleck) 8.5
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31. A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006, VS, Dito Montiel) 8.5
32. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994, Aus, Stephan Elliott) 8.5
33. 4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile (4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days) (2007, Rom, Cristian Mungiu) 8.5
34. Fong juk (Exiled) (2006, HK, Johnny To) 8.5
35. California Dreamin' (Nesfarsit) (California Dreamin' (Endless)) (2007, Roem, Cristian Nemescu) 8.5
36. Wu Lang ba gua gun (Eight Diagram Pole Fighter) (1983, HK, Chia-Liang Liu) 8.5
37. Anche libero va bene (2006, It, Kim Rossi Stuart) 8.5
38. Jui kuen (Drunken Master) (1978, HK, Woo-ping Yuen) 8.5
39. Huozhe (To Live) (1994, Ch, Yimou Zhang) 8.5
40. Touch of Evil (1958, VS, Orson Welles) 8.5
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41. Jungfrukällan (The Virgin Spring) (1960, Zw, Ingmar Bergman) 8.5
42. Ju Dou (1990, Ch, Yimou Zhang & Fengliang Yang) 8.5
43. 25th Hour (2002, VS, Spike Lee) 8.5
44. Kes (1969, VK, Ken Loach) 8.5
45. Pineapple Express (2008, VS, David Gordon Green) 8.5
46. Son of Rambow (2007, VK, Garth Jennings) 8.5
47. Paranoid Park (2007, VS, Gus Van Sant) 8.5
48. The Darjeeling Limited (2007, VS, Wes Anderson) 8.5
49. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008, VS, Guillermo del Toro) 8.5
50. Shao Lin da peng da shi (Return to the 36th Chamber) (1980, HK, Chia-Liang Liu) 8.5
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51. WALL·E (2008, VS, Andrew Stanton) 8.5
52. In the Mouth of Madness (1995, VS, John Carpenter) 8.5
53. 2 Days in Paris (2007, Fr, Julie Delpy) 8.5
54. [Rec] (2007, Sp, Jaume Balagueró & Paco Plaza) 8.5
55. Wo de fu qin mu qin (The Road Home) (1999, Ch, Yimou Zhang) 8.5
56. Kataude mashin gâru (The Machine Girl) (2008, Jap, Noboru Iguchi) 8.5
57. Burn After Reading (2008. VS, De Coen broertjes) 8.5
58. Le Voyage du ballon rouge (2007, Fr, Hsiao-hsien Hou) 8.5
59. Atonement (2007, VK, Joe Wright) 8.5
60. Reign Over Me (2007, VS, Mike Binder) 8.5
61. Sukiyaki Western Django (2007, Jap, Takashi Miike) 8.5
62. The King of Comedy (1982, VS, Martin Scorsese) 8.5
63. Michael Clayton (2007, VS, Tony Gilroy) 8.5
De grootste baggerfilms van het jaar waren:
10. Hitman (2007, VS, Xavier Gens) 4
9. Stigmata (1999, VS, Rupert Wainwright) 4
8. Direktøren for det hele (The Boss of It All) (2006, Den, Lars von Trier) 4
7. Idiocracy (2006, VS, Mike Judge) 4
6. How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008, VK, Robert B. Weide) 4
5. Charlie Bartlett (2007, VS, Jon Poll) 4
4.All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006, VS, Jonathan Levine) 4
3. Prom Night (2008, VS, Nelson McCormick) 3.5
2. Porky's (1982, VS, Bob Clark) 3.5
1. I Know Who Killed Me (2007, VS, Chris Sivertson) 2
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