CinemaInternational Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 2008 began with the romantic comedy 27 Dresses. Meet the Spartans followed, another spoof of new releases. Jumper was a sci-fi film with the ability of very fast travel. Horton Hears a Who expanded a popular children's book. it had its moments. Back to horror with Shutter. Nim's Island was a pretty good children's adventure film with a plucky Abigail Breslin and Jodie Foster in a rare comic performance. Street Kings was a crime saga with Forrest Whitaker and Keanu Reeves. Young @ Heart was a documentary involving a senior rock group. Hugh Jackman, Ewan Mcgregor, Michelle Williams, and Charlotte Rampling were in the provocative thriller Deception. What Happens to Vegas was a rom-com set in Sin City. The Happening saw the world in an apocalyptic lens. Eddie Murphy was an alien spaceship in Meet Dave. Monkeys went to space in the kids film Space Chimps. 10 years after the first film, The X-Files returned to the big screen. Kiefer Sutherland then went into investigating paranormal horror. The Rocker was a comedy about a most unusual viral sensation.... Babylon AD was a sci-fi action thriller. Sam Rockwell and Anjelica Huston starred in the dark comedy Choke. Saoirse Ronan, Bill Murray, Martin Landau, Mary Kay Place, and Tim Robbins appeared in the children's fantasy City of Ember. The Secret Life of Bees was very good with sterling work from all the women in its cast. Max Paine was a video game adaptation. Slumdog Millionaire, a pretty good and quite disturbing underdog tale, had a crazy journey. the film was almost put direct to DVD after Warner Independent Pictures closed, and then Fox Searchlight bought the rights. It won 8 Oscars including Best Picture and grossed over $100 million. It was Fox's first domestic release that was a Best Picture winner since 1971's The French Connection. Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman were teamed for the epic romance Australia. Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly hoped to fill the shoes of Michael Rennie and Patricia Neal in The Day the Earth Stood Still. The Wrestler gave Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei Oscar nominations. And 2008 closed with the slice of life Marley and Me, about a family and an ultimately loved (but quite destructive) dog. Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Alan Arkin, and Kathleen Turner starred. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 It was nice seeing Jodie Foster return to comedy. THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES is probably my favorite from this group. I didn't care for MARLEY & ME. AUSTRALIA was well made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsan404 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 I liked Slumdog Millionaire and The Wrestler, with excellent performances by Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinemaInternational Posted June 25, 2019 Author Share Posted June 25, 2019 this got lost in the 2008 shuffle yesterday. Sorry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 My top picks: The Wrestler Slumdog Millionaire I've also seen 27 Dresses, Jumper, Shutter, Nim's Island, Street Kings, Deception, The Happening, Meet Dave, X-Files: I Want to Believe, Mirrors, Babylon A.D., Choke, City of Ember, The Secret Life of Bees, Max Payne, Australia, The Day the Earth Stood Still, and Marley & Me. Meet the Spartans is another of the worst movies I've ever seen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det Jim McLeod Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 On 6/24/2019 at 8:04 PM, CinemaInternational said: The Happening saw the world in an apocalyptic lens. I am a M Night Shyamalan fan but this was his worst. The writing is really bad and muddled, Mark Wahlberg looks totally lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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