FINALLY: My 2008 Top 10 ('n more)

Sorry it's taken so long....been a LITTLE busy. But I wanted to put this up, even just as a reference point for me for later use. I think it was a pretty good year for flicks, especially genre efforts, with films like THE DARK KNIGHT, IN BRUGES & WALL E (among others) legitimizing comic books, gangster flicks, animated movies & even broad comedies.

So, here you go, for better or worse.

JOE's TOP 10 MOVIES HE THINK WAS WORTH MENTIONING AND COMPILING INTO A LIST...OF 2008.

1. The Wrestler: Aronofsky + Rourke=Neo Neo Realism classic
2. Let the Right One In: Most beautiful Horror movie in 30 years
3. Wall-e: A Pixar movie for Adults. Sublime, sweet and a little scary.
4. The Dark Knight: A Super Hero movie for adults. So good. Ledger.
5. The Curious Case of Benjamn Button: Fincher has a heart, amazing!
6. Doomsday: Pushes every geek button I have. Kudos Neil.
7. In Bruges: Complex and simple, funny and fucked up. Best script in a while.
8. Iron Man: Fuck is this movie fun, perfect studio Marvel adaption since Spidey 2.
9. Tropic Thunder: Comedy of the year, hands down. Tom Cruise is back.
10. Paranormal Activity: Scariest movie of the year....just wait till you see it. F your eventual opinion, this one stayed with me for days.

HONORABLE MENTION(s):
Red: Despite a troubled shoot, this small "thriller" is full of heart; Brian Cox is a god.
Trick R Treat: I've come around, pretty amazing stuff.
Slumdog Millionaire: Beautifully shot, great heart and spirit...good shit (literally)
Cloverfield: Totally worth the hype...terse storytelling through verite filmmaking.
Gran Torino: Clint still has it, simply put. Had me in tears at the end.
Timecrimes: Twisty, turn-y, a lot of fun with an audience...Cronenberg NEEDS to remake!
Once: Late to the party on this one, but so wonderful and loving I had to include.
Funny Games: Haneke in any form is good Haneke. Evil flick.